What was the difference between the temperature at midnight and 1 am?
If it was any other day, nobody would be able to sense it.
However, tonight was different. The sun had disappeared long ago, but the heat in the air seemed to increase with each passing minute. To make matters worse, there had not been a single gust of wind for a few days. What floated outside the window was not air, but clouds of hot, suffocating sand that were ready to pounce on one's face at any moment.
As if someone had passed down an order, the outdoor air conditioners of the last few households in the city that did not switch on the air conditioner for various reasons began to roar. Those without air conditioner could not hold on any longer. Bars, 24-hour convenience stores, companies … Wherever there was a hint of cold air, they would go.
Thirty minutes later, with a soft click, the night vision lights in the apartment on the 38th floor suddenly went off. The house was plunged into absolute darkness. The slight "humming" sound that had been lingering in the bedroom all this while had quietly stopped.
The central air conditioner had stopped blowing.
Not long after the air conditioner stopped blowing, Lin Sanjiu tossed and turned in her sleep, irritated. Without the air conditioner at 26 ° C, her body was soon covered with a layer of sticky sweat. The layer of sweat was like an airtight cover, and she was soon woken up by the heat.
"Hmm … the remote control is on the bedside table..."
The thought flashed across her groggy mind. Just when she was about to reach for it, she suddenly felt that something was wrong. Startled, Lin Sanjiu immediately stopped. After a while, she squinted her eyes and looked up.
A snow-white face was hanging right above her face. Two black hole-like eyes were staring straight at her in the dark.
"Here it comes again!" "Here it comes again!"
Lin Sanjiu screamed in her head, but her throat was so dry that she could not make a sound. Her heartbeat was getting faster and louder. The white face tilted its head slightly to listen to her heartbeat. Suddenly, it moved closer to Lin Sanjiu.
Two weeks ago, she woke up in the middle of the night due to thirst. When she got up, she bumped right into that face. At that time, Lin Sanjiu screamed in fear and scrambled to switch on the light. Only then did she realize that it was Ren Nan.
She didn't know when Ren Nan sat beside her. His face was expressionless in the dark. She didn't know how long he had been staring at her — just like tonight.
At that time, Ren Nan said that he often sleepwalked when he was young.
If Lin Sanjiu didn't have her suspicions, she might have believed him. At this time, she suppressed her fear and pretended to be sleepy. She reached out to rub her eyes and asked in a trembling voice, "Ren Nan, are you sleepwalking again?"
Ren Nan's face cracked into a soundless smile in the darkness. She spoke very clearly, "Yes, I'm back to my old habits. Did I scare you? "
"Yes, a little …" Lin Sanjiu jumped off the bed and stood at the door. The illusion that she could escape at any time calmed her down a little. Only then did she feel the steaming temperature in the room again.
"Why is it so hot? You turned off the air conditioner? "
Ren Nan didn't say anything. She just reached out and pulled. The thick curtains quickly moved to the sides, revealing a floor-to-ceiling window. Usually, through this window, Lin Sanjiu could see half of the city at night. But tonight, the city had lost its former inextinguishable light. Even the stars had tactfully hidden themselves, leaving behind only a deathly darkness.
With all the doors and windows shut, it was so stuffy that it was hard to breathe.
"The electricity is too heavy. It seems like the whole city has lost power," Ren Nan's voice was still smiling. He sounded very calm. As he spoke, he stood up slowly and walked around the foot of the bed. Step by step, he walked toward the door.
Lin Sanjiu suddenly felt alarmed. Before he could get any closer, she turned around and ran to the living room. The three months of decorating the apartment had finally paid off for her efforts. In the pitch-black darkness, she still managed to rush to the entrance of the living room. Before she could even catch her breath, she slammed the elevator button.
The red light that she expected did not come on. How could such an expensive apartment not have a backup power system?
"The backup power is only for the corridor lights. They don't care about elevators, especially private elevators," the voice that she had heard for half a year rang out from behind her. Ren Nan was still as gentle as ever, but when he spoke, Lin Sanjiu heard the sound of water splashing. It was as if … Ren Nan couldn't control the saliva in his mouth …
In the darkness, the blurry silhouette of Ren Nan strolled toward her and finally stopped in the middle of the living room.
Lin Sanjiu felt her head spinning. Her sixth sense was right. She felt a surge of regret, "What … What are you trying to do?"
"You are quite a smart person," Ren Nan sucked in a mouthful of saliva, "You should have sensed it long ago, right? But you should learn to listen to your intuition … Otherwise, you wouldn't have come back with me. You must have had a lot of psychological struggles these few days … Thank you for your trust in me. "
Lin Sanjiu didn't realize it, but her clenched fists were trembling uncontrollably.
"Xiaojiu, it's such a hot day. Do you sweat a lot?" Ren Nan suddenly asked out of concern.
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She touched her arm subconsciously. She only sweated a little. But … Why would he ask that now?
Ren Nan nodded his head in the dark, satisfied. "Xiaojiu is great! I didn't waste half a year to train you … "
[What the hell is he talking about? I don't understand a word!]
Lin Sanjiu opened her mouth to say something, but she realized that her teeth were chattering. The thought that had been floating in her mind for a few days made her ask a question that she thought she would never say, "You … You want to eat me?"
The blurry silhouette praised with satisfaction, "Your intuition is very sharp."
Lin Sanjiu was infuriated by his attitude. Fear, indignation, confusion, and all sorts of other emotions mixed together. She didn't seem to be as helpless as before. Her next words gushed out like a tidal wave, "Stop joking around. Who are you? Why did you come to me? Let me tell you, don't you dare do anything stupid. All my friends know that I live here … "
She purposely raised her voice, hoping that someone could hear her. Then, she crept toward the open kitchen at the side of the living room.
Ren Nan let out a sigh. "Since you have been with me for six months, I will give you an understanding death." After he said that, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers.
All of a sudden, there was a loud boom. One of the glass walls in the living room shattered into thousands of pieces. Along with an indistinct scream from outside, a heatwave that Lin Sanjiu had never experienced before swept into the apartment, carrying the glass shards. The last bit of coolness left by the central air conditioner disappeared in an instant.
"Why … Why is it so hot?" It was as if someone had placed the entire city on a fire!
Before Lin Sanjiu could react, Ren Nan's gentle voice rang out again, "From tonight onwards, this world is no longer the Earth that you are familiar with. In this new world, according to your measurement method, it is … Oh, 56 degrees Celsius. "
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. 56 degrees Celsius was enough for a normal person to die from severe heat stroke or dehydration several times over. As soon as this thought appeared in her mind, she quickly touched the back of her neck. Surprisingly, Lin Sanjiu didn't sweat that much.
"Look! I have only been raising you for a few months, and you have already evolved two abilities, 'High Temperature Adaptation' and 'Acute Intuition' … You are indeed a seed with high potential that I fancied at first sight. If it wasn't for the fact that this new world came so early, I would have raised you for two more years before I ate you … "Ren Nan sounded a little regretful. He swallowed his saliva loudly and walked towards Lin Sanjiu. "Lil Jiu, it has been a long time since I ate a good child with high potential."
After the glass wall shattered, a dim light spilled into the living room. With this little bit of light, Lin Sanjiu could see Ren Nan's face clearly.
His usually handsome facial features, which were similar to those of a male model, were gradually squeezed out by his ever-widening mouth. Without the clamp, saliva flowed down from the corner of his mouth. At this moment, Lin Sanjiu was forced to a corner of the kitchen.
"I … I still don't understand! What are you? Why do you want to eat me? Also, what do you mean by evolution, ability … Didn't you want to give me an explanation? Tell me! "
Even if she could stall for one more minute, she would still have a chance! While Lin Sanjiu was yelling, she quietly reached for the knife holder on the countertop behind her.
His mouth paused for a moment and then shrank a little, revealing some of Ren Nan's original facial features. "Sigh … Why are you so stupid? Of course, I'm human. Ren Nan is my name. But I'm different from you backward species. I come from another 'New World'. Humans who survive in the new world will evolve different abilities … The abilities I have are something you can't even imagine. "
Ren Nan wiped his wet chin. "I advise you to put the knife down. My eyesight is very good. Just be a good boy and let me eat you. I promise it won't hurt — "
"F * ck you!" Before he could finish his sentence, Lin Sanjiu, who was filled with fear and anger, lunged at him with a sharp knife in her hand.
The silver bone-paring knife was extremely fast. It drew a bright line in the dark. Just as the tip of the knife was about to stab into Ren Nan's chest, he took a small step to the side and Lin Sanjiu missed her target. Lin Sanjiu stumbled and stepped on a piece of glass. She lost her balance and fell to the ground.
Without giving Lin Sanjiu a chance to stand up, the gaping mouth charged at her like a gust of wind. In her panic, Lin Sanjiu only had enough time to turn over and fling the bone-paring knife in her hand. Ren Nan was caught off guard and dodged, but the knife still left a shallow wound on his chest.
The knife fell to the ground with a clang.
Ren Nan, who was humiliated and angry, pinned Lin Sanjiu to the ground. His black eyes narrowed to the size of needle tips as he stared at her. "Steak should look like steak!"
In the dim light, Lin Sanjiu watched in despair as the black shadow lunged for her throat.
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