With the power and gas both cut off, even if they went home, it would be nothing more than a giant freezer. No electricity, no way to cook—and finding food would be an even bigger problem.

At once, confusion spread across every face.

Then what were they supposed to do? Wait here and die?

"Ray, you have a hovercraft. You can go out, so you must have food, right?" an alluring, graceful woman asked, her eyes full of desperate hope.

Her name was Tanya Woodlock, the company's top sales ace. They