During the lunch break, everyone rushed to the cafeteria like a tide, leaving the back playground empty. Xu Anran quickly set up the camera.

After setting it up, she found a quiet corner, put on her headphones, and watched the morning's surveillance footage in the public restroom. Once she confirmed nothing had happened, she went back to the classroom to pack her things, preparing to ask for leave to find a suitable place to use as a safe house.

Carrying her schoolbag, Xu Anran, looking like a sickly Lin Daiyu, arrived at the homeroom teacher's office, pretending to have a severe stomachache to ask for leave. Because of her good grades and usual well-behaved behavior in class, the homeroom teacher approved her leave without hesitation.

Back home, Xu Anran changed out of her school uniform and into her sportswear before heading out. She first spent over a thousand yuan to buy a folding electric bicycle, which was easy to carry and effortless to ride even when the battery was dead.

In the afternoon, she rode her electric bicycle, following the map, familiarizing herself with the route while searching for a suitable safe house.

When she came to a small road, Xu Anran felt that she had seen it before. When she saw the dog hole next to the trash can at the intersection, the floodgates of memory were opened instantly. She remembered that this was the scene in her third dream.

Just as she was about to leave, a police car suddenly appeared in front of her. Xu Anran was startled and didn't dare to go forward, instead riding around it. After riding for a while, when she looked back, she found the police car following her. Checking the time, it was a little after 3 pm and there were very few people around. Xu Anran didn't dare to stop and quickly rode to a relatively busier commercial street according to the map. At the fork in the road, the police car stopped following her and drove away.

Letting out a long breath, Xu Anran thought to herself that even the police might not be safe now, just like the two policemen who chased her in her dream, who might have already turned into terrifying monsters.

Around 6 PM, Xu Anran finally found a place that was somewhat satisfactory. Located in the suburbs, it was a newly developed residential area with a very low occupancy rate; the entire complex had only about ten households. Unlike villages with large populations and rugged roads, the area was not far from the main gate of the complex, and there were many other roads of varying sizes nearby, providing great convenience for escape.

After finding a place to live, Xu Anran carefully wrote down the address and neighborhood information before hurrying home.

Back home, she first checked the footage from the three surveillance cameras that afternoon, but found nothing. After having dinner and resting briefly, she began exercising.

Before going to bed, she bought a box of compressed biscuits online, as well as some outdoor supplies such as sleeping bags, backpacks, trekking poles, tents, flashlights, and so on.

Looking at the few remaining banknotes, Xu Anran decided not to wait for any clues and to sell the house first.

The money from the sale of the house will be used to buy a house in the suburbs and a small motorhome to park in the community so that I can drive away at any time. Although I don't have a driver's license now, I was an experienced driver in my previous life. When disaster strikes, who will care about the driver's license?

Several more days passed, and Xu Anran successfully sold the house through an agent. Because it was a school district property, its value was quite high, and it sold for one million.

She then asked the real estate agent to help her buy the house in the suburbs. She found a renovated, unoccupied house on the third floor, which was not too high off the ground, making it easy to tie a rope and jump out of the window to escape.

Today, Xu Anran again asked her homeroom teacher for leave. Given the excessive number of absences she had requested recently, the teacher initially refused. Xu Anran then pretended to have depression and needed to go to the hospital. Upon hearing this, the teacher, fearing an accident might occur on campus before the college entrance examination, allowed her to study at home. She was told that if she had any questions, she could ask the teacher online, and could come to school whenever she wanted.

Xu Anran stepped out of the school gate, glancing back at the school, secretly wondering if she would ever have the chance to see these teachers and classmates again. However, at this moment, she was in a precarious situation, barely able to save herself.

On her way home, her phone suddenly rang. Xu Anran looked at it and saw that it was her uncle calling. She quickly answered, and her uncle first asked about her recent situation with concern, and then told her to come home to live with him because he was worried about her health.

Xu Anran thought to herself, "The homeroom teacher is quick on the uptake; my uncle found out about my depression so soon." She told him that she had already seen a doctor, who advised her to relax and travel around to clear her head. She also explained that her symptoms were mild and not serious, and that she could take care of herself. Her uncle didn't say anything more, just offered a few words of concern, and then hung up.

In the afternoon, Xu Anran hired someone to install doors for the house. She found two shops to install two high-quality security doors, one inside and one outside. The outer door was an iron door, painted so that it looked like an ordinary door.

After everything was prepared, Xu Anran returned home and quickly packed her luggage. She rented an electric tricycle and, taking advantage of the early morning when there were few people around, packed her food and drinks into the suitcase like an ant carrying food. Then, she delivered the food and drinks to the community in batches with other luggage, trying not to attract attention.

After moving, she felt like a traveler who had been unloaded of a heavy burden. She handed the keys to her old house to the new owner and then immediately began searching for a suitable RV. She went from store to store, and finally, in the vast sea of ​​vehicles, she found one that met her expectations in terms of both price and performance.

This is a small motorhome, its exterior as white as snow. From a distance, it looks just like a small truck, slightly larger than a regular van, and quite inconspicuous.

The vehicle is fully equipped with a bed, toilet, and cooking area, as well as solar panels, a large battery, and a water tank. Moreover, this RV can run on both gasoline and electric power.

To save money, Xu Anran took out a loan to buy the RV, paying the down payment and paying off the rest gradually. After purchasing the RV, she had someone drive it to the vicinity of her residential area.

She continued her hoarding plan, buying small amounts of easily preserved food, drinks, and household items every day. She also bought sportswear, shoes, kitchen knives, fire axes, safety ropes, window breakers, chainsaws, nail guns, and other weapons and useful items that she could think of, distributing them throughout her house and car.

She currently has over 200,000 yuan left in her account, and she has decided not to use it unless absolutely necessary.

While preparing her things, she also made sure to exercise, and her strength and speed have improved significantly. She searched for fighting techniques online and practiced them voraciously. Every day, she would practice swinging an axe like she was waving a battle flag, constantly improving her combat skills.

After exercising and going to sleep that day, Xu Anran had another dream:

In her dream, Xu Anran was driving a motorhome when suddenly a car rushed out from the front, forcing her to stop. A man and a woman got out of the car. The man was holding a pistol and pointed it at her, telling her to get out. The woman, on the other hand, was as excited as if she had discovered a new continent, marveling that she had found a motorhome as soon as she arrived in this world.

When the two entered the RV and saw the supplies inside, they were overjoyed. The man asked her about the situation, and upon learning of the monsters, neither of them showed any fear. They simply nodded in unison, exchanged glances, and then spoke to each other: what disaster had begun, they needed to find tickets, and try to avoid a direct confrontation with the monsters.

Then, the woman pointed at Xu Anran and asked like a judge, "What should we do?" The man didn't speak, but instead took the gun and smacked Xu Anran on the forehead with a "bang".