Li Wei's sea of ​​consciousness space can even accommodate a huge floating island, so there's no need to worry about not being able to fit even this little bit of stuff in. Therefore, the girls don't need to consider whether something is important or not; as long as they think it's useful, they can start packing.

After cleaning the seventh floor, the girls stopped and found a secluded spot with a good view to rest. They took out bread and began to eat with some water.

Saya Takagi said, "We'll rest for twenty minutes, then go down to the next floor to continue collecting supplies. The next floor has household appliances; there are tons of good stuff there, so take everything you can. But we'll have to trouble the teacher to come with us at all times." Li Wei smiled and said, "I'm fine with that. Anything you think is useful, I can take it."

Li Wei's main role this time is that of a human storage facility, only intervening to protect them in the most critical moments. However, the dangers posing a threat to them are few and far between, and Li Wei is already wondering if he will have the opportunity to act this time.

Chapter 182. Perilous Situation

Twenty minutes passed in a flash, and the group went down to the sixth floor. The entire sixth floor was filled with various home appliance stores, which was convenient for the group. After all, most of the appliances were large items, making them very easy to pack and move. They didn't need to carry anything; they just needed to tell Li Wei which items the camp needed, and with a wave of his hand, Li Wei sent all the appliances to his consciousness space. So, it didn't take long for the entire sixth floor to become the property of the school camp.

After the sixth floor was looted, the group went down to the fifth floor. The fifth floor was not as safe as the sixth and seventh floors. Three waves of battles broke out, and they cleared out about twenty zombies before they were safe.

However, this safety was only temporary. The sounds of the battle had already spread, and the survivors and zombies below had become uninvited guests from above. In an instant, the atmosphere in the entire "000" shopping mall became tense.

The bottom two floors are the children's area and the book area, which are not very useful for the camp, so they were skipped after a quick search.

The third floor was the game center, a densely populated area, but due to the escape of the survivors, only various kinds of zombies remained. The group moved quietly, not wanting to disturb the monsters, and descended from the outer escalator, which had already stopped functioning.

However, when the girls stood at the escalator leading from the third floor to the second floor, they found that the entire escalator was blocked by all kinds of debris. This messy debris was certainly not enough to stop survivors, but it was more than enough to stop those mindless zombies.

It's clear that the person who made the roadblock had a plan; they took advantage of the fact that zombies don't think things through and turned the entire roadblock into a trap for zombies.

As you walk from the third floor elevator towards the second floor, the front half of the obstacle slopes outwards. If a survivor climbs up, they must use both their hands and feet to ensure they don't fall. Unintelligent zombies will slip and fall from the third floor, smashing to pieces.

Li Wei stood on the edge of the glass railing and looked down. In the lobby on the first floor, there were still a lot of dark red bloodstains. These should be the remains of the zombies that fell down. The people who made these traps had deliberately dragged the remains aside to ensure that they would not become a cushion for the zombies that fell down later.

Each floor has two of these downward escalators. The escalators from the third floor to the second floor and from the second floor to the first floor have been modified into roadblocks and traps for zombies. Although the survivors' passage will be affected to some extent, this trouble is nothing compared to their own safety.

Mihoko Ibuki said, "There must be other survivors on the second floor. If we want to take the supplies, we'll have to deal with them." Rei Miyamoto said, "Let's hope they're all easy to talk to."

Takagi Saya said, "Don't be too optimistic. The other side is entrenched here, and they definitely don't want to give up the supplies. We, who want to take the supplies, are natural enemies to them. It's good enough if they don't start a fight." Li Wei didn't say anything, but just sighed. What happened on the second floor was enough to teach these girls a good lesson and let them know the cruelty of this apocalypse.

When Li Wei realized what was happening on the second floor, he was also a little annoyed. Although he could use sweet words to deceive girls, he was very caring towards every girl around him. Even now that he was in the world of "Highschool of the Dead", he would enter his sea of ​​consciousness space whenever he had time and use the time difference to go to the floating island to be with his girls. During this time, Li Wei also won over Eriri's mother, Sawamura Sayuri.

Sawamura Sayuri was only half-heartedly resisting, and Li Wei won her over without much effort. The pretty widow and all that... you know what I mean.

Li Wei realized that he and Boss Cao would probably have a lot in common, because they were both people who wanted more than what they had, and they even liked to eye other people's pots.

Compared to young girls, mature women with a more sophisticated charm have a unique appeal.

What happened on the second floor of this super mall was too much for Li Wei, who cherished delicate flowers. If he hadn't intended to use the survivors on the second floor as a whetstone for the girls, he would have already taken action and started dealing with them.

Saya Takagi said, "I'll go down and provide cover first. I have a gun, so even if the other side is willing to attack me as soon as we meet, they won't do it because of the gun I have."

The girls all nodded. Although Saya Takagi was the least athletic among them, she had at least undergone some training with Levi, and her skills were much better than the average person. Overcoming such obstacles was not a difficult task for her...

Saya Takagi carefully moved down the stairs, and soon reached the second floor. The second floor was pitch black, so she carefully crouched down, pointing her gun at the darkness.

After a few breaths, once she was sure there was no danger, Takagi Saya leaned half her body out from behind the glass railing and signaled to the people above that she had reached the designated position and could provide cover, and that they could come down.

Li Wei said, "I'll walk last, so I don't have to worry about anything suddenly popping up behind me."

The zombies on the third floor hadn't been dealt with. Li Wei used his senses to count them, and there were at least two hundred zombies left on the third floor. If they rioted, the girls in the school team definitely wouldn't be able to hold out if he didn't intervene. After all, there wasn't much room to retreat on the side where the escalator was located; if they retreated any further, they would just fall off the building.

After Li Wei's assurance, the girls used their hands and feet to climb down, landing lightly one by one on the marble floor of the second floor, while Li Wei also floated down to the second floor.

Saya Takagi took a mechanical alarm clock from her waist and said, "I found this great thing, 2.8, upstairs just now. It's perfect for attracting the attention of those zombies."

Seeing the alarm clock in Saya Takagi's hand, everyone else knew what she was planning to do, but no one objected. After all, in such a dark environment, it was easy to be ambushed by zombies or other survivors. Luring out the zombies would reduce the potential threat.

Saya Takagi wound up the clock a few times, set the ringing time, and then rolled the alarm clock out like a bowling ball. This method minimized damage to the alarm clock and ensured that it would ring on time as much as possible.

“All we have to do now is wait,” Takagi Saya said, glancing at the alarm clock that had rolled into the darkness and was barely visible. Her finger was already on the trigger, her hands gripping the gun in a half-crouching position to steady her grip.

Chapter 183. Come, deceive; come, ambush.

The ticking of the alarm clock was jarring in the silent darkness, and instantly, from the depths of the darkness, howls like those of wild beasts rose and fell. "Ring ring ring!!!"

The urgent and piercing alarm clock rang, startling the zombies. Relying on their hearing to hunt, they were attracted by the shrill sound. Their simple minds instinctively assumed that it was the sound of their prey.

Watching this scene, Li Wei was reminded of the alarm clock bomb in Left 4 Dead. The two were similar in that they both used the zombies' senses to commit fraud. However, the zombies in Left 4 Dead were much more troublesome, with sensory abilities no weaker than normal people, and even surpassing them. They were far superior to the useless zombies in this world who only had hearing for the time being.

The zombies, which had been hiding in the darkness, emerged one after another, drawn by the alarm clock. Even so, the girls from the school squad, number 26, did not make any rash moves. They had only drawn out the zombies on this floor, but the survivors on this floor were still hiding in the shadows. Fearing that they would be ambushed, the girls chose to continue to observe.

Anyway, they were hiding in the shadows cast by the escalator, so they weren't easy to spot.

Saya Takagi whispered, "I have two more alarm clocks here, enough to lure two more waves of monsters. We'll hide here and see what those hidden survivors do. They know the terrain of this floor better than we do, and they've also controlled the lights. Fighting in the dark is extremely disadvantageous for us, and we don't even know if they have guns."

"What if they don't come out?" Miyamoto Rei said with some concern.

Saya Takagi smiled smugly: "That makes things even easier. At worst, we can go back upstairs and get some more alarm clocks, causing chaos here. Let's see if they can hold out longer, or if we can." Rei Miyamoto swallowed hard. If they really did what Saya Takagi suggested, they would have already become mortal enemies before they even met.

Saya Takagi's mindset is gradually changing. Originally, she couldn't bring herself to do such heartless things, but now, in order to survive, she can do such things without any psychological burden.

After all, the real world isn't a game where you can start over if you fail. So, Saya Takagi is now giving it her all when it comes to survival.

As expected, the situation unfolded as Takagi Saya had anticipated. After she threw out the second alarm clock, the survivors hidden on this floor finally couldn't sit still any longer. A group of people, armed with various weapons, rushed out and launched an attack on the horde of zombies that were still surrounding the alarm clock.

Now the zombies are attracted by the loud noise of the alarm clock and don't care about the survivors behind them at all. Even when they are slashed down, they don't pay any attention to them.

This is also a great opportunity for the survivors to hack the zombies roaming this floor to pieces.

The academy squad members, hidden in the shadows, did not rush to reveal themselves, but instead sat back and watched the zombies and the survivors hiding in the dark fight.

Because of the noise from the alarm clock, the horde of zombies was quickly cleared away.

Li Wei narrowed his eyes as he looked at the group of survivors. This group of survivors was a team composed of various gangsters and delinquent youths. They all looked like hooligans, and the weapons in their hands were much more sophisticated than those of ordinary people.

The butcher's knife welded to the steel pipe exceeded normal competition standards; the metal baseball bat, far heavier than a regular baseball bat, along with various samurai swords and machetes—all standard equipment for yakuza members. Takagi Saya whispered, "A group of yakuza members. Some of them are definitely armed. Everyone be on guard; I'm about to launch a sneak attack."

Rei Miyamoto was taken aback. She hadn't expected Saya Takagi to have no intention of dealing with the other party at all, and to come up with a sneak attack right away. Moreover, when she looked at the others, she found that they all had expressions of agreement, which she found somewhat incomprehensible.

Saya Takagi had already assumed a shooting stance, her gun steadily aimed at a figure who appeared to be a leader, and decisively pulled the trigger.

A barely audible sound rang out as the bullet struck its target precisely. The man, who appeared to be the leader, had his head explode like a smashed watermelon, splattering red and white matter everywhere. The other yakuza members nearby were stunned by the sight, and after recovering, they quickly took cover.

However, their location was relatively open, and there was no cover to provide any shelter. Just as the group scattered, Takagi Saya fired a series of shots, and all three hit their targets. A yakuza member in a black suit and two hooligans fell to the ground, each with a horrific hole in their body. Their internal organs were in disarray, and blood and fragments of internal organs flowed out of the holes.

Seeing the destructive effect of the bullet, Takagi Saya swallowed hard. Although Li 000wei had told her that this was a specially made bullet designed to counter zombies, she hadn't expected it to be so brutal, capable of tearing a large hole in a human body.

"He's made his move!" Takagi Saya shouted, stood up, and began the pursuit. Because of the sneak attack earlier, the two sides were now locked in a life-or-death struggle, so it was necessary to eliminate the threat completely.

Except for Miyamoto Rei, who was a step behind, the other three had already rushed out with their weapons. When the yakuza members discovered that the people who had ambushed them had actually come out on their own initiative, and that they were several seemingly delicate and frail high school girls, they boldly rushed back.

"It's a woman! It's a woman! Now we can have some fun!"

"Hahaha, grab them!"

The apocalypse drove these yakuza members and delinquents even crazier. Upon seeing Dokushima and his group, their eyes gleamed with lust as they charged toward the girls, intending to outnumber them.

However, their return delighted Takagi Saya. Nothing was easier than shooting at the enemy who was closing in; this time, she only needed to roughly aim to take them down one by one.

Chapter 184. A Cruel Scene

Busujima Yako charged ahead, and facing the delinquent wielding a baseball bat, she simply drew her sword and cleaved him and the baseball bat in two.

The fact that Busujima Kiko killed someone the moment they met shocked these yakuza members and their delinquent subordinates. These people were the scum of society who loved to bully the weak, but when they encountered someone stronger than themselves, they would reveal their weakness.

Just as Busujima Yako's imposing aura stunned the entire situation, Kojima Minami, who arrived shortly after, also achieved her first victory, beheading a delinquent with a single strike. At the same time, using centrifugal force, the long blade used to behead another delinquent slit open his stomach, and his tangled internal organs spilled out from the wound.

The delinquent youth, whose abdomen had been disemboweled, knelt on the ground, howling and scratching at his internal organs; the scene was extremely bloody.

Looking at the destruction she had caused, Minami Kojima felt a lingering fear. For some reason, she would fall into a frenzy once she entered a battle, and she would not stop until she completely defeated her target. When she came back to her senses, she realized that she had caused one death and one serious injury.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ibuki Mihoko also got her first kill, stabbing a yakuza into the heart with a gun. She pulled the gun back, and the yakuza instantly died.

In just one encounter, the yakuza faction had already paid a heavy price, caught off guard by the academy team, which was far outnumbered, and lost several skilled fighters.

Rei Miyamoto was a step behind; she only rushed to the front line after everyone else had already achieved their goals.

Saya Takagi fired repeatedly, killing all the yakuza members who tried to escape. She then swept her gun back and forth across the surviving yakuza members, saying, "Put down your weapons. If you don't want to die, do as I say." With a gun pointed at them, the previously fierce yakuza members immediately cowered, obediently placing their weapons on the ground and retreating to the side with their hands raised.

Li Wei sighed inwardly. Indeed, harsh reality can make a person grow up rapidly. Originally just an ordinary high school girl, she has grown to this extent in a crisis-ridden environment. It has to be said that humans are amazing creatures.

Several girls made way for Li Wei, who walked up to the group of yakuza members, a gentle smile on his face, and said, "Could you take me to your hideout? I'm very curious about you. By the way, who blocked the escalator?"

The leader of the yakuza pointed at the delinquent youth who was still clutching his intestines and wailing incessantly.

Li Wei looked at the pitiful delinquent and said, "He's a smart guy, but it's a pity he doesn't do anything proper. Don't be a delinquent in your next life." Li Wei made a grasping gesture towards the delinquent and gently rotated his hand.

The delinquent suddenly clutched his neck, looking as if he was suffocating in pain, and then his neck snapped to one side with a crisp crack.

The delinquent youth, who had been wailing, fell into a pool of blood, a scene that silenced the surrendered yakuza members.

Li Wei said, "Now take me to your hiding place. Don't even think about running away. Once I've got my eye on you, no matter how far you run, I can easily snap your necks. Oh, and while you're at it, turn on all the lights on this floor. I don't like it being dark."

The members of the academy squad, along with the few remaining yakuza members, supervised them as they turned on all the lights on this floor. The originally dim environment instantly became bright, and in this bright environment, there was almost no need to worry about being attacked by zombies.

Following these shady characters to their hideout, as soon as the secret door was opened, the scent of photinia flowers wafted out.

Several girls smelled the disgusting odor and almost vomited. When they turned on the lights, an even more nauseating scene unfolded before them.

Several women, covered in wounds, lay naked on the cold ground, their bodies filthy, and the pungent smell emanated from them.

Li Wei said, "No need to look anymore, they've all been tortured to death by these bastards. But death is a kind of relief for them." Takagi Saya didn't say anything, her gun pointed at the remaining yakuza members, her eyes cold.

"Leave one for me." After saying that, Dokushima Yako drew her long sword and slashed downwards, cutting a yakuza member with a terrified expression in two.

Mihoko Ibuki coldly brandished her cross-shaped spear, beheading a yakuza. Meanwhile, Minami Kojima delivered a fatal blow with a kesazhan (a type of slashing technique). Saya Takagi sighed, saying, "This apocalypse is truly a mess, everything is in chaos."

Li Wei said, "Women are inherently vulnerable. Normally, they are protected by law and don't have to worry about facing various forms of violence. But now it's the end of the world, and the law and morality have lost their binding power. In such an environment, it is not an easy thing for women to protect themselves."

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