Since there was no one in the supermarket, it was even more convenient for Ruan Ning to collect supplies on her own in this place. She could do it openly without having to avoid others.
Ruan Ning withdrew her cautious gaze and focused on the task at hand.
With every aisle she passed through, the items on the shelves diminished significantly.
This time was different from the previous days when she bought supplies. Ruan Ning selectively left the long-lasting and easily preserved foods on the shelves, while she collected items like fruits, yogurt, and meat products with relatively short shelf lives into her space.
Time in her space was frozen, and it naturally had a preservation function. These items wouldn’t spoil no matter how many days they were kept in there.
Ruan Ning didn’t leave those items solely to leave a way out for the people who would collect supplies later. The truth was, the suitcases and forcibly stuffed refrigerator in her space had no more room to fit so many things.
Yes, Ruan Ning had become so obsessed with collecting supplies that she didn’t even spare the storage space in the refrigerator. Even the designer handbag that belonged to the previous owner had been repurposed by her as a basket, holding several pounds of fruits.
Actually, if it weren’t for the fact that the wardrobe in her home was fixed to the wall, she would have considered including it in her space as well.
She might be the first person in history to have a spacious space yet still be so selective about items. Ruan Ning thought to herself with a hint of self-deprecating amusement.
Ruan Ning grew up in a worry-free environment, even after losing both parents, she had never experienced any hardships; everything was taken care of by someone else.
Snacks like biscuits and instant noodles were fine for her to eat occasionally, but she definitely couldn’t stomach them every day. It was just that due to the lack of space before, combined with the situation in the apocalypse, being so delicate, she wouldn’t survive, so she had to choose long-lasting foods and avoid the ones that didn’t last. Now that she had this capability, of course, she wouldn’t hesitate to improve her diet.
It was precisely because of this that Ruan Ning didn’t feel too reluctant to leave behind the part of the supermarket items that she wasn’t very fond of. Since doing so didn’t harm her interests, there was nothing wrong with benefiting herself and others.
Considering that she might encounter others on the way back and forth, Ruan Ning also brought a backpack with her. Inside were some lightweight snacks that wouldn’t affect her mobility, but to outsiders, it seemed like the backpack was filled with items.
Not only could it deceive others, but it could also provide her with a cover every time she took something out of her space.
After collecting the supplies from the supermarket, Ruan Ning still planned to go to a nearby pharmacy to get some commonly used medications.
In the apocalypse, the value of medicines was not in the least lower than that of food. Sometimes, a single ordinary cold medicine could be quite valuable and rarely seen by ordinary people. Even if Ruan Ning didn’t need them herself, they could be useful for trading for other goods in the future.
Just as she was about to leave the supermarket and head to the next location, there was suddenly a loud “bang” from outside, causing quite a commotion.
Due to this sudden noise, all the zombies in the surrounding area were awakened.
Before Ruan Ning’s feet could step out of the supermarket door, she saw out of the corner of her eye that several zombies had appeared at the street corner and were heading towards her.
Because she didn’t know what the situation outside was like at the moment, and she didn’t have any special abilities, it was too unsafe. With no other choice, Ruan Ning could only grit her teeth and turn back into the supermarket.
At this moment, what Ruan Ning, hiding in the supermarket, didn’t know was that just a street away from the supermarket where she was, on Shangyang Street, a modified off-road vehicle was parked. The male protagonist, Gu Yicheng, whom she had been talking about for several days, was sitting in the back seat with a cold and indifferent expression. His clean and tidy clothes sharply contrasted with the desolate surroundings outside.
He remained calm, occasionally releasing a thunderous ability towards the outside through the window, effortlessly knocking down about a dozen zombies that were relentlessly chasing them.
The off-road vehicle was careening through the streets, sending numerous zombies flying, and even smashed several glass display windows of nearby clothing stores, setting off a series of alarms that instantly shattered the morning tranquillity.
“Damn it! There are way too many freaking zombies in this place,” Lin Yang, who was driving the car, couldn’t help but curse as he looked at the sea of zombies surrounding them.
Shangyang Street used to be one of the bustling areas of City S before the apocalypse. Although it couldn’t compare to the high traffic areas in the city centre, it was still bustling.
Gu Yicheng raised an eyebrow slightly and said in a deep voice, “Get out of the car.”
In the past two days, both Lin Yang and Jiang Jingchao had awakened their abilities, one had an earth-based ability, and the other had a mental ability. As soon as Gu Yicheng’s voice fell, the two of them acted immediately. One erected a wall of earth around the off-road vehicle to block the zombies’ progress, while the other immediately deployed a mental network, capturing the situation of half of Shangyang Street and giving him a brief and clear report on the surrounding situation.
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