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

Luo Zeyan and his friends lived in a residential area behind another shopping mall, which was only one intersection away from the Cuiping City Complex where Lou Fengyue lived.

The car stopped at the entrance of the residential area. Luo Zeyan unbuckled his seatbelt, glanced at her sideways, and looked at her with a look that she couldn't understand.

"Squad leader, can I hitch a ride with you again next time?" he asked.

Lou Fengyue did not answer the question.

Some words, once on the tip of my tongue, feel inappropriate to utter at this moment.

"There are a few auto repair shops five kilometers south. The area is on higher ground and shouldn't be flooded. You can try your luck there; you might be able to find a usable car."

She offered some advice, paused, and then added, "There are two small supermarkets nearby, so even without a car, you can still find some supplies."

Luo Zeyan nodded and didn't ask any further questions. "Okay, thank you."

The four got out of the car, quickly dealt with a few wandering zombies at the entrance of the residential area, and then crouched down and ran into the residential area.

Lou Fengyue sat in the car, looked up at the tall buildings in the neighborhood, and felt a mix of emotions.

It's been ten years since we last met, but we're actually quite close.

They had never met during peacetime, but only after the apocalypse did they meet again...

Lou Fengyue sighed, turned the car around, and rammed several silly kids who were surrounding the car.

The car turned into a familiar alley, Lou Fengyue got out, put the car back into her spatial storage, and walked home.

He killed many zombies along the way and filled his pockets with crystal cores.

He climbed through the window in the stairwell on the first floor of Building A, then smashed a few more idiots who had somehow gotten in, and threw their bodies out.

As I walked up the stairs, I activated my sensory abilities but found nothing unusual.

Up to the 36th floor.

There were only three living people on this floor, namely Zhang Yong and two others.

However, some of them developed a fever.

Not knowing who it was, Lou Fengyue paused for a moment, but didn't inquire about the situation and continued walking uphill.

The corridor on the 37th floor was very quiet.

It's 3 PM. At this time, Lou Yunzheng should be with Lu An and Chu Sinian, clearing out zombies in Building B.

Lou Fengyue opened the door to go home, and Pan Quan immediately came to greet her.

"Yueyue, why did you take so long?" Pan Quan took off Lou Fengyue's filthy, smelly raincoat, frowned, and asked, "Have you had lunch? Are you hungry? I'll cook you a bowl of noodles?"

"Okay, thank you, Mom." Lou Fengyue changed her shoes, took back the raincoat, took all the crystal cores out of the pocket, and placed them on the entryway cabinet.

I roughly counted them, and there were more than a dozen. I'll save them for my brother.

For her now, such a low-level crystal core is like a drop in the ocean.

I'll leave it for my brother; it will help him level up his abilities as quickly as possible.

Lou Fengyue went to the bathroom to wash her face, sat down at the dining table, and her stomach began to growl incessantly, as if accusing her of mistreating it.

Pan Quan came out carrying a bowl of cooked instant noodles and placed it in front of Lou Fengyue. "Eat up."

Lou Fengyue took the chopsticks, looked at the deluxe instant noodles with fried egg and ham, and laughed.

All the fatigue of the day seems to be swept away at this moment.

She poked the yolk of the fried egg, and the half-cooked yolk flowed out, emitting a unique aroma.

"It smells so good, thank you, Mom," she said happily, picking up a mouthful of noodles and stuffing it into her mouth, only to spit it out immediately because it was so hot.

"Eat slowly." Pan Quan frowned anxiously, quickly poured a glass of cold water, and placed it next to her. "You've stockpiled so much food, but you didn't even take some out for lunch. Look how hungry you are, your stomach is protesting, isn't it?"

Lou Fengyue picked up a noodle, blew on it, and put it in her mouth, saying indistinctly, "I just don't have time. There are zombies everywhere, and it's not easy to find a place to eat."

Pan Quan paused for a moment, sighed, and said nothing more.

Whether he heard a sound or smelled something, Lou Qingjian came out of the master bedroom, holding a portable hard drive in his hand.

"Yueyue, I've downloaded all the movies from recent years, and this hard drive is full. What about my TV series?"

I estimate the internet will be cut off soon, and then we won't be able to watch TV anymore.

The two elders were really bored staying at home. Lou Fengyue was afraid they would have wild thoughts, so she took advantage of the internet to download some movies and TV series and save them for them to watch at their leisure.

"You can leave it here for now," Lou Fengyue said, her mind preoccupied with the bowl of noodles in front of her. "I'll get a new hard drive later and download some TV series for you."

"Okay." Lou Qingjian immediately beamed. "I love watching spy movies, download them all for me."

"Okay." Lou Fengyue gave an OK sign without even looking up.

"Alright, alright!" Pan Quan said unhappily, pushing Lou Qingjian to sit on the sofa. "Our daughter is already tired enough. Why are you bothering her with this little thing? Let her fill her stomach first."

Lou Qingjian muttered innocently, "I didn't urge her, I just mentioned it casually."

The two elders argued in hushed tones for a while.

Lou Fengyue ate her noodles in peace.

[Host, your random task is not yet complete.]

The system suddenly spoke, and Lou Fengyue almost choked.

[Damn system, can't you see I'm eating?]

[I'm just reminding the host that the random mission has a time limit, so please complete it as soon as possible.]

[Limited time offer? Why didn't you say so before?]

[The host has consistently completed tasks efficiently and has never exceeded the time limit.]

Lou Fengyue: ...

Not only did you not remind me, but you're now blaming me for procrastination?

You dog system, you'll get an electrotherapy treatment sooner or later!

[Current random task remaining time: 51 hours 32 minutes 27 seconds]

Two and a half days left.

The Cuiping Urban Complex consists of seven residential buildings, numbered A through G.

In Building A, there are only a few stray rascals wandering around in the lobby on the first floor that haven't been dealt with yet. In Building C, we cleared out the floors above the fourth floor last time, so there should only be about ten left on the first to third floors.

Lou Yunzheng led the team to Building B, where there weren't many zombies; the three of them could clear them out today.

There are four more buildings.

Two and a half days is enough.

[System, if I've cleared them all, but then more zombies wander into the first floor, what happens?]

[Progress is calculated per building. For example, if the host clears all zombies from Building A, the objective is marked as complete; any zombies that enter afterward will not be counted towards the objective.]

Okay, that's reasonable.

After Lou Fengyue finished eating her noodles, she went to the kitchen to wash the bowls and put them out to drain.

Then I took a new hard drive, put it in the study, connected it to the computer, and started downloading spy dramas.

After thinking for a moment, he took out a laptop from somewhere in his storage space, connected it to the network, and plugged in another hard drive.

Download the variety shows that Pan Quan loves to watch while eating.

After finishing all that, Lou Fengyue went to the entrance to change her shoes, preparing to finish cleaning Building C and clock in.

"Yueyue, where are you going again?" Pan Quan's brows were furrowed so deeply they could trap a fly.

He's only been back for less than an hour, and he's already running off again.

With so many zombies outside, now that we're back, we should at least take a break, right?

"I won't go far, just a walk around the neighborhood, and I'll check on my brother while I'm at it." Lou Fengyue put on her sneakers and raincoat. "Don't worry, I'll be back in an hour at most."