"There will be smog in the next few days. We need to find a safe indoor building to stay in and wait for the smog to pass before we can set off.”Li Xi informed everyone of the latest news.
"No wonder the air feels murkier than usual today, and the visibility is much lower. I thought it was because of the cold fog! Would the smog worsen the spread of the virus?”Yu Xiaowei was enlightened at first, but then he became worried.
Guo Rui took out the map he carried with him (the national map that he had specially taken with him when he collected supplies) and was studying a suitable place to stay for the next few days with Zeng Zhiqiang. He interrupted,"I don't know if the smog will aggravate the spread of the virus, but it's definitely harmful to the human body. Getting sick at this time... Hmph, it's obvious.”
"Xi!" Zheng Ji pointed at a spot on the GPS. Li Xi leaned over and looked." Okay, here it is!"”He turned around and explained to everyone," There should be two-story shops in the commercial street ahead. We can clear out the second-floor area. Zombies don't know how to climb stairs, so we can be relatively safe and evacuate at any time.”
Everyone felt that it was not bad.
Winter nights came especially early. It was not even six o'clock yet, and the sky was already dark. There were no street lamps, and the two sides of the street were dark. Only by relying on the reflection of the snow could one see some blurry shadows. In order not to alarm the zombies and other survivors, Zheng Ji did not turn on the car lights. Fortunately, his eyesight was extraordinary, so there was no problem at all. It made the others in the car, other than Li Xi, unconsciously nervous. Although they believed in his driving skills, they would instinctively appear when they saw the opposite situation.
Yu Xiaowei looked out the window with his special infrared night vision device. He could only see roughly, not as clearly as he could with a telescope during the day.
Li Xi's mental power was still useful. She had already found a suitable location." Ah Ji, there's an industrial and commercial bank at the second intersection on the right. Stop there.”Everyone had no objections to Li Xi's words. Since she thought it was good, it must be good.
Her teammates knew that her perception was far superior to ordinary people, but they did not know the exact situation. They only thought that she was talented. Li Xi didn't specifically explain. Some things were better left to their own imagination. It was inconvenient for her to explain the truth clearly.
The industrial and commercial bank was divided into two floors. The first floor was the business hall, and the second floor was the VIP financial management room and office area. Everyone parked the car in the garage and put some partition on the car to cover it up. They carried their backpacks and weapons before going up to the second floor to clean up the zombies that might be there.
The members of the Hope Party also needed to carry a backpack when they were in combat. Firstly, they could have items to protect themselves if they were accidentally left alone. Secondly, the back of the human body was an invisible area that was not easy to guard against. With a backpack, they could cushion themselves from being attacked by zombies from behind. They would not be caught and infected. Of course, they could do this mainly because of their usual weight training, which made it easy for them to fight even if they carried their backpacks. If it were other ordinary people who had not trained before, they would not be suitable to do this.
Zhao Ledan had yet to undergo team training, so her combat strength was the weakest. At this moment, she was surrounded and protected by everyone. She wasn't content with being protected. She was still holding a frying pan and a knife in her hands (she kept the gun on her body as a backup. The first two were her habitual weapons, so she was still in this state for the time being), ready to fight at any time.
To get to the second floor, they had to go through the first floor, which meant that they had to clear the zombies on the first floor first. There weren't many zombies on the first floor. Survivors usually wouldn't come to the bank, and the original zombies might have found that there was no fresh meat inside, so they went out. This was a good thing for the team. They had more people and stronger combat strength, so it was not difficult to clean up.
Suddenly, there was the sound of rolling on the stairs. Everyone turned their eyes to the stairs and finally saw the source of the sound. It turned out that the zombies upstairs had heard the commotion downstairs and smelled the smell of food, so they wanted to go downstairs to catch it. Unfortunately, they did not know how to go downstairs, nor did they have any sense of danger. They only knew to walk in the direction where there was no obstruction to the " food." The result was obvious. They would only roll down the stairs!
It was a female zombie in a bank employee uniform. Her hair was tied up in a bun, and it was messy now. The makeup on her face didn't help to make her look better. Instead, it made her look even scarier! The heel of her high heels had already broken. The female zombie's limbs were all intact. It seemed that she had turned into a zombie after being scratched and infected. Her stiff legs were fractured from falling down the stairs, so she couldn't stand up straight. However, she crawled toward everyone and let out a " hehe " sound.
Zeng Zhiqiang was the closest to the female zombie. He walked over and slashed at its head with his knife. After continuous practice, Zeng Zhiqiang could also chop off the zombie's head with one slash.
As soon as they were done, rolling sounds came from the stairwell. The experienced players got into a defensive position and waited for them to stop before they went up and slashed.
As expected, those who rolled down were male and female zombies in work clothes. Their condition was similar to the first female zombie. They could be taken care of downstairs so as not to pollute the environment upstairs.
Worried that there were still fish that slipped through the net upstairs, Zeng Zhiqiang and Yu Xiaowei opened the way, Li Xi and Zheng Ji took the rear.
Only a few rooms had zombies that couldn't come out because their doors were locked. After dealing with these zombies, it was time to clean up.
"Ah Ji, Xiao Wei and I will burn the zombie corpses and move the supplies for the next few days. Ah Xi, Dan Dan and Ah Rui will stay behind to tidy up.”Zeng Zhiqiang made the arrangements.
Zhao Ledan was first concerned about the problem of water. She went to the bathroom to check if the water was usable.
"Ah Xi, Ah Rui, I think we can use water! You guys came over to take a look, right?" Zhao Ledan saw that the water flowing out was relatively clear and shouted at the two of them in surprise. Of course, this shout was also soft. After the apocalypse, everyone was used to lowering their voices.
After the two of them came over to take a look, they were very happy and felt that there was no problem.
"Why is the water here usable?”Zhao Ledan was puzzled.
"The water source in the Shinan District X is underground water. It has never been polluted. However, the water here is highly acidic. It's best to filter the water we drink with a water purifier before drinking it.”Guo Rui had reported on this before, so he had some understanding of it.
"Fortunately, the water supply system here hasn't been destroyed. Otherwise, even if the water can be used, it would be a waste without water.”Li Xi felt that they were really lucky.
"Yeah!" The other two also rejoiced.
After confirming that the water was ready, Zhao Ledan went to search the drawers to see if there were any snacks or other food. She was in charge of logistics now and was most concerned about these things. Li Xi and Guo Rui began to tidy up the messy tables and chairs.
Twenty minutes later, Zheng Ji and the other two returned with the supplies. Li Xi and the others had also finished packing.
"Did you bring an empty bucket? The water here can be used!" Zhao Ledan took the supplies and looked for a bucket as he tidied them up.
"Really? That was great! We were just discussing where to find water!”Yu Xiaowei didn't have time to answer. He was pleasantly surprised by this news.
"We've basically brought all the remaining food here. We don't have any spare hands to carry water, so we're preparing to make another trip.”Zeng Zhiqiang answered Zhao Ledan's question.
"Then you don't need to bring water, just empty buckets. Then go around and see if there are any buckets or basins nearby, just in case the water runs out.”Li Xi warned.
"There's also a water purifier! The water here was hard and could only be drunk after purification.”Guo Rui added.
"Got it." The three of them turned around and went downstairs.
Zhao Ledan took out the ingredients to prepare dinner, while Li Xi and Guo Rui sorted out the remaining supplies.
When they returned, dinner was already ready.
"Wow, it smells so good. I'm hungry.”Yu Xiaowei's drool increased when he smelled the fragrance.
"Did you kill zombies? What took you so long?" Li Xi saw that they didn't look like they had killed many zombies, so he was a little confused.
"Human!" Zheng Ji would always answer Li Xi's questions in a timely manner, but it was too simple. Li Xi understood, but the others couldn't understand!
Yu Xiaowei, this chatterbox, just happened to satisfy the curiosity of the others."How are they zombies? We know the habits of zombies, so we will naturally be careful not to alarm them. Survivors! Some of them might have been sent by the base to search for supplies, while some of them might have been private teams like us. In order to avoid them, we took a detour and delayed our time.”
"Then we better block the windows with something to prevent the lights from being discovered by the survivors.”Guo Rui immediately thought of the safety issue. There was a backup power supply in the bank, but they were used to not using electric lights. They only used a mini flashlight to illuminate the place. It would be troublesome if they attracted the attention of other survivors.
"This is indeed a problem. Let's hurry up and block the windows!”Zeng Zhiqiang was putting down an empty bucket and basin. When he heard Guo Rui's words, he immediately found something to block the window.
"Dandan, let them do it. We'll fill the water first.”Li Xi felt that the water problem had to be dealt with quickly, otherwise she would not be at ease.
Coincidentally, there were two washrooms for men and women. The two of them filled up all the buckets and basins separately.
On the other side, a few men blocked the windows in the hall with something that was not transparent like a whiteboard. The room was only used for sleeping, so it was not blocked. At the same time, he blocked the stairway with a tall file cabinet, leaving only a gap for observation.
By the time everyone was done with their work, it was already very late.
Fortunately, there were sofas in the VIP reception room. He put a few sofas together and placed them in two rooms. Although there were many rooms, they did not want to be separated. No place was absolutely safe.
As usual, they would leave at least one person on night duty at any time and place.
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