Wasteland: I Awakened A Plant System

"No need to trouble Captain Abhi, this is my person."

"I’ve long known how cunning these high-level zombies are, which is why I sent people to protect the rear of the team in advance."

"The fact is, my person did save a large group of Survivors."

"Otherwise, it wouldn’t be just these dozen survivors lying on the ground today."

The speaker was Lilith, and halfway through her words, she pulled Vikram to her side.

Vikram had already mostly figured out the situation of this resource point, so he indifferently followed Lilith.

Seeing that the other party was not someone of unknown origin, Abhi found it difficult to say anything more.

After all, since he was Director Lilith’s subordinate, no matter how powerful he was, he wouldn’t be stronger than Director Lilith and wouldn’t pose a threat.

"Since he’s Director Lilith’s person, then I’ll trouble Director Lilith to keep a close eye on him."

"Don’t forget, this is a Legendary-level resource point. If something goes wrong, even Director Lilith wouldn’t be able to bear the responsibility."

No one present was a fool; they knew this was just a minor interlude, and the focus was still on exploring the resource point, so they didn’t pursue it further.

Although some Survivors were indignant, since the two major Shelters said nothing, what could these small fry say?

However, seeing Abhi’s Official Shelter team choose to stay at the very back of the team to protect these Survivors, the Survivors at the rear of the team all rushed forward to express their gratitude.

With the Official Shelter backing them, did they still need to fear something going wrong?

Little did they know, Abhi himself was happy to hide at the back of the team.

Later, when they encountered the Legendary-level, the front of the team would definitely be the main combat area.

By hiding at the very back of the team, he could maximize the use of these cannon fodder to preserve his strength.

When the Legendary-level appeared, it would definitely be more advantageous for him to let the other two Shelters, who were kept in the dark, expend their energy first.

As for these cannon fodder, what if they all died? What if the Official Shelter’s reputation was completely ruined?

Solving such a problem wasn’t difficult, was it?

If these Survivors could survive, they would naturally remember the Official Shelter’s kindness in helping them.

If they all died, it didn’t matter. Weren’t there two other Shelters to take the blame?

At that time, they would only need to slightly fabricate a story, for example, that the Official Shelter’s people suffered heavy casualties to protect the Survivors inside.

The other two Shelters, for the sake of the Legendary-level treasure, brutally attacked these Survivors, causing a tragedy.

Anyway, the previous reputation of the other two Shelters wasn’t great. Compared to the Official Shelter’s previous reputation of being willing to care for ordinary Survivors, whose story would the Survivors outside be willing to believe? It goes without saying.

Abhi still had to thank Evan from before. Without that upright, selfless Official Shelter’s person’s truly good deeds, this matter might not have worked out.

"Oh, in the end, wasn’t it me, the villain, who plucked the persimmon? In the Wasteland, still thinking of helping these useless wastes, too naive."

Abhi, comfortably hiding at the back of the team, was in a great mood at this moment, humming a tune as he followed the team forward.

How laughable, these Survivors, who were treated as cannon fodder, not only didn’t feel disgusted by his actions, they even thought that Abhi had specifically stayed behind to cover and protect them.

Abhi was laughing, but Vikram was also laughing at this moment.

"I wonder what expression Abhi will have after the Legendary-level appears."

The team became the White Fox Shelter and the Crimson Desire Shelter leading the way.

As they thoroughly delved into the second floor of the supermarket, buried underground, the surrounding light noticeably dimmed, and the air became much colder.

Under the illumination of torches and flashlights, the resources in the second-floor area gradually appeared before everyone’s eyes.

"This..."

When a large pile of retail goods on the shelves came into view, everyone, including the three major Shelters in the team, widened their eyes.

This floor, as a dedicated retail area, contained all kinds of rice, noodles, grains, oil, snacks, alcoholic beverages, as well as instant noodles and various self-heating, frozen foods, and daily necessities.

Everyone held their breath, and when the last footsteps of the team stopped, the entire second floor of the supermarket became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Even Vikram couldn’t help but show surprise.

The food here was even better than the food he had found in the food processing factory before.

All sorts of seasonings, self-heating foods, snacks, and so on, were things he didn’t have.

With so many supplies, let alone these Survivors, even he was quite envious.

Spread before all the Survivors was an entire floor of highly sought-after food.

In the dimly lit second basement, most Survivors, upon seeing the supplies, couldn’t help but flash greedy green light in their eyes.

However, before they could even begin to collect these valuable resources, a slight tremor came from all directions.

"Have they finally made their move?"

Vikram had long known there was a Legendary-level presence following behind the group.

It was just that these zombies were fishing, and had not shown themselves until now.

It seemed they intended to trap all of them in this underground space, like catching a turtle in a jar.

"Rumble!!!"

The slight tremor was accompanied by a violent sound, like the floorboards being directly penetrated, coming from the stairway they had used to enter.

Everyone’s gaze finally shifted, reluctantly, from the shelves of the retail area.

However, when they came to their senses and saw the stairway completely blocked by a pile of giant rocks, everyone’s expression turned grave.

Even Lilith, beside Vikram, leaned slightly closer to him.

"Why do I feel like something isn’t right?"

"Little rascal, do you have confidence against this Legendary-level one?"

Although Vikram didn’t show fear towards the Legendary-level, Lilith had never seen Vikram in action, so she was still somewhat unsure.

Vikram didn’t respond, merely stating to himself, "Be careful, it’s here!"

In his mental perception, a creature of extreme speed was rapidly approaching from the front of the group.

Vikram estimated its speed to be at least ninety points or more.

Sure enough, just as Vikram finished speaking, a massive figure swiftly charged out of the darkness.

In an unguarded moment, this figure had already plunged into the center of the crowd.

Only Vikram reacted, immediately pulling Lilith back several steps.

[Super Zombie: Fishmonger, Grade: Gold, Strength: 120, Speed: 109, Stamina: 1017, Reaction: 118.

Special Ability 1: Summon Zombie, can summon all weaker zombies nearby to fight collaboratively.

Special Ability 2: Killing Intent Release, having killed fish for ten years in the supermarket’s fresh food section, its heart is as cold as a fish-killing knife, the killing intent it releases is enough to drive people mad.]

[Scale and Bone-Shattering Knife: Purple, a fishmonger’s weapon, sharp and, if cut, will trigger a large bleeding effect.]

Collecting the zombie’s information immediately, Vikram subtly breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was just a normal Legendary-level, there shouldn’t be any surprises.

After all, even creatures of the same rank can have a considerable difference in combat power.

It was entirely possible for Legendary-level zombies to differ by thirty or forty points in constitution.

However, being able to deal with it was only for Vikram; for everyone else, just being able to run was good enough.

The Legendary Zombie, now in the middle of the crowd, moved as if in an uninhabited land.

The somewhat rusty fish-killing knife in its hand would send over a dozen large heads flying into the air with each swing.

"Help..."

The first batch of Survivors targeted couldn’t even utter a complete sentence before becoming victims of the blade.

"Run! Run!"

"This monstrosity is not something we can handle!"

"Damn it, stay away from me, I don’t want to die!"

At this moment, the Survivors in the group belatedly realized what was happening at the front.

Watching the constant screams and the chaotic crowd retreating, fear instantly spread through everyone’s hearts.

Although they had an absolute advantage in numbers, after witnessing the terror of this Legendary Zombie, not a single Survivor was willing to stay.

Each of them only regretted not running fast enough.

Abhi, hiding at the very back, curled his lips in disdain.

"Tch, just one zombie, can’t Lilith and Jade handle it?"

Although he wanted to wait for the two Shelter leaders to exhaust their strength before stepping in to pick up the spoils, seeing the chaos, if he didn’t go up to support them soon, it would be bad if all these cannon fodder died.

Zombies don’t have stamina; if no damage is dealt to them, killing any number of weaklings won’t effectively reduce a Legendary-level’s strength.

Seeing this, Abhi still considered going to the front of the group to lend a hand, offering a tiny bit of support.

But before he had taken a few steps, the stench from behind him made his hair stand on end.

"Wh—"

"Pfft!"

Before he could see what was happening, one of Abhi’s subordinates was already split in two from head to toe by a single strike.

Blood splattered on Abhi’s face, reflecting his slightly panicked expression.

However, he was quite lucky; the Legendary Zombie that ambushed him from behind did not target him.

Instead, it instantly charged into the crowd, beginning a brutal massacre.

A survivor, with only his upper body remaining, was hacked out of the crowd and landed right at Abhi’s feet.

His face pale, he used all his strength, with hopeful and pleading eyes, to say, "Captain Abhi, save... me."

Initially, he was quite confident in his physique, but that one strike from the Legendary-level made Abhi immediately realize that relying solely on his physique would definitely not be enough.

So, he no longer intended to hide anything.

"Get lost, you motherfucker, if you’re going to die, die far away from me." He kicked him away with a look of disgust.

With Abhi’s current physique, an ordinary person could not withstand such a kick; the man didn’t die from excessive blood loss, but rather was kicked to a gruesome death by Abhi.

This scene was naturally witnessed by a group of Survivors, and their expressions towards Abhi immediately changed.

"Captain Abhi?"

"Why, he’s not a zombie, is he?"

"That’s right, Captain Abhi, didn’t you say you brought us into the resource point to help us ordinary Survivors develop?"

These were, of course, the pleasantries spoken by the Official Shelter during its promotions on the regional Survival Platform.

After all, if they didn’t deceive, where would they find enough cannon fodder?

Didn’t they see that even now, although the Legendary-level’s offensive was fierce, the number of Survivors was so great that they could hold out for a long time?

It could be said that the zombie deliberately blocked the exit, not only intending to leave no one alive but also inadvertently giving Abhi an opportunity to use these cannon fodder.

Abhi had no intention of explaining to them.

Instead, he said in a threatening tone, "It’s useless to say all this now. The retreat is blocked. If we don’t deal with the Legendary-level, none of you will live."

"If you don’t want to die, all of you get to the front. Whoever dares to retreat, I’ll kill them first."

Upon hearing such words, many Survivors were filled with anger, glaring at Abhi with red eyes.

"So, you, the leader of the Official Shelter, are such a scumbag."

"Hmph, still hoping we’ll be your cannon fodder? Even if I die, I won’t fulfill your wish."

After saying this, the person didn’t care about anything else, turned around, and ran.

The space on each floor of the supermarket was not small; if they couldn’t get out, couldn’t they at least hide?

"Bang!" A gunshot once again attracted the attention of a group of Survivors.

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