I’m the City Lord of the Last Days

Chapter 9: Frightened Himself

[ Mian’an City, Inside of Duo De Supermarket POV ]

“Nianhao and I are going to take the team back to Yamu Villa District and transfer the materials that have been loaded to the He Family’s Mansion. You and Qinmin will stay here to protect the warehouse and collect more materials.”

While speaking, He Qianshan took out six rifle magazines from his backpack and handed three to each of Song Xingcheng and Han Qinmin, then patted Song Xingcheng on the shoulder and encouraged him:

    “Qinmin will stay here and watch the warehouse, you can watch it with him, or you can go to the supermarket to collect supplies by yourself. No matter what you choose, remember to be careful! If you encounter troubles that cannot be solved, you can find Qinmin, he is very strong and reliable.”

    He Qianshan assigned tasks to Song Xingcheng and Han Qinmin alone, while Zheng Nianhao had already arranged the team and manpower, and sat in the passenger seat of the first truck by himself. Afterward, the five trucks filled with various supplies, and A refrigerated truck started one after another and drove in a row toward the Yamu Villa Area.

    Whether it was the driver driving the car or the person who was sitting in the cab and helping unload the goods at the He Family’s Mansion, they were very emotional at this moment. They had just seen Mr. He deliver a gun to the two helpers ( Bai Duoduo and Sister Ling ) earlier with their own eyes. They get guns as payment!

    Just thinking about it makes their blood boil!

    After making arrangements, He Qianshan boarded the last truck and guarded the convoy with Zheng Nianhao at the front.

    The employees who stood up to help carry the supplies all left with the convoy. At this time, only Song Xingcheng and Han Qinmin were left in the storage area of ​​the supermarket, and seven or eight people who are hiding in the warehouse and were unwilling to help carry them earlier.

    Han Qinmin has always been in a state of reticence. After watching the convoy leave, he directly relaxes his body and leans against the heavy door of the warehouse, and prepares to stay still and guard the warehouse.

    Song Xingcheng and he stared at each other for a while, until Han Qinmin finally choked out a sentence: “If you want, you can go to the supermarket or another shop we didn’t visit to get supplies. I can guard here alone just fine.”

    As he spoke, he remembered the boss’s explanation, and added another sentence: “If you encounter danger, you can call me loudly or come back to me, and I can help you solve it.” As if wanting to emphasize that he was reliable, he patted his chest with his hands.

    Song Xingcheng really wanted to go to the supermarket alone, not only to collect supplies but also to collect energy beads. He has already accumulated 7 energy points, and he will be able to land the third small wooden house if he works harder.

    And this is an opportunity to train yourself and improve your ability to fight alone without the cooperation of your teammates.

    So Song Xingcheng checked the guns and magazines in his hand to make sure they were in normal condition. After greeting Han Qinmin, he took a deep breath and turned around to leave the storage area.

    At this moment, someone in the warehouse suddenly stopped Song Xingcheng, “Big brother, can you take me home?”

    Song Xingcheng turned to look, and the person who spoke was a little girl who appeared with her head tilted, the big watery eyes were looking at Song Xingcheng expectantly.

    The little girl observed for a long time and thought that Song Xingcheng was the most gentle and talkative one among the group with weapons. Seeing that Song Xingcheng was alone, she quickly seized the opportunity to make a request.

    Song Xingcheng paused in his footsteps, and remained silent for a moment, before finally shaking his head to refuse:

    “Sorry, I can’t deliver you right now. But I can tell you the location of the kitchen utensils shelf in the supermarket, and I can also escort you to get the knives. That way, you still have to go by yourself.”

    “What! To put it lightly, wouldn’t we be sent to death if we took a kitchen knife out? Hmph, if I had a gun in my hand, I would definitely help send the poor little girl home instead of being like some cold-blooded and ruthless human being, someone who just watches others die!”

    A man’s taunting voice came from the depths of the warehouse. He didn’t dare to say anything more, now that there were only two people left, he finally couldn’t bear to wantonly release the resentment and dissatisfaction in his heart.

    Song Xingcheng didn’t even look at the person who made the noise but continued to look at the little girl, waiting for her decision.

    He can’t meet the requirement of escorting them home, but he can still try to escort the people out of the supermarket with knives and other weapons.

    It’s a pity that the little girl was not satisfied with Song Xingcheng’s answer, she retracted her head in disappointment.

    Song Xingcheng didn’t persuade her much, she simply turned around and left, while he boldly walked towards the sales area of ​​the supermarket alone.

    Song Xingcheng walked very lightly. The shopping carts in his hands are specially selected as the smoothest and least noisy ones. After entering the sales area, Song Xingcheng followed He Qianshan’s previous strategy and walked along the wall, exploring cautiously.

    Song Xingcheng squinted his small ears and stared wide-eyed, always paying attention to the movement around him, and occasionally glanced at the shelves next to him, and piled any goods that he sees into the shopping cart. When he saw any valuable things to collect, he also piled them into another shopping cart.

    If he heard the moaning sounds from a zombie, Song Xingcheng would not approach rashly, but he’ll throw a heavy object casually, use the sound to lure the zombie to move into his line of sight, and then strike decisively.

    Song Xingcheng was not in a hurry and he took every step slowly and cautiously. After all, his own safety was the most important thing.

    ***

    When Bai Duoduo and Sister Ling returned to the pharmacy along the route of emptying the zombies, the brother and sister who had been huddled in the corner before were nervously collecting medicines. He Qianshan did not evacuate the entire pharmacy. Except for the most important medicines, 20 to 30% of the other medicines were left.

    The brother and sister watched He Qianshan and other Plague Gods disappear, before immediately rushing to the store to search for the remaining medicines. In order to prevent another accident, the two moved extremely swiftly.

    Bai Duoduo, who returned to the pharmacy, was not happy to see their actions. After all, the brother and sister neither had the strength to crush her as the shop owner nor did they seem prepared to pay her. Compared with the group of Plague God, who had terrified her to death before, they seemed kinda like cute animals in comparison.

    However, Bai Duoduo thought of the elders in her family and the children in Sister Ling’s family, and she didn’t want to get entangled with the siblings. Without saying a word, she quickly shared the medicines they hid in the warehouse with Sister Ling, and the two took the first step, they immediately left the pharmacy and ran out of the supermarket.

    Thanks to the cleanup by the Plague God, everything from the pharmacy to the gate of the supermarket is safe and unobstructed. Even within a hundred or two hundred meters of the supermarket area, there are no zombies to be seen.

    Bai Duoduo pulled Sister Ling into her newly bought bright red Coupe, gritted her teeth, and didn’t feel sorry for the car anymore. She stepped on the accelerator and quickly rushed out of the supermarket parking lot and onto the city road.

    With guns in their hands, they had confidence in their hearts, and their fear of zombies suddenly became much smaller, and they were bold enough to take the opportunity to rush home.

    The younger sister of the siblings looked at the backs of Bai Duoduo and Sister Ling leaving in a hurry and felt something was weird, so she couldn’t help asking: “Brother, are they running so fast because they are afraid that those people will come back again? Shall we also run quickly?”

    When the elder brother heard the words, he didn’t know what to think, his brows frowned, and he suddenly said quickly: “Let’s go, let’s go too!”

    Then he put the big bag in his hand, tie it up tight, with a lift, a shake on the back, eagerly beckoning to his sister to follow him.

    The young girl panicked and quickly followed suit. The siblings hurried out of the supermarket gate, but only saw the red Coupe turning and disappearing at the end of the road. The elder brother couldn’t help but slap his thigh in frustration, and said dejectedly,

    “Oh, We are one step too late… Forget it, let’s go by ourselves, we just need to be careful, we can go back here again next time, but our mother is still waiting for us at home.”

The young girl was at a loss, not knowing what was “late”, so her brother had to explain slowly :

    “I think the two girls just now didn’t look like they were afraid of being chased, but they looked like they were excited and eager to go home. I doubt…” He pursed his lips and said unwillingly, “I feel like those people gave them weapons, otherwise, why didn’t they dare to leave the supermarket before? Why did they just disappear now?”

    The young girl finally reacted belatedly, and asked in surprise, “Brother, do you suspect that they got a gun? My God, why didn’t we?”

    “Shh! Keep your voice down, no matter what the situation is, it has nothing to do with us, pay attention to the road, let’s go home!”

    He casually dealt with his sister, while the young boy clutched the big medicine bag on his back with one hand, and the big bone knife in his hand with the other, secretly making up his mind that if he meets those people next time, he must muster up the courage to ask how to have a gun. Only with a gun in his hand can he protect his family better.

    ***

    Song Xingcheng is like a hard-working little ant, busy back and forth, collecting more than ten carts of supplies while cleaning up the zombies, and sending two or three carts to the warehouse each time.

    Because he was cautious enough, he never put himself in danger. In less than an hour, he killed 13 zombies. The number representing energy points on the panel has accumulated to 20, which means that four houses can be landed, and it also means that he can have the opportunity to upgrade the system city to level 2 in just one day today!

    Song Xingcheng was in a very good mood, and his footsteps were two points lighter. He is really awesome! Much better than the cannon fodder of the same name in the novel!

    Happy in his heart, he was still cautious and did not let his guard down. Song Xingcheng heard the sound of zombies coming from the aisle next door, so he picked up a bottle of drink, walked lightly to the corner, first looked around, and saw a zombie on the shelf, going back and forth.

    Song Xingcheng threw the drink in his hand vigorously, across the head of the zombie, and landed on the other side of the zombie. The zombie was immediately attracted by the sound of the drink falling to the ground, it turned around and went to investigate, and then was shot three times by Song Xingcheng who was behind him, before falling to the ground.

    Song Xingcheng went back to push the cart to retrieve the energy beads. What he never expected when he had just squatted down were the two people hiding in the storage box next to him.

    Song Xingcheng:?!

    The storage box was dark, and it was located under the shelf where it would not be the first to be noticed by the eyes. The two people hiding inside did not make the slightest sound but they just stared at Song Xingcheng steadfastly…

    A combination of various reasons shocked Song Xingcheng, who found them in a defenseless state. Fortunately, he was in a half-squat with one leg. If he squatted with both legs, he might be so scared that he’ll fall down.

    “You, are you all right? Are you going to come out?”

    Song Xingcheng’s eyes widened and stared, while he asked tentatively with a trembling vibrato voice. It was touching his heart with lingering fear, and well, this time the person who was about to be scared to death this time became him.

    In addition to being frightened, Song Xingcheng was really not sure whether the two people curled up in the large storage box were alive or had smothered themselves to death.