The lingering effects of the geomagnetic storm had not yet dissipated, and the intense heat, like a demon's giant claw, mercilessly tore apart the last remaining life on the earth. Standing on this scorching hot land, feeling the overwhelming heat, Su Yao had only one thought in her mind: to return to the safe house and get through this difficult time with her parents.
She looked up at the blinding sun, her eyes showing no fear, only determination and resolve. "Let's go back to the safe house," Su Yao said briefly to her team members, her voice icy, as if it could freeze the sweltering air.
Su Yao activated the system and quickly planned a relatively safe route to the safe house. On the system's electronic map, the red high-temperature warning zone continued to expand, leaving behind only desolation and death. "Following this route, we must arrive before the temperature reaches its limit," Su Yao said, taking out specially made heat-resistant suits from her spatial storage and distributing them to her team members. These suits were something she had accidentally obtained during a previous resource exploration and had now become their lifeline in this high-temperature apocalypse.
The group hurried along the route, the ground beneath their feet cracked like gaping maws of hunger, each step kicking up clouds of dust. A howling wind swept past, carrying scorching sand that lashed against their heat-resistant suits with a crackling sound.
"This awful weather is like being roasted alive!" one team member couldn't help but complain.
Su Yao didn't respond; her gaze remained fixed ahead. Suddenly, the system issued an alert: "A high-temperature storm has appeared three kilometers ahead, with temperatures estimated to exceed 1,000 degrees Celsius. Please take immediate shelter!"
Su Yao frowned, quickly looked around, and spotted an abandoned underground building not far away. "Go there!" she shouted, and everyone immediately ran towards the building.
Upon entering the underground structure, Su Yao remained vigilant. She used the system to scan the surrounding environment, ensuring there were no potential dangers. "Everyone, rest for a while to recover your strength, but don't let your guard down," Su Yao said, while taking out some water and food from her spatial storage and distributing them to the team members.
After a short rest, they continued their journey home. The closer they got to the safe house, the stronger the oppressive heat became. Su Yao could feel that her superpowers were also somewhat limited in this extreme environment; each use felt like drawing power from deep within her body.
Finally, the safe house came into view. Su Yao rushed into the house without waiting. Seeing that her parents were safe and sound, a huge weight was lifted from her heart.
"Yaoyao, you're finally back." Su's mother greeted her with tears in her eyes.
Su Yao hugged her parents tightly, then began preparing further measures to cope with the high temperature. She took out a large amount of ice from her spatial storage, which she had collected and stored in the extremely cold regions using the system. She placed the ice in various corners of the safe house, and together with the cooling equipment inside, barely maintained the temperature inside.
However, the temperature continued to rise, and the safe house's defense system was gradually becoming overwhelmed. Su Yao knew that she had to take the initiative and find a solution. She decided to use her spatial abilities to try to connect to other spatial dimensions that might contain low-temperature resources.
Su Yao calmed herself, channeling all her supernatural abilities, and slowly drew strange runes in the air with her hands. Space began to distort and vibrate, and a faint light flickered in her hands. "I must succeed!" Su Yao gritted her teeth, large beads of sweat rolling down her forehead and evaporating instantly upon hitting the ground.
After a difficult struggle, the spatial passage was finally opened a crack, and a cold air stream slowly flowed out. Su Yao was overjoyed and increased her strength to maintain the stability of the passage, bringing more cold air into the safe house.
But this also attracted the intense heat from the outside, causing the walls of the safe house to creak and groan, as if they would collapse at any moment. Su Yao's body was also under immense pressure; her powers were nearly exhausted, and a trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.
"Yaoyao, give up, it's too dangerous!" Su's father cried out with heartache.
Su Yao shook her head. She knew that if she gave up, everyone would be reduced to ashes in the intense heat. She endured the pain and continued to maintain the spatial passage, concentrating all her remaining supplies and supernatural defenses in the core area of the safe house to protect her family and teammates.
As cold air continued to pour in, the temperature inside the safe house gradually stabilized, and the impact of the high outside temperature also gradually weakened. Su Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. But she knew that this battle against the high-temperature apocalypse was far from over. After a short rest, she had to continue searching for a longer and more effective way to survive, for her family, for her teammates, and for everything she had held onto in this cruel world.
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