Chapter 20 Forced to Leave Home
During this long year, Lin Xiyue and her three companions deeply felt the tremendous changes in the external environment. Nature seemed to have launched an unprecedented challenge to mankind, and the entire world was shrouded in the shadow of doomsday.
Global temperatures are becoming increasingly unpredictable and uncontrollable, sometimes plunging into periods of extreme cold that can last up to six months, with the lowest temperature reaching a staggering -55 degrees Celsius! In such extreme cold, human survival is nearly impossible, and many people have frozen to death in the streets or their homes.
However, this wasn't the worst of it. Ten days of extreme heat would follow, with temperatures soaring to 58 degrees Celsius! This scorching heat would make people feel like they were in an oven, rapidly evaporating their bodies. Many people died of heatstroke and were later transformed into mummies.
Whether it is cold or hot, it has brought great disasters to human survival. In such a doomsday environment, survival has become extremely difficult, and people have to face a series of problems such as hunger, disease and lack of resources.
But there are also humans who live tenaciously, trying every possible way to survive. Hunger is always with them, and there is no longer the kindness and warmth in their eyes, but madness and greed instead.
Some people began to prey on their own kind. Their former neighbors, friends, or even lovers had now become objects of their appetite.
Every night, creepy sounds can be heard from a dark corner from time to time. These are the struggles and decadence that come after the extinction of humanity.
However, there are still a small number of people who hold on to the last bottom line. They hide in seclusion, support each other, and use their weak strength to fight against this dark world. For example, Lin Xiyue and the other four are the best examples.
// Amidst the scorching heat, Lin Xiyue's air conditioner runs 24/7 thanks to a micro-generator. However, this isn't enough to cool her down. As someone with ice powers, she uses her special ability every day to instantly transform bottled water into ice cubes.
This not only allowed her to hone her control over her ice powers, but also provided a refreshing coolness to her teammates, alleviating the discomfort caused by the intense heat. As time went on, Lin Xiyue became more adept at using her ice powers, and the results became increasingly significant.
At first, she could only successfully turn six 10-jin (10-kilogram) bottles of water into ice cubes each day. But through constant practice and experimentation, her ability gradually improved, and now she can condense the air in an entire house into ice cubes, even freezing two houses!
However, when extremely cold weather strikes, in addition to turning on the air conditioning at home, Gu Qinghan also uses her fire-based abilities. Using the warmth of flames, she dispels the cold and brings warmth to her loved ones and teammates. This also provides her with an excellent opportunity to hone her fire-based abilities.
When Lin Xiyue, Gu Qinghan, Du Luoqing and others were exhausted from training, Ji Yuan's healing system provided them with energy to recover and heal their tired bodies.
With the awakening of her superpowers, Lin Xiyue's perception ability became several times stronger than before. She keenly felt that the floor where they lived had been monitored. She remained calm and quietly expanded her perception range, trying to find the location of the monitor.
Suddenly, Lin Xiyue's attention was drawn to a figure across from her. She took a closer look and couldn't help but gasp—that person had already set up a cannon and was aiming at their location!
Without any hesitation, Lin Xiyue immediately hugged Gu Qinghan's waist tightly and pulled her to the ground, shouting, "Get down quickly! The shells from the opposite side are coming!"
Hearing Lin Xiyue's cry, Ji Yuan also reacted quickly. She reached out and grabbed Du Luoqing's hand without hesitation, and like Lin Xiyue and the others, she quickly lay on the ground.
Just as they lay down, they heard a series of deafening explosions: "Bang, bang, bang!" The sound was like thunder, shaking the entire ground and seeming to tear the world apart.
The sudden loud noise frightened the four of them so much that their bodies froze completely, not daring to move.
Fortunately, the floor of the house where Lin Xiyue and the others were located had been specially modified and had very strong security capabilities. Although the enemy on the opposite side fired several rounds of artillery shells in succession, they failed to successfully blow open the glass on the balcony.
However, although the floor they lived on was not blown up, the frame of the entire building had been blown to the point of being shaky, as if it could collapse at any time.
Lin Xiyue took a deep breath, as if to expel all the anxiety and fear in her heart. She held Gu Qinghan's hand tightly, feeling the other's warmth to calm her emotions.
"We can't stay here any longer," Lin Xiyue said in a low but firm voice. "We must leave immediately. Everyone, hurry up, put on your backpacks, grab your weapons, and follow me!"
Ji Yuan didn't hesitate. She quickly responded, "Okay!" Then, without hesitation, she took Du Luoqing's hand and they stood up together. They hurried back to their rooms and without hesitation grabbed their prepared military backpacks and weapons: Ji Yuan's Explosive Bow and Du Luoqing's Liuhe Gun.
The military backpacks were filled with various daily necessities and emergency supplies, while the weapons were the guarantee of their survival in this dangerous world. Ji Yuan carried the backpack and the explosive bow, while Du Luoqing also carried the backpack and the Liuhe rifle in his hand. The two held hands and went to find Lin Xiyue.
After completing their preparations for leaving, they hurried to the door of 2201 and waited quietly for Lin Xiyue and Gu Qinghan to arrive.
After Lin Xiyue and Gu Qinghan returned to their room, they quickly sprang into action. Lin Xiyue adjusted her military backpack to a comfortable position and carefully placed the two twin swords into her Pisces space. These two twin swords were her powerful weapons, capable of playing a crucial role at crucial moments.
Gu Qinghan also quickly put on her backpack, and then tightly grasped the Tang sword in her left hand. This Tang sword was her favorite and also her weapon in battle.
"Xixi, let's go!" Gu Qinghan said softly, looking at Lin Xiyue with firm eyes, and extended his right hand to Lin Xiyue.
Lin Xiyue nodded solemnly, knowing full well that the situation was pressing and brooked no delay. In fact, she had anticipated this situation a month ago, and they had already made plans to leave.
Lin Xiyue, in particular, not only packed up her personal belongings, but even, without drawing attention to herself, she moved four houses on Floor 22—the entire floors 2201, 2202, 2203, and 2204—into her Pisces space. In her own words, these properties were purchased with real money, and she wanted to take nothing with her.
Lin Xiyue said indignantly, "Qinghan, let's go over and see which blind fellow is trying to fake our death. Once I find them, I'll definitely settle this score with them!"
Gu Qinghan held Lin Xiyue's hand tightly and comforted her softly, "Okay, we'll go with you."
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