Seeing Alice’s tear-streaked face, Guo Haoyu couldn’t help but feel sympathy, and he comforted her gently.
Renault, holding his bowl of porridge, silently drank while recalling the girl in his memories, overlaying the two images.
It was hard to imagine that this cute and pitiful little girl before him would one day become one of the Five Revered Ones—Alice!
"Little Alice, what’s your plan? Are you going to stay here?"
Renault gently placed his hand on Alice’s head, his eyes filled with fondness.
Who wouldn’t like such a clever and innocent little Alice? Especially when she had the potential to become a Revered One!
"Really? But I’m afraid I’ll drag you down. I’m timid, and I don’t have any strength."
"Don’t be scared. Your big brother Renault is super strong. There won’t be any danger at all."
Guo Haoyu finished his porridge and gave little Alice a wide grin.
After dinner, Renault put Alice to bed. Guo Haoyu, exhausted from the day’s fighting, was also completely worn out.
Once everything was settled, Renault placed an overturned bottle at the door and found a room to lie down in.
It was the first night of the apocalypse, and the sounds of zombies’ roars filled the air, accompanied by the eerie glow of the icy blue moonlight.
...
**Ding! The host has not yet checked in today. Would you like to check in?**
Yes!
Renault woke from his sleep, the sound clear in his ears.
**Ding! Check-in successful. Congratulations to the host for obtaining a storage ring!**
Storage Ring: Contains five cubic meters of storage space, capable of storing non-living objects!
Storage!
A satisfied smile spread across Renault’s face. This ring was going to be incredibly useful.
After testing it a few times, he stored his **Zhanmadao** and fire axe inside, along with some miscellaneous items, thoroughly enjoying himself.
Renault woke Guo Haoyu, who was sleeping next door, and reminded him, "I’ll be back a little later. Watch over this place and stay alert."
Guo Haoyu, still groggy, nodded and gripped the fire axe tightly in his hand.
Shaking his head, Renault set up a few simple traps around the room. While these traps wouldn’t do much damage, they would give Guo Haoyu a chance to prepare for anything.
**Tap, tap, tap!**
"Big brother Renault, where are you going? Can I come with you?"
Alice came downstairs, now dressed in a dark pleated skirt and little leather shoes, skipping down the steps and looking at Renault with big, hopeful eyes. She was absolutely adorable.
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"I’m going somewhere dangerous today. Are you scared, little Alice?"
Alice shook her head and, with a fierce expression, said, "I want to get stronger. I want to avenge my mom and kill all the zombies!"
Renault was taken aback. From the look in her eyes, he could feel nothing but a strong desire for revenge.
No wonder she would become a Revered One!
Soon, Renault and Alice drove to a nearby police station.
This was the first step of Renault’s plan. He parked the Range Rover in front of the station and turned to the pale-faced Alice, saying, "I’m going inside to get a few things. Stay in the car, stay quiet, and you’ll be safe."
After giving his instructions, Renault got out of the car, armed with his fire axe and **Zhanmadao**.
Luckily, it was still daylight, and the zombies remained inside the buildings, leaving the streets eerily empty.
**Bang!**
With a single swing of his fire axe, Renault smashed the lock on the police station door.
**Hiss! Hiss!**
As soon as the door opened, the zombies inside were drawn to the noise. Renault counted at least a dozen of them.
Renault let out a roar and charged at the zombies!
Meanwhile, Alice sat in the car, watching Renault fight the zombies with his sword, her heart filled with awe. Her eyes were full of longing.
...
At the entrance of the small building, two men approached.
"Zhu Yuan, do you really think there’s anyone inside? I saw them leave just now!"
The shorter man, Feng Chuang, said to the taller man, Zhu Yuan.
"Are you stupid? Of course someone’s still inside. I saw them cooking a big pot of porridge yesterday."
Feng Chuang licked his lips, a grin spreading across his face. "Wow, so we might get to have some porridge too?"
"Don’t rush. Stick to the plan."
Zhu Yuan approached the door and knocked lightly.
"Who is it?"
Zhu Yuan quickly responded, sounding panicked: "Help! There are zombies outside! Can we come in and hide?"
With a click, Guo Haoyu peered out, looking confused: "Zombies? Where?"
"What’s that smell? It smells so good! I haven’t eaten in three days."
Feng Chuang peered through the door crack, his eyes fixed on the pot of delicious porridge sitting in the middle of the living room.
"You guys..."
Guo Haoyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Come in. We’ve got some food in here."
...
**Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing a Black Iron zombie. 1 experience point gained!**
**Ding! Congratulations to the host for leveling up to Level 5. 5 free attribute points gained!**
Renault wasted no time. After evenly distributing his points, he slaughtered all the zombies in the main hall.
Among the zombies were several infected police officers.
As Renault killed the zombies, he also managed to retrieve two handguns from the fallen officers!
**Roar! Roar!**
A deafening sound echoed, and Renault’s heart tightened. That wasn’t the sound of a zombie!
**Bang!**
Suddenly, the wall of the hall was smashed open, revealing two blood-red eyes.
"Hmm? An evolved beast. This must have been a police dog that evolved."
Renault calmly looked at the enormous evolved police dog in front of him, which was as large as a bull!
Its limbs were packed with muscles, its fur jet-black, and it had sharp fangs and claws.
**Roar!**
The evolved beast let out a furious roar and charged at Renault!
Its massive frame pounded the ground with heavy, thudding steps.
**Bang! Bang!**
Renault remained calm as he pulled out a handgun, expertly flicking off the safety and firing two shots at the beast’s eyes!
**Howl!**
The evolved beast howled in pain as both of its eyes were shot through, blood gushing out.
It flailed wildly in Renault’s direction, but to no avail.
Renault holstered his gun and pulled out his **Zhanmadao**. In three quick steps, he was beside the beast, slashing its throat with one swift motion!
**Slash!**
The enormous beast collapsed to the ground, and a notification sounded in Renault’s ear.
**Ding! Congratulations to the host for killing an evolved police dog. 10 experience points gained!**
"Phew, my marksmanship has gotten a bit rusty. Time to extract its crystal core."
Renault looked down at the beast’s corpse, a smile appearing on his face.
Using the **Zhanmadao**, he sliced open the beast’s neck, and after about a minute, Renault extracted a peanut-sized crystal core from its head.
An evolved crystal core!
"Didn’t expect to get something like this on just the second day of the apocalypse. What luck."
Renault muttered to himself as he wiped the core clean and put it in his pocket. He got up and headed back to the Range Rover.
Inside the car, little Alice waved happily as she saw Renault coming out.
"Take this and hold on to it until I come back."
Renault handed a handgun to Alice and taught her how to use it before heading toward the police station’s armory.
That was the real objective of this trip.
A warehouse full of heavy weaponry would be immensely valuable in the early days of the apocalypse!