Several hours later, Mu You's consciousness returned from the Causal Lines.
He opened his eyes and, sure enough, found himself in the same island cave.
After a busy day, it was already nearly midnight. Mu You wasted no time, setting up a Teleportation Array on the spot and teleporting back to the Pet Shop.
"Huh? Mu You, you're finally back!"
The moment Mu You appeared in the dark basement, he heard Cola's cry.
Cola had been waiting by the basement door. Seeing Mu You appear, Cola immediately ran over with tail raised, circling him and meowing nonstop.
"Where is everyone else?"
Mu You stroked Cola's head and walked out of the basement, only to find the shop just as dark and quiet, without a soul in sight.
"Looks like there's a power outage on this street. My owner, Lin Xue, and Xiao Ya both went home after dark. They took Mianmian and the animals with them, too. I'm the only one who stayed to guard the place!" Cola said proudly, wearing an expression that practically begged for praise.
Mu You looked around and only then realized there wasn't a single animal in the shop. No wonder it was so quiet.
Not only that, but a heavy dampness hung inside and outside the building, and the floor was covered in signs of water damage.
Mu You wasn't surprised. This was probably the aftermath of the earlier tsunami.
As a coastal city, K City had also been within the tsunami's reach. Even though the Pet Shop's street stood on relatively high ground, it hadn't escaped entirely.
The Pet Shop had clearly already been restored with a Repair Spell, but only the building's main structure had been repaired. Restoring the entire city to its former state wouldn't be so simple.
Mu You wasn't