Apocalyptic Disaster: Stockpile Supplies for Free and Make a Comeback

Chapter 26 Hailstorm 2
"No, no. I've only been with them for a few days. I only know that the person they're looking for has something good. I really don't know anything about what they did before! If you want to find them, I can lead the way."

Song Jinhe went over to lend a hand, and once half of his body was out, she slashed his neck with a knife.

The young man's expression froze, and he stopped breathing.

She knew this group's style very well. Lead the way? She really believed it. There were only a dozen or so people. They were saying so much just to find out if Cheng Yan and the others had been intercepted.

Hailstorms are not suitable for being outside; even if you don't get hit by the hailstones, you'll freeze to death at night. Song Jinhe and Jiang Shi'an discussed settling down first and then deciding to go out later depending on the situation.

The destination was the resort villa area he had mentioned earlier.

On the other side of the fork in the road is a straight road leading out of the city, lined with a row of abandoned cars.

Song Jinhe followed Jiang Shi'an in her war-damaged car with its rearview mirrors shattered, entering the villa community and stopping in front of a three-story detached house after passing through a row of townhouses.

Before the apocalypse, this place was mainly characterized by mountain scenery and a resort town. It was too far from the city center, and many houses were still unfinished.

Song Jinhe watched Jiang Shi'an drive the car into the garage and walk to the gate to get the key to open the door without any surprise. After entering, she paused when she saw the furniture covered with white sheets and asked, "Is this your house?"

"Yes. I've been in Wucheng for less than a year, and I don't usually live here for work."

No wonder there are such suitable places to live, yet there are not enough supplies prepared.

Fortunately, she has made a lot of money these past few days, so rent is not a problem for her.

Song Jinhe brought out a box of smokeless charcoal, so she could use it to make a fire, heat water, and cook a meal.

It hailed again last night, and the 1-meter-tall ornamental maple tree in the yard was completely bald.

Hail continued to fall intermittently for several days. Taking advantage of the time she couldn't go out, Song Jinhe took out a bag of flour from her spatial storage, intending to process it into food for later use.

She was making steamed buns, but there was a problem with the dough rising process.

"Are you sure this is a steamed bun? Not a stone?" Jiang Shi'an tapped it on the table twice, making a loud banging sound.

Song Jinhe cleared her throat. "Why not? You can eat it just by soaking it in soup."

Jiang Shi'an watched her put the steamed bun into the soup bowl, his eyes filled with an indescribable expression, but he still ate the stone she made with her.

After several failures, they finally made big white steamed buns.

After finishing the two bags of flour, weighing twenty jin, they steamed the flour over a fire made of tree branches. Song Jinhe squatted nearby to keep warm and also sharpened a kitchen knife for half an hour.

The cold weather didn't last long; temperatures began to rise on the fifth day.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city.

Several cars drove on the empty road, their wheels rolling over the rotting corpses.

"How much further?" Yu Guang asked impatiently.

“It’ll be soon, it’s over in the resort area. My friend has a house there.” Shen Li glanced at the haggard-looking woman next to her and raised her voice. “There shouldn’t be anyone living there now, so it’s perfect for us to go.”

"What if someone lives there?"

"What time is it? There aren't that many living people left. Let's hurry in and grab a good spot." Shen Li looked back at the cars behind her.

We can't stay at the shelter any longer. We've run out of food and wood, and there are more and more zombies around. We have to move to another place.

On another car.

The long-haired girl with wooden strips tied to her legs turned her head and said, "You've all been separated from your companion for so long, how can you be sure she would come here?"

“We discussed beforehand which direction to leave the city,” Cheng Yan replied.

The girl didn't speak. There were six people in their group; two were gifted individuals, but none knew medicine. Two days ago, they escaped from a high-rise apartment in the city. If they hadn't met Cheng Yan, she didn't know what would have happened to her leg.

She still hoped Cheng Yan could be with them, as for Zhang Yi, she was useless and it didn't matter whether she joined or not.

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Song Jinhe kept watch last night. When she woke up at ten o'clock this morning and saw that the weather was nice, she took out a map and discussed with Jiang Shi'an where to search for supplies and find people next.

The supplies we have now are enough for the short term, but they will definitely not be enough in the long run.

Therefore, we must hurry and stockpile important items before the surrounding resources are completely looted.

"You want to go back to the area near the hospital?"

Song Jinhe nodded. "There are seed retail outlets on the street behind the hospital. Although we can't grow anything in the current weather, we might need them in the future."

There's also a gas station there.

There are also gas stations in Nanhe District. They went there, but they didn't know what had happened there. When they arrived, it was already a ruin.

"Of course, it's not a good time to go into the city now."

She was out of space, so she had to take out her shovel and harpoon to fit Jiang Shi'an's sniper rifle.

Various unexpected things could happen if she went into the city. She might come back to find her home robbed and all her supplies gone. Just thinking about it made her feel terrible.

"Can you shoot?" Jiang Shi'an handed over a handgun as they were leaving.

"I know how, but I'm not very good at it." Song Jinhe hesitated before taking it. "You're really giving it to me?"

“Your talent is a good fit.” Jiang Shi’an turned the car key.

Song Jinhe holstered her gun and leaned back. "Speaking of which, aren't you really afraid I'll run away with the stuff? Sniper rifles are valuable both before and after the apocalypse."

“Am I not more valuable?” Jiang Shi’an looked at her with his beautiful eyes.

"Yes." Song Jinhe nodded, a smile spreading across her face. "When you have time, could you teach me how to treat external injuries?"

"it is good."

Today they are going to a resort area about a 10-minute drive from the villa, where there are convenience stores and a few small restaurants.

Once Song Jinhe recovered from her injuries, she resumed her active state of fighting zombies to gain experience. Her space is now about 20 square meters, and it's a bit difficult to expand it by killing ordinary zombies.

The convenience store was open, but the drinks and ice cream machines were broken, there were only three vacuum-packed salt-baked chicken legs left, and even the spicy snack shelf was empty.

They went to a noodle shop and a restaurant, focusing on rice, flour, oil, and salt.

In one of the most stylishly decorated restaurants, Song Jinhe discovered a diesel generator and two barrels of diesel fuel.

This is the biggest discovery in a long time, but the generator is a bit noisy, and we might not be able to use it even if we take it back.

She hesitated for a while, but in the end she took it with her; after all, there was room to put it in the villa.

Around 3 p.m., the two returned to the villa. As soon as they got back, they saw someone climb into the yard and peer into the house from the window. They were even preparing to climb up to the third-floor terrace.

Upon seeing Jiang Shi'an, the owner, the man showed no embarrassment. Instead, he scrutinized the two of them and asked suspiciously, "Is this your house?"

"Otherwise, it's still yours?" Song Jinhe raised the kitchen knife in her hand and said rudely, "Please leave."

"That's my house up ahead. We just came to take a look." Shen Li tried to smooth things over on the surface, but inwardly she was disdainful. She had been to this place once half a year ago and heard that no one lived in the house at all.

(End of this chapter)