Though she had been on the run all the way due to various troublesome zombies,
She never dared to slack off when the system issued tasks!
If she failed to complete a task, not only would her defensive skills be disabled, but her zombie stagger time would be mercilessly extended!
She was already having a difficult time with the current stagger duration.
If her stagger time were to be extended, she might as well declare herself dead.
Now that there were so many resources to strengthen herself and so many people to trade with,
She couldn't describe how much she was looking forward to it!
"Creak..."
Just as she was about to reply,
She suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the nearby shop outside.
"Get down, get down!" Nie Yuan's expression changed drastically.
He got down while frantically gesturing to everyone in a low voice.
Seeing his terrified look, the others followed his lead.
A group of people prostrated themselves on the ground, looking like a pile of corpses.
Covering their noses, they concentrated on the sounds outside.
"Caw..." The door of the nearby shop was suddenly pushed open by something.
Something let out a sharp rummaging sound.
Then they heard a massive footstep jump out from inside and land.
The sound gradually reached the outside of the shop they were in.
A sharp zombie roar echoed chillingly outside the door.
Luo Xiaole was far from the door. She slightly raised her head.
Holding her breath, she stared at the zombie outside through the wall.
The zombie extended its claws and scraped forcefully against the door, creating a piercing sound.
"Hiss..." The sound was so grating that Zhu Hui couldn't help but gasp.
"Bang!"
The zombie, however, heard the faint sound.
It violently smashed a large hole in the door!
Its pale eyes peered through the hole,
Scanning the inside like a hunter, its gaze fiercely sweeping around.
Luo Xiaole's arm remained still. Her palm rotated slightly in her pocket, bringing out a few thumbtacks, which she clenched in her hand.
If the zombie suddenly attacked, she could use ranged attacks to buy them time!
Nie Yuan's hand also moved slightly in the distance, pointing towards the zombie.
The zombie watched and listened for a long time.
It found that even the sounds of heartbeats and breathing that were clearly audible before were gone.
It scratched its head in confusion.
Finally, with great reluctance, it kicked the door fiercely.
Dragging its massive body, it left.
The group remained lying down for a few more minutes, ensuring the zombie was truly gone.
Only then did they get up.
"Was that a Stalker?" Luo Xiaole asked Nie Yuan, confused.
He nodded heavily, "These Stalkers are very fast and can climb walls when they fight."
Seeing the appearance of the big-eyed zombie,
Luo Xiaole was almost certain it was the same type she had encountered in the residential complex, the wall-climbing zombie.
It had only been a short time since they encountered regular zombies.
When this new species, the wall-climbing zombie, had already appeared.
Moreover, one of the wall-climbing zombies, as well as the strange variety encountered at the bell tower later,
Each had a more advanced mutated parasite in their brains.
She became confused again. What was going on with these zombie mutations?
Could zombies mutate so quickly on their own?
If it was artificially induced...
Then the person behind it would be a huge threat to the survivors.
"Xiaole, why did we hide just now? It's not the first time we've faced this zombie, why didn't we just fight it?" Zhu Hui manipulated ice frost on her hand, showing it to Nie Yuan.
"So you have abilities too." Nie Yuan looked at Zhu Hui, disliking her smug demeanor.
He turned back to Luo Xiaole and said, "These Stalkers don't act alone. Alerting one might attract others, which isn't worth it." He shook his head.
Luo Xiaole also nodded.
If a battle could be avoided, it should be avoided to conserve energy.
Every move should count.
Seeing Luo Xiaole agreeing with Nie Yuan, Zhu Hui pouted.
She had always been the least noticeable in the team.
But now she was the first to awaken abilities in the team.
It was impossible not to be excited.
However, when facing problems, others still habitually asked for Luo Xiaole's opinion.
Luo Xiaole's physical condition was worse than hers, so was she really inferior to Luo Xiaole?
She pursed her lips.
She reached out towards the large hole and unleashed her abilities.
Soon, a dense frost sealed the large opening.
She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. Mastering abilities was still very strenuous.
Luo Xiaole looked at her with surprise, "Zhu Hui, your abilities seem to have improved again. The density this time looks much stronger than before!" She gave her a thumbs up.
Zhu Hui's eyes showed unconcealed pride.
Yes, this was the effect she wanted.
To be seen.
Or more precisely, to be seen by Qin Mingyang.
And then to be acknowledged.
"What do we do next?" Luo Shu adjusted her backpack. "Nie Yuan, are you going back to find your other companions?"
Nie Yuan nodded firmly.
"They are all on the second floor, waiting for me to bring back supplies."
Then he slumped down again, "But it's getting harder and harder to find supplies. We can't get into either of the supermarkets upstairs, and we've lost two people."
"Why don't we give it a try?" Zhou Xiaojun looked a bit listless.
After all, the team had Mo Chen, who had terrifying combat skills, and this skinny kid, who looked ordinary but always managed to save everyone with thumbtacks.
Since they were here, why not give it a try?
"Let's go tomorrow." Luo Xiaole rotated her wrist.
Her moon-white ring had just vibrated on her finger.
Her long-lost ring indicator had reappeared.
She needed to check Qin Mingyang and the others' location first.
She turned around quietly, pretending to be deep in thought.
She silently let the white light of the ring illuminate a corner.
The ring indicated another black ring, located not far from Luo Xiaole and her group.
It seemed to be stationary at the moment, lying there quietly.
It appeared to be near a large supermarket.
"Where is there a large supermarket, on the third floor?" Luo Xiaole asked sincerely.
"How did you know there was a large supermarket on the third floor?" Nie Yuan looked as if he had seen a ghost.
It seemed Qin Mingyang and the others were indeed on the third floor...
"But that supermarket has the most goods, and also the most zombies." Nie Yuan continued.
Since they were here anyway, she wasn't going to let this batch of supplies go.
"You guys are going to that supermarket?" Nie Yuan looked surprised.
"Take my advice, I've seen others try to snatch food from that supermarket, and they all kicked the bucket. A skinny kid like you wouldn't be enough for the zombies in there, don't mess around!"
"Zhou Xiaojun, what's wrong? Why is your face so bad?" Luo Shu next to him exclaimed upon seeing Zhou Xiaojun's appearance.
"Maybe I'm just too tired from driving today..." His face was a bit red.
He felt a bit weak all over.
"Are you... running a fever?" Luo Xiaole asked tentatively.
"No... impossible..." Zhou Xiaojun panicked a little.
Although a fever could trigger abilities,
There was a chance he could turn into a zombie!
He didn't want to die here!
"You're burning up, man!" Luo Shu touched his forehead and jumped back abruptly.
"And do you guys smell something..." Luo Xiaole suddenly smelled a strange burning odor.
"It smells like something... burnt..."