Wasteland: I Awakened A Plant System

"Strange, the last time I came here, the two Legendary-level creatures were clearly lurking inside."

"Why aren’t they choosing to ambush us this time?"

The commotion caused by hundreds of Survivors gathering outside was so great that Lilith didn’t believe the two Legendary-level creatures inside hadn’t noticed it.

That left only one possibility.

The Legendary-level creatures were still brewing some kind of sinister plan, waiting for them to venture deeper into the resource point.

Thinking of this, Lilith couldn’t help but feel her heart tighten.

However, when she remembered that Vikram was accompanying them this time, she felt slightly relieved.

Although she still didn’t know Vikram’s true strength, her physique had already reached ninety points over the past few days, yet she was still no match for him.

With that in mind, even if Vikram couldn’t kill the two Legendary-level creatures, escaping with her should be no problem.

"We’re rich! We’re rich!"

"This place is packed with useful supplies and metal materials. Although we haven’t found the food storage yet, we’ve already made a huge profit!"

After dealing with the scattered threats on this floor, the hundreds of Survivors following behind the three major Shelters began collecting everything they could get their hands on.

Tables, chairs, fitness equipment, large iron pots from the kitchen... Anything that looked remotely useful was stripped away without hesitation.

However, everyone understood one thing very clearly.

No matter how valuable those supplies were, the moment the leading teams continued moving forward, they immediately followed behind them without the slightest hesitation.

Not a single person dared to break away from the group and search for resources alone.

Thus, the massive group searched from the third floor all the way up to the fifth floor.

During that time, almost every survivor earned a considerable harvest.

Even so... Some of the more observant people gradually noticed that something felt wrong.

"Hey, don’t you guys think something’s strange? We’ve been exploring this resource point for so long, yet we haven’t encountered any real danger."

"I’ve cleared plenty of small resource points by myself before, and none of them were this safe."

"Normally, you’d at least run into a few Epic-level creatures. So why is such a huge shopping mall so quiet?"

Several nearby Survivors nodded in agreement.

Although large resource points were rare, small resource points were everywhere.

Compared to those places... This giant shopping mall was eerily quiet. The silence alone was enough to make everyone feel uneasy.

At that moment, someone suddenly snorted in disdain.

"Hmph, what’s so strange about that? If you ask me, you people are just overthinking things."

"There are nearly four hundred and eighty survivors here today. What can two Legendary-level creatures possibly do against that? Fly into the sky?"

"If you ask me, they’re probably hiding because they saw how powerful we Survivors are and got scared."

"Haven’t you heard? The higher a Zombie’s level, the smarter it becomes. Isn’t it normal for them to know fear?"

Just then... Everyone present suddenly felt a chilling sensation crawl down their spines.

The dozen or so Survivors at the very back of the team were just discussing the Legendary Zombie a second ago.

Feeling a chill down their spines, these Survivors were greatly startled.

"Who!" They instinctively looked back.

However, seeing that it was just a Survivor wearing a gas mask behind them, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Damn it, what’s going on?"

"When did you get behind us, kid? You scared the hell out of me."

"Exactly, are you a ghost? You walk without a sound?"

Vikram didn’t react to this, his gaze already fixed forward.

He had temporarily left the team just now, and of course, he wasn’t scavenging for scraps like these other Survivors.

Instead, he was searching for a Legendary-level figure in the supermarket.

After being startled by Vikram, several Survivors lost all interest in discussing Legendary-level matters.

However, seeing Vikram’s aloof and unapproachable demeanor, they seemed to feel that they had lost face.

Their gazes all turned to Vikram.

"Hey, kid, which shelter are you from?"

"The Official Shelter is bringing you here for free to collect supplies, and you still need to wear such a pretentious mask?"

"Could it be some unspeakable Survivor?"

As soon as these words were spoken, other Survivors at the back of the team echoed, "Could it be?"

"Are you one of the Survivors wanted by the Official Shelter?"

Indeed, there were some early Survivors who had conflicts with the Official Shelter on their wanted list, but the Official Shelter here didn’t have much prestige, so most people didn’t care.

But that didn’t stop these people from using the wanted issue to make fun of Vikram.

"Don’t tell me, I think his eyebrows and eyes really do bear some resemblance."

Based only on the pair of eyes exposed by the gas mask, these chattering Survivors had already speculated that Vikram was a wanted person by the Official Shelter.

"Kid, don’t blame us for talking nonsense. If you don’t want us to report you to the Official Shelter up front, then honestly explain your background."

"We’re not unreasonable people. If you explain clearly, you don’t even have to take off that mask."

It was obvious that these people didn’t really care who Vikram was.

They were purely ignored just now, felt they lost face, and wanted to get it back from Vikram.

There was also a portion who wanted to watch the excitement, and suddenly the very back of the team began to stir.

Vikram originally couldn’t be bothered with them, but seeing these people incessantly chattering, his brows furrowed tightly.

"I am a helper sent by Lilith. If you don’t want to die, shut up and stop bothering me."

Vikram originally thought that with his well-equipped gear and Lilith’s name, these people would believe him and quietly calm down to continue on their way.

Who knew, as soon as he spoke, it immediately triggered a burst of laughter.

"Oh, quite arrogant, aren’t we?"

Some short-tempered Survivors clenched their fists.

"Hahaha, alright, alright, we’d believe any identity you made up, why bother putting such a label on yourself?"

"A helper invited by Director Lilith, huh? Then, Lord Helper, why aren’t you helping at the very front of the team?"

"What help can you be hiding at the back of the team?"

"Besides, a powerful Survivor like Director Lilith, does she need help from a small-time loser like you who doesn’t dare to show his face?"

"You can fool us, but don’t fool yourself."

They already believed that Vikram was not a wanted criminal, at most he was a common nobody like them.

After all, who among truly capable people would boast without thinking?

One by one, scornful and mocking glances were cast his way, and Vikram remained silent.

It wasn’t that he was patient, but rather that his attention wasn’t on these fools at all.

Although his mental perception was strong, its range was far inferior to the system’s biological detection.

Every time he passed through an area, Vikram would extend his mental perception to sense any anomalies around him.

Furthermore, these people were simply looking for trouble; even if he said he was just an ordinary survivor, they would still have something to say later.

He simply ignored them and focused on sensing his surroundings.

After the few people at the very back of the team finished laughing, seeing that Vikram had no intention of refuting, they naturally lost interest and turned away.

The exploration of the supermarket’s fifth floor was quickly coming to an end with the several hundred-person marching team.

However, the fifth floor consisted of cinemas and beauty areas, with not many valuable items to take away, and most Survivors began to show signs of fatigue.

"Is this really a large resource point? It seems like there’s just more metal, no surprises at all."

However, just as the team began to grow lax, they were about to go downstairs to check the first and second floors buried deep underground.

Vikram suddenly stopped, and the next second, three huge Zombies suddenly emerged from the stairwell.

"It’s... it’s a Legendary Zombie!"

"Run!"

It’s unclear who shouted this, but the crowd immediately became agitated.

Some cunning survivors quickly surged towards the back.

It wasn’t until Abhi at the front shouted that they were only Purple Gold-level Zombies that the crowd settled down.

"Roar!"

However, Purple Gold-level Zombies were still a fatal threat to most Survivors.

With just one roar, the supermarket’s fifth floor, which had been so quiet just moments ago, suddenly saw dozens, even hundreds, of zombies surge out from all directions.

However, these were all ordinary Zombies that hadn’t even reached Epic-level, so these Survivors could still handle them.

"Ho!" From time to time, the low growls of Zombies could be heard within the team.

The combat power of a team of nearly five hundred people was indeed formidable; within a few minutes, all the Zombies were annihilated.

Of course, the main battlefield was still at the very front of the team.

Lilith, Abhi, and Jade teamed up to fight against the Purple Gold-level Zombies.

Each strike sent dust flying and sand swirling.

The farce ended with the stairwell on the fifth floor of the supermarket being completely disfigured, and the three Purple Gold-level Zombies dying in regret.

These Survivors watched with expressions of longing.

"If only I could be like these three Shelter leaders, with such heaven-defying strength, I wouldn’t need to hide back here picking up leftover trash."

"Alas, one step lost, every step lost."

"When we first arrived in the Wasteland World, we didn’t keep up with the pace of getting stronger, and it will only be harder to catch up later."

Among these people, let alone rare crimson orbs, many hadn’t even reached the limit of ordinary physique fruits.

With the disappearance of supply boxes dropped by creatures, it meant two methods of improving physique were lost for nothing.

The monsters grew stronger, and they remained stagnant, naturally destined to become cannon fodder.

However, most Survivors were only limited by circumstances, and most were competitive.

They were indeed quite pathetic, but if they saw someone even more pathetic than themselves, these Survivors would not hesitate to mock them.

These malicious smiles naturally shifted to Vikram.

Such is human nature.

One’s own failure is certainly painful, but if someone else is at the bottom, it’s a completely different story.

When the zombies attacked just now, even if these ordinary Survivors couldn’t deal with the terrifying Purple-Gold level existences.

At least they contributed, eliminating quite a few ordinary zombies.

But they had all seen Vikram’s previous performance; he stood rooted to the spot like a block of wood.

It looked like he was scared by the situation, and in comparison, their sense of superiority naturally arose.

Coupled with Vikram’s indifferent attitude a few minutes ago, the attention of these Survivors once again fell on the inactive Vikram.

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