Everyone was fighting a losing battle

With the entire city without power, the microwave was unusable.

She Qingqing fetched a portable gas stove from the Supermarket's appliance section, fitted a butane canister, set a pot on top, poured in mineral water, and turned the heat up to maximum, happily beginning to cook the canned food.

Erha came over, wagging his tail. "Qingqing, what delicious food is that?"

She Qingqing said fondly, "Canned meat your big brother brought back. I'll scoop out extra for you later."

Erha immediately began drooling. "Really? Thank you, Qingqing!"

A little while later.

Erha grew impatient. "Qingqing, can we eat yet?"

She Qingqing had no idea how long the can needed heating, so she could only tell Erha to wait. "Your big brother said it had to be cooked through."

"It's been cooking on high heat for ages. It has to be done!"

Unable to wait any longer, Erha reached a paw toward the can.

Then came a bang.

It exploded.

A burst of flame knocked Erha head over heels.

When Erha opened his eyes again, the pot had been blasted off the stove onto the floor, fragments of the can lay everywhere, and his fur had caught fire, leaving patches of blackened, scorched hair.

"Where's the meat?"

Dogs remembered meals, not beatings. Even after being blasted into that sorry state, Erha still hadn't forgotten about eating.

She Qingqing cried, "Behind you!"

Erha turned his head and discovered a blue arthropod monster clad in heavy armor standing behind him.

"You're saying the can beat you both up and ran away?" Looking at the snake girl slumped on the floor and the blood-covered young boy, Chen Feng slapped his forehead. "What happened to the delicious food I was promised?"

Chen Feng didn't know that the system made its assessments based on its host's