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

The mercury column in the thermometer stopped at 39.8 degrees Celsius.

The spatial ring couldn't be retrieved, and the person remained unconscious.

Lou Yunzheng had no choice but to give her two fever-reducing pills and one antibiotic.

Then I went to the kitchen refrigerator, took some ice cubes, wrapped them in a towel, and pressed them on her forehead to cool her down physically.

The phone on the bedside table vibrated twice, and the screen lit up, displaying a new WeChat message notification.

Lou Yunzheng picked it up, unlocked the screen, and tapped on it.

Qin Qian: {The safe zone in Yulin City has been set up, but it's very small and frequently attacked by zombies. If it's convenient, could you please go and offer some guidance?}

Lou Yunzheng's eyes darkened upon seeing the message from Qin Qian.

He had reason to suspect that his physically strong sister had fallen ill from being overwhelmed by these trivial matters!

Are all the officials in charge just for show? Is the Ministry of Emergency Management completely useless?

If you can't shoulder the responsibility, don't build a safe zone. If you do build a safe zone, why ask Lou Fengyue for her opinion on everything?

You think she's easy to talk to? So you're just targeting her and making things difficult for her?

Lou Yunzheng was furious and retorted irritably, "It's inconvenient!"

Upon receiving the message, Qin Qian was momentarily speechless. He replied with a "Sorry to bother you" emoji, and dared not ask any further questions.

Our ancestors seem to be in a bad mood today.

Why are you speaking so aggressively?

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Meanwhile, the crackdown operation in the northeast region is in full swing.

"Brother Yan, there's an E-rank zombie here!" Zhou Hao ran over, his pace not fast, with a zombie following him at a leisurely pace.

Luo Zeyan clenched his fist, rushed over, and punched the zombie on the head.

The zombie was knocked a meter away and collapsed on the ground.

But it felt no pain and quickly got up again, lunging at Luo Zeyan with even greater excitement.

Luo Zeyan dodged to the side, and at the same time, he unleashed a powerful punch that struck the zombie hard in the waist and abdomen.

The zombie took two punches but felt nothing. It got up and continued to open its mouth, revealing its big black teeth, about to bite Luo Zeyan.

Luo Zeyan suddenly grabbed the zombie's head, bent his knee and raised his leg, forcefully slamming his knee into the zombie's chin.

The zombie's jaw was dislocated, and it lost two teeth.

Luo Zeyan rushed forward and swept his leg, kicking the zombie in the side of its neck.

The exciting fight left Zhou Hao speechless. He walked over to Li Yichen and asked in a low voice, "Did Brother Yan take the wrong medicine? He's acting strangely."

A D-rank fighting an E-rank zombie should normally be a matter of one punch, but Luo Zeyan didn't use his special abilities and fought the zombies with his bare hands.

This isn't a fight, it's clearly venting anger!

Li Yichen sighed softly and patted Zhou Hao's shoulder. "Men, they all have their 'days' every month. Don't provoke him, or he might beat you up too."

Zhou Hao shrank his neck, and his eye twitched.

Who would dare to mess with him?

Not only Zhou Hao and Li Yichen dared not approach, but the crowd that had been fighting over the zombies as if they were treasures nearby also dared not go near Luo Zeyan after seeing his posture.

First of all, trying to steal monsters from D-level ability users is only a death wish.

Secondly, Luo Zeyan's murderous aura seemed to have materialized at this moment, and his aura made everyone feel suffocated.

I even felt a little sorry for that zombie.

He could have walked away easily, but now he's been beaten so badly he barely has any teeth left.

Meanwhile, at the safety zone command center.

In the temporary conference room in the atrium, Qin Qian sat in the main seat, his gaze sweeping over the leaders present, his face so gloomy it could drip ink.

"Captain Qin, what's the rush you called us here for?" Chen Weiyang spoke first.

With Qin Qian in charge and Comrade Loulan as an advisor, his role as the overall commander of the operation was practically meaningless.

No matter what happens, Qin Qian only needs to consult Loulan's opinion to make the right decision.

What's the matter that requires bringing a whole bunch of them here for a meeting?

Qin Qian took a deep breath and slowly uttered, "Build a safe zone."

The crowd raised their eyebrows, looking at each other, clearly not understanding what he meant.

Song Qingya pushed up her glasses and looked over. "Isn't the safe zone almost finished? Once the zombies in the northeast area are cleared out today, this area will be safe. We can open up an entrance and send out a team to carry out rescue operations."

Qin Qian shook his head, got up, walked to the wooden box in the corner, took out a map of Linjiang City, and spread it on the table.

"This place can only serve as a temporary shelter, or a transit point. We need to choose a more remote and safer location to rebuild a safe zone."

Chen Weiyang frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the suggestion: "Relocate and rebuild? Wouldn't all the work we've done during this time be for nothing?"

"Captain Qin, if you feel that the current security zone is not strong enough, we can use materials nearby to reinforce and raise the fence."

Behind Song Qingya's glasses, her shrewd eyes showed signs of fatigue. She twirled a pen in her hand and pursed her red lips.

"Instead of overturning everyone's efforts, finding a new place, and spending time and energy rebuilding a shelter."

Qin Qian slowly unscrewed the mineral water bottle, took two sips, as if he was carefully considering his words.

After a while, he tightened the bottle cap and casually placed the mineral water next to the chair.

He asked calmly, "How long do you all think this safe zone can hold out?"

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent, the previous hushed discussions seemingly dispersed by a gust of wind.

The crowd looked at him with confusion, reluctance, fear, and helplessness in their eyes.

No one answered the question, and no one could answer it.

Even now, they still can't believe that the end of the world has really come.

Every night I go to sleep hoping for it, only to wake up the next day to find that it was all just a dream.

Or perhaps, this is just a battle to defend against the virus.

Once countries develop drugs to combat the virus, humanity can overcome it as it has countless times in the past and continue to live peaceful and stable lives.

Clearly, Qin Qian hadn't expected to get the answers from them, so he continued:

"This place can only serve as a temporary shelter; it is not 100% safe and has many shortcomings. Its existence is to give survivors a hope of survival when disaster strikes."

"But to truly survive, we must choose a more advantageous location and build a more robust shelter."

Chen Weiyang lowered his eyes, pondered for a long time, and then asked in a deep voice, "What is Comrade Loulan's opinion?"

This means they've relented and are willing to relocate and build the safety zone.

Qin Qian let out a sigh of relief and leaned back in his chair. "She said that extreme weather might occur during the apocalypse, and torrential rain is just the easiest hurdle. Moreover, zombies will evolve, and mutated beasts will appear. There is no perfect location; we'll have to figure it out ourselves."