Chapter 64: Post-Apocalyptic Survival Discussion Group!
Chapter 64: Post-Apocalyptic Survival Discussion Group!
Aunt Wang wrapped her coat tighter around herself, her face still showing signs of shock.
The elderly man living alone seemed particularly uneasy, perhaps because of the sudden power outage.
"Xiao Su, what are these property management people doing coming over in the middle of the night?" Aunt Wang asked in a low voice, her eyes constantly glancing in Guo Jianhui's direction.
Su Jinjin remained calm and spoke in a relaxed tone: "They just came to ask if anyone needed any help. There have been a lot of power outages lately, so the property management is probably worried about the residents."
"Oh...I see." Aunt Wang visibly relaxed. "They were knocking so urgently, I thought something terrible had happened. It's just a power outage, nothing serious at home..."
At the other end of the corridor, the other two "property staff" saw that no one answered at apartments 3201 and 3203, so they stopped bothering them.
They winked at Guo Jianhui, and the three of them hurriedly headed towards the stairwell.
Before leaving, Guo Jianhui turned back and gave Su Jinjin a deep look.
Thinking about certain things.
"Aunt Wang, you should go back now. Remember to lock the door from the inside," Su Jinjin gently instructed.
"Shout loudly if you need anything, I can hear you."
"Okay, Xiao Su, you should get some rest too." Aunt Wang nodded and quickly went back inside.
Su Jinjin heard a clear "click" sound of the door locking before returning home with peace of mind.
After closing the door, Su Jinjin immediately checked the door locks and window security measures.
After confirming that she was safe, she took out her phone to check the local news.
As expected, the citywide power outage has become a hot topic of discussion.
Breaking News! Widespread Power Outage Hits Our City; Power Supply Bureau Says It's Due to Power Grid Fault!
Netizens have reported that several residential communities have been targeted by burglary gangs impersonating property management staff. Residents are urged to be vigilant!
Police Reminder: Be Vigilant If Strangers Knock on Your Door at Night!
Su Jinjin quickly browsed through the various messages, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
On a local forum, she saw a screenshot of a post that was quickly deleted:
[This isn't a regular power outage! My cousin, who works at the power company, said that a player intervened. This person's abilities are related to electricity, and they absorbed...] (The latter half of the paragraph is cut off)
"It's definitely not just a simple power outage... This also involves players," Su Jinjin muttered to herself.
Although Guo Jianhui is not a player, the knocking on the door after the power outage was indeed a bit strange.
They're just like those people online who specialize in scouting locations.
However, Su Jinjin wasn't afraid; she simply used the sweet fragrance to control the situation.
Little Flower appeared from the side, her vines pointing towards the doorway: "Master, will those people come back?"
"I don't know, but we don't need to be afraid if they come."
After doing all that, she continued looking through her phone.
Su Jinjin was browsing her phone when a group invitation notification suddenly popped up.
She frowned and looked, and found that Lu Wei had invited her to a group chat called "Doomsday Survival Exchange Group".
As soon as I clicked to join, the group was flooded with messages.
Su Jinjin's attention was immediately drawn to several key pieces of information:
[A farm in the west of the city was completely looted last night; the figures captured on surveillance footage moved abnormally fast.]
The People's Hospital admitted three patients bitten by an unidentified creature; tests revealed that they all had significantly less blood in their bodies.
[Breaking news: A woman's body has been found in the Taoran Yaju residential community, and her neck was crushed!]
Upon seeing the last message about Taoran Yaju, Su Jinjin's fingers paused slightly.
She knew that was the neighborhood where Jiang Kexin lived.
Because of the connection, the footage of Chen Shangkang killing Jiang Kexin was also transmitted, so Su Jinjin knew that the deceased was Jiang Kexin.
The discussion in the group is still ongoing:
Don't you guys feel that with the emergence of players, there's a sense of impending chaos in society? It feels like things are about to get out of control!
[Who says it isn't? But are being a player really that good? I heard that becoming a player means struggling to survive in all sorts of apocalyptic dungeons? Who would want to give up a perfectly good life and live a life of constant danger in apocalyptic dungeons?]
Su Jinjin put down her phone with a wry smile and got up to start her daily exercise.
She was doing intense physical training while thinking about the conversation in the group chat.
"Who doesn't want a peaceful life..." she murmured to herself, sweat dripping from her chin onto the floor.
But becoming a player was never something she could choose.
Ever since she was chosen by that eerie mechanical voice, her life has completely gone off track.
In order to live a good life, she had to force herself to become stronger.
Xiao Hua gently wiped the sweat from her forehead with the vine.
Su Jinjin touched its flower bud and continued to complete the remaining training exercises.
The chain reaction triggered by this citywide power outage is far more serious than it appears on the surface.
Judging from the messages in the group, at least two events occurred simultaneously:
1. A robbery at superhuman speed
2. Injured persons suspected of being attacked by mutated creatures
She knew perfectly well that Jiang Kexin had died.
All of this points to a terrible truth.
The impact of the natural disaster game is gradually affecting the real world.
Whether the doomsday era of the Blue Star world mentioned by the system has already begun is still unknown.
After finishing the last set of push-ups, Su Jinjin sat on the ground, drenched in sweat, her chest heaving violently.
"Phew—" She let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"The effects of the Power Apple are truly amazing. Now I can do a hundred or two hundred push-ups with ease."
She took out the last two shimmering green Power Apples from her spatial storage and gently rubbed them in her palm.
Based on previous experience, her body should be able to withstand the enhancement effects of two more.
Thinking of the upcoming level 2 dungeon and the players from other worlds, Su Jinjin no longer hesitated and swallowed the apple in a few bites.
A familiar warm current swept through her body once again, and she could clearly feel her muscle fibers reorganizing and her bone density increasing.
This transformation was more intense than before, with the blood vessels under the skin clearly visible, but thankfully, the throbbing pain of the first time did not occur.
Then came fencing practice.
Su Jinjin stretched her muscles and bones, then focused her energy on silver needle fencing and began practicing.
The sword's edge flashed a sharp silver light in the darkness, occasionally revealing a glimmer of light.
The torrential rain outside the window continued to pour down, but the sound of fencing gave her a strange sense of peace.
And just like that, seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and many things happened during those seven days.
The power was finally restored on the second day after the outage, but there were still intermittent power outages.
The rain continued, causing widespread flooding in the city and inundating many areas.
Over the next seven days, the situation in the city worsened.
Continuous torrential rains have caused severe flooding, with many residential areas in the south of the city already submerged.
On the eve of the seventh day.
A mechanical "ding!" sounded in my mind.
Su Jinjin realized that a new game of natural disasters was about to begin.