Near the supermarket, zombies scented the humans and immediately surrounded the car.
Wen Chi looked at a long-haired zombie closest to the vehicle and spoke:
“Hello (*′▽｀)ノノ, Zombie Sister~”
“Has anyone entered this supermarket?”
The long-haired zombie had probably been a beauty-conscious girl in life; her long manicured nails made Wen Chi almost want to reach out and touch them.
The long-haired zombie looked at the beautiful, cute girl in front of her and grinned.
Then, the flesh around her mouth, stretched too far from the smile, fell off in chunks.
Wen Chi felt a little concerned.
The long-haired zombie paused, then shook her head.
But then she nodded.
“What does that mean?”
Wen Chi didn’t understand the meaning of shaking her head and then nodding.
However, since these zombies’ thinking abilities weren’t fully developed, they couldn’t explain clearly.
“Never mind, let’s go inside and check.”
Wen Chi spoke to Jiang Yi, then told the long-haired zombie to lead the zombies both inside and outside the supermarket to another place to find food.
The long-haired zombie agreed without hesitation and acted quickly; within minutes, all the zombies had left.
Jiang Yi sighed in admiration again—having such teammates in the apocalypse was like adding wings to a tiger.
The supermarket door wasn’t locked, only lightly closed.
Jiang Yi led the way, gently pushing the door open.
Each of the three carried a large bag into the supermarket.
Little Dou Dou dragged a bag larger than himself along the ground, trying his best to keep up with the two older sisters.
Wen Chi didn’t dare assume whether anyone was inside, especially since the door showed signs of heavy damage.
For safety,
the three carefully circled the supermarket,
finding neither zombies nor humans inside.
Only then did they begin collecting supplies.
They divided the tasks clearly: Wen Chi collected instant food,
Jiang Yi gathered fresh vegetables and meats,
and Dou Dou collected snacks and fruits.
They kept a distance that allowed them to see each other clearly.
While Wen Chi focused on filling her bag with instant noodles, self-heating hotpot, and self-heating rice,
she heard a small object drop to the floor.
The sound was faint, and someone quickly caught it,
but as a half-zombie, Wen Chi’s hearing had long since evolved.
That slight clatter was extremely noticeable to her ears.
Wen Chi slowly approached the source of the sound, holding the dagger she had taken from Jiang Jiming.
As she got closer, she discovered a hidden door behind the innermost shelf.
Wen Chi guessed it led to the warehouse.
The door wasn’t locked; Wen Chi easily pushed it open.
Inside, boxes were stacked like mountains, and behind them, a shadow lurked.
She also smelled the stench of blood.
Only one person was there, holding a weapon and slumped on the floor, injured.
Wen Chi had a sudden idea and said:
“No one here~”
Then she deliberately made footsteps while walking and closed the door.
The shadow lowered the weapon and gasped heavily.
The breathing sounded unusually loud in the small space.
Wen Chi slowly approached and pressed the dagger to the person’s neck from behind.
After all, in this world, the only real threat to her was an Ability User, not a zombie.
“Don’t move~”
Then she heard a familiar voice:
“Little Chi?!”
Wen Chi immediately lowered her dagger and stepped in front of the person.
She saw that familiar face.
“Brother Qiaofeng?! What are you doing here?”
Wen Chi hadn’t seen Xu Qiaofeng for a long time. In her previous life, the last time she heard his name was on the radio.
Xu Qiaofeng had led an Ability User team that successfully killed the core member Chi Ye of the villain team.
The base he established became Country C’s largest base.
He was a prominent figure in the apocalypse.
“I came to find you.”
Xu Qiaofeng looked at Wen Chi with infinite closeness and gentleness in his eyes,
and with much relief.
“The apocalypse came suddenly. I was afraid you’d be scared alone, so I came to find you.”
“But now it seems our Little Chi has grown so much, you can even trick me.”
Xu Qiaofeng had liked Wen Chi since childhood. They had grown up together and had even been engaged as children.
But after Wen Chi’s parents passed away, no one mentioned it anymore.
Wen Chi had left Beijing alone.
In her previous life, she hadn’t thought of the Xu family before she died,
since they hadn’t contacted her after her parents’ death.
She didn’t blame them; she understood how people drifted apart when circumstances changed.
Unexpectedly, somewhere without her knowledge, Xu Qiaofeng had come looking for her.
“Of course, Brother Qiaofeng, don’t say anything now. I’ll go find medicine for you.”
Wen Chi immediately stood to find something to treat his wound. It was clearly a cut from a sharp weapon.
If not treated quickly, it could get infected, and his blood was still flowing.
“Don’t go, it’s dangerous outside.”
“I won’t die yet.”
“Little Chi being here with me is enough. My teammates will come for me.”
“Then… we can go home.”
Xu Qiaofeng held Wen Chi’s hand, offering a comforting smile.
“If you don’t stop the bleeding, you’ll soon die in a river of blood!”
Wen Chi pulled her hand away and went to find medicine.
Xu Qiaofeng watched her back and smiled gently,
his eyes full of warmth, showing no worry about his injury.
Once Wen Chi stepped outside, she saw Jiang Yi waiting for her.
After briefly explaining the situation, she asked Jiang Yi to take care of Xu Qiaofeng and then left.
Fortunately, Wen Chi soon found a pharmacy.
After clearing the zombies away,
she got the necessary medicine. As she was about to leave, she heard voices at the door.
“Strange… Why are there so few zombies here? That’s not right! There should be plenty of zombies in the city center.”
“Last night I scanned with infrared. There were a lot, but now so many are gone overnight?!”
“Maybe a high-level zombie scared them off.”
“A high-level zombie?! The last Western-level mutated zombie already made us struggle. Even Xu Qiaofeng, Level-3 Lightning Ability, was injured and missing. If another one appears, we’re done for!”
“Shut your crow mouth! Find the leader first!”
“And where did so many Western-level zombies come from?!”
“It’s all that leader’s childhood sweetheart’s fault. If the leader hadn’t insisted on finding her, we wouldn’t have been separated! I don’t even know what’s so great about her!”
“Shut up! Don’t say that in front of the leader, or you’ll regret it.”
“There’s a pharmacy here. Let’s get some medicine in case the leader gets injured and has nothing to treat it with.”
The group entered the pharmacy, and Wen Chi hid behind a counter.
If she came out, she would eventually be discovered.
Judging by their conversation, they should be the teammates Xu Qiaofeng mentioned.
But Wen Chi couldn’t be sure they would believe her.