At this moment, Lucas realized that he needed to find a walkie-talkie or something similar. If something happened, he could immediately notify the Cobras.
Looking at the screen, there were at least a dozen survivors approaching the supermarket. Lucas frowned and pondered for a moment.
He put away his weapons and quickly descended the stairs.
Instead of heading towards the Cobras, he went alone towards the corpses of the insects he had recently killed in the distance to harvest their insect cores.
The Cobras had brought plenty of weapons with them, and with Anna's presence, they should be able to handle even these few survivors. If they couldn't handle them, what use were these people?
Lucas didn't want to be a babysitter.
Seeing the boy and the infected dog quickly entering the supermarket, Lucas raised the drone higher and observed the situation on the surrounding streets.
There were only seven or eight insects this time. Lucas killed four of them, while the rest found a place to hide. However, Lucas could still see them through the drone's building-penetrating function.
The four insect corpses were not far apart, and Lucas instructed the mute girl to keep watch while he quickly dug out the insect cores.
The insect cores he dug out this time seemed to be larger than before.
The fact that the insects were evolving was confirmed.
After digging out the cores, Lucas drove the bus closer to the supermarket and stayed inside with the mute girl.
He only needed five more yellow insect cores to exchange for a yellow capsule.
Improving his own strength was Lucas's only thought at the moment.
In the drone's footage, three insects were hiding behind a tall building not far from the bus, never showing themselves or leaving.
Lucas wasn't in a hurry at all; he had plenty of time. He didn't want to actively go over and kill the insects. It was better to be cautious in everything.
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No gunshots had come out of the supermarket, but Lucas wasn't worried.
Either Anna silently took care of those survivors, or the two groups were mutually benefiting from each other, without any conflicts.
The supermarket was quite large, and Lucas believed that there wouldn't be any looting inside.
Unless the supermarket had already been emptied before.
That possibility existed, but it wasn't a concern for Lucas.
What he was more interested in now was how the Cobras would handle the situation.
As time passed, and the drone monitoring the few insects was about to run out of battery, Lucas became more curious.
What were these insects planning? They neither attacked nor left. Were they waiting for reinforcements?
Lucas's suspicions grew stronger.
Taking advantage of the remaining battery of the drone, Lucas started controlling it to fly higher.
He looked around the surroundings and, except for occasional scattered zombies in the farther blocks, the whole area was quiet.
Lucas felt that something was off, but he couldn't pinpoint it exactly.
After careful consideration, Lucas decided to withdraw.
Although his decision seemed hasty, it was the best choice for safety and caution.
At this moment, the strange behavior of those few insects made Lucas cautious.
Lucas quickly retrieved the drone for charging, then drove the bus directly to the entrance of the supermarket, rushing inside with the mute girl.
The supermarket had three floors, with the ground floor and two underground levels.
Lucas didn't pay attention to anything else and went straight to the second floor where he found the Cobras.
Lucas's previous speculation was correct.
At this point, the survivors who had just arrived and the Cobras seemed to be getting along peacefully on the surface.
Those survivors and the Cobras were busy moving supplies to the side of the freight elevator, each minding their own tasks.
Lucas's appearance didn't attract much attention from those survivors.
"Use those small trailers and take as much as you can in one go. Don't come back for another trip. Then quickly drive back to the villa," Lucas commanded the Cobras without considering the survivors, speaking in a loud voice.
As expected, after Lucas mentioned the danger, it caught the attention of those survivors.
A middle-aged man walked up to Lucas to ask questions.
These people were also armed, carrying police-type weapons.
Naturally, they weren't afraid of Lucas and his small group, let alone the fact that there were more of them.
"What did you discover?" the middle-aged man asked in a blunt tone, lacking courtesy, causing Lucas to furrow his brows.
"I didn't discover anything. It's just that it's too quiet outside, which makes people uneasy."
Though he didn't particularly like the middle-aged man in front of him, Lucas still responded.
Hearing Lucas's words, the middle-aged man furrowed his brows as well.
"Where are you staying? Come and join us, it's safer with more people."
The middle-aged man didn't inquire further and directly invited Lucas to join them.
"Not necessary," Lucas replied again, preparing to leave on his own and casually picking up some small items and putting them in his pockets.
From the situation inside the supermarket, it seemed that someone had already come in and taken away the goods. The shelves weren't stocked with much.
Bloodstains were everywhere, and there were quite a few decaying corpses emitting a foul stench.
Lucas only picked up some small toiletries to put in his pockets. During the early days of the apocalypse, these things were definitely unwanted, but Lucas didn't mind.
In the future, they would be useful to him.
Seeing that Lucas ignored him, the middle-aged man gave Lucas a cold glance and went to pack things.
It seemed that he didn't believe what Lucas had said.
Five minutes later, Lucas and the Cobras left the supermarket. The Cobras drove away while Lucas followed them in the bus for a while.
In the drone, until Lucas and the others left, those few insects remained motionless.
This made Lucas's curiosity grow stronger, and his interest intensified.
Finally, when they were close to the villa, Lucas decided to turn the bus around and head back towards the supermarket.
He had a strange sense of curiosity in his heart. Why didn't those two insects attack?
He had to go back and check the situation; it might be important.
Parking the bus a few streets away from the supermarket, Lucas and the mute girl climbed up a relatively tall building.
On the rooftop, they chose a position with a good view and observed the surroundings.