When Huo Zaiyuan finishedying the barriers, Long Zhanye has already brought the vigers into the mall, leaving the three vehicles outside. For additional protection, Huo Zaiyuan sticks on another Aura Concealment Charm on the entrance doors of the shopping mall after closing it tight.


    "We''ll rest here for the night. I have alreadyid arrays all throughout this entire first level. As long as you don''t run amock, no matter what other dangers lurk in this building, nothing will be able to harm you. We will be able to reach the safe zone tomorrow, so bear with this for a while longer." Huo Zaiyuan states ndly.


    "Little Yuan, you are sayingthere are still some man-eating monsters in here?" The vige chief''splexion turns slightly green after listening to the youth''s words.


    For the entire journey since they left Y Town and reach X City''s outer district, they didn''te across any zombies. However, he is still very much terrified of those man-eating monsters, and even more afraid of bing one of those freakish things.


    "I don''t know. We''ve just finished killing all the zombies in this mall and discovered a locked door in the underground basement. It wouldn''t open no matter how hard we hit it but we suspect there may be survivors or zombies within." Huo Zaiyuan answers.


    "Thenthen what should we do? If there are survivors inside, we cannot simply leave them there. But if it is monsters" The vige chief hesitantly gives his opinion.


    "Little Yuan and I will handle this matter. Vige chief Uncle, you and the vigers just focus on protecting yourselves. It''s alreadyte and we''ve been on the road for the whole day. Go and have something to eat. Don''t starve yourselves." Long Zhanye walks up beside Huo Zaiyuan to reassure the middle-aged man.


    "Okay." Hong Wangcai nods his head. "The old madam of the Chen family made some delicious cornmeal biscuits. I''ll ask her to bring you someter."


    "Thank you."


    After the group of people finish their meal, Huo Zaiyuan, Long Zhanye and Li Qing prepare to head down to the underground basement and take a look at the locked room, leaving Qin Jun behind to rest and recuperate from driving for the entire day.


    The trioes to a halt before the tightly shut steel door. Standing on either side of it, Huo Zaiyuan and Li Qing ready their weapons while Long Zhanye lifts a hand to knock the door lightly.


    Shortly after the noise rings out, a faint sound can be heard from the other side. Even as it dies down near instantly, it is pretty evident that something inside was rmed by the knock. But that split-second isn''t enough to determine if zombies or humansy within.


    Exchanging a mutual nce and a nod with Huo Zaiyuan, Long Zhanye knocks on the door again, then inquires. "Excuse me, is someone in there? Answer if there is."


    If the beings inside are human, they will definitely reply once they hear another survivor''s voice. If it is a zombie, there will be no answer since the undead cannot understand speech, which will negate the need to get this door open.


    "There is. There''s someone in here. Youare you here to rescue us?" A tiny voice drifts out of the gaps between the door, but it is impossible to tell if the speaker is a male or female due to their hoarse tone. "Outsidethose monsters"


    "Those monsters have already been in." Long Zhanye replies.


    "ininthat''s goodvery goodquickly move those things. We''re going out."


    The voice fades, reced by the sound of things being moved. Very quickly, the steel door is pulled open, revealing the sickly pale face of a frightened man.


    "Youyou are"


    "We are just passing through here and are resting in this shopping mall for the night. We discovered this room''s door locked shut and so decided to take a look, that''s all." Long Zhanye exins in a flippant tone. "Are you all the staff of this mall?"


    "Eha few of us are staffs, the rest are customers. Whenthose monsters appeared, we ran into this mall, but they appeared in here as well so wefinally hid in here" That man exins in a small voice. "Thosejust what kind of creatures are those things? Why would a human turn into that?"


    "We also do not have a clear answer to this question. There are a few vigers outside with us who will be heading to X City''s safe zone tomorrow. Do you want toe along?" Long Zhanye asks.


    "Vi - vigersof course, of course. We wille along."