All of them have switched to larger capacity backpacks, including Tiancheng and Tianyou, who each have two small backpacks.
After leaving the clothing area, the group finally found several international food and snack stores on the second floor. It seemed that other people’s focus was on the large supermarket downstairs, so they were able to find a good number of beverages, snacks, and candies.
“Alright, with these, we’re almost done. Let’s hit the road as soon as possible.” Yue Zheng checked the time. It was just noon, and they were not far from their destination. But who knows what they might encounter on the way? It’s better to keep moving and reach their destination to finally relax and regroup.
“There’s roast chicken! Vacuum-sealed!”
“Grab this pork knuckle! Hurry up! It’s been so long since we’ve eaten these…”
A group of grown men were tearfully clutching various vacuum-sealed food items they had retrieved from the counter.
In the past, unless it was a special occasion, none of them would buy these layered packaged foods. Fancy packaging often meant expensive prices, and ordinary people like them would opt for affordable and practical options like the savory meat at the local meat shop or the fragrant and tender preserved meat in jars.
But after the arrival of the apocalypse, these intricately packaged vacuum-sealed foods became treasured items. They were long-lasting and easy to carry. Didn’t they see that these things were still perfectly fine after being on the shelves for over a month?
Just think about that familiar meat shop they passed by on the road earlier. The stench of decay permeated from within, and you could even smell it clearly from across the street.
“Shua shua shua, shua shua shua.”
The six men immersed themselves in their recent find. Liu Su tore open the packaging of the salted chicken and took a big bite. The delicious taste of the meat made him squint his eyes in delight. “It’s much better than unseasoned roasted meat.”
“No doubt about it.”
“If only we had a bottle of white wine, it would be even better.” Yu Cheng mumbled vaguely with a mouthful of braised duck.
“Mhmm, mhmm.”
“Shua shua shua, shua shua shua.”
“Hey, is there some kind of movement?” Fang Helun suddenly stopped and looked around in confusion, trying to discern the source.
“Huh? Is there something?” Li Ding immediately put down the food in his hand and cautiously stood up, ready to face any threat.
They were all supernatural ability users, and they had encountered numerous attack incidents along the way, so they naturally had a high level of vigilance. Unfortunately, there were no visual ability users present now, so they couldn’t detect in advance…
“What is that?!”
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“Insect tide!!”
“Run!”
“Upstairs, upstairs!”
The screams were drowned out by the rustling sound. After a while, silence fell again in the city as the black tide receded, returning to the collapsed crevices of the buildings.
Tall city walls, the sound of waves coming from afar, and some vehicles either leaving from the main gate or waiting outside the passage.
Some people who had also fled for refuge formed queues, waiting to enter.
“We’ve arrived?”
“We’ve arrived.”
“We finally made it…”
Seeing the sturdy city walls, everyone couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. They had finally reached their destination.
“What are your plans after this?” As they stood in line, waiting to enter the city, Luo Wen’an asked Yue Zheng.
“I need to find my colleagues first. What about you guys?” Yue Zheng looked at Xu Song first, then turned to ask the other two.
“Not sure.” Luo Wen’an shrugged. “We’ll see how it goes. If we can stay here, we’ll stay. If not, who knows where we’ll go.”
The city was no longer viable for human survival. The only known gathering places for humans were the shelters announced on the broadcasts. As an ordinary person, even with supernatural abilities, it was impossible to guarantee one’s safety living alone in a remote area.
Over a month had passed since the apocalypse arrived, and survivors were continuously leaving their original residences to seek refuge in the nearest shelters. The queue in front of Yue Zheng’s group was neither long nor short, consisting of over twenty people.
The registration process at the front was relatively slow. The group had waited for over an hour before reaching the table.
Several soldiers holding guns stood sternly behind a long table, attentively observing everyone who came forward to register.
The table had three people sitting behind it. Luo Wen’an and the others approached, filling out the forms as instructed.
Since they were together, Luo Wen’an and the others filled out their forms in front of one staff member, while Xu Song and Yue Zheng took the brothers to another staff member.
The two leaned in together to look at the form and discovered that, in addition to basic personal information, there were sections for filling out information about their supernatural abilities. They couldn’t help but raise their eyebrows. Should they write about their abilities or not?
Glancing at Luo Wen’an and the others happily filling out their forms on the other side, Yue Zheng focused his attention and began filling out the form. Each staff member had only one pen, so Xu Song could only watch how he filled it out.
As expected, when it came to the section about supernatural abilities, Yue Zheng simply wrote a big “none.”
With a template in mind, Xu Song skillfully filled out his own and the brothers’ forms. As they finished, Luo Wen’an’s group also completed their forms. Each of them received a numbered badge and headed towards the entrance gate.
Taking a quick glance at the badges on Luo Wen’an and the others, they noticed that the colors were different from their own. It seemed that the colors represented the possession of supernatural abilities.
Xu Song and his group had white badges, while Luo Wen’an and Su Daji had green badges, representing enhanced physical abilities. Liu Shishi had a special black badge.
The eyes of the three were shining with excitement, and they walked with a spring in their step.
Su Daji, sharp-eyed, immediately noticed that Xu Song and the others had white badges and asked curiously, “Hey, why did you guys get white badges?”
Luo Wen’an, quick-witted, turned a few thoughts in his mind and quickly whispered, “Is there a problem? If there is, I’ll also change to a white badge!”
“It’s not a problem. We’re only planning to stay in S City for a few days and then leave, so we don’t want any trouble.” Yue Zheng smiled at them.
He had heard earlier while waiting in line that due to extreme manpower and resource shortages, the civilians inside the shelter had to organize themselves to explore and collect supplies.
As a result, teams organized by supernatural ability users were naturally safer than regular teams. However, even so, the teams coming out of the shelter did not dare to venture deep into the urban areas of S City.
The three of them suddenly realized that there might indeed be a difference between ordinary people leaving the safe zone and those with supernatural abilities. If the control in this area was strict, it might not be easy for supernaturals to leave.
Xu Song gently touched the heads of the twins who were tugging at his clothes from both sides. They followed behind Yue Zheng and walked towards the main gate.
There were soldiers on duty behind the gate, and not far after entering, there was a building where a soldier pointed and said, “Are you newcomers? If you’re looking for accommodation, you can go there. You can rent a house and inquire about other matters there.”
Entering the building called the “Reception Center,” they inquired about the situation in the city and rented two rooms with the supplies and clothes they brought along.
With the address and keys in hand, Yue Zheng didn’t leave immediately. He asked one of the reception center staff, “Excuse me, have any teams from Y City recently arrived at the safe zone? Led by military personnel?”
“Y City?” The staff member paused and asked a colleague nearby, “Y City… Oh, a few days ago, a group of people arrived at the base. Were they from Y City?”
“Yeah, it seems so… By the way, that day, Xu and the others received them. Xu?”
Hearing the mention, a soldier at the door walked in and asked, “What’s up?”
“Those people who arrived a few days ago, were they from Y City?”
“Y City? Yes…”
Hearing Xu’s words, Yue Zheng took a few steps outward. “Were they a group led by military personnel?”
“Yes, yes, that’s right. There was a Colonel among them, not a low-ranking officer.” There were quite a few people in that group, and they were armed, so Xu had a strong impression. Moreover, they were directly received by higher-ups, indicating that they had an important mission. Even when they left, they had vehicles and gasoline provided by the shelter.
“Where are those people now?”
“They? They have already left the city and headed north to City B.”
They left?
Yue Zheng instinctively turned to look at Xu Song, unsure whether to feel relieved or regretful.
He had a mission to report to the superiors about the specific events that occurred in the ancient tomb on the day of the incident. But everyone got separated on the way, and he had already submitted a detailed report and handed over the items.
Now that they had gone to City B without waiting for him to regroup, Yue Zheng couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief. In some ways, his mission could be considered over.
However, it would be dangerous to not follow the main force and head north. He had already made up his mind that no matter what happened, he would accompany Xu Song. He wanted to go to City B to find his mother, and he would never leave Xu Song alone.
“Ah, were you following that group of people?” Xu Song’s eyes lit up. He had heard from that group about how they encountered several accidents on the way and got separated, with some of their teammates still missing. “Are you also military personnel?”
Looking at Yue Zheng, then at Xu Song, as well as the twins clinging tightly to their clothes, and finally at Luo Wen’an and the others who clearly looked like civilians… except for the imposing and majestic Yue Zheng, the others really didn’t look like they came from the military. They seemed more like family members.
Sure enough, Yue Zheng smiled and shook his head. “We followed the group together. We have a friend in the group, but we got separated due to an accident along the way. That’s why we’re trying to find them.”
Xu Song smiled. “If your friend is from the military, they would have already gone north with the vehicles. But if they are ordinary people, they might have settled in S City. There’s an office in the city center where you can inquire if you know their name, but you’ll have to pay some supplies as a fee. It’s located to the west, and you’ll find out once you go in and ask.”
It’s will be a flag if the write down their abilities. Especially with the experiment still ongoing.
Thanks for the chapter
The “subjects for experiment” supply chain seems to be very well organized… hopefully the other three decide to join the trip north before they go missing…
Well all I can say is that you will find out in the next few chapters
Well I hope these three who accompanied them won’t encounter those two mad duos. The scientist and that power-hungry military guy.
Pay a little fee for this and that and soon you’ll have nothing… better to leave sooner! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🌳
I agree🤣🤣
I’m a bit worried about our friendly trio, especially with that mad scientist around!
Thank you for the update ♥
I guess the team of 6 is gone now … RIP