Once the mutated dog started running, it was incredibly fast, covering fifty or sixty kilometers in no time.
The four people, along with two dogs, entered the dilapidated city, hoping to find a place to stay, eat something, and then collect usable supplies.
Now, more than nine months have passed since the natural disaster, and much of the short-term food has long since spoiled, while the long-term food has been almost completely collected.
Currently, global resources are extremely scarce, and given the inability to resume production, we will soon enter an era even more terrifying than the famine years.
Junjue, along with Wan'er and the two siblings, rode a large dog along the dirty and chaotic road. The road was full of devastation and a stench filled the air.
The dilapidated buildings exuded a rotten smell, and the ground was a scene of decay and chaos, with dismembered limbs and corpses scattered everywhere on both sides of the road.
Tender white maggots wriggled on the rotting flesh, while countless greenbottle flies swarmed around the remains, searching for food.
Passersby startled a swarm of flies, and a strong, rotten stench filled the air, making people extremely nauseous.
"Buzzing..."
"Buzz buzz buzz~"
Junjue coldly watched the scene before him, while Wan'er tightly gripped his hand, her heart filled with helplessness and despair.
The two subordinates also silently observed their surroundings, their expressions solemn.
"It's only been nine months since this natural disaster struck, how could it have become so terrifying? These are all the remains and scraps of flesh left over from the consumption of mutated animals?" Yue Ying said to her brother in a low voice, her tone revealing a hint of helplessness and sorrow.
"I think so! Little sister, no matter how bad this world becomes, your brother will protect you." Yue Chi looked at his sister firmly and said.
"Brother, I will protect you too. You are my only family in this world."
"Oh! And my teammates too, including the vice-captain." Yue Ying said, her eyes red, looking at the terrible, foul-smelling streets around her.
She bit her lip, her gaze unfocused as she stared into the distance, and continued softly:
"This used to be a bustling city, but now it looks like this."
When natural disasters strike, human society collapses, and the harsh environment plunges people into dire straits.
When will humanity be able to recover to its former state? Can it recover in a few decades?
Yue Chi sighed deeply after hearing his sister's words, a resolute glint in his eyes.
He knew that this predicament was not permanent, but a test, an opportunity to temper one's heart.
“I don’t know either. All I know is that the world is getting more and more chaotic, and we need to speed up the process of becoming stronger,” Yue Chi said in a deep voice, his gaze resolute.
He understood that to survive in this apocalyptic world, he had to face reality and find a glimmer of hope.
Hearing the buzzing around her, Wan'er tightly grasped Junjue's hand, feeling the warmth of his touch.
"This place has become too terrifying! There are pieces of flesh from mutated animals attacking humans everywhere."
Now that mutant animals have grown so large, what will become of weak humans?
Junjue held her soft little hand tightly and gently promised, "Wan'er, no matter how humanity becomes in the end, I will protect you."
"Yes! I understand!"
Let's go! We'll find a place to stay, eat something, and then go gather supplies.
Upon hearing the mistress's words, Wu Hei hurried forward along the dirty and chaotic street, a gust of wind blowing through the dust.
The two subordinates also rode on the daylily and followed behind the king, embarking together on this thorny path of survival.
In the putrid air, they began their journey through the apocalypse, facing endless terror and reality, but a flame of hope burned in their hearts, unwilling to be swallowed by darkness.
In this apocalyptic world, Junjue and Wan'er, leading two subordinates, bravely forge ahead in search of hope for survival.
In half an hour, they passed through many places: dilapidated hotels, run-down supermarkets, and filthy wholesale markets. When they went inside, there was nothing usable left; all that remained was filth and countless greenbottle flies.
Wan'er said dejectedly, "It's only been nine months! And there's nothing left?"
"Before, even if there was no food, you could find supplies when passing by the wholesale market. Now there are no supplies at all."
Seeing Wan'er's depressed expression, Junjue smiled and comforted her.
"Wan'er, this is a first-tier city in the north, and it's only about 800 kilometers away from the capital. There must be many bases nearby, so it's normal that there are no supplies."
"Since there's nothing here, let's stop collecting and find a place to rest!" Wan'er said helplessly.
"Um!"
Junjue really wanted to take Wan'er to the official shelter, but the Five Black Daylily was a mutated animal, and going there would definitely cause trouble for those high-ranking officials, so he had to give up the idea.
Not long after, the five black daylily buds stopped in front of a six-story villa.
The four men got off the dog and saw that the villa's gate was wide open, with a lot of dried bloodstains inside.
It's obvious without much thought that the owner of this house either ran away long ago or was murdered long ago.
Wan'er stroked Wu Hei's fur and said, "You've walked for half the night, go get something to eat and rest first!"
"Awoo~"
"Woof woof~"
The two large dogs responded with a wag of their tails before leaving the villa area.
“Let’s go! This villa looks pretty good. It used to be about eight or nine stories high, but after being corroded by acid rain, only six stories are left,” Wan’er said, looking at the large villa in front of her.
"Vice Captain, there seem to be people inside. Do we really have to go in?" Yue Chi seemed to have heard several female voices earlier and couldn't help but ask.
"It's normal for good places to be occupied. Even if we keep looking, there will still be people living there!"
"Anyway, we're only staying here temporarily, we won't be with those people for long," Wan'er said nonchalantly.
“Wan’er is right. We finally found a villa that people can live in. Why should we make ourselves suffer?” After saying that, Junjue took out a backpack with some water and bread, put it on his back, and went inside with the two national treasures and Wan’er.
Yue Chi and Yue Ying exchanged a glance and could only obediently follow their leader's steps.
This villa has only six floors, and the sixth floor is uninhabitable because it has been half corroded by acid rain.
Despite trying to avoid other people, I still encountered three dirty and disheveled men in the lobby on the second floor of the remaining five floors.
One of the tall men roared angrily, "I eat dog food and cat food every day. There's no water in this weather. My body is severely malnourished. Now my mouth is covered in ulcers."
"Dong-ge, stop complaining. We're facing a severe shortage of supplies right now. We haven't found any food for a week."
"Luckily, we still have a few small bags of dog and cat food left, otherwise we would all starve to death." A rather refined-looking boy with glasses and a similarly sore mouth said dejectedly.
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