"But it smells so good, I really want to eat."
Mo Xing couldn't help but swallow.
"Have this first."
Mo Chun took out a piece of bread.
"When we get back, we'll have something good to eat."
Mo Xing reluctantly accepted it, opened the wrapper, and tried to take a bite.
Cold and hard, it really wasn't tasty...
He looked up towards Yun Xiaoxiao's direction, his eyes showing a hint of envy.
He took another bite.
Really... it was getting worse with each bite.
Finally, he simply gave up eating.
Smelling the aroma of meat while eating this barely palatable bread was like chewing on wax.
"It's fixed, let's hurry on our way."
Fortunately, the car was quickly repaired.
The group got back into the car and continued driving forward.
When passing by Yun Xiaoxiao's spot, the siblings simultaneously glanced at the campfire area.
Then, their eyes widened in surprise at the same time.
"Sister, there's a little girl sitting there, not a bad person.
She has a big tiger and..."
"A giant scorpion."
"Yes, a giant scorpion. Sister, can scorpions really get that big?"
"No."
"Wow, she's brave enough to grill meat alone in this pitch-black suburb, with two fierce beasts beside her. That's so cool!"
Mo Xing tried hard to stick his head out the window, wanting to see more.
But the car sped away, not giving him much time to look.
Yun Xiaoxiao also noticed the few cars passing by on the highway.
But she didn't care; having eaten her fill, she just wanted to get some good sleep.
She extinguished the fire and returned to her space with her little darling and big beauty.
She collapsed onto her soft mattress and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day when she woke up, she stretched and looked eastward.
"Let's go, time to depart."
The plane slowly ascended, flying towards the eastern sea.
Along the way, when encountering large factories, she would still stop briefly to collect supplies from inside.
Then, she continued heading east.
To save time, sometimes she even traveled at night.
One day, from far away, she saw a large expanse of blue appearing in the distance.
The sea!
Finally here!
She guided the plane to land at the harbor dock.
But as soon as she opened the plane door, an overwhelming stench hit her nose like a storm.
She quickly covered her nose with her hand.
Heavens, why was it so smelly!
When her gaze fell on the rotting fish carcasses piled in the fishing nets nearby, she suddenly understood.
This was the dock, which besides being a transit point for supplies, was also a huge seafood market.
Most people here made their living by fishing.
So both the variety and quantity of fish here were extremely vast.
After the apocalypse, with humans either fleeing or turning into zombies,
The freshly caught seafood was left unattended, naturally rotting and stinking after being exposed to sun and rain.
Though understandable, the stench was simply unbearable.
Yun Xiaoxiao took out several masks from her space.
She put them all on, layer after layer, and only then felt slightly better.
But the stench still crept through the tiny gaps in the masks.
The smell made her question her life choices.
She decided to finish this quickly!
So, she stored the helicopter in her space and darted towards a large container.
Just as she landed, a Fishman Zombie wearing a fisherman's hat, short sleeves, and loose shorts emerged from behind the container.
Its already dark skin, combined with long-term 'malnutrition' after becoming a zombie, now made it look like it had been dug out from a pile of mummies.
"Roar!"
As soon as it roared, Yun Xiaoxiao thrust her red-tasseled spear forward.
After dealing with this one, another zombie in dock worker's clothes lunged at her.
Yun Xiaoxiao showed no mercy, swiftly sending it on its way.
After dispatching several nearby zombies, Yun Xiaoxiao transformed her red-tasseled spear into a large cleaver and chopped open the container's lock.
"Clank!"
The lock fell to the ground, and Yun Xiaoxiao opened the door.
A thick wave of stench hit her.
Yun Xiaoxiao: !!
She quickly closed the door and ran to another container.
Fortunately, this container was filled with normal items.
Otherwise, she would have really questioned her life choices.
With the first experience under her belt, her mindset became much more stable afterward.
When encountering more containers reeking of stench, she could close them without changing expression.
Perhaps this is what people call getting used to something.
Think about it, sometimes this habit can be quite scary.
Something that was initially hard to accept becomes gradually tolerable after staying in that environment long enough.
So people really shouldn't stay in a comfortable environment for too long, or they'll gradually lose their desire to strive for better.
While Yun Xiaoxiao was busy searching through containers and collecting supplies, on a large fishing boat by the shore, the pile of rotting, stinking fish suddenly began to move.
Something seemed to be emerging from within.
Countless stinking fish carcasses slid down in waves.
Then, a sticky zombie emerged from the fish pile.
Its entire body was covered in yellowish slime.
Most striking were the scales covering its face, neck, and exposed hands and feet.
It stood up, raised its arms, and let out a long roar toward the sky.
Then, its gaze locked onto Yun Xiaoxiao, who was busy opening containers in the distance.
It roared wildly again, then began walking toward the shore step by step.
With each step, those disgusting slime left distinct footprints on the ground through its feet.
Yun Xiaoxiao had just finished storing everything from one container into her space and was about to leave when she noticed an unknown liquid dripping from above the container entrance.
She frowned.
That stuff wasn't there when she entered.
Her eyes narrowed, and she instantly vanished from her spot.
When she reappeared, she was on top of the container.
As soon as she appeared, the Fishman Zombie turned around and glared at her menacingly.
Yun Xiaoxiao's brows furrowed - it was actually a level five initial-stage zombie!
Her strongest power, the wood system, was only at level four peak!
While she was frowning, the Fishman Zombie had already roared and lunged at her.
Its speed was extremely fast!
Yun Xiaoxiao immediately became serious.
She couldn't afford even the slightest carelessness.
Her large eyes now burned with intense fighting spirit.
She quickly responded to the Fishman Zombie's attacks, trying to counter-attack, but found that not only was this Fishman Zombie quick to dodge, its scales were both slippery and hard, making it difficult to pierce through.
Most seriously, the slime on its body had corrosive properties!
Every time her vines shot out, as soon as they touched its body, the vine tips would mysteriously rot away.
If she hadn't cut off the vines quickly enough, that corrosive energy would have surely invaded her body rapidly.
