My Apocalypse System Arrives 10 Years Early

Some companies hadn’t closed for the storm yet. One corporate drone, just getting off work, wrapped his clothes tightly around himself and struggled down the street. He watched as trees in the distance swayed violently before being toppled by the roaring gale. Fortunately, he ate a lot of junk food and, weighing in at one hundred and ninety-eight pounds, was as steady as a rock.

The guy saw an electric scooter ”blown over” on the side of the road and, in a moment of goodwill, thought about righting it. But when he got closer, he saw a note the owner had left on it: ”Don’t help me up.”

It had been laid down on purpose, of course.

Then, the guy also noticed that some of the large streetlights had been dismantled and placed on the ground in sheltered spots.

’Damn, I’ve got to get home, fast.’ Although he was banking on his weight to keep him from being blown away, he felt a sudden, inexplicable panic. He quickly fled back to his rented apartment. On the way, however, he still managed to film some footage, which he later posted on TikTok, tagging his company’s management.

The message was obvious: he was hoping the managers at his company would take a hint and send out a notice that night announcing that there would be no work the next day.

He didn’t get the notice, but his video ended up going viral.

Someone replied, ”You’ve got some serious guts, openly tagging your company’s management like that.”

Another commented, ”I don’t have to work, but I already booked tickets for Wutai Mountain. I’m going even if it’s raining knives.”

”The scenic area is probably closed for the storm, right?” a netizen questioned.

At times like this, public sector institutions were, of course, the first to call a holiday. Why else would a government position be so sought-after? And it was usually a paid holiday, at that.

Private companies? Don’t even think about it.

”I already bought the tickets. It’d be a shame not to go,” that person said.

A netizen advised, ”You can get a refund for the tickets! You really shouldn’t go. If you go missing on the way, you won’t even get a chance to regret it.”

A netizen from the north: ”Finally fixed the bug where we northerners never get to experience a typhoon.”

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Finally, the downpour began. It was a torrential deluge, as if someone were dumping buckets of water from the sky.

Some people cheered. ”It’s finally raining! This damned heatwave is finally over!”

Unfortunately, once it started, it showed no signs of stopping.

And with the rumbling thunder and constant lightning, no one could go outside.

Fortunately, people had prepared in advance, and every household had stockpiled food.