<h4>Chapter 11: Takeover of the Shelter</h4>


    After hearing Mia''s confession, Alex, who encountered a sudden zombie, didn''t feel scared, but he was breaking out in a cold sweat.


    Thinking about the arrow that narrowly missed him just now, he muttered to himself, "Close call, almost didn''t get to enjoy life before dying, and to die mistakenly killed by a teammate..."


    "Alright, I''m fine. Let''s keep going. The shelter we picked out earlier is almost there."


    At that moment, there wasmotion on the outskirts of the vi area.


    "Damn it! Charge in, upy a vi, and once inside, the zombies won''t pose much of a threat to us."


    "Fire arrows! Suppress the zombies'' attacks, set them on fire!"


    Alex frowned.


    He hadn''t expected that there would be other yers in the vi area too.


    But it worked out well; it would divert the attention of most of the zombies.


    They sounded like a sizable group.


    Alex grabbed Mia and, taking advantage of the chaos, dashed out of the grassy path toward the vi they had chosen.


    Along the way, some zombies sensed Alex and Mia''s presence and started charging towards them.


    But before they could get close, Alex used a Molotov cocktail to keep them at bay.


    And finally, he threw a grenade into the group of zombies.


    Boom! The zombies were wiped out, and the two of them smoothly ran into the vi by thekeside.


    Themotion caused by Alex also alerted the group on the outskirts of the vi area.


    "What the heck! There are yers here too?"


    "He even has a grenade!"


    "What''s so surprising about that? We have grenades too! He can''t have many, I reckon he only has one. Damn it, he probably wanted to save that grenade, looks like he won''t get the chance now."


    Soon after, there was another explosion from a grenade detonating.


    As Alex and Mia entered the vi, they closed the door and saw several zombies on the ground floor.


    Before the zombies could react, Alex directly pulled out his P92 and started shooting.


    With Mia''s assistance, they quickly cleared out the zombies inside the vi.


    The reason Alex hesitated to use his limited Molotov cocktails outside, and even expended a grenade, was to avoid drawing attention from another group.


    After all, while Molotov cocktails and grenades were precious, they could still be traded on the tform. Firearms, however, were highly valued, and hardly anyone was willing to put them up for trade on the tform, considering them as treasures.


    Once Alex and Mia cleared the zombies from the vi, they confirmed it as their long-term shelter.


    At the same time, a window popped up on Alex''s interface.


    "Dear yer, the refuge has been detected as ownerless. Would you like to take over?"


    Alex clicked "Yes."


    With the system''s confirmation sound, Alex felt that the vi had be their team''s property.


    "The Vi Refuge: a ce for yers to rest, can be upgraded with blueprints in the future, used to evade zombie waves, and for challenges between yers."


    Alex turned to Mia with a smile. "Dr. Mia, now this vi can be our home for a long time. You can also consider it as our sanctuary in this post-apocalyptic world."


    Seeing Mia release a relievedugh, Alex also rxed from hisbat stance.


    Indeed, having a refuge in the zombie world was a luxury.


    After exploring the vi, Alex walked onto the balcony on the second floor.


    Although the group that stormed in from the front sessfully entered the vi area, they suffered heavy losses.


    It was evident that they had also depleted their resources significantly.


    After all, almost half of the vi area''s zombies had gone over to their side.


    In another vi, a young man reported to the middle-aged man sitting on a luxurious leather sofa, "Ethan, we suffered heavy losses this time. Half of our brothers are dead, and more importantly, ourbat supplies are gone, leaving only a few cold weapons..."


    Ethan listened to the report, his face darkening. He mmed the marble coffee table in front of him fiercely.


    "Damn it! It''s all because of the faulty intelligence! They said there were few zombies in the vi area, but we rushed in from the front, and almost half of the vi area''s zombies were taken care of by us. Now, the vi area indeed has fewer zombies."


    As he was venting his frustration and cursing loudly, a lightning bolt suddenly struck from the sky, followed by a deafening roar.


    Crack! The ck clouds couldn''t bear the burden anymore, pouring down heavy rain, making the air damp and cold, and the temperature dropped sharply.


    The chat channel exploded with activity.


    Number 382334: "Damn it! I thought it was raining and I could collect some water, but when I filled up a bucket, it turned out to be acid rain?! Not only that, touching the acid rain burns, it hurts like hell!"


    Number 345345: "I was just about to collect water... I don''t care, I''ll continue. What if one day there really is no water left, we''ll have to drink boiled acid rain!"


    Number 35233: "I''m feeling quite cold now... How long is this rain going tost? If it continues for another day, I might freeze to death outdoors..."


    Number 233333: "My little rundown house is leaking from all sides, I can''t stand it. I feel like I''m catching a cold."


    Alex looked out at the sky through the ss, but there was no sign of the heavy rain stopping.


    Earlier, someone in the chat channel joked about whether it would rain again the next day. Alex felt that it wasn''t impossible.


    "Yawn!"


    Mia, sitting on the sofa in the vi living room, sneezed.


    She rubbed her arms, covered in goosebumps, to keep warm.


    Alex sat down beside her and asked, "Feeling cold?"


    Mia nodded honestly.


    "It''s a bit chilly... The temperature dropped too fast, I''m having trouble adjusting."


    Indeed, even the upgraded Alex could feel a chill, not to mention Mia, who hadn''t upgraded and was still a delicate woman.


    They needed something to keep warm.


    Thinking about it, Alex considered lighting a fire for warmth.


    Suddenly, he remembered today''s unlimited resources.


    Wasn''t this a coincidence?


    Cotton could be used to make nkets!


    They might not be the warmest or sturdiest nkets, but for Alex, stuffing cotton into fabric was easy enough.


    And with an abundance of cotton, if one nket wasn''t warm enough, they could always make two!


    As Alex browsed the trading tform for fabric, he said to Mia, "Just wait a moment, I''ll perform a little magic for you."


    Soon, he took out the materials for making nkets.


    Mia looked at the floor covered with cotton and fabric, her face full of astonishment.