At the power company.
Lu Hui and the other two sat in front of the round table with worried expressions.
It had been more than a week since he had brought his men to West Lake Park to carry the generator. The deaths of his two brothers were like a dark cloud pressing down on his heart, unable to dissipate.
"How much food is left?"
"Five bags of instant noodles, two bottles of soda, and a bottle of mineral water," Li Xianggui sighed.
"This little bit of food is not enough for me to eat for a day. I should think of a way to catch a few fish. I saw the situation on the Internet. Rescue is impossible. I hope for the best." The man sitting beside Lu Hui was called Zhang Shanfeng. His hand was on the keyboard as he typed with all his might.
On the forum, he posted that he had encountered a mutated wolf pack in West Lake Park and was saved by a golden carp that was nearly seven meters long.
Not long after, someone commented:
"Really? Seven meters long? Are your eyes playing tricks on you?" A netizen replied.
"The OP must have been stunned by the recent heavy rain. How can there be a golden carp of this size in the lake!" A commenter called Wet Chicken also said.
"How long has it been since you left the house? Don't you know that all the creatures outside have mutated?" someone retorted.
"I stocked up a lot of food at home. I haven't gone out since it rained." Wet Chicken replied. He took out his phone and took a photo very smugly. The photo showed a small room with a large pile of instant noodles, bread, various snacks, and drinking water.
"Where's your home? Do you mind selling me a little? I'll buy it for ten times the price. I'm starving," an unknown netizen asked faintly.
Wet Chicken realized something and immediately shut up. The comments section was once again covered by the golden carp.
"Wasn't there a famous golden carp in West Lake before the storm? Could it be that one? If it's true, then this golden carp is really River City's lucky star."
"Previous guy, you're right. I live in River City. In the future, when I encounter danger, pray that the golden carp will save me!"
"Such a huge golden carp must be very ferocious. Don't let it eat you, hahaha!"
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Zhang Shanfeng looked at his post and smiled. Thinking of his current situation, he could not smile anymore. He rubbed his stomach and said, "Brother Lu, there is a supermarket nearby. Shall we go get some food?"
Lu Hui thought for a moment. Staying here wasn't a good idea. The rain wouldn't stop. There were doomsday theories everywhere on the Internet, such as prehistoric floods and Noah's Ark.
There was also a netizen called [Daoist Who Left the Mountain] who released many basic cultivation techniques and said, "The spiritual energy is about to recover. Fellow Daoists, take care." Then, he disappeared.
Lu Hui said to Li Xianggui, "Little Li, stay here and watch the food. Lock the door. No one can open the door before we come back!"
Li Xianggui was 25 years old and had average looks. When she heard Lu Hui's words, she knew the seriousness of the matter and nodded. "Don't worry, I won't lose the food!"
Lu Hui trusted the two people beside him, but with the apocalypse coming, no one could guarantee that people would not change their minds. He glanced at Li Xianggui, called out to Zhang Shanfeng, and walked out of the door.
The power company building they were in had a total of seven floors. They lived on the seventh floor. Now, the second floor was completely flooded. The water reached the corner of the stairs from the second to the third floor. There seemed to be some monster lurking under the murky water, making one shudder.
They used iron and wire to build a simple raft and tried to paddle in the water, but it couldn't carry anyone at all. Once they got on it, it sank.
Helpless, Lu Hui and Zhang Shanfeng had no choice but to fish nearby.
At this moment, an iron ship passed by the window. Zhang Shanfeng immediately shouted, "Brother, are you here to find food? I know a supermarket on the fourth floor of the nearby mall. Shall we set off together?"
There was only a middle-aged man on the iron ship. He was wearing a black T-shirt and had strong arm muscles. Hearing this, his face lit up. It seemed that Zhang Shanfeng's words had successfully attracted him.
The three of them negotiated for a while before boarding the ship and heading towards the mall.
An hour later, the three of them ran out of the mall with panic written all over their faces. Behind them, seven or eight prehistoric crocodiles chased after them. Their skins, which were as rough as armor, were indestructible. They twisted their bodies and quickly approached.
"Run, we're only one or two kilometers away from West Lake. Let's escape there. There's a carp king there!" Zhang Shanfeng said in panic.
Ever since he saw the Golden Carp King kill more than a dozen gray wolves with ease, the image of the Golden Carp King covered in holy light had been deeply imprinted in his heart. He believed that the Golden Carp King would definitely not hurt them.
"Golden Carp King?" Although the man in the black t-shirt was confused, he still paddled toward West Lake Park.
This group of crocodiles chased closely behind the ship. They seemed to be very obsessed with eating people and refused to give up the precious food in front of them.
The three men worked together and finally arrived near West Lake Park before the crocodile caught up with them.
These seven to eight prehistoric crocodiles were incomparably valiant. Their bodies were huge, and their huge mouths were terrifying. They were basically unrivaled. However, when they saw the iron ship drive into West Lake Park, they suddenly slowed down and became hesitant, as if they had sensed a terrifying existence.
"Haha, I guessed right. Golden Carp King is the true savior!"
Zhang Shanfeng laughed when he saw the cowardly crocodiles behind him.
Seeing this, the man in the black t-shirt wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and heaved a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, his eyes widened and he turned to look at the water in disbelief.
On the surface of the water, an incomparably huge golden figure slowly surfaced. It was 15 meters long and looked like a monster in the water. It was too shocking.
A stream of water that was as fast as lightning instantly pierced through his brows and took his life.
"Why… why?!" Even until his death, he did not understand why the Golden Carp King wanted to kill him.
At this moment, even Zhang Shanfeng and Lu Hui were dumbfounded. Could it be that the Golden Carp King was not as gentle as they had imagined, but like other mutated animals, it was full of hostility toward humans?!
"Lo-lord Golden Carp King…" Zhang Shanfeng, who had just taken out his phone and wanted to take a photo to show off, stuttered.
Zhang Beili, who was in the water, could not forget that face. The man in the black t-shirt on the ship was a member of the Armed Group in his previous life!
He wanted nothing more than to turn him into ashes!
If his sister, Zhang Xuanxuan, had not jumped into the water with him, she would probably have been defiled and humiliated by these people!
He would never forget this grudge!
A stream of water spurted out and brought the corpse to the crocodiles. Soon, the crocodiles were fighting to eat him.
Zhang Beili took advantage of the crocodiles snatching their food and quickly swam towards them. This was the first time he had swum out of the range of West Lake Park. Next, he would appear in the entire River City.
As for Zhang Shanfeng and his companion, he did not pay much attention to them.