Chapter 59 It'll shake your bones out.
Yu Miaomiao fastened the seat belts for the three children, and Lu An quickly fastened his own seat belt and then helped Xu Nanwei fasten hers as well.
The group tried to calm themselves inside the swaying escape pod.
The escape pod seats ten people and has internal compartments with simple toilets and sinks, so living conditions are not a problem.
Through the window, one can observe the outside situation. Currently, the shaking is becoming more and more intense, and the tables and chairs that were not put away in time have begun to shift.
In an instant, all the lights went out; the power went out.
The dark underground city was like a dungeon, deathly silent and endless.
All that can be heard are the sounds of breaking and friction from the vibrations, and the loss of vision amplifies human fear.
Xu Nan listened to the sound, gripping the hem of Lu An's clothes tightly with both hands, her palms sweating and soaking the hem of her clothes, but she dared not let go.
The three little ones were also in very bad condition. Due to the violent shaking, their bodies could not be properly fixed in their seats. Ma Jiang kept sticking out her tongue and panting to relieve her tension.
Yu Miaomiao heard Ma Jiang's inner scream.
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, will the bones buried in the corner of the courtyard wall be shaken out?"
"And the cookies Master gave me last time... Ah..."
They're so noisy, I'll just put them all in a separate space. That way, their eating, drinking, and relieving themselves won't be affected at all. I can just refill their cat food, dog food, and water every now and then.
Apart from Lu An and the three little ones, Yu Miaomiao still couldn't bring herself to let anyone else into the space.
Xu Nanwei: You can just say my name.
It's always inconvenient not being able to see anything. They turned on the emergency light in the escape pod, and the faint yellow light shone on their faces, barely opening up their vision of the surrounding area.
Yu Miaomiao also has a lot of lighting equipment and a generator in the space, so there's no need to worry about running out of power.
The longitudinal and transverse waves alternated, and there was a brief period of calm.
The earthquake struck again, this time even more violently than before, with large chunks of rock falling and damaging the marble dining table that was swaying back and forth.
Fragments flew everywhere, hitting the escape pod's special glass material, but only leaving minor scratches, indicating that the escape pod was of decent quality.
"Ah..." The little girl was so frightened that she trembled and quickly covered her mouth.
"Don't be afraid. We're still safe." Lu An surveyed his surroundings. Although there had been some partial collapses in the underground city, everything was still within expectations.
Looking at everything before her, Yu Miaomiao even worried whether her decision to seek refuge in the underground city was the right one. In her previous life, the underground city had indeed existed until her death, but no one knew the extent of the casualties after the super earthquake.
In the event that an earthquake brings incalculable consequences and there is nowhere else to go, the best option is to take refuge in the escape pod as well.
As for how to escape, that's a problem to consider later.
I hope that day never comes.
At this moment, the ground trembled violently, and countless huge ice sacs bulged up, cracking from top to bottom, with a terrifying cracking sound as they shattered rapidly.
The survivors at the ground base scattered and fled, with nowhere to hide.
If you hide in a house, it will collapse and crumble, turning into ruins and a mess. If this happens in an open area, the ground will tear and shake, and a huge ice rift will instantly form, swallowing countless lives.
Cries, pleas for help, and groans were mercilessly drowned out by the earthquake.
A military pickup truck sped forward across the broken ice, dodging fault lines and rescuing any survivors it could get into the vehicle.
After a bumpy ride, we managed to pass through some ruins and reach a flat area where we dropped off all the people in the car.
The soldier in the co-pilot's seat rolled down the window, told them not to run around, and then the military vehicle started another rescue operation against traffic.
Natural disasters are merciless, but humanity is full of love.
No one is without awe of nature, but when people need help, they are always fearless and courageous, the most beautiful heroes who go against the tide.
The driver was Chu Bai, a lieutenant colonel at the provincial capital's military base. His deputy was in the passenger seat. They had received orders to travel from the provincial capital's military base to the capital's military base to assist with a secret mission, but unexpectedly, they encountered an earthquake on the way.
"Damn it, we survived the freezing cold and then a super earthquake hit. This is driving us to our deaths. I wonder how the brothers are doing. We've already lost Xiao San and Xiao Si. Our team can't afford to lose a single one!"
Clinging tightly to the roof railing, watching Chu Bai drive them to safety time and time again with his extreme maneuvers, Chen Haohua in the passenger seat was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
"Stop talking nonsense and save them quickly."
The vehicle drifted and hovered in front of a mother and daughter who were crying with their heads in their hands. Chen Haohua opened the car door, put the mother and daughter into the pickup truck, and the vehicle quickly drove away.
As they drove to the spot where the survivors had just been dropped off, no one noticed a powerful tremor slowly approaching.
Chu Bai felt uneasy, as if this place was not a good place to stay for long. However, there was not enough room for everyone in the carriage. So, the adults followed along, while the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled, and the young rode in the carriage. The group then moved towards the capital.
No matter how far you go, all you see are ruins and wastelands.
The buildings that survived the extreme cold also collapsed in the earthquake, the city was almost destroyed, and human civilization was on the verge of extinction.
"Sigh, it's the end of the world. To be honest, when the tsunami froze the earth, I still felt that there was hope for everything, but now... I really don't know where I'll die tomorrow."
Chen Haohua's pessimism amplified to an extreme, and Chu Bai freed one hand to pat him on the shoulder.
"No matter what tomorrow brings, I won't let you die. I have thick legs, so hold on tight to my thighs!"
"You little rascal, you still have the mind to joke around. But seriously, the higher-ups mentioned the human gene preservation plan last time, you should sign up."
"What genes could I possibly have? Good looks?" Chu Bai scoffed. He considered himself just an ordinary soldier, not qualified to be a member of the human race.
"So what if you're handsome? Being handsome is an asset. I could have any but you. Look at the girls in our base, every single one of them blushes when they see you. I've never seen a girl who doesn't blush when she sees you."
For this reason alone, you deserve to leave your precious'seed' behind; the improvement of human appearance depends on you.
Chen Haohua grew angrier the more he thought about it. This guy was handsome and capable. Since joining the army, he had been constantly overshadowed by this guy. The worst part was that he couldn't argue with him; the guy was just that strong.
"You want me to abandon everyone and leave the planet I've lived on for over twenty years? I can't do that. If it really comes to that, I'll turn into cosmic dust with you. Maybe hundreds of millions of years from now, we'll all be stars in the sky."
He didn't want to live a life of humiliation alone; it was too boring.
Besides, there was something else he needed to confirm: if he went to the capital, he might be able to see that person again.
When he sees her, he will find an opportunity to ask if it is as he thinks.