Chapter 224

Inside Su Jing's prefabricated villa, the final batch of spirit fruit essence was being packaged on a metal workbench—

One hundred bottles of pale green essence, extracted from 400 spiritual fruits, are neatly arranged on a warm jade tray. The bottles gleam with a lustrous spiritual glow, and the labels are engraved with the words "Spiritual Power Replenishment - Instantly Restores 30%" using mineral-based magical abilities.

Her fingertips glowed with a pale green spiritual energy. Just as she capped the last bottle of essence, a cold system notification suddenly exploded in her mind, without any warning:

[System notification: The polar night has ended (lasting 12 months), the darkness barrier has completely disappeared, and the day-night cycle has been restored.]

Warning! An abnormal peak in underground energy has exceeded the threshold, indicating an impending magnitude 12 earthquake disaster – estimated time of outbreak: within 1 hour;

Duration: Unknown; Destructive power level: S-rank;

Secondary disasters: ground subsidence, landslides, rockfalls;

Risk evacuation advisory: Stay away from mountainous areas, buildings, and areas with loose geological formations. Evacuate immediately to an area covered by solid rock!

Su Jing's movements did not pause at all, nor did she even look up; her fingertips had already activated her spatial abilities.

She had anticipated the sudden arrival of the disaster, but she never expected the earthquake to be as strong as magnitude 12. Although she had not experienced it in her previous life, she had heard that a magnitude 12 earthquake could level a mountain, causing loose rock to collapse instantly, and making any ground-based building vulnerable.

"Xiao Jin, enter the space."

She gave the order without looking up, her voice calm yet carrying an undeniable decisiveness.

Little Jin, who was lying on the edge of the control panel, suddenly sprang up, its little paws grabbing onto Su Jing's sleeve. Its body was still trembling slightly from the low-frequency vibrations from the ground that were continuously increasing within a kilometer: "Su Jing, the 'buzzing' sound from underground is so loud, it's even scarier than the roar of the Ice Soul Beast!"

Before he finished speaking, the entire prefabricated house suddenly shook slightly, and the bottles of spiritual fruit essence on the operating table gently collided, making a soft rustling sound.

Su Jing raised her hand and touched the wall. The modular metal frame of the prefabricated house responded instantly, making a slight "click" sound. This was her pre-set emergency storage program. The non-core structure automatically folded and retracted, the walls and roof closed according to the preset trajectory, and the internal materials were automatically categorized under the influence of spatial gravity.

She walked to the center of the room, and a pale blue spatial light curtain spread from her fingertips, instantly enveloping the entire villa: "Activate Level 1 storage mode, prioritize the protection of core equipment and energy sources."

Within the light screen, the villa shrank at a visible speed: the 10-meter square main frame folded into a half-meter long metal module, and the instruments and purification equipment on the operating table automatically entered the space's preset "precision instrument area." The scattered manganese crystal modules and demon cores (including the third-order high-level ice soul beast demon core) flew into the "resource reserve area" along the light screen's trajectory, and even the remaining fragments of spiritual herbs on the ground were not missed.

In just 15 seconds, the entire prefabricated house transformed into a silver-blue streak of light, precisely embedding itself into the spatial storage compartment on Su Jing's wrist. The absolute isolation of the space allowed the villa and all its contents to be completely protected from the impact of an earthquake. Even if the ground collapsed a thousand meters underground, everything inside would remain intact.

After taking possession of the villa, Su Jing didn't waste a moment. She turned around, activated her spatial ability, and stepped into the storage space.

As soon as she entered, three adult spirit deer immediately surrounded her. Their light brown fur shimmered with an ethereal glow, and their antlers gently brushed against her palm, emitting low, mournful moans.

Although they cannot sense earthquakes, they can detect Su Jing's urgency and the abnormal energy in the outside world.

"It's safe to stay here."

Su Jing's fingertips glowed with spiritual power, and she set up a light green protective light screen around the spiritual field. The new seedlings on the spiritual field were growing under the spiritual energy, and the essence of 400 spiritual fruits had been completely sealed and neatly stacked on the warm jade rack.

She strode toward the "transportation area," where a silver-gray flying car sat quietly, its body gleaming with the cold light characteristic of third-order manganese crystals.

This is her vehicle specially designed for emergency evacuation. The body is made of pressure- and impact-resistant alloy material, and the energy core is driven by three third-tier demon cores in parallel. It has a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour, a range of 1,200 kilometers, and is equipped with retractable anti-slip tracks at the bottom, enabling it to fly in the air and cope with complex terrain.

Su Jing walked around the car to inspect it, her fingertips tracing the vehicle's inspection panel. The light blue data instantly updated: [Energy Core: 85% (900km range); Control System: Normal; Defense Shield: Intact; Storage Capacity: 60% remaining].

"Replenish energy and fill with emergency supplies."

She gave the order to Robot No. 1 beside her. The robot responded immediately, its robotic arm retrieving two Tier 3 demon cores from the spatial "energy zone" and precisely embedding them into the flying car's backup energy tank. The energy percentage on the panel instantly jumped to 100%. Su Jing then turned and walked towards the "emergency supplies zone," beginning to sort and load the supplies:

— 100 bottles of spirit fruit essence, 50 dual-effect Xuanbing pills (resistant to -25℃ to 35℃), and 20 third-tier demon cores (including high-tier demon cores of Ice Soul Beasts, used for energy replenishment);

—30 sets of improved temperature-resistant manganese crystal suits (spare), 10 large heating cores, and 5 intelligent temperature control modules (to cope with extreme temperature differences);

—50 kg of compressed rations, 30 liters of purified drinking water (vacuum sealed, can be stored for a long time), and 10 emergency medical kits (including Reiki hemostatic agent and bone fracture repair spray).

—Two Tier 3 Lightning Laser Guns, 10 Ice Energy Crystals (which can temporarily condense ice blades), and five emergency lighting devices powered by mineral-based special abilities;

—There are also tender leaves of spirit herbs prepared for Xiao Jin, and space companion grass that spirit deer love to eat, which are packed in specially made food storage containers.

During the loading of supplies, the vibrations outside the space became increasingly noticeable. Even though the space could isolate most of the impact, Su Jing could still sense the violent energy beneath the earth through her intuition.

The ground had changed from a slight shaking to a high-frequency tremor, and fine cracks appeared on the originally flat ground. The light curtain at the entrance of the space was also fluctuating slightly.

"Speed ​​up, there are 40 minutes left."

Su Jing glanced at the countdown on the system panel, personally pushed the last box of compressed rations into the storage compartment, and then patted the backs of the three spirit deer: "Guard the spirit field, don't run around, wait for me to come back."

The spirit deer seemed to understand, and obediently retreated to the edge of the spirit field. The male deer lowered its head and gently protected the newly sprouted spirit grass with its antlers.

Little Jin clung tightly to Su Jing's shoulder, its little ears pressed straight up, but it no longer trembled—it trusted Su Jing and knew that no matter what danger it encountered, she would lead it to safety.

Su Jing did a final check of the space: the protective light curtain of the spirit field was stable, the supplies were neatly categorized, the robots were in standby mode, and the flying car had full energy and normal equipment.

Without lingering, she activated her spatial abilities and instantly appeared with Xiao Jin on the open ground where the villa had been.

The outside world was already showing clear signs of impending disaster: cracks in the ground were as wide as a finger, the surrounding dead trees were tilting slightly as they trembled, and several pieces of gravel rolled down the distant hillside, hitting the ground with a dull thud.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Jing raised her hand to activate the flying car. The pale blue spatial light screen flickered, and the silver-gray car instantly appeared in front of her, with the doors automatically opening.

"Get in the car."

Su Jing bent down and sat in the driver's seat, while Xiao Jin skillfully jumped into the passenger seat and clung to the specially designed child safety seat with its paws.

The holographic navigation in the cockpit lit up automatically, and Su Jing quickly entered the coordinates on the screen with her fingertips—it was an earthquake-resistant cave located 50 kilometers east of the city in her previous life's memories. The cave was made of a single piece of granite with walls over 100 meters thick. It had survived a magnitude 12 earthquake intact and was the safest refuge she could think of.

"Navigation has locked onto 'Eastern Suburbs Granite Caves,' 52 kilometers away. Estimated travel time: 45 minutes. The current route is clear of obstacles. Do you wish to activate autopilot?"

A holographic voice sounded. Su Jing shook her head and manually switched to manual driving mode: "Autonomous driving cannot cope with sudden geological disasters; manual control is more reliable."

She stepped on the energy pedal, and the flying car slowly rose into the air, stabilizing its posture 5 meters off the ground before speeding off towards the eastern suburbs.

Just as the car flew out of the mountainous area, a loud "boom" came from behind—a small hill collapsed amidst the tremors, with rubble and soil rolling down and raising clouds of dust.

Su Jing glanced at the rearview mirror, but instead of slowing down, she increased her speed to 200 km/h.

Her intuitive perception range has extended to 2 kilometers, allowing her to clearly capture the spread of ground cracks, the frequency of energy fluctuations underground, and even predict small collapses that will occur 1 kilometer ahead.

"The ground is about to collapse 800 meters ahead. Turn left and proceed 50 meters to the paved road!"

Xiao Jin suddenly shouted. Although its perception was not as good as Su Jingyuan's, it was more sensitive to ground vibrations.

Su Jing immediately turned the steering wheel, and the flying car nimbly veered to the left. Just as it flew over the designated area, a loud thud came from behind as the ground collapsed. The original road surface instantly caved in, creating a large pit with a diameter of 10 meters, and the edges were still collapsing.

During the flight, Su Jing remained focused, maneuvering the car to avoid the constantly appearing cracks and collapses while replenishing her energy. She took out a bottle of spiritual fruit essence, tilted her head back, and drank it down. The pale green spiritual energy flowed into her body through her throat, completely dispelling the fatigue left over from the previous battle, and her senses became even sharper.

Little Jin lay on the passenger seat, his little paws gripping the seat tightly, occasionally reporting on the road conditions ahead: "There is a risk of landslide 3 kilometers ahead, elevation increased to 10 meters!"

"There is a rockfall 1 kilometer to the left, avoid it!"

As the car flew over the ruins on the edge of the city, the tremors reached their peak, and dilapidated buildings collapsed one after another as they shook, with reinforced concrete components crashing to the ground with a piercing sound.

Su Jing didn't linger at all, nor did she even glance at the collapsed ruins. She had only one goal—to reach the earthquake-resistant cave as soon as possible.

The flying car's energy core was operating stably, the remaining energy on the dashboard always remained above 95%, the spare demon core could be replaced at any time, and emergency supplies were plentiful; everything was under her control.

When they were 10 kilometers away from the cave, the system panel popped up another notification: [Earthquake outbreak countdown: 10 minutes! The underground energy fluctuation has exceeded the critical value. It is expected that a large-scale ground uplift and collapse will occur within 3 minutes!]

Su Jing took a deep breath and increased the flight speed to 300 kilometers per hour. The car, like a silver-gray arrow, shuttled through the trembling earth.

The ground below has been completely transformed, with cracks crisscrossing the area, and in some areas, the ground has even bulged up to several meters high, as if a giant beast is about to emerge from the ground.

"Su Jing, the cave is just ahead!"

Xiao Jin suddenly pointed to the granite mountain range ahead and shouted. Su Jing looked up and saw the majestic mountain range standing tall in the distance. The mountain was made of a single piece of granite and showed no signs of loosening. A huge hole could be vaguely seen in the center of the mountain wall, which was the earthquake-resistant cave she was looking for.

At this moment, the ground tremors were so intense that even the flying car was shaking slightly. The geological warning light on the dashboard began to flash red, indicating "A magnitude 12 earthquake is about to occur, distance: 30 seconds".

Su Jing did not slow down, but steered the car toward the cave entrance. When she was 100 meters away from the entrance, she activated the car's defensive shield. A pale blue light screen enveloped the car body to prevent it from being hit by rocks that might fall from the cave entrance.

The car landed steadily on the open ground inside the cave. As soon as it came to a stop, a deafening roar came from behind—a magnitude 12 earthquake had officially struck!

The ground shook violently, and rocks at the cave entrance tumbled down, crashing against the outside of the cave entrance and forming a natural barrier.

Su Jing turned off the energy engine, leaned back in her seat, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Little Jin breathed a sigh of relief, loosened her little paws from the seat, and slumped into the passenger seat: "We're finally here! It was so scary outside!"

Su Jing did not get out of the car immediately, but instead observed the inside of the cave through the car's external camera: the cave was spacious and dry, the rock walls were hard and smooth, there were no loose rocks, the air was filled with a faint rocky smell, and the temperature was stable at 15℃, which was much more comfortable than the extreme temperature difference outside.

She activated her intuition and senses that the cave was over 200 meters deep, with natural branch caves at its depths, enough to accommodate her and all the supplies in the space. Moreover, there were no abnormal energy around the cave, making it extremely safe.

She reached out and opened the car door, leading Xiao Jin out of the car. Her feet touched the hard granite ground, and she felt the violent tremors coming from the ground, but she didn't worry about the cave collapsing at all.

Su Jing walked deep into the cave, activated her spatial ability, stored the flying car in her space, and then took out several manganese crystal modules and a heating core. She quickly set up a temporary safe zone. After the heating core was activated, the surrounding temperature instantly stabilized at 25°C.

"Wait here for the earthquake to end."

Su Jing sat on the chair made of modular construction, took out a bottle of drinking water, and handed it to Xiao Jin.

She knew that the duration of the magnitude 12 earthquake was unknown and there might be multiple aftershocks, but as long as she stayed in this earthquake-resistant cave, she would be safe.

The space was well-stocked with supplies, and the spirit field, spirit deer, and robot were all safe and sound. Her cultivation had also reached the peak of the first level of Foundation Establishment, which was enough to deal with any possible emergencies.

Outside the cave, the deafening roars, collapses, and rock-cracking sounds caused by the earthquake continued unabated, and the tremors on the ground showed no signs of abating.