Cutting open corpses or dissecting things—this was child’s play to Lu An now. Something he could do on instinct.
After the first time, there would naturally be a second. Once he finished building up his mental resilience, Lu An quickly went on a rampage.
Very soon, the four to five basketball-sized mutated rats were completely wiped out by the two of them and one cat.
They continued moving forward. In the living room ahead, there were dozens of mutated cockroaches—each the size of a palm, and they could fly.
Su Ruanruan frowned deeply. She hated cockroaches more than anything in her life—these things were everywhere and impossible to kill completely.
“Let’s go. Ignore them!” she said decisively.
For creatures like that, running was the best option. They were small, could fly, and without proper weapons, they were too difficult to deal with.
“Alright.” Lu An also felt extreme disgust toward them. Wherever humans existed, they would inevitably appear.
The two humans and one cat quickly passed through the living room and rushed downstairs.
When they reached the small garden outside, they finally saw the true scale of plant mutation.
Trees shot straight into the sky. Bushes grew wildly out of control.
Even the tiny grass that once survived in cracks had now smashed through tiles and grown several meters tall.
Every leaf on the trees was larger than Su Ruanruan’s entire body. One falling leaf could probably crush her to death.
It felt as if they had entered the world of giants—while they themselves were tiny humans straining their necks to look up, unable to see the tops of the trees.
The moon that had once hung in the sky was completely blocked by the monstrous vegetation.
Everything was pitch black. They could only barely see within a one-meter radius.
Lu An was shaken by what he saw. He couldn’t help but think—what kind of ability would he awaken?
“Let’s go. They haven’t developed intelligence yet. They’re just growing wildly for now and won’t actively attack humans,” Su Ruanruan said calmly.
The two of them and the cat tiptoed carefully, not making a single sound as they exited the neighborhood.
Suddenly, Tangtang, who was walking in the middle, let out a low growl toward a direction. Its back arched in a defensive stance.
Both of them instantly became alert and looked over.
A figure stumbled out.
It was a soldier from their convoy. His entire body was covered in blood, face pale. The moment he saw them, he opened his mouth—but before he could say anything—
A two-meter-tall “teacup dog” suddenly leapt out from behind and pinned him to the ground.
It immediately bit into his neck and began feeding ravenously.
The two of them were so shocked they stepped back instantly.
The next second, Su Ruanruan grabbed Lu An and ran.
“While it’s eating, we can’t win—run!” she whispered urgently.
The two of them sprinted out of the neighborhood.
Tangtang followed closely behind.
Only when they reached a small alley did they finally stop and catch their breath, collapsing onto the ground.
Lu An, however, was clearly not okay.
In his memory, a teacup dog was something you could hold in your palm.
Now it had become taller than him—with one bite it could swallow him whole.
Beside them, Tangtang suddenly shivered.
Then its body began to grow again.
This time, with no building or trees restricting it, it expanded rapidly—reaching ten meters tall within minutes.
Tangtang tilted its huge head down and looked at Lu An curiously, then looked at itself, confused. Suddenly excited, it began happily meowing and bouncing—causing the ground to tremble.
“Tangtang!” Lu An called out.
The giant cat immediately froze and obediently sat down.
Lu An was still in shock, clutching his chest.
The small cat that used to fit in his arms had now turned into a giant creature that made him tilt his head just to see its face.
“Just as I foresaw,” Su Ruanruan said calmly, pretending to be composed.
But inside, she was screaming with excitement.
This was the legendary cat mount from her previous life—famous across the apocalypse world.
“What?” Lu An asked in confusion.
Su Ruanruan explained seriously, word by word:
“When I saw Tangtang transform earlier, I had a vision. It will grow to ten meters. It won’t lose its mind and will remain extremely loyal to you.”
As she spoke, she reached out and petted its thick fur.
Warm. Soft. Just as she imagined.
Lu An believed it almost completely.
After all, if it really lost control, it would probably behave like that mutated teacup dog and start eating people.
“Tangtang?” Lu An cautiously called out and extended his hand.
Tangtang obediently placed its paw on his hand.
“IT remembers me!” Lu An was excited.
He carefully climbed onto Tangtang.
In the next second, Su Ruanruan grabbed its tail and was lifted up like a roller coaster ride—landing right on Tangtang’s head.
The view was incredible.
The two of them sat on the giant cat, wrapped in its warm fur, completely shielded from the cold.
As dawn broke, the sun slowly rose, illuminating the world.
And revealing even more clearly the true face of this mutated world…
After a brief moment of joy, they calmed down, drank some water, and prepared to continue their journey.
Today’s temperature had slightly risen—to around minus ten degrees.
“We should keep moving,” Su Ruanruan sighed.