So where have all the zombies gone, they were all hiding here?!
Zhang Chen realized.
Perhaps there were survivors inside attracting the zombies' attention.
Coupled with the mall's music interference.
This was why they weren't attracted by the noise downstairs!
Then... time to get to work!
Zhang Chen, carrying his Tang dao, rushed forward.
Er Pang, on another path, also charged forward!
Early stage level 1 awakened, with dual talents, he could cut down ordinary zombies like slicing vegetables!
The zombies didn't even have a chance to get close!
In terms of strength, it was a complete crush!
With Er Pang assisting, the dozens of zombies were quickly wiped out!
Collect!
Congratulations, you have obtained:
[Energy Crystal Core]*24+5 (Energy Evolution Talent bonus), [Mutated Fertilizer]*140, [Clean Fabric]*60, [Cash]*827, [Mall Directory]*1, [Storage Ring Fragment]*12, [Broken Baseball Bat]*1, [Rolled Combat Knife]*1...
Still some strange items.
The damaged items were unusable, so Zhang Chen threw them directly on the ground.
Then he took out the directory to take a look.
The mall had five floors. The basement was the food street, the first floor was cosmetics and maternal and infant products, the second floor was clothing, shoes, hats, and children's education, the third floor was fitness equipment and bedding, and the fourth floor was restaurants.
The clothing and shoes could be kept.
After all, he had to change clothes almost every day after killing zombies.
The zombie blood stained the clothes and couldn't be washed off.
Furniture and bedding were also needed, so he'd sweep through here!
Zhang Chen did not open the door to the children's education area in front of him.
He knew there were survivors inside.
But meeting strangers would be awkward!
What if they shamelessly begged him to take them with him?
He couldn't just kill them all because they asked to team up, could he!
Zhang Chen was no murderer!
It was better not to meet them!
Zhang Chen possessed the [Fashion Master] skill.
He could create any clothing he had collected.
So he went directly to the clothing stores and recycled all the clothes into [Clean Fabric] and stored them.
There was also an underwear store?
Got it!
Underwear had less fabric, so the recycled resources were less.
However, the number of strange styles had increased considerably!
A high-end suit store?
Recycled!
In front of the system's recycling, almost all clothes were calculated by area.
Regardless of the original price, they all became cheap cabbage now!
Huh?
An outdoor equipment store?
Zhang Chen curiously walked in.
Inside were tents, sleeping bags, portable tables and chairs.
There were also searchlights for use at night in the wild, and a five-piece outdoor dining set...
These things were practical!
Zhang Chen collected a children's tent and tried it out.
He obtained [Clean Fabric]*50!
Tents could also yield fabric!
But in Zhang Chen's crafting list, there was no option for children's tents!
This meant that tents could be collected, but they couldn't be made after collection!
So it was better to just put them all into storage!
Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained [Outdoor Windproof and Moisture-proof Tent]*30, [Moisture-proof Picnic Mat]*50, [Sleeping Bag]*25, [Wilderness Lighting Equipment]*10, [Wilderness Barbecue Utensils]*10, [Wilderness Barbecue Five-piece Set]*20, [Night Vision Goggles]*5, [100x Zoom Binoculars]*5, [Fishing Rod]*20...
The 48-grid storage space was truly amazing!
With so many items stored, combined with those collected before, it only occupied 3/4 of the space!
Even the remaining 1/4 of the space was as much as 12 grids!
Equivalent to an ordinary survivor's storage ring!
After Zhang Chen had thoroughly searched the entire second floor, he took the elevator to the third floor...
According to the prompts, there was a level 2 supply box in the gym on the third floor! Read books!
And there were several Type II mutated zombies in the mall.
He hadn't encountered any on the first and second floors.
So they were likely all hidden on the third floor!
As the elevator slowly ascended, a nauseating smell of blood grew stronger!
Giggle giggle giggle...
A familiar sound, it was a Crawler!
The moment Zhang Chen stepped onto the third floor, he suddenly turned and swung his saber!
Swish!
With a full-power strike, he split the leaping Crawler in mid-air in two!
On its grotesque head, there was a terrifying expression that seemed to be a smile.
Its mouth agape, it died before it could even emit an attack soundwave!
Giggle giggle...
Another Crawler?!
Is this the Crawlers' lair?!
Zhang Chen raised his shield to protect himself and cautiously scanned his surroundings.
On the floor of the corridor opposite, on the walls, and on the ceiling, three Crawlers were clinging.
Fortunately, Zhang Chen's previous fight had been quick and clean!
He had made almost no noise!
Almost completely masked by the mall's music.
These three Crawlers had not discovered Zhang Chen!
They were crawling aimlessly above!
Sometimes they desperately clawed at the ceiling tiles, causing debris to scatter everywhere!
Behind him stood a disheveled female zombie, facing him from the side.
This zombie was clearly different from the other ordinary zombies!
She was nearly two meters tall, with greenish skin and a distended belly.
One could vaguely see something rolling around beneath her belly...
[Type II Mutated Zombie, Venomous Insect Breeder. It can spit highly corrosive venom and crawling monsters covered in corrosive fluid. If I were you, I'd stay away from this kind of creature!]
Hiss...
Zhang Chen gasped.
He hadn't expected this situation at all!
Not only were there four Type II mutated zombies, but he had also encountered a new species!
And it looked quite formidable!
Venturing into battle was not Zhang Chen's style!
He squatted at the elevator entrance and carefully observed the surrounding environment.
Fortunately, not far from the elevator shaft was the gym!
Which was where the level 2 supply box was hidden!
Zhang Chen knew very well that his purpose for coming to the mall was not to fight mutated zombies and seek thrills!
His goals were to become stronger and collect resources from the very beginning!
If he could get the supply box unnoticed and retreat safely...
That would be the most perfect outcome!
With this thought, Zhang Chen gently patted Er Pang's muscular body.
The latter was also quite intelligent and instantly transformed into a small wolf cub.
The smaller its size, the less likely it was to be discovered by zombies!
Zhang Chen held his breath and quietly entered the gym.
As his hand reached to close the glass door, a prompt appeared again!
[See the wind chimes on the door? What do you think? Will the zombies like the pleasant sound of wind chimes?]