The Magic City has been prosperous since ancient times.
Not just during the day, but at night, the high-rise buildings are brightly lit, and dozens of buildings are stacked together. From a distance, it looks like a row of swords pointing to the sky. This city is a pool of swords.
The lights are brighter and more dazzling than the stars in the sky.
However, tonight is different.
It was early evening, and it should have been the evening rush hour, but the red clouds in the western sky were not visible at all, and even the sun was almost gone.
Dark clouds covered this big city like a fortress.
It was dark and gloomy, and the originally prosperous city almost seemed like a ghost.
Strong winds brought heavy rain, and there was already a lot of water on the ground.
Magic City naturally has flood discharge measures, but at this moment, it seems that they have no effect at all.
The location close to the city center is good.
Because it's dark.
Every building was lit with lights, and the lights were dim in the heavy rain. There were either thick curtains in the windows, or faces standing in front of the windows.
Older faces often look worried.
Those young and immature children did not seem to feel afraid, and even cheered and shouted, as if they were full of surprise.
If you are too noisy, you will probably be scolded by your elders and pulled away.
Then the window once again took on the melancholy look of adults.
It’s not like people have never seen typhoons before, but today’s one was too big.
Looking out from the window, you can clearly see the broken trees on the roadside. The blown trees rolled up and hit the billboard of a building, causing sparks to fly.
Those trash cans and the clothes hanging outside without time to put them away... were all blown to the streets and alleys, and were soaked.
The glass on the surface of some buildings was shattered by the wind pressure and became tattered, revealing dark windows.
The water is spreading and the wind is blowing violently.
Like a sign of doom.
But most people feel at ease.
The human body is too fragile, so we built reinforced concrete houses to hide in to avoid wind and rain.
The floods were raging outside, but it was quiet and peaceful inside.
The soft lighting, soft beds, and the sound of clinking spatulas from the kitchen all bring soothing and relaxation to people.
Many people hide indoors and log on to the Internet with nothing to do.
Major media have already prepared fresh articles and presented them to users.
"A rare occurrence in a thousand years! Typhoons make collective landfall!"
"Typhoon No. 23 is newly released and you are invited to name it!"
"The central government issues a red weather warning! You need to know these ten knowledge points!"
"Disaster Rescue Drills Organized by Various Local Areas"
"Popular Science: Why is the weather so weird this year?"
"Heavy rain? Why not listen to songs? These classics are for you"
…
Write articles for the media and chase hot topics.
Netizens happily click, forward and comment.
The fit is seamless.
only……
Those with wide connections or sensitive sensibilities did not participate in the hot discussions on the Internet, but felt heavy in their hearts, like a heavy stone.
…
In an old residential building facing the street.
A young child was lying at the window looking out intently.
In the kitchen, my mother put dinner on the table: "The meal is ready, stop looking at it, go wash your hands and eat!"
After saying this, the woman turned her head and found that the child hadn't moved at all.
She couldn't help but sink her face and walked towards the window: "Did you hear that? Go and eat quickly!"
The child suddenly turned his head and said, "Mom, look, there are many people on the street."
Hearing this, the woman put her hands on her hips and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can someone be outside in this weather?"
"It really does exist, look!"
She walked over suspiciously, looked out the window, and was surprised to find that there were really many people on the street.
There were dozens of them, arranged in three neat queues.
These people were all wearing black raincoats and running in the strong wind.
The wind and rain outside were so heavy that even vehicles did not dare to drive.
However, this group of people can go against the wind without being blown away, and they are extremely fast.
"Crack."
"Crack."
There was already rainwater on the road that could not reach the feet. People in black were running along, with big ups and downs, and huge splashes of water were made with every step.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up the raincoat of one of them, revealing the small lapel uniform underneath.
The expression of the woman in front of the window changed slightly.
These people are actually practitioners from the government?
What are they going to do in such a heavy storm?
…
"Team one goes to target point one!"
"Team 2 goes to target point 2!"
"Quickly check the flood situation and report every five minutes!"
Running to an intersection, the leader Xiao LaiLeng suddenly shouted.
They were the personnel sent by the Second Division to investigate the situation.
In this kind of weather, ordinary people cannot walk at all.
The vehicle cannot move.
We can only rely on the practitioners.
"yes!"
"yes!"
In the wind and rain, the three teams of little lapels immediately split into three lanes and ran in different directions.
And the ultimate goal is to get close to the sea.
…
Mountain.
"The port of Modu is flooded."
"I saw it."
"Many boats capsized and sank."
"I saw it."
"The seawater has come ashore. Is there some kind of factory over there? It's also flooded."
"I saw it."
"Look at that building. It was completely destroyed. It's really tragic."
"I saw it."
"The whole village was washed away."
"I saw it."
"The houses over there have also been washed away, and the seawater seems to be spreading. It's so tragic."
"..."
"Why don't you speak?" Cheng Lin looked at Qiao Ya who was shut up and asked.
The hood of Qiao Ya's raincoat was lifted by the wind at some point, but she didn't care at all. The cold rain slapped her face, forehead, and hair randomly, seeping through the gaps in the raincoat, and she got wet.
It seemed like a long time passed, but in fact it was only ten minutes.
She witnessed with her own eyes the entire process of "Poseidon" landing.
The typhoon group carrying the power of heaven and earth set off huge waves and triggered a tsunami, which instantly overwhelmed ships and the entire port. Then it spread to the shore and began to engulf the buildings and lives on the shore.
The village was still hazy and could be seen clearly before, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
That building has about ten floors and is a high-end sea view villa.
The flood rushed in, and terrifying waves that were more than ten meters high or even dozens of meters high suddenly broke the villa building in the middle!
The entire building was cut in half, cut off, collapsed with a roar, and was swallowed up.
The sky is dark and the earth is dark.
Thunder tore through the dark sky.
The wind seemed to be black, blocking people's vision. She could only see a blurry scene, which was enough to make her tremble.
this……
This is really no longer a normal typhoon.
The smell of destruction is breathtaking.
This is simply a true representation of the doomsday scene in the movie.
Don't talk about ordinary people.
Even Qiao Ya, as a third-grade cultivator, couldn't help but feel her mind swaying and her blood faded.
"Oh my god..."
Qiao Ya murmured, her moist eyes reflecting the thunder of the angry sea.
Cheng Lin looked at her face, then looked down at something else, then moved his eyes away and reached out to help her pull the hood of her raincoat back on.
"Put your hat on..."
Cheng Lin said slowly.
Qiao Ya suddenly seemed to come back to her senses and grabbed Cheng Lin's arm. Her fingers were pale from the rain, but she was extremely strong.
"What you said...is true?
Is that prophecy true?
Will a great flood destroy the world?”
Cheng Lin's arm felt a pain when she grasped it, and he grinned before saying, "Of course."
"impossible!"
Qiao Ya suddenly seemed to have regained her composure.
She said: “I believe that a flood will inundate a place or a city, but it is impossible for the whole world to be inundated by a huge flood!
The earth's ecosystem follows conservation,
Ultimately, global rainfall comes from evaporation of sea water.
But this evaporation is not sustainable,
The rain will not continue to be so heavy,
It will always get smaller, it will always stop,
The most important thing is that the land will not be submerged.
There is only so much water in the world, even if all the polar glaciers melt,
It’s impossible to submerge the entire land!”
Cheng Lin looked at her quietly, and then echoed: "That makes sense. In fact, I'm quite curious, but we can just wait and see what will happen. Moreover, the mainland may still survive, but the Magic City will definitely
No more."
Qiao Ya took a fixed look at this mysterious young man, gritted her teeth and asked, "Who are you?"
Cheng Lin turned his head slightly and thought for a moment, then grinned, showing his white teeth: "I am the man you will never get."
"..."
Qiao Ya's eyes widened, she didn't expect that the other party was still in the mood to joke at this time.
At this moment, Qiao Ya's communicator suddenly rang.
When she took it out and looked at it, her expression suddenly changed.
Immediately, she turned around suddenly and was about to leave.
Cheng Lin was surprised: "Where are you going?"
"Go home! My house is flooded! You are right, no matter it is the end of the world or not, the devil cannot stay! I will take my family and leave immediately!"
Qiao Ya didn't look back.
Just go away quickly.
Cheng Lin shouted again: "Then you won't arrest me?"
Maybe she was too far away and didn't hear her, or maybe she heard and didn't want to reply. In short, Qiao Ya left without saying a word and ran as fast as she could. Her leaving figure was extremely hurried and anxious.
"It seems like we are really in a hurry."
Cheng Lin shook his head and sighed.
The third-grade cultivator can run very fast, and in the blink of an eye, he has disappeared into the dense forest.
Cheng Lin looked at the angry sea at the foot of the mountain again.
The information in my mind drifts away like smoke.
[Congratulations on completing the task (4)]
[Mission (Part 5): In three days, the refugee flow will move inland. During the transition, you need to blend in with the citizens of Magic City and head west together. But before that, you feel a little tired and decide to return to the safe house to rest for a while.
Yes, listen to music and read books]
Cheng Lin shook his head, took one last look at the turbulent sea, turned back, and disappeared from the world.
…
Inside the safe house.
Cheng Lin stood quietly at the door.
The raincoat turned into a transparent and illusory state, and the same happened to the rainwater, which accumulated in an illusory puddle on the ground.
Cheng Lin took off his raincoat and hung it at the door.
Then he took out his mobile phone, opened the music player, and casually clicked on a melodious song.
In the soothing music, he walked to the window.
The violent storm outside the window was completely isolated.
It's raining and windy outside.
The interior is as warm as spring.
Cheng Lin brewed himself another cup of hot drink.
After taking a sip, my stomach immediately felt warm.
He looked at the nameless hardcover book on the table again.
But I saw that it was actually spread out at this moment.
"kindness?"
Cheng Lin walked over and found that page 22 was displayed.
There are no words on this page, only pictures.
The painting style is similar to that of watercolor, just like the illustrations in a fairy tale book.
At this moment, the illustration is a violent sea.
In the corner of the painting, a brightly lit city trembles.
The rain wet the windows and the world became blurry.
[Three hours after Poseidon made landfall with the remaining two typhoons, the remaining four typhoons arrived]
[Storms and tsunamis are as powerful as entering uninhabited territory, and the sea level rises. First, several major ports collapsed, and then the waves rolled and spread to deeper cities.]
[The wind and rain have not abated, but are getting stronger]
[More than ten provinces along the coast of Xia Kingdom were simultaneously affected by marine disasters that had not been seen in thousands of years. Buildings collapsed, marine creatures landed on the beach, and there were countless casualties. Commercial activities came to a complete standstill. Hundreds of millions of people along the coast were trapped in their houses. Disaster relief operations were carried out in such a storm.
It is completely impossible to execute. When the sea god is angry, no one can stop it]
[The territory of the magic city is instantly transformed into the country of Ze]