After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 21

Chapter 21: Chapter 21: The Fifth Day

The main entrance to Donwall Supermarket was shut tight. Nina Jacobs got in through a street-front shop that hadn’t been closed in time.

A lot of floodwater had already seeped into the supermarket.

The water came up past Nina’s ankles, making every step feel like she was wading across a river.

The air was filled with the distinct, acrid stench of the acid rain.

Without even taking off her raincoat, Nina quickly started gathering supplies.

Just as she had discovered on the previous two days, the cash registers at the supermarket’s entrance had all been smashed open, and all the cash inside had been looted.

Nina had also scrolled through many videos over the past two days. Numerous banks and jewelry stores in City D had been hit.

The banks, in particular, were unguarded and had become targets for many criminals, even sparking gang wars.

It was a shame they hadn’t yet realized that paper money had become completely worthless.

The truly valuable things were these unassuming supplies right in front of her.

[Mission "Zero-Dollar Shopping Spree 9" detected as complete. Mission rewards have been distributed.]

An hour later, Nina had finally cleaned out Donwall Supermarket of all its supplies.

She had collected so many supplies today that Nina was getting worried about her 10-square-meter storage space.

’I only have two storage slots left, but after the next system upgrade, the capacity should double,’ Nina calculated.

Aside from the supplies the system tasked her with "rescuing" through the Zero-Dollar Shopping missions, she hadn’t gone after any other supplies in City D.

After all, what she already had was enough to last her for several lifetimes.

Besides, there were still more Zero-Dollar Shopping missions to come.

Thinking of her next destination, Nina got back on her little electric scooter.

Her "Five Senses Enhancement" was very useful on a night of acid rain, and she soon arrived at the Six Paths Crossing Garage.

’No wonder he wasn’t worried about this place flooding.’

Nina had surveyed the surrounding terrain. Although it was a garage, it was an above-ground parking structure and was encircled by a drainage system. It wasn’t surprising it could withstand the period of acid rain.

’But where on earth are their supplies?’

Nina rode a lap around the garage and finally locked her gaze on three tightly sealed iron doors in a corner.

’Found it.’

A smile played on Nina’s lips.

It was an inconspicuous corner, surrounded by piles of unwanted scrap metal. But a closer look revealed sturdy sealing strips installed at the top and bottom of the iron doors.

’It would be great if I had a Gold Element Superpower.’

There were several heavy padlocks on the iron doors, and looking further down, there was also a combination lock.

Although her Fire Element Superpower could melt metal, it was only at the Basic Level right now and didn’t have that kind of power.

And besides these large iron doors, the abandoned garage was practically airtight.

In the end, Nina decided to give up for now.

Liam Grant’s group probably wouldn’t touch the supplies here until they found a suitable Space Superpower User.

She decided it wouldn’t be too late to come back after searching for the right tools and methods over the next couple of days.

...

On the fifth day of the acid rain, the downpour showed no signs of stopping or letting up.

Water from reservoirs and rivers suddenly began to flood back into the cities.

More and more places were being submerged. It wasn’t just City D; water and power outages were occurring one after another all across Drakonia.

To make matters worse, some buildings couldn’t withstand the prolonged corrosion from the acid rain and began to leak or even collapse.

Even the cross-river bridges were corroded by the acid rain, leaving them on the verge of collapse.

The low-lying areas of the city had become uninhabitable. Many people who were unwilling to leave their homes were swept away by the turbulent floodwaters, never to be seen again.

Some of those who had evacuated early were rescued, but most spontaneously fled to higher ground in the city.

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