Who fired the shot!

Ren Anhua was feeling a bit helpless because she was currently squeezed next to Shen Dinghui.

Since she couldn’t maintain her healing field for long periods, she had to sit next to someone who was completely uninjured to conceal her ability.

Chen Shu’s team was out in full force today.

Chen and his daughter were in their usual spots, the father driving and the daughter in the passenger seat.

The back row consisted of Shen Dinghui, Liu Shi, and Tang Yunxuan, meaning that the newly joined Ren Anhua had to squeeze next to someone.

Although asking about injuries was a bit strange, the team members answered Ren Anhua’s questions truthfully based on their actual conditions.

However, the answer was the one Ren Anhua least wanted to hear: the only person without a single injury was Shen Dinghui.

Liu Shi and Tang Yunxuan had both suffered minor injuries at some point.

Although they were now healthy, the ghastly scars hadn’t faded.

For ordinary people struggling to survive in the apocalypse, getting injured was normal.

It was already cause for celebration if they didn’t die.

Only an Awakened like Shen Dinghui, with a high level of vigilance, could possibly have such a pristine body.

Even the Ren Anhua of the past had suffered quite a few hardships and injuries.

After all, her primary fighting style used to be close-quarters combat.

Although, strictly speaking, her high-temperature emission was a ranged fire-based ability, she liked to go up and attack directly, which was one of the reasons her energy flow enhancement was so well-practiced.

Shen Dinghui cheerfully rubbed Ren Anhua’s little face, but the exhausted pink-haired girl was too tired to care anymore.

No matter how many times she swatted those hands away, they would steadfastly return.

She was indeed the lolicon that Liu Shi had dubbed her.

Actually, the healing field wasn’t completely useless for perfectly healthy people.

Those who came into contact with Ren Anhua’s healing field would be forcibly maintained in peak condition.

This peak condition included many aspects: high energy, clear mind, fatigue elimination, and various other effects.

This was the essential characteristic of the healing field: it wasn’t just healing; it was bringing the physical body closer to perfection.

Of course, this effect would only manifest if there was prolonged and continuous contact, reaching the point of healing overflow.

Shen Dinghui was currently in this state.

She felt her mind was exceptionally clear, and she couldn’t resist reaching out to rua this pink-haired girl, whose texture was so amazing that she couldn’t stop.

Ren Anhua had already been squeezed against the car door, yet Shen Dinghui showed no signs of stopping, epitomizing the term ‘taking an inch and wanting a mile.’

“You pervert! Stop pinching my leg!”

“Aww~ don’t be so stingy~”

If you ignored her personality, Shen Dinghui could actually be described as a beautiful girl.

Being so close to her might not be a complete loss.

Ren Anhua considered whether she should rub back, she couldn’t come out empty-handed.

Tang Yunxuan looked at the harmonious scene, and when he thought about how Ren Xiaoan was actually a man, he couldn’t help but feel that this was going too far in terms of improper contact between men and women.

He felt inexplicably envious, but he didn’t know which one he was envying.

At first, he had felt sorry for Ren Xiaoan’s tragic transformation, but when he thought about how intimate his teammates were with Ren Xiaoan and compared it to his own treatment, he felt that this person was actually profiting.

The off-road vehicle sped along in this merry atmosphere, occasionally running over a zombie or two.

Today, they were collecting resources in a relatively dangerous area.

The danger stemmed from its distance from the Mutual Aid Society’s base.

The success rate of Liu Weimin’s medical treatment was inversely proportional to the time the person was infected with the zombie virus.

In other words, the further away they were from the Mutual Aid Society, the longer the time without treatment, and the lower the chances of being saved after contracting the zombie virus.

For safety reasons, the Mutual Aid Society generally collected resources around the base, but as time went on, the resources available in the nearby areas became increasingly scarce.

They had to go further, risking the danger of being unable to receive timely treatment to gather new resources.

Chen Shu’s team was usually the one that went the furthest.

The off-road vehicle stopped in front of a large supermarket.

The team members might seem unreliable at times, but at this moment, they showed a high degree of professionalism.

Chen Shu skillfully used the off-road vehicle to block the supermarket’s entrance.

This would prevent zombies from entering from outside, avoiding the danger of being attacked from both sides.

The team members quickly exited from one side, their movements light and practiced, without making too much noise.

Chen Yi and Liu Shi remained in the vehicle, serving as backup and alarm personnel.

If any zombies approached, they would use the walkie-talkie to promptly warn Chen Shu to escape, preventing their retreat from being cut off.

Chen Shu and Tang Yunxuan, as the stronger males, usually went deep into the food storage area to move supplies.

In this aspect, Shen Dinghui, as an Awakened with greater strength, did the same.

Chen Shu’s weapon was a Type 81 bayonet.

For ordinary people, the only way to kill zombies was to destroy their brainstem.

To achieve this, a long blade wasn’t actually the best choice.

Splitting open a person’s skull with a long blade actually required a lot of strength.

Moreover, this type of weapon had a fatal flaw: it could get stuck in the bone when chopping.

After all, a person’s head wasn’t a watermelon.

The type of slicing and dicing seen in movies was something that a normal person couldn’t do without training.

So, for ordinary people who precisely knew the zombies’ vital points, a concentrated point-penetration weapon like a bayonet was the best choice.

Compared to knives and axes, this weapon required much less effort and was more efficient.

The conical and slender overall structure also greatly reduced the risk of getting stuck in the bone.

Rounding a shelf, Chen Shu calmly watched the zombie walking towards him.

These brainless things always looked so eager after discovering food.

Their hands extended forward, their necks craned, and they walked toward him, roaring.

As expected, the zombie’s hands would first grab his shoulders, then it would stretch its head forward to bite his neck.

The bayonet in Chen Shu’s hand precisely pierced through the zombie’s chin as it poked its head forward.

The cold, glinting light emerged from the back of its head, instantly stopping all activity in this already-dead thing.

The composed man pushed the bayonet, still piercing the zombie, forward, and the unresponsive corpse fell backward.

He skillfully used inertia to pull out the bayonet that had skewered the zombie.

Normally, if an ordinary person competed in strength with a creature like a zombie that didn’t tire, they would definitely lose.

But by relying on some skills and tools, they could kill ordinary zombies.

Of course, this operation only looked simple, but it was actually quite difficult to do.

First, you had to overcome the psychological hurdle: you couldn’t panic when facing the zombie virus, which was fatal to ordinary people.

Second, there were strict requirements on skill and strength: you had to destroy the zombie’s brainstem with a single strike.

If you accidentally missed, there was no chance to pull out the bayonet and strike a second time.

Chen Shu was clearly skilled at this.

For an ordinary person, one couldn’t ask for a better performance.

Chen Shu raised his right hand and waved it forward, signaling them to continue moving.

Tang Yunxuan continued to follow behind Chen Shu, making no comment on this textbook-like kill.

He had obviously seen this scene many times before.

Unlike Chen Shu, his weapon was a sharpened steel rod, about one meter in length.

He didn’t dare to get as close to the zombies as Chen Shu to achieve a one-hit kill.

The one-meter-long steel rod allowed him to puncture the zombies’ brains from a safe distance, but it was obviously not as precise and efficient as Chen Shu’s kills.

Ren Anhua could understand both Chen Shu’s and Tang Yunxuan’s weapons, but she couldn’t understand Shen Dinghui’s weapon.

The guy was carrying a portable nail gun.

Although this thing had the word “gun” in its name, its actual lethality was extremely limited.

Although hitting the head and causing brain damage could kill humans, to zombies, damage that didn’t affect the brainstem was just tickling.

It was difficult for a nail gun to penetrate the skull and pierce the brainstem head-on.

To zombies, this thing wasn’t much different from a toy gun.

Shen Dinghui didn’t let Ren Anhua’s confusion last long.

Three zombies surrounded them after they rounded the shelf.

These multiple enemies made it slightly dangerous for Chen Shu to engage in close-quarters combat, so Shen Dinghui stepped up and fired three shots.

As expected, the nails that pierced into their foreheads didn’t cause any obstruction at first.

At most, the kinetic energy of the nails made them tilt their heads back slightly.

But the next second, the nails instantly expanded to the thickness of two people embracing, directly bursting those three rotten heads.

The zombies’ deaths were extremely gruesome; their entire heads exploded instantly, and everything above their necks disappeared.

Before falling to the ground, the expanded nails quickly shrunk back to their original size, eventually falling to the ground with the zombies, making an almost inaudible crisp sound.

No wonder she didn’t have a single injury; her true form was a ranged ADC.

Ren Anhua had only learned from Liu Shi that her ability was to enlarge and shrink, but she hadn’t expected it to have such a powerful killing force.

This type of internal expansion damage could probably kill even a Level Three zombie as long as it was nailed into the head.

Of course, first, she had to be able to spot the figure of a Level Three zombie, and she had to have the strength to nail it into that solid flesh.

In any case, the mere existence of Chen Shu and Shen Dinghui in this team had already raised their overall strength beyond what Ren Anhua had expected.

Coupled with their cautious approach, every kill was so silent and quiet that there was basically no possibility of attracting a gathering of zombies.

Ren Anhua had wanted to show off her swordsmanship on this trip, but she didn’t have a single chance to shine.

The zombies that got close were all dealt with swiftly and efficiently by Chen Shu, and whenever they encountered multiple zombies, Shen Dinghui would take care of them.

Not to mention Ren Anhua, even Tang Yunxuan was just on standby.

They managed to get to the supermarket’s food sales area in peace, despite it being a place with dense crowds of people.

Ren Anhua was being protected to the point where she wanted to shout out loud and become the star of the show, directly taunting all the zombies to come at her so she could show these guys who were treating her like a child what a meat grinder of swordsmanship looked like.

But Ren Anhua ultimately didn’t do this.

First, she wasn’t confident that she could protect these three low-level players amidst a swarm of zombies.

If they were injured, would she have to reveal her ability to heal them?

Second, the atmosphere was currently too serious.

Chen Shu was very serious, and almost all communication was done through gestures that Ren Anhua didn’t understand.

He was clearly determined to carry out the infiltration to the end.

Ren Anhua suspected that if she really shouted out loud in this situation, Chen Shu would probably punch her in the head.

With these two things combined, Ren Anhua felt restless inside, wanting to vent but being forced to remain silent.

Especially when these three people underestimated her strength while carrying rice, not letting her lift anything, which made her even more irritated.

Zombies I, Ren Anhua, can’t kill, and rice I can’t carry?

Ren Anhua directly stacked three bags of twenty-pound rice on her left shoulder, then slung another three bags on her right shoulder.

This weight was as light as a feather for her body after energy flow enhancement.

If her arms weren’t too short, she could carry even more.

Chen Shu and his group were clearly stunned by her feat.

Their expressions were as if they had seen Lin Daiyu uprooting a willow tree.

Ren Anhua was very satisfied with their reaction, and the dissatisfaction in her heart dissipated slightly.

Six bags of rice weighed a total of one hundred and twenty pounds, a weight that was probably equivalent to one Tang Yunxuan.

Yet Ren Anhua’s feet moved swiftly, and her hands felt weightless, clearly proving that she wasn’t an ordinary loli.

Chen Shu’s group’s qualities were quite good.

They didn’t delay the matter at hand because of their shock.

Each of them picked up two bags of rice and began moving.

In this dangerous place, it was best not to talk, and everything was about efficiency.

This was the best way to minimize casualties.

No matter how many questions, how much shock they felt, they had to wait until they returned to safety to talk about it.

With this attitude, the four quietly and silently returned along the cleared path, holding the supplies in their arms, afraid of disturbing any zombies.

After all, if they were ambushed in this situation, they would have to choose between the supplies and their lives.

This was clearly a difficult choice for Chen Shu, who had to support three to four hundred people.

But this painstakingly maintained silence was broken by a string of firecracker explosions.

“The entrance! Get back!”

Faced with the sudden crisis, Chen Shu’s decision was very decisive.

He directly dropped the rice and sprinted toward the entrance.

He didn’t even bother with hand signals, directly issuing orders verbally.

In this burst of firecracker explosions, silence was meaningless.

“Who the hell set off fireworks!”