As soon as they stepped onto the fifth floor, they felt an eerie stillness—as if no living thing existed at all. Jiang Yuntan's heart immediately tightened, and she lightened her footsteps. Given the circumstances, something unusual was definitely afoot. Shen Hegui, Yu Ke, and Xue Zhao exchanged glances, all understanding the silent message, and moved with even greater caution. The environment on the fifth floor was somewhat dim, lit only by light filtering through the windows. Perhaps because the apocalypse had struck at night, most of the shops here were locked. Jiang Yuntan walked toward the nearest women's clothing store, pointed at the lock on the door, and signaled Shen Hegui over. In a low voice, she said, "See if you can use your ability to fill the keyhole and unlock it." Shen Hegui glanced at her, then did as she suggested. In no time, the lock opened. Shen Hegui: ... Why did it feel like her cleverness had returned since the apocalypse began? Was she really being corrupted by her college friends? Jiang Yuntan didn't have time to wonder what he was thinking. She rushed inside, grabbed clothes, and directly stuffed them into her space. Storing them item by item in the showcase would be too wasteful. Yu Ke looked around, thinking he'd grab some for Qi Ruoshui too. He found several bags at the front desk and started packing. Never did he imagine that he, the eldest young master of the Yu family, would one day be bagging clothes. But this zero-cost shopping felt really good! Jiang Yuntan noticed a door mark on the wall, almost blending in with the wall, outlined by three lines—likely a storage room. She pushed it open and found many boxes inside. Excitedly, she rushed in and, while Yu Ke and the others weren't looking, stored the boxes into the universal showcase. Then she came out to find Yu Ke also standing at the storage entrance. "What's inside?" he asked curiously. "It's a storeroom," Jiang Yuntan said, moving aside to let him see. She had taken the boxes, but the unpacked individual clothes in the storeroom were still there, so it wasn't empty. Jiang Yuntan walked over to Shen Hegui. "I want to check out other stores too." "Okay, let's go," Shen Hegui said without objection. He was afraid that if he refused, she'd make a scene right there, which would be far more dangerous than visiting a few more shops. Considering that unlocked stores might have people inside, they avoided any occupied areas while collecting clothes. They spent forty minutes circling the fifth floor. Jiang Yuntan not only gathered women's clothing but also many men's clothes, underwear, socks, and shoes. These boxes occupied a single slot in the universal showcase, totaling 460 boxes—and the boxes were large. She guessed each box contained identical items, but that didn't matter; in the apocalypse, who cared about wearing the same outfit twice? Jiang Yuntan noticed Shen Hegui looking at her with a hint of scrutiny, but she didn't mind, maintaining her calm and confident expression. She hadn't caused any trouble or made a scene; he should be grateful! Since the apocalypse started, she felt her mental state had become more and more beautiful. Deciding it was enough, Jiang Yuntan said to Shen Hegui, "Let's head down." "Mm," Shen Hegui replied softly, sounding almost relieved. Yu Ke also let out a long breath. He was carrying several bags containing his and Qi Ruoshui's clothes. Even Shen Hegui and Xue Zhao had their hands full of bags. They retraced their steps, but when they were still two corners away from the stairwell, a group of people rushed out—about six, both men and women. Noticing some wore matching uniforms, they were likely employees who had stayed behind to tidy up after closing. Jiang Yuntan secretly thanked herself that they hadn't taken anything from unlocked stores. Yu Ke stepped back in shock, then took a deep breath. "What do you want?" "How did you get up here?" a woman in purple asked. "We walked, obviously. How else?" Yu Ke replied. "Move aside, we need to go down." "You probably won't be able to get down," the woman said. "Huh?" Yu Ke looked at their seemingly fragile group. "Are you trying to keep us here?" They hurriedly explained. "No, after we realized the world had changed, we wanted to leave too. But when we reached the stairwell, a pothos plant blocked it. We tried to break through its woven net, but that pothos kills people," one of them said, voice trembling. The woman added fearfully, "Yes, originally there were thirteen of us. Now only six remain. The others were probably eaten by that pothos." Jiang Yuntan guessed that the pothos they mentioned must be a mutant plant. Shen Hegui said calmly, "So why are you stopping us?" "Since you're carrying so many things, could you take us with you when you leave?" the woman asked, her delicate face pleading. She continued, "We saw you conjure knives out of thin air earlier, so you must have awakened some special ability, right?" Yu Ke laughed on the spot. "Did we take your things? You're accusing us? We didn't see you when we were collecting." Jiang Yuntan caught the key point in her words. "You haven't left here since the apocalypse, have you? How do you know about ability users? Is there an ability user among you?" The woman avoided her eyes. "No, I just saw it and said it casually." Shen Hegui said coldly, "If you want our help, you'd better tell us the whole situation." At that, a girl with a doll-like face stepped forward. "Because among us, someone could mold earth. Later, he tried to kill that pothos, but the pothos crushed his head and drained him dry." Jiang Yuntan's first thought was that the pothos wanted the ability core in that earth ability user's head. The girl continued, "Then the pothos dragged away more of our people one by one. When we saw them, they were all drained of blood. It blocked the stairwell, probably to keep us here as its blood supply." Yu Ke shuddered, goosebumps rising. "No wonder we got up so easily, and it always felt creepy around here." As he spoke, several golden flying knives from Shen Hegui shot toward the doll-faced girl.