Stockpiling Supplies&Raising a Child in a Post-Apocalyptic World by DrawingCards

Chapter 14

Her precise shooting was certainly a good thing, but it consumed a lot of arrows. Lin Ran pondered that she would need to find other solutions in the future. For now, she had a way to handle this.

She could first kill a batch of zombies, then later collect the arrows to reuse them, allowing her to take out several waves of zombies.

While thinking, Lin Ran's hands didn't pause. She continuously loaded and fired arrows. Zombies approaching within ten meters of her were quickly taken down by her arrows, although a few slipped through.

When some zombies charged from the side, Lin Ran didn't panic. She threw aside her crossbow, and the next moment, a Tang Dao (Chinese sword) appeared in her hand. With a powerful slash, she struck a zombie's neck, causing its foul blood to splatter. She kicked the zombie's chest, pulled out her sword, and slashed again, causing the zombie to collapse to the ground.

Seizing the moment when no other zombies were approaching, Lin Ran, with her Tang Dao in one hand, quickly retrieved the arrows embedded in the zombies' bodies. In no time, she had collected over thirty arrows.

Residents of buildings 5 and 9 nearby witnessed the scene.

"Look, is that person killing the monsters?"

"I think I saw that woman bring a truckload of goods into the community a few days ago."

"She's amazing, taking down fifty zombies alone. I can hire her as my bodyguard, I will pay her handsomely."

Lin Ran couldn't care less about the onlookers. After collecting most of the arrows, she retreated back to the convenience store entrance. At this moment, the second wave of zombies attracted by the noise was already twenty meters away.

Lin Ran continued to aim and load arrows, her movements even more skillful than before. With each arrow shot, zombies fell one by one.

Even just loading and firing arrows was exhausting for Lin Ran. After shooting over forty arrows the second time, she was feeling drained again.

"Congratulations! So far, you've collected 145 zombie crystal cores. Keep up the good work!" The system's voice rang out, and Lin Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had gathered enough crystal cores but had used up fifty of her hundred arrows.

Collecting those arrows again would be too exhausting. Lin Ran returned to the small supermarket, drank an energy drink, and ate two chocolate bars to replenish her strength. Just as she was about to rest a bit more, the system's mechanical voice echoed in her mind again.

"The card-drawing location has been refreshed. You need to find it yourself."

"What? I have to find it myself? Is there any hint?" Lin Ran felt a headache coming on.

"Yes, there is. The area around the card-drawing system emits loud music, which attracts zombies. So, the place with the most zombies is likely the card-drawing location. But don't worry, the card-drawing system is user-friendly. Zombies can't enter within ten meters of the card-drawing machine," the system explained.

Lin Ran's expression changed. "The music is loud? Can everyone hear it, or just me and the zombies?"

The system paused before continuing, "As expected of you, that is a good question host. Of course, everyone can hear the music. Although the card-drawing system is unique to you, anyone who collects a hundred crystal cores can draw from it. The level-one card-drawing machine has only ten prizes, and once they're gone, they're gone. So, hurry up and find the card-drawing machine before others do."

Lin Ran felt overwhelmed. So, anyone could use the card-drawing machine?

Sensing Lin Ran's dissatisfaction, the system awkwardly chuckled and reassured, "Don't worry, even though everyone can use the card-drawing machine, your upgradeable space, Tang Dao (sword), and motorcycle are unique to you. With these advantages, you're already ahead of others."