Chapter 89 Someone died.

Good news, the hail has stopped.

Bad news, the temperature dropped again by more than 20 degrees, and the temperature outside is now more than 40 degrees below zero.

If ordinary people stay in such temperatures with exposed skin, they will suffer frostbite within a few minutes. Without special protection, they will not be able to stay there for long.

Even in a room with a fire burning, one can still feel the cold, as if the icy air is constantly coming in through doors and windows that are not completely closed.

After the hail stopped, Jiang Jie moved away the heavy furniture that blocked the light. The room was no longer so stuffy, but a layer of frost had formed on the glass, making the view outside a little blurry.

Lin Mian sat cross-legged on the kang, wrapped in a quilt, feeling that he might freeze to death if he stepped out of the door.

The man always called him a rabbit. Now he really wished he could grow a thick coat of fur like a rabbit to protect him from the cold.

But he thought that in such a temperature, even animals would probably freeze to death if they didn't find a place to take shelter.

He sighed deeply. Life is so fragile. Whether it's too cold or too hot, it can disappear in an instant.

Jiang Yan pushed the door open with a chill in his voice. He just heard his sigh and closed the door behind him, saying, "What are you thinking about?"

Seeing him come back, Lin Mian leaned forward and put his hands on the edge of the kang. "You're back. Are you cold? Come over and warm up."

As soon as the hail stopped, the alien creatures began to stir. Even though the low temperature had a certain impact on them, it could not stop those low-level creatures' desire for flesh and blood.

Jiang Jie went out to deal with the situation as soon as he heard the noise. It was indeed just two C-level creatures. As soon as they met, they rushed towards him arrogantly and were killed by him in two or three hits.

The temperature outside was indeed too low. If he didn't have fire abilities, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand it. It's difficult for a flesh and blood body to withstand such low temperatures.

After taking off his heavy coat that was stained with frost from outside, he went over and hugged the warm little rabbit. He could clearly feel the other party shivering due to the coldness of his body, but did not push him away. Instead, he opened the quilt and wrapped him in it.

Lin Mian raised his hand to rub his face and said jokingly, "I can feel the temperature outside from you."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan maliciously put his face close to his neck. Bing shrank back, but was pulled back by him.

"You repay kindness with enmity." Lin Mian pushed his face away.

Jiang Jie retreated with his strength, a smile on his face, "So what's wrong?"

Lin Mian felt justified in not wanting to talk to him anymore and turned his face away, but he was reluctant to push him out of the quilt.

Jiang Yan threw him onto the kang with the blanket and said, "In return, I'll help you keep warm."

"You..." Lin Mian's resistance was weak and was covered by the quilt.

The atmosphere on their side was just right, but on the other side of the village, the atmosphere with Wu Li and the others was a bit heavy.

Someone died.

He was found in the morning, frozen to death.

Because of the previous hailstorm, I didn't sleep well for almost two days. I am old, and I slept too deeply in the second half of the night after the hail stopped. I didn't even notice that the fire in the kang was out. To my misfortune, the windows were not closed tightly, and I was frozen to death in my sleep in the sudden drop in temperature.

His family members cried on him, feeling guilty for not taking good care of their father.

Wu Li looked at his cold body and listened to the crying beside him. He sighed with a heavy heart and didn't know what words to say to comfort him. He could only leave the room in silence for a while.

He has seen too many deaths since the apocalypse. From the initial difficulty in accepting it to the current sadness and numbness, he can't help but think that perhaps in such a world, death is not such a bad thing.

After all, they can't save everyone, and unforeseen accidents may happen at any time.

"Brother Yan!" Lin Ke, whose face was almost invisible, came over and saw him standing at the door with his head and face still unprotected. He hurried forward and said, "Cover yourself up quickly, don't get frostbite."

While speaking, he helped the other person put on his hat and placed a flame next to him.

Wu Li came to his senses and realized that his ears and cheeks were a little stinging. He tightened his hat and wrapped his face with a scarf.

Lin Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief. The low temperature was too frightening. If he had been a little later, the other party would have been frozen to death. Worried, he reached out and punched his shoulder, "Don't let yourself get hurt. We're all counting on you."

Wu Li is the backbone of all of them. If he falls, they will definitely panic.

"Sorry." Wu Yan covered his mouth and nose, and his voice was a little muffled, just like his mood at the moment.

Lin Ke turned around and patted his shoulder again, but didn't say anything. He walked into the house and said that he would be responsible for dealing with the body if the people inside needed it.

In such a world, being buried may not necessarily bring peace. The best way is to burn the body. The ashes can be left behind or scattered into the river, returning to heaven and earth.

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Once there is a problem with the village's electrical circuit, it is impossible to repair it. Now, apart from lighting at night, there is actually nothing that needs electricity. Even the hot water for bathing can be self-sufficient.

However, they didn't have anything else to do here. Lin Mian mostly used his tablet to watch movies and play single-player games. Moreover, the camping lamp used for lighting at night also needed to be charged and could not be completely out of power.

So they took out the RV that had been stored in the space and placed it in the front yard as their reserve electricity.

Lin Mian now stays in the house. He has to wear a thick coat whenever he gets out of bed, and he has to put on two more layers when he goes out.

A lot of the ski equipment he had collected before came in handy at this time. He was so well equipped that he even hid his eyes behind the goggles, leaving no skin exposed, effectively preventing frostbite.

But he hasn't been going out much recently. He only goes out for a walk when he is really bored.

The frequency of attacks by mutant creatures has not been high recently, and those that can get close to them are basically C-level. It is easy for Jiang Jie to deal with these things.

On the north side of the village, they had heard a lot of chaotic noises before, and the fighting lasted for a long time before stopping. It was most likely that a B-level mutant had broken through.

It was unclear whether there were any casualties, but it had little to do with them. After hearing no more noise, Lin Mian put it out of their mind.

He didn't care, and Jiang Jie cared even less. He hugged her and leisurely watched a movie in the room.

But soon, their leisure time was interrupted.

"Bang bang bang," when the door was knocked hurriedly, Jiang Jie, who had heard someone approaching, raised his eyes, and then heard voices coming from outside.

"Brother Jiang! Can you come and open the door?"

It was Lin Xiaoyuan, and his voice sounded very anxious.

Jiang Yan turned his head and looked at Lin Mian, then took his hand and patted his waist. He lifted the quilt covering his legs, got off the kang, put on his coat and went out.

Lin Mian thought about it, pressed the pause button on the screen, and followed him down.

Although Lin Xiaoyuan, who was waiting at the door, was wearing very warm clothes, he was still very cold after coming from the north. He stamped his feet to keep warm, his body was shaking, and a layer of white frost condensed on his eyelashes.

When the door in front of him was opened, his eyes lit up, and without bothering to say anything polite, he asked directly: "Brother Jiang, do you have any medicine?"

Jiang Yan zipped up his jacket, put on his hat, and stuffed his hands into his pockets. His movements were slow and measured, in contrast to the other man's eagerness. Seeing that he was already getting too anxious, he asked, "What medicine are you referring to?"

Lin Xiaoyuan quickly replied, "Fever-reducing, anti-inflammatory, and wound medicine!"

Jiang Yan sneered when he heard this, "Do you think I'm a pharmacy?"

"No, no, it's just..." Lin Xiaoyuan was so anxious that he was almost incoherent. He calmed himself down before saying, "Brother Wu was injured by the mutant while protecting me, and now he has a fever. We really don't have any extra medicine!"

The food in their village could barely sustain them, but they were really out of medicine, especially medicine for wounds. They were inevitably injured when dealing with the alien creatures before, and the limited stock had been used up.

Lin Mian had just finished dressing and walked out of the room. Upon hearing this, he thought to himself that he was probably injured when he heard the noise before.

He looked at the young man. He had come here in a hurry and had not protected his face and hands. Some of his skin was red and swollen, and was now turning purple. He was obviously frostbitten. His face was very pale and looked pitiful.

He felt a little sympathetic, but didn't say anything. He just turned and looked at the man, waiting for his decision.

Jiang Jie looked at the other person calmly, without any extra sympathy. "Even if I have it, why should I give it to you?"

Lin Xiaoyuan was stunned. He pursed his lips and suddenly knelt in front of him. "Please, Brother Jiang, I can exchange supplies. I'll give you everything I can get!"

When he knelt down, Lin Mian moved aside and stood behind the person next to him.

He was quite affectionate and righteous. Jiang Jie looked down at him steadily, not moving at all, letting him kneel with a clear conscience. "With what you have, do you think I would be interested in it?"

Lin Xiaoyuan was speechless for a moment, but this was all he could offer. With red eyes, he begged again, "I'll be your slave, I'll do anything for you, please!"

It was all useless. Jiang Yan raised his lip in disdain. Noticing the gaze on his face, he turned around and asked, "Why, do you think I'm bullying a kid again?"

Lin Mian pursed his lips and said nothing, but his eyes seemed to say "Isn't it?"

"you……"

"Xiaoyuan!"

Before Jiang Yan could say anything else, Lin Ke rushed over from a distance. Seeing his brother kneeling on the ground, he hurried forward to help him up. "Why did you run over here without saying a word? Do you know how worried your sister Xiaoyun and I are!"

They were just focused on looking at Wu Li, and before they knew it, he had disappeared. He guessed that he had probably come this way.

Lin Xiaoyuan didn't follow his force and stood up. Tears fell from his eyes, but they froze into ice on his cheeks. "I want to find medicine for Brother Wu..."

The other party has treated him as his own brother since he was a child. This time he was injured while saving him, so he had to save the other party no matter what.

Lin Ke's eyes also turned red, and he covered his frozen hands, "It's okay, brother will find a way."

"Brother..." Lin Xiaoyuan looked at him with tears in his eyes.

"Alright, stop acting miserable in front of me." Jiang Yan leaned against the door impatiently, too lazy to deal with them anymore. "I'll give you the medicine. Bring me some supplies in exchange."

"Really?!" Lin Xiaoyuan looked at him in surprise.

Jiang Jie was too lazy to talk to him anymore and just turned to look at Lin Mian.

Lin Mian turned around and went back into the house. After a while, he took out the medicine. The amount was not much and looked like the leftovers after use.

Although they have plenty of these medicines in their space, they will not reveal them to outsiders.

Lin Ke took the medicine he handed over with both hands, and his expression was a little excited. "Thank you so much, we will definitely send you something later."

Jiang Jie waved at him casually, like chasing a dog.

Lin Xiaoyuan staggered when he got up from the ground, then bowed deeply to him before hurriedly following his brother's footsteps and leaving.