Chapter 14 Hail

Vehicles spreading ice-melting agents came twice a day, and the hail layer on the ground gradually began to melt.

This time, the authorities also specially organized a hail emergency team to deal with the remaining hail, including police and firefighters.

Hail fell with a thud, occasionally hitting the unit door, breaking the glass on the door, and the debris scattered in the hail layer.

In the afternoon, the ice-melting truck drove to Hexinyuan again. At the same time, several small cars followed behind it, and a group of people got off.

They were also fully armed, holding engineering shovels in their hands, and immediately began to shovel hailstones.

When some residents saw them from their windows, they couldn't help but cheer and applaud, forgetting their hunger and thirst for a moment. They also breathed a sigh of relief, believing that this natural disaster was finally over.

After working for several hours, only smaller hailstones and some broken large hailstones remained on the ground. At least walking and driving were no longer a problem.

After the team got on the bus and left, two men wearing helmets and carrying packages stayed behind and came to Building 15.

When they reached the door, the younger man looked a little conflicted, as if he thought it was inappropriate to just visit.

It has been so long since he left home, and Shen Boyun has been very busy until now.

Cheng Jing just graduated from the police academy last year. After being assigned to the South District Police Station, he has always been led by the former, and their relationship is very close.

After the hailstorm, the situation was urgent and most of the police officers working on the front line participated in disaster relief.

But humans are destined to be a smaller existence in the face of natural disasters.

Shen Boyun lost several colleagues, and Cheng Jing's home was in a more remote area where the disaster was more severe. He couldn't go back and could only use communication equipment to contact and report his safety.

Fortunately, the hail seemed to be smaller in the past few days, and they finally had a moment to breathe a sigh of relief.

It was because the institute knew that Shen Boyun lived here and it was his shift that he had time to go home.

"The hail hasn't stopped yet. How can I let you risk your life and go home? Stop talking nonsense and follow me."

"Hehe, I knew Brother Yun was a good man!"

The two of them talked all the way to the door of 1702.

Shen Boyun opened the door with his fingerprint. Seeing him come back, Yan Chunhua and Shen Yaoyue were naturally surprised.

After the introduction, the former put down the package, which contained some supplies: food, water, equipment, and especially medicine, all of which were distributed by the institute, which was better than the supplies issued by the official.

Shen Boyun asked with concern, and Yan Chunhua, intending to hide it, shook his head.

But before he could say anything, Chen Yaoyue, the big mouth, blurted out everything.

She not only mentioned that the former had a fever, but also said that she had changed the medicine from 1701.

I was also reminded that there were some supplies missing, and it turned out that there were indeed some, so I went to Zhang Manxin and made a big fuss.

If Yan Chunhua had not thought about the fever-reducing medicine he had exchanged for, and had brought the supplies to the door of 1701, and Tang Tian had not accepted the things from the former and then reminded them, they would not have known that the number of hot packs per person was 30.

But when they went back to count, they found that they had only received 28 hot packs!

It's obvious that they took advantage of the fact that the residents didn't know how much supplies there were, so they thought that no one would be noticed if they took one or two stickers.

The temperature had dropped so much that, besides food, warmth was paramount. The building manager's blatant withholding of supplies, coupled with the neighbors' indifference, had left Chen Yaoyue, a hot-tempered woman, rushing to Zhang Manxin to demand them, and even Yan Chunhua couldn't stop her.

Fortunately, the matter was not too serious. When Zhang Manxin encountered a tough opponent, she found an excuse to deal with it perfunctorily, and the matter was over.

But Chen Yaoyue didn't understand. She just felt that because of the hailstorm, everyone she knew had changed, which made her feel a little panicked.

She hesitated for a while before asking again:

"Brother, when will this hailstorm end? Do you know anything about this?"

"Xiaoyao, stop messing around."

Yan Chunhua frowned and said:

"The hail has been noticeably smaller these past two days. Maybe in a few days—"

However, before he could finish his words, there was a sudden loud crashing sound near the window.

Shen Boyun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly gave his helmet to Yan Chunhua and told them to hide in the inner room.

Seeing this, Cheng Jing also gave the helmet to Chen Yaoyue.

The glass window on the balcony of the living room, which was taped in a cross shape, broke with a sound, and a sharp cold wind rushed in, mixed with dense hailstones of varying sizes, flying straight in!

Shen Boyun quickly raised his arm shield and with two thuds, he managed to block the attack.

But the sudden and violent hailstorm was beyond the reach of ordinary people. They had no choice but to flee back inside, listening to the loud noises surrounding them with the mother and daughter, their eyes red, praying that it would all end soon.

"Beep, beep..." The sound of the radio sounded softly.

In the dim light, Shen Boyun's mood had already fallen to the bottom.

Thinking of what Shen Yaoyue had just said, Shen Boyun fell into deep thought and entanglement.

It seems this natural disaster won't end anytime soon...

…

At this time, the Tang family was also attacked by flying hailstones, but in the dimly lit room, although the sound of destruction was loud, everything was intact.

Wei Mingxia listened to the terrifying noise and asked worriedly:

"Tiantian, that...metal shield you made should be able to stop this hailstorm, right?"

Since unlocking the ability to control metal, Tang Tian first obtained the metal attribute LV1, and then planned to reinforce the windows before the hailstorm came.

You can use materials bought from a hardware store to make a simple barrier. After the hailstorm ends, you can use your supernatural powers to restore it to its original state.

The ability allowed the metal to gradually stretch into the shape she imagined. However, her mental strength alone wasn't enough, so Tang Yi eventually joined in.

After it is completed, it is placed on the balcony, and welding can also be done using supernatural powers.

Tang Yi held the warm Tan Tan in her arms and stroked his fur to stop him barking. She then comforted Wei Mingxia, saying that as long as the hailstorm didn't last long, everything would be fine.

This was a hailstorm, though intense, but brief. Tang Tian remembered that in a previous life, when she had no preparation, the windows in her home were instantly shattered, and countless hailstones, accompanied by a cold wind, streamed into the house, destroying everything from the home's furnishings and appliances to its appliances.

Then there was a power outage and gas shortage, and a nationwide hailstorm turned Spring City and other cities into isolated islands.

The dark, overcast sky and extremely dangerous scene brought a strong sense of depression and uneasiness.

The heating in the house had stopped working - the power was starting to go out.

Wei Mingxia went to the kitchen, and sure enough, the gas was out.

Luckily, they had already prepared a batch of cooked food and stored it in the warehouse. But Tang Tian still managed to open the system and make three servings of rice and three servings of borscht.

Borscht has a warmth level of 3, and the delicacies made in the system will not cool down with the environment and will remain steaming hot from beginning to end.

Rich ingredients float in the bright red soup: chewy beef, soft potatoes, carrots, onions and cabbage with a mixed fresh aroma.

The sweet and sour tomato-flavored soup not only whets one's appetite, warms one's hands and feet after drinking a few sips, but also eliminates the original fear and calms one down.

Tang Tian even specially mixed a bowl of soup and rice, and gave it to Tan Tan after it cooled down a little.

Unexpectedly, the three people and the dog all gained superpowers. A bowl of borscht lasts for three hours, and Level 3 warmth can raise the temperature by about 15 degrees.

Tan Tan happily spun around the room and stuck out his tongue, looking like he was going for an outing in the park.

Unfortunately, this is the highest level Tang Tian can currently unlock, and the sub-zero temperature is still very cold.

So she took out a few down jackets from the warehouse, put them on, and put heating pads inside.

But in any case, it is much better than having other windows broken and cold wind blowing in, which is life-threatening in an environment of minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Two hours later, the noise outside the window gradually subsided. Tang Tian and Tang Yi went to the balcony to check and confirm that the hailstorm was over before removing the metal shielding.

The scene of the transformation is simply horrific:

The hail layer on the ground was much thicker, and the efforts of many days were in vain. There were many broken tree trunks and branches on it; the windows of the opposite building were almost all broken, but it seemed that there was no one inside.

“…Help! Help—”

Suddenly, there was a cry for help outside the gate. I don’t know if it came from the surviving neighbors on the upper or lower floors, but there was definitely chaos in all 15 buildings.

Tang Yi opened the group chat. Although the power was cut off, her phone still had some power left. Sure enough, there were a lot of voice messages popping up, most of which were asking for help, and the first person to be tagged was the building manager Zhang Manxin.

But I guess they are busy taking care of themselves, so how could they have the time to care about other people's families?

…

After the hailstorm, the clouds dispersed a little, but it was almost nightfall.

Looking outside, there were few windows of Hexinyuan that were lit, making it look desolate and lifeless.

But when Tang Tian saw this scene, she started to have some thoughts in her mind.

There is no electricity and everything is pitch black, which seems like a good time to go outside, right?

However, she probably couldn't go too far, but there was a place that was suitable for her to go now - that was the underground garage of Hexinyuan.

Before the end of the world, they searched all the gas stations around them, and even those farther away, but it was still not enough.

Because the car was surrounded by hailstones, few people chose to drive away. There must be fuel-powered cars inside, so it would be a waste not to grab them.

When Tang Tian thought of this, she immediately told Tang Yi and Wei Mingxia about the plan, and packed her bags on the spot, ready to set off.

Wei Mingxia was worried at first, but seeing that the former was determined, she had to give him a few more instructions.

Tantan seemed to see that she was going out, so he pulled at her trouser legs and whimpered, wanting to follow her.

Tang Yi suggested that she also wanted to go, after all, the mental strength of two people is always greater than that of one person.

Tang Tian thought for a moment and agreed, and just made borscht and spring rolls for dinner.

After gaining the superpowers, they put on their bags, told Wei Mingxia not to open the door, and then set off fully armed.

Just when I reached the stairwell, I could still vaguely hear crying, cursing and strange screams, as if it was the background sound of a horror game.

But Tang Tian understood that this was also a death game, and the one who survived would be the winner.

Moreover, in the future, there will be more and more losers, until the number of participants becomes increasingly scarce!

She could still hear hurried footsteps in the corridor, mostly cries for help. She tightened her windshield around her face and continued downstairs in the dark, sticking close to the edge.