Chapter 5 The Apocalypse Erupts

15 minutes later.

Ji Wanwan stopped the car and ran towards the largest shopping mall nearby.

There was a large supermarket in the basement of the mall, with a full array of food, clothing, and daily necessities.

The current refuge had food, water, and shelter but lacked essential living supplies.

It was unknown whether these items would be available after the refuge was upgraded, so she had to prepare for the worst.

Ji Wanwan first pushed a large shopping cart rapidly around the supermarket.

Shampoo, shower gel, sanitary pads, towels, bed sheets and quilts, toilet paper, wet wipes, laundry powder, laundry detergent and other life necessities.

Water, milk, serum, face cream, eye cream, lipstick, face masks, and other skin care products.

She threw one of each urgently needed item into the shopping cart.

Just these items alone filled the cart to the brim, leaving Ji Wanwan wanting to grab a snack or two but feeling powerless to do so.

Pushing the cart, Ji Wanwan went straight to the front desk to find the manager.

The customer service at the front desk saw her as just a young girl and was indifferent, "Why do you need the manager?"

Ji Wanwan was somewhat anxious, "To place an order!"

The customer service supervisor by the side hinted with a nuance of contempt, "Little girl, do you have the money? If you're buying a small amount, just take it from the supermarket. Our time is also very precious... "

Ji Wanwan remained silent.

She glanced at the staff duty and telephone list posted on the wall behind the front desk, silently noting the supermarket manager's phone number and name, then turned and left.

The supervisor nudged the customer service agent beside him, "Look at her shabby appearance, thinking that buying ten or twenty items counts as placing an order? If we didn't have this level of perception, the manager would definitely scold us. Be smarter in the future, don't pay attention to just anybody..."

The rebuked customer service agent hung their head in embarrassment and said nothing.

Ji Wanwan, who had not gone far, heard the supervisor's words and continued on to a less crowded area as if nothing had happened.

She had struggled through the apocalypse for so long and knew what was important, squabbling with these two insignificant people and wasting time that could be spent gathering supplies would be a loss.

With the apocalypse approaching, there was no place in this hellish world for pointless arguments, only if you dislike someone, simply kill them...

In the less crowded area, she took out her phone and called the manager, informing him that she needed to place a bulk order, with 500 units of each item in the car, and she needed them now.

The manager, afraid that Ji Wanwan didn't have the money and was just wasting his time, asked for a deposit first and then took her to the warehouse to pick up the goods, where they would settle the total cost afterward.

[Mission countdown: 39 minutes 51 seconds]

Ji Wanwan had no time to waste and happily agreed, swiftly paying a deposit of 200,000.

Seeing that she didn't even blink an eye, the manager finally believed her.

Following the manager to the warehouse, Ji Wanwan turned green with envy.

The supermarket's warehouse was divided into ambient, refrigerated, and frozen sections, stretching out as far as the eye could see, estimated to be about four or five thousand square meters, fully equipped with electronic surveillance and a robotic arm between every two rows of shelves, very modernized, not needing any human labor.

If she could possess all the supplies here, then she could completely relax and take it easy.

As the manager took her toward the everyday supplies section, he asked, "Miss Ji, leave me your address. Once we've sorted the goods, I'll send someone to deliver them to you."

Ji Wanwan calculated the time it would take to clear the stock, "No need, my people are outside. Once everything is tallied, just leave it at the warehouse entrance. Someone will come to move it."

Seeing Ji Wanwan's response, the manager said nothing more.

While checking off items on the list, the manager's phone suddenly rang.

The busy manager activated the speakerphone without hesitation, "What's the matter?"

"Someone is causing harm on purpose in the supermarket! Many people are injured already! Hurry up... Roar!! Ahhh!!!!!"

A piercing scream filled the air and a thump was heard from the other end of the line.

The manager first looked confused, then, coming to his senses, he turned to Ji Wanwan with apologies, "I'm sorry, I need to deal with something at the supermarket first."

Ji Wanwan nodded understandingly, "No worries, you go ahead."

As the manager walked away, Ji Wanwan's brows furrowed.

The familiar voice she heard on the phone meant the zombie crisis had erupted ahead of schedule!

[Mission countdown: 27 minutes 41 seconds]

Looking at the rows of supplies, how could Ji Wanwan not be tempted?

The apocalypse has arrived, everyone, strike first to gain the upper hand. I shall gladly take these supplies!

Ji Wanwan stretched out her hand and started sprinting madly; whichever supplies her fingertips passed by would disappear into thin air, going directly into her System Space.

[Warning! Intruder detected! Warning! Intruder detected!]

The electronic eye in the storage room detected a decrease in supplies and triggered an alarm immediately.

But Ji Wanwan couldn't care less at the moment.

Who would pay attention to some damn alarm at this time?

[Detected daily necessities valued at 59.84 million yuan, rewarded with System Mall privileges. After the System Mall opens, the Host may purchase necessary supplies within the System Mall using points, initial points: 5984]

Due to the vast amount of items absorbed in a short period, the System provided an estimated total value of the goods within one minute.

Ji Wanwan was so frantic in collecting the supplies that she didn't even hear what the System had said.

[Detected clothing valued at 46.87 million yuan, rewarding 4687 store points]

[Detected skincare products valued at 35.12 million yuan, rewarding level 3 Frost Skin...]

[Detected tobacco, alcohol, and miscellaneous food valued at 69.48 million yuan, rewarding a personal merchandise vending cabinet...]

[Detected grains and oils valued at 35.14 million yuan, rewarding level 3 Culinary Master...]

[Detected...]

[Mission countdown: 05 minutes 24 seconds]

After running for twenty minutes straight, Ji Wanwan had covered the entire constant temperature warehouse.

Standing at the entrance of the cold storage, Ji Wanwan was panting heavily.

Her face was flushed from exhaustion, but she didn't dare to take a breath.

With the enhancement of a level 1 Mechanical Master, Ji Wanwan cracked the mechanical lock at the entrance to the cold storage in 20 seconds.

Seeing the neatly arranged rows of refrigerators, Ji Wanwan didn't even check what was inside, and she collected everything along with the refrigerators into her space.

A minute later, the familiar voice of the System appeared again.

[Detected fresh fruits and vegetables valued at 6.27 million yuan, rewarding System Space Time Freeze: All items entering the System Space will stop temporal movement and remain permanently fresh]

[Detected dairy products valued at 2.75 million yuan, rewarding 275 store points]

[Detected chilled ready-to-eat food valued at 1.93 million yuan, rewarding 193 store points]

[Detected cakes and pastries valued at 860,000 yuan, rewarding 83 store points]

[Detected cooked food valued at 530,000 yuan, rewarding 53 store points]

[Mission countdown: 10 seconds]

The time was almost up!

Looking at the last two large refrigerators in front of her, Ji Wanwan gave it her all and sprinted as fast as she could.

[Detected refrigerator dividers valued at 300 yuan, no reward]

[Time's up!]

Ji Wanwan: "..."

What the heck, she ran until she was dizzy and didn't even notice that the last two fridges were just filled with dividers.

If she had known this, she wouldn't have bothered running.

Too bad, there was one more freezer that she didn't manage to collect into her space, but since she had already come this far, she wouldn't let it go even without the task reward.

Leisurely collecting the rest of the items from the freezer, Ji Wanwan took out a rice ball she had just swiped from the System Space and started eating it in her hand.

Her physical condition was still too weak; the continuous high-intensity running had left Ji Wanwan extremely fatigued, and she needed to replenish her energy as soon as possible.

After finishing the rice ball, she also reached the main gate of the storage room.

Time to call it a day! Heading home!

This was the peak of the rush hour, and the supermarket was bound to be crowded; stepping out like this could very well result in encountering a horde of zombies.

Ji Wanwan's gaze fell on the freight elevator at the edge of the storage room.

The exit of this freight elevator led to the delivery point on the first floor.

From the delivery point, there was access to the outside world, and getting safely back to the ground floor would make escaping that much easier.

The freight elevator was likely to be empty, but she didn't plan to ride it...