You say the cataclysm only comes after you've cleared the entire dungeon?

The next morning, as dawn was breaking, Lou Fengyue climbed over the wall and left the safe zone.

Although the special police promptly reported the matter to Qin Qian, the group of junior leaders were clearly overwhelmed by the word "extreme heat" and had no time to care where she had gone.

At 7:30, a drone carrying a loudspeaker broadcasted a message, summoning all architectural engineers, superhumans, and men aged 18 to 45 to gather at the mall for a meeting.

Upon hearing this news, most people were bewildered.

Normally only architects and people with superpowers hold meetings, so why were ordinary people called in today?

However, the loudspeaker broadcast the announcement five times in a row, making it very clear, so no one could pretend they hadn't heard it.

At eight o'clock, crowds gathered like beehives in the square in front of the mall.

There were no tents, no chairs, just a small wooden crate sitting there.

Qin Qian stood on a wooden crate, holding a megaphone, watching the bewildered crowd gradually gather around. He pointed to Lou Yunzheng beside him and said, "Architectural engineers and experienced construction workers, all of you, follow Engineer Lou to the second floor of the mall for a separate meeting. The rest of you, sit on the floor."

The crowd quieted down and sat down in a dense, dark mass.

Some people whispered to each other, some looked down and picked at their fingers, and most looked up blankly, waiting for an answer.

Qin Qian cleared his throat, and his voice, carrying a slight static, came through the loudspeaker: "Everyone, I've gathered you all here today to discuss just one thing."

"The hottest weather is coming in a month, with the highest temperature reaching 70 degrees Celsius."

The square erupted in chaos.

"Seventy degrees? Isn't that deadly?"

"How is that possible? The hottest it's ever been before was only forty degrees Celsius..."

"Quiet!" Qin Qian raised his voice to quell the commotion. "A month ago, no one dared to believe that zombies existed. Now is not the time to discuss whether it's true or not, but to discuss how to survive."

His gaze swept across the crowd, his voice deepening: "From today onwards, everyone will be assigned to the labor force. Those with superpowers will be responsible for clearing paths, removing obstacles, and conducting search and rescue operations. Those who want to live must contribute their labor."

No one spoke again.

Lou Yunzheng had already led several engineers and foremen into the second floor of the mall.

Qin Qian jumped off the wooden crate and walked up to Luo Zeyan: "Team Leader Luo, you'll be in charge of assigning tasks to the superhumans."

Luo Zeyan nodded, took the megaphone, and spoke in a low but clear voice: "Those with superpowers, stay. Everyone else, go register and get your missions."

The crowd gradually dispersed.

Fewer than thirty people with superpowers remained, standing in several loose rows.

Luo Zeyan divided the people into three groups: a search and rescue group, a supplies group, and a construction group.

The search and rescue team consists of two superhumans and four special police officers, who are doing their best to rescue as many survivors as possible.

The supplies team, consisting of three superhumans and six ordinary people, went to scavenge medical supplies and major shopping malls.

No experience is needed to load the truck; just keep moving the loads onto the vehicle.

The construction team consisted of only three people: He Jun, Zhang Yong, and Li Yichen. They worked with Lou Yunzheng, using their supernatural abilities to lay the foundation and dig air-raid shelters.

After the assignments were completed, each group dispersed.

Just as Luo Zeyan was about to lead his men to the city hospital, Li Yichen stopped him: "Zeyan, why did you transfer me to the construction team?"

We promised to be best buddies for life, classmates in school, living together after graduation, and even forming a team together when the apocalypse came.

Now they've kicked him to dig mud?

Luo Zeyan patted the back of his hand and said in a low voice, "We don't have enough manpower, so we can only send three people to the new district for construction. Your level is higher than the other earth-type ability users, so you're worth two of them."

"Besides, if we encounter zombies at the construction site, can you hold them off until we get there to help?"

Li Yichen pursed his lips, and upon hearing his two words of approval, he reluctantly tilted his head back and said, "Alright, since you've said so, then your father will reluctantly go to the construction team to lay the foundation."

Luo Zeyan twitched his lips and punched him in annoyance. "Go report to Lou Yunzheng right now, don't delay my mission."

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On the other side, Lou Fengyue drove the white SUV onto the highway and headed straight for a barren mountain in the northern suburbs.

At the foot of the mountain lies a remote village, filled with self-built houses, the tallest of which is no more than four stories high.

The population is small, with most of the residents being elderly people and young children.

Due to torrential rain and flooding, coupled with the appearance of zombies, there have been no survivors for over a month now.

There weren't many zombies, only about ten.

The others had all starved to death, their corpses rotting and emitting a foul stench.

Lou Fengyue dealt with the zombies, and the car drove through the village and stopped at the foot of the mountain.

The mountain is not high, but it is densely vegetated. During heavy rain, landslides blocked the road.

Hiking uphill, the air in the forest was damp and cold, a world apart from the drab streets outside.

Halfway up the mountain, she stopped, parted the tall weeds that were taller than a person, and revealed a dark cave that looked like a half-open mouth.

Extending inwards, the depth is estimated to be over ten meters.

A glint of light flashed almost imperceptibly in those calm, peach-blossom eyes.

found it.

Lou Fengyue leaned inside and scanned the area with her sensory abilities.

There were no zombies, but a few mutated bats were hanging on the ceiling.

It must have mutated recently; its size was normal, and its energy fluctuations were minimal. Startled by her, it fluttered out.

She flung out several icicles, killing them instantly.

The temperature inside the cave was at least ten degrees lower than outside. Lou Fengyue walked deeper into the cave with a flashlight and gradually felt a damp, cool sensation.

It gave her goosebumps.

The space inside isn't very large, but it can easily accommodate about ten people.

It's spacious and comfortable enough for a family of four.

She stumbled upon this natural cave while trying to escape the zombie horde during a trial of natural disasters.

Later, when extreme heat struck, she survived thanks to this cave.

Fortunately, the map in the natural disaster trial was a one-to-one replica of the real world; otherwise, with the extreme heat coming so suddenly, she really wouldn't know where to find a place to settle her parents.

Lou Fengyue squatted down and placed her hands on the ground.

Using earth-based abilities, he leveled the uneven ground and cleared away all the loose stones.

Then he walked out of the cave and used his earth-based abilities to completely seal the entrance.

From the outside, you would never know that there is a cave hidden here.

She brushed aside the weeds and returned the way she came.

The location has been confirmed, and construction will begin tomorrow. I'll bring my parents over to help.

Meanwhile, Luo Zeyan led Zhou Xuan and several ordinary people without superpowers to the city hospital to find usable medicine.

Zhou Xuan sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window, and quickly noticed something was wrong.

"Brother Yan, the hospital should be the hardest hit area, and Captain Qin also said that this area is densely populated with zombies. But on this road... there are even fewer zombies than near the safe zone."

The number of zombies is unusually low, which is abnormal.

Luo Zeyan noticed it too, his brow furrowing slightly: "Stay vigilant, someone may have been here."

The car was parked outside the hospital gate. Several zombie corpses lay on the porch, their heads smashed, their deaths clean and tidy.

The black blood had dried up; it looked like it happened yesterday or the day before.

Zhou Xuan got out of the car and examined the wound. "It wasn't a superpower, it was a purely physical attack. The marks are very similar to those left by the class monitor's baseball bat."

Luo Zeyan squatted down to take a look. It was indeed caused by a blunt object, but the technique was rougher and the force was greater than Lou Fengyue's. It wasn't her.

He stood up, his gaze sweeping across the hospital entrance: "Someone got here before us."