Still hoarding supplies in the apocalypse? I'll just go on a killing spree and looting!

An officer who was trying to stop the bleeding of a team member who had lost an arm asked urgently, "What should we do now? Get out of here?"

Lin You looked at the other person and asked curiously, "Why did you leave?"

The officer being questioned paused for a moment, unsure how to respond.

This is no longer the end of the world; a single phone call can summon medical assistance.

This is a post-apocalyptic world. There is no support, no logistics, only the struggle to survive.

Team Leader Song interrupted the two, pointing towards the second floor and saying, "That thing over there is very dangerous, just as you said. Even flames can't kill it, and I don't think there's any other way."

"Who says fire can't kill it?"

"But those flames have already been extinguished, how could they possibly kill it?"

Lin You laughed without any attempt to hide her laughter, not even considering the feelings of Team Leader Song and the others. "Mutant plants are dangerous, but for a long time they were indeed the easiest to deal with. Without the element of surprise in a sneak attack or assassination, they can't easily move their positions, making them easy targets."

"But it can extinguish the fire itself," Team Leader Song reminded Lin You again, after all, the corrosiveness of that liquid was extremely potent.

The liquid that sprayed out after the sudden explosion was completely unstoppable.

Lin You seemed used to this kind of thing and said indifferently.

"There are many kinds of plants in nature that can extinguish fires, but they are still burned to ashes in the face of a big fire."

Team Leader Song gradually calmed down and pondered for a moment before saying, "You mean the fire isn't big enough?"

Lin You nodded, her expression slightly distorted, clearly indicating that she harbored a deep hatred for the strange plant before her.

"We brought enough Molotov cocktails; that thing is doomed."

Team Leader Song immediately called on the other team members and began assigning tasks.

Having learned from the previous experience of being ripped off, everyone became more vigilant.

What followed was a continuous throwing of Molotov cocktails.

It only takes half an hour.

The terrifying cypress quickly lost its ability to resist and was gradually consumed by the flames.

However, the entire second floor was almost completely burned down.

It was completely destroyed by corrosion and fire.

Mu Xue finally regained consciousness, and her previously immobile limbs regained feeling.

I struggled to climb down from the freezer, and I was still a little unsteady on my feet.

Lin You helped her up, saying, "Don't rush, rest for a while."

"I just thought I was really going to die, and in a very tragic way, to be crushed into mincemeat and eaten," Mu Xue said, trembling.

Lin You comforted her, "You have to get used to it. There are even more terrible things after the apocalypse."

"Sister Lin, what you said makes me feel even worse." As she spoke, Mu Xue had stopped trembling, but her tone was filled with resentment.

Team Leader Song walked over with a gloomy face. He was not in a good mood, in fact, he was in a terrible mood.

The rescue operation was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

They had only occupied a temporary stronghold; if it weren't for Lin You, they might have been completely wiped out.

Seeing the two women stop talking, Team Leader Song asked directly, "What's our next step?"

"Leave a few men to guard the temporary outpost, and the rest will proceed according to plan."

Team Leader Song put down his burden and, in order for his comrades to return alive, had no choice but to follow Lin You's instructions.

At least since meeting Lin You, her judgment has never been wrong.

Team Leader Song nodded and said, "Okay, we'll do as you say. When do we depart?"

Before Lin You could finish speaking, someone rushed over.

He said quickly, "There's a strange beast in the warehouse area."

Lin You looked at the young armed policeman with some surprise. What was this guy's name again? Lin You forgot, but she remembered that the young armed policeman had a very deep wound on his arm last night.

I never expected to participate in this mission as well.

Team Leader Song immediately said, "Explain in detail."

"I saw a strange beast in the warehouse area; it seemed to be asleep."

Lin You frowned. Based on her experience, how could there be other living alien beasts in the area where Dian Bai existed?

Lin You was also very curious, as this was somewhat different from the apocalypse she knew.

Led by a young armed police officer, the three quickly arrived at the location.

The flour bags scattered on the ground had been crushed by something, and the white powder mixed with the gray mist condensed into gray mud.

Lin You stepped over a torn bag of rice and her gaze fell on a shelf that was still relatively intact.

Canned luncheon meat, braised pork, dace with fermented black beans, and a few bottles of Lao Gan Ma chili sauce.

Lin You nodded to Mu Xue, who was slightly taken aback but immediately understood. She unzipped her backpack and pretended to start stuffing things inside.

"Shelf life," Lin You said softly.

"I checked. They're all within their expiration dates." Mu Xue turned a can of luncheon meat over to check the bottom, confirming the production date, and then stuffed it into her backpack.

No matter how I stuffed the backpack, it just wouldn't bulge.

Lin You walked to the end of the food section and squatted down to examine the drag marks on the ground.

The drag marks turned at the corner of the shelf, leading towards the warehouse.

She looked up, her gaze following the direction of the drag marks, and then stopped.

A strange beast was lying in the passageway between the food area and the warehouse.

It wasn't one of those small, four-legged beasts—it was much larger, with a raised back and scales that gleamed with a cold, dark gray light in the darkness.

From its appearance alone, it looks like a giant black wolf.

Its head was buried between its two front paws, and its mouth was slightly open and closed, as if it were sleeping.

Several cans lay scattered around me, bitten through, their metal shells torn to shreds by hooks, the luncheon meat inside licked clean.

There was also a human skull, held down by its claws, seemingly a collectible or living toy.

Judging from the drag marks that spread beneath it and the bloodstains on the ground, it had made this place its den.

Lin You slowly retreated to the food area and made a fist gesture to Mu Xue.

Mu Xue immediately stopped loading the goods and gently placed the backpack on the ground.

The shotgun muzzle is turned in that direction.

Team Leader Song's voice came from the direction of the warehouse, extremely low and tinged with tension: "There's one in the warehouse too. A bigger one."

Two.

One is in the warehouse, and the other is in the passageway.

They don't live in groups; each occupies its own territory. There's no conflict for the time being, but if one is disturbed, the other will definitely come over.

"Lure the one in the warehouse to the door. We'll attack from both sides," Lin You said in a low voice to Team Leader Song, then turned to Mu Xue, "You stay here and prepare for the ambush. I'll take care of the one in the passage."

Mu Xue opened her mouth as if to say something, but Lin You had already turned and walked towards the passage.

She drew her mantis knife from behind her back with her right hand; the serrated edges gleamed with a cold green light in the gray mist.

Hold the bone knife in reverse with your left hand, with the hook facing outwards.

Her steps were extremely light, the soles of her boots barely making a sound on the ground, each step landing in the brief intervals between the beast's breaths.

The beast was still lying there, its head buried between its two front paws, its gills opening and closing rhythmically.

The ground beneath it was soaked with thick saliva, and scattered around were half-eaten cans and several thick leg bones.

When Lin You got within three steps of it, one of its eyes opened.

Dark green pupils lit up in the darkness, like a cold light that had been suddenly turned on.

It was just a glance.

The black beast pounced straight at them.

From the moment they opened their eyes to the moment they began to move, there was almost no pause, and the speed was extremely rapid.

Instead of pushing off the ground with all four legs, it sprang up directly, its entire body springing out of the ground like a spring, its hook-like claws aimed at Lin You's throat.

Lin You was prepared. She dodged to the right and used her left bone knife to slash upwards, accurately striking the joint of the beast's left forelimb.

With a twist of the blade, the tendon snapped.

The person had already dodged the black beast's attack to the left, the movement was extremely smooth as if it were a tacit cooperation.

This is certainly not cooperation.

The black-backed wolf is a social animal, living like a wolf pack, a close-knit family.

A typical wolf pack usually consists of a breeding pair, the "alpha wolf" couple, and their offspring.

Blackback wolves are no exception; they also follow this core rule, except that they are more dangerous and more intelligent than ordinary wolf packs.

The black-backed wolf's left claw lost its grip, and the hook dangled wildly in the air.

When it landed, its body tilted to the left, and the hook of its right forelimb carved four deep grooves in the tile, attempting to regain its balance.

The opportunity was fleeting.