End of the World, Rebirth as a Queen

Time passed quickly, and it was dark before Lu Zhu had walked a few steps.

Lu Zhu was now in an abandoned shopping mall, so he found a small cubicle to rest.

The temperature difference between day and night is still quite large now, and setting up a tent outside is obviously not a wise move.

There must be other people still surviving in this city. Although I didn't encounter them during the day, judging from the gates blocking the road when entering the city, they have been doing this for a long time.

Some people who enter the city may be passing by, and there are certainly some who stay. They are lurking in the dark, waiting for something, and you can figure it out with your toes.

Without lighting an open fire, Lu Zhu found a small shop, went into the storage room, closed the door, turned on a low-wattage solar lamp, took out a lazy sofa, a down sleeping bag, and a large blanket.

The space was a bit small, so after Lu Zhu hid himself and made sure that no one outside could come in, he entered his own space.

Zhizhi and Xuanguang, who were unable to get out, immediately came over when they saw their master entering the space.

Surrounding her for comfort, Lu Zhu stroked her dense and soft fur twice, and rubbed Xuan Guang's big head.

After calming them down, Lu Zhu fed them tonight's rations. Most of the food they ate was what they caught themselves, and Lu Zhu's job was to prepare it to the taste that Xuan Guang and Zhi Zhi liked.

After feeding them, Lu Zhu also took the time to give himself a bath. When he came out, they had just finished their meal.

If possible, she really wants to stay in this space for the rest of her life, but she really can't do that. After all, space is an uncertain factor, and sooner or later she will have to integrate into the real society.

After staying with them for a while, he simply tidied up the space and then carried Zhizhi out of the space.

The storage room has limited space, so she asked Zhizhi to keep watch for her tonight. She was also afraid that a mouse or something would appear when she was sleeping soundly in an unfamiliar place.

Of course, having a bodyguard following you makes people feel more at ease.

While Lu Zhu was preparing to go to bed, a few uninvited guests did come outside the shopping mall where she was.

"Brother, is it really safe here?" A little girl about seven or eight years old asked timidly while holding a boy's hand, her eyes looking around from time to time, as if she was afraid that some ghost would pounce on her from the shadows.

"Xiao He, don't be afraid, it should be safe here. This side is quite remote and we should be able to find something to eat here~" The boy, who was about 20 years old, held his sister's hand tightly with his left hand and a short stick in his right hand, his tone firm but a little uncertain.

Only after entering the mall did he let go of his sister's hand, took out a half-charged lighter from his arms, and lit the short stick he was holding.

It turned out that the short stick was a piece of oil firewood. When it was lit, it could be used as a torch, and when it was extinguished, it could be used as a short stick for self-defense.

The flame of the oil wood flickered from time to time, emitting black smoke with a smell of pine. It was hard to say whether it smelled good or bad, but it illuminated the path under the brother and sister's feet.

The mall is not small, but since the end of the world, it has been visited countless times by many people, and there are very few things to be found.

But the boy still searched carefully in every open room, looking for even the smallest useful thing.

Just like the lighter in your pocket, as long as you are careful, you will always find something.

There are some worn-out tables, chairs, and benches everywhere, as well as opened food bags, but after a long period of photochemical reaction, they have turned white and faded.

Dust, dirt, and mess are the main features here, but they are still searching for things room by room.

They would not miss any corner where things were hidden. Even if they were pressed down by large furniture or cabinets, they would lift them up to see if there was any food or usable supplies left.

On the first floor, they did find some things, a flattened gold earring and a watch with a broken mirror.

The second floor is all about selling clothes, and most of the items are sold out because of the extreme cold weather. All that's left are some scattered iron racks and old hangers on the ground.

There are some ashes from the fire here, which should be left by people who came here before. Of course, there are also some scattered bones. In addition to animal bones, there are also some that are obviously human, such as skulls.

The two were not afraid, obviously they had seen it too many times. They just walked around the mall and went up to the third floor.

There are obviously more food bags here. It seems that this should have been the food living area. The boy is walking in front, holding a clothes hanger picked up from the second floor, and picking up things that may have been left on the ground.

Hard work pays off, and I finally found a small bag of QQ candy behind a display shelf.

They also found a former rat's nest on the ceiling of the warehouse. Rats have the habit of hiding things, so they also found some food on it.

In a pile of torn plastic bags, some of which had been eaten and some had been hidden, the brother and sister found some rice, peanuts, melon seeds, and soybeans, which together made up a small handful.

They were so happy that my sister couldn't help but want to peel the flowers and eat some raw, but she finally held back.

"Don't worry, Xiaohe. We can add some wild vegetables and cook them into porridge when we get back. It will be enough for two days." The boy smiled and touched his sister's dry hair.

Looking at the pitifully small amount of food, the girl's eyes became moist, but she still smiled at her brother.

He carefully found a bag, put the food in his hand into it, and put it in the pocket close to his chest, for fear of losing it.

Just when they wanted to continue looking for something, they heard some strange sounds, like the rustling of leaves, or the sound of birds flapping their wings.

The buzzing sound made people's ears tinnitus. The girl covered her ears uncomfortably, and the boy also felt bad.

There have been too many strange things since the end of the world, so he had to be vigilant and quickly pulled his sister out.

The wind caused by their running made the torches in their hands flicker, and they stumbled around looking for a hiding place.

In a place like a shopping mall, it is easy and difficult to find a place to hide people. After all, there are two of them.

The buzzing sound came from far away and then gradually got closer. In just a few breaths, it appeared around them. Under the light of the torches, they could see their appearance clearly.

It was a mosquito, a very big mosquito, about the size of a chicken without its wings. The boy's pupils dizzied, he held his sister's hand tightly, and waved the torch to drive away these horrible mosquitoes.

Xiao He also followed her brother closely and grabbed something to drive away the mosquitoes approaching her.

From time to time, the sound of metal clashing could be heard. It was the spatula in Xiaohe's hand hitting the mosquito's mouthparts.

The mouthparts of these mutated mosquitoes are so mutated that they are almost like metal~