Chapter 20 Pharmacies and Convenience Stores
Cui Lie stayed upstairs to look after the children. A group of ten people went to the underground parking lot together. When they passed the stairs on the second and first floors, they saw their former colleague who had been gnawed to the point that only bits of bones were left.
Ren Cheng, who had been somewhat excited since hearing the news of the army’s dispatch, became depressed.
The relatively peaceful days in the past half month have made everyone relax their anxious mood, as if the danger is far away.
When walking in the corridor, there was some light coming through the windows. When turning the corner to the basement floor, it was pitch black. Rong Xianxian turned on the flashlight and made a gesture. Ren Tian walked in front with a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. Rong Xianxian and Wang Lin defended on both sides, and Wang Qirui and Jiang Jie followed behind.
Suddenly, there was a scream of "Ah!" It was the guy who automatically withdrew from the battle. Everyone stopped, stood guard, and looked around, but found nothing unusual.
The old man saw everyone looking at him, his face was pale, and under the flickering light, he looked a little embarrassed, "Something just crawled over my feet."
The faint voice echoed in the dark and empty underground space, and there seemed to be a lingering sound, making people feel a chill on their backs.
"Then don't scream, you're like a woman, it's scary." Ren Cheng looked frightened and was still in shock, complaining dissatisfiedly.
"What's wrong with you, woman? Ren Cheng, watch your words. If Sister Rong hadn't taken you in, you wouldn't know if you would still be alive." Wang Lin said angrily.
"I'm sorry, Sister Rong, I was not careful when I spoke." When Ren Cheng saw Jiang Jie and Wang Qirui staring at him with unfriendly expressions, he immediately gave in and apologized.
"It's okay. If you're not hurt, let's get out quickly to the parking lot, where there will be light." The corridor was narrow and dark, gloomy and eerie. If you really encountered a monster, you wouldn't be able to use your defense or attack. It was better to get to an open area quickly.
Everything went smoothly afterwards. The group arrived at the parking lot, where the parking spaces were densely packed with cars. Occasionally, there were traces of collisions with monsters on some cars at the edges or corners.
Rong Xianxian pressed the car key in her hand, and a white car lit up. She handed the car key to Ren Tian, "The car was just refueled before, it's not a good car, but it's more convenient if you have the key."
"I originally wanted to get a random car, but we took your car away. What will you do?" Ren Tian hesitated and didn't answer.
"I have another car in my garage. It's easy to steal a car, but I don't have the tools to break the window violently. It will be dangerous if I encounter a tentacle monster. Besides, I don't know what the policy of the army is, so it's better to keep a low profile. Your equipment is already very eye-catching." Although it is only three kilometers, the journey will definitely not be easy. Rong Xianxian thought that being together is a sign of fate, so she should be a good person to the end and see the Buddha off to the west.
"Thank you." Ren Tian thanked him and handed the car keys to Ren Cheng. Ren Cheng drove the car and the rest of the people walked out together.
The exit of the underground parking lot is right in front of the main gate. On both sides of the main gate are commercial streets. A convenience store is located at the second shop from the main gate. Next to the convenience store is a pharmacy. Rong Xianxian often goes to his house to buy medicine and is very familiar with the display of medicines in this pharmacy. This time, he decided to send them off. In addition to the friendship, the main goal is the pharmacy.
"Be careful." Rong Xianxian tilted her head and a shadow flashed by. A strand of hair floated down. She touched it lightly and felt a pain on her left cheek.
Just as he was distracted, he was ambushed.
"Where is the monster? Did you see clearly what kind of monster it is?" Rong Xianxian was both scared and annoyed. Fortunately, she had sharp senses and quick reactions, otherwise her face would have been disfigured.
"No, I don't know where it came from, it's like it appeared suddenly." Wang Lin was very annoyed.
"It's okay. Everyone be alert. Xia Kai, here's what you need. We will protect you. Go get some things, some seasonings and snacks." Feeling that this was not a place to stay for long, Rong Xianxian handed a large backpack to Xia Kai and asked everyone to be on guard all around.
"Ren Tian, we'll deliver it here soon. You can pack your things and go." Ren Tian was on alert and nodded slightly to show that he had received it.
The monster was cunning and missed its first attack. Seeing that they were outnumbered, it lay in wait, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
Ren Tian had no intention of staying. When he saw Liao Yong packing a large bag of things and throwing it into the trunk, he signaled everyone to retreat.
"I'm going to find something next door. You guys protect Xia Kai." After giving these instructions, he went to the pharmacy next door without paying attention to their reactions.
Rong Xianxian brought a sachet with her, but didn't want to expose her identity to others, so she had to act alone.
I picked out some antibiotics, antipyretics, nutrients, rehydration salts, bandages, and gauze and put them away. If I wasn't afraid of being discovered, I would really want to take all of them away.
On the other side of the drugstore partition were some commodities. This side was very hidden and was for people who had too much money in their medical insurance cards and had nowhere to spend it. They were mainly milk powder, cereal, sesame paste, and some cleaning products, as well as many unopened boxes. There were no windows on this side, so it was very hidden. She quickly put all these things away.
As soon as they came out of the pharmacy, they heard a "wow" sound. A monster covered with scales and two goat horns on its head was confronting Wang Lin and his friends. There was a bloody mark on the monster's leg and a wound on Wang Qirui's arm.
The monster dug the ground with its four hooves and rushed towards the few people like lightning. Jiang Jie poked the monster's neck with a spear in his hand, Wang Lin swung a machete to chop at the monster's head, and Wang Qirui raised a mace to smash the monster's body.
The monster jumped suddenly and avoided the attack. The three were about to attack when they saw the two horns on the monster's head suddenly glowed. Rong Xianxian shouted, "Run."
Rong Xianxian performed the Light Body Technique, ran over quickly, picked up Xia Kai who was standing stupidly, and ran towards the gate, while activating the Soul-Calming Bell, looking for an opportunity.
With a "crack", two lightning bolts shot out from the two horns on the monster's head. After the three people dodged them, they fell on the door of the convenience store. The door, which had been broken before, shattered glass all over the ground. With a loud "clang", the door fell to the ground.
"Fuck, what is this?" Wang Qirui shouted exaggeratedly.
"Run quickly! It will hit you again." Seeing the monster starting to dig the ground with its four hooves again, Rong Xianxian took the big backpack from Xia Kai's hand and told them to run quickly.
The Soul-Suppressing Ling is now attacking indiscriminately. It's so close, if it accidentally hurts friendly forces, but the monster is not dealt with in time, it would be a mistake for teammates. It's better to run.
After all, the light body technique was not practiced in vain. Except for Xia Kai who was a little slower and was dragged by Rong Xianxian to run all the way, the others ran as fast as the wind. Surprisingly, Wang Qirui ran the fastest. Wang Lin's body movement was better. He seemed to fall behind Rong Xianxian intentionally to cover them. Seeing that the monster did not catch up, Rong Xianxian let him go.
"Go on the ground." Seeing Wang Qirui leading the way to the underground parking lot, Rong Xianxian shouted hurriedly. Just kidding, it was fine when ten people were moving together just now, but now there are only five people left, and they are still carrying things. There is no telling how many dark monsters are hiding in the dark stairwell, and there are pursuers behind them.
Fortunately, when Wang Qirui first arrived, he walked past the ground once and knew that the unit door was not locked. The five people ran while being on guard, and finally ran back to the corridor safely.
After making sure that the monster did not chase them, Rong Xianxian let go of Xia Kai. Xia Kai swayed twice and almost fell.
"Sister Rong, thank you. Without you, I would have lost my life." Xia Kai pretended to wipe his eyes.
"Hey, that's enough. You usually slack off and don't practice seriously, but now you're acting it out."
"Don't be careless, Xia Kai, stand in the middle. We are not safe yet!" Back in the familiar territory, they felt confident. They walked upstairs while being on guard.
Just as I reached the tenth floor, the security door suddenly opened.
(End of this chapter)
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