The heavy rain was getting heavier. The warm rain did not seem to bring them any warmth, only a chill that came from the bottom of their hearts.
Everyone turned their heads to look at the cave that was already flooded with dirty water. Their faces were filled with reluctance and heartache. This might be their last look. Even if they were to return to this place in the future, it would be impossible to find their location in this frozen land.
Time was limited. The group of people did not dare to waste any more time. They hurriedly carried their soaked luggage and set off.
The water level on the ground had almost reached their waist. With the heavy rain above their heads and the slippery ice under their feet, it was not easy to walk on the road. The group of people moved forward with great difficulty. Their speed was almost like the speed of a turtle.
As the water raged, the mutated beasts were no longer able to hide safely underground. The rarely seen mutated beasts were now emerging from the surface of the water. From time to time, one or two mutated beasts could be seen struggling miserably in the water, wailing in fear.
When they first saw them, their eyes were still shining. They were so excited that their faces became distorted. Then, they chased after them with all their might. However, they soon became numb. Even if the mutated beasts appeared nearby, they would turn a blind eye to them.
After the Earth was frozen, in order to resist the cold, the surviving mutated beasts had almost all evolved. Most of them had thick hair and fat. These mutated beasts seemed to be struggling in the water, but it was only because of the uneasiness of the sudden change in the environment. In fact, they could not drown. Once they were chased, they swam faster than humans.
"Does anyone hear the weird sound of water?" At this time, an evolved human suddenly said.
"I heard it too. It seems like a waterfall. Look, the water is flowing forward!" An evolved human at the side listened carefully and said. Then, he said doubtfully, "But the surrounding hundred miles are all plains. There shouldn't be any big drop."
The sound of the waterfall had always been there. It was just that the sound of the heavy rain had covered it. It was only when they walked here that they could clearly distinguish it.
"Why do you care so much? I'm still worried about how to pass the night. If you have the energy to talk, why don't you walk faster? The sky is getting dark." However, such a discovery did not attract anyone's attention. Soon, it was interrupted impatiently.
"Everyone, hurry up. There are only a few steps left." When Lin Zhong-an heard this, he immediately looked at the time and urged, "Who cares if it is a waterfall or not? Even if there is a waterfall nearby, once the rain stops, as long as it is night time, no matter how big the waterfall is, it will be frozen."
Everyone thought that it made sense. Wasn't that right? If you went outside to pee at night, if you didn't hold in enough and peed sparsely, you would definitely be frozen into an icicle.
The slope was only about a few kilometers away from the cave. Everyone hurried along the way and continued walking for about ten minutes before they finally arrived.
At this time, the flow of the water was quite turbulent. The water surface was turbulent, one whirlpool after another, as if there was a bottomless abyss in front, crazily devouring the surging flood. As for the loud noise, it was simply deafening, like thousands of horses galloping.
However, everyone turned a blind eye to it. They were completely stunned by the number of mutated beasts living on the slope.
The slope was not big. The highest vertical height from the water surface was only six to seven meters high, and the area was about one to two square kilometers. However, the entire slope was filled with big and small mutated beasts. Although it was far from the point where the beasts were next to each other, at a glance, the number was no less than a thousand. Moreover, most of them were small mutated beasts, which did not pose much of a threat to them.
This slope had obviously become an isolated island nearby, a refuge for the mutated beasts.
Everyone looked at each other and saw the excitement and greed in each other's eyes. This was simply like when they were about to starve to death, suddenly there was a pie in front of them. No! It was smashed in their mouths!
As long as they could hunt one, they would have a good night.
In addition to a full meal, its fur could be used for warmth, and most importantly, its oil could be used for fire.
"Don't worry, these mutated beasts can't run away. Let's first go up and find a place to spend the night." Lin Zhong-an said. As the leader, he still tried hard to suppress his excitement. On the surface, he was quite reserved. However, the subconscious grin on his face still betrayed him.
As he said that, he took the lead and walked towards the slope. At this moment, he noticed that the part of the slope that was submerged into the water surface had largely melted. If his memory was not wrong, the slope here was quite gentle. However, at this moment, it was almost at a right angle.
Lin Zhong-an frowned. He seemed to have a bad premonition, but he immediately threw the ridiculous thought out of his mind.
He stepped on the ice below. With a light step, the water surface exploded like a bomb, splashing a huge wave. At the same time, his body jumped up and landed on the slope.
Everyone used all kinds of methods to climb up the slope.
The sky had gradually darkened. Fortunately, under the erosion of the warm rainstorm, the ice had become less hard. Under everyone's desperate efforts to dig, before nightfall, a simple but wide ice cave had been completed.
Seeing that the others were unbearably tired, or maybe it was because he was in a good mood, Lin Zhong-an was unusually generous. He personally went out and hunted two mutated beasts. He let everyone eat to their heart's content. This meal made everyone's stomach fat and their faces were full of satisfaction.
The only flaw was that they could not find any dry wood. They could only eat raw meat and drink blood.
...
The night gradually darkened, but the storm outside did not stop. The deafening sound of the waterfall seemed to become more and more noisy. The unfamiliar environment and the bone-chilling cold in the ice cave made everyone toss and turn, unable to sleep.
An unlucky evolved human slept beside the entrance of the ice cave. Naturally, the entrance of the ice cave could not be sealed, especially since it was still raining. In order to avoid being frozen and suffocated in their sleep, the entrance of the ice cave was only casually covered with a few pieces of animal skin.
He originally thought that today would be a tough day. However, the more time passed, the more puzzled he became.
He realized that the wind that blew in from the outside was not cold. Instead, it was warm. Shouldn't it be the coldest time now? Why was it warmer outside than in the ice cave?
"Boss, are you asleep?" He could not help but ask softly.
"Speak!" Lin Zhong-an hugged the two women and said in a muffled voice. It was obvious that he was not asleep.
"It doesn't seem to be cold outside!"
"Don't worry about it. The temperature is brought by the rain. When the rain stops, it will be cold!" Lin Zhong-an said with dissatisfaction.
They waited until midnight. The rainstorm did not stop. While he was in a daze, Lin Zhong-an suddenly woke up. He heard the roars of the beasts outside. It sounded like they were wailing.
After surviving in the wild for so many years, he was quite sensitive to danger. The phenomenon of hundreds of beasts wailing was undoubtedly a bad sign.
"Don't sleep anymore. There seems to be a situation!"
Surviving in the wild, everyone's alertness was extremely high. When they heard Lin Zhong-an's sudden loud warning, everyone quickly got up. While they were still in a daze, they felt the whole ground shaking slightly.
"Why is there another earthquake?" An evolved human said.
However, before he could finish his sentence, a crisp cracking sound was heard. The whole slope shook violently as if it had fallen from a high place. The amplitude was up to one meter. Other than Lin Zhong-an and a few others who could still stand, the rest of them rolled into a ball.
What made everyone rejoice was that this kind of violent shaking only happened once. After that, the ground only slightly shook.
During an earthquake, staying in the ice cave was undoubtedly dangerous. When the group of people stood up, they could not wait to run out of the ice cave. The rainstorm seemed to have become heavier. It was so heavy that it was difficult to open one's eyes.
However, the duration of the earthquake was unexpectedly long. The group of people were drenched in the rainstorm for half an hour. The ground was still shaking slightly.
"An earthquake shouldn't be like this, right?" An evolved human raised an objection.
Everyone looked at each other and felt uneasy. These years, they had seen many earthquakes. However, it was the first time they had seen such an earthquake.
Lin Zhong-an quickly looked around. In front of him, there was only a vast expanse of whiteness. He quickly summoned Xiaohu. "Xiaohu, look around."
"Yes, boss." In fact, even if Lin Zhong-an did not mention it, Xiaohu had already subconsciously activated his ability. His eyes became extremely dark, like a black hole that absorbed everything. It was creepy.
After looking for a while, he suddenly screamed and said incoherently, "Oh no, the slope, no, the ice block that we are standing on has been melted by the water. We are now being washed away by the current!"
"What?"
"How is this possible?"
"Did you see wrongly?"
Everyone was shocked, their faces were filled with disbelief.
Xiaohu seemed to have noticed something and suddenly screamed, "Oh no, the big waterfall is in front!"
...
Luo Yuan's body was emitting a flickering light. He lowered his head and looked down at the earth. With his almost unlimited computing power, he monitored and processed all the hydrological data of the entire earth.
Regardless of the density or size of the waterways and lakes that he had opened up, they were far beyond the natural formation of the earth. An ordinary river was more than ten kilometers wide. Even without the ice layer, it was at least five to six hundred meters deep. However, the amount of water caused by the heavy rain and the melting of the ice layer was also extremely shocking.
He had to constantly monitor the global hydrological situation and constantly modify the future changes of the water situation. He had to digest and divert the flood to control the water level below the dangerous level.
However, it did not take much of Luo Yuan's energy. He still had a lot of energy left to transform the scattered islands on the sea surface. The ice layer on the islands was melted by him in an instant. At the same time, all kinds of frozen plants were also revived.
The dried trees, withered weeds, and fallen shrubs were all revitalized. Tender green buds were growing at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye. In just a few minutes, a forest of hundreds of square kilometers had been formed.
As Luo Yuan could control microscopic matter such as neutron level, it was natural for him to go against the flow of death. It was as simple as drinking water and eating.
Of course, such an action required a huge amount of computing power. Even if he was to do it, it was not easy. He could only transform the islands one by one. It was impossible to transform the entire world in a short period of time.
These islands were the shelters that he had created for the mutated beasts. Some of the mutated beasts that were in danger were temporarily relocated there.
Luo Yuan had been paying attention to the group of survivors. In fact, he had already noticed such an eye-catching target the moment he arrived on earth.
When he first saw this group of people, he was slightly surprised. He did not expect that after so many years, there were still survivors on earth. Moreover, there was a familiar face among them.
Seeing that they were about to be washed into the river, Luo Yuan suddenly had an idea. These evolved humans and thousands of mutated beasts were suddenly wrapped by an invisible force and flew towards the island at a speed ten times faster than the speed of sound.
At this moment, he could only temporarily place them there.
They had been living in such a harsh environment for 40 to 50 years. Perhaps they would not mind living like this for a few more days. Moreover, compared to before, at least there would not be a lack of food on the island.
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