My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

As the supermarket upgraded, the storefront sign also underwent subtle changes.

Shannai wasn't sure what material it was made of, but she felt that the new storefront looked like glowing glass, and the four big characters "Lucky Supermarket" shone brightly in the silent and dark city!

On the road ten miles away from the supermarket, Li Jianan carried Lin Rou and walked as fast as he could.

"Brother Jianan, are you really going to that shady supermarket run by a swindler?" Lin Rou pouted and leaned on his back.

She was too tired to walk anymore, and Li Jianan wouldn't let her rest, so she figured it was perfect to carry him on her back, which made her quite happy to have some peace and quiet.

Li Jianan leaned against a lamppost by the roadside, freeing one hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead. "Rou Rou, we haven't had any water for three days. You still want to drink rat blood? Go take a look; it won't hurt."

Lin Rou frowned upon hearing this.

Li Jianan's life was saved by Lin Rou's father, who risked his life for her. Lin Rou was the one his father entrusted to him on his deathbed.

So even if Lin Rou is unreasonable on a daily basis, he can tolerate it.

Furthermore, Lin Rou's special ability is healing, which is also what he needs.

After encountering Shan Nai last time, Li Jianan and his companion found a place to hide for a few days until their injuries had almost healed before they came out to continue searching for supplies.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and all they caught were two rats and a bottle of expired and spoiled beverage.

If they don't replenish their energy soon, it will be difficult for them to return to base.

After all, the area between this city and Tomorrow's Base is a desolate wasteland.

A series of rustling sounds came from behind the two.

"Brother Jianan is a night raid zombie!" Lin Rou exclaimed, turning her head.

She quickly jumped off Li Jianan's back and hid beside him.

This is precisely why Li Jianan wanted to hurry on his way. Most of the zombies that came out at night were third-tier night raid zombies. They were fast, knew how to evade attacks, and had clear vision in the dark, making them very troublesome.

Under the hazy moonlight, Li Jianan squinted and saw a zombie that had been attacking at night behind him. Its body was rotting, and its head was drooping. The nauseating stench could be smelled from a distance.

The zombies attacked at night and rushed towards the two of them.

Li Jianan immediately used his supernatural metal powers to defend against the zombie attack.

After some entanglement.

The zombie did a spectacular turn, its rotting flesh and filthy blood splattering all over Lin Rou's face. Disgusted, she screamed, "Ah~ Brother Jianan, save me!"

If Li Jianan hadn't stood in front of her, she probably would have been torn in two long ago.

"Run, we can't beat them." Li Jianan said with a grin after forcefully slashing at a zombie.

A level three zombie is no joke; it's incredibly agile and has impressive jumping ability. His metal ability is only level two, so he has no chance of winning.

After saying that, Li Jianan grabbed Lin Rou and started running without looking back.

With zombies behind them, he ran so fast that Lin Rou's heels barely touched the ground as he was being pulled along. "Jia... Jia... slow... down..."

The man in front ignored everything and ran desperately, a thought creeping into his mind to abandon Lin Rou.

Sure enough, having her around was a burden.

"puff--"

A thick steel bar pierced Li Jianan's shoulder, and blood instantly soaked through his clothes.

That night, the zombies attacked.

It even knew how to use tools, which terrified Li Jianan.

It seems this time things are likely to turn badly. "Rou Rou, you..."

"Shut up! Li Jianan, listen to me, you hold it off! Don't run in the same direction as me, even if it means death, you have to buy me some time! Otherwise, how can you face my father!" Lin Rou interrupted him urgently, shoving him towards the zombie.

Her expression was obscured by the darkness, only her vicious words were visible.

Lin Rou's feelings for Li Jianan are complicated.

because……

Lin's father did not die trying to save him.

The truth is that Lin's father was bitten by a zombie and, while still conscious, encountered Li Jianan, the son of Lin's family driver.

Lin's father stumbled upon Li Jianan, who had just awakened his supernatural abilities. Realizing that he was about to die, and that Li Jianan was a kind-hearted and responsible person, he wanted to use this opportunity to have him protect his daughter in this apocalyptic world.

So Lin's father deliberately lured in a few zombies, and then he and his daughter 'bravely' appeared, sacrificing themselves to save him, staging a dramatic scene of entrusting their orphanage on their deathbed.

Only Lin Rou knew about this.

Over the past few years, Li Jianan has indeed taken good care of her, and even if there is only one bite to eat, he will give it to her.

Lin Rou was still not satisfied because Li Jianan didn't like her much and was very cold towards her.

Now, he has been stabbed by a zombie, and the blood will immediately attract other zombies. Lin Rou's healing ability is very low-level; even a simple wound from last time took several days to heal.

What's more, there's a dangerous Tier 3 zombie behind us now!

Without even thinking, Lin Rou pushed the man beside her away and ran in the opposite direction.

It's too dark.

Her figure quickly disappeared.

Li Jianan winced in pain, then gave a silent, cold laugh.

"I can't ask for it."

This was her choice, and he understood it in this ravaged world.

Li Jianan endured the pain as he pulled out the steel bar from his chest and quickly used his metal superpower to seal the gaping wound. He then fought the night raid zombies while holding the steel bar.

Lin Rou, if we meet again someday, we'll be even.

He brandished the steel bar in his hand, silently thinking to himself that without her, Li Jianan's will to survive was even stronger.

I held on for about ten minutes.

He was powerless to resist, so he used all the energy in his body to forcefully insert the steel bar into Ye Xi's waist, and then used his metal ability to weld the steel bar to the iron pillar in the ruins next to him.

The zombies that attacked at night felt no pain. Although they were trapped on the pillar, they still charged forward desperately with their blood-red mouths wide open.

A large kidney fell out through the hole in its waist, and other internal organs also squeezed out, seemingly about to tear itself apart.

Li Jianan wiped the blood off his hands, turned and left.

……

[Host, it's already 8:30, and you haven't had dinner yet.] The supermarket is open from 9 am to 9 pm, and you still haven't eaten. This is really worrying.

"Shh~"

Shannai was staring intently at another electronic screen on the cashier counter, her eyes glued to it.

Besides the supermarket checkout screen, there was also a "super entertainment tablet" that the system had specially requested for her from higher-ups so she wouldn't get bored.

The tablet has a comprehensive collection of content, including countless movies, TV series, anime, entertainment programs, and all sorts of single-player games.

Yamana was watching a horror movie, and the atmosphere was frozen in that instant when the system suddenly spoke, startling her.

She quickly curled up into a ball, hugging her knees, covering her eyes tightly with her small hands, and her ears seemed to fly off in fright, but she couldn't help but peek through her fingers a little bit.

The system was quite helpless. The host clearly didn't dare to watch the female ghost in the movie, yet insisted on watching it. What a timid little kitten.

On the screen, a disheveled, red-clad female ghost is walking step by step toward the protagonist.

The immersion was so strong that Shan Nai felt the female ghost was about to jump out of the screen through her fingers.

"Honey, come here! Do you think I look good in this red dress? Come on, let's have some fun!"

Don't come any closer—no—ah! !"

"boom!"

Suddenly, the movie protagonist screamed, and there was a loud 'bang' outside the supermarket door.

"Ah~" Yama-nai screamed in fright, frantically pressing the power and volume buttons on the tablet, and then flipping the screen over!

[Don't be afraid, host, I'm here!]

"Hmm..." Yamaha looked at the tablet that was already muted, touched her cat ears, and her mood calmed down a lot. Then she turned off the movie.

She felt that the plot of the horror movie wasn't scary, but the background music was really creepy.

"By the way, is someone outside the door?"

Yamana noticed the clattering sound earlier, picked up the baseball bat hidden inside the cash register, and headed towards the door.