My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

From the outside, all you can see are several rows of six-story buildings arranged in a grid pattern, clearly indicating that this was a fairly proper nursing home before the apocalypse.

The tall, thick iron gate was airtight, and you couldn't see anything through it.

Several large characters for "Sunset" and "Red" made of different materials and in different styles were found somewhere and crookedly nailed together, behind which was the original "Nursing Home" sign on the storefront.

Yamana wandered around in front of the door for a bit.

"Goodness, the defenses are really good. The walls are so high, and there's even an electric fence." Yamana looked up and saw the electric fence flashing red, and her lips twitched.

This should be the place, or should we knock on the door and ask?

"No need, Su Cheng said there's a flagpole in the yard, and you can see a bright red national flag from afar. Isn't that it? I've already seen it, there's no mistake." Shan Nai pointed to the flag fluttering in the wind, her eyes full of certainty.

Shan Nai turned on her wristband, brought up the background program, confirmed her location, and clicked to apply for a shuttle bus.

"ok~"

"Who dares to linger at the gate! Raise your hands and state your purpose, or don't blame me for opening fire without mercy!"

Just as Yamana settled into her initial position, she was startled by a loudspeaker sound suddenly appearing above her head.

[There's also a camera and a section of cannon barrel on the door, host!]

The loudspeaker overhead was still blaring.

You could tell he was a grumpy old man.

Shannai tugged at her ears, covered them with her little hands, and prepared to run away.

But just then, with a 'click,' the large iron gate opened, or perhaps it didn't open at all…

Is this iron gate folded? It's even divided into two sections, top and bottom. Yamana raised an eyebrow, finding it quite amusing.

Several elderly men and women poked their heads out and stared wide-eyed at Shan Nai.

“Old Li, I told you it was just a child. Look how pretty this little girl is, she doesn’t look like a bad person at all.”

"Shut up, you old hag! You can only know a person's face, not their heart. Xiao Cheng hasn't come back for two days. We can't cause him any trouble. We can't let her in!"

"Old Li is right, let's go back, Xiaoyuan and the others will find us soon!"

"..."

The elderly men whispered among themselves. Shan Nai waved to them, "Those who are passing by, please leave immediately."

"You old folks are opening doors randomly again! You're all the most mischievous, are you crazy?! Get down here, aren't you afraid of falling to your death? I'm speechless..."

Another loud roar came from inside the large iron gate, the tone of which was both angry and helpless.

"Come on, come on, Xiaoyuan is here!"

Several elderly men and women hurriedly jumped down, perhaps out of fear of Xiaoyuan's authority. In their haste, they all stretched out their legs and fell down in a heap. At the same time, the lower half of the large iron gate was pushed open.

"Ouch, my back..."

Several elderly people were pushed out of the doorway and lay on the ground, twisted together, crying out in pain.

Several young men and women quickly followed from inside the door, armed with weapons, and protected the old man behind them.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here to confirm if this is the Sunset Red Camp, and I know your camp leader, Su Cheng..."

Seeing that they looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, Shan Nai took the lead and briefly explained the existence of the Lucky Supermarket.

The young woman in the middle was very excited after hearing this, "Really? Su Cheng got supplies for us? And it's a supermarket... Am I dreaming?"

"Chu Xiaoyuan, calm down. Please invite this cat owner inside and have a seat." Meng Che tugged at her from the side, then politely met Shan Nai's gaze.

Although the cat-themed shopkeeper in front of him was dressed strangely, she could tell Meng Che detailed information about Su Cheng and Baili Yu, so Meng Che had no reason to doubt her.

But Shanna smiled and shook her head, "No need, the starting point for the bus has already been determined, I should go back."

As soon as Shan Nai finished speaking, a dark, unidentified object suddenly appeared in the air not far away and moved rapidly toward them.

"Oh no, the strange bug is back! Let's go inside first, and Boss Cat, come in too! That bug is terrifying!" Meng Che's expression was unusually serious as he gestured for Meng Xiaoyuan and the other companions to lead the old man inside first.

"I…"

Before he could finish saying "no need," Meng Che grabbed him and pulled him inside the iron gate, which slammed shut with a bang.

Chu Xiaoyuan and her companions immediately arranged for the other elderly people and children in the courtyard to go inside and hide.

The sound of 'bang bang bang' hitting the iron gate rang out, causing the children in the yard to scream in fright and cry.

"Power on the gate! Quick!" Meng Che took out a walkie-talkie.

"Received, power is on."

The walkie-talkie quickly responded. Meng Che's expression remained grave. He pointed to the room directly opposite and said to Shan Nai, "Boss Cat, you should go inside first. These strange insects will only increase in number, and the door won't be able to stop them. They'll be crossing the door soon."

Shan Nai barely had time to refuse, and Meng Che was too enthusiastic, pushing her towards the house again.

After everyone had made sure they were in their respective rooms, Meng Che ordered all the doors and windows in the room to be closed, and all the defensive iron plates to be raised.

Fortunately, it was midday, so even with the doors and windows closed, there was still some light inside.

Shan Nai saw a dark mass outside the doors and windows, ramming against the windows like bullets.

The 'bang bang bang' sounds were so loud, as if they were about to smash through the doors and windows.

"What kind of insect is so powerful?" Shan Nai asked curiously.

Meng Che shook his head and sighed, "I don't know. These strange insects only appeared recently, swarming in huge numbers. Each one is the size of a fist. A single one is relatively easy to defeat, but there are just too many of them! It's terrifying..."

"Last time, an old man didn't get into the house in time. A strange insect swept by, and the old man was instantly reduced to nothing, not even bone fragments!" Zhang Guoqing, wearing black-rimmed glasses, added with a look of horror.

The dim light in the room was densely blocked by the strange insects, making it increasingly dark.

Shannai turned her head and looked around at the Sunset Red Camp members who were squatting against the wall.

Just as Su Cheng had predicted, out of ten people, seven were elderly people in their fifties or sixties, one was a child, one was a woman, and the remaining one was a young person.

The elderly people were all emaciated and pale, pressed tightly against the wall, huddled together with the children in their arms.

"System, can you check the bugs outside?" Shan Nai turned her gaze back to the strange bugs outside the door.

They were flapping their wings so violently that they dented the five-centimeter-high steel plate outside the window, making it look precarious.

[Hmm... It's a type of egg-laying worm that carries infectious bacteria inside its body. It's a fourth-order omnivorous mutant worm with a high degree of aggression.]

Yamana bit her lip, somewhat surprised.

These fourth-order mutant insects are so numerous, they eat people and spread viruses, it's disgusting, where did these things come from?

A few minutes later, the outside gradually calmed down, and the light inside the room came back on.

Zhang Guoqing broke out in a cold sweat, patted his chest, and sighed, "Phew, we should be leaving now. This time we've stayed even longer?"

"Okay, I'll go take a look." Meng Che cautiously approached the window and peered outside through the crack.

"Let's go." Meng Che looked around and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The door opened, and Shanna followed her out.

The courtyard was a complete mess.

All the dried grains and hard-earned pickled vegetables were gone.

Even the wooden frame was gnawed on; they'll gnaw on anything.