My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

As Shan Nai walked to the door, she saw a person being pinned against a large tree five meters away from the supermarket by a zombie.

The man held the zombie's head down tightly to avoid being bitten, but the zombie was as uncontrollable as a mad dog.

"They've fought their way here? Wow... that zombie is too fierce, its lower body is almost broken off..." Yamana was lying on the supermarket door, and with the light from the doorway, she could see everything clearly.

"Boss, help!" Li Jianan gripped the zombie's chin tightly with both hands and shouted at Shan Nai with all his might.

Great, he finally found Lucky Supermarket.

"You can just run over here," Shanna called out as she opened the door.

The system said that the area within five meters of the supermarket is absolutely safe, but if you don't buy anything, you can only stay there for five minutes.

Once the time is up, you will still be forcibly thrown out of the safe zone.

As long as you stand within the supermarket's safe zone, it's enough to make zombies lose their target instantly, so five minutes is enough to save your life.

Yamana reminded him because she didn't want to let any living person go.

Those are all potential customers!

Without thinking twice, Li Jianan kicked aside the gaping zombie with its mouth full of blood and drool, and ran like the wind towards the Lucky Supermarket, which was lit up in the darkness.

At that moment, he seemed to have forgotten the pain in his body, as if he were walking on air.

He covered the distance of one street in just a few seconds.

Li Jianan felt he had never run so fast in his life.

"call……"

He finally stood a few steps away from Shannai, hunched over and panting heavily.

The zombies attacking from behind him, drawn by the scent of his blood, rampaged wildly.

Unfortunately, when it reached within five meters of Lucky Supermarket, the night raid zombie was bounced away with a "bang" and disappeared instantly.

It's like it crashed into an invisible wall!

Moreover, it's an air wall that comes with its own defense against attacks.

Li Jianan stared in disbelief at this incredible scene, suppressing his surprise, and licked his dry, cracked lips.

But he hadn't drunk water for so long that there was almost no saliva in his mouth.

“This… looks familiar.” Yamana twirled a strand of hair, tilting her head to examine the blood-covered man.

Although the man's face was covered in blood, you could still tell that he had regular features, a tall and sturdy build, and was a handsome young man.

"Ahem, I saw you a week ago at the city entrance."

Li Jianan coughed a few times, and his lungs started to ache.

"So that's why you're here to shop! Just a friendly reminder, within the supermarket's protected area, you only have two minutes left if you don't shop." Shannai stretched out her little hand and gave a peace sign.

Oh no, it's two.

It means two minutes.

"I'm shopping!" Li Jianan responded urgently.

He had finally found Lucky Supermarket and was now free. He had been starving for days and had placed all his hopes on Lucky Supermarket before coming here. How could he not buy supplies?

"Then, please come in, customer."

Shannai pushed open the supermarket door first, smiling sweetly.

All her customers deserve to be treated with courtesy.

The little girl in front of me exuded an aura of mystery, seemingly out of place in this world, and was unbelievably beautiful.

This made Li Jianan involuntarily look down at herself. Wouldn't she mind if she went in looking like this?

He took out a tattered handkerchief and wiped his still-bleeding wounds, afraid that if he went inside, the blood would drip into the supermarket and annoy people.

Li Jianan held his breath as he entered the supermarket, carefully observing Shan Nai out of the corner of his eye. Only when he found that Shan Nai did not show any other emotional changes did he quietly relax.

The small business owner is still very kind.

Shannai led him to the checkout counter and patiently explained the supermarket's shopping rules to him.

Li Jianan certainly knew that a crystal core was needed.

In the apocalypse, crystal nuclei are the default circulating currency.

The crystal cores he had collected and the backpack he was carrying were stolen by the Free Base group. In the past few days, he has collected some more from some Tier 1 zombies.

But when Li Jianan tried to exchange the crystal cores he had on him, he tensed up and frowned.

He searched his entire body, but found not a single crystal core.

"Lin Rou...you truly live up to your reputation." Li Jianan chuckled coldly.

He remembered that Lin Rou had pushed him hard when she left. He realized that it was at that moment that Lin Rou took away all the crystal cores he had obtained by fighting zombies with all his might!

"What's wrong? Is the crystal core with your companion?" Shan Nai noticed his pale expression and remembered that he did indeed have a female companion.

"I have no companions, please wait a moment."

Li Jianan didn't want to think about Lin Rou anymore, so he hurriedly denied it, then turned his back with a dark face and embarrassedly rummaged through the small inner pocket of his tattered tea bag.

"What are you doing..." Cats are really curious.

Yamana was short, and even standing on tiptoe, she couldn't see what he was doing, so she obediently sat back down in her chair, thinking that this person must have some secret savings; that's how it's always portrayed on TV.

Only after taking out a few small gray crystal cores did Li Jianan breathe a sigh of relief. "Luckily, I had a backup plan."

He wasn't trying to guard against Lin Rou; it was the zombie rat he encountered a few days ago while catching mice. He was lucky enough to get a few small crystal cores, and at the time, he thought that these crystal cores were too small, so he would just store them away for now.

Li Jianan smiled bitterly, "I never imagined that I would be relying on it for relief now."

"Cough..." Li Jianan turned around and met Shan Nai's bright, star-like eyes, his ears turning red.

After all, it was hidden in his underwear pocket...

She probably guessed it.

Li Jianan quickly placed seven or eight small gray crystal cores on the exchange machine with his head down, keeping two for himself to use for healing.

Shan Nai didn't care where the crystal cores came from; as long as someone had money to shop, they were her customers.

Besides, how could a cute little orange cat like her possibly know that boys' underwear has an inner pocket?!

"Huh? Crystal cores can be cute too, and they can be this small!" Shan Nai's eyes widened, her tender red lips parted slightly, and she looked like a curious cat, her expression adorable.

"The crystal cores inside zombie rats and some small alien beasts aren't very large," Li Jianan explained to her in a rare, gentle tone.

The girl in front of him was so cute that she inexplicably reminded him of a cat he used to own, and she was indeed wearing a pair of orange and white cat ear hair accessories.

It looks very soft.

Strange, why did he suddenly have the urge to pet those cat ears?!

How shameful! Li Jianan mentally slapped himself.

This small business owner was his savior, so he dared not offend him.

The crystal cores were much smaller, so the points were also reduced by more than half. Eight small crystal cores only yielded 80 points, which is estimated to be worth 10 points each.

"Alright, please keep your membership card safe. You can start shopping now."

Shan Nai handed over the cat membership card with both hands, her fingertips just touching the name "Li Jianan" on the card.

Unexpectedly, a customer came even though it was almost closing time. What a happy day! Yamana lay half-reclined in the chair, her smile deepening.

According to the system's evaluation of Yamana, she is nothing more than a content and happy little orange cat.

That's right. Shan Nai has been cultivating alone for nearly a thousand years, and she loves this life, which is like farming and retirement.

She runs a supermarket, sells goods, watches TV shows and plays games in her spare time, takes care of the flowers on the roof, drinks fruit tea, eats delicious food, and no monsters have attacked her yet.

Isn't this the life she had worked so hard to achieve?

This customer only has 80 points, so I won't try to sell him the small flashlight. Buying a pack of snacks would be more suitable for him.

But... should she remind him that there's delicious food in the dining area? Yamana was a little conflicted.

Li Jianan first rinsed a bottle of mineral water and gulped down more than half of it in one go.

He was so thirsty, and the water was so sweet. His hand holding the water bottle trembled slightly.

The abundance of supplies filled Li Jianan with immense joy.

The phrase "treasure supermarket" popped into his mind.

With limited points, I can only prioritize the important ones: water, chocolate cookies, and rice cakes.

Fruit... I'll just buy an apple.

He hadn't intended to take any fruit, but the unique fragrance of apples made it impossible for him to refuse.

Next time, next time he'll store more crystal cores!

Shan Nai rested her chin on her hands and quietly watched Li Jianan carefully selecting goods by the shelf, finding him rather adorable.

"By the way, boss, do you still have the rice bowl from the billboard?" Li Jianan suddenly remembered the tomato and egg rice bowl and asked.