Chapter 183 The Poor Kid in the Apocalypse 13
Chen Juan's husband took the dry, hard, and expired bread and stuffed it into his mouth like crazy. Although it tasted terrible, he still chewed mechanically. At that moment, he was only thinking about surviving. After finishing the two loaves of bread, he finally regained a bit of life.
He leaned against the wall, trying to stand up, but his legs were weak. After the three of them regained some strength, they helped each other and slowly moved towards the stairwell, like three dehydrated fish.
Hungry and exhausted, their bodies were so weak that they were seeing stars. But more than hunger, they were thirsty. They had almost died of thirst in the past ten days, and they were only able to survive by the mop-washing sink in the corner of the wall.
There was a crack at the bottom of the pool, and the dirty water that seeped out kept them alive.
But these past two days, the dirty water has somehow stopped flowing, and they haven't had any water for several days. People can go hungry for a few days, but they will definitely die if they are thirsty for too long.
Driven by their tenacious survival instincts, the three of them climbed the stairs with all their might and finally pushed open the door. When the couple saw what was inside the supermarket, they were instantly struck dumb, as if they had been struck by lightning. They would have preferred not to have come out at all.
The shelves that were once full of goods are now empty, as clean as if a dog had licked them.
Then I felt a wave of scorching, murky air engulf my entire body. It was much hotter than the temperature in the basement. It was a complete heat wave. The lock on the supermarket door had been violently broken, and several pieces of glass were shattered.
After more than ten days of isolation, they were unaware of the changes that had occurred in the outside world.
"That damned old man Li! It must be them! They stole everything while we were out!"
Chen Juan shouted angrily in a hoarse voice. The past ten days had left them weak and exhausted, but she still bravely continued to curse!
Chen Kangkang, who followed behind, cried out in pain from the sudden heat.
"Mom! It's so hot! Turn on the fan!"
The couple then belatedly realized that the ground temperature was abnormally high, a world apart from the basement, and it was unbearably hot!
Looking around the supermarket, they couldn't find any trace of Grandpa Li and his family. They became even more convinced that Grandpa Li and his family must have taken advantage of the situation and looted all the goods in the supermarket.
Good heavens, they've moved it all! They weren't satisfied with all the stuff in the supermarket, they even took several boxes of expired bread. They're really taking advantage of every opportunity!
Chen Juan's husband was filled with rage and turned around to vent his anger on his wife.
"It's all your fault! And your good brother married that jinx!"
"If that Shen Ci hadn't gone mad and tied us up, would we be in this mess? Would the supermarket have been emptied out?"
When the weather gets hot, people tend to become irritable, especially in such hot conditions. Neither of them would back down, and Chen Juan retorted without backing down. The two of them blamed each other in the empty and sweltering supermarket.
Their already sore throats became even hoarser, and the two of them had no idea how desperate it was to talk themselves hoarse.
After arguing for most of the day, the two were so exhausted that they finally remembered to call the police.
I searched everywhere in the supermarket, and it took me ages to find two phones. One had been shut down long ago because the battery was dead, and I couldn't even turn it on. The other had a little bit of power left after I turned it on, but the signal bars were completely empty.
The couple quickly dialed the police, their hands trembling. So many things had been stolen from their home; this was a major case!
They tried calling for ages but only got a busy signal; no one answered. It wasn't until then that they noticed the piles of messages on their phone screens that they had mistaken for spam.
Extreme heat warning issued; temperature has risen to 68 degrees Celsius. Avoid going out.
"What... what kind of weather is this?" Chen Juan murmured in disbelief, thinking she must be seeing things.
The three of them grumbled and cursed, clinging to their last shred of hope, and decided to leave the supermarket and go home, since there was nothing left in the supermarket now, and it was too hot.
Chen Kangkang couldn't wait any longer. There was no air conditioning in the store, so it was more comfortable to go home and enjoy the air conditioning. He took the lead and walked out of the store. But as soon as he stepped out of the store, a scream rang out!
The moment his foot touched the sun-baked cement, a burnt smell wafted out – his shoe soles had melted. And because he was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, his exposed skin was instantly scalded, turning red and blistered.
The scorching air, when inhaled, brought a burning pain to their lungs. Terrified, the three scrambled back into the supermarket, daring not to take another step outside.
"What's wrong with this weather? No wonder Old Man Li and his family are dressed so strangely!"
"Don't say anything more, let's quickly figure out how to treat our son's injury!"
Meanwhile, deep underground within the villa.
As planned, Shen Ci spent the morning helping Da Bao with his first-grade Chinese and math lessons. The child is very smart and learns very quickly.
At noon, I randomly took out a takeout order from Da Bao's space. When I opened the box, it was a fragrant crab hot pot. The crab meat was plump, the side dishes were plentiful, and it was even still warm from the hot pot, as if it had just been made.
In a post-apocalyptic world where outdoor temperatures are deadly high, a mother and son sit in a restaurant with a constant temperature, enjoying a spicy crab hot pot with ice-cold cola beside them. They are isolated from the world and feel as comfortable as if they are in another world.
This time, the system's core mission is to save Da Bao, not only his mind but also his life, so that he will not repeat the tragic ending of the original story.
Shen Ci's strategy was simple: to lie low. With the perfect safe house and such abundant supplies, he would never go out and expose himself unless absolutely necessary.
Unless there are significant changes in the external environment, or supplies are exhausted and one has to go out.
It's not safe to take a seven-year-old child out anywhere.
The high-temperature apocalypse continues, and now everyone realizes something is wrong.
The first day has passed, but the temperature has not dropped as everyone hoped; instead, it has remained steadily at 68 degrees Celsius.
The sun seemed to be nailed to the sky. Even after it set at night, the temperature in the city did not drop. The asphalt was melting more and more, and footprints were left when you stepped on it.
Large swaths of plants in the city's greenbelts withered and even caught fire, causing numerous fires, but no one came to the rescue.
More people collapsed on the streets, becoming corpses. The corpses decomposed rapidly in the high temperature, emitting a foul stench, but no one dared to deal with them. Then these corpses were dried into dried human skin.
Looking down from above, the road looks like it's covered with dried toads.
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