Bai Hu was the first to notice that Lan Ke looked strange: "What's wrong with Sister Lan? Is there something wrong here?"
Lan Ke nodded: "Be careful when you go in, I suspect there is an ambush here."
"Wait! An ambush?" Qian Sheng opened his mouth in surprise. "No way? Monsters can also ambush? Is there someone hiding in there on purpose?"
Lan Ke rolled her eyes at him speechlessly: "Animals can ambush, so why can't monsters do that? Don't forget, monsters are also transformed from humans and animals."
Most alien species do not have reason, only the instinct to eat. However, there are a few intelligent alien species among them. These alien species have memories before mutation, and they can not only lead other alien species, but also learn to deploy troops and battle formations!
"Qian Sheng, don't think that monsters only eat people, they may also have brains. Remember, never underestimate your opponent!" Lan Ke warned Qian Sheng, holding the Mo Lin knife tightly, and walked into the mall first.
Bai Hu and several others followed behind her. Bai Ling, the weakest one, was surrounded in the middle, holding an emergency light in her hand for illumination.
Lan Ke said as they walked: "There must be a trailer specially used for transporting goods in the supermarket. When we enter the supermarket later, look for this kind of trailer first."
Because of the power outage, there was no light in the mall, and it was pitch black and looked particularly eerie. Lan Ke walked quickly in front, her soft-soled leather boots stepping on the marble tiles, so lightly that there was no sound even.
Although Bai Hu and the others couldn't move as lightly as she did, they instinctively lightened their breathing and footsteps. However, the 15 people following behind her had heavy steps, and their footsteps always made dull noises when they moved.
But the mall was eerily quiet, making the footsteps seem extremely abrupt. One after another, they seemed to hit people's hearts heavily, making people instinctively nervous and uneasy.
Someone nervously gripped the weapon he had just found and carefully scanned all the dark corners, his eyes flickering with fear.
Some people also quickened their pace and shamelessly followed behind Lan Ke and others - such as the slightly plump young man who wanted to join the team.
There is still some distance from the mall gate to the supermarket. There are many shops along this road, selling mobile phones, ice cream, clothes, shoes and bags, and jewelry.
When people go shopping in the mall on weekdays, many of them can't help but stop when passing by these shops. But today is different. Even the girls who usually like clothes, bags and ice cream the most, now want to walk faster and leave these shops as soon as possible.
Suddenly, a glaring bloodstain appeared on the white wall illuminated by the emergency light, and just below the bloodstain, a skeleton that had been gnawed clean was lying there.
Torn pieces of cloth and bloody feathers were scattered all over the floor. Not far away, there was even a half-gnawed hand, with gorgeous nails visible on the remaining part. The originally exquisite and beautiful nails now only made people feel horrified. Some of the timid ones even collapsed and screamed, wishing they could find a safe place to hide.
Lan Ke frowned and said nothing. In the end times, only you can save yourself. Those who cannot overcome their fear will only be a burden. She will never stop these people from seeking death.
Not far from the corpse was the escalator leading to the supermarket, but the supermarket had also lost power, and all three escalators were now stationary.
Lan Ke chose the middle escalator and rushed down, Bai Hu and the other five ran after her. The people behind them were afraid of being left behind, so they also ran for their lives.
But when they arrived at the underground floor where the supermarket was located, everyone was stunned.
Apart from the remaining blood and bones, there were no monsters in front. Instead, it was empty without a single shadow.
"Sister Lan, why aren't there any monsters here?" Qian Sheng couldn't tell whether he was more disappointed or relieved. "It doesn't look like there's any danger."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Hu slapped him in frustration: "Stop talking nonsense and be alert!"
"They must be hiding in the supermarket. If you don't want to die, cheer up!" Lan Ke said, pulling a shopping cart and entering the supermarket. The people behind him followed suit and also pulled a shopping cart.
The supermarket was on the underground floor, and after the power outage, it became particularly dark, and it was almost pitch dark. There was only one emergency light, and no one dared to disperse before finding another emergency light or a flashlight.
Lan Ke ignored the noise behind her and looked at the shelves in the supermarket as she walked in. This was a large supermarket, but there were not many things on the shelves. It was obvious that the darkness and black rain in the past few days had a great impact on the supermarket.
There aren't many goods in the supermarket, probably because they don't have enough time to restock.
Seeing this situation, Lan Ke was really disappointed. She could fully guess that the harvest this time would be very mediocre.
Shaking her head secretly, Lan Ke picked up the items she liked and threw them into the shopping cart. She took all the office supplies such as various types of notepads, pens, copy paper, knives, erasers, a heavy kitchen knife suitable for chopping, batteries, candles, and anything useful.
At first everyone was following Lan Ke around, but when they saw that what she was holding was not food at all, some people gradually became impatient.
Especially after finding the flashlight, some people who were impatient to wait simply left the line and headed for the food area, mocking Lan Ke in their hearts for being mentally ill. She came to the supermarket but didn't buy food, but only took some useless things. Was she crazy because of poverty? She was too short-sighted!
Bai Ling watched those people leave with her own eyes, and she was a little worried: "Sister Lan, they went to the food area."
"Ignore those who are looking for death." Lan Ke said in a cold voice. Although she had not found any traces of alien species since she came in, she dared to say that there were definitely alien species in here!
Since they can't be seen here, those aliens must be lying in ambush in the food area. Those people rushing over there is simply seeking death, which is no different from offering food on their own initiative.
But those people were not her team members and refused to follow her obediently, so why should she care about them
Sure enough, just a few minutes after those people left, terrified screams and shrill cries were heard from the food area.
"Ah! There's a monster!"
"Help! It caught me, come and save me!"
"Please, don't abandon me!"
"Run away!"
"Hurry! Run faster, they are catching up!"
"Ah! Don't eat me! I don't want to die!"
Screams continued, and there were even the sounds of aliens chewing their food. However, Lan Ke turned a deaf ear to them and continued to collect supplies.
If she rushed over now, not only would she fail to save anyone but she would also be blamed. Why would she put herself in such a situation
Those who had wavered but did not leave looked at Lan Ke's cold face and suddenly felt a chill in their hearts. Fortunately, fortunately they stayed, otherwise...
After a while, all the screams disappeared, and the entire supermarket fell into an eerie silence again. The atmosphere was terribly depressing.
Lan Ke listened carefully, and suddenly her expression changed: "Be prepared, they are coming!"