There was a strange yet familiar feeling.
Ruan Ning was confused for a moment. She felt as if she had never traveled through time before, and that world was just a dream.
Soon, she realized that it was not a dream.
Ruan Ning found her mobile phone and discovered that there was no signal.
After walking around the house, she noticed more things were off. The most striking of which was the complete silence within the community.
Not a single sound at all.
You know, although Ruan Ning’s house is ordinary, there is a primary school not far away. Although it is not noisy at ordinary times, it is definitely not this quiet.
“It’s so quiet that it’s a little scary.”
Ruan Ning tried to take something out of the space and found that this function was also blocked.
Ruan Ning picked up her mobile phone and keys from the table, packed some food in her backpack, and left the house.
Outside, it was still quiet.
There was no sound in the entire community, and no one was visible.
Ruan Ning walked all the way to the gate and didn’t even see the security guard.
The sun at three o’clock in the afternoon was shining on her, yet she felt a chill.
Ruan Ning had a small knife in her coat pocket. With her hands in her pockets, she slowly walked to the small supermarket near the main gate.
Before traveling through time, she also made some purchases here.
However, now, although the supermarket was open, there was no one there.
The entire supermarket had all kinds of goods and still looked dazzling, but there was no sound and no people.
Ruan Ning coughed deliberately, and the sound echoed in the supermarket.
“Is anyone there?” Ruan Ning asked loudly.
“I want to buy something. If you don’t come out to process the payment, I’ll take my things and leave.”
No response.
As a resident here after all, Ruan Ning knew where the boss’s warehouse was. She went around there and found that the door was not closed. The warehouse was full of goods, but still no one was there.
Ruan Ning decided to check out the fruit shop next door.
Just like the supermarket, there was a wide variety of fruits. Durians radiated fragrance, and out-of-season watermelons were selling for as much as 20 yuan per pound.
But there was no one watching the store.
Ruan Ning didn’t stay long. She went to all the stores near the community, but didn’t see anyone.
“Is this a no-man’s land?”
After confirming that there was no one near the community, Ruan Ning decided to go somewhere farther away to have a look. However, she didn’t have a car at the moment and her mobile phone had no signal, so she couldn’t scan the QR code for a shared bike.
There were plenty of cars on the road.
Not wanting to waste any more time, Ruan Ning returned to the supermarket’s warehouse and searched through every drawer until she finally found the keys to a truck.
This was likely the owner’s regular vehicle, so it should be parked not far away.
After walking around the open-air parking lot and pressing the door opening button, Ruan Ning found the truck after about five minutes.
“I’m so sorry, but this is a virtual world. I hope the owner understands.”
“I’ll drive it back to you later.”
After opening the car door, Ruan Ning sat in the driver’s seat and started the truck.
There was not a single car on the road.
Even in the city center, which used to be the most lively and prosperous place, it was still quiet all around. Not to mention seeing a single person, not even a dog was seen.
“It’s really a no-man’s land.”
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