Chapter 267: Chapter 268: Watching from the Shadows

Beicheng urban area.

A huge shopping mall, situated at the heart of the city, its former bustling prosperity now turned into desolation and decay.

The glass curtain wall surrounding the mall has been shattered, and the goods inside are scattered everywhere.

Near the entrance, a multitude of zombie corpses lie strewn about.

These dead zombies seemed to have suffered extremely brutal treatment when alive, either having their heads blasted open by heavy blows or sliced into several pieces by sharp weapons, their deaths are gruesome.

Outside a clothing store inside the mall, Da Pang and a group of hefty bodyguards are on duty, surrounding the clothing store tightly.

Zhao Lin is inside selecting clothes with Ji Ruxue.

After several consecutive days on the road, neither Zhao Lin nor Ji Ruxue had any new clothes to change into.

After Little Qiqi communicated the trouble to Lu Chuan, he brought them to the mall, cleared out all the zombies, and let the two engage in a true zero-dollar shopping spree inside.

"Mrs. Zhao Lin, these pants suit you, try them on, they’re very loose and won’t restrict your body during a fight."

Ji Ruxue took a pair of black women’s casual trousers from a nearby rack and handed them to Zhao Lin.

"Okay, I’ll try them later!"

At this moment, Zhao Lin was changing into a women’s jacket, she smiled upon seeing the clothes brought by Little Qiqi.

"By the way, Little Qiqi, have you tried the little dresses I took for you earlier? Go try them, if they’re pretty, we can take them all with us later."

Zhao Lin reached out and took the pants, placing them on a nearby pile of clothes, and suddenly spoke to Little Qiqi.

"Not yet, I’ll try them now."

Ji Ruxue nodded, then rushed to the other side, grabbed a few light-colored butterfly dresses, and hurried into one of the fitting rooms.

For a moment, the two were going back and forth in the shop, trying on clothes incessantly, laughing and chatting, creating a stark contrast to the apocalyptic world outside.

They looked completely like a mother and daughter shopping for clothes in a mall before the apocalypse.

An hour later, Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin were finally satisfied, coming out with large and small bags, as if they were shopping before the apocalypse.

The Corpse Puppets guarding outside quickly acted, protecting the two in the middle.

Ji Ruxue just paused following Zhao Lin out of the mall, a strange glint flashed in her eyes.

She had just sensed a peering gaze from around, although fleeting, she definitely didn’t sense wrong.

Someone was watching them...

Is it someone from the Base City?

Or survivors from Beicheng?

Ji Ruxue wasn’t surprised about survivors and people from the Base City being in Beicheng, after all, Beicheng is resource-rich, these two groups of people were sure to be searching for supplies and hunting Evolved Zombies in the urban area.

Ji Ruxue’s gaze swept towards the distant high buildings, trying to pinpoint the location of the observer.

"Little Qiqi, what’s wrong, are you uncomfortable anywhere?"

Ji Ruxue’s abnormality caught Zhao Lin’s attention, seeing Little Qiqi’s somewhat off complexion, she asked worriedly.

"I’m fine, Mrs. Zhao Lin, it’s just that there are too many things, and I’m a bit unable to carry them!"

Coming to herself, Ji Ruxue smiled and said.

"Then let me carry some for you! It was inconsiderate of me; you’re still so young, how could I let you carry so many things!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lin’s worry eased, and she quickly helped Ji Ruxue by taking some items into her hands.

"Let’s go! We’d better head back, your dad should be waiting for us to have dinner."

Zhao Lin looked down at Ji Ruxue, smiling as she spoke.

"Mm! Mrs. Zhao Lin, let’s go back."

Ji Ruxue nodded, stepping forward to follow Zhao Lin.

Then, the two slowly left under the protection of a group of Corpse Puppets, Ji Ruxue glanced back, her eyes full of cold light.

No matter who you are, I hope you don’t seek death, or else the outcome for Jianghai Base City’s Evolvers will be yours.

Ji Ruxue and Zhao Lin hadn’t gone far.

On the rooftop of a building several kilometers away from the mall, two sneaky figures are lurking on the ground, heads touching, whispering.

"How about it? Easy to deal with?"

One bald young man with a roguish face asked anxiously.

"Are you blind? That’s at least a third-tier Evolved Zombie, maybe even fourth-tier, are they something we can handle?"

The young man lying beside him turned his head, revealing a pair of strange vertical pupils, glaring at the bald one, speaking irritatedly.

"Third-tier Evolved Zombies? Even fourth-tier, really? What kind of people are these, to have such powerful Evolved Zombies protecting them!"

The bald young man was shocked, his mouth wide open, speaking in disbelief.

"You ask me, who do I ask? I don’t know where these two came from either, didn’t see them around before."

The vertical-pupiled youth shook his head, puzzled.

"It’s really odd, we’ve never seen it before, humans and zombies walking together, and the zombies don’t attack."

The flatheaded young man scratched his bald head, suddenly feeling like his brain couldn’t quite keep up.

This scene, was as if a mouse and a cat were playing together, equally explosive, beyond his imagination.

Recalling the scene he just saw, the vertical-pupiled youth was also incredibly shocked.

"Do you think that woman or that little girl might be Evolvers, capable of controlling those Evolved Zombies?"

The vertical-pupiled youth furrowed his brow, a Spiritual Light flashed, uncertain as he spoke.

Besides this answer, he couldn’t find any other explanation for such a phenomenon.

"Controlling zombies? Are you joking? If they truly had the ability to control zombies, those two women would be unstoppable, they’d be able to rule Beicheng even if sideways.

Tell me, are you scared stupid, talking nonsense here?"

Upon hearing this, the bald youth was startled, looking at the vertical-pupiled one like he was an idiot, speaking speechlessly.

"Then tell me, explain to me, why those Evolved Zombies are protecting those two women?"

The vertical-pupiled youth was immediately displeased, angrily questioning.

"I... I..."

The bald one was stunned, speechless; he didn’t know either!

"Think about it now, is what I’m saying possible?"

The vertical-pupiled youth looked at the bald one, scornfully spoken.

"Possibly... Though if it’s as you say, we must inform the big boss, and let him decide."

Faced with the vertical-pupiled youth’s questioning, the bald one helplessly chose to nod.

"Exactly, those two women carrying so many Evolved Zombies among us are too threatening; best to let the big boss know, and see how he acts!"

"Let’s hurry back then!"

The vertical-pupiled youth nodded, began to slowly get up, hunched over, heading for the stairs, while the bald one followed behind.