Chapter 220: Super Flood 6
She was lying down, dreaming, when a more violent gust of wind howled in.
The glass shattered without warning, and icy rain slapped coldly on Chu Yian’s face, waking her from her unrealistic dream.
The wind was so fierce that several windows on the third and second floors were shattered, and Chu Yian’s hair was blown all over her face.
The wind brought rain, and the items inside the house quickly got wet. They couldn’t stay in the living room, so they exchanged glances and each returned to their own rooms.
However, three minutes later, Chu Yian’s door was knocked.
Lu Qingyuan’s face was not looking good, and his hair was a bit damp. “The window in my room shattered too.”
Chu Yian was stunned when she heard this. “Then quickly grab three sets of dry clothes, preferably thicker ones.”
Dry clothing ensures one’s body temperature.
This was an experience Chu Yian gained in the ice and snow.
Although it wasn’t as cold as being in ice and snow, clothes in the rain would definitely get wet more easily than in the daytime. Ensuring clothes remained dry was also a very important issue, and the sealed bags she bought were for this purpose.
The two of them were busy again, and it was already eight in the morning.
The sky had brightened, and they could see their surroundings more clearly.
The murky water flowed incredibly fast, with the most common things floating on the surface being branches and clothes blown off by the wind last night. The body recovered yesterday was still on the roof of that car, its decaying state unbearable to look at, which meant that although a call was made last night, neither the police nor the firefighters had arrived.
Chu Yian looked out the window and noticed that there were people in every building.
Although the city’s electricity was out, water and gas were still temporarily available.
She heard the sounds of cooking, and the smoke and aroma of food wafted from the windows of various households, filling a world on the brink of crisis with a sense of everyday life. It was as if once the floodwaters receded and the heavy rain stopped, people would go back to school and work, and life would return to normal.
Around nine o’clock, the rain outside lessened, and the wind that had blown all night had stopped.
Chu Yian heard movement downstairs and, looking closely, saw people wading out.
“Hey, don’t be outside! This rain is so heavy, it could sweep people away.”
“Stay safe at home and wait for rescue.”
Someone shouted at the people wading in the street, but the people below ignored him. Because he wasn’t trying to leave, but was clearly heading to a nearby supermarket.
An hour later, he used a makeshift raft made of planks to transport a large amount of food back.
He didn’t stop after bringing these foods home; he went out again and brought back another raft full of food.
Seeing the man constantly bringing things home, the reactions of the surrounding people varied.
Some thought he was being overly cautious, that so much stuff was enough to last a month.
Some also wanted to buy some food but, for various reasons, didn’t want to go out, so they tried to call out to the man to ask him to help bring some back. Unfortunately, the man ignored them and wasn’t willing even for a travel fee.
A large number of people also saw the man’s actions and followed suit, heading downstairs. The food at home would eventually run out, and stocking up was always a good idea.
By noon, a large army of people was formed, scrambling for supplies in the floodwaters.
People walked through the water, carrying or dragging food. Perhaps because there were more people on the road, or maybe the rain was lessening, their spirits relaxed, and some even started chatting at this time.
“So expensive! The supermarket is taking advantage of the heavy rain to hike prices. They actually charged me five hundred yuan for a box of instant noodles, how dare they!”
“You’re lucky, I even bought water-soaked biscuits. So black-hearted.”
“It’s so damn cold soaking in the water. My kid’s formula ran out; if it wasn’t to find something for him to eat, I wouldn’t be out here.”
…The chatting clearly slowed their pace, but changes in weather often happen in an instant.
The already gloomy sky suddenly turned yellow.
The yellowish-green color carried a hint of eeriness.
Dark clouds gathered over the city, pressing down infinitely towards the city’s buildings. Flashes of electricity flickered at the edge of the clouds, as if brewing world-destroying power.
People who saw this scene vaguely sensed danger.
People on the road stopped talking and hurried on, while those upstairs urged their family or friends to quickly return home.
A dazzling light flashed across the sky, followed by deafening thunder.
The heavy rain instantly intensified, making it impossible to see clearly.
People frantically rushed home, but the previously calm floodwaters began to surge. These surges first created resistance for them, and then the current became more turbulent, sweeping people away or directly engulfing them.
A group of people fell into the flood, some trying to stand up, others desperately grabbing the supplies they had bought, the scene was utterly chaotic for a moment.
“Don’t push, hurry to shore!”
“Quickly go to the upper floors of buildings, don’t stay in the water!”
“Run!”
Amidst the noisy clamor and deafening thunder, people upstairs seemed to see something terrifying and shouted at those in the water.
People have an inexplicable premonition of impending danger. Those in the water, hearing the words of people in the surrounding buildings, all ran towards nearby houses and higher ground.
And in the very next second.
A sudden bright lightning bolt struck from the sky.
It plunged directly from the sky into the ground, branching out like a giant tree. As the electricity touched the water, it instantly spread in all directions. Chu Yian felt her whole body go numb, her hairs standing on end. She subconsciously looked outside and saw many people lying in the water.
Dozens of people lay in the water.
Heart-wrenching cries came from the nearby residential buildings.
“My son!”
“Husband!”
“Big sister!”
The wailing was drowned out by the thunder, and the people still alive on the street trembled. No one knew when another thunderclap would fall from the sky and claim their lives.
Fortunately, nearby residents opened their doors and took them in.
The survivors were still shaken, while those who were too slow to escape and were electrocuted, along with scattered food, floated on the water, and sorrowful cries echoed all around. Some risked their lives to retrieve the bodies of their loved ones, while others, terrified by the lightning, had a short distance to go home but dared not step into the water again.
The rain intensified.
Bringing with it storms and lightning.
The city’s lightning rods seemed to have suddenly lost their function, as lightning randomly struck various corners of the city, and thunder roared in succession.
The static electricity in the air made Chu Yian’s hair stand on end.
Fortunately, their house only had three floors, and lightning always struck higher points.
However, the continued heavy rain caused the water level to rise again. In just two hours, the water level had already reached the second floor. When Lu Qingyuan went downstairs, as soon as he stepped down, the water on the second floor was already above his ankles.
And at that moment, another thunderclap boomed above them, its roar directly shattering the glass in Chu Yian’s room. The heavy rain instantly poured into the house, drenching the quilt on the bed in a matter of seconds.
