frightfiction Chapter 187 Obtaining Supplies
Chapter 187 Obtaining Supplies
Let's put this matter behind us for now.
The group continued walking downhill.
Although they knew there was a level 4 mental zombie rat underground, Chi Feng still had Jiang Yuanshan set up a shield for them to avoid being noticed by the low-level zombie rat and affecting their progress.
Sure enough, we arrived at the first floor without any obstacles.
The number of zombie rats here has increased exponentially compared to the two floors above; you could easily crush one or two with a single step.
Fortunately, Jiang Yuanshan provided a mental barrier. The rats bumped into the barrier without thinking about why, and simply went around it.
The group struggled to reach the underground entrance, and seeing the densely packed, foul-smelling zombie rats at the entrance, they all felt like vomiting.
But knowing the supplies were underground, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and go down.
"After today, I never want to see zombie rats again in my life!" Zhou Yang said angrily.
Upon hearing this, Shen Zechuan silently took Zhou Yang's hand and shielded her behind him, saying, "Then walk behind me and try not to look at them."
As they walked down the stairs, they cleared away the zombie rats blocking their way. After walking for almost twenty minutes, they had only gone up a dozen or so steps, covering about half a floor.
Hearing the squeaking of mice in his ear, Zhou Yang became a little irritated: "Chi Feng, how much further down is it?"
"It'll be here soon, it's very close, just the second basement level."
Zhou Yang looked up in surprise: "The second basement level is considered close? There's still one and a half floors to go!"
"Cough cough, just bear with it a little longer, we'll be there after just one more level." Chi Feng smiled. "But going down one more level will be tough. The mental barrier from the distant mountains probably won't work anymore. We encountered that mental zombie rat on the second basement level yesterday."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang rolled her eyes and was about to retort when she suddenly heard a "crack" sound, as if something was breaking.
Zhou Yang was stunned, and before he could understand what was happening, he heard Jiang Yuanshan exclaim, "Damn it! My mental barrier shattered! That level 4 mental zombie rat has discovered us!"
Upon hearing this, the others felt a chill run down their spines. Turning their heads, they saw that the zombie rats that had been circling around them had stopped and were now densely packed together, surrounding them. Their gray-white eyes were staring intently at them from every angle.
The group of people felt a chill run down their spines from being stared at.
Chi Feng launched the first attack, sending out a few vines that pierced through hundreds of zombie rats.
Seeing this, the others, without needing any prompting, all began to unleash their superpowers to attack the zombie rats.
Shen Zechuan, Yan Fei, and Chi Feng led the way, while Zhou Yang, Yu Hui, Jiang Yuanshan, and Wandou brought up the rear. In the middle, a husky clung to Chi Feng's back, trembling with fear.
Lightning combined with flying blades quickly harvested the zombie rats in front, while Chi Feng's vines, though relegated to supplementary roles, continued to harvest any rats that slipped through the net.
In contrast, Zhou Yang's side had it much easier. It was mainly Wandou and Yu Hui who were putting in the effort, while he and Da Huang had it easy.
Especially the flames from the pea shoots; one pea shoot can knock down a large area, and with the earthen wall created by the afterglow, it quickly blocked the stairwell behind.
The group fought their way down, and after almost half an hour, they finally reached the entrance to the second basement level.
Stepping over countless zombie corpses, Zhou Yang followed Shen Zechuan into the second basement level. He thought there would be even more zombie rats on the second basement level, but to his surprise, there were far fewer.
"There aren't many zombie rats on this floor?" Zhou Yang looked around in confusion. "Weren't there supposed to be hundreds of thousands of rats? Where are they? Could they have all been killed just now?"
"We probably only killed ten or twenty thousand at most, it's impossible for us to kill them all." Shen Zechuan shook his head, then looked around with his flashlight. He didn't see many zombie rats, whether in the direction of the second floor or at the entrance of the staircase leading to the third basement level.
Chi Feng was also quite surprised: "Hmm? When we came down here yesterday, this place was full of zombie rats? Could it be that we killed too many yesterday and today, and those two level 4 zombie rats hid with the others?"
"Regardless of the reason, let's hurry up and get the supplies, then leave as soon as possible!" Yan Fei took the lead and walked a few steps inside. "I'm afraid things might change if we delay."
The group nodded in unison, and after eliminating all the zombie rats they could see, they followed Chi Feng directly to the entrance of the underground warehouse.
This is a fully sealed metal door with only a combination lock.
"Your company still uses combination locks?"
"It comes with a high-end solar power generation system, so as long as the sun is still shining outside, it can continue to work for many years after a power outage."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang gave Chi Feng a thumbs up. Rich people are just different.
Chi Feng grinned, then stepped forward and entered the password.
With a "click," the lock on the door was unlocked.
Because of the need for airtightness, the warehouse door was quite heavy, but fortunately, Chi Feng is now a level 6 ability user, so he can open the door easily.
As the warehouse door opened, a blast of cold air poured out, instantly lowering the temperature at the entrance by several degrees.
"Awesome! This is still refrigerated! It's been a year since the apocalypse and it's still holding up! If you stored things here, could they last a long time?"
Chi Feng shook his head: "It's no use. I wasn't careful when I came last night, and a group of rats followed me in. When I was fighting the rats, I accidentally damaged the circuitry of the refrigeration system. Now, this little bit of cold air is just the last bit of cold air left, and it won't last many days before it all dissipates. Otherwise, I wouldn't be in such a hurry to ask you to come and help me get the supplies."
"Tsk, what a pity to waste such a good place." Zhou Yang shook his head with some regret.
"Oh, by the way, could you also take that power generation system with you later? It's in the power distribution room over there in the corner. You can take it with you after you've collected the supplies." Chi Feng said, pointing in a direction for Zhou Yang. It was in the warehouse, not far from the gate.
Zhou Yang nodded: "Okay."
As soon as the gate opened, the group went inside and discovered that the warehouse was much larger than they had imagined, with rows of supplies stacked higher than shipping containers.
Moreover, it has everything from food and drinks to daily necessities; it's practically a miniature version of a certain mountain supermarket.
Shen Zechuan was dumbfounded, and even the usually composed Yan Fei was so shocked that he couldn't speak, finally managing to ask a question after a long while.
"Isn't your company being a bit too far ahead of its time? Aren't you worried about wasting so many supplies? And doesn't anyone in your company even think about taking these supplies?"
Chi Feng shrugged: "Well, this plan was just conceived last year, and only the higher-ups know about it right now. Most of the supplies here have a shelf life of at least a year. If they're not used this year, they'll be used at the year-end party, so there won't be any waste."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang and the other two all gave a thumbs-up in Chi Feng's direction: "Awesome!"
As agreed, Zhou Yang and the other two first selected a quarter of the supplies they needed.
Most of the items were food and drinks, and some were clothing and daily necessities.
They don't need these things, but the base still needs a lot, so they can return them all to the base later.
Once you've selected their sections, the rest is much simpler.
Zhou Yang only ran around inside once, and then quickly took everything, leaving the huge warehouse empty in the blink of an eye.