Chapter 424 (Part 1) The Largest Haunted House in History

November 13, 1999, xx:xx.

Along the deserted city streets, he aimlessly moved forward, occasionally stepping on plastic bags that made a slight squeaking noise underfoot, one of the few sounds that accompanied him during his long walk... Besides that, there was the wind, making its way through the quiet city's streets, alleys, and corners, banging loosely secured windows and doors of the storefronts and houses against the walls with a "bang bang bang" that sounded as stiff as wood, repeatedly.

Sometimes, that sound would travel from a very distant place, giving off the illusion of a rhythmic pattern, as if apart from himself, there were other survivors caught within the empty downtown area, anxiously and desperately trying to send signals hoping to be heard by others so that they could gather sooner...

But Xu Xiangyang knew all these were merely fantasies of the brain.

It was impossible for there to be other living humans in this city.