Chapter 70 Hell on Earth
"Jiaojiao, there are a lot of people downstairs trying to pry open the door."
Wang Jia's voice came from the intercom.
Shi Jiaojiao understood it immediately.
The temperature dropped sharply yesterday and many people were frozen to death.
People died, but the supplies are still there, so of course they can't be wasted.
However, none of this has anything to do with her.
There will be more such things in the future, so for now, it’s better to wait for others to die before picking up supplies.
In the future, before a person dies, there will be a group of people around him.
They stole clothes, food, and even corpses.
Tang Wei also joined the group chat: "Thanks to you for buying coal for me and Wang Jia, otherwise, we really couldn't have made it through yesterday."
Shi Jiaojiao and the other three were fully equipped, and although it was a bit cold, they didn't have a hard time.
But it's different for others.
There was no one in other communities who used loudspeakers to remind people in the middle of the night like Shi Jiaojiao did, and by the next morning many people’s bodies had already frozen to death.
Those who survived the drop in temperature put on layer of clothes after layer, even pulled down the curtains and put them on themselves, and finally covered themselves with quilts, but they were still shivering with cold.
Thinking back to when they went out to search for supplies during the extremely hot weather, they found a lot of thick clothes and various things to keep warm, but they didn't even look at them, thinking it would be a waste of effort to take them home.
Now that my head is throbbing with pain from the cold, I feel regretful.
But there are all kinds of medicine in the world except regret.
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For the next two or three days, there was no change in temperature.
Everyone has gradually adapted to the current temperature. It is cold, but no one will stay in bed and unable to go out.
The government and the army have joined forces to continuously appeal to everyone through various channels to stay at home and not to risk going out. They promised that relief food would be distributed on time and asked everyone to wait patiently for notification.
Some people stay at home obediently and obey the country's instructions.
However, there are always some people who are rebellious and think that they have gradually adapted to the temperature and insist on going out regardless of advice.
After going out two or three times and finding that there was no danger, he ran outside even more happily.
I was still cursing in my heart, thinking that the government was stopping people from going out, and that they must be abusing their power for personal gain and trying to transfer supplies in advance.
Tang Wei and Wang Jia watched others constantly moving supplies into their homes, and they also felt eager to do something, so they went to discuss it with Shi Jiaojiao.
Shi Jiaojiao refused immediately upon hearing this, "The weather has changed so much and the government has told us not to go out. How dare you go out?"
Tang Wei scratched his head and replied with a smile, "Isn't it because so many people are going out and nothing is wrong?"
Shi Jiaojiao said seriously, "It will be too late if something happens."
Although Tang Wei and Wang Jia were anxious, their greatest strength was that they were willing to listen to advice.
So I didn't insist anymore and gave up the idea of going out.
It was around four o'clock in the afternoon. It was gloomy outside the window and the entire sky was covered with thick dark clouds.
The sunlight was blocked and the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere.
Shi Jiaojiao looked out the window, her heart feeling tightly squeezed.
It's going to rain.
At the same time, air raid sirens were sounded throughout the city.
The loudspeaker kept issuing warnings, requiring everyone to return indoors immediately to take shelter.
Some people felt uneasy and ran home immediately without thinking.
Those who stayed behind, seeing the others running away, would sneer at them in their hearts and call them cowards.
The worst that can happen is rain. What’s so scary about that?
Not only those who went out to search for supplies thought so, many owners in the building also carried various basins, went downstairs and stood in the open space, ready to collect more rainwater.
Now everyone has gradually adapted to the temperature, and the fear of the sudden drop in temperature has gradually dissipated.
Indeed, it was only minus fifteen degrees Celsius, not unbearable at all.
Moreover, there is less and less water in the relief food.
Later on, they even sent fresh water filtered through sea water.
It tastes astringent and bitter.
It’s finally going to rain, and the whole community is filled with joy, as if it’s New Year’s Day.
They expect the rain to bring vitality and hope.
However, no one knew that this rain would bring an even greater disaster.
Shi Jiaojiao stood in front of the window, looking at the three or two groups of people downstairs. They ignored the advice and held various containers, waiting impatiently for the rain to come.
Shi Jiaojiao really couldn't understand this.
Can't you just bear with it a little longer?
Even the government has sounded the air raid alarm, but you still dare to go out.
The radio in the community played government notices in a continuous loop.
But the people downstairs turned a deaf ear.
Shi Jiaojiao sighed.
Let go of the desire to help others and respect their fate.
As she sighed, raindrops fell from the sky.
There was a cheer in the community.
Some people shouted, some cried, and some let out loud roars of joy as if they were reborn.
It finally rained, and we will never lack water again!
Some even thought it was God's mercy and that the end of the world was over.
However, as the rain got heavier and heavier and the raindrops became denser, the cheers from downstairs turned into wails one after another.
"It hurts! Why does it hurt so much when the rain hits my body!" One person covered his exposed face but couldn't protect his hands.
Someone subconsciously looked up at the sky, and the next second he let out a shrill wail, "My eyes!"
The faces of the people downstairs were filled with horror, as if it was not rain at all, but hot oil splashing on their bodies, causing them pain and burning.
Some people were lucky and were not far from the building. They rushed in holding a basin and screaming.
Some people pulled other people's clothes in a panic and used too much force, pulling the person directly onto themselves.
Tearing, screaming, wailing.
They are like dominoes, when one falls, it trips up another.
When all the exposed skin on his palms and cheeks touched the wet ground, he screamed again.
They were shocked and frightened and tried to get up, but the acid rain was everywhere.
The result of the struggle was that my body was exposed to more acid rain.
The skin that came into contact with the rain turned red, as if burned by high temperature, and then the red skin gradually turned brown, black, and even emitted white smoke.
There was a pungent smell in the air, and the people downstairs kept coughing as if there was a thorn stuck in their throat.
Shi Jiaojiao saw with her own eyes that a raindrop fell on a person's face, and before the person could react, a hole was left on his face.
As the raindrops became heavier, the people downstairs had nowhere to escape.
Someone raised the container that he had just intended to use to collect water above his head.
But a thin layer of plastic basin cannot prevent the corrosion of acid rain.
From head to toe, in just a few minutes, the whole person melted in the rain.
The screams from downstairs became more and more shrill, reaching everyone's ears.
The owner, who had been cheering just now, took a few steps back in fear of the tragedy downstairs.
Some people reacted and wanted to help, but the umbrellas at home could not block the invasion of acid rain.
All everyone could do was watch as the people downstairs screamed, wailed, fell to the ground, were unable to get up, and finally melted.
How can this be the human world?
It's obviously purgatory!
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