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

The brother and sister composed themselves, carried the cherry tomatoes outside, as if their conversation had never happened.

Outside the window, the torrential rain poured down like a bucket of water being poured from the sky, piling up into a gray expanse, reducing visibility to only a dozen meters.

The drainage system was functioning reliably, but the water was still gradually overflowing the curb and flowing down the slope of the ground towards the low-lying areas.

The weather station issued an emergency news report, stating that this rainstorm was a once-in-a-century event, accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms, and it was unclear when it would stop.

Residents are advised to stay indoors and avoid going out, and to take shelter from the rain in a safe place.

[System, how long will this rain last?]

Lou Fengyue gradually became a little uncertain.

The game is divided into phases based on natural disasters. The first phase is a torrential rain that lasts for seven days and seven nights.

But in the real world, it's hard to say how long this rain will last.

The first rain will last for seven days and seven nights, with intermittent rainfall expected afterward. This system is currently unable to accurately calculate the arrival time of the next phase.

Lou Fengyue sighed.

It means that the rain will stop after seven days and seven nights.

But it's very likely that the floodwaters won't recede completely before it starts raining again.

Remembering that there was an empty water tank in the space, Lou Fengyue made an excuse to visit someone and asked Lou Yunzheng to accompany her to the rooftop.

Seeing her conjure a huge water tank out of thin air to collect rainwater, Lou Yunzheng couldn't help but ask, "Won't this rainwater contain viruses?"

"Probably not." Lou Fengyue wasn't too sure either. "Anyway, it's used for flushing the toilet."

Upon hearing this, Lou Yunzheng nodded and said nothing more.

After setting up the water tank, the brother and sister went downstairs, and Lou Fengyue immediately locked the rooftop door.

Although no one would come up in such heavy rain, it's still better to be on the safe side in case someone causes damage.

-

It rained heavily for three days.

Lou Fengyue gets up at seven o'clock every morning, washes up and stays in the kitchen, not letting her parents in. She even cooks all three meals a day by herself.

"Yueyue, you won't let your parents into the kitchen and you'll stay here cooking by yourself. You probably won't be able to hide it from them for long."

Lou Yunzheng came in and cut the fruit platter. Looking at his younger sister who was busy around the stove, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.

"In a few days, the power, water, and gas will be cut off one after another, so I need to prepare more cooked food now and put it in my space."

To store cooked food, Lou Fengyue specially bought three large bags of food-grade disposable lunch boxes, which were cheap, plentiful, and much more practical than other insulated lunch boxes.

Anyway, it won't get cold if you put it in the space, and it will still be warm when you take it out.

Lou Yunzheng sighed, smiled helplessly yet indulgently, cut off the sweetest part of the watermelon from the center, and fed it to her.

"I'll find an excuse to keep Mom and Dad occupied, so you don't overwork yourself."

Lou Fengyue opened her mouth and ate the watermelon. The cool, sweet taste exploded in her mouth, feeling extremely refreshed. "Okay, thank you, brother."

The rain has been relentless these past few days, and the sky looks as if it has been torn open, just like the line in the poem, "The Yellow River's waters come from the sky."

Inside room 3703, however, a peaceful scene unfolded. The two elderly people sat on the sofa every day watching TV, having watched all the new movies that had received high ratings this year.

They then switched to television dramas, and a 49-episode series was enough to keep them entertained for several days.

Looking at his parents' comfortable and contented expressions, Lou Yunzheng sometimes thought that it was better not to tell them.

People who know less are often happier.

But... the apocalypse is coming, and it can't be hidden for much longer.

While Lou Fengyue was busy in the kitchen, Lou Yunzheng kept an eye on the news and watched the latest official announcements.

The houses in the old residential areas are relatively low, and many people almost drowned. The official rescue teams went to rescue those whose lives were endangered by the floodwaters first.

The rain is too heavy, and we can't send anyone out to distribute supplies for the time being.

The residents' group chat has become a mess. Everyone is saying that it has been raining heavily for three days, and the floodwaters are almost up to the second floor, but the property management and the authorities have not done anything about it.

No one expected the rain to come so fiercely, and no one expected that even after three days of work and school closures, the rain would not stop.

Many people hadn't kept much food at home and were now starving.

The group was in complete chaos, with people hurling insults and asking for food.

After dinner, Pan Quan took on the task of washing the dishes, while Lou Qingjian was responsible for hanging up the clothes.

Lou Fengyue took a rare break, lying on the sofa and holding her phone.

She scrolled through the news, but still found no information about any "natural disaster".

Then, on video platforms, the discussion about "Disaster Game" dropped, seemingly because the game couldn't be found, and people treated what the blogger named "Blueberry" said as a deliberately fabricated hot topic.

After a moment's thought, Lou Fengyue clicked on the blogger's account and sent a concise private message: {What is your system?}

The other party quickly replied: {Are you a player too?}

Loulan: {Hmm.}

Blueberry: {Two more players who have completed the game have contacted me. How about we add each other on WeChat and create a group chat?}

Lou Fengyue pondered for a moment and then sent over her WeChat secondary account.

Blueberry quickly sent a friend request.

After passing the approval, Lou Fengyue was added to a group called the "Chosen Ones Mutual Aid Group".

Everyone was still awake, and upon seeing the new member joining, they all took the initiative to introduce themselves.

Besides Lou Fengyue, there were two men and one woman in the group.

The girl is Blueberry. Her game uses an points system. She earns points by completing tasks, which can be used to buy weapons, food, medicine, and other supplies in the system shop. That's how she made it to the end.

One of the boys, whose online name was "Poison Witch," obtained a potion-making system. He collected items and refined them to obtain poisons that could kill zombies or some basic medicines.

The other male character is part of the infrastructure system, with the online name "Luban." He can exchange crystal cores with the system for building blueprints and materials to create safe houses. He is currently considering defecting to the official team.

Judging from their wording, the three men are all quite young, probably between eighteen and twenty-two years old.

Anyone with a modicum of maturity wouldn't casually invite people into a group and then reveal all their life-saving weapons without reservation.

The three characters' systems all sounded more support-oriented, lacking significant combat power and posing no threat.

In the game of natural disasters, he belongs to the type who can survive until the end by relying on the system.

No wonder they remain so naive after six months of trials.

Blueberry Filling: {Loulan, what kind of system are you?}

Lou Fengyue pondered for a moment and replied: {The task system, which relies on completing tasks to enhance one's attributes, isn't very useful.}

After deceiving the children, Lou Fengyue remained silent, watching the three children discuss in the group chat how to save the world.

Fortunately, none of the three were in Linjiang City.

This means that no one will compete with her for the resource points she marked in the game.

Unless, of course, the other four surviving Chosen Ones are in the same city, or even the same district, as her.

That would make for a fight.