At 7:00 AM on Monday, August 31st, it was sunny. As usual, office workers crowded onto the subway to get to work, and children went to school with laughter and joy. The whole world seemed normal.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the sky suddenly darkened and the sun disappeared briefly, but at this time, no one noticed anything unusual except the meteorological observatory.
Everyone was still busy with their own things, except some housewives who were rushing home, thinking it was going to rain and hurrying to collect their laundry.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the sun appeared again, but this time, it turned into a rare blood red, illuminating the entire earth and turning it into a blood red expanse.
Everyone marveled at the sight and rushed to take photos and post them on social media, while only a few people felt panicked.
At 1 p.m., it started snowing and the temperature dropped sharply, but it was still within the normal range. The snow melted into water as soon as it hit the ground.
At 3 p.m., the light snow turned into heavy snow. Faced with this unusual weather, the children were dismissed from school early, while the adults who were busy making a living continued their daily routine of clocking in and out of get off work.
Snow in August is a rare phenomenon, but no one thought it was the end of the world. Only a few people sensed something was wrong and began to stockpile supplies at home.
Ye Ning and Xiao Jingchen sat on deck chairs outside the living area, watching the heavy snowfall outside the protective layer.
Ye Ning had a laptop on her lap, and the post she was editing was about to be sent.
Although she knew that not many people would believe her now, she still couldn't bear to do it. After all, posting a message wouldn't hurt her, and if the post actually got upvoted, it might actually save a lot of people.
But what good would it do to save them? Even if they survived the extreme cold, there would still be zombies.
Extreme cold is just the beginning; zombies are the true sign of extinction.
"Jingchen, let's go inside! It seems a bit cold!" Ye Ning shrugged her shoulders.
"Okay!" Xiao Jingchen nodded, picked up Ye Ning, and went back into the house.
The fireplace inside is now lit and burning brightly, providing warmth to the entire room.
The temperature continued to drop, and Ye Ning knew that it would continue to fall until it reached minus 60 degrees Celsius, which was already the limit that humans could endure.
She called Wang Ma and the others, telling them that they must stay indoors and wait until their bodies can adapt to the temperature before going out.
Under Ye Ning's arrangement, fuel had already been prepared in Wang Ma and Lei Siming's room, enough for them to use for ten to twenty days.
Meanwhile, Gao Feng and Sister Li, following Ye Ning's instructions, finally opened the box.
The first thing you see is a satellite phone with a number stored inside; that number belongs to Ye Ning.
Then came a letter.
The letter told them that Ye Ning had learned of the impending extreme cold a month earlier through inside information, and instructed them to light the fireplace, not to go outside, and not to let anyone in out of pity.
They can now use the supplies and fuel in the warehouse at will. Ye Ning will contact them later using this satellite phone and give them new instructions.
In fact, the sudden drop in temperature is something that most adults can handle, but it was a bit of a struggle for Xiaomin.
Xiaomin coughed violently, and with each cough, Gao Feng's heart clenched.
Fortunately, with Sister Li's meticulous care, Xiaomin finally recovered. However, given Xiaomin's health, her future remains to be seen.
At 11 p.m., the temperature had dropped to minus 30 degrees Celsius. Many people were caught off guard and lost their lives to the cold while they were sleeping, while many more were woken up by the freezing temperatures.
At three in the morning, the snow was still falling and the temperature had dropped to minus 50 degrees Celsius. People who were too cold to sleep brought out almost all their blankets and turned on the air conditioner.
However, the city's power supply system simply couldn't keep up with such high electricity demand, and the entire city began to fall into darkness. In the darkness, people finally began to panic completely.
At six o'clock in the morning, it would normally be daylight, but the whole world was still pitch black, and the temperature had dropped to minus sixty degrees Celsius.
People began to panic, and even began to doubt whether the sun would rise as usual.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the sun finally rose, but its color was like that of the sunset, like an old man who had burned out all his life force.
The only saving grace is that the temperature has stopped dropping.
It was only then that people realized the whole world had turned into a frozen wasteland.
The children cheered with joy because they finally didn't have to go to school today, while the adults frowned and began to worry about their jobs.
Soon they will find that this worry is futile, because they have something much more to worry about: survival.
That day, Ye Ning barely slept all night. She sat by the window, watching the snow fall in a flurry, and she witnessed the entire process of the apocalypse coming again.
The apocalypse has finally arrived!
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