Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

The sound of the collision made Cai Huan and Xiao Chen's hearts immediately rise to their throats. They were in such a hurry when they came in that Xiao Chen temporarily just closed the ordinary glass door. But that door was not very thick, and if a group of zombies hit it at the same time, it would probably not last long.

Cai Huan tightly grasped Xiao Chen's arm, her whole body shaking uncontrollably due to fear, while Xiao Chen held his girlfriend in his arms and listened carefully to the movements below.

The banging sounds continued, but judging from the frequency and sound of the banging, it should not be a group of zombies.

To confirm this, Xiao Chen turned his body and came to the glass in the other direction. He took a quick look from below and saw a zombie wearing a dark blue cotton coat banging against the glass door. It seemed to be an unconscious action.

Xiao Chen frowned slightly because he found that the zombie had an apron on its lower body. Judging from the style of the apron, it seemed to be related to this milk tea shop. This zombie might have been an employee of the milk tea shop before the mutation. Even after the mutation, the body still retained certain instincts and would return to the place where it once worked or lived.

I don’t know if the movement of this zombie attracted the attention of other zombies, but at this time, another female zombie also walked towards the milk tea shop and imitated the female tea zombie by banging her head against the door, even though the entire glass door was covered with rotten flesh and blood.

On the other side, the Self-Defense Force was gradually surrounded by a group of zombies. Although everyone had a gun, one or two of the zombies were very fast. They rushed to the front in almost the blink of an eye and bit the team members' arms before they had time to raise their guns.

In just a few minutes, two team members were bitten by zombies, but they did not mutate immediately. Instead, they continued to hold guns and shoot at the zombie group.

At this time, the captain heard a call from the headphone. It was an order from the General Administration. [Please hold on for another 20 minutes for the third team in Area A. Currently, there are multiple outbreaks of infection and mutation in the inner circle. Therefore, it will take some time to mobilize personnel. The General Administration has already sent additional personnel to the scene of the incident. Please keep fighting.]

The team leader couldn't help but curse inwardly when he heard the robot-like voice from the other side, but he still tried his best to report the current situation: "Reporting to the General Administration, the infection rate in Area A is too fast. I'm afraid we can't hold on for 20 minutes."

[……] There was only a rustling sound and a faint sound of electric current sliding on the other side, but soon the operator's voice came back: "The current situation has been transferred to the highest command center. Additional personnel will arrive at Area A in 18 minutes. 】

When the team leader wanted to continue speaking, the other end of the line had already hung up. He was so angry that he almost threw the phone away, but at the same time he aimed the gun at one of the zombies that was flying towards him and shot wildly.

Because some zombies move very fast, it is impossible to hit their heads with a 100% chance of being shot, and there are too many people gathered here just now, so the number of infected people has been increasing. You can even hear bursts of screams from the crowd. Some people are being pinned to the ground and being bitten and eaten by zombies because they did not escape in time.

————Base Command

After the operator hung up the phone, he looked at the Self-Defense Force captain who was standing with his hands on his waist and a serious face, and whispered: "Captain, I'm afraid the third team in Area A can't hold out for so long. Should we send people from other places?"

"We don't have any extra manpower now. All the main people have to rush to Gate C. The most important thing is not to let any infected people enter the outer circle. Once the infection breaks out in the outer circle, the entire base will be completely destroyed!"

The atmosphere in the command center suddenly became tense, and everyone looked at the surveillance screen in front of them with concern.

At this time, the video surveillance displayed by the command center covered almost hundreds of video screens. At this time, some of the screens showed repeated biting incidents similar to those in Area A. Even in the surveillance screen of one of the health centers in the inner circle, countless patients who had turned into zombies were trying to break through the iron fence of the hospital gate, and opposite them were fully armed members of the Self-Defense Force. Each of them raised the gun in his hand with a solemn expression, pointed the muzzle at the zombies that could no longer be called human beings, and began to shoot at them.

Because there are so many zombies, almost fifty or sixty of them, the time would be infinitely prolonged if only sniping was used. Therefore, the Self-Defense Forces adopted a strafing mode, shooting indiscriminately at the zombies' heads. Zombies that were shot in the body could still get up after being knocked down. Only after being shot in the head can the virus and the central nervous system in the brain be completely cut off.

"Reporting to the captain, a total of 25 locations have been found where infected zombies have been found. More than 200 Self-Defense Force members have been dispatched to clear them out. In addition, 40 Self-Defense Force members are on standby at Exit C."

"Hasn't the CEO given the latest instructions yet?"

"The CEO said that the guard team has been busy lately, and they just suppressed a tide of beasts in the northern forest yesterday, so they need some time to rest and recuperate. Currently, they can only send 30 reinforcements." An external liaison officer from the command center said solemnly.

"That damn guy Yu Hui, there are nearly 400 guards in total, and he only assigned 30 people to me. He knew that once the zombie virus broke out, the entire base would fall. Did he want to watch the human race perish?" The captain couldn't help but curse, and then turned his head to look at the head of the operations department next to him, "What about the base commander? Is there no instruction?"

The operator in front immediately rushed over to report the current situation after hanging up the phone, "Captain, I just received a call from the base commander's office. The base commander requires that all zombies in the inner circle must be cleared before 8 o'clock tonight."

"Oh, that's easy for him to say. Currently, no one knows how far the zombies have spread. As long as one person mutates, they can infect others, and the speed of infection is also increasing. Didn't those people at the research institute say that the incubation period is 24 hours? It's been less than four hours and some people have started to be infected and mutated. What's going on?"

"Could it be that the virus is mutating during the process of transmission? Viruses will undergo qualitative changes, and the original virus A will become a new virus B under the influence of the external environment." A short-haired, round-faced girl in the command center whispered.

"I don't care whether the virus mutates or not, I only care about the current situation. You report to Zhang at the base. It's impossible before eight o'clock. He only transferred 400 people to me, which is less than half of the Self-Defense Force's manpower. I remember that the Self-Defense Force has been recruiting personnel this year. The current number of guards at the base should be more than 360 people. The number of Self-Defense Forces plus those who just joined this winter should be more than 1,800. The total population of the entire base is currently 400,000, and the population of the inner circle is more than 80,000. Do you think you can solve this zombie virus with just the 400 people transferred to me? He is crazy. Anyway, tell him the truth. Either remove me from the position of captain and find someone else to replace me, or find a way to send me more people. As for the guard team, you also tell Yu Hui the truth. Thirty people are not enough. At least one hundred people should be sent. At least one hundred C-level or above superpowers can suppress the zombie tide."

The command center fell into silence, while more zombies poured into more blocks on the surveillance camera.

"Let's call the base commander again and have him prepare for a level one alert at the base as soon as possible. This matter can't be concealed for long. Rather than letting someone post the truth online, it's better to issue a warning and then seal off each block as soon as possible. All residents must self-isolate at home. This will at least prevent some cross-infection."

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Inside the fruit and vegetable store, Cai Min and Luo Meila approached the store door. Not long after receiving Cai Huan's call, staff from the community came to inform them that the block would be sealed off after 4 p.m., and the stores' business hours could not exceed 12 p.m. at the latest. All stores should be evacuated before 2 p.m.

Cai Min couldn't help but feel her scalp tingling when she thought of the video her cousin sent her, so the moment she hung up the phone, she asked Luo Mei to immediately move some of the supplies in the store onto the small pickup truck she drove every day.

When Luo Mei was moving things, she asked curiously, "Sister Minmin, aren't we going to leave the things in the store?"

"We can't stay here. Think about it. If the virus spreads to the entire neighborhood, we won't be able to go out. Once food is scarce, some people will try every means to find food. As the only fruit and vegetable store in the area, our store will definitely be targeted. Other things are good, but the Yin system in the store must be moved away. We should also take away some rice, flour, grain, oil, and dried meat. As for vegetables and most fruits, there is nothing we can do if we can't take them away. The most important thing is to evacuate safely first."

In fact, the two of them had just moved some of the supplies into the car, but those supplies were only a small part, and most of them that could not be moved had to be left in the store.

"So that's how it is. If we need to be quarantined for a long time this time, won't our store suffer a loss?" Although she doesn't run her own business, Luo Mei values ​​this job very much. She is a little nervous about the zombie infection. If she doesn't go to work, firstly, she will have no basic income, and secondly, she is worried that there will not be enough food at home.

After Cai Min packed everything, she let Luo Mei sit in the passenger seat, and the pickup truck had to drive quickly to the community where Luo Mei lived.

Fortunately, the blocks near Luomei Community have not yet been sealed off, otherwise the two of them might not be able to drive in smoothly.

After the car entered the residential area and just arrived at the apartment building where Luo Mei lived, we saw Zhou Ruochu and Luo Cheng coming down the stairs. Both of them were holding a canvas bag in their hands and looked a little hurried.

"Mom, it's my sister!" Luo Cheng shouted, and Zhou Ruchu then realized that Luo Mei was sitting in the car.

Zhou Ruochu was obviously relieved when he saw Luo Mei, and then he hurried forward and said, "How come your phone call can't go through? Your father and I were so worried!"

Luo Mei immediately took out her phone. When she saw that the screen was black, she realized that she had been busy moving things and had forgotten to charge her phone. She looked at Zhou Ruochu apologetically and said, "I forgot to charge it."

"Okay, I'm glad you're back." Zhou Ruochu squeezed her daughter's hand.

"Mom, where are you and Luo Cheng going? There's an infectious disease outbreak in the base recently, it's safer for you to stay at home."

Hearing his daughter say this, Zhou Ruochu could only sigh: "The community notified us this morning that they would start the lockdown at 6pm, and our community is also within the lockdown range. I thought that we didn't have much rice and flour at home, so I thought of going to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative or small supermarket to buy more."

They are all people who have survived various natural disasters, and have developed the habit of hoarding goods in their bones.

"No, it's so dangerous for you to go out now. Who knows if a virus infection will suddenly break out? Besides, if you can think of this, the people nearby can think of it too. I'm afraid you won't be able to buy good things if you go to the supply and marketing cooperative now. It would be a wasted trip." Luo Mei firmly opposed Zhou Ruochu and Luo Cheng to make this trip.

"Where is my dad? Is he at home?" Luo Mei then thought of her father and asked quickly.

"Dad went out a long time ago. He said he would pick you up and see what he could buy on the way." Luo Cheng answered quickly enough, so Zhou Ruchu hit him on the head.

When Luo Mei heard that Zhou's father was still outside, she became anxious and turned around as if she wanted to go find him. However, she had only taken two steps when she looked at Zhou Ruochu and said, "Mom, call my dad and ask him where he is now. Tell him to come home quickly!"

Seeing her daughter's anxious look, Zhou Ruochu had no choice but to call her husband. Then she heard that Luo's father had just arrived at the nearby market, so Luo Mei quickly took the phone and said anxiously: "Dad, it's not safe outside now. Listen to me, go home quickly. The supplies in our house can last for more than a week. Really, come back, I'm already home, I have something to tell you."

Seeing the anxious look on the Luo family's faces, Cai Min had already unloaded two boxes of things from the pickup truck.

"Luo Mei, take these things home."

Looking at two large boxes of things, one box contained vegetables and fruits, and the other box contained two bags of rice and a bag of flour, both weighing 20 kilograms, and even some dried meat and canned food that were being sold in the store.

After a moment's pause, Luo Mei was surprised and said, "Sister Minmin, aren't you going to take these things back home? You'll have to sell them after the fire."

"What else are you going to sell? You won't be able to open the store for more than a week during this quarantine. Vegetables and fruits will rot if they are not eaten. As for the other things, just consider them as your bonus for the past two months. Is that okay with you?" Cai Min came up with this idea because she was worried that Luo Mei would refuse because she felt unworthy.

Without waiting for Luo Mei to refuse, Cai Min opened the car door and jumped into the driver's seat, "I have to go home right now, too. My family is waiting for me. You guys don't have to stay outside, go back quickly."

Watching the pickup truck disappear outside the gate of the community, Zhou Ruochu said softly to Luo Mei: "Luo Mei, you are really lucky. The two store managers before and after are both very good people."