"No, second brother, we must all live."
"Second brother, no, we cannot abandon you."
"Chen'er! Your mother and I can still hold on. Your parents used to fight in battles. Our martial arts are decent. Your mother's speed has increased a lot recently, and your father's strength has also grown. Your father and I will hold them off, you all go first." A woman in her thirties said loudly.
A middle-aged man also shouted, "Listen to your mother! This is an order! I'll count to three, and then you retreat."
He then shouted, "One, two, three. Go!"
Everyone turned to look behind them.
The monsters chasing them were getting closer and closer, approaching step by step.
With the middle-aged man's command, everyone threw an attack, then turned and fled.
On their journey of exile, they had grown accustomed to obeying their parents' commands, followed by Shangguan Mingchen, the second brother. Because of this, not a single family member had been lost since the great change in the world.
When the twenty-something man heard the "three," he exerted his last bit of strength, unleashing a dense, half-man-high formation of earth spikes. With a pale face, he followed the others and ran into the distance.
The earth spikes and everyone's various attacks instantly killed over twenty monsters.
The middle-aged man used this opening to create a distance of seven to eight meters between himself and the monsters. He quickly ran to a nearby large tree, embraced it with all his might, and uprooted it.
With a loud roar, he swung it at the monsters' heads.
Over thirty monsters were decapitated instantly and fell to the ground. A few shorter monsters, having narrowly dodged, were then beheaded by a woman in her thirties, who moved rapidly amongst the monsters, wielding a large saber.
Ignoring the blood splattered on her face, the woman, with a stern expression, quickly helped up the exhausted man and sped towards the others.
This was because more monsters were already appearing in the distance.
This was their 48th day of fighting like this.
A little over two months ago, the Emperor, fearing the Duke of Loyalty and Valour's household, framed them for disloyalty and had their property confiscated and them exiled.
While they were resting on the road during their exile, the sky suddenly darkened, the entire world turned black, and it began to rain red.
When dawn broke and the rain stopped, the world had changed. Some people's eyes gradually turned grey, their minds became muddled, and they bit anyone they saw. Others inexplicably gained various miraculous abilities.
Some could conjure fire in their palms, some could control earth, some could conjure water from thin air, and others could control plant growth. All sorts of abilities emerged.
The Emperor thought that after eliminating the Duke of Loyalty and Valour's household, he would have nothing to worry about and could sleep soundly.
He never expected that not long after the Duke of Loyalty and Valour's family was exiled, the entire world would fall into chaos. The Crown Prince was so frightened he died, and many concubines, eunuchs, palace maids, court officials, and soldiers from the capital's outer camp turned into monsters, biting anyone they saw.
At first, the Emperor thought those who bit people were suffering from a plague and sent many people to treat them. However, after a few days, the number of people who went mad and bit others increased. Only then did he realize that this was not a plague, but divine punishment.
Had he made a mistake in confiscating the Duke of Loyalty and Valour's household, thus bringing divine punishment upon them? The Emperor wondered, filled with regret. But with the world in chaos, his regrets were useless, and he himself was barely safe.
However, the Duke of Loyalty and Valour's family, on their journey of exile, were unaware of the Emperor's regret.
The middle-aged man and woman caught up with the group. They carried a bag of food they had found and quickly ran towards their temporary resting place.
"Hey! Look quickly! Am I seeing things? There's a strange two-story building ahead!" A boy of fifteen or sixteen rubbed his eyes and pointed in astonishment at a distant structure.
Hearing this, everyone looked in the direction the boy was pointing, their eyes filled with disbelief.
There was indeed a two-story building, with "Good Fortune Fast Food" written on the first floor and "Home Happiness Supermarket" on the second. It stood out conspicuously on the desolate road.
"I feel like that might be a place to eat. I understand the words 'fast food'! It probably means to eat quickly," the boy continued.
"Let's go take a look!" the middle-aged man said, leading the way forward. The others followed cautiously beside him towards the fast-food restaurant.
In over a month, many people had developed miraculous abilities. Now, with a strange two-story building appearing, no one found it particularly odd.
Luo Yunshi sensed that customers had arrived at the ancient post-apocalyptic fast-food restaurant. She granted Shen Yilan permission and informed him before teleporting to the ancient post-apocalyptic Good Fortune Fast Food restaurant with a thought.
She walked out of the fast-food restaurant and took a few steps forward.
She looked at the approaching group.
The leading middle-aged man and the people beside him, though wearing tattered prison clothes, couldn't conceal their aura of battle. They were clearly not ordinary people.
Luo Yunshi smiled and greeted them, "Welcome to Good Fortune Fast Food. We have hot meals and various takeaway snacks. Would you like to try some?"
The middle-aged man and his group had just reached about 50 meters from the fast-food restaurant when they saw a girl with strange clothes and a strange hairstyle walk out and smile at them.
Was this person or a ghost?
Everyone exchanged glances, reading confusion and vigilance in each other's eyes.
The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, observed the strange girl carefully, and then smiled.
"Miss, are you the proprietress of this establishment?"
Luo Yunshi nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, that's right, I'm the proprietress. I imagine you must be hungry? Why don't you come in and try something?"
The middle-aged man agreed without hesitation.
Seeing this, Luo Yunshi smiled slightly, turned, and walked inside.
"Please, everyone."
The middle-aged man and his companions exchanged glances and followed Luo Yunshi into the fast-food restaurant.
As soon as they entered, everyone was stunned by the interior decoration, their eyes fixed on the furnishings.
Luo Yunshi explained with a smile.
"Over here on the left is the points redemption area. You can bring anything you have to exchange.
Well... let me put it this way, think of these items as a pawnshop. They will automatically assess the value of what you bring and convert it into points. You can use points to buy things in my shop."
"Everyone, feel free to read the store rules," Luo Yunshi said, pointing to a sign on the wall. The words on the sign automatically transformed into traditional Chinese characters of the ancient world.
Following Luo Yunshi's gesture, everyone looked at the sign, and instantly, an audio version of the store rules appeared in their minds.
After understanding, the middle-aged man was the first to approach the points redemption area, intending to try it out.
Soon, a mechanical prompt sound was heard.
Everyone found it magical upon hearing it.
The middle-aged man placed a small bag of coarse grains they had found outside at the redemption window.
The coarse grains instantly vanished into thin air, and a series of data appeared on the screen and in their minds.
"Beep, redemption successful.
Name: Shangguan He
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Points: 30."
The middle-aged man was astonished.
Luo Yunshi saw that he had only exchanged about ten jin of coarse grains and guessed that the points wouldn't be much.
She then reminded him, "We have boxed meals in the store for 15 points each. They include vegetables, meat, fruit, and soup. You can choose from over here." She pointed to the replicator.
The middle-aged man walked in the direction Luo Yunshi indicated.
There were many types of dishes in the machine, two types of staple food, and three types of fruit.
He bought two portions and brought them to the nearest table. He noticed that his points in his mind had already been cleared. He found it even more miraculous.
He opened the boxed meal, took a few bites, waited for a moment, and found no issues. He then looked at the others, "Everyone, share these for now. I'll figure out the rest."