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

Liu Wu almost laughed at this robber's logic. He scoffed, "What you're doing is robbing, not taking. When you were so poor you couldn't afford to eat, why didn't you rob a bank?"

Zhang Yong clenched his teeth, speechless after being rebuked.

The old woman plopped down on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing, "I can't live like this! The old are starving, the young are starving, and now we're being bullied by the young! God, open your eyes!"

Her wails echoed in the hallway, and Zhang Yong seized the opportunity to fan the flames: "Look at her, the old lady is starving like this, and the people in 3703 just won't open the door. Have they no conscience?!"

When the others saw the old woman's unreasonable and tantrum-throwing behavior, they immediately recalled that they had also encountered such shameless old people who took advantage of their age.

Realizing that their current actions were exactly the same as what they used to hate the most, everyone's expressions were conflicted, and they couldn't help but take a half step back.

"A bunch of immoral people are trying to morally blackmail me. This is the funniest joke I've heard in the last six months."

A calm voice came from the surveillance camera, and everyone looked up at the camera.

"I'll only say this once: get out. Otherwise, you won't have to wait to starve to death; you'll be dying right here on my doorstep."

The young girl's voice was pleasant, clear and bright.

But her tone was completely calm, without anger or fear, as if she were stating a fact.

It makes it impossible for anyone to doubt that her words are simply a threat.

"Are you deaf? Get out of here!" Liu Wu slammed the steel pipe on the ground with a thud, startling the group of people who hurriedly ran a few steps toward the stairwell.

Zhang Yong glared at Liu Wu resentfully, then glared at the surveillance camera before being pulled away by Fatty and Ah Long.

The corridor returned to tranquility.

Liu Wu waved to the camera and then turned and went inside.

Inside room 3703, Lou Fengyue watched the crowd gradually disperse on the monitor screen and then turned off the control panel.

Keep doing what you're doing.

Stew the last piece of pork belly in the refrigerator, put it in a disposable lunchbox, and then store it away.

They then took out other ingredients from the space and filled the refrigerator.

Start preparing tonight's dinner.

Three dishes and one soup, just like usual, no more and no less.

A family of four sat around the dining table, with torrential rain outside the window and steam rising from the hot food inside.

This sense of disconnect made Pan Quan feel a little dazed, but she didn't say anything and just kept her head down to eat.

After dinner, Lou Fengyue cleared the dishes, and Lou Yunzheng cleaned the living room.

After washing the dishes, Lou Fengyue poured four glasses of juice and took them to the living room.

Lou Yunzheng casually picked up a cup, took two sips, and placed it on the table.

"Yueyue, you said this rain would last for seven days and seven nights, shouldn't it stop by now?"

"Yes, it should stop tomorrow morning." Lou Fengyue handed two glasses of juice to the two elders, then sat down next to her brother.

"The zombies should start to emerge after the rain stops. The floodwaters are expected to recede in two or three days, so the zombies could very well enter the building from underwater or through a third-floor window."

Lou Yunzheng paused, then turned to look at the tightly closed steel door. "Will this door be enough to stop us?"

"Yes." Lou Fengyue answered confidently, picked up her glass of orange juice, took a small sip, "So no matter who knocks on the door, no matter what noises are going on outside, you absolutely must not open the door."

at the same time.

The only light in room 3706 was the faint warmth emitted by candles.

Liu Wu sat on the sofa, holding his phone, browsing through the messages in the community group chat, collecting useful information from each building, and then compiling it to send to Lou Fengyue.

After putting the child to sleep, the wife came out of the bedroom, glanced at the endless rain outside the window, and sighed with melancholy.

She walked over to Liu Wu and snuggled into his arms. "We're out of food at home. There's only one cup of rice left. It's not even enough to make a bowl of porridge for the children tomorrow."

She calmly recounted her current predicament, but Liu Wu sensed the probing in her words—she wanted him to ask 3703 if they could get some grain back.

An adult can survive a week of starvation, but a child can't.

Liu Wu pursed his lips, looking troubled.

When no one else was willing to help, Lou Fengyue took out the only fever reducer she had and saved her daughter's life.

Now, I'm helping Lou Fengyue gather information about the neighborhood in order to repay this kindness.

If he were to go to Lou Fengyue now to ask for food, how would he be any different from those heartless people blocking her door?

But... what does his pride matter compared to his daughter's life?

"I'll ask her later," Liu Wu said in a low voice, with a sigh in his tone.

He quickly noticed something unusual in the neighborhood's group chat and immediately messaged Lou Fengyue: "The few people in our building who had fevers didn't make it. Someone in the building across the street had their fever break, but they might have suffered brain damage; they're biting anyone they see."

Lou Fengyue had just finished a hot shower when she saw the message. She immediately ran to the living room, pulled back the curtains, and looked towards the building across the street.

It was pitch black; you couldn't see anything.

Upon hearing the sound, Lou Yunzheng immediately stood up, walked to her side, and followed her gaze: "What happened?"

"Zombies have appeared in the building across the street." Lou Fengyue said succinctly, ignoring her brother's shocked expression, and quickly replied to Liu Wu:

{Was that person's skin grayish and their speech unclear?}

Liu Wu: {Yeah, you're amazing, you even know about this disease?}

Lou Fengyue sighed heavily. There was no need to hide it anymore now, since many zombies would show up once the rain stopped tomorrow.

She texted: {It's not an illness, it's a mutation. That person has turned into a zombie; being bitten or scratched will kill them.}

Liu Wu sent a scratching head emoji: {Girl, you don't have a fever either, do you? This isn't a movie.}

Lou Fengyue was too lazy to explain further: {Anyway, don't go out these next few days, and block the door with heavy furniture.}

Liu Wu: {Um... miss, we only have one cup of rice and half a bucket of mineral water left at home. We can barely make enough porridge for the kids tomorrow. We were wondering if you have enough food, and if you could lend us some? Once the floodwaters recede and we can get out of here, I'll definitely pay you back double.}

Having spent a lot of time with Liu Wu these past few days, Lou Fengyue felt that he was a trustworthy person, and that none of the three members of his family were difficult snobs.

Give them some food as payment for Liu Wu's help in gathering intelligence these past few days.

Lou Fengyue hesitated for only a few seconds before sending a message: {Come pick it up at my door in three minutes.}

Liu Wu: {Thank you!}

Lou Fengyue didn't reply again. She hurriedly went to the kitchen, found a plastic bag, and put five tomatoes, three cups of rice, and a bag of soda crackers into it.

After thinking for a moment, he put the instant noodles and fever reducer that Qin Qian had brought him back in.

Upon reaching the entrance, he used his sensory abilities to confirm that no one was nearby before opening the steel door a crack and letting the plastic bag out.

He then closed the door tightly with his other hand.

In the surveillance footage, Liu Wu walked very quietly and cautiously, taking one step at a time and looking two steps ahead before reaching the door. After taking the items, he quickly went home.

Lou Fengyue confirmed that Liu Wu had taken the supplies before turning around and sitting down in the living room.

Zombies appeared, and I couldn't sleep that night.

Lou Yunzheng also sat down, without saying a word.

The brother and sister nestled side by side on the sofa, falling silent in the darkness.

The next morning, the rain gradually subsided, leaving only a lingering patter.

In just one hour, the rain stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and sunlight streamed through the gaps in the clouds, bathing the entire city in its glow.

It dispelled the darkness and fear, and gave people hope for life.

A deafening cheer erupted in the neighborhood, which came through the glass windows, but Lou Fengyue just stared coldly at the still-flooded road.

Everyone else thought she had overcome the difficulties, but only she knew that the real nightmare was just beginning.

Inside room 3602, the fat man cheered as he looked out the window, feeling the warmth of the long-lost sunshine on his body.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened as he stared at several floating shadows on the distant water. "What are those?"

Zhang Yong walked over, squinted, and tried to make out the figures from too far away. He took out his phone, opened the camera, and zoomed in ten times before finally making out the figures.

Startled, his hand jerked violently, and he stumbled backward several steps, falling to the ground.

His eyes were wide open, and his throat felt like it was being choked, so he couldn't make a sound.

The fat man looked at him with a puzzled expression, then picked up his phone and looked at it himself.

"Holy crap! That...that's a zombie?!"