The strong winds continued unabated.
For the survivors at the human base, the loss of life caused by this storm was actually not significant.
In fact, compared to extreme cold or extreme heat, this could be described as 'tender and affectionate'.
However, this has led to human suicides, with over a thousand people having committed suicide to date.
Their bodies were made into cured meat because it was extremely difficult to go out and find food in the windy weather.
This was a last resort.
If given a choice, Rhodes would not want humanity to return to a life of cannibalism.
However, because he had no other choice, Rhodes had no choice but to do this.
He wanted to organize a team to persuade people not to commit suicide and to unite as one.
However, the results were somewhat disappointing.
To be precise, in this case, it has almost no effect.
Even among the persuasion team, there were suicidal individuals. They even objected to Rhodes, saying, "In the apocalypse, suicide is a form of liberation. Why stop Bill from finding liberation?"
Rhodes was somewhat speechless.
A feeling of despair was spreading, just like the gloomy weather.
Rhodes suddenly realized that his position as the leader of humanity was fraught with pitfalls.
Rhodes felt a little anxious.
At times like this, he even considered committing suicide.
But if even you commit suicide, what about others?
Rod was a responsible man. He had many things to do, so his suicidal thoughts were not strong.
But the others were almost completely idle, unable to work even if they wanted to, and could only barely survive.
Under such circumstances, the spread of suicide is to be expected.
However, the sheer number of corpses attracted the attention of the surrounding animals.
A rat broke into the underground base.
Under normal circumstances, if a mouse gets in, it will most likely become someone else's food.
But this mouse is different.
It is mutated.
Having survived extreme cold and heat, the rat's genes have become exceptionally strong; its teeth are even capable of crushing stones.
It was attracted by the smell of blood.
After devouring several corpses, it was finally discovered.
Many people started catching rats; however, when a rat nearly gnawed the bone off a person's hand, almost the entire base began to stir.
This rat is too strong.
The man whose bones had been bitten off lay on the ground groaning in pain.
The others began using tools to smash the rat. However, even sticks were ineffective against this rat.
It squeaked as if it were mocking someone.
This rat was twice the size of a normal rat and appeared to have the intelligence of a six- or seven-year-old child.
Its eyes seemed to be mocking these people.
Many people were enraged.
In the apocalypse, no one could go back to the past, which already annoyed them. Now, they're being bullied by a rat. How can this be justified?
Therefore, these people began a rat-catching operation.
By the time Rod received the news, he had already learned that more than twenty people had been bitten to death by rats, and that the rats had escaped.
He rushed to check on the people and found that they were already dead.
They all died from having their necks bitten off.
The way these people died was horrific; even in this land shrouded in despair, it was still frightening.
Many people are discussing this, and they tend to believe that the animals are beginning to mutate.
Since animals have mutated, this means that people will face another threat.
Rhodes's expression changed.
"What exactly is going on?"
"It's a rat, a huge rat."
One person said, still feeling lingering fear.
He saw the rat kill many people, and before it left, it looked at him like the Grim Reaper.
These people didn't even manage to hurt the rat; instead, they were killed by one of the rats.
This might sound unbelievable, but it's the truth.
Rhodes's face turned extremely ugly.
However, many people were tempted.
Some people here are contemplating suicide but are too afraid to do it themselves. If they were bitten to death by rats, that wouldn't be so bad, would it?
Rod said, "The animals are mutating, which is not good news. We need to find a way to create something to get rid of the mutated animals."
Some people say, "Why go through all that trouble? Wouldn't it be better to just get killed?"
Rod couldn't help but look at that person.
But behind that person, there was a great deal of discussion, and the vast majority of people agreed with what he said.
Yeah, it would be so much better if he were dead now.
Many people were thinking this.
In response, Rod gritted his teeth and said, "We will give the dead the right to die, but we must also protect the living. Not everyone is thinking about death."
These words temporarily silenced the people who were discussing death.
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Along with the appearance of strong winds, mutated animals and plants also began to appear.
In addition to small animals such as mice and insects, large animals also appeared.
For example, a giant mutated tiger appeared in Nanming City.
The tiger seemed to sense something and found the villa where Xia Muge was.
When it appeared, Xia Yu burst into tears.
This caused everyone's expression to change.
The tiger excitedly tried to pounce, but Xia Muge easily subdued it with one hand.
He skinned the tiger and placed it at the entrance to the basement. The tiger meat was then used by Liu Shiyun and Qin Chuchu to make stew.
As the saying goes, even a dead tiger retains its might; if the tiger skin were here, ordinary animals wouldn't come here.
After all, tigers have a very strong sense of territory.
That's why Xia Muge placed the tiger skin at the door.
"That's scary."
Xia Muge's sister was terrified and said to her brother, "Brother, thank goodness for you. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be dead without a burial place in front of this tiger."
Qin Chuchu frowned and said, "There are more and more mutated animals now. I really don't know if any other people will survive."
"Could it be that some people survived and also mutated?" Liu Ruoning asked.
Everyone seemed to be deep in thought.
Xia Muge knew the answer; someone would definitely mutate.
However, how many people are still alive is an unknown number.
After all, the human base is no longer receiving food from Zhang Zihao. Under these circumstances, while the possibility of humans surviving the post-apocalyptic world is high, the number of survivors is unknown.
Hopefully, civilization can still develop.
After all, not all of the first generation were illiterate. If they survived the apocalypse, their civilization should develop quickly.
Xia Muge took a deep breath and said, "Some people will definitely survive and mutate, but there should be very, very few people left in Nanming City now."
"The Earth is so big, we are safe."
Xia Muge's mother looked worried: "I'm old, and I feel so sorry for my granddaughter. What will I do if she's all alone in the future?"
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