A deafening thunder sounded, briefly piercing the night sky, like a horn of invasion, followed by a series of loud crashing rain sounds.
At some point, it started to rain heavily again throughout Wuji City.
Although Brown Tang smelled of alcohol and his face was red, he was obviously not drunk. He quickly closed all the windows to prevent rainwater from entering the room, and then glanced at the message that popped up on his phone, with a thoughtful look on his face.
Heavy raindrops kept beating on the window, making a series of dense sounds, sometimes mixed with thunder, which made people feel heart-stopping.
Bai Mo looked out the window. There were not many people on the street anymore. The mechanical guards had also returned to their places to stand by. Perhaps it was because of the heavy rain. The lights of the street lights seemed a little blurry in the rain curtain, and soon they were completely dim.
Go down.
But soon the yellow light came back on - it was the light that illuminated the stone.
The picture on the TV screen disappeared, leaving only a snowflake.
This was a very rare heavy rain. Both the thunder and the sound of rain were extremely violent, giving people a very scary feeling.
Brown Tang came to Bai Mo quietly and said with a smile: "It's raining so heavily, it seems you can only stay here today..."
"That's what I originally planned."
Bai Mo interrupted her in a completely natural tone.
He originally planned to stay in the library tonight, but unfortunately the library couldn't stay overnight, so when Brown Tang brought him here, he was already prepared to stay here.
It doesn't matter if you can't live there, it doesn't matter if you live on the street.
There was no unnecessary thought like "I'm sorry" in his mind.
During the meal, this woman talked a lot inexplicably. It was definitely not because she was drunk, because this woman was not drunk at all.
Bai Mo will not be easily whetted by others. He is only interested in what he wants to know, and he doesn't bother to ask even if the other person stops talking mid-sentence.
Seeing that Bai Mo's face was calm, Brown Tang was stunned for a moment, and said in a charming and ambiguous tone: "Oh, it turns out that you have been harboring evil intentions towards me for a long time?"
Bai Mo said nothing.
The best way to deal with this kind of guy who plays a lot is to ignore him.
Brown Tang smiled shyly: "You have to know that no man has ever stayed overnight in my house, not even my unlucky husbands... You are the first one."
She put her tied hair back on her back and said while stretching. Her neck was white as snow, and her graceful lines under the red skirt were clearly exposed, making her full of charm.
Bai Mo still didn't speak.
In the past, he might have taken direct action to shut this guy up, but things are different now. Although this woman is weird, she has no hostility towards him so far, so Bai Mo doesn't bother to take action -
He is not such an unreasonable person.
"It seems that you are really determined to stay here. Well, then, I will clean up the room for you."
After a while, Brown Tang sighed, no longer intending to make trouble for himself.
She could see that Bai Mo was different from everyone she had met before. He had no intention of pretending, or it could be said that he was too lazy to pretend.
Human beings always seem to need to wear countless masks to survive in the world. Sometimes it is not because of hypocrisy, but because they have to hide themselves in order to face different people and different things.
It is one thing when facing parents, one thing when facing friends, and another thing when facing strangers... Whether it is to maintain a relationship or to climb oneself, people rarely have the time to release their true selves.
Snakes can only hide their true face behind a mask.
The same goes for brown sugar.
Sometimes even she herself doesn't know what she really is.
And the time when she can truly reveal herself is perhaps when she faces the motionless cherry tree in the city.
People often reveal their true selves in front of pets because they do not think that the other person can understand and see through them, and the two parties cannot even communicate.
And Bai Mo seemed to be thinking this way at the moment.
He faced brown sugar as if he were facing low-dimensional creatures. No, not just brown sugar, he treated many people like this. He had a vague sense of detachment from the world, as if he believed these things from the bottom of his heart.
Guys don't understand themselves, so they don't need any disguise.
Brown Tang's eyes moved slightly, and she felt that the other party looked a bit like the city lord.
Faced with such a guy, she probably shouldn't engage in those fake and real business tricks.
"Forget it, I can stay all night if I want to stay with you."
She suppressed what she wanted to say, looked out the window, and murmured, "It's raining heavily again."
Bai Mo seemed to have guessed something and said calmly: "Is this another heavy rain covering the entire safety zone?"
"Yeah." Brown Tang nodded.
Although the current safe zone has been greatly encroached by the restricted area, the combined area of the entire safe zone is still very large, and there will never be such a thing as raining all over the world——
So there's obviously something wrong with this.
Bai Mo said calmly: "What does your city lord think of this?"
"The city lord didn't say anything, and if he didn't say it on his own initiative, we wouldn't be able to ask casually."
Brown Tang was a little helpless, "But this heavy rain is definitely weird. We sent a special robot to collect data this time. Maybe we can get some results after the rain stops."
"It's best not to go out in heavy rain like this."
Bai Mo didn't pay attention to Brown Tang's expression, and reminded him after thinking about it.
To be honest...he actually likes this weather.
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"Lord Yama, the communication connection with Huangquan headquarters has been interrupted."
A night of heavy rain.
All life seemed to be hidden, and even the forbidden creatures wandering in the buffer zone suddenly retracted into the forbidden zone for some unknown reason.
The whole wilderness was dead silent.
The air was moist, mixed with the fragrance of earth, and the heavy rain was like the ink of a splash-ink painting. Soon the water surface swelled, and the river began to run wildly.
There was a burst of fire in the cave by the river. Seeing that the rain was so heavy, the flames suddenly rose and illuminated the entire cave.
The fire brought bursts of warmth, and several figures in black robes sat down around the fire. However, although the chill of the heavy rain had been dispelled a lot, they still looked outside the cave with some worry.
It was raining heavily, and the place they chose to stay was close to the river. They were afraid that soon the rain would cause the river level to rise crazily, causing a large amount of river water to flow into the cave.
A flash of lightning flashed in the sky, completely illuminating the faces of several people in the passage - they were the people from the Huangquan organization who had just evacuated from Wuji City.
He Shang looked at the rainwater splashing outside the cave, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Chang Bei, seal the entrance to the cave."
The man named Chang Bei quickly understood and pressed his hands on the ground. He saw a row of earth walls immediately spreading upward from the ground, blocking most of the entrance to the cave like a protective wall.
Seeing this, everyone felt certain that with the shield of this earth wall, the rain would definitely not be able to get in for a while.
Seeing that everyone looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, Li Youji couldn't help but be a little confused. Although it was not good for rainwater to pour into the cave, it shouldn't make everyone so worried, right?
The man with glasses seemed to notice her doubts and planned to explain: "You have been staying in Wuji City before, so you may not be clear about some things... But do you know about the heavy rain that fell at noon today?"
Li Youji shook her head. As a prisoner who committed a serious crime, she had been locked in a closed room before entering the Forest of Steel and was unable to understand the situation outside.
"The heavy rain came and went quickly. It didn't seem like much at first glance, but there is one thing worth paying attention to, that is, the heavy rain actually covered the entire safety zone at the same time."
Li Youji's face hardened. This sounded very problematic. As if she suddenly realized something, she looked outside the cave entrance and said, "Is this rain the same?"
"Not sure yet, but it's very possible."
The masked man looked at the laptop in his hand and said, "In addition to the fact that there was no warning and the rain was heavy, this rain also has the same characteristics as the rain at noon -"
He looked at the no-signal prompt on the screen and said in a more solemn tone, "This time the electronic devices also lost all signals, and communications were completely blocked."
Li Youji was startled.
"More than that."
He Shang took over his words and said, "A Cheng's computer is specially made and can even be used in restricted areas, but ordinary electronic devices, such as the mobile phones we carry, cannot even be turned on when it rains.
"
"...Including the small cameras we brought."
Li Youji's expression changed slightly, and he looked at the others. Seeing that everyone nodded solemnly, he couldn't help but said in surprise: "Isn't this just like..."
"That's right, it's almost the same as being in the restricted area."
This sentence seemed to have a terrible magic power, and everyone couldn't help but feel nervous.
He Shang was silent for a moment and continued: "After the rain stopped at noon, Xiaojiu called me and told me that there might be something wrong with the rain, and it was best not to touch it casually, so we'd better be careful."
There was silence in the cave, only the firelight danced and crackled from time to time.
A heavy rain that can ban electronic devices... no matter how you listen to it, there is a problem.
Everyone is not mediocre, they have a keen sixth sense, and there is a vague premonition of something ominous.
The situation of mankind is bad enough now. If there is really any problem with this rain, I'm afraid the impact will be even greater.
Li Youji was very worried. He didn't know if his brother had been caught in the rain at noon.
"There's no need to look so gloomy. We just have some guesses about the rain, which may not be accurate."
He Shang said with a smile, "Those guys who stay in the office like to make a fuss. When the restricted area was expanded, they said the end of the world was coming. Did the end come?"
The ease in his tone quickly infected everyone. They looked at each other and couldn't help but smile.
Everyone says that this generation of ten Yamas is the most unreliable. When they don't do their jobs every day, they just get together to play mahjong.
In fact, this is not wrong. There are many good people in this year's Yama class, and the seventh Yama is among the best. Following him, I never feel like a life-or-death crisis.
At this moment, everyone's expressions changed and they turned to look outside the cave.
He Shang still had a smile on his face, but the smile in his eyes had disappeared. He stood up silently and walked towards the entrance of the cave.
"Lord Yama!" The man with glasses looked worried and planned to follow.
But He Shang just turned his back to him and waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to worry.
——Everyone heard clearly that there were footsteps outside the cave just now.
Although there was cover from the rain, everyone was aware of this.
Generally speaking, people don't need to be so cautious. Although it is rare for people to move at night, it is not too strange.
But it's raining heavily tonight.
In the face of such heavy rain, the footsteps were not as hasty as someone rushing to take shelter from the rain, nor were they as cautious as walking at night. Instead, they were calm and leisurely, giving people the feeling of being on an outing at night.
This is very strange.
He Shang was obviously aware of this, so he took the initiative to go to the cave entrance to check the situation.
For most people, things like detection would be left to their subordinates, but He Shang was different. He had always played a leading role in the team.
You must know that in today's world, exploring the road has always been a very dangerous thing, but He Shang is not afraid of danger——
He is immortal.
He Shang didn't deliberately hide his steps, and walked straight towards the entrance of the cave, and soon came to the earth wall.
At the same time, the footsteps outside the cave entrance suddenly disappeared, as if someone had just stopped outside the cave.
There is only a wall between them.
Everyone in Huangquan has been alert and ready to provide support at any time.
At this moment, deafening thunder suddenly sounded outside the cave, a dazzling white light lit up, and the fire in the cave went out for unknown reasons.
The white light disappeared in an instant, and the cave was completely dark.
And with the cover of thunder, the earthen wall made of earth was instantly shattered.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and a figure lurking in the darkness took action towards He Shang without hesitation.
At this moment, a red light suddenly lit up and instantly transformed into a flame barrier, twisting and shrouding the front.
Huge raindrops kept flying, but evaporated before they could touch the flames.
By the light of the flame, everyone saw a woman standing outside the cave.
Her whole body was soaked by the rain, and her long wet hair directly covered her face, so her expression could not be seen clearly.
Under the action of the flame barrier, the woman's outstretched fist was instantly ignited, and the flesh and blood were burned together with the bones. Soon her right arm disappeared, and the red flame spread to her shoulder.
However, in the face of such pain, the woman actually remained silent.
There was no begging for mercy, no excuse, no avoidance, or even any intention of reacting.
It's like a wooden man, completely lifeless.
This guy was the one who made the first move, and He Shang naturally showed no mercy. However, just as he was about to continue taking action, people suddenly shouted from behind him.
"careful!"
At some point, the woman's burned right hand regrouped like rainwater and grabbed He Shang's ankle directly from the ground.
Although the rain arm is constantly evaporating under the high temperature of the flame barrier, it is constantly condensing for some reason. The evaporation and condensation have reached a stable state, and it is about to grab He Shang's ankle——
However, how could He Shang let the other party achieve his wish easily? His eyes suddenly turned red. It was a fierce flame reflected in the pupils, like the god of fire coming to the world. The terrible high temperature instantly destroyed the rain's arm and the woman together. The rain at the entrance of the cave was also destroyed.
Keep evaporating.
He waited silently for a moment, and soon felt relieved.
This woman is a bit weird. Although she can regenerate her limbs, she obviously does not have the ability to become immortal like him.
And just when He Shang was about to walk into the cave, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and turned his head to look in the direction of the cave entrance.
Under the cover of the sound of rain, steady and gentle footsteps sounded outside the cave entrance again, which was particularly abrupt, as if someone suddenly appeared outside the cave.
And judging from the sound...it was obvious that there was more than one person on the other side.
