Lin Yu suddenly realized something, and his face instantly turned solemn. He quickly removed the leg blade from the nearby insect beast and, one by one, chopped off the heads of the mutilated corpses around him. Due to his severe physical exhaustion, often with one swing of the blade, he couldn't completely sever the head, and Lin Yu had to saw back and forth repeatedly. Blood and bone marrow splattered everywhere.

  He had no choice but to do this. In his current state, he simply couldn't deal with any unexpected situations. For these humans killed by the insect beasts, no one knew if they would turn into ferocious zombies like Zhang Chao.

  After finishing all this, Lin Yu leaned against a corpse and gasped for breath. Although every breath he took filled his nostrils with the strong smell of blood, he couldn't care less. In this dangerous environment, being able to breathe freely was already a luxury.

  "Hello, who are you looking for? Let me make it clear in advance. If you're looking for the previous owner of this phone, you're probably going to be disappointed. You should call the Underworld hotline, if you can get through, haha." Lin Yu smiled bitterly. In this narrow and dim elevator, leaning against a pile of corpses, he didn't expect any meaningful response from the other end of the phone. Answering the call was just to hear the voice of a human being and relieve the loneliness in his heart.

  However, the response from the other end of the phone surprised him greatly. A timid voice came through: "Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin, is that you? It's Su Yao. Is it really you?" As she spoke, Su Yao began to sob on the other end of the phone.

  "Su Yao? I never expected to hear your voice. In this doomsday, receiving a call from an acquaintance is truly a comfort. Where are you now? Are you safe?" Lin Yu said while rummaging through the pool of blood for food. After two days of coma and successive fierce battles, he was already extremely hungry. Although cultivators could live by absorbing the essence of the sun and moon and the spiritual qi of the air, with Lin Yu's current cultivation level, he was still far from reaching the realm of fasting.

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  "Su Yao, you must be careful. A beautiful and innocent girl like you is in a very dangerous situation in this chaotic situation. If there are men around you, make use of them if you can. If not, stay away from them immediately. Remember, never trust anyone easily. The moral bottom line can be broken at any moment now." Lin Yu warned while finding some chocolate and bread among the corpses. The bread had been soaked in blood, and its color was nauseating, but Lin Yu cleaned it up a bit and then forced himself to swallow it despite the nausea. At this critical moment of life and death, any food that could replenish his strength might be the hope of survival.

  Then, Lin Yu tore open the packaging of the chocolate. The rich sweetness spread in his mouth, gradually calming his emotions. "Su Yao, are you still there?" Lin Yu asked vaguely with the chocolate in his mouth.

  "Mr. Lin, I'm here. After the disaster happened that day, the scene was in chaos. I wanted to find you, but the crowd was too crowded, and I couldn't find you at all. I was even pushed out by the crowd," Su Yao said with a sob.

  "It's a good thing you didn't find me. I was unconscious at that time. If you had come, it would have only been more dangerous," Lin Yu laughed heartily, as if he were in a sunny park at the moment, rather than in this dark and stinky elevator. Su Yao's call was like a ray of dawn in the darkness, allowing Lin Yu's tense nerves to relax for a moment.

  The conversation between the two lasted for more than three hours. Thanks to the high quality of the mobile phone and its sufficient battery, this "doomsday chat marathon" was possible. Su Yao seemed to sense Lin Yu's depression. She listened silently, responded appropriately, and guided Lin Yu to pour out his feelings. Among Lin Yu's disorderly stories, she could always use simple words to give Lin Yu the motivation to continue expressing himself.

  "Really? Mr. Lin, you're amazing!" Su Yao's timely response allowed Lin Yu to release the long-pent-up pressure. Just like in their previous work, Su Yao could not only help Lin Yu deal with trivial matters and arrange his schedule but also provide psychological comfort and support when he needed it. In this regard, she had always been impeccable.