The apocalypse begins with a dungeon game.

"Hey, girl, you're awake?" Huang Xiaoqi rolled her eyes at Li Can, walked past him, and headed straight for Shen Yuan.

She held the girl's hands affectionately and looked her up and down.

"Yes, thank you. I'll probably be bothering you for a while now. I plan to find a job here to make a living." Shen Yuan quickly adjusted her mindset.

"Sure, the shop is currently very busy and has expanded its operations. You can work here as an assistant with the other staff, and I'll pay you your salary at the end of the month, how about that?"

In fact, Shen Yuan did not have a certificate to leave the city, so even if Huang Xiaoqi transferred money to her in the end, she would have nowhere to transfer it.

But she quickly agreed anyway.

Looking at Huang Xiaoqi's behavior, Li Can felt that she had completely lost her memory of the previous period. She had clearly seen Shen Yuan wake up and heard her words when she was in the room.

But at this moment, it was as if he were seeing her awake for the first time.

It seems that this kind of spiritual pollution is still quite serious.

After coming into contact with the secrets of this world, just as her understanding was about to be shattered, all her memories were overturned and reset.

Huang Xiaoqi didn't press Shen Yuan about her true identity, as if she had tacitly accepted that Shen Yuan was a native of this place.

"Thank you, Sister Huang. I'm so grateful to have you and Brother Xing." Shen Yuan's eyes were red; she was truly moved.

"Oh, sister, you've had a tough time all by yourself, don't be so polite with me. From now on, we're practically family, no need for formalities."

The two chatted amongst themselves in the room, and after a few simple exchanges, they decided that Shen Yuan would be working at Baijie Hotel from now on.

This way, Li Can won't have to worry about her survival anymore.

After tidying up the restaurant lobby, the group felt exhausted, so Qian Shi led his staff back to their original restaurant to rest and sleep.

Huang Xiaoqi quickly tidied up a new room for Shen Yuan and then fell into a deep sleep.

Shen Yuan was still very weak because she had not fully recovered, even after absorbing several zombie crystal cores.

We'll stay here for now.

Taking advantage of the darkness and the quiet of the night, Li Can finally had some free time to go out and freely explore this eerie and mysterious city.

He retrieved a resource egg from his consciousness space, opened the "Little Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" cloak, and draped it over himself.

He silently recalled the appearances of the strange customers he had seen during business hours, activated his ability, and disguised himself as one of those strange people.

"Good night, sweet dreams." He glanced back at the Baijie Hotel sign one last time before hurrying out the door.

The endless night continued, and Li Can walked along another main road leading to the city gate.

If it weren't for the scroll mentioning that he needed to play the role of the assigned character card well and not be out of character, he would have left here and gone out to investigate long ago.

At this moment, nearly fifteen hours have passed since he entered the instance, a considerable delay.

Fortunately, the sphere they obtained last time extended Blue Star's life and bought them a lot of time; otherwise, it really would have been too late.

[How far away is the destruction of Earth?]

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On his first night here, Li Can's goal for exploring was simple: to first wander around and get a clear understanding of the terrain and its distribution.

The first priority, as mentioned in the scroll, is to conduct an on-site investigation regarding the gate guards' passage.

Secondly, he plans to visit the city center beforehand, as he hasn't yet found any other players in the instance.

He also needs to confirm this as soon as possible: whether he will encounter the players from ten years ago again this time.

If we can find the superhumans sent by the First Base, and integrate the resources we have, it's better than fighting alone.

However, even after finding someone listed on the base's resume, Li Can didn't intend to alert them too early; he planned to observe them first.

In short, there are many things to do, and we need to do them one by one.

The Baijie Hotel is located in the suburbs of the city.

It won't take much time to reach the nearest city gate.

Not far away, a majestic city gate slowly came into view.

A massive iron gate, painted with bright red dye, was carved out between the towering city walls.

The city gate is nearly ten meters wide, and its sides are carved with intricate, unidentified patterns.

The front of the gate features some reliefs, highlighted with black ink.

"I'm leaving the city! I've finally saved up 666 million!" A rough male voice shouted from ahead.

Li Can silently floated closer in a strange manner and stood in a nearby corner to watch.

After the man shouted excitedly at the city gate, many nearby residents came out to watch the spectacle.

"Guardian, I'm leaving the city. My certificate is ready!" the man said to a huge, strangely shaped stone statue at the gate.

The man was wearing a slightly tattered old-fashioned jacket, and his pants looked like they hadn't been washed in years, worn so worn they were almost reflective.

The man, however, did not care about his appearance at all. His thick hair was messy and hung down his back like a bird's nest, and his beard was very long.

Her appearance was obscured; her hair was disheveled, and only a pair of bloodshot eyes, etched from long nights of staying up late, were visible.

Below his eyelids was a deep bluish-gray, and several wrinkles indicated his age.

The man was holding a red notebook, which was swaying in the wind.

"Did you see that? I'm about to leave the city, hahahahahaha! I'll never have to stay with you lowly, stupid people again."

The expressions on the faces of the surrounding indigenous people were quite interesting, showing both disgust and envy.

But no one responded to him.

The strangely shaped stone statue at the city gate, which had been sitting there covered in dust, looked like an ordinary ornament to anyone.

Upon receiving the man's call, she began to slowly move her body.

Weeds and withered branches, covered in dust, slid off it and onto the ground, scattering all over the man.

Li Can watched as the stone statue reached out with animal-like tentacles to the man, finally taking the bright red exit permit and scanning it on his face. He couldn't help but marvel, "So this is what a city gate guard looks like."

"Guardian, I am ready!" he shouted, laughing maniacally with tears in his eyes.

The stone statue didn't speak, it just nodded. After confirmation, the certificate passed the review and was swept away by its empty surface light, turning into dust and dissipating.

Then, the towering city gate slowly opened outwards under its operation.

It was the grating sound of hard stone slabs rubbing against metal, a sharp noise that pierced the ears of everyone present.

Li Can also felt uncomfortable. His hearing was now too sensitive, and he was more sensitive to sound stimulation than anyone else present.

Go, the eerie city welcomes you!

A subtitle slowly appeared above the head of the city gate guard statue, which was very similar to that of the guests.

Even after the gate opened, a barrier-like membrane still remained in the middle.

Li Can hid in a corner and peered into the light purple barrier net.

Through it, he could see the overall environment of the eerie lair opposite.