Infinite Disasters: I Hoarded My Way to Godhood novel Chapter 64

Chapter 64: Chapter 64: Doomsday Survival Exchange Group

Miss Webb clutched her coat tightly, her face still pale with fright.

Perhaps because of the sudden power outage, the elderly woman, who lived alone, seemed particularly on edge.

"Sullivan, what are these property managers doing here in the middle of the night?" Miss Webb asked in a hushed voice, her eyes darting nervously toward Keith Griffith.

Seraphina Sullivan’s expression was calm, her tone light. "They’re just checking to see if anyone needs help. There have been a lot of outages recently, so property management is probably just worried about the residents."

"Oh... is that so." Miss Webb visibly relaxed. "They were knocking so urgently, I thought something terrible had happened. It’s just a power outage, really. I don’t have any pressing issues..."

At the other end of the hallway, the other two "property managers" gave up on units 3201 and 3203 after getting no answer.

They shot Keith Griffith a look, and the three of them hurried toward the stairwell.

Before leaving, Keith Griffith glanced back and gave Seraphina Sullivan a long, hard look.

His mind was churning over certain things.

"Miss Webb, you should go back inside. Remember to deadbolt the door," Seraphina Sullivan advised softly.

"If anything happens, just shout. I’ll hear you."

"Yes, of course. You get some rest too, Sullivan." Miss Webb nodded and quickly retreated into her apartment.

Seraphina Sullivan heard the distinct CLICK of the deadbolt, only then returning to her own home, relieved.

After closing the door, Seraphina Sullivan immediately checked the locks on her door and the security measures on her windows.

Once she confirmed everything was secure, she pulled out her phone to check the local news.

As expected, the city-wide blackout had become a hot topic:

"BREAKING! City Experiences Widespread Blackout, Power Company Cites Grid Failure!"

"Netizen Report: Theft Rings Impersonating Property Management Active in Multiple Residential Areas. Residents Urged to Be Vigilant!"

"Police Alert: Stay Vigilant If Strangers Knock on Your Door at Night!"

Seraphina Sullivan scanned the various news reports, her brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

On a local forum, she saw a screenshot of a post that had been quickly deleted:

[This isn’t a normal blackout! My cousin who works at the power company said a Player made a move. This person’s Ability is related to electricity, they absorbed...] (The rest was cut off)

’So it really wasn’t just a simple blackout... A Player is involved,’ Seraphina Sullivan muttered to herself.

Although Keith Griffith wasn’t a Player, his knocking on her door after the power went out was definitely strange.

It was a lot like those people online who case apartments before a robbery.

But Seraphina Sullivan wasn’t afraid. If they came, she’d just use her Sweet Fragrance Control on them.

Flora appeared beside her, pointing a vine at the door. "Master, will those people come back?"

"I don’t know, but we don’t need to be afraid if they do."

With that settled, she went back to scrolling through her phone.

As Seraphina Sullivan was scrolling through her phone, a group chat invitation suddenly popped up.

She frowned and saw that it was that guy Dexter Luther who had invited her to a group called "Apocalypse Survival Exchange."

The moment she clicked "Join," a flood of messages inundated the screen.

Her eyes were immediately drawn to a few key messages:

[The farm on the west side of town was completely looted last night. Surveillance footage shows a figure moving at an unnatural speed.]

[The People’s Hospital admitted three patients bitten by an unknown creature. Examinations revealed that they were missing a significant amount of blood.]

[Latest news, a woman’s body was discovered in the Serene Gardens Residential complex. The victim’s neck was completely crushed!]

Seeing that last message about Serene Gardens Residential, Seraphina Sullivan’s finger paused slightly.

She knew that was the complex where Corinne Joyce lived.

Because of the ’spider silk link,’ the scene of Sean Chandler killing Corinne Joyce had also been transmitted to her, so Seraphina knew the victim was Corinne Joyce.

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