Chapter 108 Zombie Siege (1) - NPC Hostage

Cheng Chuan understood Ning Shu's meaning. Even if they hadn't played this instance, they had seen similar movies. As the saying goes, even if you haven't seen pork, you've seen pigs run.

I have a general idea of ​​what to prepare when zombies come, except—I'm short of money.

Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan exchanged a glance and instantly understood what the other was thinking. They always had an inexplicable tacit understanding when they wanted to do something naughty.

They all thought of the same thing: zero-yuan purchase.

After Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan reached an agreement, they went their separate ways to look around and try to "earn" some supplies for themselves.

Wu Yi watched as the two looked around, unsure of what they were doing. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Cheng Chuan speak.

"There's an underground parking lot for a shopping mall over there. Let's go inside and take a look, focusing on luxury cars, preferably SUVs, but anything will do if we don't have any."

Ning Shu immediately understood Cheng Chuan's idea, but Wu Yi didn't. He frowned and asked, "Go to the basement to find a car? Why not rent a car or take a taxi?"

Ning Shu glanced at him: "Do you have money to rent a car or take a taxi?"

Wu Yi's mouth moved faster than his brain: "Didn't we bring money? The three of us together should have enough, right?"

Ning Shu was speechless: "Just a few coins, are you kidding me?"

Wu Yicai realized that they hadn't actually prepared many gold coins; they probably didn't have enough.

The prices in the game are outrageously high; even if you gave them all your points, it probably wouldn't be enough.

Ning Shu and Cheng Chuan didn't consider Wu Yi's method. With the end of the world approaching, who would still obey the law? Wouldn't it be better to buy it for free?

Ning Shu looked at Cheng Chuan: "Are you familiar with the process? I have no experience in this area."

Cheng Chuan: "..."

He talks like he has experience. He was a law-abiding citizen before he entered the game.

"It's easier to find someone who has just gotten off the bus or is about to get on."

Surely a few unlucky souls will be caught in such a big parking lot.

Ning Shu suddenly realized what was going on, gave Cheng Chuan a thumbs up, and Cheng Chuan looked away.

The three of them quickly headed towards the basement with their backpacks on their backs, as they didn't know how much time they had left to prepare, and being in the middle of the city made things even more dangerous.

Ning Shu didn't recognize luxury cars, but Cheng Chuan and Wu Yi did, so finding them wasn't too difficult.

This shopping mall is probably a high-end mall, so there are many luxury cars in the basement. They quickly identified the owner of a luxury car, but unfortunately the car was not an SUV.

However, it wasn't a good time to waste too much time being picky, so the three of them took the car owner, who had just unlocked the door, hostage.

The car owner was a young man who was probably driving his family's luxury car out for fun. He was terrified after being taken hostage by the three men.

"Three brave warriors, please don't hurt me. I'll give you whatever money you want."

Ning Shu looked the other person up and down. She guessed that the other person was still a student, and his outfit had a very campus vibe.

"A college student?" Ning Shu asked.

The boy nodded.

No wonder he looks so innocently stupid; he's a "promising talent," Ning Shu thought to himself. "Get in the car and hand over your phone."

The boy wanted to say something, but Cheng Chuan pushed him into the back seat: "Stop talking nonsense, or I'll cut off your hands and feet first."

The boy was trembling like a leaf. He quickly sat up straight. He wanted to scream for help, but he shut up when he saw the knife in Ning Shu's hand.

Ning Shu changed the shape of the blade into a fruit knife, pressed it against the boy's lower back, and made the boy sit in the middle of the back seat, with Wu Yi sitting on the other side of the boy.

The two of them sandwiched the boy like a sandwich filling, while Cheng Chuan drove the car.

"Wu Yi, take out the rope and tie his hands behind his back," Ning Shu instructed.

Wu Yi quickly took out the rope prop and did as Ning Shu instructed.

Seeing that the person was tied up, Ning Shu threw the knife back into his spatial storage.

The boy was terrified when he saw the girl conjure a knife out of thin air, and then he saw her make the knife disappear. He was incredulous and even more frightened.

Seeing the boy's terrified face, Ning Shu was very satisfied: "Listen, we are ruthless and cruel, so you'd better cooperate with us, otherwise... do you understand?"

The boy nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice. Ning Shu searched him while asking, "What's your name?"

She couldn't keep calling him "feeding" all the time.

"Fang Hong."

Ning Shu finally pulled out his phone, unlocked it using his biometric information, and then set it to password-free mode.

"Come on, tell me all your payment passwords."

In general, mobile payment passwords include both biometric information and numerical passwords. In any case, a layer of security is set up to prevent the phone from becoming unusable if the biometric information is accidentally invalidated.

Fang Hong obediently told her everything. Ning Shu tried them out; some apps were available, while others were not.

She was worried and warned, "If you can't pay later, the people in the car will tear you to pieces, understand?"

Fang Hong nodded like a quail.

At this moment, Cheng Chuan parked the car in front of a small supermarket, which was the fastest place to buy supplies and the best route to leave.

"You guys knock him out, let him fall asleep in the back, then go in and buy supplies. I'm going to refuel nearby."

Cheng Chuan noticed that the car was running low on fuel and worried that it wouldn't be enough for them to get around.

They wouldn't normally be able to split up, but thanks to the car owner, there was some cash in the car.

This game instance not only circulates in-game gold coins, but also paper money and digital currency.

Of course, they're all from games and can't be used in real life.

Having ascertained the price of fuel for this instance, and having enough cash, Cheng Chuan decided to split up and speed things up.

Ning Shu and Wu Yi knocked Fang Hong unconscious, adjusted his position, covered him with a coat, and pretended that he was asleep.

After getting ready, the two headed towards the small supermarket, carrying their own supply packs, worried that they might get separated if something happened along the way, so they could at least keep some of the supplies provided by the system on them.

As soon as they got out of the car, Cheng Chuan drove off, asking for directions and looking for a gas station along the way.

Ning Shu and Wu Yi embarked on a shopping spree at the mini-supermarket, each grabbing a small shopping cart.

Ning Shu told Wu Yi what to buy, and the two of them scoured the small supermarket for high-calorie, low-calorie items, as well as bottled water and some sugary drinks.

Ning Shu also picked out a lot of energy bars, chocolates, and instant noodles, and even a kettle.

In this apocalyptic world, it's better to have something good to eat.

Ning Shu thought that there might be some useful supplies in the supply pack, so she rummaged through the supply pack while queuing to pay.

They found some basic supplies inside, such as bottled water, compressed biscuits, and flashlights.

Oh dear, she tapped her head. She should have downloaded some maps for navigation, and also prepared two paper maps.

Downloading maps on my phone is easy, but paper maps are hard to find; I'll have to go to a bookstore to buy one later.