vrcanaries Chapter 1223
Chapter 1223
A typical tsunami has transparent waves with the smell of cold seawater.
But the tsunami before them had white waves, carrying mud, sand and rocks from the seabed, and emitting a pungent, salty smell and heat.
The waves crashed against the sea, making not a splashing sound, but a dull, thunderous roar.
Even more frightening was that a layer of white steam permeated the area around the crest of the wave.
That was seawater over 90 degrees Celsius, churning in a huge whirlpool, releasing plumes of hot steam.
Just looking at it makes you feel a scorching heat wave.
"Oh my God..." someone murmured, their voice trembling with tears, "This... how could this be..."
No one can answer.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the approaching white wave, their hands and feet were cold, and their bodies were stiff.
Time seemed to slow down.
Every second felt like an eternity.
The distant tsunami is getting closer and closer.
The height of the waves continues to rise.
It's already over ten meters tall.
It was like a moving mountain, pressing down on the fortress in mid-air.
Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu have not returned yet.
They, along with other patrol members, wore new air-conditioned suits and ran through the corridors.
He shouted through a loudspeaker, telling everyone to take cover and prepare for an emergency.
Then, we tried every means to move some important outdoor equipment back indoors.
Sweat streamed down his face.
But they dared not stop.
Finally, when the white wave was only a few hundred meters from the shore, Qi Mingyu suddenly grabbed Mu Mu: "Go! Hide quickly!"
A group of people turned around and rushed into the nearest guard post.
The door slammed shut with a bang.
Almost simultaneously, the tsunami crashed into the alloy dam of the mid-air fortress.
"Boom——!"
There was a deafening bang.
It was as if the heavens and earth had cracked open.
The entire fortress trembled violently.
The tables, chairs, and benches shook violently on the ground, and bowls, chopsticks, and plates fell to the ground with a crash, shattering into pieces.
"Grab something! Don't move!"
The alloy dam groaned dully, like bones shattering, as it was battered by the waves.
The ten-meter-high white wave, carrying scalding mud, sand and rocks, crashed heavily onto the embankment, sending up sprays dozens of meters high.
Water splashed onto the outer wall of the fortress, making a hissing sound, and instantly evaporated into a cloud of white mist.
The fortress did not disintegrate.
The walls, cast with boiling-point alloys, and the reinforced support columns withstood the onslaught of the towering waves.
But the fragile glass ultimately could not escape its fate.
"Crack-!"
One crisp sound after another exploded in some corners of the fortress.
Some windows shattered into countless shards of glass under the crushing force of the shockwave.
The sharp fragments flew like a rainstorm, cutting those who couldn't dodge in time.
Immediately following was the scalding hot seawater.
Boiling water at ninety degrees Celsius, like a ferocious beast breaking free of its restraints, surged wildly into the room through the broken windows and cracks in the walls.
"Ouch—! It's burning me!"
A piercing scream instantly echoed throughout the entire fortress.
Some people didn't have time to dodge and were splashed with hot water on their arms, causing their skin to instantly become red, swollen, and blistered.
Some people were cornered by the flooded seawater, with nowhere to retreat. They could only watch helplessly as the scalding water rose over their ankles and calves, the burning pain seeping into their bones.
"Quick, hide on the top bunk! Hurry!"
"Wrap yourself in the blanket! Don't get it wet!"
Panic shouts rose and fell, and in the chaos, everyone was climbing onto the upper bunk of their bunk beds.
The windows of Zhou Shuwan's house were also damaged.
The enormous impact slammed into the glass, shattering the entire window instantly.
Glass shards flew in like bullets, grazing Zhou Shuwan's cheek and leaving a faint bloodstain on her face.
"Dad! Mom! Hurry!"
Ignoring the pain, Zhou Shuwan grabbed Zhong Tiyun's arm and then pulled Zhou Jianghai back.
The three stumbled and fell toward the bunk bed.
Zhou Shuwan climbed the ladder and used all her strength to push Zhong Tiyun up.
Zhong Tiyun's legs were as weak as noodles, and her hands gripping the edge of the bed trembled. It took her a long time to sit up.
Zhou Jianghai followed behind, and after climbing two steps, a rush of scalding steam rushed in, choking him and causing him to cough violently.
"Dad! Hurry up!"
Zhou Shuwan shouted anxiously and reached out to pull him.
Zhou Jianghai gritted his teeth and climbed up using both hands and feet, finally managing to climb onto the upper bunk.
Zhou Shuwan followed closely behind, and as soon as she climbed up, a surge of scalding seawater rushed in through the window, instantly flooding the area under the bed.
The three of them were huddled in the cramped space of the upper bunk, shivering all over.
Zhou Shuwan leaned over the edge of the bed and looked down.
The water inside the house is rising at a visible rate.
The shards of porcelain and glass that had fallen to the ground floated and sank in the water.
The seawater flooded the lower bunks and the supply crates piled up in the corner.
Zhou Shuwan reached out and remotely stored all the supplies in her spatial storage, minimizing the losses as much as possible.
"Look!" Zhong Tiyun exclaimed.
She looked up and gazed out the window.
The sight made her heart stop for a moment.
The white waves continued to crash against the dam, each wave more violent than the last.
The towering waves seemed poised to engulf the entire world.
Scalding steam filled the air, turning the sky a vast expanse of white.
In the distance, the sea merges seamlessly with the sky, making it impossible to distinguish where the sea ends and the sky begins.
The waves crashed against the seawall, the splashing water carrying a scorching heat, landing on the window frame with a hissing sound.
Zhong Tiyun gripped Zhou Shuwan's arm tightly, her face deathly pale, unable to utter a single word.
Zhou Jianghai also frowned deeply, his gaze towards the window filled with fear and worry.
"It's okay...it's okay..."
Zhou Shuwan repeated herself to herself, as if she were comforting her parents, or perhaps comforting herself.
But her voice trembled slightly involuntarily.
To be burned alive in boiling water like that would be worse than...
No wonder Xue Wuwen, who was so strong, chose to commit suicide in her previous life...
She saw further and more clearly than everyone else on the fortress.
The screams of the neighbors and cries for help from downstairs.
Boiling seawater overflowed the fortress, and flooded the houses...
The sound of the fortress walls shaking.
These sounds and images were like sharp knives that had been tempered and pierced, stabbing deeply into Zhou Shuwan's heart.
She could even "see" that the bed in the family downstairs had collapsed because of the tsunami.
The man submerged half his body in the scalding seawater in order to lift the child onto the upper bunk.
His skin was scalded red, but he gritted his teeth and refused to let go.
The child's cries were heart-wrenching, but the man could only let out a suppressed groan.