The hurricane had already weakened, but it had not completely disappeared. Between the jagged steel wreckage, the violent air currents were still blowing a sharp whistle. The wind that blew from all directions in a disorderly manner was like a whip lashing at one's face, making one feel pain. In the darkness, a small team of more than twenty people was moving forward with difficulty.
"It's still too early to come out. Will the wind suddenly become stronger?"
The person who spoke was a short man. Just like most of the people in the team, he was wrapped in a thick cotton coat to resist the unbearable cold air around him. Of course, this kind of attire made it difficult for people to walk in the howling wind, and there was even the danger of being blown away. However, compared to being frozen into a popsicle by the cold wind that carried ice crystals, it was a good price to pay to walk.
Moreover, everyone in the team had already made preparations before they set off. The corners of the cotton coat were tightly tied to their bodies by others to prevent danger from suddenly encountering a strong wind or being caught by the steel wreckage on the side of the road. In the absence of professional protective clothing and special means of transportation, this kind of attire could be counted as the wisdom of the people at the bottom of the society.
"Wait for the wind to stop? It will take a few days for the wind to completely stop. By then, everyone will have frozen or starved to death under the cliff. "The person walking at the front of the team was a tall and sturdy figure. He was also wrapped in a thick cotton coat. Looking at his head and listening to his loud voice, there was no doubt that this was Patrick Tieke, who had quite a bit of prestige in Condenser Town." Didn't you hear what the scientist said? The next twenty-four hours is the most stable period. If the reinforcements from the big city or other places really come, we can only take advantage of this twenty-four hours to go out and ask for help … Ah, pui pui, this damn dirty ice, it filled my mouth! "
Tieke accidentally swallowed a large mouthful of dirty water that had frozen into loose ice crystals. He immediately cursed loudly before continuing, "If there is reinforcements, then they will first go to the town to find survivors. We have to wait there for at least twenty hours!"
"Will the reinforcements really come?"
Another person in the team asked loudly. The strong wind that was blowing in front of us made it necessary for us to use our loudest voice to transmit our words.
"Don't ask me, ask those fierce people at the back. They came from the big city, they said there is a rescue team!"
Tieke said loudly and turned his head to look in our direction. "I say, you guys are really strong! When I saw you guys walking out in those clothes, I thought you guys didn't want to live anymore. It was said that the high-level cultivators from the big cities had used ancient machines to strengthen their bodies. It seemed that this was true, but he didn't expect that such a small child could also … Ah, pui pui! This damned dirty ice! "
Before Tieke could finish his sentence, his face was covered by the ice again. However, he did not realize that he was facing away from the wind when the ice hit him. The dirty thing made a turn at an angle that completely defied common sense before it hit his face.
The elder sister said faintly, "Before Pandora decides to kill him, I have to keep this big mouth quiet for a while."
I chuckled and turned to look at the people around me.
Just like the First Family's usual style, we would follow up whenever there was a commotion or even a small matter to meddle in. That was why the big group of people came out with Tieke this time. It was obvious that no matter where we went, we would always be a bunch of weirdos in the tense atmosphere around us. Even though the elder sister and I tried to pretend to be surviving the apocalypse, we couldn't stop Icetis's clamor and Visca's digging all the way …
After Bernard got the news from Sandora that the big city had sent the nearest church to send people to rescue the survivors, he decided to send a group of people back to the town to wait for the rescue team. Tieke led the youngest and strongest group of people in the town to form this daredevil team. It was really a daredevil team. Even though the wind had weakened to the point where they could travel, it was not easy to walk from the cliff to the town. The metal wreckage that could be seen everywhere had no lack of fatal edges and corners. These edges and corners were usually harmless, but now that it was pitch-black and snowy, they could be in danger at any time.
The Condenser Town daredevil team that Tieke led was fully armed. Not only were they wrapped in thick winter clothes, they were also wearing the clothes that were woven with metal wires, which were only worn when working in the depths of the metal station. This was to prevent the surrounding metal spikes from causing great damage to themselves when they were blown down by the strong wind or slipped on the layer of ice.
Under such a contrast, the few of us lit up … I was only wearing a single shirt and a pair of pants. I didn't dare to change out of my shirt because Jingle felt that the pocket of this shirt was better. Big sister and Miss Lin were both wearing elegant long dresses. They looked like princesses, but no matter how I looked at it, it did not match the howling cold wind around us. Shallow Shallow and Chestnut were even wearing short skirts. The younger ones were all wearing various princess dresses. Among the little brats, Mercury Lamp was the only one who seemed to be dressed rather warmly because her favorite black dress had a lot of lace on it …
Icetis was still wearing that gorgeous black evening dress that looked like a reckless waste on her. Monina was wearing a tight black outfit, looking as if she was ready to go to the top of the Forbidden City to fight someone. Lin was the coolest out of all of us. She wore a sleeveless vest, short skirt and sandals. Her dragon physique made her have no concept of adapting to the environment at all. She looked perfectly in her untouched attire on the beach of Hawaii. There were also two males. One was Uncle Kenser and the other was Eersen. The former was wearing a robe similar to an Arabian in the strong wind of 7 or 8, looking as if his entire body and beard were dancing in the wind. The latter was wearing a golden heavy armor that was already covered in a layer of ice. Actually, I was embarrassed to mention them, especially Eersen who looked like a tin can. He had been wearing the same outfit ever since he came to town. Due to his eye-catching silly outfit and the aura of a big brother that he had cultivated from taking care of his little sister for tens of millions of years, he was almost named as the most popular children's friend in Condenser Town this year — — everyone thought that he was the people's artist.
He was slightly stronger than Kenser. Behind the melancholic uncle was a group of even more melancholic aunties …
With this group of fellows who had such distinct personalities wherever they went, it was impossible for my elder sister and me to keep a low profile even if we wanted to. Tieke, who was walking in the strong wind with great difficulty wrapped in thick cotton clothes, looked at us as if he was looking at Superman — — Luckily, there really were Superman in this world. It was said that the 'members of the church' who possessed the most ancient machines had the technology to strengthen their bodies. Even though this kind of body strengthening was different from ours, Tieke's own imagination helped us avoid a lot of trouble.
"As expected of someone from a big city." Tieke pressed down the hood on his head with one hand and grabbed a large powerful spotlight with the other. He took some time to turn his head and look at us enviously. "I have never seen those magical things of yours in my life."
I could only chuckle at his words.
The irregular wind severely slowed down the team's speed. A kilometer was a long distance for ordinary people. Due to the weakening of the wind, there were no more fatal metal fragments in the air. Instead, there were dirty ice crystals and freezing rain. Ice began to form on everyone's hair and eyebrows. Their breathing became heavier and heavier. Even Tieke gradually stopped talking and conserved his energy to continue on the road. The road wasn't easy to walk on. It wasn't only because of the strong wind, but also because the metal fragments were covered in a thick layer of ice. The wind tunnel effect caused by the falling cold air not only brought about a storm, but also the world's first snowstorm.
I confiscated the ice skates from Shallow Shallow's hands for the third time. This girl's brain was starting to go out of control again.
"See, I said it before, they are worth a high score."
Icetis suddenly touched my arm lightly.
I thought about it and still felt a little weird. "Why do I feel so guilty if we just watch them suffer without doing anything?"
"This isn't watching coldly from the sidelines." Icetis's blood-red eyes glowed. "God rarely watches coldly from the sidelines. Even if we don't do anything, we will still advance together with them. Just like now. Didn't you notice? In this difficult journey, God is walking with them. This kind of situation has appeared in many religious works."
I was suddenly stunned.
Icetis looked at me quietly and said softly, "'The white-robed prophet Gerda led his people on a trek on the ice plains. His feet were dripping with blood. The pagan asked him,' Look, your feet are bleeding. Where is your Lord? ' The prophet said, 'The Lord is behind me. He is walking the same path as me.' This is from the Scripture of Mohensha. It is the Bible of another world. Also, there are similar records in other myths. Chen, why do you think so many ancient books that describe ancient prophets would emphasize on 'God and his believers who are being tested to move forward together'? "
My mouth was agape as I looked at the mortals who were wearing heavy clothes and struggling to move forward in the blizzard, and the Gods who were silently following behind them. In the end, the corners of my mouth twitched. "Don't tell me that this is the most classic scene in the legends … That it came about just like that?"
"If you experience it yourself, it's actually just like that. All the miracles and praises are added by the later generations." Icetis' voice echoed in the spiritual connection. "Actually, many myths look like that from our point of view. The student has to take an exam and the invigilator follows him the entire time. Using the words from the Bible, it would be 'God walks with me.' Actually, God is giving you marks. Just like the Trekking on the Ice Plains in the Scripture of Mohensha. The white-robed prophet was actually a fisherman who went to the ice lake to fish. It just so happened that I treated him as the target for the world assessment. Thus, in order to give him marks, I followed him the entire time. When I turned my head, it would be the test to become God. "
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I could only shrug. "Then, will this scene today become a watercolor painting on the roof of the church a few thousand years later?"
Bryndis silently looked at me and said, "It's possible, and there will definitely be images of the few of you in it. But there's really nothing to be happy about. This is my experience. I was painted as a fool in all the religious murals … "
I sweated profusely. Then, I thought that there might really be a group of monks preaching the Gospel of the Last Days in the church. They would name the one-kilometer snowstorm road today as the 'Journey of Trial'. They would talk about the white-robed prophet Tieke and the twelve apostles braving the darkness and storm of God's test to advance with great difficulty. They would be followed by a group of God wearing NLKE and Louis Vuitton. At the end, they would even add a sentence: In the difficult journey, God is always with them …
"I understand you now."
The elder sister was moved as she said to Icetis.
"Right?" The Rogue Goddess sighed. "Back then, I saw a group of primitive people being chased by mutated beasts in the world that I was in charge of. I chased the beasts away with my spear. In the end, twenty thousand years later, I went back to take a look. I realized that the group of primitive people had built a statue of me holding a fire stick on every planet within ten light years … Deification and myths are such a funny thing."
"We're here! We're here! It's right in front! At the last corner! "
At that moment, a shout from the front of the group interrupted the discussion between Icetis and me about the phenomenon of deification. Everyone's emotions were instantly stirred up. It was as though the stamina that they had used up in the arduous journey had instantly returned. Tieke led his team members and started running forward.
Five to six bright light beams danced in the dark snowstorm, illuminating the road that was covered in crushed ice and metal parts. The journey had finally reached its end, and everyone was instantly energized.
Even though the journey was only a kilometer or so, it was definitely not easy to travel a kilometer on the snowstorm and frozen metal plains. Thus, when we finally went around the last corner and went around the huge condenser to the vicinity of the town, many of us sat down and raised the lights in our hands to shine in the direction of our original home.
There was nothing.
The former condenser town, which had been covered by metal sheds and living cabins, was now completely empty. There was not a single trace of the past scenery of the town.
We already knew about the bad news, and now we could only sigh sadly. The townsfolk around us suddenly fell into a terrible silence. Just a moment ago, many of them had been fantasizing about finally returning home and resting for a few hours in a familiar and warm house. But now, the cruel reality suddenly woke everyone up.
The so-called disaster wouldn't end so easily.
"The town … is gone?"
A short townsfolk sat on the ground, ignoring the ice shards that covered the ground. He looked at the town that had changed beyond recognition and muttered to himself.
Not to mention the broken walls, the former condenser town was now completely destroyed. Other than some broken metal shards, everything in the town was gone. The metal sheds and simple living cabins that were connected by riveted metal plates had been flung to some unknown place by the hurricane. What was left was a huge, empty, circular alloy ground. On it were scattered pieces of broken metal and riveted iron stakes that hadn't been blown away by the hurricane.
"Stand up! Stand up!"
Tieke suddenly roared and kicked the townsfolk who had fallen to the ground. "If you don't want to die, don't sit on the ground in the snowstorm! Look at what you've become! Did you come here to go home and sleep? "
"But the town …" someone said in a low voice.
"The town? Did you only think of it now?!" Tieke suddenly cursed. "The town couldn't have withstood such a hurricane from the very beginning! Even an idiot should have thought of this earlier! We should be thankful now. If we didn't run fast enough, we would have been torn to pieces like those houses. Little Hammer, you lead everyone to find a place to hide from the wind. Pop, you come with me. We have to fix the spotlights and the distress device on the high platform. If we miss the rescue team, we'll be dead. "
The townsfolk who were still immersed in shock and grief seemed to have woken up from a dream. They realized that the most important thing right now was to stay alive, not to be sentimental. So, they all took action, looking for the nearest shelter or fixing the signal light and the distress signal transmitter. The most important thing was the signal transmitter. The signal transmitter was a piece of junk that had been picked up from the garbage. It didn't work at all, and the signal was severely weakened. In such a harsh environment, its function wasn't even as good as a flashlight that could be used to illuminate the sky. It was better than nothing.
The surroundings of the town had changed beyond recognition. Not only were the buildings gone, but even some of the metal piles nearby had been blown away, turning into sharp fragments that littered the ground. As the wind blew, the remaining metal leaves on the alloy supports nearby rattled loudly. The originally dilapidated town was at least a home, but now, it was basically a ruin within a ruin.
The man nicknamed Little Hammer was a short man. He looked to be less than 30 years old. Although he looked a little timid, he was not a slouch in the town since he was able to participate in such an operation. Soon, he found a place suitable for shelter. It was a depression under the giant condenser resistance bolt (of course, Little Hammer probably didn't know what this alloy pillar was for). The space was spacious, enough for everyone to hide inside, including us.
Some of the townsfolk found some large metal plates nearby. They might have been part of the town's original wall. When the hurricane swept through, these metal plates were blown into the cooling grille next to the resistance bolt and survived. Little Hammer and a few young men tried to pull them out from the cooling grille to make a wall that could withstand the cold wind. Unfortunately, everyone was exhausted. Moreover, these large metal plates were stuck in the grille under the effect of the hurricane. It was far beyond their ability to pull them out.
But …
"Bang!"
The muffled sound of metal deformation came from not far away. A thick, three-meter-tall metal plate suddenly popped out from the gap it was stuck in and steadily floated toward us. The townsfolk watched this strange scene under the dim light. They suddenly cried out in surprise, "Ah! What the hell! The wall is floating! "
I jumped and shouted, "Don't you see there's someone down there?"
Visca walked over with a metal plate that was several times her size and threw it on the ground with a clang …
Then, something even more shocking happened. Pandora, Liliana, Visca, and even Mercury Lamp, who was not even a meter tall, began to easily and happily move the metal plates that were not moving even under the combined efforts of a few strong men. Soon, a large pile of metal plates was piled next to the resistance bolt. Then, Lin was responsible for sticking them into the ground to make a wall. The Dragon God girl completed this task with ease. It was like sticking a toothpick into a watermelon. She pinched the huge metal plates with two fingers and gently placed them on the ground. With a thud, the metal plates sank more than half a meter deep. Then, when the two plates connected, she pinched them with her hand as if she was gluing two pieces of paper together. In a flash of light, they merged into one …
It was said that Lin could slowly knead a planet into a small bowl of neutron star matter with her hand. Now, I almost believed it.
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