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

The temporary command post is located on the second floor of Cuiping Shopping Mall.

Qin Qian sat at the table, a pen in his hand, the paper in front of him filled with various plans, which were then crossed out one by one.

The door was pushed open, and the female technician poked half her body in: "Team Leader Qin, there's movement again over at the hotel. The drone captured footage of more than a dozen zombies moving towards the quarantine zone in the north area."

Qin Qian suddenly stood up and grabbed the walkie-talkie on the table: "Attention all personnel on duty, strengthen the security of the North Zone isolation zone, and do not allow anything to pass through!"

"receive!"

He put down the walkie-talkie and sighed heavily.

The female technician hesitated for a moment, then said, "There's one more thing. Comrade Loulan and her brother have already climbed over from the west."

Qin Qian was taken aback: "When?"

"Ten minutes ago, the special police on duty reported that they climbed over the sandbags to get in."

Qin Qian rubbed his temples, unsure whether to laugh or be angry.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Lou Fengyue: {You're back?}

Before the message could be sent, the door was pushed open, and Lou Fengyue was still dressed in the same outfit, with only her eyes covered.

It didn't look as dirty today; the clothes were clean, but it had a pungent smell of gasoline.

"Looking for me?" She glanced around the office, but there were no other chairs, so she simply leaned against the wall, her posture as languid as if she had just woken up.

Seeing that his ancestor had finally returned, Qin Qian didn't know whether to be happy or have a headache.

I'm happy because someone has finally been able to solve the hotel's problem.

The headache was because... he was really afraid of dealing with this ancestor!

He's impervious to both soft and hard approaches; nothing I say is right!

The female technician glanced at Lou Fengyue, then at Qin Qian, and tactfully withdrew.

"Comrade Loulan, the drone just captured footage of over a dozen zombies moving towards the quarantine zone in the north area." Qin Qian spread out the hotel's floor plan on the table. "We know too little about zombies and dare not act rashly. Do you have any insights?"

"Those dozen or so that escaped were the lowest level. Have someone deal with them around the quarantine zone first." Lou Fengyue walked over, rolled up the blueprints he had just spread out, and held them in her hand. "I'll go in and check on the hotel tonight, and we'll discuss the cleanup plan with you tomorrow morning."

Qin Qian paused for a moment, wondering if there was something wrong with his ears.

This ancestor actually used the word "discuss"?

Should we discuss it with him?

Has he gained so much influence now?

No, no, this isn't the time to think about these things.

"Are you going alone tonight?" He frowned slightly, clearly not entirely at ease.

"Let's just scout around the area." Lou Fengyue yawned, lifted her foot and walked towards the door. "Alright, I'm going home for dinner."

"Hey!" Qin Qian hurriedly followed, "What preparations do I need to make tomorrow? Do I need to notify the ability users to assemble in advance?"

Lou Fengyue thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay, let's have a meeting."

"What time is it?"

"...It's 9:30, I should be awake by now."

Qin Qian: "..."

Fine, you're the boss, you call the shots.

After seeing Lou Fengyue off, Qin Qian slumped into his chair, as if he had accomplished a major life event.

The deputy brought in two boxes of self-heating rice, placed one in front of him, and said, "Captain Qin, please eat first. What did Comrade Loulan say just now?"

"She said she's going to the hotel tonight to check things out." Qin Qian opened the box and unpacked the tableware.

The second-in-command tilted his head in confusion. "Zombies are more active at night than during the day. Wouldn't it be more dangerous to wait until dark to investigate?"

"She'll go by herself." Qin Qian poked at the heated rice, scooped up a spoonful, and put it in his mouth.

The deputy's eyes widened. "She's alone?"

"Hmm." Qin Qian swallowed the rice in his mouth and sighed with emotion, "This ancestor has a rather strange temper, but he's also stubborn but soft-hearted. He doesn't want our people to go in and die in vain."

The deputy rolled his eyes thoughtfully and tentatively asked, "Captain Qin, is she quite familiar with that fire-type ability user, Luo Zeyan?"

Qin Qian looked up at him, hesitated for two seconds, and said, "They said they were high school classmates, and it seems like they have a pretty good relationship."

"Oh..." The deputy patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I didn't make a mistake in my arrangements."

Qin Qian asked in confusion, "What have you arranged?"

The deputy said with a smile, "I've assigned Luo Zeyan's team to apartment 3702 in Building A."

Qin Qian: "..."

Laugh, laugh, laugh some more!

If that ancestor finds out, he'll skin you alive!

-

Lou Fengyue can go out of the mall through the back door, cross the connecting corridor, and go directly to the entrance of the residential area.

Not far from the mall, I saw a dark shadow pacing aimlessly back and forth in the connecting corridor.

It's like they're waiting for someone.

"Luo Zeyan?" she asked softly, her voice muffled by her mask.

The man stopped and turned around, his thin lips finally curving slightly.

He strode over, his clear black eyes landing on her face, calm and unreadable.

"You're back so late?" His voice drifted softly in the night breeze.

Lou Fengyue took off the baseball cap that was making her head spin and followed his footsteps towards the residential area. "What are you doing here?"

"I'll wait for you." He said it bluntly, his tone so frank that no one could doubt the hint of romance in it.

Lou Fengyue glanced at him. "Did you need something?"

"What are your plans for handling the hotel situation?" Luo asked succinctly, as if discussing a project plan with a colleague.

"Let's check things out tonight, and you can wait for our notification." Lou Fengyue's words were simple and clear, her tone devoid of discrimination, only pragmatic.

Luo Zeyan glanced at her, then suddenly lowered his eyes and smiled, "After all these years, you haven't changed at all."

"What?" Lou Fengyue's peach blossom eyes showed a rare hint of confusion.

"You were like this when you were class monitor. You handled all the troublesome things yourself, and the final notices you issued were just for the students to confirm the information and sign their names."

Luo Zeyan looked up at the starless night sky, as if he were reminiscing about something.

He glanced at her eyes and met her gaze, a faint smile curving his thin lips.

"It's the same now."

Lou Fengyue pursed her lips, remained silent for a while, and then said, "Too many people make things troublesome and prone to mistakes."

"It used to be because of the class monitor's responsibility." Luo Zeyan put his hands in his pockets, unusually closing the distance between them. "And now?"

"Now..." Lou Fengyue hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not give an answer.

Now, I am a "human being" who has not completely lost my humanity.

She doesn't like meddling in other people's business, doesn't like dealing with officials, and has no interest in being a savior.

In the end times, social niceties and worldly wisdom were all a burden to her.

But she didn't want to just stand by and watch a group of people go to their deaths.

The little things she does now at least make her feel that her nature hasn't been completely worn away by the trials of natural disasters.

She is still a "person", not a killing machine.

On the 37th floor of Building A, the corridor was still dark, with only a faint red light flashing from the surveillance camera on the steel door.

Like the eyes of a wild beast, they are always watching this territory.

As Lou Fengyue passed by the entrance of 3702, she paused for a moment, hesitated, and then took out a power bank and handed it to him: "For charging your phone."

The corridor was so dark that only their blurry outlines could be seen.

Luo Zeyan reached out to take it, but unintentionally grasped her entire hand in his palm.

Her hands were so thin that you could clearly feel the bones.

Lou Fengyue hurriedly shoved the power bank into his palm, pulled her hand back, and turned to walk towards the steel door at the end of the road. "Get some rest."

The steel door opened, letting in a faint, warm yellow light, before quickly closing again.

In the darkness, Luo Zeyan stood there for a long time, clutching the power bank, his palm seemingly still retaining a trace of its delicate texture.

Luo Zeyan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then silently and slowly exhaled.

Forget it.

Now is not the time to think about such things.

He raised his hand and knocked on the door of 3702, and Li Yichen quickly opened the door.

Upon seeing him, she immediately put on a mischievous grin: "Oh, you're back? Did you find out where your class monitor lives?"

Luo Zeyan went inside, took off his windbreaker, and draped it over the armrest of the sofa. "I live next door."

"What?" Li Yichen's eyes widened immediately, and he leaned closer with a gossipy expression. "That steel door next door is her house?"

"Um."

"Heaven is on your side! Now you can take advantage of your proximity to the water and get the moon first!"

Luo Zeyan sneered, "It's not necessarily divine intervention."

Li Yichen immediately stopped smiling. "What do you mean?"

"You saw how those people in the command center treated the squad leader." Luo Zeyan sat down on the sofa, rubbing his temples wearily. "I guess they couldn't get anything out of the squad leader, so they wanted to use my relationship with him as a stepping stone."