Playboy Cultivator in the Apocalypse Chapter 45 June 23rd, 2032 | Day Zero

Evalyn woke up to the sound of her ringing phone. She tried to ignore it, but it continued going off over and over again, stuck on repeat like a broken record.

"Okay…." She groaned, pushing herself off her bed. Only once she realized she was on [her] bed did she feel a surreal wave of confusion wash over her.

"Was it all a bad dream—" The blonde looked down and found she was in the sa clothes from the party.

She grabbed her phone with haste, worried it might be Kaze calling.

"H-Hello?" Evalyn stuttered, answering the phone without checking the ID.

"Evalyn! Thank god you're awake!" Daniel cried.

"U-Uncle? W-Why are you calling ?" She asked.

"Why?" He scoffed, "Did you get too drunk at Kaze's party and blackout or sothing? I know it's early, but have you ignored all of the ergency notifications?"

She gulped, and her eyes trembled. "N-No. I was just exhausted after cultivating."

"Whatever. Can you ask Kaze to have rcy?" Daniel asked, "He's had moving everyone to Immortal Skye since 1:30 am, so I haven't taught my family his technique, and no one wants to work!"

Evalyn took a sharp breath with a shaky voice as scenes from the night before flashed before her eyes.

Kaze didn't blink his eye at murder, let alone show sympathy for basic matters.

"U-Uncle, listen to ." She stuttered.

"Evalyn, why do you sound so panicked about my situation?" He asked, confused by her tonal shift.

"Uncle, listen to ." The blonde said more sternly.

"Did sothing happen? Evalyn—"

"Uncle! Shut the hell up and listen to !" Evalyn scread.

"O-Okay…." Daniel replied after dry swallowing.

"Kaze will not show sympathy to us." She warned.

"If you don't follow through with the arrangent, you're out.

Don't try forcing him to do anything, or no one you know will get into Immortal Skye."

"What? You're serious, aren't you?" He asked in shock.

"Yes. I haven't seen the broadcasts, but I know it's hell out there." Evalyn replied.

"The governnt and faction mbers care about [Kaze]; they don't care about you—and neither does he."

"What about you?" Daniel asked, "Doesn't he—"

"Don't try to leverage your relationship with ." She snapped.

"Kaze likes but doesn't care about anyone else.

He recognizes the danger of the epidemic, and he won't risk [his life] for anyone, including my mom.

If I demand her entrance, he'll turn us both away."

Her uncle fell silent for a mont to recollect his bearings. "Then what should I do?"

"Take your family to the outskirts of Immortal Skye and work remotely, doing your job as your life depends on it." Evalyn replied."

"That will buy you ti to teach them. Do you know where my family is?"

Daniel froze on the other side of the phone. He couldn't believe his panic drove him to disregard the obvious.

"I don't know." He replied, "All I know is that they never made it on the flight to ridian City. I'm still waiting on more details."

Evalyn's eyes trembled. "When will you know?"

"I'm having soone checking the hospitals to see if they were admitted. I'll know in the next hour." Daniel explained, "I'm spending a fortune just trying to get people to work."

She scoffed after hearing him bring up money during an epidemic but didn't have ti to scold him.

"Just let know when you find them." Evalyn replied coldly, "Then do everything in your power to complete Immortal Skye preparations. Work every other priority you have around that."

"You make it sound like it's the only thing important." Daniel chuckled bitterly.

"It is. To teach your family that cultivation technique and get them into Immortal Skye is the sa as keeping them alive." She replied in annoyance.

"Why are you speaking as if you know the future?" He asked.

"Kaze told to buy up tens of thousands of pounds in canned goods and demanded security equipnt from the beginning.

He had the sa confidence and certainty in his voice you do."

She fell silent, trying to collect her words.

"Evalyn, who the fuck is Kaze?" He asked.

"If you're asking a question that implies he's an insider, it ans you're smart enough to understand he holds the keys to survival." Evalyn asserted, "The rest is irrelevant."

Daniel scoffed. "Smart enough? So he is special, and you won't tell ?"

"It's because I'm smart, you idiot!" She snapped, "Kaze has power. Do you think I'd reveal his secrets and threaten our relationship to appease your inconsequential curiosities?"

He fell silent, stunned by her words. She sounded like the arrogant man he was working for.

"Look. If Kaze gave two fucks about my family, he would've taught them that technique, and they wouldn't have gone on that vacation." Evalyn continued.

Daniel was stunned, realizing the situation. "He didn't tell you anything?"

"No, he didn't. I thought my parents would get in by default, but he told last night that he wouldn't make exceptions for them, even though they're missing." She replied.

"My na's on the faction. If he doesn't care about my family, I assure you he doesn't care about yours.

So don't ask questions, do your job subserviently, and make things happen."

"Okay. I'll make things happen." Daniel affird solemnly.

"And uncle. Rember that he likes ." Evalyn warned, "If you abandon my family during this, he'll leave yours to die. So figure out where they are now before you go through hell."

"You're leveraging your relationship with him to force my actions?" He scoffed in disgust.

"Did you just scoff at ?" She asked coldly.

Daniel snorted. "Of course. I—"

"You're leveraging your relationship with to get your family into Immortal Skye." Evalyn replied coldly.

"I'm currently helping you and your family get in with insider information."

He fell silent on the other end.

"All I'm asking you to do is find my family and help get to them." She continued with a beating heart.

"If you can't perform such as simple task in exchange for my support, I won't show any rcy when asking Kaze to cut you out."

Daniel was stunned again. He couldn't figure out when she began sounding like Kaze, but it was distinct.

"Why are you treating like a fiend?" He asked sternly.

"It only took twenty minutes for to learn how radically humans can transform when they're desperate." Evalyn replied.

"You're a desperate human. My parents aren't your priority, so I'm rightfully making them one.

I won't let anyone trample over for self-gain. If you leave my family to die, I won't care about leaving yours to die.

You can't complain, as you're doing the sa. So don't try."

"Fine. There will be a skycruiser touching down at the private dock in 30 minutes." Daniel replied coldly.

"Hoh? So you knew where they were but didn't tell because you were focusing on your priorities?" She asked mockingly.

"Your parents are in Maryworth Hospital in Lanberry." Daniel continued, ignoring her.

Evalyn froze. "What happened?"

"I learned today that they fell ill two days ago during the last Qi pulse." He explained.

"That's all I know. Get packed, and send a ssage when you need a ride to Immortal Skye."

"Yes, uncle." She whispered.

The connection cut, and Evalyn stared at her phone in disbelief.

"Even you, huh?" Evalyn chuckled bitterly, "I'm glad that I acted like Kaze. Even my uncle is proving his words prophetic."

She was acting to test her uncle, using Kaze's language and deanor. As things turned out, doing so proved critical to her family's life.

After packing hurriedly, Evalyn made her way to a Skycruiser on the residence's private Skyport.

After boarding, they took off to Lanberry.

Only from the skies did she understand how disorderly things had beco.

Many driving on the highways got sick or had heart attacks last night. As a result, their cars were left abandoned on the road.

When tow truck drivers showed up, the roads were too packed to get to them.

While it would normally be okay if there were only one pile-up, there were dozens, and drivers continued getting sick.

As a result, there were lines of hundreds of people walking down the highways, carrying loved ones and children.

​ When high-flying shuttles flew over the cars in the area, dozens of people would yell at them.

They stopped asking the shuttle drivers for help and were now just yelling and throwing objects at them.

Countless people were yelling at each other, showcasing the aggressive behavior she had witnessed the night before.

All of this was happening on the first morning.

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You: Maryworth Hospital in Lanberry. Mother and Father are admitted. I know you won't help, and I won't ask you to, but I won't leave without my mom.

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"Please be okay, mom." Evalyn whispered with tears rolling down her cheeks.

Her phone flashed.

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Kaze