Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Misfire
Xiao Liang not only returned to her side, but also reached out his hand to support her.
When Jiang Qian felt extremely powerless...this kind of help was like timely assistance.
An inexplicable emotion once again stirred up waves in Jiang Xi's heart, making her unable to calm down.
Even though she had tried hard to suppress her endless affection for Xiao Liang these days, she couldn't stop it. Whenever he expressed kindness to her, her affection for this man would continue to grow in her heart.
Even though he only performed a rather simple action.
Xiao Liang's hand was still there, and Jiang Qian no longer cared about being reserved and placed her hand in his palm.
Then, using the strength from his arms, he moved step by step down the steep slope.
His arms were steady, solid and strong, like a big tree growing out of the ground, and they didn't shake at all because of her support.
Jiang Xi felt much more at ease.
Every time Xiao Liang took a step down, he would wait for her to catch up, without any intention of urging her.
Even though she herself felt that her cautiousness made her progress downhill as slow as a snail.
It's almost there, finally.
Seeing that there were only three or four steps left, Jiang Xi prepared to make a final push and step onto flat ground.
However, she seemed unable to correctly assess the function of the shoes she was wearing.
Apart from the black stilettos with red soles, she only has the princess shoes given to her by her sponsor to match her sweet summer outfit.
The greatest value of such shoes is that they look good.
Wearing it while shopping will make your feet tired, let alone wearing it to "climb mountains and cross rivers".
The soles lacked sufficient friction, and the heels were only two or three centimeters low. They didn't give her any sign of gripping the gravel made of broken lime and soil. Furthermore, she was walking a little too fast...
The sole of her shoe accidentally slipped, causing her to lose her balance in an instant and fall face down.
The consequences of falling from here are no joke.
Although this place is not as high as where we just stood, it is closer to the wide, deep, and dark ravine ahead.
If you are unlucky, you might just fall headfirst into it.
If Jiang Qian were alone now, this horrible fantasy would most likely become reality.
But by her side, there is Xiao Liang.
The tragedy did not happen. When Jiang Qian found that her body was stabilized and no longer falling, her delicate little chin was resting on a broad and hard shoulder, and her body was tightly pressed against the equally hard object. Her hands, due to inertia, naturally rested on the back of the "obstruction" in front of her.
From an outsider's perspective, this was an extremely intimate posture, with her feet not touching the ground but suspended in mid-air.
Unable to use the ground to support herself, all the weight of her body leaned on Xiao Liang's arms that were holding her slender waist...
In other words, her whole body was held in Xiao Liang's arms.
Jiang Xi's mind went blank in an instant.
Countless thoughts flashed through her mind.
In the end, the only one left was the one she would always think of after experiencing such an embarrassing thing.
She had tried to seduce him.
Would Xiao Liang think that her unconscious act of throwing herself into his arms was just another deliberate seduction and test?
When she thought of this, Jiang Qian couldn't help but feel anxious.
She really didn’t!
It's just that he was too clumsy in his movements, so he fell down even with someone supporting him.
Xiao Liang was still holding her. When she went out today, she was wearing a cute puff-sleeved Lolita dress.
The collar wasn't too big and sat quite conservatively around her neck.
But just below the collarbone, there was an extremely large hollow heart, revealing her snow-white skin.
If the angle is wrong...or rather, if the angle is right, the mysterious and seductive lines will be visible.
Jiang Xi thought for a long time in front of the mirror and felt that there should be no problem.
Choosing her next piece based on how conservative the clothing design is, one can only say that there aren’t many “good family” clothes left for her.
Thinking that I couldn’t wear the other ones out, I decided to just leave it at that.
This skirt will not show your underwear if you wear it normally, as long as you don't do strenuous exercise.
In Xiao Liang's arms, she is still now, that's right.
However, it is not clear whether the skirt, which was squeezed and deformed like a heart due to the hugging, can be considered as intense exercise.
They were so close that if they just put their faces a little closer, they could kiss each other.
So close that you can smell the other person's breath...
There was no strange smell on Xiao Liang's body, but a faint scent, like the scent of ice and snow that you could smell when you walked out of the house on a snowy winter morning. However, this scent was suddenly mixed with a unique and complex smell of sweat mixed with lotion and perfume.
This is from her!!
The embarrassment came so quickly that it caught people off guard. Jiang Qian suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of shame.
She had clearly changed into clean clothes and even wiped her neck and arms with a wet tissue.
Why do I still smell something strange?
The most important thing is that at the distance between them now, since she can smell Xiao Liang's scent, then he can naturally smell it coming from his body.
Thinking of this, Jiang Xi's face suddenly turned red.
Will he feel that he is dirty and smelly?
No girl can accept being so humiliated in front of the man she loves.
No matter what, Jiang Wei wanted Xiao Liang to put her down first.
She felt her heart beating so fast that it was about to jump out of her throat.
However, before her feet touched the ground, a whistling wind blew past her ears, picking up her scattered hair and sending it flying in the direction of the wind.
She's moving fast!
In the blink of an eye, the wind stopped.
Then, Xiao Liang put her down.
The surrounding scenery changed.
Jiang Qian looked back and found that the mountains and chasms that she had previously thought were insurmountable now seemed as small as ants.
On the other side of the hand was their destination for the day, the Wolverine supermarket, whose entrance was blocked by boulders and the ruins of an advertising screen.
Xiao Liang brought her over immediately.
"Thank you." Jiang Xi lowered her head and said softly.
"Why so slow?"
Suddenly, Lu Suye's figure appeared at the corner.
He had already found the secret entrance, but he didn't see Xiao Liang and Jiang Qian for a long time, so he had to go back and look for them.
He's almost dying of heat!
Perhaps due to his professional habits, he does not pay much attention to individuals in collective actions, but requires everyone to follow his pace.
This is indeed a wise decision for a group of people acting as a group.
So much so that for such a long time, in Lu Suye's mind, there was no special situation where some team members could not obey his orders.
He leads the way, and the others have to follow.
But Jiang Qian was not one of his special forces soldiers who had awakened superpowers. How could she keep up with the main force in such tricky road conditions?
Even he himself was not aware of this.
It was not until he saw Jiang Qian that Lu Suye regained the special tenderness he had when speaking to her.
Jiang Xi's cheeks were flushed, and her fair, slender neck was shining with water. He thought it must be because it was too hot outside.
"Let's go," he couldn't help but urge, "It's cool inside."
How cool can it be...?
Jiang Xi's eyes widened as she walked down the stairs from the pitch-black cave entrance.
It's like turning on the air conditioner!!
Is there still electricity in this place?
At first, I just suspected that even after going deep inside, in the dim environment without the help of external light, it could be seen clearly by the human eye.
This is a huge underground parking lot.
There are many dusty private cars parked here and there. When the city of Foren fell, they did not have time to drive out, so they are parked here forever.
Like many abandoned vehicles in this city, it has become a pile of rusted scrap metal due to lack of maintenance for a long time.
Due to its unique environment, rainwater seeped into the underground parking lot, and a layer of moss grew on the ground. The surrounding environment was damp and cold, which accelerated the decay of this closed world.
There were still a lot of goods scattered around, but the outer packaging was no longer intact. There were clearly visible small bite holes, making the face of the potato chip spokesperson printed on the packaging look like a honeycomb and unrecognizable.
Even so, Jiang Qian still recognized him. He was a popular star in America and a well-deserved global superstar... the ceiling of their industry.
But now, it can only soak in a pool of stagnant water along with the half bag of potato chips that no one picked up.
The light strip above the head flickered, once again indicating that this huge underground parking lot had electricity supply. The fans in the ventilation vents were running loudly, but it seemed that something was stuck somewhere. Every time it rotated through a certain rhythm, it would make a crisp sound that made people's scalps numb and crush bones.
Add a touch of uneasy anxiety to the extremely quiet environment.
Click, click!
The safety was pulled and the bullet was loaded.
Then, Lu Suye personally handed the pistol, which shone with a matte black finish in the dim light, to Jiang Ying's hands, which was like a one-stop nanny-style service.
After seeing Jiang Xi's slightly panicked expression, Lu Suye reminded her in a rather unreassuring tone,
"I'm not sure there are no zombies here."
Meaning, if the situation is not right, pull the trigger.
After all, he gave her this gun for self-defense. Although he was the one who used it to deal with zombies before, she had to learn the necessary self-defense skills to survive in this world.
"good!"
Jiang Xi nodded with a pale face.
After crossing most of the parking lot, we arrived at the nearest floor transfer area.
The elevator stopped.
They need to go up the stairs in the emergency exit.
There is no light here.
Only the fluorescent green logo emits a faint light in the darkness, making people extremely nervous.
Even if I go to the mall normally, I will feel depressed and suffocated in such a dark place.
What's more, Lu Suye's warning and the act of handing her the gun for self-defense had invisibly increased Jiang Ying's psychological pressure.
Fortunately, the sense of security given by the three people's standing position when going up the stairs diluted these negative effects.
Lu Suye walked in front, Jiang Xi was in the middle, and Xiao Liang was at the rear.
Going up the stairs to the first floor, the lock cylinder of the door leading to the interior of the supermarket was stuck in the embedded opening. Lu Suye pushed it twice but failed to open it. However, this level of obstruction was equivalent to nothing to him, and he kicked it open with one foot.
As soon as the door opened, light like a waterfall poured in from another space.
It’s like walking in a cave for a long time and suddenly seeing the light again.
The lights in the mall were on sparsely, as if it was doing normal preparations before opening every day, except that there was no one there.
Yes, but they are just traces left on the ground.
Jiang Xi frowned and covered her mouth.
She was mentally prepared to see these things, but she still couldn't avoid the peculiar smell that rushed into her nose, which made her feel nauseous.
The area they passed through had already been calculated, and most of the debris had been cleared away. After all, people from the Foren City Post Station often came to the supermarket and needed to take this route.
No one wants to be with these things that are constantly rotting... Even though it is a scorching summer outside, the temperature inside is comfortable for human life, 25, but it has not reached the conditions for quick freezing.
The air conditioning in the mall is powerful, ensuring that shoppers feel comfortable even when there are a lot of people.
But when there weren't so many people around, the air conditioning at the central control's rated temperature made Jiang Ying even feel a little cold.
Her previous guess was confirmed. Is there really electricity here?
She had never been here before and naturally didn't know much about this large city in central America.
Once an industrial powerhouse, it was driven by coal, electricity and oil. While it achieved tremendous economic growth, it also caused the city to suffer severe environmental pollution.
Because the sky here is always covered by a layer of haze, it is also called the "Black City" by some outsiders. It is a well-deserved polluted city.
The indelible notoriety, the tourists who stay away, and the shadow of the eventual depletion of resources have cut off all future paths to sustainable development for the city of Foren.
In order to improve the environment and promote industrial transformation in a timely manner, the newly appointed mayor, with the image of an "environmental protection enthusiast", came to power with the overwhelming support of the people, and tied his career to the city of Foren in order to change the fate that was destined to be dark and bleak.
Gradually reduce the number of polluting enterprises, vigorously build new factories that use environmentally friendly energy, take the lead in using environmentally friendly energy and provide policy incentives to enterprises, bringing new employment opportunities to the city.
Many places in the city of Florence have become centralized pilot sites to demonstrate the mayor's determination to reform, including this Walmart supermarket, the largest in the city, located among shopping malls.
There is no chance to test whether the energy reform in the city of Foren under the mayor's iron-fisted policy is a complete lie. After all, the production of these clean energy machines has caused more serious environmental pollution.
At least, after the zombie crisis spread to this land, in the city, when all traditional coal-fired power plants were completely cut off from electricity, solar energy and the use of urban water potential energy differences to convert electricity supply to a part of the area can still play a certain role.
Taking the two of them around in the huge unmanned shopping mall, Lu Suye quickly found one of the entrances to the Walmart supermarket.
However, compared to the "tranquility" of the shops outside, the visual impact brought by the scenes here is much more stimulating.
The first thing that catches the eye is the countless bloody handprints that have left deep scratches on the snow-white walls. The dried red rust on the cash register screen and the messy, sticky footprints on the white marble tile floor all show what a brutal battle this place has experienced.
Of course, in addition to these devastated environments, the intact items displayed on the shelves exude a fatal attraction.
The three of them immediately set to work and began to collect usable supplies.
Compared with other places she had booked before, this one only served her and she enjoyed treatment according to her financial ability.
But this is the first time I’ve booked a supermarket, so it’s a bit strange.
Jiang Ying tried her best to ignore the disharmonious factors in the environment and quickly find what she wanted.
But just as she was putting a large pile of instant noodles into the cart in front of her, she caught a glimpse of an eye at the end of the shelf in front of her.
Bright red, wooden, staring at her motionlessly...
In an instant, all the blood in Jiang Xi's body rushed to her head. She immediately took out the gun from her small bag and held it in both hands.
The rustling sounds, the hissing sound that seemed to come from the throat, and the heavy breathing all revealed that the place was unusual.
When this happened, she didn't dare to scream loudly, even though Lu Suye and Xiao Liang didn't leave her too far, only moving within a range of less than five meters.
Otherwise, there is a high possibility of alarming this thing.
Moreover, her mind was filled with the selfish desire to get rid of a zombie with her own hands. She didn't want to be the object of protection of these two men forever, and she didn't want to be a burden that she couldn't live without them!
Jiang Ying felt that she had never been so courageous as she was at this moment.
Beat it to death!
Driven by this idea, she moved carefully and slowly in that direction.
Getting closer...
It moves!!
But he suddenly rushed in the opposite direction of Jiang Qian.
It happened in the blink of an eye.
It's reached the end of the shelf -
“Bang!!”
The bullet fired out at once, and the loud noise echoed in the empty supermarket.
Ding, clang clang...
But in the end, it fell on the marble floor.
Jiang Xi still maintained the shooting posture, facing forward.
The only living creature still present, who had come into almost direct contact with the bullet, turned and looked at her in disbelief.
Even until he saw the bullet had clearly grazed the narrow gap between his thighs, he still couldn't believe that Jiang Ting would actually shoot at that place!
If he hadn't reacted beyond normal and jumped quickly, he would probably have said goodbye to a part of his body forever.
"I'm sorry, I..."
Jiang Si never dreamed that the person she would meet around the corner would be Lu Suye.
There is no point in talking more.
If apologies are effective, what is the use of andrologists?
If it were someone else, he would have been crushed into a meat patty long ago, but the person who shot him was Jiang Xi, so what could he do!
Moreover, he handed the gun to her personally.
I'm angry, but I can't vent my anger.
I have to say a few words.
Lu Suye held his forehead with his hand. He saw the thing that just jumped over, but he obviously didn't have the leisure to do so.
"Don't shoot rats..." Ah!
It makes me even angrier when I think about it.
But I still held back and didn't say the rest of the words.
Especially when you're so low level.
Was that thing actually a mouse?
After hearing what Lu Suye said, Jiang Xi was stunned for a moment. She was so fat, so big, and her eyes were still bright red.
She swore that she really just wanted to fight zombies!
However, with her shooting accuracy, she might kill all her own people before hitting the zombies.
Jiang Xi felt a little frustrated and sniffed. She fastened the safety of the gun, as if she was going to put the gun away and not use it anymore.
"I'll give it back to you."
This thing is not suitable for her.
In the middle was the gun. Jiang Qian and Lu Suye's fingers touched again. When she withdrew her hand, the only thing left in Lu Suye's palm was the gun that was still stained with her body temperature.
After hearing what Jiang Wei said, Lu Suye regretted that he couldn't control himself and blurted out what he said just now.
Still not subtle enough?
No, he should just shut up and say nothing!
The thing he gave away came back for the second time... He wanted to slap himself twice.
But for Lu Suye, the current situation is not the worst.
"Ah! Is this for me?"
Surprised, delighted, and completely flattered, Jiang Qian was holding an ancient black and gold dagger in her hand.
Lu Suye looked at Jiang Qian in shock, then immediately turned his gaze to Xiao Liang.
"Um."
Xiao Liang, who appeared beside Jiang Xi at some point, responded concisely to express his affirmation.
Now, the dagger he carried close to his body belonged to her.
Jiang Qian carefully unsheathed the knife, and suddenly, a cold light shone brightly.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "So sharp!"
You don't need to try to know that this dagger can cut through iron like mud. If a zombie attacks her, she can cut their throat in minutes with one dagger!
"Thank you, Xiao Liang." Jiang Qian was overjoyed, tears sparkling in her eyes.
She really didn't know what to say. She really needed this thing!
And Xiao Liang: "No need."
Anyway...
Whether intentionally or unintentionally, his eyes met Lu Suye's. On one side was the cold ice, and on the other side was the volcanic flames.
The corners of Xiao Liang's mouth rose slightly.
He doesn't usually use this.
In the following collection work, Xiao Liang was the same as before, Jiang Ting was feeling amorous, and only Lu Suye's low pressure was achieved.
What the man in black did was like feeding him a dead fly, which made him feel extremely sick, but he had no way to deal with it.
It's not possible to just snatch that stinky dagger and throw it into the fish pond that hasn't dried up yet in front of everyone.
Looking at the "gift" that was returned to him, Lu Suye gritted his teeth in anger, feeling very disappointed with the person.
Why doesn't this thing have auto-aim?
All the collected items were first gathered in the exit area on the first floor, which was closer to the outer wall of the building.
Looking around, the shopping cart is basically filled with water, drinks, dry food that can be stored for a long time, and some daily necessities.
When I passed by the fresh fruit and vegetable area, the vegetables were fine, but most of them had lost moisture and were wilted like specimens.
But fruits are in a terrible situation, as they are basically infested with microorganisms to a considerable extent.
Especially during the orange harvest season, many sales baskets are filled with "hairy green-skinned oranges" that have been dead for a long time.
As the saying goes, if the bacteria wants the orange to die, the orange has to die...
The air is filled with mold spores, and the granular feeling when breathing sets off alarm bells in the human body.
They had to cover their mouths and noses and speed through here.
After arriving at another specific area, Jiang Qian suddenly seemed to remember something.
"I'll go over there and take a look!"
As she said this, she pushed a new, empty cart and walked away in a hurry.
Half an hour later.
-Meeting point-
Xiao Liang had been waiting here for a long time, and saw Lu Suye slowly walking towards him from a distance.
There is only him.
"Where is she?" Xiao Liang rarely took the initiative to talk to him.
As a result, Lu Suye was completely confused.
Lu Suye: “???”
He looked around but couldn't see Jiang Xi.
What Xiao Liang asked him was exactly what he wanted to ask Xiao Liang.
[Isn’t she with you!?]
[no……]
I thought she was with you!
The two looked at each other, and for a moment, a strange and terrifying atmosphere enveloped them like a plague cloud.
At this moment, none of them could deny an extremely terrible fact.
——Jiang Xi is missing.
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