This team consisted of a minibus, two large trucks, and an off-road vehicle.
They were coming from the north towards Xin City.
They drove at high speed, and Xin City was not far away.
Meanwhile, in Xin City, as the zombie tide receded, survivors began to come out to search for supplies.
Teacher Liu and others from Xin City Middle School also walked out of the Yifu Building; it was exactly 12 PM, and the sun was high.
Many zombies had hidden in dark corners, but a few could still occasionally be seen under the shade of trees.
At this moment, they held some simple weapons and began to search the campus, but they searched for a long time, and all the food on campus had been searched long ago.
Moreover, there were many zombies hidden in dark corners on campus, forcing them not to enter.
"Teacher Liu, why don't we go out and look? The things at the convenience store are all gone; there's nothing left now," one sturdy young man said.
He was 15 years old and nearly 1.8 meters tall. It was he who had strongly insisted on going out with Teacher Liu and the others to search for food earlier.
Teacher Liu pondered for a moment, then said, "Song Qi, you, um..." She suddenly stopped.
She seemed to remember something, so she started speaking again:
"Alright, this time, everyone goes out together. It's better to change our living place. The school itself has many zombies. While these zombies are in dark places and haven't come out, let's first go to the nearby wholesale market to find some supplies, and then find a more suitable place to set up camp."
Everyone started packing their belongings. In fact, there wasn't much to pack, just a few backpacks with some food and blankets.
The group walked out of the school gate, with Teacher Liu and Song Qi at the very front, two boys behind them, and the other two female students in the middle.
At the same time.
Song Min and others in the five-story building were also packing their things, preparing to go out.
The outbreak of this zombie tide made them realize that the small building they were in was not stable enough; although the downstairs door was very strong, the two adjacent buildings were too close.
If they encountered another zombie tide, it was very likely that they would fall.
Therefore, they also had to re-search for a new place to set up camp.
Meanwhile, the cars coming from the north had now arrived in Xin City.
One young man complained in a low voice, "Finally out! It's still freer outside. Staying next to Zhang Laoda, I feel like I can't breathe."
"Do you think we're out for a trip? If we don't find enough supplies to go back, we'll be in trouble," a more stable-looking man said.
"Last time we went to Xiang County, this time we came here. It's been so long since the apocalypse broke out; the food might have already been searched by others," the young man said.
"Drive faster, Laoda didn't give us much time."
The young man looked at the off-road vehicle in front, fell silent for a moment, then said, "Qiang Ge, why don't we find a chance to run? Following them, I always feel uneasy.
You saw the last zombie tide outbreak, didn't you? They don't value our lives; they make us use our lives to block the zombies."
The stable, taller man also raised his head, looked at the people in the off-road vehicle in front, and sighed in frustration.
He said, "You can leave, but I still have family there. Alas, I joined them because Police Officer Ma was there, but I didn't expect it to become like this after Police Officer Ma died. I wish I hadn't joined them; I never thought it would turn out this way."
The young man fell silent upon hearing this, then after a long while, said, "Qiang Ge, you saved my life. Wherever you go, I go."
Then, as if convincing himself, he said, "Actually, it's not bad there. At least there are more people. Although I can't stand some things, it's better than being alone."
The stable man heard his words, his eyes seemingly filled with worry about something, and he shook his head, saying, "You are still young; you can find an opportunity to leave, as long as they don't discover you.
You're not unaware of what these people did in Xiang County; are those human actions? After I take these supplies back this time, I also need to find a chance to leave with Tuan Tuan and the others."
Then he looked at the off-road vehicle with a deep gaze, seemingly making some plans.
After their conversation ended, he slowly rolled down the car window.
The car drove on, and the storefronts on both sides of the city streets were basically smashed open, with most of the contents plundered.
In the off-road vehicle, a man with a Big Gold Tooth saw the clean storefronts on both sides and couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, I knew I shouldn't have come to Xin City. Xiang County had so much more back then. Look at this supermarket; the damn door is gone."
A refined-looking man next to him chimed in, saying,
"It's been several months since the apocalypse broke out. How long had it been since it broke out when we went to Xiang County? It's normal. It's just that the grain storage center in the city we just passed was also empty! Why don't we go to the wholesale market and check?"
Big Gold Tooth nodded in annoyance, patted the person in front, and said, "To the wholesale market!"
The man in front instantly turned the steering wheel, rotated the wheels, and drove towards the front left.
Food Wholesale Market.
If one were to look at it from above, there were two rows of mottled houses with a winding road in the middle, covered in water, floating with all sorts of debris.
The whole place looked lifeless, full of death, and a sense of oppression assailed them.
It was a scene of desolation, with broken awnings as if torn by something, allowing sunlight to filter through in scattered points onto the ground.
After the heavy rain two days ago, the ground was unusually damp, perhaps due to the low-lying terrain, with some water on the ground. There were also some rotting corpses in the middle of the road, now emitting a foul odor.
Toppled stalls had some food scraps remaining, but they were also covered in Ants.
Some paper boxes were directly swollen from being soaked.
Teacher Liu was leading five students, enduring the stench, searching here.
Suddenly, a female student exclaimed in delight, "Here, here."
She pulled out a cardboard box from under a brown table; the cardboard box was wrinkled and soggy from the water, but they were somewhat happy when they saw the packaging bags inside.
"Instant noodles! That's great," a beautiful-faced girl next to her exclaimed.
This female student threw away the outer cardboard box, then took out the instant noodles inside, and put them into her backpack one by one.
Everyone searched while carefully guarding against the sudden appearance of zombies.
When they reached the middle, they suddenly saw a small storefront: Xiaohong Food Wholesale Store.
Perhaps because of the higher elevation, the top steps were not submerged in water.
Everyone joyfully walked up, but the door was closed. The male student behind looked at the window glass, picked up a large stone from the ground, and smashed it in.
Crack!
Bang!
Glass shattered everywhere, and there were curtains behind it. They pulled the curtains open, and light shone through. Everyone peered inside and saw many snacks and drinks displayed!
"Wow! We're rich," a little girl said with a smile, her crescent-shaped eyes seemingly sparkling, her smile like a blooming flower, and two cute dimples at the corners of her mouth.
"Everyone be careful, don't go in. Song Qi, you and I will go in first with weapons to check; there might be zombies inside," Teacher Liu said.
Song Qi nodded, his eyes full of bravery.
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the wholesale market, the group of people who had come from the northern city had arrived.