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

After dinner, Lou Qingjian was in charge of washing the dishes, and Pan Quan cleaned up the house.

Lou Yunzheng went into the study and talked to Shen Xiaoshuang on the phone.

Lou Fengyue passed by on her way back to her room to get her phone and heard the sounds coming from inside through the door.

She slowed her pace and pricked up her ears.

"Baby, my sister is back. I'll stay with her for the next couple of days. Please take care of yourself."

Lou Yunzheng spoke in a gentle voice, with a hint of persuasion.

"Even if my parents come, it doesn't mean I can abandon my sister."

"I bought a lot of fruit and put it in the refrigerator, as well as your favorite mango cake."

"Don't be angry. I'll go back once Yueyue calms down."

Listening to Lou Yunzheng's words, Lou Fengyue could roughly guess what Shen Xiaoshuang had said on the other end of the phone.

According to her understanding, whenever Shen Xiaoshuang threw a tantrum, the sentence she said to Lou Yunzheng most often was: "You only have eyes for your sister, where is my girlfriend?"

Undeniably, Lou Yunzheng is not only a love-obsessed person, but also a true sister-obsessed man.

If your girlfriend is a little princess, then your younger sister is a little tyrant.

This is why Lou Yunzheng offered to stay for a few days to keep Lou Fengyue company.

Lou Yunzheng coaxed the caller for a while longer before hanging up.

He opened the door and saw his sister standing in the hallway, and paused for a moment.

"Yueyue? You heard everything?"

"Hmm." Lou Fengyue didn't say much, pushed open the wooden door of the second bedroom, went in to get her phone, and came out again.

Lou Yunzheng followed her to the living room, stared at his sister's back of the head for a long time, and finally just sighed inwardly.

The brother and sister were snuggled up on the sofa, each holding their phone.

Lou Fengyue was watching the news, gathering information on the current situation around the world. So far, there had been no news of any natural disasters.

The weather station warned of potential heavy rainfall in the coming days and advised residents to be careful when traveling.

Lou Yunzheng, who was scrolling through short videos, suddenly leaned over and handed her his phone: "Sis, look at this, lots of people are talking about some kind of 'disaster game,' have you played it?"

Lou Fengyue's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly took the phone and carefully watched the video.

The blogger is an 18 or 19-year-old girl whose online name is "Blueberry".

Lou Fengyue could tell from the other person's eyes that this was also one of the players who had experienced the apocalypse for half a year.

The video is a little over three minutes long.

【Blueberry】On the surface, it is introducing a VR virtual "natural disaster game", but in fact, it implies that the rainstorm is a sign of an impending natural disaster.

It's clear that she wanted to do her best to inform the public to stockpile food and save more lives.

But they also fear that when everyone is actively hoarding supplies, the survival resources they can find will be reduced.

The complexity of human nature begins to unfold from this moment.

Lou Fengyue didn't directly answer her brother's question, only saying, "The weather bureau said there will be heavy rain in the next few days. Brother, why don't you remind Sister Xiaoshuang to stock up on more food?"

"Don't worry, I filled the fridge in the rented apartment before I came over." Lou Yunzheng patted his sister's head. "It'll be enough for her to eat for a week."

A week... it seems the rain hasn't even stopped yet, and the zombies have already learned to swim.

Lou Fengyue pursed her lips and said nothing more.

But he couldn't help but ask the system in his mind: [Will players who die in the game world return to the real world?]

That wasn't a game world, but a selection trial for the chosen ones. Once you're dead, you're dead; there's no going back.

[How many people have completed the game?]

[Of the 100 Chosen Ones in China, 92 died or mutated, and only 8 successfully returned to the real world. Host, you are one of those eight.]

Lou Fengyue felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this data.

A so-called "trial" caused the deaths of ninety-two compatriots in that unknown world, preventing their souls from returning to their homeland.

A natural disaster can strike directly into reality, and it's unknown how many lives it will claim.

This world really knows how to play tricks on humans.

Do all the chosen ones have a system?

Yes, every chosen one possesses a system, and each system has different functions. My system number is 092, and it's called the "Apocalypse Survival System."

[So, the rewards other chosen ones receive for clearing the level won't be the same as mine?]

Yes, the reward items will vary depending on the system's functions.

Lou Fengyue breathed a slight sigh of relief.

The other seven chosen ones who cleared the Cataclysm game have different systems and receive different rewards, with no overlap.

This is a good thing for her.

This means that only she possesses the ability to replicate superpowers, and currently only she owns the spatial ring.

She can loot all the supplies from major supermarket warehouses before the space ability users even appear!

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The next day, at seven o'clock in the morning.

After washing up, Lou Fengyue changed into a low-key tracksuit, put on a hat and mask, and quietly went out.

[Countdown to natural disaster: 08 hours 02 minutes]

Time seemed like a death knell, constantly plastered on Lou Fengyue's forehead.

If she were alone, after six months of "training," she wouldn't need to panic like this.

But now that she has to protect her parents and brother, she always feels that she hasn't done enough and isn't prepared enough.

Of course, in the face of the apocalypse, no one dares to say that they are fully prepared.

The white Volkswagen car wandered around the roads, passing by 4S stores and occasionally stopping in front of a large shopping mall.

Lou Fengyue wandered around for a long time and looked at many things, but didn't buy anything.

I just took a notebook and marked a few locations.

At twelve o'clock, Lou Yunzheng called.

"Yueyue, where did you run off to?" Lou Yunzheng asked anxiously.

He thought his sister was sleeping in her room, but when he went to wake her up for lunch, he found that there was no one in the room at all.

He was so scared that his hands were shaking when he made the call, fearing that his sister would disappear without a trace again.

"I saw on the news that there would be heavy rain in the next few days, so I thought I'd go out and buy some more groceries to stock up," Lou Fengyue said softly. "Brother, I haven't been out of the house in ages."

Lou Yunzheng sighed, it was hard to tell whether it was a sigh of relief or a sigh of relief, "My company just sent a message saying that they received a notice from the city that there will be heavy rain in the next few days, and all work and schools in the city will be closed for three days. The shopping mall will probably close this afternoon too, so you should come back early."

Lou Fengyue's eyes lit up.

Work and school closures?

Is the whole city on holiday?

This is truly...wonderful news.

"Okay, I'll be back after I finish eating," Lou Fengyue replied and hung up the phone.

He tossed his phone onto the passenger seat, and the car drove into a secluded alley.

The engine was turned off.

Lou Fengyue sat in the car, tapping the steering wheel absently with her fingertips, her eyes scanning the passersby outside.