"The other cold weapons were useless before; we could only rely on our abilities to attack them, but there were too many of them, and our mental strength was depleted too quickly," the man with the slicked-back hair lamented.
"Now that we have these, I have a feeling we can carry a lot of things back from the supermarket!" a subordinate chimed in excitedly.
"By the way, classmate Luo Xiaole, do you guys want to go together?" Nie Yuan turned around and asked Luo Xiaole cautiously.
"No, no." Luo Xiaole looked like she had just suffered a setback outside and didn't want to go out again.
"We'll stay and tend to Mo Chen's injuries," she said, looking at the small shop with concern.
Right.
Nie Yuan nodded. After all, their team's strongest fighter was in this state; it was normal for her to be afraid.
"Then we'll go ahead!" Nie Yuan comforted her. "Don't worry, classmate Mo Chen will get better."
Nie Yuan hadn't doubted whether Mo Chen had killed the lurkers.
However, no matter how skilled Mo Chen was, he couldn't have eliminated four lurkers with such peculiar movement patterns in an instant.
It was almost impossible.
"Alright, enough nagging!" the man with the slicked-back hair said disdainfully, looking at Luo Xiaole huddled up.
"What's the point of that bean sprout tagging along! She can't carry supplies, she'll just be a burden."
"Let's go!" he commanded.
Nie Yuan nodded apologetically at Luo Xiaole.
Following the others, they held the weapons they had just bought and prepared the bags for supplies, then set off for the supermarket.
Across the way at the supermarket, two people had been staring at Luo Xiaole's hands since she returned.
Now, they were discussing in hushed tones.
"Where did that bean sprout's ring go?"
"She probably hid it. It seems that ring is quite valuable, and she's afraid of others seeing it."
"Then we have even more reason to get that ring! Let's grab more things from the supermarket this time. This little bean sprout relies on others for everything. We can exchange supplies for her ring later; she definitely won't be able to resist the temptation." Greed flickered in the eyes of one of them.
"When have we ever failed to get what we wanted! If that doesn't sway her, then we'll just take it by force!" The two of them had planned everything.
Raising the weapons they had just traded for, they followed the others toward the zombie-infested supermarket.
Luo Xiaole smiled faintly. She didn't want to go.
Most of the items in the supermarket were already in their possession.
She had seen a craft store on the edge of the camp that no one was currently occupying.
She wanted to go to that store today and then wander around the camp a few more times to collect things she would need for future enhancements.
There were many people here, so she wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to trade a few times.
"Xiaole, were you guys out last night?" As soon as Luo Xiaole entered the small shop, Zhu Hui pulled her aside for an interrogation.
"We went out this morning," Luo Xiaole said, feeling a little guilty.
However, to maintain the facade, she had to tell a small lie to Zhu Hui to match their earlier "statement."
"I see... Then why didn't you call me!" Zhu Hui pouted.
"It was a sudden situation, and you were sleeping so soundly, I couldn't bear to disturb you," Luo Xiaole said, scratching the back of her head guiltily.
She certainly didn't want Zhu Hui to put herself in danger for risky activities.
"Okay... Remember to bring me next time!" Zhu Hui mumbled.
The argument that happened on the third floor... wasn't that related to Qin Mingyang? And she had missed it...
At this moment, only Luo Xiaole and a few others were in the shop.
Everyone with combat ability had followed the man with the slicked-back hair to "explore" the supermarket.
When there were supplies to be had, they were faster than anyone.
Luo Shu and Mo Chen were still drowsy after their fierce battle last night and were dozing quietly in the small shop.
Luo Xiaole finished her breakfast food in a few bites.
Since she had started strengthening her weapons daily, her mental strength was constantly being depleted and replenished.
She felt that her mental state had improved somewhat compared to before.
For example, she still had some energy now and wasn't too sleepy.
She even wanted to strengthen some weapons.
Those with combat ability had basically obtained weapons and headed straight for the supermarket.
The number of people in the camp had suddenly decreased.
Luo Xiaole arrived at the entrance of the craft store unimpeded.
She looked around, seeing that no one was nearby.
Only then did she put on her Strawberry Bear costume.
When she was acting alone, to prevent sudden stiffness, she would likely have to wear the Strawberry Bear costume all the time.
Fortunately, her body had no reaction this time.
She pushed open the door of the craft store.
Her eyes sparkled with excitement.
The craft store was empty.
But the shelves were piled high with craft souvenirs.
There were many wooden peach wood swords.
To others at this time, these were just scrap metal; how could wood fight zombies?
But to Luo Xiaole, these were super handy weapons!
She was so engrossed that she started humming a tune and activating her skills to enhance the crafts she saw.
[Enhancement Skill Activated: Blade of Sharpness!]
She was undisturbed for a full two hours.
[57 items have been strengthened, costing 11400 shop coins. Balance: 99550 shop coins.]
Luo Xiaole patted the paw of the Strawberry Bear, preparing to return.
At the entrance, a shadow flickered past as if fleeing.
"Oh my god, that was terrifying..." someone ran breathlessly into a small shop and complained to their companions inside.
"Guess what I saw? A giant Strawberry Bear! Playing with a peach wood sword in that uninhabited craft store!" Their eyes were filled with terror.
"You didn't sleep well last night; are you dreaming? That's impossible." The others were dismissive.
"It's absolutely true! I stayed there for half an hour, and it was playing with that peach wood sword the whole time!"
"Alright, stop talking nonsense. I heard they all got weapons today and went to that supermarket for supplies! We can't fall behind; we have to get a share even without weapons!"
Saying this, a few of them hurried towards the supermarket.
After finishing her enhancements at the craft store, Luo Xiaole felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Sleepiness surged over her.
She quickly walked to the vicinity of the camp, carefully took off the mascot costume, and put it into her pocket.
Then, as if nothing had happened, she walked back to the small shop.
She found a corner by the window and buried her head to catch up on sleep.
Anyway, Zhou Xiaojun and Zhu Hui were awake; they would notice if anything happened.
...
"Damn it, what exactly happened at the supermarket last night..."
Two hours later, the group led by the man with the slicked-back hair rushed back in terror.
"Someone got there first! All the zombies in that supermarket have been killed!" Nie Yuan's eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Also, we brought back a few... companions." The man with the slicked-back hair's cheeks were flushed.
"What happened..." Luo Xiaole was woken up and struggled to get up.
In the blink of an eye, she saw the few people behind the man with the slicked-back hair.
She immediately understood.
Zuo Ran?