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

Liu Wu didn't ask any further questions, and greeted them, "My name is Liu Wu. I don't have any special abilities, but my four-year-old daughter does."

"Brother Liu," Lu An greeted politely, "I'm Lu An, nineteen years old, and I study physical education."

"Studying sports?" Liu Wu's eyes lit up, as if he had found common ground. He put his hands on Lu An's shoulders and looked him over. "I'm a fitness coach! I have dumbbells at home. You can come find me whenever you want to train!"

"Okay." Feeling the goodwill, Lu An showed the most relaxed and genuine smile he had shown in the past few days.

Liu Wu stared at him for a few seconds. "The young man has a rather handsome smile."

Lu An's smile widened even more.

The old lady in apartment 3704 has passed away, and the girl has been taken away. There are currently only three households left on this floor.

Including Lou Yunzheng and Shen Xiaoshuang who live in 3702, let's count four households.

The other rooms were unfurnished, so Lou Fengyue temporarily placed Lu An in room 3704, which contained a mattress and blanket left by the previous owner.

Although people have died there, at least it's still habitable.

Chu Sinian went to get his younger brother Chu Sihua's work phone, which had Chu Sihua's secondary WeChat account logged in. He gave it to Lu An to use temporarily for easy contact.

The door to room 3702 was suddenly pushed open, and Shen Xiaoshuang cautiously peeked out halfway to look at the people in the corridor.

When she met Lou Fengyue's emotionless eyes, she subconsciously shrank back and tried to move closer to Lou Yunzheng.

As soon as I reached out, I saw that Lou Yunzheng was wearing a transparent raincoat covered with a black, sticky substance that emitted an unpleasant odor.

She withdrew her hand, frowned in disgust, and took two steps back.

"Yun Zheng, why are you so dirty?"

Lou Yunzheng's eyes darkened instantly.

The first thing she said was that she thought he was dirty, instead of asking if he was hurt.

"Zombie blood," he said calmly, as if he were commenting on the weather.

Sensing his displeasure, Shen Xiaoshuang pursed her lips and stammered an explanation, "I'm not saying I dislike you..."

"You have no right to look down on me." Lou Yunzheng rarely retorted, and slowly took off his raincoat and handed it to his sister.

The clothes inside were very clean, without a speck of dirt.

He ignored Shen Xiaoshuang, stepped aside to avoid her, and entered room 3702.

Shen Xiaoshuang seemed rooted to the spot by those words.

Chu Sinian, Liu Wu, and Lu An's gazes also turned strange instantly, staring intently at Shen Xiaoshuang.

How could the person Yunzheng risked his life to bring back at the Astonishing Tower be in such a state?

Shen Xiaoshuang bit her lower lip, glared at Lou Fengyue with resentment, and turned to enter 3702.

Bang—the security door slammed shut.

Lou Fengyue calmly withdrew her gaze and turned to Liu Wu and Chu Sinian: "Go back and rest. Contact me via WeChat if anything comes up."

"it is good."

Liu Wu and Chu Sinian went back to their room.

Lou Fengyue glanced at Lu An again: "Go to 3704 and pack up first. I'll bring you some food later."

"Thank you, Sister Loulan." Lu An bowed slightly politely, displaying a very humble demeanor.

Lou Fengyue waved her hand and went inside.

The steel door of 3703 opened and closed again.

Lou Fengyue stood in the entryway, changed her shoes, took off her dirty raincoat, and stuffed it, along with her brother's, into a plastic bag before storing it in her spatial storage.

Since it's going to get dirty anyway, I'm too lazy to wash it. I can just wear it again next time.

The two elderly people were sitting on the sofa watching TV. There were two drinks and an open bag of potato chips on the table.

"You're back?" Pan Quan asked with a smile, as if her daughter had just gone out for a stroll. "Are you tired? Go and rest for a while, I'll cook something and we can eat."

"it is good."

Lou Fengyue entered the room, rummaged through an eco-friendly bag, and filled it with three boxes of self-heating rice, several loaves of bread, and two bottles of mineral water.

"Dad, Mom, a nineteen-year-old boy came to 3704. I'm going to deliver something to him."

"Why would a new person move in at a time like this?" Lou Qingjian clearly sensed something was wrong and looked at Lou Fengyue with suspicion. "Did you bring them back?"

"Hmm." Lou Fengyue squatted in front of the TV cabinet, found a few white candles and a lighter, and put them in a bag. "He was picked up from Building C. His parents saw that he had a fever, so they tied him to the bed and ran away."

Lou Fengyue stood up, turned to look at the two elders, and continued, "He was tied up there and starved for three days. There were over forty zombies on the entire floor, and he was the only living person. I saw that he had special abilities, so I brought him back."

After hearing her story, Pan Quan sighed with pity: "What kind of mess is this? Leaving your own child in a pile of zombies, it's utterly heartless!"

Lou Qingjian also felt sorry for the child, so he got up and went into the kitchen, took two apples and a box of luncheon meat from the refrigerator, and put them into the eco-friendly bag in Lou Fengyue's hand.

Tell that child to live well.

-

After finishing her meal and taking a shower, Lou Fengyue lay on the bed and let the system calculate her task rewards.

[Random Task: Guide Chu Sinian in applying his supernatural abilities in actual combat - Completed]

[Rated SSS grade. Congratulations, host! 5 Body Tempering Pills, 5 Holy Light Spring Waters]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a special reward: Dragon Soul Pill x1.]

Upon seeing the words "Dragon Soul Pill," Lou Fengyue's eyes suddenly lit up.

This is a life-saving talisman that can 100% prevent zombie-like transformation and death if you have a viral infection and fever!

This is also the most valuable thing to her now!

Dog system, you're smart to be sensible!

[Host, a friendly reminder: although you have replicated your superpowers, you are not immune to the virus. Your physical constitution remains that of an "ordinary person," and you will mutate if bitten or scratched by a zombie.]

Therefore, please be careful in the future and do not rush into hordes of zombies.

Lou Fengyue rolled her eyes, put the Dragon Soul Pill into a small porcelain bottle, labeled it, and stored it in her spatial storage.

"What's the point of a reminder? Why don't you reward me with more reliable items instead!"

She retorted in a low voice, her tone utterly blunt: "You're always so stingy with rewards, can't you give me something more substantial?"

[Host, you obtained two sets of SSS-grade gold armor when you passed the Calamity Trial. If used in conjunction with your replication ability, you will be virtually invincible.]

"So you're the one who's stingy, and you blame me for giving the good stuff to Mom and Dad?"

[…Please keep up the good work, host, complete more random tasks, and obtain more item rewards.]

Lou Fengyue snorted coldly, "Stingy system!"

In just a few days, I killed hundreds of zombies and completed the basic missions several times.

There are currently 38 Body Tempering Pills and 36 bottles of Holy Light Spring Water in the space. These two basic medicines are always better in abundance.

It's worth it.

-

For the next few days, no one went out.

The floodwaters on the road have mostly receded, and the water level has dropped below the curb, leaving the sidewalks exposed and covered in silt.

Looking out from the window on the 37th floor, the roads look like rows of rice paddies.

You can still see that most of the windows on the first and second floors have been shattered by the water pressure, with the glass embedded in the mud, and the wall plaster has been soaked and is falling apart.

Even the exterior wall tiles have changed color.

The scary thing is that the zombies that were hiding underwater now have nowhere to hide.

Once the floodwaters receded, they regained their mobility and began to emerge.

Now the streets are filled with wandering zombies, squatting by the roadside and gnawing on the carcasses of drowned animals—including people.

Lou Fengyue sat cross-legged on the living room windowsill, gazing at the outside scenery through the glass, pondering when would be the best time to go out.

Although the food and daily necessities stored in the space were enough for the whole family to survive until the central base was built, they would need other things to survive longer in the apocalypse.

Just then, my phone vibrated twice.

Liu Wu and his friends created a group chat with a simple name: [A37].

They said that since everyone lives on the 37th floor, we're all in the same boat and can look out for each other. Having a group chat will make communication easier.

Liu Wu: {The floodwaters have receded outside. Is it time to go out and find supplies? We only have one pack of biscuits left. If we don't go out soon, the kids will run out of food.}

Chu Sinian: {There are too many zombies on the road. It would be dangerous to go out rashly. We need to choose our destination first.}

Lu An: {My ability has stabilized, but it's still weak. Can I team up with you guys to go out and practice?}

Lou Fengyue stared at the messages, then glanced out the window and fell into deep thought.

It would be good to go out in a team, so that we can look out for each other, find some supplies, and the people on this floor can survive without relying on her help.

But for her, forming a team is also a hassle.

This means she has to take care of several children who aren't very skilled, and she'll have to divert her attention to protect them at crucial moments.

Moreover, all of their capable fighters had gone out, leaving the 37th floor unguarded.

If someone comes upstairs to steal food or cause trouble, it could lead to serious problems.

[Host, your brother is at the door.]

The system panel suddenly popped up, displaying the surveillance footage from the entrance.

Lou Yunzheng stood at the door, looking up at the surveillance camera, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

Lou Fengyue immediately jumped off the windowsill, ran over, and opened the steel door.

Before she could ask, Lou Yunzheng frowned and said urgently, "Yueyue, Xiaoshuang has a fever."