Chapter 18: Get out of the way, I'm coming
"Which car?" Yan Chu asked puzzledly.
Gu Qinyuan raised his hand and pointed across the street.
Yan Chu looked in the direction he pointed, and found a black Porsche parked a few meters away from the pile of cargo boxes where he rescued Gu Qinyuan.
Yan Chu: “…”
At this time, zombies on the street noticed their presence one after another and began to rush towards them with their teeth bared.
Yan Chu didn't have time to think about it, so he crossed the road and ran towards the car.
Gu Qinyuan unlocked the car before her, so Yan Chu smoothly opened the door and sat in the passenger seat.
By the time all five people got into the car, the zombies had already caught up to them and were leaning against the window, roaring with their bloody mouths bared and their teeth bared.
Chen Qianxing, Luo Yu and Luo Yiyi in the back seat of the car were so frightened that they dared not even breathe. The three of them wanted to curl up into a ball and stay as far away from the car window as possible.
The situation in the front seat was not good either. Several zombies had even climbed onto the hood of the car and were banging their heads against the glass.
Yan Chu looked at the zombie in front of him who was madly smashing the glass with its head, and subconsciously reached for the pistol at his waist.
I don’t know if the car window glass is strong enough. If it can’t withstand the zombies, we’ll be finished.
Everyone in the car was very nervous, except Gu Qinyuan, who looked calm, as if he didn't notice the circle of zombies surrounding him.
After starting the car, he first stepped on the accelerator and rushed forward, then braked suddenly and quickly changed gears to move backwards.
The zombies hanging on the car were thrown away by inertia.
With another step on the accelerator, the car finally drove away from its original position and drove along the street towards the supermarket.
Yan Chu breathed a sigh of relief and observed the situation outside through the car window.
There were no living people to be seen along the way. Only emaciated zombies were wandering around the streets.
From time to time, zombies would be attracted by the sound of the car's engine and chase after it relentlessly.
The shops on both sides of the road were deserted, the once exquisite glass windows were smashed to pieces, and all kinds of expensive goods and clothes were scattered on the ground without anyone paying attention.
The roads were littered with deformed cars. Some had flipped over with their chassis facing the sky, while others had been burned to the point where only a blackened frame remained.
The outside was a completely desolate and dilapidated doomsday scene.
Qianji Supermarket was not far from them, and they arrived at their destination after a short drive.
However, they drove around the supermarket and found that the main door and several side doors were closed with rolling shutters.
After parking the car at a side door where there were fewer zombies, everyone got out and went to the side door to pull the rolling door, but it wouldn't open.
The rolling door is locked from the inside.
"What should we do?" Chen Qianxing carefully observed the situation around him. "Should we try another door?"
Yan Chu shook his head: "No need, all of you move aside."
After the others retreated, Yan Chu took out a pistol from his waist without hesitation, loaded the bolt, and fired directly at the keyhole.
After a loud, shrill bang, the smell of gunpowder filled the air.
Chen Qianxing was stunned. Yan Chu actually had a gun?
However, he reacted quickly and stepped forward to help open the rolling door. The keyhole had been destroyed and the rolling door was opened smoothly.
As expected, the gunshot attracted the zombies nearby. After several of them bent down and crawled in through the half-open rolling door, they quickly pulled the door down again.
Not long after, the noisy sound of zombies banging and hammering the rolling door could be heard outside.
Chen Qianxing sighed: "What a pity for our car..."
Yan Chu touched the cards in his pocket and said nothing.
How can we lose important means of transportation in the apocalypse?
Before they pulled down the rolling door, she took advantage of everyone's inattention and turned the Porsche outside the door into a card.
At this moment, a deep and magnetic voice suddenly sounded in her ears:
"I just saw that the car disappeared."
Yan Chu's heart skipped a beat and he turned around to look, only to meet Gu Qinyuan's dark eyes.
She quickly looked away: "...How is that possible? You must have seen it wrong."
Gu Qinyuan curled his lips with interest: "Really?"
Yan Chu responded reluctantly and took a few steps towards Luo Yu feeling a little guilty.
This guy is too perceptive. Next time I try to do something tricky, I must stay away from him.
The group observed for a while behind the rolling door, and after making sure that the zombies could not break in, they turned and walked deeper into the mall.
They were currently on the first floor of the mall. Although the mall was quiet, there were obvious signs of fighting everywhere.
From time to time, Yan Chu could see a zombie corpse with a damaged head on the ground.
The zombies in this shopping mall had obviously been cleared out manually.
Then I thought about the fact that before they came in, this place was closed to the outside world. Could there be any living survivors in here?
Yan Chu couldn't help but frown. If someone got there first...it wouldn't be good news for them.
After passing through the intricate maze of shops, large and small, the group arrived at the atrium of Qianji Shopping Mall.
Qianji Shopping Mall is a circular structure built around an atrium. There is a huge waterfall promotional screen and a sightseeing elevator in the atrium. From each floor, you can overlook the entire atrium square, which is enough to give you a glimpse of how prosperous it was before the end of the world.
However, all the lighting equipment was not working at this time, so the light in the mall was very dim, with only a few rays of sunlight seeping in through the glass ceiling.
The mall has seven floors, each floor corresponds to a different store - men's clothing, women's clothing, sports, shoes and bags, and the top floor is the restaurant and cinema.
The underground floor is where the supermarket they want to go is located.
"This way, everyone follow me," Chen Qianxing led the group through winding paths and finally to the escalator, which had stopped functioning. "This should be the way down."
Yan Chu walked down the escalator. Since there was almost no light downstairs, the underground floor looked much darker than the first floor of the mall.
Luo Yiyi, who was standing by, was a little afraid of the dark environment and couldn't help but hold on to Luo Yu's clothes: "Mom... I'm scared."
"It's just dark, don't be afraid." Although Luo Yu said this to comfort her, he was actually a little scared in his heart.
After all, no one knows whether a zombie will suddenly jump out from those unclear shadows.
With the dim light, the group quickly found the entrance sign of the supermarket.
However, the entrance to the supermarket seemed to be blocked by something huge.
Chen Qianxing walked quickly to the entrance and saw that what was blocking the entrance was a wall of tall and heavy shelves.
He reached out and pressed the shelf, trying to push it open.
What was unexpected was that even though Chen Qianxing had used all his strength, the shelf did not move at all.
This was not a weight he could shake at all.
Seeing this, Luo Yu stepped forward and pushed with him. This time it finally worked. The shelf creaked and slowly moved inward a few tenths of a centimeter.
Chen Qianxing rubbed his red palms and looked at Gu Qinyuan who was standing motionless beside him, wanting to call him to join in the push.
However, Gu Qinyuan didn't pay any attention to them at all. His eyes were always fixed on Yan Chu.
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