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In fact, they hadn't brought much with them anyway—just weapons out of habit and a few personal items. Most of the supplies were handled by the official logistics team, so they hadn't needed to carry much.

As for the weapons, they took them out and equipped them immediately, freeing up more space.

Kim Haru didn't wait for them and called Shin Woncheon to head to the next warehouse, where the corn seeds were stored.

With experience from the last break-in, Shin Woncheon's door-breaking became much smoother. He was even more careful this time, trying to avoid damaging the containers inside. The resulting tremor was far less intense.

Sure enough, when they entered the corn seed warehouse, nothing appeared to be damaged.

Kim Haru wasted no time. Without saying a word, he began collecting everything into his spatial backpack.

Next were the sweet potato seeds.

Finding them turned out to be trickier than the rice and corn seeds. Kim Haru stood where the map indicated the sweet potato seeds were stored, but no warehouse was in sight. Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

If he hadn't trusted the system's accuracy, he would've thought it was playing a prank on him.

At this point, Kim Haru started wondering if there was something wrong with his eyes, or if he was under some sort of illusion.

Kim Haru's pacing in circles, seemingly looking for something, naturally caught the attention of the others. Noticing his behavior, they glanced around, puzzled, and asked, "Mr. Kim, are you looking for something? We can help."

Kim Haru quickly thought of an excuse that wouldn't reveal the existence of the system. "I can sense that there's a large batch of plant seeds here, but I just can't seem to locate them."

The others didn't suspect anything unusual.

Kim Haru had plant-type abilities and was known as a special talent who could grow normal plants in this post-apocalypse world. It was perfectly reasonable for him to have a special sense for seeds, right?

Upon hearing Kim Haru's words, the group immediately started searching along with him.

Soon, Ryu Hyunwoo, who had Earth-type abilities, noticed something unusual beneath their feet.

"There's a large space down there; it's not all soil."

Kim Haru suddenly realized.

Of course! Sweet potato seeds are best stored in a cellar. It made perfect sense for their warehouse to be underground!

Now that they knew where it was, opening it up was much easier.

However, as soon as they entered the sweet potato warehouse, everyone but Kim Haru immediately became tense.

The walls of this warehouse were severely warped and distorted, clearly the result of being rammed by something immensely powerful. It was unclear whether the culprit was a mutated subterranean creature or the root system of a mutated plant.

Judging by the current state, whatever creature had attacked the warehouse hadn't breached it yet, and the sweet potato seeds remained neatly packed in sacks.

However, since there were already signs of an attack, it was likely that the creature would return at any moment. Mutated creatures were notoriously vengeful. If it hadn't succeeded in breaking into this warehouse, it surely wouldn't give up easily.

"Mr. Kim, how much more can your space hold? We need to leave as soon as possible," Shin Woncheon said as he cautiously guarded Kim Haru while they moved into the warehouse.

Kim Haru had been frowning ever since they entered.

Whether due to the warehouse being damaged and exposed to air, a large portion of the stored sweet potatoes had already rotted, releasing a foul, nauseating stench. These rotting sweet potatoes were completely unusable as seeds and couldn't even be eaten anymore.

However, since the system map had marked this location, it meant there were still some viable sweet potatoes here.

But finding the good ones among so many rotting sacks could take a considerable amount of time. With mutated creatures potentially lurking outside, there was no way their small group could handle it.

"Let's retreat for now," Kim Haru said, turning to head back out.

Giving up on the sweet potato seeds was out of the question. Sweet potatoes, much like potatoes, were high-yield crops with excellent returns, making them invaluable in a food-scarce post-apocalypse world. Once they returned, Kim Haru would ask the team leader to send more people back to retrieve them.

Shin Woncheon and the others didn't oppose Kim Haru's suggestion and quickly retreated to the surface.

Just as they were preparing to head toward the rendezvous point designated by their team leader, a sudden, deafening crash came from the open sweet potato warehouse!

They all turned around and their pupils constricted in shock!

"Run!"

"Mr. Kim, watch out!"

"Golden Shield!"

In an instant, Shin Woncheon jumped in front of everyone, summoning a massive shield. The next second, a giant, gaping maw shot out from the warehouse and smashed into the shield with a loud, ear-piercing clang.

The members of Delta Squad had long developed strong teamwork with Shin Woncheon. The moment Shin Woncheon made his move, Gang Yuwon unleashed a torrent of flames that surged straight toward the creature, with Ra Jinho closely following behind. Ryu Hyunwoo grabbed Kim Haru, his Earth-type abilities flowing rapidly underfoot, transporting them away from the center of the fight like a teleportation.

One of the four official team members trailed behind Kim Haru and Ryu Hyunwoo, while the other two, just a beat slower than Delta Squad, leapt into action, engaging the mutated creature in fierce combat!

Another member quickly ran off, rushing to report the situation to their team leader as soon as possible.

"Go help them, I'm fine," Kim Haru's heart was racing, but now that he had regained his composure, he urged Ryu Hyunwoo and the others to assist in the battle.

Ryu Hyunwoo was worried about his teammates, but he knew Kim Haru was even more important. No matter what, his mission was to protect Mr. Kim. He refused Kim Haru's request and remained by his side, carefully ensuring that nothing would suddenly burst from the ground under his protection. All the while, he kept an eye on the battle not far away.