The villa area was vast and deserted. An Nuan had previously dealt with some troublemakers, and since then, due to the calamities and man-made disasters, the villa district had become even emptier, with very few people remaining in the first phase of development.
Those who were still alive had learned their lesson and dared not cause trouble. Despite the commotion An Nuan and her group had created, no one had come to pry.
An Nuan deliberately made the sound of her gun being cocked loud. Someone with sharp ears in the bicycle group immediately shouted, "Don't do anything rash! We don't want to rob you; we were just being chased by monsters and fled here!"
*Bang!*
An Nuan fired a shot into the ground. Regardless of why they were there, she needed to establish dominance first. Intimidating them would make things much easier later. As expected, the group didn't dare to approach. The "dog-eating-shit" girl also got up from the ground, glaring fiercely at the sky.
"Zi Xing jie, what do we do now?"
"They have guns, and we don't know how many of them there are. We can't act rashly." Zi Xing looked around. "There should be many empty houses. Let's find two or three to stay in for now and deal with the rest tomorrow."
The bicycle team quickly pried open doors and locks, splitting into two groups and settling into two villas.
"Do they have ability users among them? They were cycling through water as if it were flat ground, with no resistance," Hai Changfeng suddenly appeared behind them.
An Nuan had heard footsteps and was not surprised. "Did the gunshots wake you up?"
Hai Changfeng and Chang Kai Tong came up. Only Xiao Long was asleep, holding Daizi, sleeping soundly. An Nuan tossed the gun to him. "Keep it for now. I'll get you a better one later."
"Hai ge, it really suits you!" Chang Kai Tong thought he looked quite cool. "When those young girls see me carrying a gun, they'll definitely think I'm someone important!"
The men gathered around the gun, chattering excitedly. This was probably the male fascination with toys. An Nuan wasn't interested but was intrigued by Hai Changfeng's words. The water on the street was knee-deep. It was one thing for the infected to have no resistance, but the bicycle group seemed to have barely stirred up any water as they passed. At least, she hadn't heard much splashing. Otherwise, Chen Wen Jing wouldn't have had to run downstairs to tell her.
"It seems they have at least one ability user. A barrier or some kind of isolation, or perhaps water manipulation..."
"If it were water manipulation, they would have drowned those infected long ago." Luo Luo's logic was sound. The infected were still people; they could drown too. If it wasn't an elemental ability user, that was for the best.
The bicycle team was exhausted and hungry tonight and definitely wouldn't risk coming over. An Nuan took a can of soda upstairs and went to sleep with Luo Luo.
After entering the villa, Zi Xing chose the largest room. The two girls sharing the room with her were an ability user and a "long-legged beauty." The rest were accommodated elsewhere.
Zi Xing closed the door and immediately grabbed the ability user's collar fiercely. "Ming Le, what do you mean by this!"
"What are you doing!"
"When my tire burst and I fell earlier, why didn't you catch me? Look at me! I almost drowned in the water!" Her chin had been badly scraped in the water, and if she had hit the ground, it would have shattered!
Ming Le also had a grim expression. She flung Zi Xing's hand away and retorted, "There were so many people in the team, how could I possibly pay attention to everyone! Besides, if it weren't for your excessive pride in this operation, we wouldn't have provoked those monsters!"
"You!"
"You two, stop arguing!" Tang Jing tried to separate them. "Zi Xing jie just wanted to gather more supplies. It's not easy to come out. Who would have thought we wouldn't encounter zombies but instead ran into those crazy people! Ming Le jie has a special ability, but it's not enough to care for so many people, so it's normal that you can't look after everyone. Zi Xing jie, don't blame her!"
Zi Xing and Ming Le both turned to look. Ming Le had not agreed to rob others in the first place, but as a group of girls, they had to stick together to survive in this environment, sometimes doing things they weren't proud of. This time, it was precisely because they trespassed into someone else's territory that they had encountered so much trouble.
Ming Le found a spot in the corner and lay down. "Let's go back tomorrow. It's too dangerous outside."
"Go back to that dilapidated concentration camp to fend off those disgusting men every day? Look how nice it is here, so spacious and bright, and the houses are new."
"But..."
"Ming Le jie!" Tang Jing looked at her with a pout. The small concentration camp was quite dirty, and they had to guard against perverted men even when going to the toilet. Most of the women in the team were between fifteen and twenty-seven years old, making them a vulnerable group in the concentration camp.
Ming Le nodded helplessly. "Fine, since there's no one here, we're not really stealing from anyone. But don't provoke the people who fired the guns earlier. They don't seem like good people. Be careful not to invite trouble upon yourselves!"
"I know, you're so nagging!" Zi Xing went to the other side and lay down, a cold smile playing on her lips. A place with inhabitants meant houses. Such a large villa must have stored a lot of supplies, so why wouldn't she go? She had already made plans. Tomorrow, she would find the people opposite. If they were men, it would be easy; lure them into opening the door and slit their throats. If they were women, it would be even easier; if she couldn't absorb them, she would eliminate them. After all, those who opposed her never had a good end.
An Nuan had just woken up when Xiao Long pounced on her. "Sister, hug!"
"Xiao Long, don't be noisy! Lao Da slept very late yesterday!"
"It's okay, Wen Jing. Xiao Long is so cute; he's so soft to hug!" An Nuan picked up Xiao Long. In just one night, the child seemed to have become even cuter. His clothes, however, were a bit ill-fitting. An Nuan hadn't prepared any children's items, having stocked up only on adult clothing, and hadn't picked up any children's clothes at the Qian Hua Mall. Xiao Long was still wearing Luo Luo's old vest. Cute as he was, his little bottom was exposed, which was too unsafe.
"Sister will get you some pretty clothes when she goes out tomorrow, okay?"
"Long Long wants one with a butterfly knot! Pink!"
"Okay, sister will find you clothes with pink butterfly knots!" Luo Luo made shredded pork with pickled mustard greens noodles today and deliberately saved a bowl with extra shredded pork for An Nuan. An Nuan picked out some shredded pork and fed Xiao Long a few bites.
[Xiao Long is so well-behaved and cute, and he's a little koi; it's great!] Chen Wen Jing smiled happily. He had been worried that Xiao Long might be disliked for not contributing, so he had resolved to work twice as hard. He was relieved that Lao Da liked Xiao Long.
[I should find an opportunity to get some Hanfu for Wen Jing. I feel like it would suit him. Should it be feminine or masculine? A cool female knight outfit might also be good.] Chen Wen Jing pouted; he didn't want to be a cross-dresser!
"Xiao Nuan, someone's here." Luo Luo brought up the surveillance feed. The group from yesterday had arrived, carrying a bag of bread.