Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 375 - 204: Shopping Mall_2

Chapter 375: Chapter 204: Shopping Mall_2

Unfortunately, the rocket launcher is, well, a launcher, not a rocket gun; otherwise, this thing with unlimited ammo would be way too terrifying.

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One week after establishing the new base, and with Stone managing the dual farms, there was no worry about food and warmth. The two Deputy Commanders led the team to the No. 2 exit of Sewer No. 99 again: a large shopping mall. Thanks to the team’s adherence to the instructions given by Captain Maya, not only did they avoid a Night Demon ambush, but they also successfully counterattacked and killed the Night Demon.

After getting to know the layout of the underground parking lot, it only took the team 5 minutes to find the freight elevator. The elevator was stopped at the third floor. After prying open the doors, they used the maintenance ladder to descend to the first floor. Maya pried open the elevator doors slightly, took a look inside, then pried them open further, gesturing for everyone to come up.

At the elevator entrance was a supermarket’s warehouse, but the back door of the supermarket was closed, so the group moved on. There were hardly any zombies along the way, and they quickly reached a public restroom lounge with massage chairs, claw machines, and a smoking area. The number of zombies was small. As everyone dealt with the zombies, Maya assigned Lin Wu to scout near the door to the main floor of the mall.

After the team eliminated all the zombies, they crouched beside Lin Wu.

Lin Wu said, "There’s a decent number of zombies, and the density is quite high. Other than the screaming, I didn’t spot any other Mutant Zombies."

Maya stood up and looked outside through the glass in the door, everything was as Lin Wu had described.

Maya said, "Horse Soul and Snow Egg stay and guard the door, Shana observe the overall zombie activity, Lin Wu handle the screamers, Little Knife, me, Peanut confront them upfront." Today, Emerald Feather stayed back at the base.

Shana asked, "Are you thinking of trying to deal with the zombies using melee weapons?"

Maya replied, "It seems feasible. From their density, the zombies’ roars only affect a certain area. If we stand our ground, we can clear a section. Logically, it should be this way; otherwise, scavenging would be difficult." Depending on Lin Wu’s Stealth for sneaky attacks was highly challenging and inefficient.

Shana suggested, "Across from us is the UFO Fried Chicken Shop."

Maya looked at Shana, who explained, "You don’t get fat from eating in the game."

Little Knife agreed enthusiastically, "Next door is a milk tea shop, I’m going to eat all the trans fats of my life in the game."

"Okay, everyone to their duties," Maya commanded. "Lin Wu."

Lin Wu opened the door, the combatants drew their weapons and stepped outside. The nearby zombies immediately stirred, and a battle ensued. The spacious area increased the pressure during the fight. Thankfully, with Maya and Little Knife’s fierce combat, they withstood the waves of attacks. As the battle intensity waned and fewer supporting zombies arrived, an area of about 15 meters was cleared of zombies.

But if it were this easy for players to succeed, Dawn might as well be renamed as Holy Light. Peanut opened the freezer in the fried chicken shop’s kitchen, looking for something to eat when a Frenzy burst out and grabbed him by the head, biting down. Little Knife’s quick reflexes saved the day as an arrow flew out and exploded the Frenzy’s head, which then fell near Lin Wu’s feet, taken down by Lin Wu.

Maya ordered, "Quick search the fried chicken shop, grab any supplies we can and retreat to the base." Any injury that couldn’t heal on its own and caused bleeding meant the whole team had to return to the base. The journey back took over 20 minutes, with zombies and restive Night Demons on the path. Therefore, any non-self-healing bleeding injury forced the entire team to retreat to the base. Emerald Feather could not treat infections, necessitating the use of a Serum syringe.

Peanut felt incredibly guilty and kept apologizing. Maya knew it wasn’t Peanut’s fault and blamed herself for being lulled by appearances. Previously, she would have had Lin Wu scout for any zombies inside the shops first. Lin Wu might not have escaped the Frenzy in the freezer either, but that would be different from Peanut being injured. If Lin Wu couldn’t escape the Frenzy’s attack, no one could. Besides, if Lin Wu was attacked, at least they could save a Serum syringe.

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The 20-minute walk, due to zombie obstructions, took 40 minutes. The round trip took 80 minutes, plus 10 minutes for treatment. An hour and a half later, the team was back at Exit 2 and successfully reached the first floor of the mall.

Then they started a comprehensive scavenging, engaging zombies in close combat, Lin Wu surveying the stores, and clearing the threats before emptying one shop after another. Besides the five major bags of resources, they acquired a variety of products.

Watch shop: Over three hundred watches were looted clean, most of which could be dismantled for mechanical gears, a commodity as common yet as scarce as electronic components.

Eyeglass shop: Blue Star already had the technology to fully correct vision. Therefore, to them, glasses were more decorative. Everyone picked out either lensless frames or sunglasses.

Jewelry shop: Though unsure of their usefulness, the items seemed pretty to several girls, so the shop was also emptied.

Clearly, these stores didn’t significantly enhance the players’ survival abilities.

The next store was a bakery, from which they obtained two bags of food supplies, various pastries and breads, and found some flower seeds after a thorough search.

Then the clothing store, where they found only one complete item—a purple women’s evening dress—along with a package of building materials.

From 5 stores, they found 7 resource packs, one per person, no more to take. Seeing that everyone had their backs loaded with goods, Captain Maya ordered a return to the base to "take out the trash."

During their mall visit, they fought monsters for 30 minutes and scavenged for another 30 minutes.

At the end of the fourth trip, the sun was about to set, and today’s scavenging came to a successful close. Walking home in the sunset, the team tallied the day’s haul.

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