On the shelves near the warehouse entrance, there were still fully-packaged boxes of candy, chocolate, and white sugar.
"I almost missed these."
Nina Jacobs’s eyes lit up when she saw them.
These were all high-calorie supplies with long shelf lives.
They were perfectly sealed and clean. Even though it was just a Three Stars Mission, they were definitely worth keeping.
Nina Jacobs swept them all into her system’s storage space.
Just as expected, a new "free shopping" mission, 47, immediately started.
It was another Three Stars Mission within Veridia.
The location was a remote church warehouse.
’A church has a warehouse?’
Nina Jacobs thought that such a place would indeed be easily overlooked.
However, the sky outside was gradually growing dark.
Just as she was preparing to leave with Wayne Warner, she sensed that something was wrong.
The warehouse exit was a large stainless steel door with a rubber seal around its edges.
She clearly remembered using her Gold Element Superpower to lock the bolt when she came in.
But now, the bolt was unlocked from the inside.
Sealing entrances was a habit of hers; she couldn’t have misremembered.
That left only one possibility: something was behind the door.
Wayne Warner looked at her, confused, seemingly wondering why she wasn’t leaving.
When he saw Nina Jacobs make a hand signal, he understood instantly.
The two of them slowly retreated to a safe area.
This warehouse was completely sealed, leaving no gaps for any Little Zombie Rats to squeeze through, so Nina Jacobs decided to use her Gold Element Superpower to open the door from a distance.
SCREEE—
The old metal door made a loud, grating sound as it opened.
The moment the door swung open,
Nina Jacobs saw a slender yet deformed figure standing silently outside.
The zombie had a short torso and long limbs. It was hunched over, looking almost identical to the figure from the security camera footage!
"Be careful. It should be an Intermediate Gold Element."
Nina Jacobs said to Wayne Warner.
Apparently not expecting the people behind the door to be so far away, the zombie’s outstretched arm grabbed at empty air.
Nina Jacobs couldn’t help but feel relieved. If they had pushed the door open directly just moments ago, they would have likely been snatched by this zombie.
BANG!
The metal door was instantly ripped from its hinges and hurled toward the two of them inside the warehouse!
Nina Jacobs had already deployed her Diamond Sand Cover before opening the door. The metal door smashed against the sand shield, then fell to the ground with a tremendous CLANG.
"It really does have a Gold Element Superpower."
Seeing the zombie crawl inside on its long limbs, Nina Jacobs formed a Fireball and viciously hurled it forward!
’It’s trying to corner us!’
Despite its large size, the zombie was incredibly agile. The Fireball shot through the gap between its limbs, and then it swung a palm, slamming it violently against the sand shield!
BANG! BANG! BANG!
After several consecutive attacks, Nina Jacobs decided she wasn’t going to just wait inside the sand shield.
This was definitely an Intermediate Zombie. Although her sand shield didn’t look like it had broken, she could already feel the pressure from the outside.
Nina Jacobs counted down from three. The moment the sand shield was withdrawn, both of them charged forward to attack!
THUD!
Wayne Warner landed a kick square in its abdomen, sending it flying out of the warehouse door!

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