To Xiao Jin's surprise, the disaster announcement did not follow the rule of giving a 10-minute advance notice; instead, it was announced to all players directly.
It seems the system also felt the difficulty was too high, so it lowered the difficulty for players in this rule, right?
With this four-hour buffer, many more players will be able to leave the disaster area, and even those who are unable to leave will be able to prepare for the disaster.
There were still four hours until 10 o'clock. Xiao Jin had looked at the map and knew that at her current speed, she couldn't leave District F, even with a desert motorcycle.
Therefore, she needs to find a safe haven as soon as possible.
Xiao Jin straddled the motorcycle, took out recovery items, and treated his injuries.
Although she had just killed the mutated scorpion, she was also left with many wounds. She sprayed the less serious ones with a healing spray and then bandaged them with medical bandages.
As for the lost health points, Xiao Jin remembered that she had obtained some items to restore health points in the Zerg world. She rummaged through her backpack and finally found the [Restore Wings] item.
She put the transparent wings into her mouth, and when Xiao Jin checked the panel again, her health value had increased from 72 to 82. So she ate two more wings to replenish her health value.
After treating his wounds, Xiao Jin ignored the growling in his stomach, started the desert motorcycle, and drove off into the distance.
Driving northwest until the safe house from the previous night was well behind, Xiao Jin stopped the motorcycle, threw out the tent from the space, and crawled inside.
She hadn't even had time to eat breakfast before fighting the mutated scorpion, which had taken a toll on her health. Taking advantage of this time, Xiao Jin ate quickly while thinking about how to avoid the upcoming heavenly fire.
Xiao Jin had never seen what a fire looked like, but since fire was mentioned, it wouldn't be too far off to do things according to fire prevention measures.
She stuffed the last beef roll into her mouth, then clapped her hands, her consciousness immersing herself in searching through the space. Fire extinguisher, a portable bathtub filled with water, a smoke-proof mask—whether they were usable or not, she just needed to find them.
Xiao Jin then packed up the tent and started the motorcycle again.
Actually, for the desert, there is a lack of fuel. If there were a big fire, it would be much better than the C and D areas where Xiao Jin was before. The vegetation in those two areas was lush, and once a fire started, it would spread quickly, leaving no place to escape.
With only an hour left until 10 o'clock, Xiao Jin stood on the motorcycle and looked around. All he could see was yellow sand, with no other terrain in sight.
Xiao Jin simply jumped off and put the motorcycle back into her spatial storage. It was her only means of transportation, and she couldn't let it break.
The space was too small at the time, and Xiao Jin never had the chance to put a car into the space, otherwise it wouldn't have been so troublesome.
Since the area was all desert, Xiao Jin decided to choose a place that looked good and took out the portable bathtub from the space.
It was called a bathtub, but it was actually just a bag filled with water, about two meters long, and Xiao Jin could easily lie down inside it.
After that, all she had to do was dig a hole.
The bag isn't made of very good material; if it's exposed to the sand, it might burn through. Xiao Jin decided to first dig a hole in the sand large enough to accommodate the bathtub, and then cover the edges and corners of the bathtub with sand.
It took half an hour to complete Xiao Jin's temporary underwater shelter. Next was the issue of what was above her head; it would be best to cover it up as well.
Xiao Jin looked around and finally chose a square steel plate with ventilation holes, which would fit perfectly over the pool. Actually, she preferred a shipping container, but it wasn't as resistant to flames, and Xiao Jin was also afraid that if she hid inside, she would end up as fresh roast meat.
Steel plates are much better; if it gets too hot, she can just raise her hand and replace it with a new one.
There were still some glaciers that had been chipped away during the extreme heat, and Xiao Jin placed them in a prominent place in the space for future use.
Time flew by.
[Ding—Disaster has begun. Players located on the disaster map, please move away as soon as possible.]
The next second, the sky suddenly turned pitch black, and streaks of light pierced the horizon, the flames suddenly magnified in Xiao Jin's eyes.
Just moments ago, in the vast and boundless depths of outer space, two tiny and unknown stars, like unintentional chess pieces in the universe, collided fatefully, instantly bursting forth with dazzling light.
The shattered meteorite pierced the atmosphere, carrying flames and thick smoke, and plummeted straight toward the isolated island.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Jin lay down in the pool without hesitation, and with a wave of her hand, she blocked the steel plate above.
When these burning meteorites finally touched the desert, the earth trembled at the moment of impact, as if even space itself was distorted by the force.
The boulders crashed into the sea of sand with unstoppable force, unleashing a symphony of swirling yellow sand and blazing flames. Each fragment of stone seemed to carry a spark of destructive intent, landing on the sand and instantly igniting wave after wave of flames, turning the vast desert into a living hell.
Flames shot into the sky, illuminating half the horizon.
The few remaining oases in the desert saw their green vegetation wither and turn to ash under the licking of the flames, while thick smoke billowed into the sky, blotting out the sun.
Hearing the roar in his ears, Xiao Jin lay on the bottom of the water, holding his breath, his eyes fixed on the steel plate above his head.
The disaster lasted for an hour, but Xiao Jin could only hold her breath underwater for a maximum of 20 minutes. Fortunately, the pool was not full, and there was a gap between the steel plate and the water surface. She had left a vent.
If Xiao Jin couldn't hold on any longer, she could surface for a quick breath, and if all else failed, she had an oxygen tank. If she weren't afraid of it exploding, she would have used it already!
"Crackling and popping!!"
As the heavenly fire continued to accelerate, the space above Xiao Jin's head was finally affected. A large amount of rubble hit the steel plate, and some flames even fell into the pool through the ventilation openings.
At the same time, the surrounding temperature rose rapidly, and the water beneath Xiao Jin quickly turned into warm water.
Opening his eyes, Xiao Jin noticed that tiny steam was beginning to appear on the surface of the water. It was because the steel plate above his head was too hot and was evaporating the water in the pool.
Seeing this, Xiao Jin took out a piece of ice that was neither too big nor too small and placed it under her feet.
'Bang!'
Suddenly, a meteorite the size of a watermelon slammed heavily onto the steel plate, denting it. Xiao Jin quickly kicked the steel plate off her head, and in the ensuing moment, she flicked her wrist, placing two identical steel plates on top of each other over her head.
Although it was only a glance, it was enough for Xiao Jin to see clearly.
Above, the sky was swallowed by thick smoke, like a leaden gray curtain at the end of the world, heavy and oppressive.
Flames burst forth from the cracks in the thick smoke, densely packed, like thousands of shooting stars streaking across the sky.
The surrounding area was engulfed in a boundless sea of fire. The air was thick with the acrid smell of burning and sulfur, and waves of heat rolled in with destructive force.
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