Chapter 2657

Chapter 2657: The End of the World

Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan did not enter the Evil Buddha Realm slowly this time. They tore through the void to arrive.

Zhu Yanyi had expected the Evil Buddha Realm to look like a place full of monks, but it was not so. She found the realm desolate. The streets were deserted and bleak. The wind blew, rolling up newspapers. Yes, there were actually newspapers.

Zhu Yanyi bent down, picked up a newspaper, and checked the date. She froze. The date read: New Calendar Year 3085.

Zhu Yanyi handed the newspaper to Yan Aohan. "Did we enter the wrong dimension?"

Yan Aohan looked at the newspaper, then raised his head to look around. "Feel the air."

Following Yan Aohan’s reminder, Zhu Yanyi carefully sensed the atmosphere. She felt a strange hostility in the air. "The air feels weird."

"Hostility," Yan Aohan said. "I didn’t expect the spatial setting of this Evil Buddha Realm to be the end of the world."

"The end of the world?" Zhu Yanyi was stunned. She never imagined the Evil Buddha Realm would be here. "How can evil buddhas exist at the end of the world?"

Yan Aohan explained, "In your past life, you were an author. Although the formation of the end of the world often starts with authors' imaginations, it usually has logical roots. In this world, the apocalypse was caused by humans failing to cherish the environment. This place is the same. Look around."

Yan Aohan pointed to the surroundings. "Various factory equipment is here. Although it is now broken and no one is operating it, you can imagine how much environmental damage these machines caused before the end of the world began."

Zhu Yanyi looked around. It was indeed so. The street was not only full of ruins, but there were also many damaged cars on both sides, of various types.

"The more advanced the technology, the greater the environmental damage," Zhu Yanyi admitted.

Yan Aohan continued, "As technology advanced and living standards improved, environmental awareness was ignored. Eventually, the environment gave a warning to the people here. This is why the traces of the apocalypse formed."

Yan Aohan went on, "When the apocalypse arrives, many deaths occur. This creates unprecedented hostility in the air. Those with strong fortune might awaken special abilities. Those with weak fortune become living dead, commonly known as zombies. Of course, some just die."

"So there are zombies in this dimension," Zhu Yanyi understood immediately. "Buddha didn’t send me here to save the world, did she?"

"Maybe," Yan Aohan said. He thought this possibility was very high.

"Didn’t she say I was here to purify the evil buddha? Besides, I am a doctor. At most, I am a medical immortal now, not a medical god. Saving the world is not easy," Zhu Yanyi said, knowing her own abilities well.

Yan Aohan said, "So we must first figure out what is happening here."

This was indeed the best approach for now.

The couple walked down the entire street. It was cold and desolate, making one feel despair. There was no sign of life, only decline, indifference, and bleakness.

"You said there were zombies, but there aren’t even any here," Zhu Yanyi said.

Yan Aohan said softly, "Isn’t that good? We can continue walking."

Then Yan Aohan went to a nearby abandoned car, looked at it, and seemed to think for a moment. He then took out a car and casually modified it to look like the abandoned one.

Yan Aohan said, "Since we are here, we must first understand the local culture. Get in."

Zhu Yanyi smiled and sat in the passenger seat. Yan Aohan made a hand seal, and the car moved along the road. They could see everything outside, but people outside could not see the car. Of course, there was no one outside at this moment, so even if they drove directly on the road, it would not matter.

Unknowingly, they arrived at a place that looked like a supermarket. "It seems no one has been here yet. Let’s go in and look."

It was necessary to understand the clothing and customs of the people here. They did not want to appear shocking or out of place.

Fortunately, there were a few magazines on the counter in the supermarket, likely read by bored salespeople in the past. The couple flipped through them and realized that the clothing here was similar to what they had worn in the mortal realm, but more practical and neat.

The couple used a visual illusion spell, and their clothes changed to match the styles in the magazines.

To save the world, one must understand the world. Although Zhu Yanyi admitted she lacked the ability to save everyone, she believed understanding the world was necessary. So, she naturally wanted to make herself indistinguishable from the people of this world.

Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi then browsed the supermarket again to learn more about the people of this world.

Although they had not yet met real people, they learned that with the development of science, people’s diets had become simplified.

Daily foods like chicken, duck, fish, and meat were no longer eaten. Eating too much of them led to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and other富贵 diseases like fatty liver at a certain age. Therefore, for health reasons, diets were simplified. However, the simplified food still contained nutrition. This simplification was reflected in rice and flour.

The rice and flour here had been genetically modified to have natural flavors—sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy. Depending on what flavor you liked, you could just boil and eat it.

"I thought I would see people eating nutrient pills, like a single pill acting as a fasting pill to sustain them for days without eating," Zhu Yanyi said with a self-deprecating smile.

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi and said, "I think if this apocalypse event had not occurred, such nutrient pills would have appeared sooner or later."

"Alright, let’s keep looking. Of course, we should take some things from here. There are backpacks here. Let’s take one each. Since we are disguising ourselves, we should do it well," Yan Aohan added.

The couple each picked the largest backpack and filled it with food, water, and other useful items from the supermarket. Of course, most of the items were stored in their storage tools. However, having a backpack made it less suspicious if they needed to take things out.

Thus, the couple thought of many details in their preparations.