The supermarket appeared to have been raided and ransacked; bloodstains and corpses were everywhere. There weren't many supplies left either, clearly everything had been stolen.

She didn't stay on the first floor of the supermarket for long before heading to the second floor.

Many zombies climbed up the stairs to the second floor, but there were still far fewer of them than on the first floor. Nan Lan had already cleared the stairs, and Shen Wangshu went up to the second floor, hesitating for a moment.

The second floor was filled with snacks, bread, and biscuits, while large boxes nearby contained rotten fruit and meat. Shen Wangshu peered inside and painstakingly rummaged through the boxes, managing to find a few lemons.

Lemons are a good source of vitamins, so she thought for a moment and decided to keep two in the freezer. She then went to rummage through the food supplies. She didn't need much food, and Nan Lan would definitely have collected it all, so she hid behind Ah Xuan and went to the kitchenware area, moving pots and pans into the storage space, and also tidying up several sets of bedding.

She was diligently collecting supplies when she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.

She felt a cold wind coming from behind her, followed by Ah Xuan's angry roar.

She instinctively rolled to the side, rolled a few times on the ground, and struggled to grasp the Tang sword.

Her keen perception saved her life.

A small zombie was fighting with Ah Xuan. The zombie was looking at Shen Wangshu with greedy eyes, the kind of look one would give someone who was eyeing food, which was terrifying. He was being entangled by Ah Xuan, but he didn't seem interested in Ah Xuan at all. If he hadn't been stopped by Ah Xuan, he probably would have pounced on Shen Wangshu right away.

He was very fast, and Shen Wangshu could barely keep up with his speed with her eyes. The short zombie hopped around, seemingly annoyed that Ah Xuan was stopping him, and didn't understand why Ah Xuan was preventing him from eating the food.

He grew impatient, raised his hand, and forcefully stabbed at Ah Xuan's head.

Ah Xuan took a step back, but his clothes were pulled and torn with a tearing sound.

The short zombie wore a very human-like, smug expression.

Shen Wangshu gasped as she watched Ah Xuan pounce on him again.

His movements were equally fast, but not as fast as the zombie's. This infuriated Ah Xuan. He paused slightly, his body subtly shifting—a series of movements clearly characteristic of special forces. Taking advantage of this moment, Shen Wangshu threw two water balloons at the zombie from a distance. Seeing the zombie scrambling to dodge, Ah Xuan slammed it to the ground. The zombie let out a piercing scream, as if begging for mercy, but Ah Xuan remained unmoved, crushing its head with a single claw.

He pulled a crystal core from the head of one of the short zombies.

This crystal core is more translucent and looks to be of much better quality than before.

Ah Xuan sniffed the crystal core in his hand, licked his lips greedily, then got up and walked over to Shen Wangshu.

He crouched down, roared at Shen Wangshu, and stretched out his hand.

Shen Wangshu, however, paid no attention to the crystal core; she looked at Ah Xuan's zombie with concern. The zombie had been incredibly fast, and Ah Xuan had indeed been slightly injured. She knew he wouldn't feel pain, but her heart ached terribly.

She watched as dark blood flowed from his wounds, and saw that his clothes were torn to shreds, making him look disheveled and miserable. Ignoring all supplies, she used a nearby bed sheet to clean Ah Xuan's wounds. Seeing the shocking wounds on his body, she couldn't help but reach out and touch them.

She took the crystal core and placed it near Ah Xuan's mouth.

The zombie licked it greedily, but didn't move.

"This is for Ah Xuan. You need to become stronger so you can protect me and yourself properly," Shen Wangshu said softly.

He didn't understand at first, but looking at Shen Wangshu's persistent gaze, he seemed to think that he understood.

He ate the crystal core, and his pale face twisted slightly, but he seemed to be enjoying it.

After Shen Wangshu saw that he had eaten the crystal core, he seemed to be even more interested in the zombies outside, clearly having tasted the sweetness of it.

She certainly wouldn't refuse a good opportunity to eliminate zombies and enhance her own strength. She let Ah Xuan go out to forage while she met up with Nan Lan to gather supplies. Nan Lan was clearly a practical person; she collected mostly rice and flour. She also carried several bags of salt and ham, tossing all the sausages on top of the rice bags. Ah Guang was diligently packing, stuffing everything into huge hiking backpacks.

They were surrounded by fallen zombies, and it seemed that the only powerful one was the one that Shen Wangshu unfortunately encountered.

Shen Wangshu painstakingly broke open the heads of the zombies one by one, searching for the crystal cores inside.

She collected the crystal cores together and put them in her small bag before packing them all together.

Although the supermarket has been emptied, the zombies are so dense that they will soon surround it again, and Shen Wangshu's time is very tight.

Although Ning Rou's body had begun to train, it was still somewhat weak, and she began to tremble after dodging the short zombie.

She had finally managed to pack a few hiking backpacks, and when she saw Nan Lan calmly carrying one on her back, two in her arms, and one in her mouth, her eyes immediately filled with admiration.

Ah Guang squatted down next to her, looking up, his eyes sparkling.

At that moment, Ah Xuan jumped in through the supermarket window. He was covered in blood, but his jump was very graceful. There was still blood at the corner of his mouth, as if he had eaten another crystal core. He walked up to Shen Wangshu and stuffed a handful of crystal cores into Shen Wangshu's hand.

The quality of these crystal cores is excellent; clearly, Ah Xuan has raided a high-level zombie hideout. Shen Wangshu chuckled at her own description, touched Ah Xuan's forehead—who had even remembered to bring her food—and glanced at his bare upper body.

She greeted Nan Lan and led Ah Xuan to the empty clothing area.

The ground was covered with zombies, all with their heads smashed open.

Shen Wangshu glanced at Ah Xuan, who was very efficient in his actions.

The zombie turned its head to look at the clothes around it. Shen Wangshu picked out a pure black shirt, called Ah Xuan to her side, put it on him, and buttoned it up.

She pushed him in front of the dressing mirror, and together they looked at the pale, tall, and handsome man in the mirror.

"So handsome," she praised with a smile.

Ah Xuan seemed to know that she was praising him.

He looked at the pale, stiff, handsome man in the mirror and proudly puffed out his chest.

Yes, this is very zombie-like!