The entire shaking lasted for about one minute, and most of the people in the Safe Zone woke up in terror from their sleep, screaming, "It’s an earthquake" and frantically rushing outside. Amid these extremely terrified screams, more people awoke from their slumber.
However, about a minute later, the entire shaking stopped as if nothing had happened. But the people who were awoken from their sleep couldn’t be at ease; they remained unsettled, looking around and standing on relatively open ground, not daring to go back inside their houses.
It took several more minutes before some began hesitantly preparing to return home.
The leaders of the Safe Zone were all deeply worried, concerned about a greater disaster occurring. That night, not just in this Safe Zone, many who felt the earthquake couldn’t sleep peacefully. Everyone was scared, scared of the unknown future.
Fortunately, despite the intense shaking, there were no building collapses in the Safe Zone—it was clear that the epicenter was still far away. However, hundreds of kilometers away from the Safe Zone in a deep mountain range, the strong earthquake had caused severe landslides, and large cracks appeared on the ground. Within the depths of these cracks, something dangerous was stirring.
At the time of the earthquake, Fang Yuxin was in the Scripture Pavilion with Lan Re and Angela, trying her luck. She tirelessly took out Jade Scrolls from orbs and handed them to Lan Re and Angela.
At that moment, she suddenly felt a strong palpitation. This uneasiness made her very uncomfortable; she almost immediately left the Qingmu Spirit Mansion, and then felt the entire earth quake.
She instantly remembered that after the apocalypse, whether due to environmental damage or other reasons, there had been several natural disasters. It all started with earthquakes, and after the earthquakes, mutant animals and plants began to appear in massive numbers.
Hordes of Zombie Rats, Mutated Rats, Zombie Birds, and Mutated Birds, because of their overwhelming numbers, had caused huge disasters to humanity. Especially those Zombie Birds and Mutated Birds flying in the sky, swooping down en masse, it was simply a horrifying disaster!
Originally, she and Fang Yuyang had been forcibly taken from their villa by Fang Mengyao, and most people in the Safe Zone were hostile towards them, living in very poor conditions, and several times they almost died at the beaks of those Mutated Birds and Zombie Birds.
This was a nightmare she could never escape from in her heart, but this time, because everything was going too smoothly, she had actually forgotten such an important matter! No, she hadn’t forgotten about the disaster itself; she just forgot when the disaster was supposed to happen.
She looked up at the sky; the entire sky was dark and ominous, adding an extra sense of foreboding. Then she saw people from surrounding houses running out in panic, all worried about the earthquake. She, however, wasn’t worried at all; instead, she re-entered the Qingmu Spirit Mansion.
Since the earthquake, there was still a week until Zombie Birds and Mutated Birds would appear in large numbers. This period was her buffer; she had to take this time to enhance her strength a bit more and learn several powerful Defensive Arrays. By then, setting them up around her house, she wouldn’t have to worry about the impact of Zombie Birds and Mutated Birds.
Moreover, among the bird species, there were different levels; if she could contract a powerful Mutated Bird, then they wouldn’t have to worry about attacks from other birds.
When Fang Yuxin returned to Qingmu Spirit Mansion, she already had a plan. She glanced around, saw that the others were either cultivating or absorbing Elemental Crystals, didn’t want to disturb them, and continued her attempt to find luck in the Scripture Pavilion.
Unfortunately, her luck wasn’t very good. She had touched every Jade Scroll and still hadn’t found an appropriate Cultivation Method for Lan Re and Angela.
Then she suddenly remembered something. Lan Re and Angela, one a Mutant Plant and the other a Mutant Animal, were cultivating as Demon Cultivators, who were supposed to bask in the essence of the sun and moon. But in this Qingmu Spirit Mansion, they couldn’t do that.
Regrettably, there was no moon tonight; even if she wanted to try, she could only figure out another way later.
With no other option, she had to prepare some purified Crystal Cores for Lan Re and Angela, letting them cultivate properly. Then she found a spot, sat down cross-legged, placed Crystal Cores around her, and immersed herself in cultivation.
At this moment, several figures were standing outside the Fang Family’s door, silently watching the pitch-black villa.