Someone is hiding in a place like this?

“Ah…”
She had no idea how much time had passed.
The effects of the drug finally wore off, and You Haoyun slowly opened her eyes.
As soon as she woke, she was hit by a strong aroma of seasonings.
“How did I fall asleep… Is someone having a barbecue?”
Suddenly, a cold wind swept over her, making You Haoyun shiver and hurriedly hug herself.
Damn!!
She discovered that her clothes had vanished without a trace.
But, more importantly…
Her entire body was covered with seasonings, brushed on by someone for some unknown purpose!
“Ah!”
Realizing this bizarre situation, You Haoyun had no time to think. She screamed and hugged herself tightly.
What is going on?
Why am I like this…
Before she could think further, You Haoyun suddenly noticed the corpses scattered around her.
It was the same group from the supermarket just now—every last one of them dead.
At this sight, You Haoyun’s face turned pale as a sheet, and she trembled all over.
A dreadful thought crept into her mind.
“You’re awake?”
At that moment, An Xiaowei, who had been carrying supplies, stopped.
She came to You Haoyun’s side, her face still stricken with fear:
“Do you realize, you were this close to becoming a barbecue dish!”
“What?”
“It was the food you just ate. Those people put knockout drugs in it!”
“But I’m…”
“Oh, come on!”
An Xiaowei, clearly exasperated by her slow wits, snapped:
“Are you stupid? We were both drugged, but Xue Feng wasn’t.”
“If it weren’t for him—he woke up early because of his strong body and killed them all—we’d both be finished today!”
You Haoyun understood.
It was Xue Feng who had saved her.
And those seemingly friendly ‘good people’ were actually the real monsters!
Thinking of this, she could bear it no longer and burst into tears:
“Why are you crying? Are you upset you can’t get rid of me?”
Xue Feng also walked over, speaking with deliberate composure:
“It’s all right, you can keep living in the supermarket, but I can’t leave any supplies here for you…”
Before he could finish,
You Haoyun, sobbing uncontrollably, crawled up to Xue Feng and clung to his leg:
“No… it’s not that, I want to stay with you… sob… Xue Feng… I was wrong… sob…”
“Xue Feng… please don’t abandon me… I’ll listen to you from now on, whatever you want me to do, I’ll do it…”
Seeing her weep so bitterly,
Xue Feng couldn’t help but chuckle.

It seemed this woman had truly realized her mistake.
But he had no intention of pitying her like some lovesick fool. Instead, he pushed her away with clear disdain:
“If you understand now, then go wash yourself properly.”
“…All right…”
You Haoyun sniffled and went off to clean herself.
After surviving a brush with death, she finally understood that to survive in this apocalypse, she had to prove her worth.
So,
Once she was decently dressed, the once pampered You Haoyun actually joined in with the others to help move supplies.
“Oh? A change of heart?”
Watching You Haoyun busily at work, Xue Feng sneered inwardly.
Not until she saw the coffin did she shed tears!
She was lucky to have come to her senses.
Otherwise, Xue Feng would have had no qualms about killing her outright.
After all, to him, she was just a dispensable woman.
“Ah!”
Just then,
A fresh scream rang out from the supermarket!
You Haoyun, faced with what lay before her, collapsed in terror, dropping to the floor.
She had only meant to see if there were any supplies in the supermarket’s backroom.
But as soon as she opened the door, what greeted her were severed limbs and body parts!
These mutilated remains were strung together with rope and hung on the wall like dried meat.
She couldn’t help but imagine—if Xue Feng hadn’t intervened, she would probably be hanging on that wall by now.
“Compared to them, Xue Feng really is a saint…”
You Haoyun thought to herself, her resolve to stay by his side growing ever stronger.
…
The supermarket was just the beginning.
After clearing it out, Xue Feng’s storage space was stocked with dozens of cases of instant noodles, eight boxes of canned goods, and plenty of snacks.
The only regret—
Despite searching the whole supermarket, Xue Feng found only half a pack of purified water.
“It’s enough to drink, but we won’t be able to wash up today.”
Xue Feng sighed, though he wasn’t too worried.
A big supermarket would always have plenty of stock for such goods.
At worst, they could drive to another and loot it.
But most importantly, they needed a water purification system.
With one of those, there would be no more worrying about water.
With that thought, Xue Feng called the two women over.
“All right, let’s try our luck elsewhere.”
Hearing his words, both women lit up with excitement.
In this apocalyptic world, aside from strength, food was the only other thing that could boost one’s confidence.
But contrary to what they thought,
When Xue Feng spoke of “trying their luck,” he didn’t mean supplies—he meant mutants!
According to today’s intel, there was a mutant with stealth abilities lurking in the riverside villa district.

Xue Feng would not tolerate such a threat remaining at large.
Unfortunately,
Even after driving through the district in the armored vehicle, he found no trace of the mutant.
“Could it be that this mutant has already developed some intelligence?”
Xue Feng speculated.
All the zombies and mutants he’d seen so far would attack humans on sight, without hesitation.
But this one was different—cautious and left not a single clue.
With such a danger nearby,
Even Xue Feng, with his intelligence system, felt a bit uneasy.
With that in mind,
He opened the system panel.
[2. Six thousand two hundred thirty-six meters to the southwest, in a sewer, a scientist named Nie Xiaoyue has survived. She can help the host build a shelter. But be warned: Nie Xiaoyue is extremely rational and strong-willed—her only weakness is her sister, Nie Xiaoxing.]
…
Seeing this intel, Xue Feng swiftly turned the steering wheel.
If he couldn’t neutralize the threat directly, the best option was to strengthen their shelter’s defenses.
Enlisting the scientist from the intel to help build the shelter was an excellent plan.
The armored vehicle sped along,
And soon they arrived at the specified location.
“Xue Feng, where are we going…”
After getting out of the vehicle, An Xiaowei looked around at the desolate surroundings in confusion.
Weren’t they supposed to be scavenging for supplies?
This didn’t look like a place with a supermarket at all.
You Haoyun was just as puzzled but didn’t dare to speak up.
Hearing their questions, Xue Feng smiled slightly and pointed to the manhole cover at his feet:
“This is the destination.”
“The sewer?”
An Xiaowei and You Haoyun were both surprised.
Why go into a sewer?
To get water?
But…
Thinking of climbing into the sewers, getting their freshly washed bodies dirty again—
And, more importantly, knowing Xue Feng would probably despise them for it…
The thought made them both a little reluctant.
Xue Feng, however, paid no attention to their misgivings.
He simply strode over to the manhole, grabbed the edge—
And, with a burst of strength that reached fourteen points,
He lifted the heavy cover straight off.