Gradually, the survivors realized that the shelter might be a good option.

But when these people crossed the previously insurmountable distance and endured hardships, they finally arrived at the refuge.

But an even crueler reality lay before them.

Although there are cooling measures in the shelter to ensure that the survivors do not suffer from widespread heatstroke.

But the still-hot temperatures and the high concentration of people brought two other scourges: plague and food shortages.

All the survivors were now in a daze, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

Three months passed in this dilemma.

The once bustling city has been reduced to a mess.

The vehicle wreckage, which had been buried underground by ice, was now exposed. The original model of the vehicle was no longer visible; all that could be seen was a charred blackened area left by the fire.

The torrential rain and the rising tide also swept large amounts of mud, gravel, and garbage onto the land.

Some tenacious weeds break through the soil and rocks and grow vigorously, undisturbed by the fierce winds and rains of the outside world.

And amidst the earth and rocks, and in the gaps of dense weeds.

You can still see many white human skeletons scattered all over the streets.

Every now and then, a few hungry rats would emerge from the ditch.

After sniffing around in vain, it disappeared into the darkness.

Seeing this, Liu Kai really lost his appetite to continue scanning.

He then picked up the tablet computer that Qin Luofei had given him and began to look at the data from the past few months.

Two months ago, the number of survivors in the shelters was 220,000, but now only 135,000 remain.

The reduction in staff was a staggering 40%!

This is even after the thawing, with a steady stream of people pouring into the shelter.

The losses were even more alarming in areas outside the shelters.

The suburbs and countryside were already sparsely populated, and now there are almost no survivors.

Previously, officials estimated that the remaining population of Fenghai City was around 800,000.

Now, apart from the few survivors remaining in the shelters, there are probably tens of thousands of people outside the area.

Unfortunately, Liu Kai's residential community, "Lishi Quyuan," is located in the suburbs far from the shelter.

As the helicopter slowly hovered over the residential area, preparing to land, he was able to see the situation inside.

Now no one sticks their head out to curiously watch the helicopter anymore.

Because the entire community has been reduced from 394 people at the beginning of the cold wave to a pitiful 15 people.

These were once strong young men, but now they are skin and bones, like skeletons.

These few survivors were gathered in a house on the top floor of Building 4.

Although they are still alive, it is no different from being dead.

His skin was terrifyingly pale, like that of a legendary vampire.

She hid in the room with a numb expression, the curtains drawn tightly, looking very afraid of the outside light.

Even though the indoor temperature was much higher than the outside temperature, it did not cause their skin to sweat at all.

They were completely oblivious to the roar of helicopter engines overhead.

What these people were more concerned about was the meat bubbling away in the big pot in front of them.

The aroma of meat wafted through the air, briefly bringing a glimmer of life back to their numb and listless expressions.

That's right, these survivors ate human flesh.

I wonder if the pale skin and fear of sunlight are due to cannibalism.

However, they did not kill anyone, or rather, they had no need to kill anyone.

Every day, companions die around us for various reasons.

Once someone dies, the living will make the body into jerky to prevent it from rotting, enough for them to eat for a very long time.

Seeing this, Liu Kai sighed with considerable emotion.

He no longer harbors any resentment towards these survivors.

In his previous life, he was lured to his death by his own kind, and his body was ruthlessly eaten.

Therefore, for a long time after his rebirth, he was extremely disgusted by cannibalism.

He even considered killing all these cannibals!

However, as time went by, his thinking gradually changed.

While cannibalism violates traditional social ethics, it does not violate the laws of nature.

When faced with the ultimate choice of life or death, the traditional concepts of right and wrong no longer matter.

There is only one thing that people can do and think about:

Survive, survive by any means necessary.

He once thought he would rather starve to death than eat a single bite of human flesh.

Ultimately, it's because I wasn't hungry enough.

When they're really starving, they'll swallow anything, even a pile of excrement, let alone the corpse of their own kind.

final.

Liu Kai removed the scan and stopped paying attention to the 15 survivors.

They had absolutely no intention of offering any assistance.

There was no light left in their eyes, only endless numbness.

They may die tomorrow, or even tonight.

Leaving this world of suffering in this way might not be such a bad thing as a blissful liberation.

He did not tell Qin Luofei about this cruel reality.

Of course, perhaps Qin Luofei already knew but was powerless to do anything about it.

Because under these circumstances, the government's ability to act is actually quite limited.

Sacrificing a few people to prioritize keeping the shelters running became a cruel, efficient, and only solution.

At the same time, we will try every means possible to restore the Earth to its former state, as long as there is still hope.

...

Qin Luofei was sleeping very soundly, and leaning against Liu Kai's chest gave her a long-lost sense of relaxation.

The long-term fatigue finally struck at this moment.

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