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Chapter 1124 The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (5)

The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (Part 5)

Song Ning plunged inside and felt as if she had entered paradise.

Safety shoes, goggles, protective gloves, dust masks, and safety ropes were still found inside the store, despite the fact that it had been ransacked.

No, I should say there's nothing in here that's not useful!

Song Ning was overjoyed and even a little worried, but he quickly made a decision.

He ruthlessly abandoned the backpack he was carrying and found another backpack in the store that was of better quality and had a larger capacity. The thick fabric made him feel safe.

The clothes that originally belonged to Li Dabiao were also ruthlessly discarded. Song Ning even picked out three sets of clothes that fit him and quickly stuffed them into his backpack. He also changed into more durable work shoes and put on protective gloves.

Song Ning looked at it again, then took a safety helmet, blew out the dust inside, and put it on her head without any hesitation, fastening the strap tightly.

He put on a mask and goggles, and his backpack contained rope, a multi-tool, rain gear, a Type 78 military water bottle, and even an old-fashioned alcohol lamp!

Unfortunately, he couldn't find any extra alcohol in the store, but the lantern still contained more than half alcohol. After some hesitation, he decided to keep the lantern in his hand.

Finally, Song Ning tied a simple sleeping bag to his backpack before standing up, covered in sweat.

"I'm all better now, let's go."

The black panther, who had been waiting in the shadows, finally emerged with light steps. Song Ning was no longer so afraid of the black panther. He put down his lantern, then squatted down and picked up his backpack.

The undivided portion caused him, who was both hungry and thirsty, to stumble slightly, but he quickly regained his footing.

Once he was steady, he realized that the big cat was very close to his feet. For some reason, a thought suddenly flashed through Song Ning's mind, and he couldn't help but ask.

"You're not protecting me because you're afraid I'll fall, are you?"

The black panther flicked its tail and turned to walk forward.

Looking at its back, Song Ning thought he must be exhausted, so he bent down, picked up the lantern, and followed it.

Song Ning had considered what kind of cave or nest the black leopard might take him to, or perhaps a tree—after all, he had seen in nature documentaries that felines live in trees.

To his utter surprise, the black panther led him through a series of paths, eventually arriving at a residential area where vegetation was gradually becoming more abundant.

Yes, it's in a residential community.

The reason Song Ning was so certain was that although the entire ruins were obviously so badly damaged that they were unrecognizable, with only vegetation growing wildly, when Black Panther led him to the abandoned tin shack, there was a community monument covered with vines, but some words could still be made out.

Biyunju Residential Community.

Song Ning vaguely remembered that this community had once dominated prime-time advertising on television for a period of time, and after its opening, it became the most expensive building with a price of nearly 200,000 yuan per square meter.

The biggest selling point was that the entire community was filled with various ancient trees that had been transplanted at exorbitant prices, as well as a natural lake that had been enclosed. The advertisements at the time claimed that living in such a place for a long time would give one's body a thorough cleansing by the trees and water, making one clean and natural.

Song Ning was overjoyed and couldn't wait to confirm with the black panther he was with.

Is there water nearby? Is there any drinkable water?

The black panther flicked its tail, turned its head to meet his eyes, and then silently continued forward.

Exhausted, Song Ning stumbled along, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

After walking for less than ten minutes, a lake, as round as a gemstone, was embedded in the entire forest. Song Ning even spotted a small animal drinking water on the other side of the lake, but it immediately darted into the jungle and disappeared when it realized they were coming.

This water is drinkable!

A huge surprise hit Song Ning. He almost immediately threw down his backpack, grabbed his water bottle, and carefully stirred the water, gulping the lake water into the bottle.

Clear and clean—these were the only two words Song Ning could think of to describe the lake. He tried to swallow, his parched throat making the effort with difficulty.

Song Ning muttered to herself, "There's actually a lake here whose water quality isn't polluted? How did they manage that?"

Thirteen years into the apocalypse, humanity initially overlooked many things, one of which was water pollution.

Many of the dead and zombies were submerged in various water sources, leading to many people being infected after drinking that water.

A clean water source will almost always be contested by various powers. He once heard a story about two small countries that were fighting over a clean lake. As a result, the people of one of the small countries believed that the end times were God's punishment for mankind and that mankind should not continue to live in this world.

So after being bitten by a zombie, he chose to bleed himself to death in the lake, ending his life and the fight.

Because of him, those two small countries vanished from the map.

How could such a rare water source exist in this place?

Song Ning looked at the black panther in confusion, then was urged by its tail to stand up and put on her backpack.

This time they were walking back, and when they reached the small tin shack that Song Ning had seen before, he saw Black Panther standing motionless in front of the door.

Song Ning waited for a while before slowly realizing what was happening. "So this is the place you wanted to bring me here?"

Black Panther glanced at him, then walked to the door and gently pushed it open with his paw, revealing the scene inside.

In the dimly lit tin shack, on the left was a large shelf displaying human tools, firearms, and a number of canned goods and condiments, while on the right was a table and chair near the window. In the middle was a large bed with a clean mattress, blankets, and pillows. However, Song Ning noticed the fur on the large cat's body, so he guessed that this must be where Black Panther slept.

The room was dimly lit, with only a small window, which had obviously been altered, letting in light. But no matter how you looked at it, Song Ning was already incredibly envious.

In the apocalypse, having a place to stay like this is already quite difficult, let alone having so many supplies inside.

But strangely, he could clearly see that the tools had been used, and the canned goods were all kinds of meat, vegetables and fruits for human consumption, not for animal consumption.

If that's the case, then why is this place clearly the Black Panther's lair?

What does this big black cat want to do after bringing me here?