Fang Zheng merely sighed over Kate's ordeal and said nothing more. That was how this world worked. Unless you were someone like Fang Zheng, who could eat hot pot and sing songs wherever he went, doing whatever he pleased in any world, everyone else could only passively accept the malice the world threw at them.
In the end, they simply lacked strength.
If Kate had possessed enough strength, she could have protected her family from being killed and captured by the Legion. If Kate had possessed enough strength, she could even have protected everyone in the shelter. If she had acted sooner, perhaps her younger brother and sister could still have been saved instead of being brainwashed into this state.
But unfortunately, reality had no ifs.
The reality was that Kate's brother had fallen for the Legion's lies, while her sister had fallen for the Enclave's lies. The rest was history.
What Kate would do in the future was none of Fang Zheng's concern. He took the Enclave's Bird Helicopter, then slammed down the throttle and flew into the sky.
With the help of modern tools, Fang Zheng's search naturally progressed much faster. He piloted the helicopter over mountains, across lakes, and through vast uninhabited regions and irradiated wastelands.
Then...
"It should be around here."
Looking at the desolate mountains and dead branches all around him, Fang Zheng lowered the helicopter's altitude and curiously scanned the area. Then, his gaze locked onto a massive shadow in the distance.
At that moment, the key around Fang Zheng's neck once again began trembling.
"Hmm, let me see. It should be right in this..."
Before Fang Zheng could finish speaking, a massive black shadow suddenly burst from the ground. In the next instant, it opened its bloody maw and swallowed Fang Zheng and