Transmigration: Experiencing Life's End - Dying Peacefully in One's Sleep

Chapter 852 Extreme Apocalypse 16

The extreme cold froze the building, which had twenty stories high. Once outside the complex, there weren't many tall buildings around.

So after walking a short distance, they arrived at a spacious flat area.

Beneath their feet lay the streets and houses that had stood there before.

Slowly, more and more people ran out, standing outside shivering, only able to watch helplessly as their homes were destroyed by the earthquake.

"Now that's bad, we've lost our house. Where are we going to stay in this cold weather?"

"This apocalypse leaves us no way to survive."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have run away. There was no food left anyway. I was cold and hungry outside. I might as well have been crushed to death in the house and be done with it."

"I'm the only one left in my family. What's the point of living like this?"

The sounds of weeping rose and fell, and many people lost their spirit and energy, their eyes becoming numb.

Neither the Li family nor the Gao family spoke, looking somewhat bewildered by the current situation.

Ruan Chutong sighed inwardly. This was an apocalyptic world, and it was also a natural disaster, which was something that couldn't be changed.

The earthquakes haven't stopped yet; people standing outside can still feel the ground shaking from time to time.

Click click click——

Upon hearing this faint sound, Ruan Chutong knew something was wrong.

"The ice is about to crack, everyone move to where the houses used to be."

She suddenly raised her voice to remind them, bringing many people back to their senses.

The two families reacted quickly. When they saw Ruan Chutong run to the only remaining outline of a rooftop on the ice, they hurriedly followed her.

The cracking sound grew louder and louder. Those who reacted quickly had already taken their positions and could see that countless cracks had appeared on the ice.

Some of the gaps grew wider and wider, and soon became insurmountable abysses.

Some people were running slowly and lost their footing, falling straight down.

Watching more and more people fall, Li Xinyan asked blankly, "What are we going to do now? Is there anywhere safe anymore?"

Despite the torrential rain and extreme cold, they didn't feel like they were in dire straits because they had stockpiled a lot of supplies and were able to stay at home.

The difficulty of dealing with this earthquake is beyond imagination.

She glanced at her family. Thankfully, everyone was still there.

As long as family members are still around, there is still hope.

“Yan Yan…” Li Dayuan wanted to comfort her, but he couldn’t bring himself to say anything to assure her that they would be alright.

Given the current situation, who knows what will happen next?

"Dad, I'm fine. As long as our family stays together, what does it matter if we die?"

Xu Zhenzhu patted her head: "You silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? We won't die."

Ruan Chutong nodded: "Yes, we won't die."

The Li family is her target; she will not let them die.

Li Yanjing didn't know how to comfort people, so she only described the current situation: "The earthquake seems to have stopped, only aftershocks remain."

Upon hearing this, the Gao family members were also in the mood to speak.

Gao Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought I was going to be unable to escape today."

"Don't talk nonsense, brat. I'm not done living yet."

Mr. Gao patted him on the shoulder, telling him not to talk nonsense.

"Old man, you've got that backwards. I've never said that when I was this young."

"Hey, Gao Mingcheng, you brat, can't you talk properly?"

Mrs. Gao was still shaken and annoyed by their noise: "Alright, you two stop arguing here."

Upon hearing this, the two immediately fell silent.

Li Xinyan remained silent for a while before asking, "Brother, Sister Tong, what should we do next?"

Her brother led the way, and Sister Tong reminded everyone. Before she knew it, Li Xinyan thought of asking them what they thought.

Li Yanjing glanced at Ruan Chutong, and the two exchanged a look.

"What do you think?"

Ruan Chutong looked around: "The aftershocks haven't ended yet, so we can't leave for now. We'll see how things go."

Looking at the cracks everywhere, Mrs. Gao asked worriedly, "Can't we leave here quickly?"

Li Yanjing spoke up before Ruan Chutong even had a chance to answer.

"It's the same everywhere now. We can't leave faster than the earthquake. If we step on the ice during an aftershock, we might end up like the people who fell in."

“Yes, Mom, don’t think too much about it,” Gao Mingcheng said.

“Listen to the children, where can we go now?” Mr. Gao comforted Mrs. Gao, putting his arm around her.

Mrs. Gao rubbed her temples and nodded: "I understand."

Ruan Chutong took off her backpack and took out several thermos cups: "Everyone, drink some hot water first, don't get cold, we'll be staying here for a long time."

Everyone knew she took them out of her spatial storage, so no one was curious that she could pull out several thermos cups.

Their feet were numb from standing on the ice, but they dared not stomp their feet on the ice to warm up.

Even though there are houses under the ice, who knows if stomping your foot might crack the ice?

Ruan Chutong didn't have this concern. She had already used her spiritual power to stabilize the place where they were standing, so it wouldn't collapse.

After drinking some hot water, everyone felt much better and their bodies warmed up.

Compared to others, their two families were in a better situation; at least they were dressed and had taken their belongings with them when they left.

Unlike some people who didn't have time to grab anything because of the earthquake, and only had time to put on a coat, others were different.

"Tongtong, how did you know there was going to be an earthquake?" Xu Zhenzhu asked in a low voice.

Only the two families standing close together could hear her; no one else could understand her.

Ruan Chutong took a sip of hot water and explained, "I got up at night and felt a slight vibration in the ground, so I realized something was wrong."

"So that's how it is. Luckily you noticed and reminded everyone, otherwise we wouldn't have had time to do anything."

Li Xinyan took Ruan Chutong's arm and sighed, "Yes, Sister Tong is always more perceptive than us."

Li Dayuan and Li Yanjing felt the same way, and the Gao family members also looked at Ruan Chutong with gratitude.

They live on the 30th floor; if they wait until the earthquake starts to run, it will be too late.

Even if the earthquake is relatively slow, there won't be enough time to get dressed and grab your belongings to run.

At this moment, a thinly dressed, shivering person walked up to Ruan Chutong and asked, "Could you give me some hot water? Just a sip will do."

Ruan Chutong glanced at the others looking at them and refused directly: "Even with so many of us, there isn't enough to drink. There are only three bottles of water in total."

When I was getting the water, I was careful and only took out three thermos cups for everyone to share.

If it were given to one person, everyone would come up and ask about it. There's no need to cause such trouble because of a moment of kindness.

Upon hearing this, the person didn't persist, but simply walked away dejectedly.

The Gao family and the rest of the Li family didn't speak either; they didn't think there was anything wrong with Ruan Chutong's refusal.

After experiencing this apocalyptic crisis, they also know that this is not a time of peace, and there is no need to show such kindness.