My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

Tomorrow's base is more than 200 kilometers away from City A, but the black market is located in the city, so she decided to come closer to explore first.

As Shan Nai passed through the teleportation vortex gate, all she could see were abandoned cars and densely packed, mutated, dark green plants.

Luo Shen said the black market was in the largest underground shopping mall in City A.

According to the old map, the underground shopping mall was located above the subway station, and there weren't many tall buildings around it.

"Wang-"

As Shannai was carefully searching for the underground entrance, a rustling sound suddenly came from behind her.

She had just turned around when she saw a burst of black blood.

A zombie dog collapsed instantly, its head and tail separated.

When did someone come up behind me? How come there wasn't a sound?

The man in the white vest and black trousers who chopped off the zombie dog's head was the one in front of you.

The man was also sizing up Yamana.

But after only a few seconds, he looked away, picked up his long sword, and walked expressionlessly to the zombie tiger's corpse, stirring the zombie dog's head with the tip of his sword.

Shan Nai frowned slightly as she watched him dig a white crystal core out of his muddled head…

It turned out he was a survivor who came out to farm crystal cores. He had handsome features and was very skilled.

"It's dangerous to be alone."

The man's eyes were cold as he quickly glanced at Shan Nai and uttered a single sentence.

"Huh? Oh... Thanks for reminding me." Yamana looked around to make sure no one else was speaking to her before replying.

Then Yamana turned around and continued searching for the entrance to the black market.

"Isn't it supposed to be right across from the train station...? There are so many wrecked cars, there's not even a place to put your feet down..." Yamana climbed onto the roof of the car and muttered to herself.

"Are you looking for the center of the black market?" the man behind me spoke again.

Shanna looked at him and nodded. "Yes, do you know where the entrance is?"

The man walked step by step toward Shannai, and stretched out his large hand, "5 Gray Crystals."

"Pfft..." Shan Nai almost cursed.

Is the fare so expensive?

Five level-one crystal cores can be exchanged for 500 points, enough to buy so many good things at the supermarket.

"I'll find it myself," Shan Nai pouted.

She had no intention of killing zombies to farm crystals to pay for his directions.

The man sneered, "Ha, you can't even produce 5 gray crystals, yet you want to go to the black market city center?"

This piqued Yama's interest. She had already turned to leave, but she turned back, forcing a smile, and asked, "You mean, the entrance fee to the black market is more expensive?"

"3 White Crystals".

"Why don't you just rob it..." Shan Nai's mouth slurped, and her expression changed immediately.

The man glanced at her and said in a low voice, "So hurry up and leave."

Shannai made a face at him, "How do you know I don't have a crystal core? If you're not going to lead the way, fine, I can find it myself!"

After speaking, Shan Nai climbed onto the roof of the car and ran away, clattering and rattling, using the roofs of various wrecked vehicles as footsteps.

The man watched the girl's departing figure, rubbed his temples, and pursed his lips tightly.

"What are you doing, Su Cheng?"

Baili Yu rushed to Su Cheng's side and nudged Su Cheng, who was standing there in a daze.

Su Cheng shook his head, recalling Shan Nai's attire and appearance, and said, "It's nothing, we just ran into a wild cat that's become a spirit."

Baili Yu was startled, his eyes widened, and he chuckled awkwardly, "Really? Is it a mutated beast? How big is the wildcat? Is it powerful?"

"..." Su Cheng took a breath, glanced at him, ignored him, and walked away.

Baili Yu is a passionate enthusiast and researcher of mutated beasts.

It was obviously just a joke, but he took it seriously. Su Cheng couldn't be bothered with him.

Baili Yu looked regretful and hurriedly caught up with Su Cheng to continue asking, "I'm asking you a question, why aren't you answering me? What does a stray cat look like? Are you trying to drive me crazy?!"

……

Su Cheng was getting annoyed to death by Baili Yu behind him.

Throughout the entire journey, this thing never stopped talking, constantly asking questions.

Su Cheng is the leader of the Sunset Red Camp, with a group of teammates who have risked their lives for him. Baili Yu has taken up one of those spots.

Unlike other bases, the Sunset Red Camp is mostly populated by elderly people, women, and children.

Su Cheng is a fifth-tier early-stage strength-type ability user. Before the apocalypse, he was also the head coach of a martial arts school, so his skills are naturally not bad.

The reason for establishing the "Sunset Red Camp" can be seen as out of sympathy for vulnerable survivors.

In the post-apocalyptic world, chaos reigns, and the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled become a burden to the young and strong.

These people are usually the first to be bitten by zombies and abandoned by their companions.

Su Cheng was raised by his grandparents, and he simply couldn't ignore those pitiful old people.

He also deeply understood the principle of natural selection and survival of the fittest.

If you save one, there will be a second, then three…

He could only do his best.

Su Cheng didn't want to be a leader, but along the way he gradually met a group of like-minded partners, and more and more people were willing to follow him.

The Sunset Red Camp was thus established.

Their camp has several purification-type ability users and a group that conducted water resource research before the apocalypse. They are usually responsible for purifying the water, and then exchanging the purified water for other supplies.

The elderly, infirm, sick, and young are the majority of the elderly in the senior citizen camp. The biggest problem in terms of mortality is the underlying diseases that the elderly have.

He went to the center of the Black Market to see if he could buy any medications related to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar, as well as cardiovascular diseases.

Su Cheng had just taken a shortcut out of the side road when he saw that Shannai was surrounded by vast fields of man-eating plants.

He twisted his neck and pressed the tip of his tongue against his back teeth.

"Damn, it's only been a month since I last came here, how come this weed has grown so fast?" Baili Yu muttered as he followed.

"Da Chengzi, look! That man-eating grass is going to eat people! It looks like a child!" Baili Yu jumped around on the side, pointing at Shan Nai, who was tightly wrapped up like a dumpling by the man-eating grass.

"Boom—" Red flames suddenly ignited.

With a series of crackling sounds, the lush vegetation instantly turned into rotten wood and withered branches, standing there like a dark phantom.

Then a blast of scalding hot air swept by, and everything turned to ashes.

"Our Flameburst Bullets aren't just for show, humph." Shan Nai rubbed his nose and put away the golden pistol.

[Hmm, Flame Burst is the newly unlocked effect bullet; a single spark can start a prairie fire, making it an excellent area-of-effect damage dealer.]

The entrance to this black market is really well hidden; Yamana searched everywhere but couldn't find a way in.

In the end, she stumbled upon this place by chance after a special background task notification was triggered.

"The mission item isn't in this man-eating weeds... but look, there's an open subway entrance F over there!"

Yamaha excitedly pointed to the staircase directly in front of her, her soft tail swaying behind her.

Bai Liyu was stunned the moment he saw Shan Nai emerge from the fire.

"Ah...this...this...she? Is it...?" Baili Yu only realized now that Su Cheng's comment about a wild cat that had become a spirit was a joke.

Seeing Baili Yu's twitching face and stammering, Su Cheng looked at him with disgust, "Yes, yes, yes."

After saying that, Su Cheng strode towards Exit F.

That's right, Exit F is the only entrance to the center of the Black Market.

Upon seeing the girl with cat ears again, Su Cheng realized he had underestimated her.

"Da Chengzi, wait for me!"

Just as Shan Nai was about to go down the stairs, she heard someone howl behind her.

She turned around and saw that the burly man in the white vest was already almost behind her.

I was just lamenting that I forgot to tell that man where the supermarket was, and then we bumped into each other again.

"Squeak! Chirp—"

"Chirp chirp!"

A sharp, piercing, strange sound came from the underground passage.