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

Mu Xue was slightly taken aback, then immediately raised the shotgun in her hand.

The gun was pointed in the direction Lin You was looking.

There were rows of metal cabinets, which looked like cabinets for storing repair tools.

The entire warehouse was deathly silent.

It seemed to be Lin You's imagination that there were no people or strange beasts here.

Lin You said coldly, "I'll count to three. If you don't come out, I'll shoot."

"three"

"two"

"one"

"Don't shoot!" A panicked voice came from inside the metal cabinet, followed by the creaking sound of the cabinet being pushed open.

A person tumbled out from under the metal cabinet in a disheveled state.

Lin You squinted and looked over, only to find it was someone she knew.

"It's you? What are you doing here?"

"Huh? You're... that girl who bought things with cash? Thank goodness, I've finally seen a living person."

That was the technician who had introduced the water purifier to Lin You, but now he was in an extremely disheveled state.

It reeked of a foul odor.

They've obviously been here for many days, perhaps trapped here since the very first day of the apocalypse.

"Girl, do you have anything to eat?"

The technician looked at the dark muzzle of Mu Xue's gun and said pitifully.

Lin You reached into her waist bag and placed a disassembled compressed biscuit in the technician's hand.

"Thank you! Thank you!" the technician said, wolfing down his food.

Compressed biscuits are hard, but they can't stop people who are starving.

Lin You could even hear the cracking sound of her teeth biting hard objects, and just hearing it made her teeth ache.

After the other person finished eating, he looked up again and said, "Is there any more? I'm still very hungry."

Lin You refused the other party's request, saying, "This is enough. You'll die if you eat too much."

Many people know that people who have been hungry for too long should not eat too much, otherwise they will die from overeating.

But people who are truly starving don't care at all.

But Lin You couldn't ignore it. Lin You had a water purifier filter, but making good use of it wasn't as simple as she imagined.

The base still uses bottled or barrelled water as drinking water.

They use groundwater for cooking.

As for washing clothes and bathing, the water is from lakes or mountain streams.

The technician seemed to have regained some strength and got up from the ground. "You're here to find water purification equipment, right?"

"Hmm. Do you know where it is?"

The technician gave a wry smile and said, "Of course, but those devices are unusable now. All the circuits are burned out, and the only way to repair them is to find a spare zero-voltage circuit."

Lin You's eyes lit up, and she asked, "If I had the parts, could you make a water purifier?"

The technician pushed up his already fogged-up glasses and said, "If appearance isn't a concern, then it's fine."

This person is a treasure; with his help, the base's purified water production can begin immediately.

Even in the future, most of the water, after being polluted, can be used as a commodity.

Lin You was unusually agreeable. "Okay, come with us. We'll provide food, water, and a safe house. You just need to make your own purified drinking water."

"Can I...can I go home for a bit?" the technician asked with hopeful eyes.

Do you have relatives?

"No, no. How could a lowly worker like me possibly have a partner? I just want to go home and get some things."

Lin You immediately refused, "If it's not absolutely necessary, it's best not to go. It's very chaotic and dangerous outside right now."

"Okay, alright. Shall we go now?"

"There's no water here?"

"Some of these are for demonstrating the purification effect, and I'm only alive because of this water. Are you planning to take these drinking waters with you?"

"No, go wash yourself and see if you have any clothes to change into."

"Huh?" The technician was surprised at first, then seemed a little reluctant.

Mu Xue put away her shotgun, wrinkled her nose, and said, "Go on, you stink."

The technician blushed slightly and immediately nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll go right away."

He hurriedly walked toward the metal cabinet where he was hiding.

We were delayed here for half an hour.

The technician, dressed in blue overalls and carrying a black toolbox, followed Lin You out of the water purification company.

I had just reached the door.

Lin You suddenly stopped, and Mu Xue instinctively raised the shotgun in her hand.

Only the technician stood there dumbfounded, seemingly unaware that something was wrong.

Lin You looked around and her gaze settled on a car.

"Come out, I see you."

Three people got out of the car. The one leading them was a burly man who was 1.9 meters tall and wearing a black vest.

His muscles stretched the black vest so tight it looked bulging, making him appear very muscular.

He held a gun in his hand.

That wasn't a shotgun for firing bullets, but a harpoon for fishing.

Most harpoon guns are fishing devices that use non-gunpowder power such as elasticity and air pressure to launch barbed harpoons.

For example, the weapon in the strong man's hand is powered by a powerful spring.

It is illegal to possess this item without authorization.

A standard harpoon can have an effective range of up to 20 meters, capable of piercing a 33-pound fish, and even penetrating a wooden board 12 meters away.

Especially with barbed harpoons, it's not easy to remove them if you get hit.

The harpoon the burly man carried had clearly been modified, making it much more powerful.

It is also more dangerous.

The other two were carrying crossbows, not harpoons.

Lin You is very familiar with this kind of thing. She used to own several of them and really liked this kind of weapon that doesn't make much noise when used.

As the three appeared, five more people followed.

However, they didn't have crossbows, but rather cold weapons like swords, spears, and clubs.

The burly man looked at the shotgun in Mu Xue's hand and the bulletproof vest she was wearing, a greedy look in his eyes.

"Leave some things behind, and you may leave."

Mu Xue remained relatively calm, but the technician was trembling with fear.

"Oh, what do you want? Food, water?"

"Hahaha, little girl, you really love to joke." As he spoke, the burly man's face darkened, and he said, "Gun, car keys."

Lin You glanced at the armored vehicle parked at the entrance.

"Do you think we're fools?"

The burly man's face suddenly turned ferocious. "Either give me the stuff, or I'll take it myself."

As he spoke, he moved forward.

Those who suddenly appeared also began to shout, their faces contorted with rage.

After the burly man finished speaking, he took a step forward.

The people behind him also began to tighten their encirclement.

There were eight people in total, including the burly man, who were scattered around the armored vehicle, surrounding Lin You, Mu Xue, and the technician in the open space at the entrance.

The young technician turned pale with fright, and his legs were trembling.

I wanted to run back, but my legs wouldn't obey me.

Lin You looked at the burly man but didn't move.

"Last chance. Take your men and leave." Mu Xue had already raised her shotgun, the muzzle pointed at the burly man's chest.

The burly man burst into laughter.

The two crossbowmen behind him laughed, and one of them whistled.

"This little wench's got some nerve. How many bullets can that gun hold? There are eight of us, do you think you can take us all down?"

The burly man stopped smiling, raised his harpoon, and aimed it at Muxue.

"I'll say it again. Gun. Car keys. I don't want to kill anyone, but don't force me to." His finger was already on the trigger, the harpoon spring ready to fire.

The tip of the harpoon was sharpened to a fine point, and the barbs gleamed coldly.

Lin You moved.

It's not a retreat, it's an advance.

She took a step forward, gripping the mantis knife in her right hand with the blade against the outside of her forearm, the serrations facing outwards.

He drew a bone knife from his waist with his left hand, the hook facing forward.

Lower your center of gravity, bend your knees slightly, and hold the two knives at different heights.

"You want a gun." Her voice wasn't loud, but each word was spoken firmly. "I'll give it to you."

As soon as she finished speaking, she pushed off the ground with her right foot and shifted her body to the right.

The burly man's expression changed instantly, and his harpoon swayed along with her movements, but his reaction speed couldn't keep up.

Lin You had already closed in on his left side, and with her left hand, she raised the bone knife from bottom to top, the hook precisely biting the barrel of the harpoon.

With a twist, the gun barrel veered off course.

The burly man instinctively pulled the trigger, but the harpoon missed. The barbed head grazed Lin You and embedded itself in the wall, while the rope at the end stretched into a straight line in the air.

The burly man looked down at his harpoon, which had been twisted open.

Before he could react, Lin You's right hand, wielding a mantis blade, slashed down from the side.

The serrations cut into the inside of his forearm.

With one slash, all the fingers gripping the gun loosened.

The speargun fell to the ground and bounced twice.

The burly man screamed and staggered back, clutching his right arm with his left hand, blood gushing from between his fingers.