Su Yun’s eyes lit up immediately. Soy sauce, vinegar, drinks, and water were all good finds. However, with cameras watching the street, she didn’t dare take too much.
She took ten bottles of mineral water and packed another five bags of hotpot base. Just as she was about to take the remaining bags of snacks, noises came from the street behind her— along with hurried footsteps. Su Yun instantly grabbed the fruit knife she had set aside and looked toward the street with vigilance.
“Hurry up, those zombies are catching up…!” The voice sounded like a man’s. Su Yun didn’t reveal herself rashly. After glancing at the situation inside the shop, she turned and hid behind the shelves.
Once hidden, she peeked out toward the street.
Un-evolved zombies had stiff movements. In the darkness, judging by their outlines, Su Yun noticed six agile figures.
After those people ran past the tobacco-and-liquor store where she was, dozens of zombies poured into the street, chasing in the direction the group had fled.
In her previous life, she often acted alone and understood clearly that encountering monsters outside wasn’t the scariest thing—the truly frightening thing was encountering strangers.
Because those people had drawn the zombies over, the originally quiet street was now filled with low zombie growls.
Fortunately, Su Yun was at the tobacco-and-liquor store near the entrance of the street. A few zombies didn’t follow the main group, seemingly catching her scent.
Three zombies sniffed the air and slowly shuffled toward the shop.
Su Yun fastened the waist strap of her backpack to keep it from slipping off if she had to run.
Her right hand tightly gripped the stick with the tied fruit knife. She shone the flashlight on the nearest zombie, then thrust the blade forcefully into its gaping mouth.
After piercing its brain, she immediately pulled the knife out. The zombies that had been sniffing around the shelves heard the noise and rushed toward Su Yun with ferocious grins.
To the two zombies, only Su Yun seemed to exist—the shelves in front of them were as if nothing. One of them even slammed into and knocked over an empty snack rack.
The shelf hit the ground with a loud crash. That zombie leaped forward, attacking right in front of her. Su Yun’s eyes sharpened. She grabbed the corpse of the zombie she had just killed and held it up as a shield.
With a ripping sound, the corpse in front of her was pierced through by a claw. Seizing the moment, Su Yun thrust the fruit knife forward.
In just a few seconds, she dealt with the two zombies. Dense footsteps echoed from the street—the sound of the fallen shelf had already attracted most of the zombies outside.
Another zombie lunged at her. Su Yun reacted swiftly and kicked it hard.
The kick carried considerable force. The attacking zombie was sent flying, crashing into the glass in front of the counter.
A loud crash rang out as the counter glass shattered.
Su Yun couldn’t worry about anything else now. Her body was still too weak. Although she had awakened her abilities, she hadn’t undergone any training.
That kick alone made her calf cramp painfully, and her foot felt numb.
Relying purely on physical strength to send zombies flying was still troublesome. She could only adapt flexibly.
She rushed out of the tobacco-and-liquor store. On the street to the right, under the glow of illuminated billboards, dozens of zombies were rapidly approaching.
Su Yun didn’t look back again. Using the streetlights from the billboards, she began to sprint wildly.
She didn’t head toward the neighboring bar street. Instead, she ran into the alley on her left. Having grown up here, she was familiar with every alley near the Garden Residential Area.
Passing through this alley and turning two more intersections—about twelve minutes—would bring her to the night market street on the other side.
That area was full of barbecue and fried-skewer stalls, as well as various food shops. Thinking of the six people she had just encountered, Su Yun quickened her pace.
At this time in her previous life, she was still getting familiar with her abilities. By the time she went out to look for food, the nearby food street had already been looted by many people.
When she went there, she barely managed to gather any supplies. Now, it was only the seventh day since the zombie outbreak. Even if some supplies on the food street had already been taken, she could still scavenge part of what was left. Su Yun wasn’t discouraged. In her previous life, she also had to consider her family, so the supplies she collected in her space were consumed quickly.
This time, it was just her alone, and she had started gathering supplies early. Ensuring she wouldn’t go hungry in the apocalypse was completely doable.
This alley wasn’t wide—only about a meter across. The buildings on both sides were old residential apartments.
Aside from kids who had grown up here, few people knew where this alley led.
The putrid air was mixed with faint traces of cigarette smoke. Su Yun frowned slightly. The presence of cigarette smoke meant there were definitely people nearby.
She felt alert, but her steps didn’t slow. Only when the smell of smoke grew stronger and a dim yellow light appeared ahead in the darkness did Su Yun stop.
There were people ahead.
The other side also seemed to notice her. They immediately stubbed out the cigarette in their hand, and a flashlight beam shone toward Su Yun.
After confirming she was a person, they relaxed their guard.
“It’s a woman—not a zombie. Walking without making a sound nearly scared the hell out of me…,” the man said, seemingly still shaken. After confirming it wasn’t a zombie, he turned off the flashlight.
In the narrow alley, the four of them stood there with backpacks on their backs, as if waiting for someone.