Wang Hong continued, "I left a ring with medicine inside. If... I can pull through, we'll meet again." He then mentioned his daughter, telling Xu Liang that her nickname was Mai Sui, and expressing his hope that Xu Liang could find her and protect her.

Xu Liang's eyes were red and glistening with tears, but he still firmly promised Wang Hong, "I promise you, I will definitely find your daughter!" He clenched his fists.

Upon hearing Xu Liang's reply, Wang Hong felt a huge weight lifted from his shoulders. He believed Xu Liang could definitely complete the task. He smiled and said to Xu Liang, "I believe in you. Put on your protective suit, hurry up and drive out of the city... Remember to keep an eye on the messages in that group chat."

Xu Liang nodded, knowing time was of the essence and he couldn't delay any longer. He quickly put on his protective suit, preparing to leave. However, just as he was about to step out of the room, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and looked back at Wang Hong's room. His eyes were filled with reluctance and worry, as if he were saying a final goodbye to Wang Hong.

Xu Liang took a deep breath and slowly said, "Boss... take care. You must survive. I will find Mai Sui, don't worry." His voice trembled slightly. Then, he resolutely drove away, leaving Wang Hong alone in the room, silently praying.

Xu Anran parked her RV by the roadside. She had been driving all day and had finally reached the city's border. Originally planning to leave the city, she was stopped and told she wasn't allowed to leave. She was then questioned by staff. When questioned, Xu Anran replied that she was going on an RV trip, but the staff demanded she turn back. Xu Anran pressed for a timeline, but they didn't give a clear answer, only saying she needed to wait for further notice.

Xu Anran never expected the lockdown to be implemented so early. With the main roads impassable, she decided to try taking the side roads. So, she drove off the main roads and found a suitable place to park and rest for the night.

The next morning, Xu Anran followed the navigation instructions and chose to take some side paths. These paths traversed many towns and villages; although the journey was arduous, at least she could keep going. However, some paths were impassable, and she often got lost or took the wrong turn, having to turn back and find the correct direction again. She spent the entire day wandering along these paths before finally reaching one that connected her to the outside world. Unfortunately, this path was also blocked off, and someone was guarding it.

Xu Anran was speechless. She decided to settle down near the border first.

She found a deserted, dilapidated factory surrounded by ginkgo trees and one or two old bungalows with collapsed roofs, as if it were a corner forgotten by time.

The factory is located across from wasteland, with no human habitation and a desolate landscape.

Xu Anran drove the car into the factory, got out to inspect it. The factory looked like it had been empty for several years, covered in dust and cobwebs, like a ruin eroded by time. Everything inside had been moved out. However, Xu Anran saw something good in the factory: a hand pump well. It would be convenient for her to use water in the future. She closed the factory gate and prepared to settle down here first.

In a villa by the highway, Sister Lan and three companions she found in this world—a college student and a young couple—were there. The four of them had been collecting supplies and were trying to drive out of the city, but found themselves blocked off. Unable to leave, they found a deserted villa area in the suburbs, broke into one of the houses, and made it their temporary home.

Lan was originally in a team with college students, but after seeing the post, she met a young couple while collecting medical supplies. All four of them wanted to leave the city, find a safe place to stay until the disaster broke out, and then find tickets to leave.

They gathered the supplies, drove away in a small truck, and the four of them had a clear division of labor: Sister Lan was in charge of cooking, the college student and his wife cleaned, and the man was responsible for checking the surrounding environment and driving.

The four of them discussed it and decided that if they found the ticket, whoever found it first would keep it, and no one was allowed to take it.

However, no one would believe such a thing.

Inside the RV, Xu Anran took out some frozen bok choy and shrimp. She thawed them first, then poured some oil into a pan and fried the shrimp until both sides turned red. She then added the chopped bok choy, stir-fried it for a couple of seconds, poured in some water, and boiled it until the water evaporated. The stir-fried bok choy and shrimp was ready.

Next, put the freshly cooked potatoes into cold water, peel them and mash them into a puree. Add chopped apples, cucumbers, carrots, and hard-boiled eggs to the puree and stir to make mashed potatoes. Finally, put two slices of cheese on top of the mashed potatoes and bake for two minutes.

Finally, I made a stir-fried noodle dish with ham, eggs, and vegetables, and that's dinner done for tonight.

I put my food on the table, poured myself a glass of coconut juice, opened my phone, joined a group chat, and ate while reading messages.

The city I'm in is under lockdown, and I can't leave. What's the situation for you?

My area is also blocked.

I'm trapped in my apartment complex.

I'm in City A, and everything's fine here yet. Which cities are under lockdown right now?

I'm in City S, which is under lockdown. Anyone here? Feel free to contact me to team up.

H province has been sealed off.

I'm in a youth apartment in L city, P province. It's been sealed off. Is anyone else in this apartment building?

...

Xu Anran is from H province. According to the messages in the group, four provinces and cities in the Dragon Kingdom of this world have been locked down. Some players are looking for teammates to help. Scrolling up to see the messages from this morning, some players are lucky. There is no virus in their area yet, and they have plenty of time to prepare supplies.

People exchanged information in the group every day. Another month passed. Although it was very dangerous for people in the virus zone, with people getting infected one after another and some even losing their lives, passengers in the virus zone had basically found tickets during this month.

Lan Jie and her team of four were very lucky to find train tickets near the villa area where they lived. Fan Zhifei also took a risk and found two train tickets in a convenience store outside. Xu Liang found train tickets outside the community when he returned to check on the situation two weeks after leaving Wang Hong.

The time had come for Xu Anran to actively have precognitive dreams, and she went to bed early. In her dream, most of the infected people in the city were lying at home waiting to die, while some went crazy outside, unable to breathe, and died instantly. Some people's viruses mutated, causing them to vomit blood incessantly, and some people committed suicide because they couldn't bear the pain.

People wanted to go out for help, but there was no cell phone signal or network, so they couldn't contact the outside world at all. Most of the weaker children and the elderly had already died. Then, a loud "boom" was heard, and a shell fell from the sky. The city was bombarded into ruins and razed to the ground by the shells. Nothing grew in the city behind the shells. And it wasn't just this one city that was bombed. All the infected cities in the world were destroyed. The whole world had no way to fight this virus. The only way to save all mankind was to destroy all the infected people together.

Early in the morning, Xu Anran got up, washed her face in the bathroom, took a deep breath, and calmed herself down. The entire city was under lockdown, guarded by soldiers, so driving out was impossible. She could only sneak out. She took out a map to study. There was a mountain next to this border crossing. As long as she crossed this mountain, she could reach the neighboring province. She still had 100,000 yuan on hand, so she could rent a car there and leave.

Looking at the RV, she was very reluctant to leave, but time was running out. She remembered that when the explosion happened in her dream, the mall showed a week later. She first put the things she could take with her and that could be stored for a long time into her space. Then she looked at the food she had prepared in her freezer. Most of the food in there would have to be left here and wasted.

It's winter now, so she decided to cook as much of the ingredients as possible today, so they could last for a couple more days and she could take them on the road.