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

Lou Fengyue didn't linger and left.

Chu Sihua closed the front door, turned around and hugged her brother, crying uncontrollably.

Chu Sinian gently patted his younger brother's back, amusedly coaxing him, "How old are you now? Why do you still cry like a child?"

Chu Sihua sobbed without saying a word, only holding him tighter.

"Alright," Chu Sinian comforted gently. "These past three years have been tough on you."

Chu Sihua shook her head, sniffed, and said, "If it weren't for me back then, you wouldn't have..."

Three years ago, a car accident took away their parents, leaving the two brothers to depend on each other for survival.

In the critical moment, Chu Sinian protected his younger brother, but was seriously injured himself, resulting in paralysis of his lower body.

Chu Sihua's life was saved by her brother, so for the past three years she has taken care of him in every possible way without a single complaint.

He had already made up his mind to spend his life protecting his brother.

As long as my brother is here, home is here.

I never imagined that one day I would actually see my brother stand up again!

"It's not your fault, you don't need to feel guilty." Chu Sinian patted his younger brother's shoulder with a gentle smile on his face. "It's good that you've recovered now. At least in the apocalypse, I won't hold you back."

Chu Sihua wiped away her tears and gave Chu Sinian a brief account of what had happened in the past two days.

From the people snatching food outside the door to the zombies emerging from the floodwaters outside the window.

Chu Sinian's expression was unusually somber.

After a moment, he asked, "That Miss Lou from earlier, does she live in room 3703 next door?"

"Yes." Chu Sihua nodded. "She and her brother both have special abilities; it seems they can manipulate electricity."

Chu Sihua rarely goes out and doesn't know much about what's going on in the neighborhood; she only just heard about it when she got back.

All I know is that the young lady surnamed Lou seems to be quite capable; she dealt with all the zombies downstairs.

Chu Sinian nodded thoughtfully. "She's in the homeowners' group, right? Find her WeChat ID."

-

When Lou Fengyue entered the house, her parents pulled her aside and greeted her warmly.

After confirming that she was not injured, the two elders urged her to take a shower and change into clean clothes.

Lou Yunzheng was still in the bathroom when Lou Fengyue went into the master bedroom's ensuite bathroom and washed off all the sticky residue. The odor was also covered by the fragrance of the shower gel.

While I was changing into comfortable loungewear and blow-drying my hair, my phone, which was on the sink, suddenly lit up.

New friend request message.

Chu Sinian found her WeChat through the owners' group and wanted to add her as a friend.

Lou Fengyue didn't rush to make a decision and continued to blow-dry her hair.

Chu Sinian is a wood-type ability user with considerable combat power and the ability to promote plant growth.

Extremely popular in a post-apocalyptic world where food is severely scarce.

Perhaps after the safe zone is built, he will receive special training from the authorities.

Although Chu Sihua does not have any superpowers, she is highly skilled in IT.

Post-disaster network and communication reconstruction both require technical personnel.

He might also take a government job.

Therefore, these two brothers will most likely be valued by the authorities. Even if they don't go to the central government, they will definitely become outstanding talents in local bases.

After drying her long hair, Lou Fengyue turned off the hairdryer and accepted Chu Sinian's friend request.

Chu Sinian: {Miss Lou, excuse me. I just tried it out, but I couldn't control my abilities consistently. Could you please tell me if there are any techniques you could use?}

Loulan: {You're weak, eat more. Once you've regained your strength, practice your skills with the houseplants.}

Chu Sinian: {Thank you. One more thing, do you know how many superhumans are currently in Building A? Could we form a small team to fight the zombies?}

Loulan: {No interest.}

Chu Sinian: {Why? Now that we have special abilities, we should gather our strength to protect the other people in the building.}

Loulan: {If you want to be a savior, go ahead. My abilities are limited; I cannot bear such a heavy responsibility, nor do I want to.}

Upon seeing this message, Chu Sinian silently put down his phone and stood by the window looking out.

Through the glass, he saw the floodwaters on the street slowly receding, but the number of zombies was increasing.

The official team sent to repair the drainage system was surrounded by zombies. They put up a desperate resistance, but the entire inflatable boat capsized, and the people fell into the water.

Soon after, a patch of scarlet blood appeared in the murky sewage.

Is the end of the world really coming?

Chu Sinian turned his head and glanced at his younger brother, who was humming a little tune and cooking porridge in front of the stove in the kitchen. His lips were tightly pursed.

Even Miss Lou admits that her abilities are limited.

Who can save this world?

-

The temporary office of the Linjiang Municipal Government was located at Linjiang Middle School, which is situated on a small hill.

There was a long set of steps in front of the door, half of which was submerged in the water.

Because of its high elevation, this location was not affected by the heavy rain and flooding, and was temporarily chosen as the office location.

Various government departments have gathered here to jointly address the current extraordinary emergency.

Qin Qian stood in the stairwell on the third floor of the teaching building, staring at the resignation letter in his hand for a long time in the dim light from the window.

He saw it with his own eyes when he went out to deliver supplies yesterday.

Those gray-white creatures that swim in the water and attack unconsciously upon smelling the scent of living people—zombies.

One of the team members was dragged into the water by a zombie. A moment later, a blood-red stain appeared on the water, and that team member became one of the zombies.

He could only watch helplessly from the yacht, powerless to offer any assistance.

Qin Qian clutched the resignation letter tightly and walked step by step up to the fourth floor, each step taken with unusual firmness.

My heart was beating faster and faster, as if I were hanging on the edge of a cliff.

He once thought that he could serve his country and the people in this life and die without regrets.

So he enlisted in the army, and after his discharge, he joined the armed forces department.

But now, faced with those biting monsters, faced with creatures beyond his comprehension, he hesitated.

He didn't want to take any more risks; he just wanted to spend the limited time he had with his family.

Even if the end of the world really comes and humanity really doesn't see the sun tomorrow, he still wants to die with his family!

Qin Qian stopped in front of the second classroom on the fourth floor.

He took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Come in," a voice came from inside.

Qin Qian pushed open the door and went in, only to find that the Minister of the Armed Forces Department, who should have been sitting there, had become the Deputy Minister.

"Director Li, what are you doing here?" Qin Qian hid his resignation letter behind his back.

Minister Li breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was Qin Qian, but then seemed to sigh as well. "Minister Zhang sneezed this morning and was sent to quarantine."

Qin Qian was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting the situation to have become so dire.

"Oh, right, there's something else." Minister Li closed the document in front of him, looked up, and said, "That young man who came last month didn't make it through his fever and passed away half an hour ago."

Qin Qian swayed almost imperceptibly, his lips parted slightly, but he couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

The new guy... he just retired! He's only 23!

My life, which should have just begun, is... gone?

"Don't be too..." Minister Li wanted to say something comforting, but at this moment, all words seemed pale, and he couldn't even comfort himself.

He sighed and changed the subject: "You came here because of something?"

Qin Qian crumpled the resignation letter into a ball. He took a deep breath and hesitated for a long time before speaking:

"I have a suggestion regarding the location of the safe zone."