Xiao Han grabbed his weapon and quickly followed Su Wan, "Little Su Wan, are you sure it's this way? Lu Da Shao's situation is urgent, we must leave as soon as possible, no delays."
"Shut up, just follow me."
The two walked one after another through the narrow corridor.
Cobwebs and small spiders were visible everywhere.
At the end of the corridor, a rusty iron door blocked their way.
"It should be here," Su Wan stopped.
Xiao Han stepped forward and looked at it: "What good stuff could be behind this broken door?"
Su Wan pushed open the iron door.
Behind the door was a spacious workshop filled with various mechanical parts and discarded equipment.
The air was filled with the smell of oil and rust.
"I told you so!" Xiao Han spread his hands, a look of "I knew it" on his face, "Where's the shadow of any firearms?"
Su Wan ignored his chattering and quickly scanned the entire workshop with her eyes.
Finally, her gaze fixed on a large, abandoned printing press in the corner.
Among a pile of garment processing equipment, this printing press looked particularly out of place.
"No, it's over there!" She walked over quickly.
Xiao Han followed, half-believing, half-doubting.
Su Wan carefully examined the printing press, trying to recall the novel's description of this mechanism, which seemed to be in an often-overlooked operating part. She reached out, her fingers meticulously exploring the cold side of the machine, brushing over several welds and screws. Finally, in a slightly concave, dusty spot, she touched a dark button that felt different and almost blended into the machine's metallic color.
"Found it!" A surge of joy filled her heart.
She took a deep breath, extended her finger, and pressed down hard.
"Rumble—"
A dull sound echoed as the concrete floor next to the printing press slowly moved to one side, revealing a dark, downward-leading staircase.
"Holy crap!" Xiao Han's eyes almost popped out, his face full of disbelief, "You actually found it?!"
Su Wan's lips curved slightly, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Xiao Han's face was excited, "What are we waiting for? Let's go down and see! There must be good stuff down there!"
He couldn't wait to rush down.
"Wait!" Su Wan pulled him back, "Be careful of traps."
She took out a flashlight from her space and cautiously led the way down the stairs, with Xiao Han following closely behind, vigilantly observing their surroundings.
The stairs were not long, ending at a heavy metal door.
The electronic lock on the door was already broken, and the screen was completely black.
Xiao Han stepped forward and tentatively pushed it.
The door opened.
The sight before them made Xiao Han instantly gasp, his body trembling with excitement.
It was a small basement, but the items stored inside were simply a paradise in the apocalypse!
Various models of firearms were neatly arranged on shelves: pistols, rifles, submachine guns, and even a few domineering-looking sniper rifles!
Cabinets along the wall were piled high with gleaming yellow bullets and hand grenades.
In the corner, several boxes of military daggers and brand-new bulletproof vests were neatly stacked.
"Oh my god! Oh my god! We're rich! We're rich!" Xiao Han's eyes lit up as he grabbed a rifle, touching it repeatedly, a grin stretching to his ears. "This is truly a godsend, no, this is a windfall from heaven!"
Su Wan was also stunned by the sight before her. She walked to a row of rifle racks, and with a gentle wave of her hand, several rifles vanished without a trace.
She moved quickly, continuing to collect ammunition boxes and grenades.
The supplies in the basement diminished at a visible rate.
Xiao Han watched from the side, dazzled, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg: "Little pregnant woman, your space... it can hold too much, can't it?"
Soon, Su Wan's movements paused.
She tried to collect a box of grenades in front of her but found that the box didn't budge.
Her consciousness entered her space, which was already filled with various weapons and ammunition, packed so tightly that nothing else could fit.
"Full?" she muttered softly, her brows tightly furrowed.
Looking at the more than half of the weapons and ammunition still remaining, a strong sense of frustration and unwillingness welled up in her heart.
To give up so many good things like this would be a huge loss!
Can it upgrade? Give me some power! she roared in her mind.
Just as she was in a desperate hurry, almost ready to give up on this batch of supplies, the hidden warm current that had surged through her body earlier stirred again. As if sensing her strong will, it suddenly resonated strangely with her personal space.
The feeling was fleeting, but it made her heart tremble fiercely.
She looked at the weapons in front of her again, took a deep breath, and tried to extend her consciousness to cover a larger area.
The next second, something incredible happened!
Centered on her, all the supplies within a three-meter radius, including the rifles on the shelves, the ammunition boxes on the ground, and even the bulletproof vests and daggers in the corner, instantly vanished without a trace!
As if swallowed whole by an invisible giant mouth!
The area that had been piled with weapons suddenly became a large empty space, leaving only accumulated dust on the ground and some traces of items having been moved.
"Holy crap!" Xiao Han was happily hugging a sniper rifle, startled by the sudden change and jumping straight up, almost dropping the gun. "Su Wan! You, you, you... what kind of operation is this?! Are you cheating?!"
He rubbed his eyes hard, wondering if he was hallucinating.
Su Wan herself was stunned, but then a surge of ecstasy flooded her heart.
The space really upgraded! And the collection method changed too!
She suppressed the excitement in her heart and immediately walked to another area piled with supplies, trying again.
With a wave of her hand, another one-meter radius of supplies was instantly cleared.
This feeling of large-scale collection was simply too satisfying!
She no longer delayed and began to move quickly through the basement. Wherever she went, weapons and ammunition disappeared in swathes.
Xiao Han followed behind her, mouth agape, completely speechless, just mechanically watching the supplies disappear into thin air, his expression shifting from shock, "Little pregnant woman... no, Wan Jie, you are truly... a goddess descended to earth!"
Su Wan concentrated, activating her newly acquired large-scale collection ability again and again. Each activation required her to consume a lot of mental energy, and fine beads of sweat even seeped from her temples. Even so, her efficiency far exceeded before.
About half an hour later, under Xiao Han's dumbfounded gaze, this underground armory, which had been piled high with goods, was finally mostly cleared by her, with only a few scattered, incomplete items remaining.
The two dared not delay any longer and immediately turned and rushed out of the basement, sprinting towards Lu Shiyan and A Mo's location.
They had to return to base with these supplies and the injured Lu Shiyan as soon as possible.
Around them was a deathly silence, only their heavy breathing echoing in the empty streets.
Suddenly, a cold liquid dripped onto Su Wan's bare hand without warning.
The sensation was cool, with a hint of stickiness.
Su Wan instinctively frowned, thinking it was sewage dripping from a broken building above.
She shook her hand, trying to flick the liquid off.
However, in the next second, a piercing pain shot through her hand!
"Hiss!"
Su Wan gasped, abruptly stopping, and looked at her hand.
She saw that the skin touched by the liquid was turning grayish-white and frothing at a terrifying speed, followed by the flesh beginning to dissolve and collapse, emitting a pungent burnt smell.