Chapter 87 "It's Hail!"
The weather had turned gloomy again, with thick dark clouds hanging low in the sky. The wind had also picked up, blowing something against the window frame, making a "clicking" sound.
Such weather is even colder in winter. Even if you wrap yourself tightly, you can still feel the biting cold, and your fingertips will hurt even when wearing gloves.
Lin Xiaoyuan huddled up and followed behind his elder brother, looking at his tall and straight back with envy. The good thing about fire-related abilities is that they make one more cold-resistant than others.
Lin Ke noticed that his younger brother was lagging far behind. He turned around and saw him looking like a quail and laughed. "I told you not to come, but you insisted on coming. You must be freezing."
"Well, I'm a superpowered person too," Lin Xiaoyuan sniffed. "Isn't it my duty to help patrol the village? I can't let Sister Xiaoyun, a girl, out in the cold."
Their village had been attacked by a hidden mutant creature before. Because they failed to detect it at the time, several people had already died by the time they arrived. Two of the injured people could not be saved due to virus infection.
Since then, they have been patrolling around the village regularly every day to prevent such tragic accidents from happening again.
"Okay, okay, I know our Xiaoyuan is an adult now." Lin Ke rubbed his hatted head and pulled him to his side. A flame appeared on his hand. "Let me warm you up."
Not only the temperature of the flame itself, but also the warm light it brings can make people feel warm psychologically. It will not fall to the ground or go out even when blown by the cold wind.
Lin Xiaoyuan stretched out his hand and roasted it, then said, "Brother, you should put it away and save some energy. It's just in case there are mutants later."
"But you can still protect me." Lin Ke smiled at him.
My younger brother is only sixteen years old this year and is still a child in his eyes. I always thought he was like a naughty monkey and very noisy, but since the end of the world, he has become much more well-behaved.
Especially after awakening his special abilities, he began to take on the responsibility of protecting everyone. Sometimes, even if he was injured, he would not cry out in pain, but would smile and say it was the medal of a man.
Think about it, if it weren’t for these bad things, the other person would still be studying in high school carefree.
"Brother," Lin Xiaoyuan approached him and said, "Why are you looking at me with such a fatherly expression?"
Lin Ke pressed his forehead and pushed his head away, "What nonsense are you talking about, you little bastard?"
Lin Xiaoyuan smiled and backed away from his force, rubbing the red mark on his forehead. Then he looked up at the dark sky with low pressure and put away his smile. "Brother, do you think it's going to snow again today?"
Lin Ke raised his head and said, "I can't say."
"Bang!"
He had just finished speaking when something suddenly fell down from the side, hitting the roof of an abandoned plastic chicken coop of a nearby house, making a loud noise.
Lin Xiaoyuan was startled and stuck his head out from beside him, "What is that?"
Lin Ke didn't see it clearly, but he had a vague feeling that something was wrong. He turned his head to look at the sky again, his expression suddenly changed. He dispersed the flames in his hand and grabbed his brother's arm, "Hide quickly!"
Before Lin Xiaoyuan could react, he was grabbed and dragged to the yard next door.
Almost as soon as they stood under the eaves, hailstones came crashing down. One hailstone was as big as a child's fist, and the force of it falling from such a height was enough to break a person's head.
"Brother, it's hail!" Lin Xiaoyuan shrank into the eaves in fear, his back pressed against the wall.
It's not like he had never seen hail before, but he had never seen one this big!
Lin Ke didn't say anything, his face looked unhappy.
The hailstones made a loud noise when they fell, accompanied by a howling wind. Some of the hailstones hit the window glass and shattered directly.
Lin Xiaoyuan was hit on the calf by a bullet flying at him from an angle, and he cried out in pain.
Lin Ke decisively turned around and kicked open the door of the house behind him, then pulled him in. No one lived here anymore, and the place was filled with the smell of dust.
Lin Xiaoyuan bent down and rubbed his calf, saying, "What's the difference between this and throwing stones?"
Hailstones of this size are really no different from falling stones.
Outside, there were the sounds of hailstones falling, and occasionally the sound of glass breaking.
Lin Ke was very worried. At this temperature, if the glass broke, it would be difficult to maintain the indoor temperature, and he would probably have a hard time at night.
They had to find a way to get back and quickly discuss with Wu Li about what kind of protective measures they should take.
Lin Xiaoyuan rubbed his legs and looked at his face. His brain suddenly became smart. "Brother, I'll try to wrap the vines into a dense net and cover it above our heads to protect us as we get back."
Lin Ke's eyes lit up when he heard his words, and he patted the back of his head lightly, "You can try."
The method Lin Xiaoyuan mentioned is feasible, which is to entwine the dense vines together and keep them together, which consumes some energy.
Fortunately, their village is not that big, so they should be able to hold on and go back from here.
The vines with wood-type abilities are very resilient, and covering the top of the head can effectively prevent hail from hitting the head directly.
Lin Ke was responsible for guarding against those attacks that hit his body diagonally and using fire to offset them in time.
"Brother, do you think Brother Jiang and the others will be okay?" Halfway through the journey, Lin Xiaoyuan suddenly remembered the two people on the north side of the village.
Lin Ke shook his head at him, "Mr. Jiang is so powerful, we don't need to worry about him."
Lin Xiaoyuan thought about it and agreed. They should worry more about themselves now.
Jiang Yan, who they were thinking about, was pulling out the cabinets in the house with water and blocking them in front of the window to prevent hail from breaking the window glass. He did the same with several windows on the first floor.
As for the rooms on the second floor, the doors are all closed, so even if the glass is damaged, the cold air cannot reach the first floor.
Only the door on the corridor on the second floor, which was blocked by him from the inside, could effectively block the cold wind. It didn't matter if there was a little leakage, as the house always needed ventilation.
Hail may not break every windowpane, so you don't need to worry too much after taking basic precautions. Wooden furniture is very strong and will be damaged by such damage, but it will not rot completely, so it should be able to withstand it.
Fortunately, the RV was put into Lin Mian’s space early on, so it was not exposed to hail and crushed to pieces.
Jiang Jie stood under the eaves at the door, watching the hailstones falling even denser than at the beginning. They hit various objects, making a lot of noise, which was very noisy for people with special abilities.
He raised his hand a little impatiently and rubbed his bruised ear.
He was not surprised by the hailstorm, as he knew it would come sooner or later. After the hailstorm, the temperature would continue to drop. It wouldn't be long before a normal person, even if they took good warm protection measures, would suffer frostbite when going out, and in severe cases, death.
The coldness of this winter is so low that even most alien creatures are wary of it. From this perspective, it is not too bad.
But for those who are not properly warmed, it is probably an unavoidable disaster.
This winter, many more people will lose their lives.
Jiang Jie turned around and went back into the house, closed the door, and blocked out the noisy noise outside.
Lin Mian lay quietly on the kang bed, unaware of the sudden hailstorm and showing no intention of waking up for the time being.
Jiang Yan reached out and touched his face, which was very rosy because of the warmth. When his fingertips touched the hot temperature, he remembered that he had just come in from outside and his hands were still a little cold.
The little rabbit has been sleeping for almost a whole day and night since yesterday. Without someone to talk to, Jiang Jie felt a little bored.
He stretched out his hand to support the other's pillow, looked down at his obedient sleeping face, and said, "Wake up quickly, sleeping beauty."
The sleeping person had gentle eyes and brows, and I wonder if he heard his voice.
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The hailstorm continued from the afternoon until late at night.
The gloomy sky blocked out even the slightest bit of moonlight. It was pitch black, and the falling hail seemed to come from another world.
Many people couldn't sleep because of the crackling noise. The sound was so loud that they were always worried that the ice and rocks would smash through their houses.
What is even more annoying is that because the temperature outside is too low, these hailstones do not melt after falling. They accumulate like snow, are large in volume, and gather into a thick layer on the ground.
During this period, the snow has reached a height of almost half a meter. If it continues like this, and it snows for a few days like the previous heavy snow, even the houses may be buried.
There was a loud "boom" and it was the sound of a house collapsing.
Many people were frightened by the noise and could not help but pay close attention to the direction from which the sound came. They guessed that the roof of an old house in the village had collapsed due to the hail.
Those old houses have been in disrepair for a long time and naturally cannot withstand such hail, so it is normal for them to collapse.
The people left in the village now live in renovated self-built houses, which are very sturdy and will not be collapsed for the time being.
They comforted themselves in their hearts and tried not to think about these things.
It's one thing to be clear in your heart, and it's another to be worried and afraid. Everyone is worried, and this night is destined to be sleepless.
In the almost pitch-black room, Jiang Yan also heard the sound coming from a distance. He slowly opened his eyes and turned his face to the side.
I guess by the time the hailstorm continues until tomorrow morning, many old houses in this village will collapse. Hearing such a noise, not to mention those with sensitive hearing, even ordinary people probably won't be able to sleep.
There was only the little rabbit beside him. Jiang Yan turned his head to look at the inside of the kang bed, and could only see the vague outline of the body, but the hand he stretched out still pinched the other's cheek accurately, and now he could still sleep soundly without any cares.
Just as he was thinking, his men suddenly moved. He paused, loosened his hand, and whispered, "Lin Mian?"
There was no response to his call, but in the darkness, he did see the other party move again, and then a hoarse voice with doubt, "So noisy..."
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