Su Yao was reborn with the painful memories of the previous apocalypse. With only a month until the apocalypse struck again, she decided not to sit idly by.
She spent all her savings to hoard...
After a short rest, Su Yao resolutely embarked on her journey to a location marked on the map with abundant food reserves. She knew that every outing was fraught with risk, but for the sake of her family's survival in this apocalypse, she did not hesitate for a moment.
Following the system's guidance, she set off towards her destination. The journey became increasingly treacherous, with howling winds and blizzards cutting into her protective mask like sharp blades. The surrounding environment grew ever more eerie, with collapsed skyscrapers standing like giant tombstones in the snow, seemingly telling the story of the cruelty of the apocalypse.
As she approached her target, she discovered it was a large food processing plant covered in ice and snow. Outside the plant were many frozen zombies, in various poses; some were in a forward-leaning position, others had their limbs twisted. These zombies were frozen in place by the ice and snow, resembling terrifying ice sculptures. Su Yao cautiously approached, knowing that although these creatures were temporarily unable to move, they might awaken if the temperature changed even slightly.
She used her spatial abilities to enter the factory, which was in complete disarray, with frost covering the machinery. Scattered documents and debris littered the floor, and the lighting system was broken, casting a chill in the darkness. Su Yao turned on the lights and began searching for supplies in the various workshops.
In a production workshop, she found some well-sealed food raw materials. Although some were soaked by ice and snow, she knew they could be stored in her spatial dimension, where the preservation function would restore them to their original condition. She stored these raw materials one by one into her space and continued her exploration.
In the processing plant's warehouse area, Su Yao discovered a large quantity of finished food products, including canned goods, dry rations, and some vacuum-packed meat. Delighted, she was about to store these supplies in her spatial storage when the system suddenly issued an alarm: "An energy shield has been detected activating; the danger level is medium."
As soon as she finished speaking, a blue energy shield rose around the warehouse, trapping Su Yao inside. At the same time, the temperature inside the warehouse plummeted, and Su Yao's breath instantly froze on her mask. She cautiously looked around and saw several mechanical puppets emerge from the shadows of the warehouse. These puppets were covered in frost, and their eyes gleamed with an eerie blue light.
The mechanical puppets slowly approached Su Yao. Although their movements were slightly stiff, each step carried a powerful sense of oppression. Su Yao used her spatial ability to teleport to the side of a puppet and unleashed her wind blade ability to attack its joints. The wind blades struck the puppet, sending sparks flying, but only leaving a few shallow scratches on its metal shell.
The puppets quickly adjusted their postures and launched an attack on Su Yao. Some swung their spiked arms, while others spewed out icy blasts of air from their mouths. Su Yao nimbly dodged the attacks, realizing that these puppets seemed to be controlled by the warehouse's defense system, their purpose being to protect the supplies.
While dodging, Su Yao observed that the puppets moved in a certain coordination, forming a circle to trap her. She devised a plan, deliberately running towards a corner of the warehouse to lure the puppets towards her. As they drew near, she suddenly used her spatial abilities to teleport to another corner, simultaneously unleashing her fire abilities to create a wall of fire within the puppets' encirclement.
The fire-based ability temporarily halted the puppet's advance, allowing Su Yao to search the warehouse for energy shields and the puppet's control device. On the warehouse wall, she discovered a control panel that shimmered with light, displaying numerous complex buttons and indicator lights.
Su Yao approached the control panel, and the system began analyzing the cracking program. After a tense wait, the system finally found a way to disable the shield and the puppet. Su Yao followed the system prompts, and the energy shield gradually disappeared, while the mechanical puppet ceased its movements.
After resolving the crisis, Su Yao continued collecting food from the warehouse. She stored all the supplies she could find into her spatial storage, which seemed like a bottomless pit, easily accommodating any amount of supplies, and keeping them in optimal condition within the space.
After leaving the food processing plant, Su Yao encountered a rare ice storm on her way back to the safe house. The wind howled, and huge chunks of ice rained down from the sky like cannonballs. Su Yao used her spatial abilities to find cover, but there were very few places to hide nearby.
While fleeing the ice storm, she discovered the entrance to a basement buried under ice and snow. She used her powers to clear the snow from the entrance and entered the basement. The basement was filled with an old, worn atmosphere, and there were some ancient boxes and miscellaneous items scattered around.
Su Yao searched the basement, hoping to find some useful supplies. In a corner, she found a crystal bottle emitting a faint glow. The system notification read: "Mysterious item found. May possess special energy. Can be taken back to the safe house for research." Su Yao stored the crystal bottle in her spatial storage and continued to wait for the ice storm to end.
When the ice storm finally subsided, Su Yao stepped out of the basement and sped towards the safe house. She knew her family was still waiting for her, and this haul would provide them with greater security in the apocalypse.