Chapter 402 Something's wrong, something's very wrong!
Without any hesitation, Lu Nange and her group quickly broke into five combat teams according to the initial grouping plan.
After collecting the shields from the various stairwells on the first floor, the five teams advanced upwards via different escalators and emergency exits...
The soft clatter of boot soles against the steps echoed through the empty mall, signaling the start of a new round of raids.
Inside the emergency exit, beams of flashlights swept across the dimly lit space, illuminating the dusty passageway...
Chi Yanzhou: "Group One, in position."
Lu Xici: "Group Two has reached the designated position."
Brief reports from each group came through the walkie-talkie...
The scene on the second floor came into view; the number of zombies was no less than that on the first floor...
They were wandering aimlessly among the dusty clothing counters, amidst broken glass windows and mannequins scattered on the floor...
Expensive garments are now tattered rags, scattered among the congealed bloodstains.
Lu Nange gripped the walkie-talkie: "Go!"
Unlike the first floor, in addition to the fifty ability users from the Flameheart Base, there were also Lu Nange and her group leading separate teams...
The process of eliminating low-level zombies can only be described as "sweeping away everything in a whirlwind".
"Vines, bind them!"
"Encircle them with earthen shields, and unleash the flames!"
"Golden blade, cut!"
......
The glow of various supernatural abilities shone brightly on the second floor of the mall.
The battle was extremely fast-paced, accompanied by the constant roars of zombies and the thuds of them falling to the ground.
Although the groups were geographically dispersed, they supported each other, never acting rashly and leaving no blind spots...
"Left passage cleared!"
"The right-hand counter area is safe!"
Battle reports kept coming from various areas over the walkie-talkie...
Soon, the second-floor floor was littered with zombie corpses, and thick, dark red blood stained the floor tiles and expensive carpets, filling the air with a heavy stench of blood.
"Ugh... this smell is really strong!" Even with a mask on, He Zhuo couldn't help but wrinkle his nose and complain in a muffled voice.
Lu Nange gently raised her hand, and a gentle breeze rose from her palm...
Through the broken glass window on the second floor of the mall, air began to circulate, and fresh air slowly flowed in, dispelling the suffocating stench...
"I can breathe now!" Lu Xici breathed a sigh of relief, and the others also gasped for breath.
However, the brief respite was soon broken.
Hearing the commotion, the zombies upstairs started surging down!
At the top of the stairs, the makeshift shields were pounding loudly, accompanied by hissing noises, as if they were about to be breached at any moment...
Lu Nange withdrew her probing mental energy: "Blocking them layer by layer like this is time-consuming and laborious... They're all low-level zombies, hardly any level three. Why don't we change our strategy and wipe out the entire building first, then collect supplies?"
Chi Yanzhou: "Sure. We've set up a shield downstairs; it'll be a bit of a hassle for outsiders to get in."
He turned to Shi Xu: "Shi Xu, use your mental energy to cover the main entrances and passageways of this building. If anyone approaches, notify us immediately..."
Shi Xu nodded: "Okay!"
Lu Xici: "If we're worried about people taking advantage of us, let's just block the passageway on the second floor as well. That way, we'll have enough time to react if someone comes."
This plan was unanimously approved by everyone.
After notifying Wen Qing, who was on air patrol, via walkie-talkie, the metal-type ability users acted swiftly, sealing off the stairwell between the first and second floors with heavy metal shields.
The team stopped and maintained a tight battle formation, like an efficient scavenger, starting from the second floor and crushing its way up!
The third floor has the women's clothing section, and the fourth floor has children's clothing, sportswear, men's clothing, and homewear...
The sounds of fighting rang out on different floors one after another, and then quickly subsided.
Most of the resistance encountered came from scattered low-level zombies, who were no match for the overwhelming strength and coordinated teamwork of the zombies.
Occasionally, one or two level-three zombies or slightly stronger zombies would appear, but they were quickly wiped out by Lu Nange and her companions...
"How come we can't kill all these zombies..." one of the Flameheart team members gasped for breath, but his metal-type superpowers continued unabated.
Zombies continued to pour in from all corners, and the team members could only mechanically and numbly continue the clearing.
Sweat soaked their backs, but no one backed down.
Finally, the team fought their way to the sixth floor.
The scene here is slightly different from the other floors; there are relatively fewer zombies, as most of them seem to have been drawn downstairs.
After Lu Beiye's golden silk killed the last zombie, Lu Nange said, "Zhizhi, you and Brother Chi take the wood-type ability users to collect crystal cores!"
Zhizhi chirped twice, indicating it understood, and then used the vines to jump onto Chi Yi's shoulder...
After Chi Yi and Zhizhi left, Chi Yanzhou began assigning tasks: "Brother Che, Brother Huaijing, you team leaders take your men to inventory the supplies. Use the walkie-talkies to coordinate, and we'll go collect them!"
"Okay, Captain Chi!" Sang Che and the other squad leaders responded immediately and began to organize their team members.
"Something's not right, something's very wrong!" He Zhuo suddenly exclaimed as everyone else began searching for the remaining supplies.
"Since arriving in Beijing, the probability of encountering high-level zombies has been extremely low. Almost everywhere I go, there are low-level zombies."
As Lu Nange and her group turned to look for supplies, Gu Wan turned her head and asked, "You... just realized?"
He Zhuo: "No! You didn't tell me!"
Shi Xu: "...However, neither Nan Nan nor I noticed those fifteen level-four giant zombies beforehand; it's as if they were deliberately placed here!"
Chi Yanzhou: "Let's collect the supplies first, and discuss it again when we get back!"
Everyone nodded. After all, Lu Nange had been saying she had a bad feeling, so they decided to go back to the base and talk about it later.
Everyone spread out and carefully searched every corner.
Zhizhi and Chi Yi, along with the other wood-type ability users in the team, moved through the piles of corpses on each floor.
Delicate vines pierced the zombies' skulls, extracting crystal cores stained with filth...
Lu Nange was responsible for storing the found supplies into her spatial storage.
Carrying a walkie-talkie, she moved between shops, and wherever her hand touched, useful supplies disappeared.
As expected, the mall had clearly been visited by previous survivors more than once.
Many shops were ransacked, especially the clothing sections on the lower floors; very little of value remained...
"These clothes, although some are damaged, can still be used if you pick and choose," Xie Linlin said, piling several intact winter coats together.
"Disinfecting it should be fine..."
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