[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh":3,"chapter-apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-32":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalyptic Flood: Sexy Beauty Neighbor's Midnight Plea for Food",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},282485,551,"Chapter 32: Mutant Sardines","apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-32",32,"\u003Cp>\"Ugh~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the bathroom, Yang Mei retched dryly, looking somewhat resentfully at Liang Yuan lying on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan, feeling pleased, smiled and said, \"Sister Mei, you need to practice more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mei blushed, wiped her mouth, and then returned to his arms, whining, \"You just want to torment me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan laughed heartily, this young woman was still too inexperienced, she didn’t have the skills of a mature woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he blame Li Zhiqiang for squandering a precious resource, or was that kid just no good?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were chatting, a knock came at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan patted Yang Mei’s plump rear, signaling her to get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put on his pants and walked to the door. Using a mirror to check the peephole, he asked, \"Who’s there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liang Yuan, it’s me, Brother Cai. The food is ready, I came to call you and Yang Mei to eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan opened the inner door and saw Cai Zhi at the door through the security door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around and, seeing no one else, said, \"Brother Cai, wait a moment, I’ll call Sister Mei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Mei, Brother Cai is inviting us to eat, bring the beer from my fridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhi outside the door was stunned, looking surprised, \"Beer? Liang Yuan, you still have beer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan smiled and said, \"After the great flood, I quit drinking. These beers have been sitting at home untouched, perfect for our alliance celebration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Yang Mei came out with two bottles of beer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had changed into more conservative clothes, which seemed to be her usual attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Cai.\" Yang Mei greeted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhi responded with a smile, and Liang Yuan picked up the Nail Gun, then opened the security door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhi stepped back a few paces and opened the door to 3202, \"Come in and lock the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan nodded, locked his own door, and entered 3202 with Yang Mei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered, the smell of instant noodles filled the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mei couldn’t help but swallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during this time, it was hard to resist the aroma of such junk food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Junk food might be unhealthy, but it sure smells good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several people were already out in the room, including Granny Li, Wu Qian, and Cai Yao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Ma was busy on the balcony, seemingly sealing the windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yan was inside and hadn’t come out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoliang, Yang Mei, you’re here, come, sit down.\" Granny Li pulled Yang Mei’s hand, inviting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mei looked at the familiar room, feeling a sense of things remaining the same but people changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She subconsciously glanced at the master bedroom, not seeing Li Zhiqiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She breathed a sigh of relief, then thought of something and instinctively held onto Liang Yuan’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan patted her soft arm and said, \"This is your home, sit wherever you like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, this is your home, Yang Mei, see if there’s anything you want to take.\" Granny Li quickly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Mei smiled and shook her head, \"No, I don’t want anything from here anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granny Li could hear the deeper meaning in her words. She sighed and pulled Yang Mei aside, \"Yang Mei, we women, we’re just destined to have a hard life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words made Yang Mei’s eyes redden a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Qian quickly interjected, \"Xiaoliang, Brother Cai said you should check these fish, I haven’t started cooking yet, come take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan, feeling slightly invigorated, quickly walked to the living room and said, \"Brother Cai, what did you get?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We got lucky this time. Liu Erlong’s people seem to be running low on food too. I traded a pack of instant noodle seasoning and some salt I had saved for one sardine and two bass.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at these, these sardines and bass are freaking mutated, they’re huge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan saw in the living room basin, three fish as long as forearms swimming in the water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three, the sardine’s body was silver, its scales looking like stainless steel plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bass had a slightly golden hue, as if draped in a layer of golden armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two kinds of fish were much larger than any seen in the market before the great flood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhi couldn’t help but say, \"Liang Yuan, do you think these fish are normal? Many people downstairs are eating them, and so far, no problems have been found.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way Liang Yuan could actually tell if the fish were normal just by looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d have to kill one to check for points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take a look. Killing the fish is my job, you all rest.\" He said, taking the basin to the balcony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the great flood, the kitchen and bathroom drains had long stopped working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular trash had to be thrown from the balcony, otherwise, the drains would easily clog, causing backflow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out, he was about to grab one of the sardines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next to him, Cai Zhi quickly reminded, \"Be careful, these things have really sharp teeth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he finished speaking, the sardine flicked its tail, leaping out of the water and snapping at Liang Yuan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan was startled and quickly withdrew his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dim light outside, he could see the sardine’s mouth full of sharp teeth, looking extremely ferocious!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sardine that missed Liang Yuan’s hand slapped onto the tiles with a loud thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhi quickly said, \"See, it’s vicious, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan nodded, \"Sardines are filter feeders, they use their gills to filter seawater to catch plankton.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve never heard of sardines biting people, and I’ve certainly never seen one with a mouth full of sharp teeth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan took the vegetable knife from Cai Zhi’s hand and, with a smack, hit the sardine’s sharp head with the flat of the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sardine, which had been flopping around, immediately went still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan didn’t dare touch it directly, he asked, \"Do you have gloves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Zhi stood up, about to get some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a pair of rubber gloves was already extended to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan looked up, it was Ding Yan who handed them over. He didn’t know when she had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What brings you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you were researching fish from the great flood, so I came to take a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding Yan squatted down, watching the sardine, \"I’ve only eaten them cooked before, this is my first time seeing a live one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan put on the gloves and reached for the sardine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his hand got close, the sardine suddenly flicked its tail again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed like it had been waiting for Liang Yuan to get near, snapping at him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan was shocked, this sardine was playing dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, however, armed with gloves, he was emboldened and slammed his hand down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flopping sardine was firmly pinned to the ground by Liang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt strong resistance beneath his hand, much stronger than he had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he smashed the knife down with his other hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang bang bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three consecutive strikes and fish scales flew, the fish eyes turning bloody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the sardine wasn’t dead, it kept struggling fiercely, its scales grinding against the floor, making a squeaking noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like tires skidding on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan was taken aback. This time he used all his strength, and with a thumping sound, the knife struck down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding, you killed a mutated sardine, you earned 5 points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sardine’s head was split open by the knife, its bones shattered, revealing blood-red gills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it still twitched, the system’s notification didn’t lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sardine was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan was shocked, realizing an astonishing fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This sardine is stronger than the one that accidentally ate my nail!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on the points he earned, this sardine matched the points for killing a mutated human!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the slaughter, Liang Yuan had clearly felt how tough it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the hardness of its scales, but also the sharpness of its teeth, its life force, and... its intelligence!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It clearly had some level of intelligence, or at least hunting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faking death to trick him into letting his guard down for a second attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this really a sardine’s hunting skill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liang Yuan felt a heavy weight in his heart and couldn’t help but look out at the endless floodwaters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were just sardines, low in the ocean’s food chain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about those at the top of the food chain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharks, killer whales, what level of mutation have they undergone?\u003C\u002Fp>",1433,"2026-05-29T17:51:39.527Z","2026-06-01T04:29:53.098Z",1,"novelbin.me","2933a490a36ccd8f6ed0a26c8cef0b28b58e36f696c158083a93da18feb509c8","apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-360","apocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-chapter-359",1292,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalyptic-flood-sexy-beauty-neighbor-s-midnigh-cover.jpg"]