The scene outside the door grew increasingly tragic, and those inside, having weathered many storms, could only sit and await the tempest.
Xu Yan, holding her child's hand, felt a surge of impulsiveness.
That morning, just as she was about to call Xu An to tell him she'd be back in the afternoon, she woke up to find her contact list had lost network signal.
Xu Yan recalled Xu An mentioning that the network signal at the Lighthouse was very stable. If the network ever failed, it would mean something was wrong at the Lighthouse.
She never forgot her daughter's warning. She went to her good friend's place to check if her communicator was the problem.
She went into her friend's bedroom and woke her up.
While comforting her friend, who was trying to be clever, Xu Yan also considered what she would do if something happened now.
Xu Yan looked at the little girl beside her with a worried expression.
Although Xu An always told her, "This is the apocalypse, don't be a saintly mother," when she saw this girl separated from her family, being chased by monsters, she hadn't thought much of it.
When her senses returned, she realized the situation had escalated. If something happened to her, what would happen to her daughter?
They had originally planned to stay home, but due to some unforeseen circumstances.
Her friend's house was overrun, and they had no choice but to flee.
It could be said that Xu Yan's physique and physical fitness had greatly improved over the years due to her training.
Xu Yan, who was naturally someone with mature operational skills, was now about to praise someone's father in front of their daughter.
"Xu Yan, what should we do? We've been trapped here for a day, and there's no sign of rescue. This supermarket can hold them off for now, but I see cracks appearing in some of the glass doors. This damn glass can't protect us forever."
Xu Yan glanced at the surrounding glass. Indeed.
In their panic, Xu Yan and her friend, along with the lost little girl, quickly entered.
Xu Yan, having witnessed zombie hordes before, was relatively calm and rational.
She methodically managed everything.
Including immediately locking the door after entering. However, because this convenience store had glass doors all around.
Their presence was very noticeable, and soon, many zombies gathered around the supermarket.
But this also provided an opportunity for others to escape.
Outside the door, screams of agony echoed.
Those things that looked no different from humans bared their sharp fangs and sank them into their necks, biting down.
They greedily sucked blood and tore off flesh, as if enjoying a sumptuous dinner.
The little girl inside the glass door was so frightened that she hid in Xu Yan's arms, her small body trembling.
She suppressed her tears.
Just as Xu Yan worried her daughter might recklessly rush in to save her,
The little girl steadfastly believed that her father would find her and pick her up.
"Auntie, will we also turn into those terrible monsters?"
The little girl's name was Cherry. Her once fair face was now covered in dust, but no one noticed.
Her usually neatly combed, dark hair was now dry and yellow, drooping down her back.
Deep in the girl's eyes lay a worry that no one else could see.
She always felt uneasy, a peculiar sensation.
Her chest didn't hurt, but it itched, as if tiny ants were crawling,
Making her uncomfortable with a tingling sensation.
The child intuitively felt that her father might have met with misfortune, but she stubbornly refused to believe it.
"It's okay, Auntie. You say my dad will be fine, right?"
Xu Yan stroked the girl's head and whispered comfortingly, "It's okay, it's okay, Cherry. You'll be fine."
But at this point, any words seemed pale and weak.
They could only comfort each other, trying to persuade themselves.
During their entry, her friend saw her own family. After barely escaping, she wanted to go back in.
Xu Yan tried to stop her, but she insisted on going out to save them.
Knowing she couldn't persuade her, Xu Yan fell silent.
That person never returned.
Thinking of this, the pounding outside grew louder, as if trying to break through the glass door with sheer force.
Then tear apart everyone inside.
Xu An and Zhou Haimei were constantly making plans.
There were too many zombies outside the supermarket. In this situation, it was likely that they wouldn't be able to save their own people.
And they would end up losing their own lives.
Zombies were constantly drawn towards Xu An by the scent, but he eliminated them all with clean and decisive movements.
People ran past him. Some escaped the clutches of the zombies.
Some were counter-killed.
Some had their entrails spilling onto the ground.
In short, it was a scene of carnage, bloody and cruel, outrageous.
Xu An and Zhou Haimei inventoried their available weapons.
They decided to use ultrasound to lure away the zombies, then Xu An would seize the opportunity to go in and bring out his mother. After that, they would immediately head for the secret passage.
They were surrounded on all sides.
Not only the attacks from the zombies in front of them, but also the threat from the Lighthouse.
If the Lighthouse really intended to carry out a purge, none of them, even with the secret passage, would be able to escape.
"Why is there still no rescue team?"
Amidst the crowd in the supermarket, someone let out a cry of despair.
"It's been a whole day. I haven't seen a single person in uniform, not even a patrol soldier. Have we truly been abandoned?"
"But how dare they? District B has tens of thousands of people. Aren't they afraid that the infected people here will run out, and everyone at the Lighthouse will be wiped out?"
"No, we must believe in the decisions of those in charge. I believe they will come to save us. Don't spread rumors."
The people around rolled their eyes at this remark.
Ever since they hid here, everyone had been trying to find ways to cope. Some found rags to cover a corner of the glass, so they wouldn't be seen in the supermarket, but this person arrogantly stood by the glass door.
With hands on her hips, she declared that the glass was so thick that they definitely couldn't get in.
She also told them not to waste their energy and make trouble.
Just wait patiently for rescue.