Chapter 395 Severe Acid Rain

Naturally, the team members did not dare to slack off in response to such an order, and immediately stood ready at the door.

Let’s not talk about whether there are mutant creatures at the door. As for Lao Gao and Huang Jinghe, it took them two full days to return to the store.

Seeing how tired they looked, Lan Jin and Ling Jiang didn't want to ask, but Lao Gao really couldn't hide anything from them, so he immediately spilled the beans.

After telling the whole story, the two men were left dumbfounded and went back to rest.

But at this moment, the expressions on her and Ling Jiang's faces were really not good.

How should I put it? Every time I thought I had a general understanding of the matter, a new situation would always arise, confusing my previous ideas, so that not to mention them, even the base itself was in a state of confusion.

But having developed to this point, it is impossible not to conduct a thorough investigation. After all, who knows how much more trouble will arise if we leave it alone.

After a moment of silence, Lan Jin said, "Actually, with things having developed to this point, everyone knows there must be a massive conspiracy behind this. Someone must be trying to take advantage of the apocalypse to fulfill their own ambitions and causes, and ordinary people like us have become their victims. But one thing I'm sure of is that person probably didn't expect things to develop to a point where even they couldn't control it. As for whether they'll do anything else, I think they will definitely do it."

For some things, the more chaotically you do them, the more likely they are to succeed.

For them, the more they knew about something, the more confused they became. She herself had guessed countless possibilities before, but had never really gotten to the bottom of things.

So, Lan Jin really felt that as long as it didn't threaten the lives of the four of them, she could really let it go and not take it seriously at all.

But with such powerful superpowers as theirs, are they really not threatened?

Sometimes, being powerful itself is a threat, especially for those with "ambitions". After coveting something, they will think of destroying it if they can't get it. So, some things are simply beyond their control.

Of course, no matter what ambitions there are, it has not yet developed to this point. As for how it will develop in the future, no one can say for sure.

…

Although the high temperature of 80 degrees lasted for a long time, it did not stop rising. It has now reached around 83 degrees and has stayed there for a long time.

We were worried about flooding earlier, but now the ground has cracked due to the sun.

Lao Gao said, "You think our land will gradually turn into a desert because of the lack of rain and high temperatures?"

Ling Jiang said speechlessly: "I think you are joking."

Huang Jinghe said, "But the desert was a city like ours a long, long time ago, so it's not impossible."

"Let's not talk about how long it takes for a city to turn into a desert, but we are in the end of the world now, and the extreme heat will definitely end. Don't you think the weather is too hot recently? It feels particularly hot and stuffy." It was like it was going to rain, but Ling Jiang didn't say that.

But when it comes to rain, Lao Gao actually received some news. He said, "I ran into Captain Zhang when I was out yesterday. He said it was going to rain soon and asked us to be careful. I was just wondering why we should be careful when it rains when Captain Zhang was called away. I didn't get to ask him about it. I sent him a message but he didn't reply, so I didn't mention it. Tell me, if it does rain, will it be heavy? Otherwise, why would they ask us to be careful? It can't be flooded like J City, right? The conditions here don't exist for that."

Lan Jin replied, "If it rains for a long time again, the base will definitely be prepared. But judging by the calmness of the base, it shouldn't rain for long."

…

Of course, the base was not prepared at all, because according to the information they received, this rain would be like a passing smoke, and would disappear after it passed.

At this time, no one knew how special this rain was. When it came a few days later, everyone in the base panicked.

Because this rain is extremely corrosive acid rain.

Earlier in J City, Lan Jin and his friends had experienced the baptism of acid rain when they lived in their own home. The acid rain at that time could corrode the walls. When they went out to look for supplies, many old houses were corroded by acid rain, especially the top floor.

Huang Jinghe originally lived on the top floor, but he took precautions and reinforced the area around the windows with cement, otherwise it would not have been able to withstand the baptism of acid rain.

But this acid rain is different from previous acid rains. It is better to say that it is strong acid or sulfuric acid rain than acid rain.

Because after falling for a while, it actually passed through the protective shield developed by the base in the later stage.

The protective shield had naturally been tested before being used, but it was now penetrated by the acid rain, which immediately scared everyone in the base.

But no one could predict the danger in advance. Because the corrosiveness was too strong, all the people who were originally excited about the arrival of the heavy rain were suddenly drenched by the acid rain that penetrated the protective shield. Not only did their skin ulcerate and swell on the spot, but it also gradually spread outward.

Anyone who got it on their skin fell to the ground and cried in pain.

Faced with this situation, the base was in a state of panic. It had to take care of the injured residents while avoiding the corroded protective shield.

When large areas of protective shields disappeared, roofs in various locations were gradually eroded by the acid rain.

…

The place Lan Jin and his friends rented happened to be on the top floor. After half an hour of acid rain, not only the roof but also the furniture inside the house were all destroyed. This was because Lan Jin and his friends were in the store, otherwise -

Fortunately, Lan Qiaoqiao's kindergarten is neither on the first floor nor on the top floor, otherwise Lan Jin would not be able to sit still and would have run to the kindergarten by now.

Lan Jin kept looking outside nervously. Ling Jiang thought she was worried about Lan Qiaoqiao, so he comforted her, "The kindergarten must be fine. As for those few seedlings, the base will definitely take good care of them."

After all, children are the hope of the next generation. The birth rate is so low now. The children in the base are all protected like treasures, so there is no way anything will happen to them.

Lan Jin naturally knew it, "I know, and now, instead of worrying about Qiao Qiao, we should worry about ourselves."

Their storefront is on the first floor, so it wouldn't be a big deal if the roof was corroded. The only thing they were worried about was that the strong acid rain would flood the store. Where would they hide?

Ling Jiang said, "Why don't we close the door and hide upstairs?"

Lan Jin said, "Okay, it's better to be safe than sorry. Don't let this happen to you and get caught in the acid rain again. Let's hurry upstairs before the roof is completely corroded and call Captain Zhang to see what we can do about this. Putting everything else aside, we probably can't save our house."

(End of this chapter)