Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

A huge splash of water crashed down, and in a short time, the yacht disappeared without a trace.

After a period of violent churning, only a few broken sampans remained, swirling on the surface before slowly returning to calm.

shore.

The round-faced man and the tall, thin man stood rooted to the spot, their legs feeling like they were made of lead, their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"Dead...dead?"

The round-faced man made meaningless gurgling sounds in his throat.

The powerful mage who had regarded zombies as ants all along was dragged down by the sea monster along with the Black Tower, without even having a chance to cast a spell.

Snapped!

A resounding slap landed heavily on the round-faced man's face, snapping him out of his daze.

"What are you standing there for! Do you want to die here? Run!"

Before anyone knew it, Isabella had abandoned her previous respectful and humble demeanor.

His facial muscles were slightly contorted with extreme excitement and tension. After scolding the person, he turned around without hesitation and ran wildly in the direction he had come from.

The two men snapped out of their daze, their survival instincts overriding all fear and shock, and scrambled to catch up with Isabella as they rushed out of the Fujin harbor.

The three of them, panting, climbed into the SUV.

"Drive! Go back the way you came!"

Isabella sat in the passenger seat, her chest heaving violently.

"On our way here, we passed a small cargo dock with an abandoned sign; that's the real evacuation point!"

The tall, thin man gripped the steering wheel with trembling hands, floored the accelerator, and the car sped along the empty road.

The atmosphere inside the car was eerie, with heavy breathing mingling together.

The round-faced man sat in the back row, staring intently at the back of Isabella's head, and swallowed hard.

Recalling the scene that had just unfolded at the port, a chilling thought popped into my head.

"You...you brought everyone to Fujin Port with the intention of deliberately killing them from the very beginning?"

"That's right."

Isabella gave a cold laugh, readily admitting it with a smug tone.

"Judging from your stupid expressions, it's obvious you don't really understand the work 'Disorder.' You think this is just an ordinary zombie movie?"

"No, no, no, 'Disorder' is actually a film adaptation of the novel of the same name!"

"The movie does end with the male lead's daughter escaping on the ship, but the film's timeline only spans a few days at most!"

"Judging from the extent of damage to the facilities we saw in the hospital and the mutations of the zombies, at least three months have passed in this world's timeline."

"Only the original novel contains detailed settings for what happens three months later!"

"From that moment on, I knew that Grizzly City, where we were, wasn't just a movie absurdity, but a post-apocalyptic world brought to life from a novel!"

Hearing these words, cold sweat streamed down the forehead of the tall, thin man.

"...But what does this have to do with killing them?" the round-faced man pressed.

"The novel reveals a fatal hidden rule."

Isabella lowered her voice.

"There were only three evacuation slots, which the military had specially prepared for the protagonist's family. Unfortunately, the protagonist's wife was too unlucky and died of infection at the very beginning of the story."

Upon learning this fact, both men gasped in shock.

Isabella continued, "Scholars from Azure Star have conducted countless studies on worlds where ethereal life forms are active, and have concluded that the core setting is irreversible."

"Once the number of people who escape from Grizzly City and board the ship exceeds the set three quota, the world rules will determine that the plot has deviated, and no one will be able to leave."

The round-faced man finally understood everything that had happened.

No wonder Isabella was determined to kill those two!

Including Qi Zhimu and Heita, there were a total of five people in their group.

There are only three spots available. If we take those two people with us to the actual evacuation point...

Once the Black Tower discovers the setup, two of the three, who have no ability to protect themselves, will inevitably be eliminated as expendable pawns.

Even... it's not impossible.

If they want to live, Qi Zhimu and Heita must die.

Once he understood this, the round-faced man's gaze towards Isabella completely changed, and he was filled with utter admiration.

"Brilliant, absolutely brilliant."

He wiped away the cold sweat and exclaimed sincerely:

"Using someone else to do the dirty work—that's brilliant! The monster lurking in Fujin Harbor must be part of the original novel, right?"

Isabella smiled smugly.

"Of course, after three months of viral infection, Grizzly City is practically wiped out. Anyone who dares to show their face will be torn apart by the evolved mutated zombies."

"In the novel's setting, animal mutants from land, sea, and air are more terrifying than human zombies."

"The thing that dragged the two Black Towers into the water just now was a mutated octopus that was entrenched in Fujin Port."

"In an aquatic environment, even if that magician can unleash lightning, he would be no match for a sea monster of that size."

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin man suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help but speak up.

"I understand! This morning, when you handed the data chip to the Black Tower, you weren't trying to entrust any hope to Azure Star. It was just to lower their guard and make them think you had given up."

"It's just a little psychological suggestion."

Isabella fiddled with a strand of hair that hung down by her ear, her eyes cold.

"The Black Tower is very wary and has never trusted us. If we don't give her a reasonable explanation, she will definitely doubt my motives for leading the way."

"I deliberately gave the wrong directions earlier to make that magician impatient, so he cleared away all the obstacles on our way to the evacuation port."

"Now that the biggest threat has been eliminated, all we need to do is be careful."

"Awesome!" the two men exclaimed in unison.

Outside the car window, the setting sun was like blood, dyeing half the sky dark red.

The journey was surprisingly smooth.

On the way here, Qi Zhimu cleared away hordes of zombies and roadblocks along the way, so the road is now completely flat.

Before long, the SUV turned onto a secluded coastal road.

"Stop the car, it's just ahead," Isabella said.

The three got off the car and found themselves in front of a very inconspicuous small freight station.

There are no conspicuous signs here, and the heavy explosion-proof steel door is tightly closed.

"Is this the place?"

The round-faced man looked excited, and his breathing became heavier.

After living in fear for so long, with the hope of escaping death within reach, no one could remain calm.

Isabella nodded, walked straight to the combination lock next to the blast door, skillfully pushed open the sliding cover, and accurately entered a string of numbers.

The electronic lock emitted a crisp unlocking sound, and the explosion-proof door slowly slid open to both sides.

"Let's go."

The sound, falling into the ears of the two men, was like heavenly music.

"Great! Finally, we can get away from this awful place!"

They now have complete faith in Isabella; this is the right place to evacuate!

The round-faced man rubbed his hands together with ecstatic joy, eagerly following along.

But to his utter surprise, Isabella turned around without warning, a knife appearing in her hand, and pierced his throat in one fell swoop.