As soon as the system’s voice faded, the ancient tomb began to change again. This time, however, only the security level was increased—there were no upgrades to the interior, so the changes weren’t obvious. In fact, if you didn’t look closely, you might not notice anything at all.
What was visible to the naked eye was that the surrounding walls seemed to have become much sturdier. Mo Yuwan thought for a moment and checked the entrance to the tomb.
What she saw shocked her!
The already well-fortified door had been completely upgraded, now equipped with a recognition system—both fingerprint and iris scanning.
This level of security was probably on par with a bank vault.
Although a bit surprised, Mo Yuwan felt much more at ease with the current situation.
When Mo Siying returned from her phone call, she was startled again, but this time she didn’t ask any questions and quickly accepted the change.
That day, the two of them went out to buy more food. When they returned that evening, their exercise routine became mountain climbing.
Although a bit dangerous, mountain climbing was a very effective way to quickly improve physical fitness—especially now that they had system buffs.
After climbing, the two returned to the tomb and went to bed early. This was their first night sleeping in the apocalypse fortress.
The next morning, they got up early and flew to the city where Mo Yuwan’s grandparents lived, returning to that small village.
Walking along the familiar road, Mo Yuwan felt a bit dazed, but at the same time, her alarm bells were ringing.
There was no other reason.
It was too quiet.
They arrived around six in the evening, just at dusk. In the past, at this time, children from every household would be out playing, and groups of elderly people would be sitting outside chatting. But now, it was eerily quiet.
Mo Yuwan didn’t mention her unease to her mother, not wanting to worry her. She just carefully led her further into the village.
Once inside, both of them fell silent.
It looked the same as the last time she’d been here in her previous life, but also different.
There wasn’t a single person!
But there weren’t any zombies either.
They first went to her grandparents’ house. Everything was neat and tidy, with no signs of a struggle. She touched the table—no dust. Clearly, someone had been living here until recently.
But whether in the vegetable garden or inside the house, there was no sign of her grandparents. The landline sat alone on the table—no wonder no one had answered the phone for days.
The only odd thing was that the big yellow dog her grandparents had always kept was still tied up in the yard. It looked like it hadn’t eaten for a while and was weak and listless.
This dog had been with the family for years.
When it saw Mo Yuwan, it wagged its tail weakly, its eyes bright—it clearly still recognized her.
This dog had been an important companion in her childhood.
Seeing it like this, Mo Yuwan felt heartbroken. She took out some dog food and goat milk powder from her space and carefully fed it.
Da Huang was so hungry that he ate too quickly, so Mo Yuwan had to feed him in batches and control his intake. Once she thought he’d had enough, she stopped.
Mo Siying didn’t come over, just stared blankly at the empty village and house.
Even Mo Yuwan couldn’t explain what was happening.
One thing was certain: her grandparents loved Da Huang dearly. If they’d left on their own, how could they have abandoned him? And none of their clothes or belongings were taken. The other villagers were also gone.
She thought for a moment, patted Da Huang’s head, and went to check the neighbors’ houses.
It was the same everywhere.
Nothing was missing, but the people were gone.
Mo Yuwan could only go back and tell her mother what she’d found.
The situation was so strange it was almost beyond words, and no one could explain it. After a while, Mo Yuwan looked at her mother and said,
“Mom, since there are no signs of a struggle, it means nothing bad happened. Besides, the apocalypse hasn’t started yet. Maybe something happened and the whole village moved away together?”
The more she spoke, the quieter and less confident she became.
Mo Siying didn’t respond, just stood there in a daze—this was the place where she’d grown up.
Mo Yuwan thought for a moment and could only stand beside Da Huang, stroking his head.
After eating, Da Huang perked up a lot, his eyes bright as he looked at Mo Yuwan. He even stuck out his tongue and licked her palm. Mo Yuwan looked at him, thinking that maybe only he knew where her grandparents had gone.
But unfortunately, as smart as Da Huang was, he was still a dog and couldn’t speak.
After a moment’s thought, Mo Yuwan looked at her mother and said,
“Mom, let’s take Da Huang with us.”
This time, Mo Siying finally reacted. She glanced at Da Huang, then nodded.
This was the dog her parents had raised for years.
The moment Mo Siying nodded, a system notification sounded in Mo Yuwan’s mind.
【Ding~ Fortress guard dog detected. Current loyalty: 100%! Initial optimization will be performed automatically.】
As the notification ended, Da Huang suddenly grew larger before Mo Yuwan’s eyes. His eyes became more human-like, and even his claws looked sharper.
Mo Yuwan: …What the heck?
She stared at Da Huang in disbelief. Da Huang looked back at her, even tilting his head as if to ask what was wrong.
Looking into those very human-like eyes, Mo Yuwan’s mind blanked and she blurted out,
“Da Huang, where did my grandparents go?”
She regretted it as soon as she said it.
What a dumb question.
But the next second, she saw Da Huang blink, then stretch out a paw and write a character on the ground.
“Left.”
Mo Yuwan: ???
“What the—!”
Mo Yuwan was usually a polite person, rarely swearing—unless she really couldn’t help it.
Hearing her daughter’s outburst, Mo Siying turned to look at her.
Mo Yuwan pointed at the character on the ground, then at Da Huang, her expression full of disbelief.
“Mom, I know you might not believe this, but he just wrote that in front of me.”
Mo Siying thought her daughter was just trying to cheer her up and didn’t respond, turning away. But Mo Yuwan grew anxious.
She looked at Da Huang.
“You mean my grandparents left on their own?”
Da Huang blinked, then—amazingly—nodded!
Now both Mo Yuwan and Mo Siying saw it!
Their expressions became quite interesting, but they clearly weren’t going to let this only “witness” off the hook.
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