Chapter 37: I’m a Vibe of Delicate Weakness (6)
Jiang Zhiyan secured the carts at the entrance and slowly walked back.
Actually, as long as the others didn’t see it, it would be fine. A dead person couldn’t talk, and the power went out half an hour ago, so the surveillance cameras wouldn’t capture anything. Even if they did, no one would investigate the truth for him.
Aliens, what perfect scapegoats.
They filled about ten shopping carts, leaving some things behind for other survivors who might need them.
“Why not take everything? What if no one comes, wouldn’t the food be wasted?” Huang Le couldn’t help but say, trying to get others to agree with him.
“What if someone does come? We have many evolved humans, finding food is relatively easy for us.”
“But there might not be any food production later. You’re evolved humans, that’s right, but can you produce pork, vegetables, or rice?” Huang Le frowned. “All of you acting like good samaritans, at a time like this, heh. When there’s no food left, the first ones to resort to cannibalism might be you!”
Everyone frowned. They weren’t fools, they knew the situation would only get worse, but they were all from the same school.
“Anyway, I’m taking these. You can play good samaritans, but the other people raiding the supermarket right now might not be so kind as to leave anything for you.”
“Because today is the first day, and the more humans survive, the better it is for us.” Jiang Zhiyan frowned. “How can you say that? Why would we resort to cannibalism? There are so many different evolution directions now, maybe there’s someone who can make seeds sprout. You know what being virtuous means, right?”
“Let’s take the things back first.” Xue Lin didn’t argue with him. “We’ll talk about other things later.”
His expression clearly said, “It’s pointless to waste words on this kind of person.”
Huang Le didn’t leave, continuing to load the remaining items into the shopping cart: “Since you don’t want them, don’t eat the things I take.”
The others’ faces darkened. The hot-tempered one clenched their fists.
“Then we’ll go first.” Xue Lin led the way out of the aisle.
Huang Le was actually a bit scared, but his luck had held so far, after all, no aliens had come during that time. He could probably finish loading the rest of the things in five minutes and quickly catch up with them.
Jiang Zhiyan deliberately stayed behind. The fruit knife she had been hiding flew out, piercing Huang Le’s head and lodging itself in some goods behind him. Huang Le’s hands went limp, his body slumping against the cart Jiang Zhiyan had pushed over. He didn’t even scream, it all happened too fast.
“Holy shit, Host…” The system hadn’t even reacted.
Jiang Zhiyan caught up with the group, her angry expression still lingering.
“Don’t be angry anymore, that kind of person, heh.” The girl walking in front turned to look at Jiang Zhiyan and patted her shoulder.
There were sixteen shopping carts outside, each with a board attached to the bottom basket, holding some items. This way, if they encountered aliens on the road, the carts could be used as cover, and they could carry more things each trip.
After the six of them transported the things back, four more people came out to help with the remaining carts. About a hundred meters away from the supermarket, someone suddenly realized something.
“Why isn’t Huang Le out yet?”
“Who knows? Heh, maybe there were too many things to load? I don’t want to go call him anyway.”
“You go.”
“I don’t want to go either, whoever wants to can go.”
“Get down, there’s an alien!” Jiang Zhiyan, at the back of the group, warned in a low voice. Everyone immediately crouched down, looking at the supermarket in the distance.
Several aliens charged into the supermarket. Two dismembered bodies were flung out, blood splattering everywhere. Their heads were crushed, unrecognizable, and their identities could only be determined by their clothes. It was Huang Le.
Jiang Zhiyan stared at the scene in horror, covering her mouth, looking as if she was about to faint. The girl beside her patted her shoulder, mouthing the words, “Don’t be afraid.”
She was the one who led the aliens there.
She could create an aura, and she could also erase her own presence.
She started testing it during the first trip back with the carts. While talking to them, after saying something, she would erase her presence. No one noticed that she suddenly stopped talking, and even when someone looked directly at her, they couldn’t see her.
Thirty seconds was enough time for her to lure the aliens over. She was the one who threw the corpses, since the aliens weren’t interested in corpses, but they would destroy anything that attacked them.
When news of Huang Le’s death reached the auditorium, everyone sighed but didn’t comment much. Many felt relieved. Having to be wary of your own teammates was the most terrifying thing.
Song Lingqing had reinforced one door. She occupied the sofa, but no one complained because she looked terrible, her eyes unfocused.
The walkie-talkies had also been retrieved, but all six people who went were injured, and the healer was busy again.
After putting down the supplies, Jiang Zhiyan shamelessly squeezed past the people sitting next to Si Xu, sat down, and hugged Si Xu’s arm.
The person she pushed aside was taken aback for a moment, then apologized.
Si Xu: ?
Something felt off, but she had more important things to discuss.
“I have an idea.” Si Xu sat cross-legged on the floor. “The monster we encountered in the administration building was higher level than the ones outside. When it was in the building, other monsters didn’t dare approach. They seem to have a sense of territory.”
Si Xu paused. She felt her idea was a bit crazy, but it might be feasible: “So I’m wondering if we could capture one and keep it in the building next door.”
Everyone exchanged glances.
“Sounds like it could work, but we don’t have a cage to keep the monster in.”
Si Xu looked at Song Lingqing lying on the sofa: “Song Lingqing can create one, but I don’t know if they can communicate with each other. Xue Lin, can you only see fatal weaknesses? Can you find a way to make them unable to make sounds?”
“I’ll try my best.” Xue Lin said.
The brief meeting ended. Everyone got food and water. Evolved humans weren’t very hungry, and the hunger would disappear as their abilities recovered. But they still needed to eat, even if they weren’t hungry, not eating would still cause problems.
“Senior, seeing Huang Le’s body flung out just now, it scared me to death.” Jiang Zhiyan said pitifully. “His head was completely flattened. I want to forget it, waaaah, but I can’t. I’m definitely going to have nightmares.”
Si Xu patted Jiang Zhiyan’s head: “Then go to sleep now, I’ll be beside you.”
“I want to sleep leaning against Senior.” Jiang Zhiyan curled up in the chair, then leaned down, resting her head on Si Xu’s lap.
Si Xu froze, looking at Jiang Zhiyan’s profile. She reached out to move her head, but in the end, just brushed aside a stray strand of hair.
She originally wanted to talk to the others, but with Jiang Zhiyan lying on her lap, she was stuck.
Si Xu stared at Jiang Zhiyan for a while, then took a notebook, leaned against the table, and started drawing, then handed it to the person beside her.
The person took it, looking at Si Xu in surprise. She had drawn two pictures, of the two types of aliens they had encountered so far, very lifelike, with many details captured.
[I want to make a bestiary, give them names, and write down their characteristics and weaknesses, so it’s easier to look up later.]
[Okay.]
Over the next few days, they took turns going out to fight monsters and train their abilities, and checked the supermarket to see if the food had been taken. The food remained untouched, either because there really weren’t any other survivors at the school, or because Jiang Zhiyan had taken the opportunity to dispose of the murder weapon.
On the eighth day of the aliens wandering around the campus, they suddenly lined up and left the school. The people who were out training were surprised not to see any aliens.
Si Xu was slightly disappointed that she couldn’t carry out her plan, but she quickly recovered. They needed to take advantage of this time to find other survivors in the school. Those monsters would definitely return, it was only a matter of time. And most likely, the next time they came, they would be stronger.
Jiang Zhiyan went back to the dormitory to change her clothes. Opening the door, she was met with a foul odor. Fortunately, it wasn’t her roommates, just the rotting fruit and uncleaned trash she had bought earlier. She used the water from her bottle to wipe herself down and changed her clothes.
“Extravagant, using water to clean yourself at a time like this.” The system complained.
Jiang Zhiyan ignored it and went to check the other dormitories. There weren’t many people in the dormitories, nor many corpses. Most of the deceased had committed suicide, as the aliens hadn’t entered the dorms to kill.
She found several people who had fainted from hunger, dragged them into the hallway, and gave them some water. She wanted to leave, the smell here was unbearable, a mixture of various unpleasant odors.
At the last dormitory on the fifth floor, Jiang Zhiyan smelled a strong stench of decay before even opening the door. However, she didn’t see any corpses inside. She frowned, looking at a piece of clothing trapped in the closet door.
She was about to leave when she heard the system say, “Si Xu is coming.” She moved back, opened the closet door, and a corpse fell towards her. She screamed, covering her mouth.
Three seconds later, Si Xu appeared at the doorway. Seeing her, Jiang Zhiyan, as if seeing a savior, threw herself into Si Xu’s arms, trembling and clinging to her, speechless.
“Don’t be afraid.” Si Xu held Jiang Zhiyan’s head against her chest and closed the door.
“I…” Jiang Zhiyan started to speak, then stopped, sniffing.
Si Xu gently patted her back: “I’m here.”
“Yes.” Jiang Zhiyan nodded randomly, clutching Si Xu’s clothes tightly. “I’ll be fine in a moment, just a moment, Senior, don’t leave.”
“I won’t leave.” Si Xu said softly. “Three minutes, okay? I have other things to do, someone is waiting for me.”
“One minute.”
“Okay.” Si Xu felt her tone was a bit too harsh, so she added, “Our Yan Yan is so brave.”
Hearing Si Xu’s coaxing tone almost made Jiang Zhiyan break character.
System: Heh, scheming woman.
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