The villa district was very empty. Ann Nuan had previously found people to settle accounts with, and some troublemakers had been eliminated.
After this period of natural and man-made disasters, the villa district became even more deserted. There were few people left in the first phase of construction.
Those who were still alive had learned their lesson and did not dare to act rashly.
Despite the commotion they had made, no one came forward to gossip.
Ann Nuan deliberately made the sound of chambering a bullet very loud.
Someone with sharp ears in the cycling team heard the sound and immediately shouted, "Don't do anything rash. We don't want to rob you of anything. We're just escaping here because we were chased by monsters!"
Bang!
Ann Nuan fired another shot at the ground.
Regardless of why they were here, they needed to be given a show of force first.
Once they were intimidated, things would be much easier later on.
The team indeed did not dare to approach.
The girl who fell face-first into the mud also got up from the ground and glared fiercely at the sky.
"Sister Zixing, what do we do now?"
"The other side has guns, and we don't know how many of them there are. We can't act rashly."
Zixing looked around. "There should be many empty houses. Let's find two or three to stay in for now and discuss the rest tomorrow."
The cycling team quickly pried open doors and locks, splitting into two groups and moving into two villas.
"They have ability users among them, right? Riding bicycles in the water had no resistance at all, as if it were flat ground."
Hai Changfeng suddenly appeared behind them.
Ann Nuan had heard footsteps, so she was not surprised.
"Did the gunshots wake you up?"
Hai Changfeng and Chang Kaimon came up. Only Xiao Long was sleeping soundly, hugging the slow-witted one.
Ann Nuan threw the gun to him. "Carry it for now. I'll get you a better one later."
"Brother Hai, it suits you very well!" Chang Kaimon thought he looked quite handsome.
"Those young girls will surely think I'm someone important when they see me carrying a gun!"
The men gathered around the gun, chattering excitedly. This was men's sentimentality towards toys, wasn't it?
Ann Nuan was not interested, but she became interested in what Hai Changfeng said.
The water on the neighborhood roads was knee-deep. It was one thing for the infected to be unaffected by the resistance, but the cycling team seemed to have stirred up little water when they passed.
At least, she hadn't heard much splashing.
Otherwise, Chen Wenjing wouldn't have run downstairs to tell her.
"It seems they have at least one ability user. A barrier or isolation, and perhaps water manipulation..."
"If it were water manipulation, they would have drowned the infected long ago."
Luoluo made a good point.
The infected were still people, and they would drown just the same.
If they weren't ability users of the four elements, then it was better.
The cycling team was tired and hungry tonight, and they certainly wouldn't risk coming over. Ann Nuan took a soda upstairs and went to sleep with Luoluo.
After entering the villa, Zixing found the largest room to stay in.
The two girls sharing the room with her were one ability user and one tall-legged beauty. The rest were settled elsewhere.
Zixing closed the door and immediately grabbed the ability user's collar fiercely.
"Ming Le, what do you mean!"
"What are you doing!"
"When my tire exploded and I fell just now, why didn't you catch me? Look at how I fell! I almost drowned!"
Her chin was severely scraped in the water. If it had hit the ground, it would have shattered!
Ming Le did not look pleased either. She threw off Zixing's hand and cursed.
"There were so many people in the team, how could I possibly pay attention to everyone! And if it weren't for your overconfidence, we wouldn't have provoked those monsters!"
"You!"
"You two, stop arguing!"
Tang Jing tried to separate them.
"Sister Zixing just wanted to gather more supplies. It's not easy to come out, and who would have thought we'd encounter such crazy people instead of zombies!"
"Sister Ming Le has a bit of a magical ability, but it's not enough to take care of so many people, so it's normal for her to be unable to help everyone. Sister Zixing, please don't blame her!"
Zixing and Ming Le both turned their heads.
Ming Le had not agreed with robbing others' things in the first place, but they were a group of girls. To survive in this place, they could only huddle together for warmth and do some unsavory things.
This time, it was because they trespassed into someone else's territory that they had attracted so much trouble.
Ming Le found a spot in the corner and lay down.
"Let's go back tomorrow. It's too dangerous outside."
"Go back to that shabby concentration camp and guard against those smelly men every day? Look how nice it is here, spacious and bright, and the houses are new."
"But..."
"Sister Ming Le!"
Tang Jing looked at her plaintively.
The small concentration camp was quite dirty, and they had to guard against lecherous men when using the toilet.
Most of the women in the team were between fifteen and twenty-seven years old, making them a vulnerable group in the concentration camp.
Ming Le nodded helplessly.
"Fine, since there's no one here, we're not stealing anyone's things. But don't provoke the people who fired the gun just now. I see they're not to be trifled with. Be careful not to invite trouble upon yourselves!"
"I know, you're so naggy!"
Zixing went to the other side and lay down, a cold smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
Where there were people, there were houses. Such a large villa could store a lot of supplies, so why wouldn't she go?
She had already planned it. Tomorrow, she would go to the opposite side and find them.
If they were men, it would be easy. Lure him to open the door and slit his throat with one stroke.
If they were women, it would be even easier. If she couldn't absorb them, she would get rid of them.
Anyway, anyone who opposed her had a bad end.
Ann Nuan had just woken up when Xiao Long pounced on her. "Sister, hug!"
"Xiao Long, stop it! Boss slept very late yesterday!"
"It's okay, Wenjing. Xiao Long is so cute and soft to hug!"
Ann Nuan picked up Xiao Long. In just one night, the child seemed to have become even cuter.
However, his clothes were not fitting well.
Ann Nuan hadn't prepared any children's supplies before, and she had only stocked up on adult clothing. She hadn't taken any children's clothes from Qianhua Mall either.
Xiao Long was still wearing the undershirt that Luoluo used to wear.
Cute as he was, his bare bottom was exposed, which was too unsafe.
"Tomorrow, when I go out, I'll get you some pretty clothes, okay?"
"Long Long wants one with a bow! Pink!"
"Okay, Sister will find you clothes with pink bows!"
Luoluo made pickled vegetable and shredded pork noodles today and specifically saved a bowl with extra shredded pork for Ann Nuan.
Ann Nuan picked out some shredded pork and fed Xiao Long a few bites.
[Xiao Long is so well-behaved and cute, and he's a little koi too. It's great!]
Chen Wenjing smiled happily.
He had been worried that Xiao Long would be disliked for not contributing, and he had already resolved to put in double the effort.
He would be relieved if the boss liked Xiao Long.
[I should find an opportunity to get Wenjing some Hanfu. I think it would suit him well. Should it be a girl's outfit or a boy's? A dashing female knight outfit might be good too.]
Chen Wenjing pouted. He didn't want to be a cross-dresser!
"Xiao Nuan, someone's here."
Luoluo brought up the surveillance. The group from yesterday had arrived with a bag of bread.