The night fell, and everything should have been silent.
However, the streets and areas outside the communities were filled with people.
With the help of various lighting equipment, everyone had a common goal, working together to clear the snow.
Of course, they weren't doing this work for free; those who worked could receive meals provided by the government.
Additionally, they would receive a reward of a thousand yuan per day.
For the sake of food, and motivated by the lure of money, many people braved the severe cold to clear the snow outside.
Of course, there was another reason; they hoped everything would return to normal quickly.
"Dong~~"
When the clock struck midnight.
Another anomaly occurred.
[Report, detected a large number of unidentified objects in the sky.]
[Сообщается, что в небе было обнаружено большое количество неизвестных объектов.]
....
A large number of "meteors" appeared in the skies of various countries.
They seemed to appear out of nowhere, and no one knew where they came from.
However, what everyone did know was that an unprecedented meteor shower was about to erupt.
"Shoo shoo shoo shoo shoo"
Millions of "meteors" rapidly fell from the sky, turning into burning fireballs due to atmospheric friction. These meteors varied in size, with the largest being as big as a comprehensive university.
The smallest might be only as big as a fist.
"Run!"
People cried out in anguish, fleeing in panic.
"Boom"
A huge meteor crashed into the earth, a terrifying heatwave swept through everything, vaporizing the snow, and that land turned into scorched earth. The immense impact even triggered an earthquake.
"Boom!"
Another giant meteor plunged into the ocean, raising towering waves as tsunamis engulfed everything.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom"
Fire meteors fell madly worldwide, like a violent storm.
There weren't many large fire meteors, but each fall brought terrifying disasters.
Small fire meteors weren't exceptionally destructive, but there were far too many of them, like a torrential storm.
Seventy percent of the world suffered varying degrees of destruction.
Numerous buildings collapsed, and various facilities were destroyed. Some fire meteors even struck nuclear power plants, causing horrifying explosions and nuclear leaks.
Volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, continuous earthquakes, forest fires...
Electricity, water, even the internet, collapsed on a large scale.
Countless civilians perished or were injured.
Even the military suffered heavy losses.
In the face of such natural disasters, everyone was equal; those unlucky, even if billionaires, could vanish in an instant.
Crying, roaring, sounds of explosions... reverberated across the heavens and earth.
The real apocalypse had arrived.
The only fortunate thing was that the extreme cold weather had disappeared.
Replaced by mist!
The high temperatures of the fire meteors vaporized the snow, and the mist gradually enveloped the globe.
"Oh my god!"
Wang Hao looked at the doomsday scenes on the surveillance screen and the videos on major websites.
Even though he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but gulp.
He hadn't expected the real apocalypse to unfold in such a dramatic manner.
This wave probably killed countless people, and who knows how many would starve later.
The true end of the world had arrived.
Wang Hao felt a bit conflicted at this moment.
He should feel happy, after all, the apocalypse had arrived, and all his previous debts were canceled.
And the supplies he had hoarded could ensure a very comfortable life for him in the future.
He could even become a local emperor without any issues.
But looking at those tragic scenes and hearing those cries.
Wang Hao still felt very distressed in his heart.
"Sigh...."
He let out a long sigh, calming his emotions.
Now that the internet was down, he couldn't follow outside information.
He directed his attention to the surveillance.
The Blue Sky Villa District was also hit by fire meteors, with continuous banging noises.
Some houses were struck, and roads were damaged, but fortunately, no massive objects hit them; they were mostly small ones, so the damage wasn't too severe.
Compared to many places outside, this place was like heaven.
The rooftop surveillance footage always occupied the center of the big screen.
The hinted treasure chest had not appeared!
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a loud noise came.
Wang Hao was startled.
A fire meteor hit the mountain behind the villa.
Many pieces of rock rolled down from the mountain.
A lot of the rubble landed on his rooftop.
Among them was a box!
Yes!
Through the surveillance, Wang Hao saw a box on his rooftop.
Zooming in, the box was black-brown, about the size of half a shoebox.
Is this the treasure mentioned in the hint?
Wang Hao rubbed his chin.
It was uncertain whether this box was hidden in the mountain or if it was a heavenly object.
To be cautious, Wang Hao didn't fetch it himself but opened the skylight via a controller, using a drone to grab the treasure box into the house.
Having experienced the incident with Brother Wolf, he became even more cautious.
Even though the surveillance confirmed there was no one around, who could guarantee that no one in the villas harbored malicious intent toward him?
People here knew more or less about him stockpiling supplies and modifying his villa.
Previously, those people didn't lack food, and since they thought the disaster would quickly pass, they didn't care.
But now, it was the real apocalypse.
Even for them, it might be difficult to get supplies.
Guns, such things, were hard for civilians to obtain, but rich people might be a different story.
Zhou Chenggong had a handgun, didn't he?
Who could ensure the wealthy didn't have sniper rifles?
They might not even need a sniper rifle; just a crossbow like his own could attempt to snipe him from a distance.
Although the possibility was very small, Wang Hao couldn't help but be on guard.
Moreover, there was the increasingly dense mist outside.
Who knew if it contained toxins?
Be cautious, more cautious, Wang Hao repeatedly reminded himself to be careful.
Wearing protective gear, carrying an oxygen tank, and with disinfection equipment in hand, Wang Hao thoroughly disinfected the room where the drone was parked.
Then, he took the box to another room, disinfected himself again, removed the protective gear, took the box to a room on the second floor, disinfected himself once more, then went to the bathroom for a shower, changed clothes, and went down to the first floor.
On the sofa, Wang Hao carefully examined the box in front of him.
The box seemed to be wooden, but he didn't know what kind of wood.
Aside from the wood grain, there was nothing on it, resembling a 9.9 express imitation wood jewelry box.
The box had a lock on it, with a key thoughtfully inserted.
This spared Wang Hao from having to force it open.
"What could be inside? Would a system pop out?"
At this moment, Wang Hao felt a bit of anticipation.
At the hint's urging, he had read many doomsday novels.
Most had a system.
With a system, he could advance fearlessly, pulling off all sorts of impressive moves.
"Hoo~~"
Wang Hao exhaled slightly, calming himself, then opened the treasure box with great expectation.
The next moment, his smile froze on his face.
This.....