In the past, summer rains always brought people a refreshing and invigorating feeling.
The rain washed away the heat, and even the wind became cool.
However, Gou Fugui felt the scalding hot steam rushing towards him and took two steps back before he could stop feeling the steam burning his skin.
This was even with his head covered and his entire body not exposed to the rain. One can only imagine the physical harm suffered by those who left the subway station and were immediately drenched from head to toe in this hot rain.
Xie Tianlang stretched out his finger to feel the temperature of the rainwater, then frowned slightly, his already deep-set eyes becoming even darker.
"The water temperature is at least 62 degrees Celsius, which is the temperature of the rainwater as it falls rapidly to the point where my palm is. It's probably even hotter at higher altitudes."
Hot water at 60 degrees Celsius can cause mild burns directly to the skin, while high-temperature steam burns will be much more severe. If one cannot seek shelter in time, prolonged exposure to hot rain…
Xie Tianlang didn't say anything more, but Gou Fugui knew that the consequences would be terrible.
Looking at the white expanse of the world filled with moisture and rain, even Gou Fugui, who was fully equipped, couldn't guarantee that he could survive unharmed in such hot rain.
He could only stand silently with Xie Tianlang at the edge of the subway entrance, as if waiting for something.
At this moment, those who insisted on staying a little longer also came out of the subway tunnel to watch the hot rain falling from the sky. Almost everyone's eyes revealed fear or even despair.
"Mom, Dad said he's going out to find us something to eat. Will he come back if it rains heavily?"
The woman holding the child's hand abruptly closed her eyes upon hearing the question. She tried to keep her voice from trembling with pain, clutching the child's small hand tightly: "He'll come back. Your father, he'll definitely be alright."
"He's smart and fast, he'll definitely find shelter from the rain and come back after the rain stops."
By the end, the woman could no longer control her sobs, and tears streamed down her face from a height the child couldn't see.
Suddenly, screams and cries for help came from the rain ahead, followed by the blurry figure of a person whose appearance was indistinct.
Upon hearing the cry for help, Gou Fugui instinctively took a step forward, and the others watching the hot rain around him also craned their necks.
Everyone was curious about what would happen to the person who was drenched in the hot rain. However, when the figure got closer and closer and finally broke through the scorching steam and rain curtain, everyone who saw him at the subway entrance was startled.
Some people even screamed in surprise, and children burst into tears.
"Oh no, Mom! He's so scary, waaaaaah!"
Several parents with children quickly covered their children's eyes and backed away. Even the wealthy young master, who considered himself well-traveled and carefree, was speechless with shock at the horrific scene before him.
The man struggling to run through the rain had a face contorted in pain; his face and hands, wherever exposed, were covered in large red marks and blisters from the hot rain.
These blisters were already fragile, and then they were repeatedly drenched by the hot rain before the temperature dropped, causing most of the skin on his face and neck to ulcerate, making it almost impossible to recognize his original appearance.
"Aaaaaah, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, it hurts so much!!"
"Help me! Help me! Someone please help me!"
"I can't see! My whole body feels like it's on fire! I'm dying! I'm dying!! Someone please save me! Someone please save me!!"
The man was shouting almost unconsciously, driven by instinct, but it seemed that he had already used up all his strength and luck just to get here.
Just a second before he was about to step into the subway station entrance, his body suddenly stiffened, dropped, and slammed hard onto the ground.
After a silent pause, Xie Tianlang took a step forward and gently touched his nose. Then he stood up and said, "He's dead."
Whether it was from excruciating pain or from being scalded to death, it's probably impossible to say for sure.
Because of these three words, the person who had been holding on finally broke down and cried uncontrollably: "Oh God, why did it have to turn out like this?! Why is there rain like this?! The world has become like this, how are we supposed to live?! How are we supposed to live?!"
A suffocating silence and despair surrounded everyone until that clear, bright voice rang out beside them.
"Of course, it's about using every strength and method to survive."
The long-haired youth looked at the crying women and children, and at the nephew of the shelter manager who was furiously cursing God, and calmly said this sentence.
The surrounding crowd stared at him, and the arrogant young master, as if he had found an outlet for his anger, roared with bloodshot eyes, "You fucking make it sound so easy! Tell me, what strength or method do you have to survive?! If the temperature stays this high, if this killer rain keeps falling! Tell me how to live? How to solve this?!"
"Damn it, stop talking nonsense and just tell me what to do and how to live! Tell me and I'll call you dad!!"
The young master's spittle was almost spraying onto Gou Fugui's face, but he ultimately failed to do so because the young master suddenly pulled out a shovel from behind and nearly slapped it into the young master's face.
"What are you doing?!" Xu Lei roared.
The rich young master chuckled twice as he looked at him: "Of course, it's about telling you how to live and then hearing you call me Dad."
If you can't survive on the ground, then go underground.
"The sun can kill plants and life on the surface, but there are still many plants and life in underground caves."
"The hot rain makes it difficult for us to move around on land, so let's build roads underground."
Is that so hard to think of?
"Isn't your uncle still in charge of the underground shelter? Have you forgotten about him?"
As Xu Lei listened to the handsome young man, who seemed utterly irritating, remarking on his words with logic, and then to his merciless rebuke at the end, his face turned completely red, whether from the heat or from anger.
But his limited intelligence told him that any further rebuttal at this point would be a sore loser's nonsense, yet he resolutely refused to call this pretty boy "dad," so he racked his brains to come up with a reason to save face:
“I admit that an underground shelter is feasible. But we’re at the train station right now! Do you know how far it is from here to the underground shelter in the city center?! At least three kilometers! Three thousand meters! If this heavy rain keeps going on and the temperature doesn’t drop, even if the safe zone is safe, what does that have to do with us? We simply won’t be able to get out; we’ll just be trapped here and die!”
"Don't tell me you're planning to dig through the ground with that shovel in your hand!" Xu Lei said, not even bothering to put on a sarcastic expression. "There's only one tunnel down there that's been dug less than 300 meters deep. With just that shovel, how long do you think you're going to dig?!"
"I'm afraid you'll starve and thirst to death before you even dig out of the train station area!"
Upon hearing Xu Lei's words, the survivors gathered at the entrance lost their initial hope, which had been fueled by the promise of wealth and beauty.
Yes, while the handsome long-haired man is right, they might be able to survive underground. But the prerequisite is that they first survive this scorching heat and torrential rain, in this subway tunnel where there is no water or food.
Night was fast approaching, and the hot rain showed no signs of stopping, nor did the temperature drop much. Forget digging a tunnel; even if they stayed inside the subway tunnel doing nothing, they couldn't last more than three days.
"That's why I said there's no chance of survival! We can only wait for God to be merciful and stop this torrential rain from continuing! If the rain stops within three days, there might still be a glimmer of hope."
Xu Lei looked coldly at Gou Fugui, feeling smug that he had perfectly refuted the guy, leaving him speechless, and that he didn't have to call him "Dad."
Then he saw the long-haired youth throw the shovel in his hand to the tall man next to him, then reach into his pocket and pull out a white silk ribbon, wrapping it around his long hair, which was even more beautiful than his girlfriend's, before shrugging and mocking him:
"Oh, then you can just wait to die in the cave."
"Don't leave after I dig out the tunnel, or you'll have to call me Dad when you see me."
"I'll go out with an umbrella in a little while to find something to keep out the rain and bring it back. Don't use it. Otherwise, call me Dad too."
"Finally, I'll go out a second time to look for food around here. Don't eat anything I find, okay?"
"otherwise……"
Xu Lei, his face flushed red, finally snapped, "Shut up! I know, or I'll call you 'Dad'!"
The wealthy and beautiful woman shook her head at this moment: "Calling me Dad is too much. If you use all three, just call me Grandpa."
Xu Lei: "..."
Xu Lei: "Damn it!"
He's the second young master of the prestigious Xu family! The largest supermarket chain in the country is his maternal grandfather's business! All the supermarket chains in Changshi are under his mother's name, and this damned long-haired pretty boy doesn't even let him call his father, he has to call him grandfather!!
Xu Lei was trembling with anger, but he had no idea that his anger seemed to have gone astray.
Fortunately, his understanding girlfriend Sisi comforted him at this time, "Okay, Lei, don't be angry. Some people are all talk and no action. Why bother arguing with those clowns who are destined to fail?"
Hearing these pleasing words, Xu Lei was finally somewhat comforted. He glanced sideways at the long-haired, pale-faced man, but saw no anger or scolding. He only saw him looking at him with pity, as if he were looking at his mentally challenged grandson.
Xu Lei: "..."
Just because of that one glance from the wealthy and beautiful woman, Xu Shao, who was born with a sense of pride and considered himself to be more important than anything else, couldn't sit still. He stubbornly followed behind the long-haired pretty boy and that fierce-looking guy, watching them walk to the farthest part of the subway tunnel to prepare to continue digging forward.
Since this line is originally Line 1 leading to the central square, as long as you dig straight ahead in this direction, you basically won't go wrong.
The problem was that the thick, solid ground blocking their way looked like a massive undertaking, and it didn't seem like something that could be dug through by manpower alone.
"hehe."
I watched as you couldn't even dig a hole in half an hour, and then you were exhausted.
Besides Young Master Xu, who was determined to prove himself right, other survivors who had overheard Gou Fugui's words followed him from behind the tunnel.
Although they also felt that digging a tunnel by hand was a bit of a pipe dream, at least the long-haired youth's suggestion to go out and find an umbrella to keep out the rain and food was feasible.
They no longer have the audacity to ask this long-haired young man to find them food or water. They will try their best to survive, but at least they need to have the means to leave.
At that point, the choice will be whether to stay and dig a tunnel with the young man or leave in the rain in the dead of night.
As for now...
Well, even though they didn't have the tools to dig a hole, they could still show their support and offer comfort through their eyes, right?
So, under everyone's gaze, the wealthy and beautiful woman began to move her neck and stretch her arms, opening and closing her two slender fingers repeatedly.
Finally, he grabbed the earthen wall in front of him with both hands.
The survivors collectively twitched their lips.
Xu Lei and Tian Sisi burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha, I'm fucking dying of laughter! You think your hands are some kind of invincible cat claws? You actually plan to dig a hole with your bare hands, hahaha, fuck?!"
Before Xu Lei could finish laughing, he watched in disbelief as the idiot who was trying to dig a hole with his hands flailed up and down the earthen wall, and with his cat-like scratching movements, the thick soil in front of him actually started to fall down in clumps!
In just five minutes, Gou Fugui dug a round pit half the height of a person into the soil in front of him!
I reached out and measured it; it was exactly half a meter, no more, no less.
Then, Xu Lei saw the long-haired pretty boy with his hands covered in dirt turn around and give him a scornful smile that made Xu Lei's scalp tingle.
Xu Lei: "Damn it, is that even a hand?! It's like a Wolverine claw!!!"
Seriously, what ordinary person could dig a hole like that with their bare hands?!
Dune Cat Fugui chuckled, almost raising his paw to lick it.
You dare question whether cats can dig holes?!
【Sand Dune Cat Fugui: This cat may be small, but it's awesome!】
Traits/Skills:
1. A master of combat.
A Complete Transformation: As the smallest feline, cats are petite and adorable, perfect for holding and pampering. But don't let their small size fool you into thinking they're weak! Cats are agile, have a keen sense of smell, and their large ears and inner ears make their hearing exceptionally developed. Any snake, insect, or rabbit in the desert that a cat spots is unlikely to see the next day!
Bloodline Bonus (Basic): Hearing, smell, agility, and balance are each increased by 20%, and combat power is increased by 20%.
But if you use your cat's claws to scratch, your fighting power will increase by an extra 5%. Scratching is a cat's nature, so why reject it?
2. Cat paw pad.
Complete transformation: The Sand Dune Cat has slightly shorter legs, but its paw pads are very thick! Its paws and paw pads are also covered with two centimeters of long fur! The fur and paw pads can insulate against the scorching heat of the ground, allowing the Sand Dune Cat to hop lightly on its paws!
Bloodline Boost (Basic): A thin callus will form on the soles of your feet, blocking 30% of the ground heat. It also slightly increases agility and jumping ability.
Spin and jump, the cat closes its eyes~ This skill levels up slowly, so it's recommended to walk around barefoot for a long time, and you might be able to achieve the "walk through fire" achievement.
3. Excavation Masters: Who has the best excavation skills? The Sand Dune Cat is the strongest in the feline family!
A complete transformation: Because they live in arid and hot regions like sand dunes and deserts, the sand dune cats are relatively weaker in jumping ability compared to their kind. However, their living environment has made them the best diggers among their species! Although they can't compare to that fat groundhog, they're invincible among their kind and even have built-in attack capabilities—what more could you ask for?!
Bloodline Boost (Basic): Besides hunting, being cute, and preventing burns, cat paws can also be used to scratch and dig holes like crazy!
A 20% boost to digging skills! While it's a bit more strenuous than a groundhog's and might not be able to dig through very hard soil, a cat's scratching is faster, more satisfying, and better for their physical and mental health! And you don't have to kneel down!
4. Ineffective/Negative Characteristics: This damn curiosity!
Unlike that timid mouse that's afraid of everything and meows when it's scared, cats aren't afraid of anything! Cats just want to watch the excitement! Humans can't develop without curiosity, and if cats lost their curiosity and couldn't move around, chase, and play, they would become depressed.
You wouldn't want to know what a depressed cat might do.
Also, because the Sand Cat's ears are large and help dissipate heat, their ears will become pointed when the Bloodline Bonus is activated.
Cats are so cute and strong, why not pamper them?!
So, you dare to question whether cats can dig holes?! Ha!
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