Chapter 122
The destructive power of earthquakes
The other people in the planting area looked panicked. They dropped their tools and followed the crowd outside, half believing and half doubting.
Just when Fang Xin ran out of the base.
Geologists at the base's meteorological station have already detected abnormal movement of the earth's crust.
His pupils shrank. It was an earthquake, and a strong one at that. How could there be a strong earthquake?
He stood up in panic and quickly reported to the base.
The second-in-command of the base answered the phone and asked in disbelief, "What do you mean it's really global?"
The second-in-command of the base felt his scalp tighten. He hung up the phone and quickly dialed the radio station, saying in a hurried tone, "Quick, notify all radio stations, a strong earthquake will hit in an hour, remind the people to prepare to escape, quickly, quickly."
Immediately afterwards, the alarm in the base sounded shrilly.
"Beep...beep...beep! Alert, alert! A strong earthquake will hit in about an hour. Survivors please evacuate the base in an orderly manner and quickly head to the open area."
"Beep...beep...beep! Alert, alert! A strong earthquake will hit in about an hour. Survivors please evacuate the base in an orderly manner and quickly head to the open area."
"How can there be an earthquake that really kills people?"
"We've only had a few good days, why did this happen?"
"Run! There's an earthquake."
"My supplies! Hurry up and put them away."
The base was in chaos. All the survivors quickly packed their simple luggage and ran out frantically.
Huge crowds of people continued to surge in the base.
Cars drove out of the base.
Fang Xin was speeding along. The last time she left the base to look for a good Feng Shui site, she saw a relatively empty area.
The car was driving very fast and it took less than half an hour to get from the base to the destination.
Fang Xin got out of the car carrying an earthquake first aid kit and led the two elders to this empty area.
The weeds here are lush. After the baptism of the flood, life finally has a chance to breathe and is desperately popping up.
The dog followed Fang Xin, baring its teeth and looking a little irritable. It looked around as if some danger was approaching.
Just as a few people sat down, two cars arrived here one after another.
They got out of the car in panic.
They did not approach Fang Xin, but instead found a place to sit.
People sat on the grass, waiting for the earthquake to come.
The two elders looked nervous.
Grandpa Li held Grandma Li's hand tightly and soothed her nervous mood.
He took out a quick-acting heart-saving pill from his pocket, poured out a few pills and handed them to Grandma Li. He was afraid that an earthquake would come and scare Grandma Li.
Grandma Li took the medicine obediently and forced a smile, "I'm fine."
Fang Xin carried the dog in a backpack on his back to prevent anything from happening to the little guy.
But with the dog's speed and agility, it is not difficult for him to avoid an earthquake. But there is always a chance of something happening, so she doesn't dare to take the risk.
After waiting for more than an hour, there was a noticeable vibration from the ground.
The three of them hugged each other tightly.
She could feel Grandma Li's body trembling, and she comforted her softly, "It's okay, Grandma, it will be okay."
The current earthquake is not strong at all, probably around magnitude 4.
The buildings in the distance were swaying from side to side, the cars next to them were swaying in front of their eyes, and their bodies were swaying from side to side as well.
The whole world is like a cradle, shaking constantly.
Gradually the vibration became stronger and stronger.
Level five.
level six.
The earthquake's shaking became stronger and stronger, and the ground began to surge in waves.
I just felt that there were multiple shadows overlapping in front of me, and I couldn't see clearly at all.
But Fang Xinsi did not dare to relax and kept observing the changes in the surrounding environment.
The tall buildings in the distance began to split and collapse in large pieces, like sand, turning into ruins in an instant.
The earthquake is still escalating.
At this time, the earthquake seemed to have reached a magnitude of 8. It was even higher than the Tangshan earthquake.
Even the sky was shaking.
At this time, all the high-end, medium-end and low-end residential areas in the base had become ruins.
Many survivors did not escape and were all buried in the rubble.
Half of the buildings in City A collapsed like tofu.
It's like a ruined city.
Fang Xin watched helplessly as a hole was torn open in the ground in the distance, and then spread and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The scene before them made the three of them feel suffocated.
The crack in the ground was like a gaping mouth, and the van was swallowed up mercilessly right before our eyes.
Then a car parked near the van was also swallowed up.
After swallowing two cars in succession, the big crack showed no sign of stopping and rushed towards the three people mercilessly.
Fang Xin's pupils shrank.
She stood up quickly, her movements faster than her brain, and she reached out to grab the two old people who were still in a daze and ran madly to the other side of the crack in the ground.
The ground kept rolling and her body was shaking violently. She couldn't keep her balance at all. She gritted her teeth and tried her best not to fall according to the frequency of the earthquake.
And you have to maintain the running state, there is no force point on the soles of your feet, it feels as soft as stepping on sand.
“Plop!”
Grandma Li lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground.
Grandpa Li's heart suddenly tightened, and he hurried forward to help Grandma Li up, but without Fang Xin's support, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Fang Xin quickly helped Grandpa Li up, then without saying a word, bent down and picked up Grandma Li.
He held Grandma Li in his arms like a princess.
Fang Xin yelled, "Grandpa, run, take care of yourself."
Grandpa Li watched Fang Xin pick up the old woman. He only saw Fang Xin's mouth opening and closing, but could not hear what she was saying.
But he understood what Fang Xin meant.
With tears in his eyes, he did not say any words of thanks at the critical moment. Instead, he steadied himself, gritted his teeth and ran as fast as he could.
He followed closely beside Fang Xin, not far behind.
Fang Xin kept an eye on the large crack in the ground behind him, which was still expanding to both sides.
She watched with her own eyes as two people, about ten meters away from her on the left side, were ruthlessly swallowed up.
Her heart was pounding wildly, and the cracks in the ground were chasing her from behind, ready to swallow her up.
After finally being reborn, she doesn't want to die like this.
Finally, after running for about ten minutes, the crack behind me did not continue to expand, but stopped abruptly.
The ground shaking was also showing signs of slowing down, but the two did not dare to stop at all, as no one knew what would happen next.
The two men steadied themselves and continued running.
It won't work if you don't run a safe distance.
Suddenly the ground beneath my feet shook violently again.
The three of them completely lost their balance and fell to the ground one after another.
Everyone feels like they are on a trampoline, with a big hand controlling the trampoline, not giving you any chance to stand firm.
When she fell, Fang Xin exerted force with her arms, adjusted her whole body in an arc, and fell heavily to the ground on her right side, but Grandma Li in her arms was half lifted up, so Grandma Li did not fall too hard.
Not only did she have Grandma Li in her arms, she also had to take care of the dog on her back. She couldn't fall on her back, so she could only fall on her side.
They were all lying prone on the ground, without even a chance to adjust their bodies.
They watched helplessly as their bodies retreated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Like an ant, powerless to resist.