Ultimate Natural Disaster: Starting Over from Zero and Hoarding Millions in Supplies!

Xia Xiaoman is a resilient young woman from a remote mountain village in Yunhai City, raised by her grandfather after enduring severe abuse and neglect from her parents, who favored her younger brother. After escaping her toxic family through sheer will and strategic defiance, she moved to Fucheng for university and now lives alone in an older, low-rise apartment complex called Jiangshan Huacheng. Her survival depends on a mysterious jade gourd inherited from her grandfather, which grants her access to an infinite, timeless storage space triggered by blood. For two years, she has secretly stockpiled food, medicine, and supplies, preparing for a future she instinctively feared was coming.

The story begins on June 4th when a sudden, catastrophic flood traps Xia Xiaoman and other commuters in a stalled subway train. As water breaches the carriage, panic ensues, and passengers argue over whether to break the windows or wait for rescue. Xia Xiaoman, pragmatic and decisive, attempts to break the glass to escape, but is blocked by fearful passengers. A violent man eventually smashes the window himself, allowing Xia Xiaoman and other swimmers to flee through the tunnel. She is rescued and returns home to find Fucheng submerged. News reports indicate that the flood is part of a global pattern of escalating natural disasters, including storms in the north and earthquakes abroad, signaling the onset of a prolonged apocalyptic era.

With power and water cut off, Xia Xiaoman relies on her hidden stockpile but realizes she needs more resources. She ventures out into the dangerous floodwaters to loot a nearby supermarket, using her storage space to secretly transport vast quantities of food, medicine, and daily necessities. During this time, she encounters neighbors who become increasingly desperate and hostile. She repels an assault from a creepy neighbor in 702 with brutal physical force, establishing her reputation as someone not to be trifled with. She also reconnects with Sun Qing, a civil engineering student, and Ye Xiaojie, a sanda martial artist, forming a small survival team.

The group decides to scavenge for more supplies, building a raft and later acquiring diving gear to access submerged stores. They raid an outdoor equipment shop and a department store, gathering tents, kayaks, and gas canisters. Their activities do not go unnoticed. A gang of looters, including murderers who killed rescue workers to steal a boat, targets them. Xia Xiaoman and her friends fight back, defeating the attackers with their weapons and martial arts skills. Instead of killing the murderers, Sun Qing turns them over to a rescue team, though Xia Xiaoman remains cynical about the risks of mercy in a collapsing society.

As the floods worsen and a supercell storm hits earlier than forecasted, the water level in their building rises rapidly. Rats and cockroaches invade their apartments, forcing the group to consider moving. They plan to relocate to a newer, less flooded complex, Chenyang Community, but the storm prevents immediate movement. The narrative highlights the breakdown of social order, with neighbors turning on each other for resources. Xia Xiaoman fortifies her apartment, blocks her door with heavy furniture, and prepares for the long term. The story ends with the group facing the uncertainty of rising waters, hostile survivors, and a world increasingly dominated by natural chaos, relying on Xia Xiaoman’s secret hoard and their combined skills to survive.