If someone were standing outside, they would witness a scene they would never forget.
The dark, heavy clouds were now shimmering with alternating bursts of white and purple light.
Every now and then, thick electric dragons would writhe and twist through the clouds.
The lightning illuminated the dark night sky, reflecting the shadowy shapes of the fist-sized hailstones that kept falling.
These long dragons of lightning didn't seem content with just frolicking in the clouds.
As the air became a conductor of electricity, beams of lightning instantly crashed to the ground with overwhelming force.
It is not just a shelter, nor is it just the ruins of Fenghai City.
This lightning show was being performed on almost every inch of land and sea on Earth.
It was as if all the gods in the sky were unleashing divine punishment with fury, determined to cleanse the world of all its filth.
Shelters and high-rise buildings in cities are equipped with lightning rods.
But those few poor lightning rods were of little use in such a dense thunderstorm.
Each lightning rod is struck by at least three lightning bolts per second.
The lightning converged, creating terrifyingly high temperatures that melted the lightning rod into molten steel droplets in just a few moments.
Once the lightning rod is destroyed, only the building itself remains to suffer relentless bombardment.
The massive amount of electrical charge instantly ignited all remaining flammable materials inside the building.
The entire city burst into flames almost in the blink of an eye, the orange glow echoing the electric lights in the night sky.
It was as if they had undergone an exceptionally brutal artillery baptism.
The outer shell of the shelter is also made of welded steel plates, which is naturally an excellent material for absorbing lightning.
A stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
The shelter was designed with extreme thunderstorms in mind.
Not only are there a large number of lightning rods, but the outer shell is made of special steel with an extremely high melting point, and the insulation layer is also made of flame-retardant material.
Therefore, no fire occurred inside the shelter.
Only a few fish escaped the current and were electrocuted black by the few unlucky ones who stubbornly clung to the railing.
Even with the slight enhancement from the sea monster's flesh, the survivors' bodies couldn't withstand the powerful electric current passing through them.
The first death officially occurred at this point.
At this moment, not only Qin Luofei and the others had unpleasant expressions, but Liu Kai's lips also twitched.
The dozens of military helicopters parked on the roof of the shelter were naturally unaffected by hail or lightning.
But he was afraid of his fixed-wing propeller civilian aircraft!
The aircraft, which had been hit by hail during the previous sea monster attack, remained unharmed while parked in the provincial military district's hangar.
But this time is different.
Hailstones the size of fists kept falling, and soon smashed through the cockpit window.
Immediately afterwards, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket struck the plane.
The strong electric current ignited the aircraft battery.
With a violent explosion, the poor little plane was instantly torn to pieces.
Various flying parts and fragments were scattered and burning everywhere; it could be said that no remains were left.
This long-distance steed that accompanied him across mountains and rivers has now been retired.
Apart from Liu Kai, no one cares about his plane right now.
If the onset of winter in the past was a drop in temperature, then the current cold wave is a sudden freeze.
As the temperature continued to drop, everyone in the shelter became increasingly busy.
After wiping away the rain and sweat, I quickly changed into thick clothes and shoes.
Distribute power, cutting off the power supply to the refrigerator compressor and instead supplying power to the shelter's heating system.
Increase the boiler power to continuously output hot water to the central heating system, and use electric heating devices to maintain the temperature.
All hospital staff are on duty and ready to treat people who suddenly fall ill in emergency situations.
A series of events left both survivors and officials overwhelmed.
But all this busy work is actually just passive waiting.
Prior to this, the shelter had already made preparations for the arrival of the cold wave.
They even conducted several drills and simulations.
Now we're just repeating the process, only with a tighter timeframe.
Before I knew it, the hail and thunderstorm outside had stopped.
The familiar heavy snow fell in a flurry, and the temperature plummeted below zero.
Even the handrails and walls inside the shelter were covered with a layer of blue-white frost.
Due to the sharp decline in population, supplies are relatively plentiful.
The authorities provided each survivor with a thick, military-green fur-trimmed coat.
This thing, which seems rustic in peacetime, is now a life-saving medicine.
Nobody cares about fashion or looks, as long as they're warm.
So a large group of people with green skin appeared in the shelter, looking like a field of thriving chives.
With preparations complete, the survivors had nothing to do.
They either stayed at home or huddled together in small groups, complaining that the damn cold snap had come at the worst possible time.
Between conversations and breaths, the cold air was inhaled into the lungs.
Even healthy humans can't help but cough a couple of times when there's a drastic temperature difference.
It exhaled a white mist of condensed hot air from its mouth.
It was as if the leeks had caught fire and were smoking.
Some survivors, even after being enhanced by the flesh of sea monsters, still suffered greatly because their physical strength was not very strong.
The first cold wave a few months ago almost killed them, and their health was severely compromised.
Now, if they had to go through it again, some people would not have been able to withstand the torment and would immediately experience various uncomfortable reactions.
Some people even collapsed to the ground, breathing weakly, and were rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Seeing their fellow human beings fall, many people can't help but feel a sense of dread.
In addition, it will take time to adjust to the low temperature, so falling asleep tonight is destined to be difficult.
A sleepless night has begun.
Meanwhile, the flames outside caused by the thunderstorm gradually died down under the cold wind.
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