Because the tent door was not opened, Qiao Qingqing did not see the horrific scene outside.
The people in the temporary camp stared at the sky in a daze. If the lightning that flashed in the clouds before was enough to scare people, then the lightning that was ten times stronger at this moment almost illuminated the entire dark sky, making people almost forget to breathe!
“Oh my god—”
The majestic and ruthless figure of nature was reflected in the eyes of countless survivors. Groups of purple lightning snakes rolled and howled in the air. Even if the children covered their ears, they could not block the terror that rushed straight to their heads.
Thunder and lightning were howling, the survivors were screaming, the wind and rain were not to be outdone, and the whole world was swept into despair and fear. They could only helplessly endure the fear of lightning and thunder cutting into their souls, unable to escape or break free.
Amid the thunderclaps, Qiao Qingqing felt that Shao Shengfei and Qiao Songzhi's hands were shaking. She could only make herself braver and more fearless, holding their hands tightly to give them strength.
To make matters worse, the ground was shaking. At that moment, Qiao Qingqing thought the world was going to be destroyed!
How can this be! Why is this happening! I just want to survive, why is it so difficult!
"Put on your bags! Let's go! Let's go!" Qiao Qingqing pulled them out.
Like them, many people hiding in the tents had to rush out of their only shelter in the shaking. When rushing out of the tent, Qiao Qingqing felt that her eyes were very dazzling. She looked up and looked quickly. Without caring about being shocked by the thunder dragons rolling in the sky, she saw dozens of thunder dragons falling at the same time.
It fell in a winding, twisting and arrogant posture at the same time.
Boom!
A deep pit was blown out fifty meters away, thick smoke billowed out, and the ground began to shake even more violently.
It turned out that it was not an earthquake, but the sound of lightning striking the ground.
This time the lightning did not strike the tents in the camp, but watching the attack from a distance was enough to make one's heart tremble and unable to breathe!
Other lightning struck elsewhere, and the whole world shook.
"Oh my God, oh my God!"
No one knew who was crying or shouting, but an atmosphere of despair and panic spread throughout the makeshift camp.
"Don't be anxious or panic! Everyone go back to the tents and try not to get your feet wet!" The soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs, but their voices were barely audible amid the thunder.
"Let's go back!" It wasn't an earthquake, so Qiao Qingqing pulled Qiao Songzhi and the others back to the tent. Not caring that it wasn't night yet, she took out the bed, and the three of them nestled in it, snuggling up to each other.
"There is no place to escape," Qiao Qingqing said, "If you are struck by lightning, you will die."
With tears in her eyes, Qiao Songzhi hugged Qiao Qingqing and Shao Shengfei: "At least we are together."
The survivors were urged to return to the tents. Soon there were not many people outside the tents. Only the soldiers were still busy draining water and reinforcing the camp. In the middle of the camp, a soldier suddenly felt a sense of horror. He subconsciously turned his head, his pupils dilated, and the stone in his hand fell to the ground.
He looked in shock at the vortex that suddenly appeared in front of him. The vortex appeared suddenly, and in a few seconds it grew into a thing that he had to look up at. The heavy rain was cut and flew like a blade, and the wet soil was scraped up, dyeing the vortex with the color of the earth.
"Ouch! Xiaobin, what's wrong with you? A rock hit my foot!"
Hearing the voice of his comrades, Xiaobin widened his eyes and shouted shrilly: "Everyone run!"
Run!
More people noticed something was wrong here, but it was too late.
The tornado that rose from the flat ground grew into a giant in just a dozen seconds. The top of the wind vortex was connected to the low black sky. It rotated and moved at high speed amid the soldiers' terrified shouts.
"Everybody run! Get out of the tent!"
"Leave the camp! Run!"
The sounds were fragmented, and Qiao Qingqing could only hear some noises in the tent. The wind was raging, and the originally sturdy support of the tent began to shake. One of the four buckets of water at the four corners fell over, and one corner of the tent immediately rolled up. Qiao Qingqing didn't care about anything else and rushed over to press down that corner again.
"Qingqing!" Qiao Songzhi shouted.
"No, it's okay! I'm fine!" Qiao Qingqing climbed up, sat on the bucket and smiled at Qiao Songzhi, "I'm holding the bucket."
But the next moment, a stronger wind came, and Qiao Qingqing felt dizzy. Not only her, but the entire tent flew up, and her vision was like the view of clothes in a washing machine, everything was spinning and chaotic. Qiao Qingqing couldn't describe her feelings at this moment, but the bed had already fallen towards her. She quickly reached out to touch it, and instinctively put the bed away the moment it fell.
"Bang!" The bed did not hit her, but a bucket of water pressed against the corner hit her waist and back from behind.
Before he could feel the pain, the tent was completely torn apart, and everything inside the tent fell out, including buckets, lights, curtains, and -
Fear gripped her heart. Her mother and elder brother, who had been snuggling together and feeling each other's body temperature just a moment ago, had left her and were moving away from her sight. She could only try to grab at the weightlessness and powerlessness of her body.
Got it! She grabbed a hand and a sleeve.
Before he could rejoice, the hand was dragged away by a stronger force and the sleeve was torn.
Unable to stop her, unable to speak, Qiao Qingqing widened her eyes and screamed silently.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The tent was blown up in the huge tornado, and the torn tent cloth was constantly squeezed, pulled, twisted and deformed, like a kite out of control in the wind. The fixed bracket hit people, and the screams were swallowed up by the wind. All kinds of luggage and supplies were flying in the huge whirlwind.
The survivors were shaken out one by one, screaming and shouting, the rain poured down on the background, then they rolled into a layer of mud on the ground, and then were swept into the sky by the wind.
Human beings are like the cheapest food, cooked at will by heaven and earth, a fate that cannot be resisted.
Where the tornado passed, the ground was bare and the depressions were quickly filled with rain. The shaking water surface reflected the tornado's moving away, and occasionally small dots would fall from it, splashing large amounts of water on another surface.
The grand special effects scenes in film and television works can be perfectly presented without any detail at this time, and the effect is outstanding.
But no one appreciated it, so it became even more angry, roaring and linking up with the thunder and lightning in the sky to give the world the final blow.
Boom!
Countless lightning bolts struck, and the newly abandoned camp was blown into a deep pit.
With the strongest accompaniment of thunder and lightning, more tornadoes formed and the sky and earth roared.
Five minutes ago, four kilometers away, outside the base.
There is also a temporary camp here. Fortunately, the camp has sufficient supplies and most of them were preserved during the earthquake. The tents accommodated a large number of survivors. The soldiers found field lightning rods from the chaotic supplies and erected them one by one during the thunderstorm, giving people a great sense of security.
Shao Shengan and his two companions arrived here yesterday. A major conflict broke out in the original camp, resulting in many casualties. The remaining soldiers escorted some of the survivors to abandon the camp and wander again. Fortunately, after two days of walking, they met a team from another camp that came out to search for survivors, and they came here.
There was no way to avoid the rain during the two days of traveling. Although she had a raincoat, Shao's mother continued to suffer from hypothermia and caught a cold.
"Cough! Cough! Such a loud thunder. I wonder if Feifei is scared." Shao's mother was coughing. She caught a cold in the rain. At first, Shao Shengan was worried that she had contracted the epidemic. Fortunately, Shao's mother's subsequent symptoms were just common colds, and the camp did not send her to the isolation tent. He felt relieved.
Hearing what Shao's mother said, he sighed: "With Qingqing and mother-in-law here, my brother won't be scared. Mom, take some more medicine. Your voice is hoarse."
"Cough, cough, it's okay, cough! Wear your masks properly, don't get infected by me." Shao's mother's voice was muffled. She was also wearing a mask and always felt very uncomfortable because she couldn't breathe, but she was enduring it.
There were other people in the tent, many of whom were sick like her. After the military doctor's diagnosis, they were not infected, so they were all gathered here. Shao Shengan and Shao's father should have lived in another tent, but how could they bear to leave Shao's mother alone? In this day and age, a family could be separated in the blink of an eye, so the three of them must be in the same tent.
There were coughs, spitting, and sniffing sounds in the tent. Shao Shengan listened to his mother and adjusted his mask. He wore it tightly and went outside to drink water and eat. He was not afraid. Under the cover of his parents, he checked the backpack without telling others. The compressed biscuits were only enough for three people to eat for another three days. He would not touch these biscuits easily. The camp had sufficient supplies and they could eat two meals a day, but Shao Shengan was prepared for danger and continued to go outside to find food. The big roots, wild vegetables and weeds he found had already filled his backpack.
After sorting out the food, he planned to go to the logistics department and ask if he could exchange the food for some compressed biscuits.
Just as he was thinking about it, there were a few more horrible thunders outside, covering up all the uncomfortable sounds of the patients in the tent, and the ground was shaking a little.
"Don't be afraid! It's not an earthquake!" Shao Shengan saw that Shao's mother was uneasy and hurried to comfort her, "It was just a little loud thunder, not an earthquake."
Mr. Shao moved his mouth and reached out to hold Mrs. Shao's hand tightly.
It was indeed not an earthquake, but it was not much better. He and his son just went out to take a look and were almost scared to death.
"The thunder is too loud - cough cough, the water in the tent is getting deeper and deeper, I'm worried."
"You are sick, don't worry! Have a good rest, close your eyes and lean on me." said Shao's father.
There was no place to lie down in the tent, the ground was wet, everyone just sat down with something random. Shao Shengan and the other two had three chairs, all of which Shao Shengan had picked up and repaired before going out in the rain. Sitting on the lame chair, Shao Shengan kept thinking about the scene he had just seen, and many thoughts came to his mind.
This camp may not be able to hold on any longer.
Where else could they go next?
If the strong typhoon weather continues to intensify and lasts for a long time, they must find a house made of reinforced concrete. After the devastating earthquake, where can they find such a house?
Only the new community has hope. As long as there are houses that are not affected by the ground fissure, and the newly built houses are of good quality and not particularly high in number, there is hope of survival.
Just as he was thinking this, the tent shook violently again. This time he heard the tent screaming under the weight, and the top of the tent tilted significantly. Shao Shengan's heart clenched into a ball -
The tent can't hold up!
As soon as this thought came to mind, a frightened shout came from outside: "Run! Tornado!"
Shao Shengan thought he had misheard, but his instinct told him to ask his parents to carry the backpacks first, and then he put on the backpack himself. The next moment, the tent flew up.
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