Luo Xingyou rubbed her sore nose and said, "The intercom is broken... I can't contact Nannan and the others at all..."

Gu Qi: "Nannan and the others are smarter than us, they will definitely be fine. Let's just go that way. We won't find them on the way, but we can always meet up at the end..."

Chi nodded: "Even if we are separated, we all have food and water in our backpacks, so we won't have any problem getting out of the city."

Luo Xingyou: "I wonder if Aye is with Nannan. He only has some candies in his small bag..."

Gu Qi: "Aye can protect himself. Besides, he was by Nannan's side when the earthquake happened, so he will be fine."

Luo Xingyou looked around as she walked, and called out from time to time: "Aye, Nannan..."

......

The earthquake divided Lu Nange and his group into three teams, and now everyone was heading towards the pre-agreed exit to the east.

Along the way, survivors continued to crawl out of the ruins.

In the darkness, the only light source was a searchlight wrapped in branches.

These survivors spontaneously followed Lu Nange and the others, forming a silent team and moving forward slowly.

Lu Nange and his group walked and stopped from time to time. Whenever a lucky survivor crawled out of the ruins, they would stop to check, but there was no sign of Gu Qi and the others.

Because of the previous earthquake, Lu Xici would hold Lu Beiye tightly even when drinking water or eating, as if he was afraid that his brother would disappear if he let go.

Lu Beiye lay on his brother's shoulder, chewing on bread while looking at the survivors following behind him.

"Nannan." Shen Mianmian suddenly stopped and took a bite of bread: "I didn't meet Shen Yanyi and Uncle Hao along the way. I won't go with you."

She looked across the city. "The earthquake was so severe, the base must have been damaged too... I have to find my parents."

Lu Nange nodded. "Be careful. We'll go out of the city to the east. If you..." She paused, "You can come find us."

Chen Mianmian wrapped herself tightly in the windbreaker Lu Nange had given her—the hem of the jacket was knee-length, making her look exceptionally thin.

She waved, turned, and disappeared into the darkness: "Beggar."

......

He Zhuo and his two companions groped their way forward in the darkness. Whenever they heard movement on the ground, they had to stop and confirm - if it was a survivor, they would continue walking; if it was a zombie, they would kill it directly.

After walking for more than two hours, the three were so hungry that they found a relatively safe corner to rest.

He Zhuo munched on a compressed biscuit and sighed, "Without Meibao, what's the difference between us and the refugees fleeing famine?"

Gu Wan took a sip of water and nodded in agreement: "Without Nannan, we don't know if we can get enough water on the way north..."

Season's...

He Zhuo chewed the biscuit, and the more he chewed, the more sad he felt...

Why do you want to chew compressed biscuits?

Is it because of poverty?

Is it because there is no supplies?

No...none of them - it's because my sister is not around!

Ji Xian: "Although you are right, but..."

"You, shut up!" The two men shook their fingers and said in unison.

Ji Xian: "I mean... if we walk faster, maybe we can see Pinan sooner..."

Before he could finish his words, two figures whizzed past him - He Zhuo and Gu Wan had already run away.

"Old Ji, what are you daydreaming about!" He Zhuo turned around and called out, "Hurry up! Run..."