Jiang Province, northern suburban residential area.

This place is not desolate; on the contrary, its population density exceeds that of the capital of Jiangxi Province.

However, the inhabitants here are mostly dust people and some low-class people.

This place is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and many take risks to make a living.

Here, you'll encounter mostly flies and stinking ditches.

This was the slum before the Great Cataclysm, but now, due to monsters and cults, the northern suburbs are filled with people struggling for their lives.

Here, the most common things in every household are tree bark and wild grass, and the government's aid can only maintain the most basic nutrition.

Ye Liangchen hid the two pieces of bread that he had been given.

He slowly walked through the alley and came to a basement. When he opened the door, he found that the cabinets inside had been opened.

Looking at the mess on the ground, Ye Liangchen could only smile bitterly.

He silently tidied up the debris on the floor, then lay down on his own floor, which became his bed.

Not far from him, several cockroaches were climbing up and down.

In today's world, cockroaches are almost twice as big as they were before the Great Cataclysm.

Ye Liangchen ignored the cockroach, quickly finished a piece of bread, and went to sleep.

His body is too weak right now. Now that he has the club's certificate and can receive bread every day, he must start exercising.

Only by becoming stronger can he survive.

He had just fallen asleep when screams erupted nearby. Many people were screaming, and the outside became extremely noisy.

Ye Liangchen opened his eyes and secretly went to a crack to look out the window.

The crowd scattered like frightened birds, as if a terrifying beast was chasing them.

Fear was written all over people's faces, and despair was evident in their eyes. They ran for their lives, and people kept falling down, but those around them had no time to care and were only concerned with their own escape.

Those who had fallen struggled on the ground, trying to get back up, only to fall again. Their cries were drowned out by the clamor of the crowd; no one stopped to offer a helping hand. Everyone was only thinking about escaping this terrible place and finding a glimmer of hope.

Seeing this, Ye Liangchen had an idea: they might have encountered a monster.

Ye Liangchen quickly sealed the doors and windows, then continuously adjusted his breathing.

He didn't go out immediately; now that he's going out, the unpredictability is just too great.

What Ye Liangchen needs to do now is to hide himself.

He could feel his heart pounding, and he slowed his breathing.

However, the nervousness in her heart was still hard to hide.

Inside the slums, a monstrous beast slowly walked down the street.

Bright red blood kept flowing from the corner of the monster's mouth, contrasting sharply with its ferocious face.

From a distance, it resembled a wolf, but its fur was unusually stiff, standing upright like steel needles. The beast's belly was swollen, whether from swallowing something or suffering severe injuries, which made its body look particularly twisted and bizarre.

Its eyes revealed pain and anger, as if venting its discontent with the world. Each breath was accompanied by a low growl, sending chills down one's spine.

It kept breathing, analyzing the human scent in the air.

It kept breathing and did not choose to leave.

Soon, it set its sights on one place.

Inside the basement, Ye Liangchen lowered his breathing, but curiosity drove him at that moment.

If you stay in one place for too long under the watchful eyes of a monster, your survival rate is almost zero.

He tiptoed to the crack in the door and found that everything outside had returned to calm.

He didn't open the door, but continued to observe.

Ye Liangchen peered through the crack in the door, observing the activity outside. Suddenly, he sensed a powerful aura approaching. His heart pounded instantly, and a feeling of tension welled up inside him.

The monster seemed to sense something and began to approach the basement step by step. Ye Liangchen's eyes widened, bracing himself for the potential danger.

However, just then, a gentle breeze blew by, bringing with it a strange scent. The monster's attention was drawn to it, and it changed direction, heading towards the source of the scent.

Ye Liangchen breathed a sigh of relief, realizing this might be a chance to escape. However, he didn't act immediately. Instead, he waited for a while, making sure the monster had completely left, before preparing to open his door.

At that moment, a pair of red eyes appeared in the dark corridor.

It was that demonic wolf from before. Ye Liangchen quickly locked the door from the inside and forced himself to breathe less.

The surge in adrenaline made him completely lose control.

The demon wolf realized it had been discovered and quickly charged into Ye Liangchen's basement.

It kept tearing at the door.

The rusty metal door began to deform under its sharp teeth.

This was Ye Liangchen's first time facing a demonic beast, and he was completely panicked.

Seeing the demon wolf relentlessly tearing at the door, he wanted to find a tool to attack it.

He wanted to move, but his feet wouldn't budge.

The outstretched hand trembled and reached out erratically, but it couldn't grasp anything.

He knew very well that it would take at least twenty minutes for the Zhenyuan Division's team to arrive after receiving the alarm and setting off.

He has been awake for less than ten minutes, which means he has to get through these twenty minutes.

If he doesn't resist in the basement, then the wolf will have him trapped like a turtle in a jar.

"Click"

One of the iron bars on the metal door had been bitten through.

The door was already big enough to accommodate half of a monster's claw.

No, I have to take action.

He took a step, but fell down, and then crawled on the ground with his hands and legs.

There was an iron rod on the floor.

Soon he finally got the iron rod, his whole body soaked in sweat.

Holding the iron rod, he shielded himself in front of it.

His hands were trembling, and he even found it difficult to lift an iron rod.

"Woo"

The demon wolf let out a howl like a demon beast.

Ye Liangchen focused his attention, ran over quickly, and smashed his iron rod down.

"Thump"

The iron rod struck the metal door but missed the monster.

Before Ye Liangchen could react, a sharp claw nearly reached for his throat.

He stumbled and narrowly escaped.

The demon wolf sensed the presence of the new humans and went into a frenzy.

"Click"

The second chain was bitten through.

The wolf stretched its entire paw inside.

The claws were stopped because of the door.

Seeing the claws flailing wildly, Ye Liangchen stood up and quickly struck down.

He hit it this time, but the price was that the demon wolf retaliated by knocking the iron rod away.

This strike thoroughly enraged the demon wolf.

It became even more violent, and dust kept falling from the door frame.

The metal door couldn't hold on any longer.