Despite having two elderly people join the household to lighten the mood and dissipate some gloom, the relentless torrential rain outside still continued. From its ferocity and the updates on the television, it seemed like the rain was determined to push people to their limits.
After five or six days, the situation in Z City of F Province became even more severe; Xu Xiuxiu and others were afraid to step outside easily. Occasionally, when they opened the windows, they could even smell the foul stench of the floodwaters spreading. If it weren't for the absence of zombies, Xu Xiuxiu might have thought it was the onset of the apocalypse, especially since stepping outside would require swimming, which Xu Xiuxiu could hardly adapt to.
