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

The weight of a fire extinguisher is far greater than that of a baseball bat. Lou Fengyue only needed to hit it once to completely destroy the door lock, leaving a deep dent in the door frame.

She took a breath, opened the door, and scraped the door a few times with a knife, chipping off a layer of paint.

After doing all this, she stepped back two paces, examined the area carefully, and nodded in satisfaction.

Okay, it does look like it's been pried open.

Next up is the room.

Lou Fengyue rummaged through the drawer and took out several jewelry boxes. She stuffed all the jewelry into one of the boxes and then put it into her spatial backpack, leaving the other empty boxes lying on the ground.

The wardrobe was opened, and the neatly folded clothes were pulled onto the floor and then stepped on a few times.

That should be about right.

It looked exactly like the scene after a home invasion robbery.

Lou Fengyue dusted off imaginary dust from her hands and collapsed onto the living room sofa.

Three days.

The first phase in the natural disaster game is also a torrential rain.

After seven days and seven nights of continuous rain, the city's drainage system was completely paralyzed, low-lying areas were flooded, underground parking garages were turned into waterlogged tombs, and people trapped in the subway never came out.

Before the floodwaters had fully receded after the torrential rain, the first batch of infected individuals appeared.

The initial symptoms resembled those of a common cold: fever, cough, and fatigue.

By the time people realized what was happening, the virus had already spread throughout the city.

Lucky people awaken superpowers, unlucky people die directly from illness, and there are those who fall somewhere between life and death—mutations.

They mutated into zombies, lost consciousness, and bit anyone they saw.

Those who are bitten become new zombies.

The order collapsed completely within a week.

Lou Fengyue closed her eyes and sighed irritably.

My parents live in a self-built house in a village in a neighboring city. Although it is very large, it is completely destroyed when it is flooded by heavy rain.

My brother works in the city and rented a one-bedroom apartment near his company where he lives with his girlfriend.

Those apartments converted from self-built houses have partition walls that are as thin as paper, making them completely unsafe.

In contrast, my apartment in this complex is on the 37th floor. Although it's not the top floor, it's sufficient to handle flooding during heavy rain.

Moreover, with an area of ​​180 square meters, two bedrooms and a study, it is more than enough to accommodate a family of four.

It's perfect for building a safe house.

We must not tell them about the impending natural disaster for the time being, lest too many people gossip and cause trouble later.

We need to come up with a suitable reason to lure them here, so that once the downpour starts, they won't be able to leave even if they want to.

A "ding" sounded from outside the door, followed by the sound of the elevator doors slowly opening.

Lou Fengyue suddenly opened her eyes, got up and walked towards the entrance.

The apartment door was suddenly pushed open, and a face that looked eight parts like hers came into view.

The man stood at the door, breathing heavily, his forehead covered in sweat. His panicked eyes suddenly reddened the moment he saw her, revealing a hint of joy at having found her again.

"Yueyue!" Lou Yunzheng suddenly hugged his younger sister tightly, with great force, as if he wanted to crush her.

Feeling the warm embrace, Lou Fengyue's nose tingled, and her lips trembled slightly. "Brother..."

The moment she uttered that "Brother," tears began to stream down her face.

Lou Yunzheng hugged her tighter and patted her back repeatedly. "You've lost so much weight... You must have suffered a lot."

Lou Fengyue nestled in his arms and shook her head, tears streaming down her face like a broken dam, her throat so dry she couldn't make a sound.

I struggled for half a year on the brink of life and death.

Seeing her family at this moment, seeing her older brother who had doted on her for over twenty years, all the bitterness and pressure finally found an outlet and were released.

Lou Yunzheng only let go of Lou Fengyue and rubbed her head after Lou Fengyue's emotions gradually calmed down.

"Let's go inside." He ushered his sister inside, glancing unconsciously at the door lock. His brow suddenly furrowed. "Why is the lock broken?"

Lou Fengyue sat on the sofa, grabbed a few tissues and wiped away her tears haphazardly. Pointing to the security door she had smashed, she said, "When I came back, the door was like this. All the valuables are gone. Brother, I'm scared... Could you please replace the door for me? I need the highest level of explosion-proof."

Lou Yunzheng was stunned for a moment. The highest level of explosion protection was something only bank vaults could use.

But... my sister suddenly disappeared without a trace for half a year. She must have gone through a lot of hardships to escape back.

When I got back, I found out that someone had broken into my house and robbed me.

For my sister's safety, this door has to be installed!

Lou Yunzheng works at a construction company and has some connections. With one phone call, he quickly contacted a supplier to install a Class A explosion-proof steel door.

After hanging up the phone, he sat down next to his sister, rubbed her head, and looked at her thin face, his eyes revealing undisguised heartache.

"Where have you been for the past six months? And how did you escape?"

Lou Fengyue's eyes were red and swollen, and her little mouth twitched as if she was about to cry again.

Lou Yunzheng immediately put his arm around her shoulder and gently comforted her, "I won't ask anymore, don't cry. Are you hungry? I'll order you some takeout."

"Mmm." Lou Fengyue nodded obediently.

"What do you want to eat? Fried chicken? Spicy hot pot? Snail rice noodles? Or grilled meat rice bowl?"

"I want them both."

Lou Yunzheng smiled, took out his phone, and said, "Okay, I'll order you another milk tea."

The food arrived quickly.

Lou Fengyue sat at the dining table, facing a pile of various foods, and grabbed a fried chicken leg to stuff into her mouth.

The way they ate was like that of a starving ghost.

"Eat slowly." Lou Yunzheng felt even more sorry for him, opened the milk tea, and handed it to him. "Have you told your parents?"

Lou Fengyue's mouth was stuffed full, and she just shook her head.

"Then I'll call my parents." Lou Yunzheng picked up his phone and made a video call to Lou Qingjian.

The call connected quickly, and the screen showed the father's increasingly aged face.

"Yunzheng, how is it? Any news about Yueyue?" Lou Qingjian asked abruptly, his wrinkles at the corners of his eyes much more pronounced than they were six months ago, and his temples already gray.

"Found it."

Lou Yunzheng smiled, but it wasn't a pleasant smile. He turned the camera around and aimed it at Lou Fengyue, who was wolfing down her food.

Lou Qingjian moved closer to the screen and saw his daughter's thin, bony face. His heart skipped a beat, and his eyes instantly filled with tears.

His lips trembled uncontrollably; he wanted to say something, but his throat felt blocked, and he couldn't make a sound.

Upon hearing the conversation, Pan Quan rushed to Lou Qingjian's side and leaned closer to look at the screen.

Then she covered her mouth, her nose stung, and tears streamed down her face.

My daughter... is back!

Really back!