"Relax, the villa is just the outermost barrier. They won't find the entrance to the basement."
The fat man was still trying to stay calm.
But—
What none of them expected—
Was that those monsters disguised as humans walked directly toward the bathroom with absolute precision!
At the front of the group was an elderly cleaning lady, dressed in a janitor's uniform.
Her face remained frozen in an eerie smile as she stepped in front of the toilet.
Then—
With a chilling "pop"—
Her eyeballs detached from their sockets!
At the same time—
Her skin rapidly turned the color of rotting vegetables.
"Crack!"
She reached out with two iron-blue hands, grabbed the toilet—
And ripped it in half!
"Holy sh*t! How do they know about my super-secret underground base?!"
The fat man cried out in shock.
"What do we do now?"
Future Mu Chenyi asked.
"It's fine! I still have eight security checkpoints. The place is impenetrable!"
The fat man forced himself to remain calm,
But his hands trembled as he lit a cigarette.
On the surveillance screen—
The green-furred monsters stumbled into the underground tunnel.
Not long after—
A solid alloy wall slammed down in front of them.
This was the first layer of defense the fat man had mentioned!
"BAM!"
The old cleaning lady at the front suddenly raised her steel-hard hands—
And began slamming them against the alloy wall!
The "humans" behind her also started transforming, turning into green-furred creatures,
And they all began smashing at the wall simultaneously!
Seeing this, the fat man smirked proudly.
"Hah! My eight-layer alloy walls are as solid as—"
"CRACK!"
Before he could even finish speaking—
The first layer of defense—
Which was supposedly impenetrable—
shattered like paper.
The fat man's face twitched, the layers of fat on his cheeks trembling.
"R-run! RUN!"
Without a second thought, he scrambled away, tumbling toward the gaming room.
"Why?"
Both Future Mu Chenyi and Xiao Chen rushed after him, confused.
"Don't you have seven more security barriers?"
"Those seven barriers…"
The fat man's breath hitched as he found another escape route.
"They all have the exact same defense level as the first one…"
"This is what you call impenetrable?!"
Future Mu Chenyi's voice rose several pitches.
If all eight barriers had the same level of defense, that meant—
Since those monsters had easily broken through the first wall, they would naturally be able to tear through the rest just as easily!
Thinking about how the first "fortified wall" crumbled like paper, Future Mu Chenyi and Xiao Chen's expressions darkened.
"Hurry up and run! I didn't expect these freaks to be so damn strong either!"
Despite his large frame, the fat man was somehow running faster than Future Mu Chenyi!
As he ran, he panted heavily and grumbled—
"It's all because you two exposed yourselves as humans! In disaster-level doomsday events like this, revealing you're human is one of the dumbest things you can do!"
As they sprinted forward, they rushed into another tunnel.
"Another exit?"
Xiao Chen was surprised.
"Of course!"
The fat man smirked proudly.
"Even a cunning rabbit has three burrows! You think I, Wang Zichen, wouldn't be smarter than a rabbit? Having multiple escape routes is just common sense!"
Wang Zichen.
This was the first time Mu Chenyi learned the fat man's name.
After passing through the tunnel, the three of them entered an underground garage.
Inside—
Two armored vehicles were parked.
"Where the hell did you get these?!"
Future Mu Chenyi asked in shock.
This kind of thing wasn't easy to acquire.
"No time to explain, just get in!"
Without hesitation, Wang Zichen jumped into the driver's seat.
Future Mu Chenyi and Xiao Chen climbed into the back.
"Buckle up, we're getting the hell out of here!"
With that—
The engine roared to life.
"RUMBLE!!"
The underground garage doors opened—
And the armored vehicle shot out like a bullet!
As the car rushed outside, Mu Chenyi noticed something strange.
They had just exited the villa district—
And the underground garage's exit point was…
Underneath a public restroom?!
"How obsessed is this guy with building secret bases under toilets?"
In the front seat, Wang Zichen controlled the steering wheel with one hand while dialing a number with the other.
"Yo, Lao Zhao, I've been compromised. Gonna crash at your place for a bit."
"By the way, I picked up two newbies—a guy and a girl. I'm bringing them with me."
His driving skills were insane—
Even on crowded roads, he was speeding at almost 100 mph!
The armored vehicle roared down the street—
SMASH!
Plowing through ordinary cars, sending them flying!
Then—
Countless "humans" crawled out of the wrecked vehicles—
Their bodies twitching violently—
Then—
They transformed into green-furred monsters and started chasing them!
These creatures ran like zombies—
Their grotesque movements making them even more terrifying.
As the armored vehicle sped forward—
It crashed through more and more cars—
And behind them—
A massive horde of green-furred creatures chased relentlessly!
These green-furred creatures were utterly disgusting.
Through the rear windshield, Future Mu Chenyi could see their slimy, unknown bodily fluids smearing against the glass, making him want to gag.
But there was one undeniable fact—
This time, things had escalated massively.
Countless green-furred creatures charged at them like crazed beasts, completely disregarding their own safety.
Some of them had climbed onto the car roof, while others clung onto the vehicle's handles, their hands gripping tightly onto the armored truck!
"Sh*t!"
From the driver's seat, the fat man cursed under his breath.
His hands moved with surprising agility, expertly maneuvering the vehicle.
Relying solely on the sheer strength of the armored truck, he forcibly plowed a path forward!
Ahead of them—
The highway stretched into the distance!
"Fatty! Why the hell are you heading toward the highway?!"
Future Mu Chenyi shouted.
"Lao Zhao's place is in the suburbs!"
The fat man yelled back, his voice barely audible over the roaring chaos outside.
Mu Chenyi almost didn't catch what he said.
Just as the armored vehicle was about to merge onto the highway—
Suddenly!
A massive shadow loomed overhead!
"BANG!"
A heavy object smashed into the front of the armored vehicle,
The windshield caved inward from the impact!
Future Mu Chenyi was sent flying inside the vehicle—
And before he could react—
Darkness consumed him.
Right before he lost consciousness, he caught a glimpse of—
The object that smashed into their vehicle…
A massive utility pole!
Then—
Everything went black.
Unknown Duration Later…
When Future Mu Chenyi regained consciousness—
The scene before him was horrifying.
Countless green-furred creatures had pounced on him,
Tearing into his flesh, devouring him alive.
Agony.
Every inch of his body burned with excruciating pain!
He could even clearly feel the sensation of his own flesh being chewed away,
The excruciating pain of being eaten alive!
A few seconds later—
Future Mu Chenyi, dead.
Back to Reality—Time: 11:02 AM
Mu Chenyi snapped back from the death replay, his breath uneven.
Whenever he used [Eye of Death], no matter how long the death replay lasted—
Only a few seconds passed in reality.
But this time—
His death replay had lasted for over half an hour.
Among the three times he had used [Eye of Death] so far,
This was the longest one.
And if he factored in his unconsciousness,
The actual time might have been even longer!
He rubbed his skin.
This kind of first-person experience was far from pleasant.
However—
This time, the amount of intel he gathered was substantial.
First—
He encountered Xiao Chen and now knew what she looked like.
That meant—
She had received the hidden message from his emergency call and had come to Lan Gang Factory to find him.
Then—
She and Future Mu Chenyi had gone to the market to buy fish—
But somehow exposed themselves as humans.
After that—
They had been rescued by the fat man named Wang Zichen.
From there—
Everything made sense.
They had dragged Wang Zichen into trouble.
The green-furred monsters attacked his villa,
Forcing them into a desperate escape.
And in the end—
Just as they thought they had made it out,
They crashed into a utility pole,
And got slaughtered by the green-furred creatures.
The enemy's methods were brutally efficient.
His death was beyond miserable.
But apart from these events,
Mu Chenyi started analyzing something Wang Zichen had mentioned.
The fat man had called this doomsday event a—
"Disaster-level apocalypse."
And he also mentioned another term—
"Extinction-level apocalypse."
These were likely game-specific classifications within [Doomsday Descent].
From the way Wang Zichen spoke,
It was clear that he was an experienced player—
A veteran survivor.
And at the very end—
During his phone call with Lao Zhao,
He said:
"I've got two newbies with me—a guy and a girl."
That meant—
Both Mu Chenyi and Xiao Chen were newcomers.