Building a skyscraper to survive, all the female colleagues in the company begged me to carry them.

Huang Tang finally managed to break free from the group of women and glanced out the window.

The water remained calm, and the moonlight shone coldly.

But he knew that no one knew how many monsters were still swimming underwater.

"There might be more attacks tonight," he said. "I'll keep watch; you all go to sleep."

"I'll stay with you!"

Several people spoke at the same time.

"No need," Huang Tang shook his head. "Too many people will only make us more vulnerable. You all should get some rest; we'll be going through the Anywhere Door tomorrow."

He walked to the window, turned his back to everyone, and gripped the hammer tightly in his hand.

As Cai Lin looked at his broad back, her feelings were extremely complicated.

She saw everything that just happened clearly.

When the merman rushed in, she thought she was going to die.

Then Huang Tang rushed up.

He used a broken hammer to smash the monster to death.

At that moment, she suddenly understood something.

In this apocalyptic world, this man is the only person they can rely on.

She remembered her [Hehuan System].

If... if it really has to be done that way...

She bit her lip, not daring to think any further.

The night was long.

Huang Tang kept watch all night, and no further attacks occurred.

Perhaps this area of ​​water has become safe temporarily after the merman was killed.

It could also be good luck.

As the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn, he opened the world chat channel.

This time, he was stunned.

Current number of online users: 8472361549

Yesterday's online users: 9521438762

Huang Tang quickly did the math in his head.

Ten million.

A full ten million fewer people.

In other words, on the very first day of the survival game, ten million players logged off!

He's gone offline forever!

He told the women this number.

Everyone fell silent.

"Ten million people..." Bai Tao murmured, "Just like that... they died?"

"Some of them drowned in the flood, and some were eaten by monsters," Huang Tang said. "Some didn't even get to upgrade their thatched huts."

Fear washed over everyone's heart like a tide.

"Huang Tang..." Su Qing grabbed his arm, her voice trembling, "Will...will we die?"

Everyone else also looked at him.

In those eyes, there was fear, expectation, and dependence.

Huang Tang remained silent for a few seconds.

Then he laughed.

"No," he said, his voice soft but unusually firm. "I will do everything I can to ensure that every one of you survives."

No one speaks.

But several people's eyes reddened.

Jiang Jing'an was the first to rush over and hug his waist.

Then the second, the third...

Huang Tang was surrounded by twenty-four women and could not move.

He sighed and gently patted the head closest to him.

Outside the window, the floodwaters had risen a little higher.

There are still two meters to go before the foundation of the two-story wooden house.

A new day has begun.

The first thing Huang Tang did was to open the system panel.

[Daily Card Lottery: 1 chance remaining]

He took a deep breath.

Yesterday's "Good Luck" was already incredible, what will we get today?

"God help me, let's get something awesome!"

He silently recited it in his heart.

The roulette wheel spun rapidly, shimmering with golden light.

[Congratulations on winning: A message from the author!]

[Card Rating: SSS-level Concept Card]

[Effect: After use, it can modify any rule on the current map. The rule must be logically sound and can only take effect once.]

[The scope of modification includes, but is not limited to: time, space, biological behavior, and physical laws. For example: the dinosaurs here cannot eat meat...]

[Note: The rule changes will remain in effect until the portal closes or the player leaves the current map. Please carefully formulate your rules to avoid logical conflicts.]

Huang Tang was stunned.

Modify the rules?

This is... the power of a creator god?

"Author's Note" is such a weird name, but the effect is just too amazing!

He was lost in thought when Jiang Jing'an leaned closer and asked, "Brother Huang Tang, what did you draw?"

Huang Tang snapped out of his daze and glanced at her: "A...very powerful card."

"How amazing?"

"The kind of power that can turn zombies into little lambs."

Jiang Jing'an's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Huang Tang didn't answer, because a familiar mechanical voice rang in his ears:

The Anywhere Door has been opened.

[This time, we've connected the world: Zombie City]

[Exploration Time Limit: 8 hours]

[Warning: This world has been completely overrun by zombies. Players, please proceed with caution. Zombies are extremely sensitive to sound and smell, and their activity is enhanced at night.]

Best of luck.

In the center of the wooden house, a new door of light slowly appeared.

This time, the light gate had an eerie dark red hue, as if it had been soaked in blood.

"A zombie city?" Bai Tao's voice trembled. "You mean... a place full of zombies?"

"Like in the movies," Chae Rim added, her face also looking unwell.

Huang Tang stood up and looked at the twenty-four women.

"This time it's even more dangerous. Choose three people to come in with me. Who wants to go?"

Jiang Jing'an was the first to raise her hand: "Me!"

She walked straight to Huang Tang's side and naturally took his arm, saying, "Wherever Brother Huang Tang goes, I'll go."

It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid of zombies.

But she's determined to latch onto Huang Tang!

Huang Tang was already used to her actions, so he didn't break free and looked at the others.

"I'll go too."

Su Qing stepped forward.

She held back all night, so she has to take the initiative today.

We can't let Jiang Jing'an stay with Huang Tang any longer.

Zombies... probably aren't that scary...

Huang Tang glanced at her and nodded: "Okay."

Then he looked at the rest of the people.

No one spoke.

Everyone had their heads down, pretending to be studying the grain of the wooden floor.

The terror of that merman from last night is still fresh in my mind.

A zombie city? That sounds ten times scarier than mermaids.

"Is no one here?" Huang Tang asked.

silence.

"I'll go."

A cold, clear voice rang out.

Chae Rim walked out, her face expressionless: "I am the president, and protecting my employees is my responsibility."

It's that same excuse again.

Huang Tang laughed: "Okay, it'll be the four of us. The rest of you, just guard the house."

He took out three decent outfits from the system space and had Cai Lin and the other two change into them.

He can wear whatever he wants at home, since only he can see it. But he definitely can't wear it outside!

After the three of them changed their clothes, Huang Tang led them toward the Anywhere Door.

Su Qing couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Jiang Jing'an.

The woman was clinging tightly to Huang Tang's arm!

She gritted her teeth and looked away.

Pass through any door.

A putrid stench assaulted my senses.

The four appeared at a street corner.

Behind me was a portal of light, and before me lay a city that had completely fallen.

Skyscrapers stand side by side, but the glass is broken, the exterior walls are mottled, and there are traces of fire everywhere.

The streets were filled with abandoned cars, some crashed together, others burned down to their frames.

The streets were filled with countless figures.

Staggering, swaying, wandering aimlessly.

Their skin was ashen, their clothes tattered, their eyes vacant; some were missing limbs, others crawled on the ground with their intestines hanging out.

Zombies!

There were at least a hundred of them, just thirty meters away from them.