In the last days, people spend crazy money to buy equipment.

Chapter 32 Austin International Hotel

Armored vehicles drove into the city, high-rise buildings on both sides collapsed, deserted streets, cracked sidewalks, and rusty safety bolts.

Half covered by snow, the asphalt-paved road was hit by fallen buildings and left huge craters, showing traces of spider webs.

It is like a scene of post-apocalyptic ruins.

"Why do you think there are no traces of anyone coming here?"

Zhuo Chang looked at the scenery outside and murmured in a low voice, and Shu Chou, who was closest to her, also heard it.

She blinked and arched her eyebrows, "Sister, don't panic, we are entering the city now, we are almost there."

Just as Shu Chou finished speaking, the car bumped. Shu Yan, who had been leaning on her shoulder with her eyes closed the whole time, suddenly raised her head with a painful look on her face and vomited with a "wow" sound.

Instantly, the small carriage was filled with a stench, and everyone covered their noses, not daring to breathe.

Qi Heng stepped on the brakes, and everyone immediately opened the door and rushed out, breathing in the fresh air outside.

Shen Musen frowned and covered his nose, while Zhuo Chang and Mu Yan beside him were retching.

Mu Yan wiped the sour water from the corner of his mouth and complained: "What did this man eat? Why does he stink more than he has been dead for three days?"

Qi Heng: "..."

Shen Musen looked into the carriage, and Shu Chou wiped the dirt on the ground with his coat, filled with guilt.

Her sister stood aside with her head bowed like a child who had done something wrong.

Everyone stood on the roadside, waiting for the smell of the carriage to dissipate.

Shu Chou was wearing only a close-fitting sweater and was shivering from the cold while standing next to the car.

When Zhuo Chang saw it, she got into the car and took out her winter coat, put it on for her, and handed it to her.

She smelled an indescribable fragrance from Shu Chou.

Rich and flavored with gardenia.

"Sister, are you giving these clothes to me?"

Zhuo Chang felt someone tugging on something in her hand. She looked down at herself and tightly grasped the clothes she wanted to give to Shu Chou.

"Ah, sorry, I was a little distracted just now."

Zhuo Chang smiled awkwardly. There were finger marks on the surface of the clothes after she let go. She rubbed her eyes. Why did her eyes feel itchy?

Shu Chou quickly put on his coat, and Zhuo Chang felt that the fragrance was even stronger.

"The perfume you wear smells so good."

"Is this what sister is talking about?" Shu Chou took out a small sachet. "I made this from the flowers in our hotel. I can't name it, but it smells a bit like gardenia. If you like it, sister, give it to you."

Although Zhuo Chang liked the smell, she was still a little embarrassed. "Forget it, I'm sorry."

However, Shu Chou was familiar with it and insisted on her accepting it. She couldn't refuse but had no choice but to accept it.

She held the sachet and walked to Shen Musen, who was squatting on the roadside looking at a stone in a daze.

"Did you find clothes for her?"

"Ah."

Shen Musen saw something in her hand: "Did she give it to you?"

"Are you talking about this?" Zhuo Chang spread out his hand, which was just an ordinary sachet. "I thought it smelled good, so I gave it one more sip, and she gave it to me. She was a very enthusiastic little girl."

"I think it's not bad."

"Do you like it? That's up to you."

Zhuo Chang handed the sachet to Shen Musen and ran to the side to chat.

Shen Musen turned around and opened the knot of the sachet and poured out some dried flowers from inside.

The fragrance became stronger and stronger. A sneer appeared on her lips, she threw it on the ground and took out a bottle of mineral water from the space.

Pour it on the dried flowers, and the dried flowers instantly come back to life, turn white, and finally turn into a twisted mass of "protein" that rots and scatters dust.

Shen Musen stood up and put his hands in his pockets, and glanced to the side. Shu Chou was chatting around Qi Heng, her little face was red.

She didn't pay attention here. Her mind was obviously on Qi Heng, but most of the time Shu Chou was talking and Qi Heng was listening.

If she remembered correctly, there was a regional lord on the apocalyptic rankings who loved collecting beautiful human skins, and Qingling City was her home base.

"Brother, if you keep walking on this road, you can get to the Austin International Hotel. Our base is there. By then, you will also be able to see a lot of people."

In the car, Shen Musen and Shu Chou changed positions so that Shu Yan could lead the way.

The person sitting next to Shen Musen was Shu Yan. She was very timid and timid. When Shu Chou wasn't around, she tried her best to move as far away as possible.

There was an obvious dividing line between her and Shen Musen.

"Are you from Qingling City?"

Shu Yan didn't seem to expect that Shen Musen would talk to her. She first glanced at Shu Chou and found that she was chatting with Qi Heng and didn't notice her.

He looked up at Shen Musen, who was staring straight at him, and shrank his neck, his voice as small as a mosquito.

"Ah."

"Have you been staying in Qingling City and not trying to contact other survivors?"

Shu Yan was about to open her mouth, glanced ahead, and then lowered her head to make a quail shape.

Shen Musen turned his head and Shu Chou was looking at them.

"My sister doesn't like to talk much? If you have any questions, you can ask me."

She smiled gently.

Shen Musen nodded, and she stretched lazily, "It's okay. I'm just curious about how you two got separated from your teammates. How anxious should they be?"

Shu Chou curled her lips, her words were a bit incomprehensible.

"It's okay, you can see them when we get there."

A few minutes later, the car stopped in front of a pile of containers with two gates welded on top.

Shu Chou pulled his sister out of the car and waved to the hillock that was more than ten meters high.

The iron door slowly opened, and five or six people armed with firearms rushed out and surrounded the car.

"No, no, brother, these are all my friends."

Shu Chou hurriedly stepped forward and said to a middle-aged man in his thirties with rough features.

The man patted the car and was slightly startled when he saw Shen Musen sticking his head out.

"get off!"

After hearing this, Shen Musen got out of the car obediently, and the others followed her.

"Is there something wrong?"

"You need to inspect and hand in your weapons before you can enter the base."

"What? How can I defend myself if I give you weapons!" Mu Yan gave up immediately after hearing this.

The man only glanced at him, his aura exuding powerful pressure. "This is the rule."

Mu Yan refused.

Shen Musen also raised his eyebrows, where are the rules?

Seeing the stalemate among several people, Shu Chou hurriedly came out to break up the fight, stood in front of Shen Musen, looked directly at him and said coquettishly: "Brother, it's really nothing. My sister and I got separated, thanks to meeting them on the road."

Seeing Shu Chou's resolute attitude, the man said nothing more.

The people behind him gave way.

Shu Chou said: "Let's go in first and let them drive the car into the parking garage."

Shen Musen did not refuse and followed them in.

Through the iron gate, the signs of manual repair really began to show inside.

The strange thing is that during the day, which is supposed to be lively, no one can be seen except for a few clothes hanging on the street.

Zhuo Chang asked curiously: "Where are the people? Where have they gone?"

"Since the outbreak of the apocalypse, there have been more man-eating monsters outside. We have found that they are active only half the day and move slowly at night. So everyone thinks that they should lock the door and stay at home during the day without making any noise. They will come out again at night."

"It's winter now. Aren't the zombies frozen? Are you still not coming out for activities?"

"Everyone has become accustomed to it, but our team still has to go out to look for supplies during the day, otherwise there will be no food."

Several people followed Shu Chou to the front of the hotel, where they saw an ancient castle building standing on a huge lawn. Although the surrounding greenery was a bit messy without being trimmed, it did not affect its sense of luxury at all.

The fountain pool at the door has dried up, revealing the tiles inside and a few small grasses that survive tenaciously in the gaps.

Zhuo Chang exclaimed, "Oh my god, this hotel is so luxurious, it's almost like a five-star hotel."

Shu Chou joked: "Not only is it a five-star hotel, I couldn't even afford it before the apocalypse broke out. Now most of the rooms inside have been allocated. I will take you to register in a moment."

Just as Shu Chou finished speaking, a tall and thin man walked out of the hotel.

There's nothing to say about her figure, but her face is ordinary, wearing glasses, and a little pockmarked.

He cheered and rushed forward to give Shu Chou a hug.

When everyone was shocked, Shu Chou pointed at the man and said, "Xiaoyu, my partner."