The Last Queen of the Apocalypse novel Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Zero–Cost Mall Raid

In about an hour, Iris had emptied all the luxury stores on these floors.

She didn’t miss a single item: women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing, sportswear, shoes, bags, watches, cosmetics–even the jewelry stores below with their diamonds and gold.

She grabbed the latest smartphones and laptops, the high–end cosmetics she’d once only admired from afar, the luxury bags that required impossible minimum purchases, and the glittering diamond rings, gemstones, and gold bars in the jewelry store

cases.

She sucking them all into her storage without hesitation.

Her spatial storage ballooned to over 350 thousand cubic feet in no time.

Luxury stores had sky–high prices–one bag alone cost tens of thousands—but tiny stockpiles. Most only displayed a handful of pieces, relying on warehouses for orders due to the exorbitant

costs.

Surprisingly, the mall had no ultra–high–end luxury items worth over one million; otherwise, Iris‘ storage would have exploded.

Luxury goods were truly valuable.

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Next, she headed to the underground food court.

Iris had already raided it the day before–though she’d felt a twinge of regret spending the money then, it saved her precious time now.

Time was her most valuable asset.

The zombie virus had only just broken out; everyone was still reeling in shock.

She had to finish the raid within the two–hour window, then escape before traffic ground to a halt completely.

Since Iris had bought the food the day before, she browsed through these small, low–value stores.

Even so, she grabbed a few essentials as she ran past: ovens, ice cream makers, coffee machines–tools to help her recreate the comforts of home later.

Iris sprinted on, reaching the large warehouse–style supermarket she’d visited the previous day.

She’d spent over one million there yesterday, but that had barely made a dent in the store’s stock.

Now, the shelves still groaned under the weight of supplies.

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Iris climbed over the barrier and jumped into the store, her movements faster than ever.

She ran her hands along the shelves, sucking entire rows of goods into her storage: chocolate, cookies, potato chips, pre–cooked sausages… She even darted into the back kitchen, grabbing whole freezers full of ham and rotisserie chicken.

Everything she hadn’t bought yesterday, Iris took now—no hesitation, no second thoughts.

In less than 30 minutes, the entire supermarket was stripped

bare.

By the end, she’d slipped on a pair of rollerblades, gliding through the aisles at top speed while continuing her raid.

When she finished with the supermarket, 20 minutes still remained on the system’s timer.

That was when she noticed the staff elevator.

Large supermarkets always had their own warehouses.

Iris stepped into the elevator for employees.

As the doors slid open slowly, she was greeted by rows upon rows of boxed supplies: hundreds of cases of premium grain,

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imported snacks, alcohol, condiments, daily necessities, and feminine hygiene products.

This was the supermarket’s warehouse—the heart of their stockpile.

Now she understood why her one million purchase had barely made a difference–there was still so much more.

Gliding on her rollerblades, Iris weaved through the boxes, clearing row after row in seconds.

When the two–hour countdown hit zero, Iris was drenched in

sweat.

She grabbed a cold soda from her storage, popped the cap, and drank deeply.

The warehouse before her was completely empty–nothing left but dust and empty pallets.

This raid had earned her over 520 thousand cubic feet of storage

space.

To put it in perspective, that was roughly an 82–foot cube- about the size of a ten–story building. Yet the supplies she’d collected only filled one percent of that space, not even enough to cover a single floor.

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The city’s largest mall was now a hollow shell.

Every last item, from the cheapest snack to the most expensive diamond, was safely stored in her spatial storage.

A satisfied smile appeared on Iris‘ face.

She swapped her rollerblades for running shoes, tossed the empty soda bottle aside, took the staff elevator back to the supermarket, then headed down the employee stairs.

Mission accomplished. Time to go home.

She avoided the main elevators but hit the button for B2 as she

passed one.

The elevator’s movement would create noise, potentially luring any zombies in the parking garage away from her path.

Safety first–always.

Iris moved quickly and silently down the stairs, her footsteps light as a cat’s.

When she reached B2, the elevator she’d called dinged open, its doors sliding apart with a soft chime.

At that exact moment, a woman who’d been trying to burst into the staff stairs spun around and ran toward the elevat, her 7:01

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