Chapter 11 Hoarding Hoarding

With a sharp "click," darkness instantly engulfed the entire house; the power had gone out.

In the darkness, everything became blurry and indistinct, and the silence was unsettling.

Faintly, screams could be heard coming from outside.

The sound echoed in the darkness, assaulting the eardrums again and again, adding to the tense and uneasy atmosphere.

Lu Beiye slid off the bed, and after his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he ran straight to Lu Nange's room.

At the same time, Lu Nange took out a flashlight from her system backpack and rushed towards Lu Beiye's room.

Just as Lu Beiye reached out and pushed open the door, the two bumped into each other.

Lu Nange immediately reached out and hugged her younger brother tightly, gently comforting him, "Aye, are you scared?"

Lu Beiye stretched out his little arms and wrapped them tightly around his sister's neck, muttering softly, "A little."

But secretly, she thought to herself: Oh well, my sister is probably too embarrassed to say she's scared, so I'll just sacrifice myself and stay with her!

***

The following morning, the power was still out in the neighborhood.

The residents' group chat was in an uproar, with notification sounds coming one after another, and the red unread markers flashing so brightly they made your eyes dizzy.

When Lu Nange clicked on it, the screen was filled with anxious inquiries from everyone.

Does anyone have any extra food?

"Can anyone lend me a power bank? My phone is almost out of battery!"

Each urgent word revealed a deep concern about the shortage of supplies.

In contrast, the property management company, which was previously very attentive and enthusiastic, now seems to have fallen into hibernation.

No matter how much commotion there was in the group chat, he remained silent and motionless, letting the residents' anxiety spread like wildfire.

Rumors about the end of the world are rampant online.

Some people say that the city has been looted and vandalized, while others have posted blurry "scene photos," making it difficult to distinguish whether they are true or false.

Various alarming claims and seemingly "true" revelations continue to emerge.

These pieces of information, both true and false, are like handfuls of salt sprinkled on people's already uneasy hearts.

Panic gradually filled everyone's hearts, and their gazes as they looked out the window...

Filled with fear and confusion about the unknown future, not knowing when this chaos will end.

Disaster struck unexpectedly, plunging the entire country into turmoil and threatening to destroy its original order.

Like a building with an unstable foundation, it could collapse at any moment.

The apocalypse began without any warning!

Taking advantage of the opportunity to go out and sign in, Lu Nange placed some of the goods from the zero-yuan shopping mall on the upper floors of large buildings.

Besides Lujia Supermarket, there are many other supermarkets of all sizes in Nancheng.

But everyone will probably rush to major supermarkets immediately.

Placing it on a high floor of a building can prevent it from being flooded.

Perhaps more ordinary people can find emergency food.

She also delivered a lot of food to Chen Yi.

After knocking on Chen Yi's door,

Lu Nange then hid in the shadows.

Only after confirming that Chen Yi had quietly moved everything in did he turn around and go home.

***

The Lu family.

Lu Nange took out the smallest diesel generator, turned it on, and closed the door.

Only after confirming that no sound could be heard outside did I feel relieved enough to go home.

The lights weren't turned on, just a few table lamps were placed, and all the curtains were drawn tightly, so Lu Beiye could watch a tablet in the living room.

Lu Nange plunged into the kitchen again.

After turning on the natural gas, she realized that she had stockpiled a lot of small gas cylinders for gas stoves, but didn't have a single old-fashioned gas cylinder.

The first floor is completely flooded now, and we don't know if we can still find it!

No, we must finish what needs to be done before the gas supply is cut off, as quickly as possible.

Lu Beiye sat in the living room, watching his older sister shuttling back and forth between the bathroom and the kitchen, extremely busy.

Seeing how mysterious she was, it was better for him not to ask, otherwise she would just make up excuses to fool him!

Lu Nange first boiled a large amount of hot water and filled the thermostat buckets that the system had rewarded her with, and the scalding steam filled the small space.

Immediately afterwards, she tirelessly carried out batch after batch of basins, buckets, and bathtubs from the stockpiled supplies.

Fill the containers with hot and warm water in an orderly manner.

Although there is a sufficient supply of bottled water, water is so precious, and we don't know if the water available outside will still be drinkable in the future.

Stock up, stock up, stock up. Besides, you can't use mineral water to take a bath, can you?

Then, stock up!