The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

The world is finally at peace.

But this tranquility is more suffocating than any noise.

Lin Miaomiao collapsed to the ground, her body curled up in a ball, and the suppressed sob in her chest finally broke through her throat.

"Why are you doing this to me? Why?!"

She was no longer the glamorous fox spirit of the Heavenly Fox Guild, nor the mother who tried to maintain a respectable image; she was simply a woman utterly broken.

"Ugh..."

Sobs escaped from between her fingers, intermittent and tinged with a bloody despair.

"What right do you have... I just want to live a good life..."

Why do I always have to meet all the bad guys...?

The cold carpet reminded me so much of the street on that winter night many years ago.

Lin Miaomiao closed her eyes, recalling the scene when she found out she was pregnant, when she was abandoned by that man, and when her parents kicked her out of the house.

Her mother pointed her finger at her nose, cursing her as a disgrace to the family and telling her to get as far away as possible.

Back then, she was just like she is now, squatting alone in a deserted corner, feeling like the whole world had abandoned her.

Later, a tiny, soft daughter was born.

The little one who would hug her trouser leg and say in a childish voice, "Mommy, I will always protect you," became her only pillar of support to keep living.

She struggled desperately in Wasteland Era, climbing from a penniless novice to the top of Wasteland Era, earning an astronomical amount of Source Crystals.

Lin Miaomiao thought that she could finally give her daughter the best life, stand tall, and make all those who looked down on her regret it.

But the result?

"What did I do wrong...? Why did it turn out like this?"

Lin Miaomiao covered her face tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh. The sharp pain brought a sliver of clarity to her chaotic mind.

wrong?

Was it really my fault?

Do not!

If it weren't for that scumbag, I wouldn't have gotten pregnant out of wedlock.

If my parents hadn't been so heartless, I wouldn't be in such a desperate situation.

And Xiaorou...

Thinking of her daughter, Lin Miaomiao's heart clenched.

No, that's not right!

Lin Miaomiao's body stopped trembling.

"I almost forgot..."

"The daughter I gave birth to was originally that scumbag's child."

"She carries the same selfish, cold-blooded, and disgusting genes as her father!"

Yes.

They are the same kind of people!

Xiaorou hasn't changed; she's just grown up and revealed the same disgusting nature as that man.

The phone next to me suddenly vibrated again, and the word "Mom" on the screen seemed incredibly ironic at that moment.

Lin's mother kept dialing the number, relentlessly, as if it were a death knell.

Lin Miaomiao merely glanced at it coldly, picked up her phone, and without the slightest hesitation, pressed and held it to turn it off.

Om-!

The world was plunged into complete darkness and silence.

She slowly stood up from the ground, took a deep breath, and the broken sorrow in her dry eyes was quickly fading, replaced by an almost distorted sharpness.

"No! I can't give up."

"Once I admit defeat, I've completely lost."

She muttered to herself, her voice not loud, but with a fierce determination to crush the bones.

"This time, I really don't want you anymore!"

"And I will succeed. I will make you all regret it!"

Lin Miaomiao rushed into the bathroom and splashed cold water hard on her face.

In the mirror was a woman with a pale face and bloodshot eyes, disheveled yet insane.

She needs money, start-up capital to make a comeback.

Their only hope was this luxury apartment in a prime downtown location.

If you sell it, you can at least raise tens of thousands of source crystals.

Lin Miaomiao quickly changed her clothes, didn't put on makeup, just simply combed her hair, grabbed her keys and ID card, and prepared to leave.

However, when she arrived at the lobby on the first floor by elevator, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.

A group of people dressed in black official uniforms stood in the center of the hall, and the somber atmosphere made the surrounding air heavy.

Lin Miaomiao's heart skipped a beat. Without any hesitation, she turned around and hid behind a huge load-bearing pillar.

She peeked out, observing nervously.

Those people were well-equipped, each with a weapon from the source army at their waist, and their expressions were cold and stern, clearly carrying out some important mission.

The man in the lead had his back to her; he was tall and imposing, and even just his back view exuded a powerful sense of oppression.

He seemed to be talking to the property manager, and then, without any warning, he suddenly turned his head and his gaze precisely locked onto the location where Lin Miaomiao was hiding.

The moment their eyes met, Lin Miaomiao's blood almost froze.

How could that be! He clearly didn't see me!

But Lin Miaomiao quickly thought of something else.

The world is very different now.

After the arrival of the post-apocalyptic game "Wasteland Era", a group of powerful individuals with spiritual abilities awakened among humanity. Their perception abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people, allowing them to perceive everything around them without even using their eyes.

Ruined!

Lin Miaomiao hesitated for only a moment, but the instinct for survival overwhelmed everything. She turned around abruptly and ran towards another exit.

But the next second, a dark shadow flashed by, and a man in uniform appeared like a ghost, blocking her path.

Lin Miaomiao quickly turned in another direction.

Another person is blocking the way.

Escape again, block again.

In just a few seconds, she was like a moth trapped in a spider web, struggling in any direction only to crash into that invisible net.

At this moment, the man in the lead walked slowly towards her with steady steps.

He took out an ID from his pocket and opened it in front of Lin Miaomiao.

"Ms. Lin Miaomiao, I am Zhou Yan, an official soldier."

The man's voice was calm and powerful, devoid of any emotion.

"You are now formally arrested on charges of illegal fundraising, usury, and endangering public safety."

arrest?

The word swirled in her mind, then triggered a near-manic laugh.

"Arrest me? What era do you live in?"

Lin Miaomiao felt as if she had heard the funniest joke in the world. She suddenly broke free from her stunned stiffness and shook her head frantically.

"No! I didn't do anything wrong!"

A shrill, distorted scream echoed jarringly in the hall.

Lin Miaomiao spread her arms wide, her posture frantic, and a twisted flush appeared on her pale face.

"It's the apocalypse, why do we still need laws? This world is already a dog-eat-dog world. If I don't hurt others, others will hurt me. You idiot, do you understand?!"

"And to be honest, I'm the victim!"

"You should go and catch the real bad guys!"

Abandoned by her man, driven away by her parents, betrayed by her daughter, and now, she is being judged by these "official" figures who appeared out of nowhere.

On what grounds?!