“Whew…”
The encounter, though fraught with danger, was finally over.
It was only a Guard Zombie, slightly stronger than a normal zombie.
But the fight itself was a roller coaster ride... mainly because of Lu Chen's own actions.
The randomness and uncertainty of the word cards, from a certain perspective, could be exciting...
But sometimes, it could also lead to situations like this, a real life-or-death struggle.
“Thank goodness Mayi disrupted the Guard Zombie's ability.”
“Otherwise, I would have at least suffered some minor injuries.”
Although Lu Chen still felt the lingering pain from the gravity suppression.
But with the enemy defeated, the pain was something he could endure.
“Thanks to you.”
Walking over to Mayi, Lu Chen helped the slightly shaken girl to her feet.
Their desperate attack seemed to have drained her courage.
After standing up, she was like a limp noodle, leaning on Lu Chen.
“I just… did what I could.”
Calming down, Sakurajima Mayi gave a pale smile.
“You've protected me so many times, it’s my turn to protect you.”
Hearing these words, Lu Chen was at a loss for words, only able to remain silent.
The two of them silently savored the stimulating aftermath of the thrilling battle. A few minutes later, Sakurajima Mayi blushed slightly and pulled away from Lu Chen's arm.
“This zombie seems to have dropped some keys, maybe they can open the doors to these locked rooms.”
“The flashlight's battery is running low... let's search quickly.”
“Keys?”
Lu Chen raised an eyebrow, his eyes scanning the ground. Sure enough, he saw a set of keys lying in the pool of blood.
He was only focused on the cog coin and the ability seed, completely ignoring these keys.
If there were keys, it meant there were locks to match.
The two tested the keys in the underground passageway, ultimately successfully opening three storage room doors!
The first storage room was for storing rice, flour, and spices. Except for the neatly packaged salt and sugar, almost all the food had gone bad.
The second storage room was for storing instant food and snacks, but almost all the food was rotten and expired... even if the packaging was intact, Lu Chen didn't dare risk his stomach.
In the corner, they found a dusty wooden box. After forcibly prying it open with the fire axe, they found a variety of neatly stacked cans!
“Cans should be airtight.”
Seeing these cans, Lu Chen's spirits instantly lifted, his interest piqued.
Even with preservatives, ordinary food could only last four to five years at most.
But if cans were properly sealed and nothing went wrong, they could be guaranteed to last at least 10 years without going bad.
Although the taste might degrade after being stored for too long... but that was all.
“Tomato peas, luncheon meat, sweet corn, and fish cans... quite a variety.”
“Take them all, these are good stuff!”
While stuffing the cans from the wooden box into his backpack, Lu Chen was secretly drooling.
He could already smell the fragrant aroma of the food emanating from the opened cans.
At the same time, he didn't forget to remind Sakurajima Mayi to take some cans back with her.
“What flavor do you like? Braised pork? Or scallops?”
“...I'll just take some fruit and pea cans.”
Sakurajima Mayi shrugged and declined the heavy-flavor cans Lu Chen recommended.
She always paid attention to her body management, which was the self-discipline of a female actor.
She usually only ate light meals, such as vegetable salads, grilled chicken breasts, and so on.
If she accidentally gained weight because of indulging in delicious food.
It would be disrespectful to her career.
“As expected of a popular idol, you're so strict with yourself.”
Lu Chen quipped, but Sakurajima Mayi explained seriously.
“It's ‘female actor’… different from ‘idol’ as a profession.”
“Although most of the time, the audience will confuse them.”
Speaking of idols, Lu Chen suddenly thought of something.
“I remember, your sister seems to be an idol...”
“Hmm.”
Sakurajima Mayi sighed softly and nodded.
“I wonder how Hana is doing now, if she's been caught up in this game... I hope she's safe.”
Yutaka Hana, Sakurajima Mayi's half-sister, was also a member of an idol group.
Although they were not blood sisters, Mayi cared deeply for Hana, and the latter also looked up to her elder sister who debuted as a child star.
“If I come across her later, I'll keep an eye out.”
Lu Chen comforted her, lifting the now-packed backpack and putting it on his back.
By the way, as one of the items from the beginner's package, the backpack naturally had a word card.
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【“Expansion” Double-Shoulder Travel Backpack: E-rank, A travel backpack with a large capacity, designed with many features to reduce the load according to ergonomics.】
(Expansion: C-rank word card, storage space increased by 1 times, constant weight 5 kg)
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No matter how much he packed, the backpack could only hold 5 kg at most.
Lu Chen naturally wouldn't let go of any resources he could take.
Besides the cans he just found, he even stuffed the few bags of sugar and salt he found in the previous room into it.
After all, there was plenty of space, might as well use it.
“Click…”
The iron door of the third storage room slowly opened in front of them as they turned the key.
“This is…”
Lu Chen looked around and found that this seemed to be where the hotel stored their alcoholic beverages.
Against the wall were wooden shelves, filled with all kinds of bottles.
Judging by the color of the liquid, there were all sorts of drinks.
“Hmm... although there are many, they are not particularly expensive brands.”
Sakurajima Mayi carefully observed the labels on the bottles, reporting what she knew.
“And after the power went out, there was no refrigeration.”
“These beers are definitely undrinkable, only a few red wines are still in good condition.”
Most of the bottles on the shelves were beer, probably the cheap kind for entertaining ordinary guests.
Although Lu Chen used to enjoy a drink occasionally, he wasn't a heavy drinker.
Even though these wines were undrinkable, he didn't feel much regret.
“Undrinkable is undrinkable…”
Looking at the dazzling array of bottles, a plan gradually emerged in Lu Chen's mind.
“With these, the hordes of zombies outside… I have a way to deal with them!”
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(Thanks to the bosses for the support, flowers, and reviews. More updates coming…)