Fortunately, she had chosen the innermost booth, which was a blind spot from the outside. As long as no one came looking for her, no one would notice she was gone.
Before leaving, Jiang Yuntan asked Jinbao to keep track of the time and remind her when the Invisibility Talisman was about to wear off, so she could put on a new one.
Jinbao, knowing she was going out to restock, dutifully agreed.
Jiang Yuntan stepped over the glass Qiao Chengming had broken. As soon as her head poked out, she felt large raindrops hitting her head, as if something was suppressing her movements.
Even during the lowest points before transmigrating into the book, Jiang Yuntan had never faced such harsh conditions, let alone been completely immersed in them.
With the rain now, she couldn't use the electric scooter she'd mentioned earlier—she didn't want to get electrocuted. After all, the scooter was electric, and if it leaked in the rain, with this weather, she couldn't expect to return.
Jiang Yuntan activated her Speed Ability and ran against the pressure in the heavy rain. She felt her steps growing heavier and heavier.
But the Speed Ability was still very useful. In no time, she crossed a wide street and arrived at the port.
Jiang Yuntan noticed the rain falling on her. Since she was invisible, the rain created a gap in the shape of her body.
Moreover, this place was still too close to the coffee shop. Once the weather cleared, they would probably notice that many containers were missing.
So Jiang Yuntan continued running forward for another hundred meters or so before stopping.
During this entire process, she saw several zombies, but they didn't sense her presence and didn't attack her.
Jiang Yuntan didn't intend to look for trouble. She simply ignored the zombies.
Looking at the rows of containers, she didn't rush to collect them. Instead, she first checked the labels to see what was inside.
Food, medicine, clothing, outdoor survival gear, aerial photography equipment, even mountain bikes, inflatable kayaks, and more. Jiang Yuntan collected everything she thought was useful.
She also accepted cold-weather suits and medical protective suits.
After about forty minutes, when one of the dimensional showcases had reached 999 items, Jiang Yuntan stopped collecting.
During the process, she had been using her Speed Ability. She hadn't felt it while busy, but now that she stopped, she was extremely tired.
Jiang Yuntan scanned the area and found a place to take shelter from the rain. Then she took out the pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall that Mu Qingtang had given her.
The space had a preservation function, so the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was still hot, even a little scalding. The smell was too strong; she wouldn't dare eat it in the coffee shop.
When she opened it, she saw it was filled with abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, dried scallops, old hen, shiitake mushrooms, and other ingredients. The aroma was enticing.
She took a sip of the soup. The next second, her bright eyes lit up.
It was delicious—the best stewed soup she had ever tasted.
Indeed, the cuisine of the imperial family lived up to its reputation. Mu Qingtang lived such a good life; otherwise, why would she casually give a stranger a red jadeite bracelet just because she found her agreeable?
Jiang Yuntan didn't think much about it. Her attention was soon captivated by the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
After finishing it, she felt her body warm up quickly.
Although it was summer, being constantly soaked in the rain made her feel cold.
Seeing that there were still many supplies left at the port, Jiang Yuntan didn't feel regret. After all, she had taken 999 items, all of which she found useful. One container was big, and she had collected plenty.
With the supplies from the supermarket earlier, plus these and the dimensional system, she wouldn't starve no matter what. She now had enough to last her a lifetime.
Perhaps the supplies at the port would be picked up by people from Haicheng Base later. With so many people, no one would forget about the goods here.
Rather than supplies, she now wanted to become stronger.
Thinking this, Jiang Yuntan activated her Speed Ability again for the return trip. She found that her Speed Ability seemed significantly enhanced compared to when she had first come out; it was faster than before.
She didn't want others to know about her Speed Ability for now. Although it seemed harmless, she didn't think it was useless.
It was a life-saving tool.
And, as the saying goes, in martial arts, speed is the key to invincibility.
On the way back, Jiang Yuntan noticed a few zombies at the port, their heads raised as if receiving the rain from the sky.
She frowned. Behind those zombies were tall containers; if she hadn't been at an oblique angle, she wouldn't have seen them.
Were those zombies about to evolve?
As soon as the thought arose, Jiang Yuntan remembered.
The book said that after the apocalypse began, following three rains, zombies and some mutated animals and plants would gradually evolve.
And this was the first rain.
After evolution, basically every zombie would have a crystal core in its head, and the proportion of ability-using zombies would also increase.
At the same time, the changes in mutated animals and plants were even more drastic than those in zombies. Zombies carried a terrifying virus, but mutated animals and plants, though not venomous, could sometimes be even more dangerous. They might have evolved some kind of ability.
For example, a non-toxic plant could become highly toxic after mutation...
Jiang Yuntan considered going over to test what would happen if she attacked a zombie that was evolving in the heavy rain. After all, she had a Defense Talisman, so she definitely wouldn't have trouble with early-stage zombies.
But just as she stepped in that direction, a bolt of purple-white lightning suddenly struck down, directly slicing off the head of the zombie.
Jiang Yuntan's eyes widened.
Wait.
Weren't they evolving in the rain? Now they got struck by lightning and died?
But that didn't seem right either. There had been lightning in the sky, but it hadn't struck down before. Could it be that someone was causing trouble?
As soon as this thought occurred, Jiang Yuntan saw another lightning bolt kill another zombie that was evolving in the rain.
Where there was a second, there could be a third, fourth, fifth, and sixth.
By the time the sixth zombie fell, Jiang Yuntan finally saw clearly: someone was indeed causing trouble. But he was wearing a black raincoat, all black, with a large hood that blended into the night.
Moreover, his lightning appeared out of thin air, making it hard to spot.
Still, who could it be? Jiang Yuntan had a guess.
Judging by his height, it should be Shen Hegui, right?
The book had mentioned that he had both Metal Element and Lightning Element abilities, but ever since arriving here, she had only seen Shen Hegui use his Metal Element Ability.