#181 - Conflict among survivors

With just two moves, the mutated zombie was taken care of.

Moreover, these two moves were casually unleashed by Song Haitang, not even her full strength...…

Her performance.

The crisis was not over yet.

The mutated zombie had just howled a few times, seemingly not an angry roar, but a call to the surrounding ordinary zombies.

At this very moment.

Everyone heard the sound of a large number of dense footsteps approaching them.

"Not good, it's a zombie horde!"

"Retreat quickly!"

"They're all around us, we're surrounded."

"Find a stronghold first, and wait for an opportunity to break through!"

Several survivors seemed very experienced and immediately gathered together and ran towards a building.

The entrance to this building was narrow, and there was a window on the second floor that led to the roof of the adjacent building, making it an easy place to defend and a convenient place to escape.

Song Haitang did not try to be brave and entered the building with these people.

"Xiao Na, hurry up!"

The middle-aged man suddenly whispered towards the street.

It turned out that the girl with the sniper rifle had not joined the group immediately, but was searching for something in the charred body of the mutated zombie.

"Coming!"

The girl responded, using her military knife to constantly rummage through the body of the mutated zombie, and when she found a crimson gem, her eyes lit up and she picked up the gem and ran.

Soon, she also went upstairs with the others.

Everyone began to move things to block the entrance to the stairwell, preventing the zombie horde from breaking through immediately.

The girl then came to Song Haitang's side.

"Sister, thank you for saving me just now!"

The girl said, taking out the gem she had just found, handing it over, and adding: "This is your trophy."

Song Haitang was curious and asked: "What is this thing used for?"

"You don't know?" The girl was a little surprised.

Song Haitang made an excuse: "I was in a shelter before and only came out recently, so I don't know about this thing."

The girl nodded, not surprised.

After all, Song Haitang was so clean, she didn't look like a survivor wandering outside.

"I don't know what this thing is specifically called, we all call it 'Corpse Crystal', it's a good thing, only found on mutated zombies."

"It is one of the most important resources for you ability users, eating it can increase your abilities, and even for ordinary people like us, eating it can strengthen our bodies and increase our strength."

Hearing the girl's explanation, Song Haitang was a little surprised.

She didn't expect that there would be such a thing in the body of a mutated zombie?

Teacher Shen hadn't taught any related knowledge either.

Looking at the red gem in the girl's hand, Song Haitang thought for a moment and still took it.

"Thank you."

She said thank you, but did not eat it, but put it in her pocket.

The teacher had warned her to be wary of any survivors she encountered and to be cautious.

Although the girl in front of her didn't look like a bad person and was very sincere in thanking her, it was always right to be careful.

In addition.

Even if everything the girl said was true, Song Haitang wouldn't dare to eat this thing!

Because she was a transcendent from another world, not an ability user.

What if this "Corpse Crystal" only worked for the locals?

What if she got poisoned after eating it?

Song Haitang didn't dare to gamble.

Anyway, she had channels to advance and become stronger, so there was no need to risk her life.

In addition, since Teacher Shen hadn't said anything about the relevant information, it meant that the possibility of a transcendent being unlucky after eating this thing was even greater.

If eating this thing could make you stronger, the news should have spread long ago.

Only if you die from eating it, the news won't spread...…

"My name is Han Minna, sister, can I know your name?"

The girl's eyes were full of expectation.

Song Haitang didn't think much and nodded: "Of course, my name is Li Jiuyue."

She was saying the name of one of her high school classmates.

The reason for lying was because her name was too well-known among the new students.

If other new students knew she was here, it might cause unnecessary trouble.

The reward for her abroad had never been withdrawn.

"Jiuyue? Sister, were you born in September? Is that why you have such a name?"

Han Minna was very talkative and tended to be a chatterbox.

Song Haitang smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Her classmate was indeed named that by her parents because she was born in September.

Han Minna still wanted to say something.

At this time, the zombies had already surrounded them.

That Third Uncle immediately said: "Xiao Na, come over and help."

Han Minna then said: "Sister Jiuyue, I'm going to help kill zombies first, let's talk later!"

Song Haitang smiled and nodded.

After Han Minna walked away, she stood on the second floor, looking out through the window.

At this time, many zombies had gathered on the street, at least several hundred, surrounding this area tightly.

Han Minna and the others were not flustered at all when dealing with these ordinary zombies, and kept killing the zombies with the weapons in their hands.

They didn't fire their guns.

Instead, they tied knives and other weapons to sticks and poked them out.

Bullets were also important resources in the doomsday world.

Especially for ordinary people's teams like them, they relied on firepower. If the bullets were used up, they would have difficulty moving.

Therefore, they tried not to use firearms to attack unless it was a special situation.

As for the mutated zombie just now, it was a special situation.

"Xiao Si, go look at the back window, have all the zombies come over there?" Third Uncle gave the order.

A young man heard this and immediately ran to another window to observe the situation.

"They're all here," the young man said.

"Okay, prepare to retreat!"

Their plan was simple, to attract all the zombies to one side and then escape to the other side.

Although the plan was simple, it was very effective against mindless zombies.

"Xiao Na, Yuanyuan, you take the ability user lady and leave first."

Third Uncle began to direct: "Xiao Si, Xiao Wu, you are responsible for the rear, Datou, follow me to lure the monsters...… If we get separated, we will meet at the convenience store entrance in twenty minutes."

This Third Uncle seemed very extraordinary, even the retreat was directed by him in an orderly manner.

The young men he brought were also strictly disciplined. After receiving the order, they immediately moved and cooperated tacitly.

Han Minna came to Song Haitang: "Sister Jiuyue, let's go quickly!"

Song Haitang nodded and followed Han Minna and another girl, leaving here through another window.

If she was willing to take action, she could easily eliminate these zombies.

However, before figuring out the situation, she had no intention of showing off her abilities.

… …

A moment later.

Han Minna led Song Haitang to another block and hid in an abandoned house.

"Sister Jiuyue, let's wait here!"

Han Minna said: "When Third Uncle leads those zombies away, we can go back and get food."

Speaking of food, the girl's eyes were full of anticipation, and she even couldn't help swallowing her saliva.

She hadn't eaten for a long time and was starving.

Song Haitang naturally had no objections and began to survey the environment inside the house.

It was obvious that the place had been ransacked, appearing messy and covered in dust. As for anything useful, it had certainly been taken away long ago.

A dozen minutes later.

Han Minna stood up and said, "Sister Jiuyue, it's about time. Let's go and meet up with Third Uncle!"

Song Haitang nodded and went with them towards the convenience store where they had planned to meet.

When they arrived at the entrance of the convenience store, their expressions immediately changed.

Because.

Inside the convenience store, there were people packing food.

Two people were stationed at the entrance as guards.

When those two people saw Han Minna and the others approaching, they immediately raised their guns, revealing wary expressions.

At this time, the sky was even darker than before, and the visibility was very low.

Those people were also not clear about who was approaching.

"Stop! We'll shoot if you come any closer!" The person on the left issued a warning.

Han Minna was very angry and said, "The food here is ours!"

"Yours?" The middle-aged man on the right immediately laughed: "Does it have your name on it?"

Han Minna was so angry that she couldn't speak.

She was just a simple chatterbox and clearly had no experience in such negotiations.

At this time.

Several people walked out of the store.

Judging from the heavy packages on their bodies, it was clear that they had a bountiful harvest.

"What's going on?" the leader asked.

The middle-aged man on the right immediately said with a smile: "I don't know where these wild girls came from, but they insist that the food here is theirs."

"Oh?"

The leader held a flashlight in his hand and shone the light towards them upon hearing this.

Then.

This guy's eyes lit up.

Not only him, but several of his companions also made surprised noises.

Han Minna and another girl named Yuan Yuan were alright; they were both fifteen or sixteen years old and not yet adults! After the apocalypse, they only had one full meal a day, so they looked a little malnourished, and their bodies were dirty... Even if their features were good, they didn't have much beauty.

Song Haitang was different.

She was clean, tall, graceful, with snow-white skin that looked like it could be broken with a touch, and her appearance was even more exquisite, with picturesque eyebrows and eyes...

Especially in the apocalyptic environment, someone like Song Haitang could be called a fairy without exaggeration.

Therefore, when they saw Song Haitang, this group of people was shocked, completely stunned!

Several impatient ones even swallowed their saliva, wishing they could pounce on her immediately.

"Where did this little beauty come from? She's really attractive!"

A burly man couldn't help but say, staring at Song Haitang with a gaze that didn't hide his intentions at all.

In the apocalyptic environment, order had long ceased to exist, and he didn't need to worry about anything.

Seeing this, Han Minna took the initiative to stand in front of Song Haitang, while aiming the sniper rifle in her hand at the group.

Seeing that the other side had a gun, the group's expressions changed, and they also raised their guns.

"Don't be impulsive!"

The leader quickly said, stopping the possibility of a conflict.

Then, he looked at the three of them and said, "Ladies, if you want food, you can totally form an alliance with us! As long as we form an alliance, we're family, and you'll definitely have a share of the food here."

Hearing this, Han Minna angrily scolded, "Bullshit! The food here was originally ours. We killed the monsters hiding here."

"That's right!"

A voice came from the darkness.

Subsequently, Third Uncle and several other young people arrived, standing in front of Han Minna, Song Haitang, and the others, protecting them.

"Third Uncle!"

Han Minna was very happy to see Third Uncle.

"What's going on?" Third Uncle turned to ask.

Han Minna then said, "...As soon as we arrived, we saw them moving the food. They must have seen us kill the mutated zombies and lured away the other zombies, and then jumped out to try to steal our victory."

Hearing this.

Third Uncle's face turned cold, and he looked back at the group.

Then, he also took out a flashlight and shone it on the group.

"It's you guys!" Third Uncle coldly snorted: "It seems you've been following us for a long time!"

They had encountered this group before.

Third Uncle had even invited them to work together to eliminate the mutated zombies and then split the food in the convenience store equally.

At that time, this group was afraid of the mutated zombies and chose to refuse.

Unexpectedly, after seeing the trouble resolved, they jumped out to steal the spoils...

"I don't want to waste words with you. Either put down the food and get lost, or let's have a real fight!" Third Uncle said with a murderous look: "Wanting to pick peaches so easily? No way!"

There was really nothing to say between the two sides.

In addition, as food became increasingly scarce, situations like this, where two groups of survivors fought for food, occurred frequently in the apocalyptic environment.

Everyone was always prepared for a bloody battle!

The several young people beside Third Uncle were all fearless, staring fiercely at the other side, holding the guns in their hands.

The other side was the same.

It was foreseeable that once a firefight broke out, both sides would definitely suffer heavy losses, and it was even uncertain whether anyone would survive.

The leader on the other side also knew that things wouldn't end well today.

He stared at Third Uncle for a moment, then suddenly said, "I have a suggestion. There's a lot of food here. I only want what we're carrying, and the rest inside is all yours, how about it?"

Even ghosts wouldn't believe this nonsense.

Third Uncle was too lazy to talk nonsense with this guy and directly cocked his gun: "I'll count to five. If you don't choose, I'll choose for you. Five, four..."

The leader on the other side cherished his life and clearly didn't want a firefight, so he immediately said: "Wait! Let's split the food in half, right here, is that okay?"

Hearing this proposal, Third Uncle's counting stopped immediately.

He actually knew that it was impossible to let these people put down the food and leave.

In the apocalyptic environment, food was sometimes more important than life, and who would be willing to spit out the meat that was already in their mouth?

He had just acted tough to show the other side.

Now that he had finally forced the other party to back down, Third Uncle didn't want a firefight to happen either.

He was silent for a moment, then turned back to ask Song Haitang: "What do you think?"

Song Haitang didn't answer, but asked: "Are there any ability users on the other side?"

Third Uncle was stunned and truthfully said: "No, if there were ability users, they wouldn't be in such a miserable state."

Song Haitang asked again: "What kind of people are they? Have they ever done anything heinous?"

Hearing this question, before Third Uncle could answer, Han Minna next to her said: "Sister Jiuyue, these people are very bad. The last time we encountered them, we saw them capture a pair of lone mother and child, they... eat people!"

It seemed that the scene at that time was too terrible, and Han Minna didn't dare to say more.