sjar Chapter 53: Mutation - C11
Chapter 53: Mutation - C11
What was even worse was that all those people who were beaten to a bloody pulp stopped moving at the same time, turned their heads in unison, and pointed their bloody faces at her.
The atmosphere suddenly became eerie and the looks coming over were creepy.
It was as if an invisible hand had pressed the pause button, and everyone was frozen.
"..."
Anjiu pinched his palm hard to stop the urge to retreat.
pat-
There was a sound like sticky liquid falling to the ground beside me.
Anjiu keenly noticed that these people were ready to attack, just waiting for her to swarm over them out of fear.
The tension reached a certain point, but An Jiu calmed down and used her peripheral vision to "look" at the source of the sound which was very close to her.
Just one glance and a chill rose from the soles of his feet - it was a little boy crawling on the ground with cold eyes and blue lips.
His expression was stiff as he stared straight at Anjiu, with translucent saliva mixed with blood flowing from the corners of his mouth.
The atmosphere was tense and chaos was imminent.
Anjiu tensed up, estimating that it would only take a few seconds to run from here to the door. She could -
"Don't go in! Come back here!"
The security guard's sudden roar made the tense atmosphere disappear without a trace like a punctured balloon.
At the same time, chaotic footsteps rushed in from outside, and rapid breathing came one after another.
In the blink of an eye, a group of skinny, ragged people rushed in from outside the door. Their eyes, deeply sunken due to hunger, glowed green as they pounced on the shopping bags scattered on the ground.
Hiss—the food in the packaging bags scattered all over the floor. They didn't care and just stuffed the food into their mouths, chewing it voraciously.
He looked at the people around him fiercely, like a wolf growling while protecting its food.
The 'fellow villagers' have arrived.
An Jiu was delighted to have the crisis resolved, but at the same time, he was nervous. He showed his empty palms and said, "There's a supermarket upstairs. There's a lot of food there!"
Several pairs of eyes that were fixed on him moved away at these words, and rushed upstairs around the crowd blocking the door.
The group of people who had been fighting fiercely just now returned to their normal state. They looked terrified in the face of this group of thugs, sat on the ground with their hands raised above their heads, kicked their feet on the ground back and forth, and moved their buttocks left and right to get further away from them.
Around me, shopping bags were torn into pieces and their contents were scattered all over the floor. Clothes, bags, and jewelry were all thrown on the ground and rolled up under the tattered soles of shoes. Only food was snatched away.
These tramps all had rough faces and yellow teeth, exuding a barbaric aura. Their inability to recognize good goods successfully intimidated these city dwellers who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Then, the terrifying gaze finally fell on them, and a moment later, wailing sounded everywhere. The homeless people were like wolves rushing into a flock of sheep, and their rough fingers with black fingers rummaged roughly in the clean clothes.
“Let—let me go!”
"Help! Security! Security!"
"I'll give you all the money, all the money!"
The security guard who was supposed to be standing at the door disappeared without a trace the moment they rushed in.
There were more than one scream, and the group of indifferent onlookers upstairs also panicked. Some fled in all directions, some looked for a safe area, and some took out their mobile phones tremblingly.
“…They’re coming up!”
"Call the police! Call the police!"
“…I can’t get through!”
"Someone tell me what busy line means?!"
In the chaos, Anjiu suddenly felt his legs tighten——
Anjiu looked down and saw the boy who had scared her before.
The curse has been broken, and the child doesn't seem so scary now. His chubby little face is adorable, and his big black eyes are watery.
Seeing Anjiu lower his head, the boy pursed his lips, his eyes filled with tears, "...Mom, I want mom."
"..."
An Jiu was stunned for a moment, then he pulled his little hand away very decisively, twisted his shoulders, picked him up by the back of the neck and threw him into the crowd.
"Go find it. You're welcome."
She won't forget how scared she was just now, so please stay away from her now.
An Jiu remembered something and quickly looked around at the faces of the homeless people. Pu Huai was not among them, not even a familiar face from the 48th floor.
Could it be that the teleportation location of the teleporter is random?
As she was thinking, she saw someone rushing towards her. She immediately pointed at the elevator and shouted repeatedly: "There's food in the supermarket upstairs! There's meat and steamed buns! It's still hot!"
As someone who has experienced hunger, she naturally knows what is the most attractive.
As soon as she shouted, before the other party could take action, the people lying on the ground reacted first and shouted in unison: "Yes, yes, yes, let's go upstairs, there is a supermarket upstairs!"
"The deli section has smoked chicken, pork knuckle, and beef jerky!"
"...Please, don't embarrass me, brother. I really have nothing to eat."
I don’t know which word touched this group of people, but made them stand up collectively and scramble to run upstairs.
People who had experienced this disaster were in a trance and did not even have time to pick up things on the ground. They stumbled out of the mall.
Looking at the second floor, there was a long scream due to the arrival of the homeless man.
The white tiles on the floor reflected the cold light, and the place was in a mess. The product labels left behind were still there, and brand new clothes were stained with blood and mud after being trampled on.
When disaster strikes, these things are worthless.
Anjiu walked over and picked up a still neat tote bag. He turned over the tag and saw the price was 2099, and there was no discount.
She pulled off the sign and threw it into the trash can, then hung it over her shoulder in a good mood. What she hadn't had before, she now had.
She was about to leave, but her fellow villagers had all gone up, so there was no reason not to join in the fun. If possible, she would collect supplies before the chaos came, and spend the rest of her days staying in a noble family, comfortably recuperating, waiting only to rush out at the last moment.
Thinking of this, Anjiu followed him into the elevator.
……
The shops around the second floor were empty. The clerks hid in the warehouse and shivered. After the footsteps faded away, they opened their eyes a little and put their eyes close to look quietly at the sales floor.
I saw a young girl walking past me leisurely with a bag on her back.
It seems that he doesn't know what happened in the mall.
"Eh--"
As soon as she shouted, her colleague quickly covered her mouth and whispered in her ear: "Are you crazy? If you want to die, don't drag us with you!"
She felt a little aggrieved, "It's not those people, it's a little girl."
"Who cares about her!" The colleague closed the door fiercely and put his back against it to prevent her from getting closer. "Just take care of yourself! Are you trying to attract those people here?! Believe it or not, we will throw you out and lock you outside!"
She half lowered her head, shivered and stood in the corner without saying a word.
Another colleague advised: "Calm down, she's new here and hasn't experienced much, so don't always pick on her. We work together, so just be nice."