After Pu Guangqiang dealt with two zombies that lunged at him, he didn't act rashly. Instead, he paused to ensure there were no other movements before cautiously entering.
The room was quite narrow, leaving little time to react if anything unexpected happened, making it highly dangerous.
The wisest approach was to make some noise and wait for any potential danger inside to reveal itself.
Pu Guangqiang led the way, with Lin Zejun following closely behind, leaving Gu Chengyuan at the rear.
"Search around, see if there's anything useful!"
The room was cozily decorated, with fabric sofas, some hanging paintings, and cute ornaments.
Next to the TV cabinet was a photo frame. Gu Chengyuan picked it up out of curiosity and found it was a picture of a close young couple. The boy was slightly chubby and smiled shyly, while the girl had a bright, sunny smile.
Gently placing the frame back, Gu Chengyuan turned to the two zombie corpses lying on the floor and sighed softly.
"Guangqiang, give this male corpse another shot in the neck, let them leave in the same way!"
After speaking, Gu Chengyuan looked at the star-crossed lovers again.
"Don't thank me, blame the apocalypse. This is all I can do!"
"Lin Zejun, have you found anything?"
Upon hearing Gu Chengyuan's voice, Lin Zejun's large body emerged from the bedroom with surprising agility.
"Reporting to the commander, nothing useful found, but I did find some chocolate snacks and balloons."
"Balloons?" Gu Chengyuan looked at Lin Zejun, noticing his eyes narrowing with a mischievous expression.
Suddenly realizing, he exclaimed, "What the hell are you going to do with those? Throw them away!"
"Wait!"
Gu Chengyuan furrowed his brow, contemplating.
"Forget it, let's do a good deed to the end. Lin Zejun, burn the balloons in front of these star-crossed lovers, and be careful down there."
With that, Gu Chengyuan headed towards the door with Pu Guangqiang.
As for food, occupying Yezhou University meant that the reserves in the eight canteens on campus were enough to feed their small group for a long time.
Money was out of the question, everyone knew it wasn't even worth using as toilet paper.
As for gold and silver jewelry, Gu Chengyuan had already tested it earlier, and the system didn't respond at all.
So, in these residential buildings, what held the most value for Gu Chengyuan were these zombies, feared like tigers, reeking and starting to rot.
They were the top prizes in the blind box, the SSR!
But searching rooms was also a kind of fun, human curiosity? Or some perverse desire to peek into privacy?
Just as Gu Chengyuan and Pu Guangqiang stepped out, they bumped into Jia Sanniu, who was coming to find him.
"Reporting to the commander, a survivor was found in Room 102! According to the inquiry, it's a student from Yezhou University!"
"Understood, have them stay put in the original room!"
As a settlement area next to Yezhou University, finding students from the campus wasn't surprising.
Many students rented rooms here for convenience.
Of course, most were couples, and these rented rooms were jokingly referred to as love nests by some classmates.
"National Defense Force uncle, take me with you! Don't leave me here!"
The conversation in the corridor was overheard by Qin Rao at the door of Room 102, and the phrase "stay put" made her mistakenly think they were going to abandon her.
...
Uncle?
Hearing this term, Gu Chengyuan turned his head to look towards the door of Room 102.
Standing at the door was a girl who looked like a fairy, her delicate features were breathtaking, especially her long, narrow eyes, which seemed to have just cried, wet like a helpless fawn.
The girl wore a white T-shirt, her figure tall and slender, estimated to be around 170 cm, with a slim waist, long legs, and a full, ample chest.
A fairy?
That was Gu Chengyuan's first impression of the girl.
"Hello, student. We're not going to leave you behind, it's just that we still have zombies to clear, and taking you along would be too dangerous."
"When we return, we'll take you with us, so you don't need to worry."
Gu Chengyuan's voice was gentle, with a slightly tingling magnetism in his tone, quickly soothing Qin Rao's panicked and helpless emotions.
Once she calmed down a bit, she finally had the presence of mind to take a closer look at the man in combat uniform before her.
The man had a high, straight nose, deep and distinct features, and eyes as clear as a pool of snow.
Underneath the crisp military uniform, the contours of muscles were faintly visible, lean and agile like a leopard, exuding an aura of sternness and coldness from within.
"Okay, I'll be good, just don't leave me behind."
The girl's soft, dependent tone made Gu Chengyuan's heart skip a beat.
But he remained composed, responding in an official manner.
"Rest assured, student, we will ensure your safety."
"Now, return to your room, stay inside, and don't come out. Eat something to regain your strength. Then pack your belongings, we'll be back around six o'clock!"
"Okay!"
Watching the girl retreat into the room, Gu Chengyuan exhaled.
"No wonder they say beauty is a curse, I still need to cultivate my mind!"
With a self-deprecating smile, Gu Chengyuan led the Elite Squad 1 soldiers to continue their sweep.
Leaving Group 3 to clean up the remaining Room 104, Gu Chengyuan led Group 1 and Group 2 up the stairs to the second floor.
The combat formation remained the same, with two soldiers holding shotguns at the front, as shotguns had a wide spread and powerful close-range firepower, better suited for unexpected situations than rifles.
Bang~
In the second-floor corridor, a pot lid fell to the ground, shattering the eerie silence.
Gu Chengyuan and his team stood at the corridor entrance for about a minute, and when no zombies appeared, they proceeded into the second-floor hallway, repeating the operations from the first floor.
They first searched the entire floor's corridors to ensure there were no stragglers, then the sound of the Type 09 "Master Key" unlocking doors echoed.