Chapter 112: Human Head Crab

Damn it, why hasn't anyone shown up yet!

Wang Teng glanced out the window with an impatient look, then glanced at his wristwatch.

It's been two damn minutes, and you're bringing someone over, dragging your feet.

Damn it! Wait for this brat to come back and throw him onto the fourth floor together!

He picked up the packaged food in his hand, intending to go over and check things out himself.

"Self-Destruct Cicada!"

Just in case, he released today's second skill ahead of time.

A cicada insect the size of a fist, made of spiritual energy, instantly appeared on the ground.

The next second.

"Ahhhh!"

A shrill scream of terror suddenly rang out from the right, then abruptly cut off.

That was! The sound of glasses?!

Wang Teng suddenly stopped pushing the cart, looking with some fear into the dark mall interior.

The self-destruct cicada behind him stayed in place.

Meanwhile, the few people struggling to load food were also drawn by the sound, all turning to look.

Before he could think further, a series of rustling sounds suddenly erupted, even the wind outside couldn't drown it out.

The sound was like countless shells rapidly striking the floor.

"What... sound...?"

The disheveled-suited man asked his companion with a trembling voice; the sound's speed was extreme, growing louder within a few seconds, as if approaching them.

"Looks like..."

"The sound of a crab crawling."

Somewhat unsure, the former fresh-goods clerk tilted his ear to listen for a moment, then spoke doubtfully.

"Did those two girls let the crabs out?"

That shouldn't be...

After the apocalypse has been going on this long, the crabs in those aquariums should have starved to death.

"Kek-kek-kek"

His teeth kept chattering, before he could react, his companion beside him trembled all over and pointed toward the nearby darkness.

"Crab... crab!!"

The voice crawled out of the darkness.

Wang Teng felt a surge of horror; as an Awakened One, his strength far surpassed that of ordinary people.

The instant that black shadow appeared, he saw exactly what it was!

"Run!"

Ignoring the few people still dazed on the spot, Wang Teng gritted his teeth, his hands and feet going weak as he pushed the cart in a frantic sprint toward the elevator shaft.

Fear, nausea.

A chill spread.

Lightning flashed outside, illuminating the black shadow crawling across the floor.

It was a crab with several-meter-long crab legs growing from a human head; in the middle, the girl's face had her features twisted together in pain.

"Boom!"

A muffled explosion sounded, and Lin An instantly reacted, looking up at the ceiling that kept trembling.

The students still loading the cart behind him also lifted their heads, a flicker of astonishment in their eyes.

"What exploded upstairs?!"

Lin An didn't answer; he immediately activated his skill.

"Judgment Eye!"

Powerful mental energy instantly turned into a pale blue sphere, expanding outward from his body; in an instant, the mental energy enveloping half the mall transmitted the information back.

"Beep, detected Mutant: Rank 1 ×2"

"Beep, detected:???"

"Beep, detected: Awakened Ones ×2"

"Beep, detected: Players: 12 persons."

A flood of information scrolled by, and Lin An's gaze turned thoughtful.

Two Awakened Ones, minus Gao Tian, means there are still Awakened Ones nearby.

Furthermore, according to the marked location sent back, it should be upstairs.

No surprise, it's likely the survivors from that building earlier.

I didn't expect these people to have followed me in as well.

Activating mental detection every second consumes mental energy, so he didn't keep it on continuously.

Moreover, the other party is merely a Rank‑0 Awakened One, so he didn't take it to heart.

A Rank‑0 Awakened One plus a bunch of ordinary people poses no threat at all.

Anyway, Lin An only needs a warning; even without activating it, his mental power can faintly sense spiritual energy fluctuations.

As long as they dare to act, he can react immediately.

"Brother Lin, what's the situation?"

Gao Tian asked doubtfully, and as a fellow Awakened One, though his mental power wasn't strong, he also vaguely sensed the drifting spiritual energy.

Nothing much, just someone followed us in.

Moreover.

Lin An furrowed his brow, the Judgment Eye only detected twelve players.

That means if they brought people in, those ordinary folks are most likely all dead.

Suddenly two more mutants appeared?

He felt doubtful, couldn't help but recall the crab shell obtained when killing the marrow-sucking spider.

He had never seen before an existence that combined mutants, demonic beasts, and zombies.

Is the upstairs the seafood area?

Lin An suddenly asked the student who had been to the mall before; his mental power, while probing, transmitted back information about many fish corpses.

Yes! Lord Lin An. The third floor is candy, drinks, and dried seafood!

A physical education student answered quickly, then pointed to the rear of the ceiling.

It's roughly right here!

I used to intern here!

The male student ran a few steps to under the ceiling, looked up at the somewhat leaking wall.

He looked excited, never expecting to be able to perform in front of Lord Lin An.

As for the strange explosion sound, he didn't have much to worry about.

With Lord Lin An present, this supply run was his easiest yet; he hadn't even seen a zombie.

A small piece of wall plaster suddenly fell, dropping before his eyes.

What fell?

The smile on the male student's face hadn't faded; he, somewhat puzzled, tried hard to see the situation above.

However, an angry shout suddenly came from his ear.

Dodge!!

Divine Spur!

Sizzle!

A sharp, huge spur leg easily pierced through the entire concrete layer, like sinking into butter, stabbing into the male student's head.

The skull split open instantly under the tremendous impact, the smile still present.