After finishing all their preparations, the rich guy asked, “Who is it?”
“Open the door!”
“If you know what’s good for you, open up!”
Hearing the arrogant voices outside, there was no way the rich guy was going to open the door himself.
But in the next second, the door was pried open, and a group of shirtless men stood outside.
Each one of them was holding a weapon.
Before the rich guy and the others could react, the group rushed straight in.
“I knew they had water! Everyone, grab it!”
Over twenty young men stormed into the home.
The rich guy and his group only had four men.
Just a few punches from each attacker knocked all four of them to the ground.
The twenty-something intruders scrambled over each other, completely lacking the order they had when prying the door open.
Their apartment had already run out of water.
Now that almost no stores outside Mingyue Huafu were open, they couldn’t buy any water at all.
Seeing over a hundred cases of mineral water right there—how could they not be obsessed?
Everyone went crazy, grabbing several cases and running home.
The rich guy’s group lay on the ground, groaning in pain. People even stepped on their hands from time to time.
Seeing how bad things were, the sharp-tongued woman didn’t dare resist at all—she crouched in the corner, terrified that they would beat her just like they beat the rich guy.
Fortunately, those men didn’t kill anyone; they simply cleaned out all the supplies in the rich guy’s home.
They even carried away the generator that had been running.
While leaving, someone also snatched the electric neck fan from the sharp-tongued woman’s neck.
The commotion was so loud that Su Yu naturally saw everything.
From the building those men came out of and all the water they were carrying, Su Yu easily guessed that it came from the rich guy’s family.
That day when they returned from buying water, they had exposed themselves in the underground parking lot.
In an apocalypse where resources were scarce, they were bound to become the first target.
It was perfectly normal that they got robbed.
Su Yu continued watching quietly.
In the apocalypse, people didn’t only die from extreme weather, lack of resources, or zombie viruses.
Those who didn’t think, who hesitated, who were overly compassionate—those people also died.
After that chaos, Mingyue Huafu stayed quiet for a while.
However, Brother Li from Building 7 died.
He Lihe (He Lihe) was too lazy to carry supplies under the extreme heat. And moving that many supplies outside would likely get him robbed.
So he simply moved into Brother Li’s apartment.
He Lihe enjoyed Li’s supplies but didn’t give him anything to eat.
For five whole days, Brother Li didn’t eat a single thing—not even a drop of water.
He starved to death.
Perhaps worried that the corpse would start to smell in the heat, He Lihe threw Brother Li’s body out the window at night. Blood and brain matter splattered all over the ground.
When Su Yu saw the body, she understood exactly what had happened.
These days, she had ignored everything happening outside.
No matter how cruel He Lihe and his group were, Su Yu deliberately overlooked it.
But if He Lihe dared step into Building 10—her territory—
If he ever posed a threat to her family, she would not hesitate.
At 10 p.m., a loud rumbling suddenly echoed outside.
Su Yu recognized the sound instantly—it was a helicopter rotor.
A voice amplified through a loudspeaker:
“Residents, please don’t give up hope. The government has been trying to find a way to save everyone. Those in need of supplies, please proceed to the courtyard.”
The courtyard of Mingyue Huafu was spacious enough for helicopters to land.
Hearing the announcement, many residents opened their windows.
They cheered in the direction of the helicopter.
They had finally waited long enough for help.
Everyone rushed toward the stairs.
After starving for so many days, hope had finally appeared.
People had endured the 55°C daytime heat—so the 45°C nighttime temperature wasn’t enough to keep anyone from going to collect supplies.
After settling the little monkey, Su Yu’s family also prepared to go outside.
There was only one reason:
The main troublemakers in Mingyue Huafu right now were He Lihe’s group. Once their supplies ran out, they would definitely target the residents who had never gone downstairs.
With food so scarce, if you didn’t show up to collect supplies, it could only mean two things:
Either you were dead, or you still had stock at home.
To avoid trouble, the Su family had to make an appearance.
Su’s father, mother, and Su Yu disguised themselves.
Under the disaster, with no food, people had all grown thin and haggard.
With no water to bathe, most residents carried a foul sweaty smell.
Under the dark night, it was hard to tell one’s actual condition.
The three deliberately dirtied their clothes.
They rubbed foul-smelling trash from the garbage room onto themselves.
After walking up and down the stairwell several times in 45°C heat, their clothes were quickly soaked in sweat.
They endured the stench.
It was the apocalypse—caution came first.
Otherwise, no amount of supplies would keep you alive.
Judging from the crowd size, around 150 people were still left in Mingyue Huafu.
Since the heat disaster began, almost half of the residents had died—or vanished.
Only Su Yu’s family lived on the high floors of Building 10, and they had insulated the entire unit. Nothing unusual could be smelled above the 20th floor.
But outside Building 10, it was hell on earth.
Those who jumped to their deaths or died fighting for supplies—no one collected their bodies.
Rotting corpses filled the air with stench.
Plus the smell of armpits, feet, and all kinds of odors.
People stood far apart from each other, disgusted.
“Supplies are limited. One bag per person, no collecting for others. Please line up.”
Several men in camouflage uniforms stepped off the helicopter.
Their foreheads and bodies were soaked in sweat.
They must have already distributed supplies to many zones.
In her previous life, Su Yu also received government aid once.
But that was the last time.
Afterward, the higher-ups realized that their reserves couldn’t support the people through the disaster.
After that, they kept the remaining supplies for those who needed them most.
When Su Yu lined up, she saw the rich guy.
A whole chunk of flesh was missing from his shoulder!
The sharp-tongued woman was so thin she was practically skin and bones.
Those intruders hadn’t just stolen their water—they had taken their supplies too.
If the sharp-tongued woman hadn’t secretly hidden some food in a hidden compartment at home…
They would have starved to death already.
And the missing flesh on the rich guy’s shoulder—
It had been carved out and eaten by his three companions.
“Please… please save us! They took our apartment and stole all our supplies! My child was starved to death by them! Those animals!”
Suddenly, a woman with messy hair rushed out from the crowd.
Her whole body trembled.
Her voice was full of fury.
And the people she pointed at were none other than He Lihe and his group.