Abnormal survival in the end times

Chapter 228 Before the Rainstorm
"Xiao Wu, where are you going?"

The Bai family was having dinner when Xiao Wu, who had been lying under the kitchen table, suddenly jumped out and ran outside.

Qiqi quickly put down her chopsticks, got up, and chased after him.

The Bai family glanced at it but didn't pay any attention. As long as they didn't go out, everything would be fine.

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It looks like it's going to rain today.

Before they had finished their meal, the first clap of thunder sounded in the sky.

At the same time, a dog barked from Liuli in the storage room that Qiao Fei's family had specially set aside.

The three people who were about to eat were suddenly startled. Qiao Fei, who had been paying close attention to Liuli, rushed into the open storage room and saw Liuli lying in her nest with a puddle of water under her body.

"The amniotic sac has broken."

Song Huanyan, who arrived shortly after, confirmed at a glance, "Liuli is about to give birth."

Don't ask her how a young woman knew this. The answer is that she was right beside her sister-in-law when her water broke before she gave birth to Xiaoxiao. At the time, her brother was accompanying his superior on an inspection trip to the countryside, and she was the only one with her sister-in-law, completely panicked.

Her sister-in-law calmly directed her to pack her things first, then helped her downstairs to the hospital, and explained to her on the way what it meant when her water broke.

Since they are all mammals, their reproductive processes should be roughly the same.

"Wang Wang!"

Seeing the three people standing in the room watching it, Liuli bared its teeth at its owner for the first time and barked twice. Song Xiaoxiao was so startled that she took a step back and hugged her aunt's waist.

"It's okay. Dogs don't like having people around when they're giving birth. Let's go out and close the door."

The three of them left the storage room and gently closed the wooden door.

Boom!

After the first rumble of thunder, a second one followed.

Qiao Fei looked up at the sky, then turned to look at the storage room, and then smiled at Song Huanyan and said, "Go back and eat first. After you finish eating, you two stay inside. Close the windows tightly and don't come out no matter what happens outside."

It's been almost half a year since the heavy snow, and not a single drop of rain has fallen. The weather has been fluctuating between cold and hot, but it just won't rain.

But precisely because of this, once there are signs of rain, a major upheaval is bound to follow.

Since noon today, when the sky darkened, the entire city of Pengcheng has been in a state of panic. The base commander has deployed men to guard all four directions, and Jiang Minglang is personally overseeing the northern gate of the city.

Qiao Fei and Du Qiyan didn't go out today; one stayed in Yunxi Village, and the other guarded the white orchard. Xu Bo and Xi Yu were also there, fearing that something might happen to their base camp during this heavy rain that had been brewing for half a year.

"Little five?"

Just as Qiao Fei was about to go out to take a look, he saw Xiao Wu rush into his yard from outside and then plunge into the storage room with the door closed.

Qiao Fei opened his mouth in surprise, paused for two seconds, and then suddenly laughed.

These two Shiba Inus are quite funny. They fought the first time they met. No, it can't even be called a fight. It was Xiao Wu beating up Liuli.

Later, Liuli seemed to get angry and ignored it.

Xiao Wu, that wretched dog, is no better than anyone else. Liu Li ignores it, and it ignores Liu Li too. It even snatches Liu Li's food when Qi Qi is sharing it with the two of them.

Not gentlemanly at all.

Seeing that the two Shiba Inus, both of whom are fire-type, have no interest in each other, the prospect of a fire-type puppy seems far off.

It wasn't until Xiao Wu went on a long trip with them and returned that Liuli seemed to change her opinion of it.

However, since all previous attempts to bring them together had failed, everyone gradually gave up on the idea, and apart from a few children, no one else paid much attention to the two anymore.

Qiao Fei was the same.

As the saying goes, "You may plant flowers with care, but they may not bloom; you may plant willows without intention, and they may thrive."

When you give up, that's when you succeed.

Perhaps it was out of trust in Xiao Wu, but when the dog arrived, Qiao Fei, who had been worried about Liu Li, breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if it rains heavily, with Xiao Wu here, there shouldn't be any problems with Liuli.

After all, this dog was raised by Bai Li herself. With such an owner, this little rascal is probably reliable, right?
Not long after Xiao Wu entered the storage room, Qi Qi arrived as well.

Then, a rumble of thunder sounded again, and the sky suddenly darkened, with inky blackness instantly sweeping across the entire sky, as if day had turned into night in the blink of an eye.

Qiqi was startled as soon as she entered the courtyard. Before she could say anything, Uncle Qiao ushered her into the main room, along with Song Huanyan and Song Xiaoxiao.

He closed the kitchen door, put on the raincoat he had prepared beforehand, and turned back to look at the storage room where Liuli was before walking out of the courtyard gate.

Just now, I seemed to faintly hear the whimpering of a puppy.

Qiao Fei guessed that Liu Li had probably given birth.

As for how many puppies they had, what they looked like, and whether Liuli had any problems, there wasn't time to check in detail right now. I just hope Xiao Wu is reliable and takes good care of his wife and puppies.

As the first lightning bolt streaked across the sky, Bai Li heard the roars of wild beasts coming from outside the city.

Sure enough, rainy days are when animals are most likely to go crazy.

Except for Bai Yang, all the members of the Bai family stayed obediently inside the house, with the doors and windows closed and protected by green ivy vines outside, so their safety was not a concern.

Bai Li was standing on the rooftop platform, looking down at the entire Baiguoyuan and Yunxi Village. In fact, even from outside the rooftop, she could see everything clearly.

Not only in their area, but even the pothos plants she had encouraged to grow on the easternmost wall of Pengcheng, and the pothos plants on the southernmost side of Pingjiang River, she could see everything clearly from such a distance.

Bai Li placed her hand on her stomach, as if her supernatural abilities had increased significantly since she entered her fifth month of pregnancy.

At this moment, a small bulge appeared under her palm. Bai Li's lips curled up, a gentle smile appearing on her face. She whispered, "Awake?"

Her daughter is so well-behaved.

She started moving in the womb at four months, and only when her parents and brother wanted her to move would she stretch out her little fists or kick her legs. The rest of the time she seemed to be sleeping quietly, being incredibly well-behaved.

There's thunder and lightning, and it's about to rain, but perhaps because her emotions are generally calm and don't fluctuate much, the little one is sleeping peacefully as usual.

She only noticed her mother's hand on her belly, so she stretched out her little foot to greet her. When she's born, she'll probably have the same superpowers as her.

It's an intuition, a mother's intuition.

"Go to sleep."

Bai Li patted her belly, and after her daughter calmed down, she looked up at the south.

The commotion on the other side of Pingjiang was quite loud, but after a thunderous roar from a tiger, all the restless animals calmed down. Those that had rushed to the riverbank slowly retreated until they disappeared completely into the jungle.

The soldiers guarding the Pingjiang Bridge breathed a long sigh of relief.

However, things weren't as lucky on the eastern side of the wall. A chaotic cacophony of animal roars rose louder and louder amidst the muffled thunder and lightning. It seemed as if the next downpour would immediately engulf the human survivor base enclosed by the wall.

Bai Li placed her hands on the railing and slowly closed her eyes.

The soldiers guarding the eastern wall suddenly noticed that the pothos on it was growing rapidly. Originally, it only covered the entire wall, but now it had become much denser and extended beyond the wall, forming a vine net.

Everyone watched silently, and their initial panic suddenly subsided considerably.

At the same time, a small commotion broke out at the north gate where Jiang Minglang was guarding.

It wasn't because of the mad animals, but because of the survivors who came seeking refuge.

Those who were originally recuperating from minor injuries near the city gate were moved to the nearest residential area for temporary accommodation when the weather changed at noon.

However, those who were seriously wounded and lying outside the city were not allowed to enter, and their families clashed with the soldiers guarding the city gate over this.

Because this would mean those people were simply abandoned, and they would either die in the heavy rain or be eaten by rabid animals.

What's the difference between that and killing them?
Those families wanted their loved ones to come into the city, even if it was just to move them into the tent area for recuperation inside the city, it would be better than leaving them outside the city.

They were making a racket and wouldn't listen to the explanations from the management staff. In the overcast morning, a critically injured survivor who was on the verge of death suddenly opened his eyes, went berserk, and bit three survivors lying near him to death.

The injuries are too severe, making the person susceptible to the effects of the weather. Like a zombie infected with a zombie virus, they lose their mind and bite anyone they see.

During heavy rains, we not only have to deal with the rabid animals outside the city, but also those inside. Although we patrol and clean up every day, we can't get them completely clean.

There are only so many of them; they wouldn't risk their lives for these more than a hundred seriously injured people.

For Jiang Minglang, there was almost no need to weigh the pros and cons. He immediately issued an order prohibiting the seriously injured from entering the city. Even those lightly injured who were transferred to nearby residential areas were given individual rooms, and the doors were locked after they entered to prevent them from being affected by the thunderstorm and losing their minds or going berserk.

"Shut the hell up! If you keep making noise, get the hell out of here!"

Today it was Liu Xu's team's turn at the city gate again. Because there were still survivors outside the city registering to enter, these family members who had already entered the city were not only not going back to their own homes to stay quietly, but were also blocking the way and causing trouble. This made him furious. He immediately grabbed the man in his thirties at the front and threw him out of the city.

"You can't bear to part with your brother, huh? Fine, go outside and keep him company! Stay outside and don't come back in."

He muttered curses and pointed at the people who were still arguing, ready to attack them.

When those people realized he was serious, they immediately shut their mouths in fear and remained silent.

"Get out! Either go back to your houses or get out of town! Anyone who stays here again, I'll chop them up!"

Liu Xu is 1.8 meters tall and sturdy. When he holds a knife and glares at people, he exudes a lot of pressure.

It was also because the soldiers under Commander Ouyang were too kind and didn't use force against them, which allowed them to take advantage of the situation time and time again.

Jiang Minglang, who was sitting on the sentry post watching all this, twitched the corner of his mouth.

This kid is alright; he looks better now than before.

The tent area outside the city where the seriously injured were housed was actually more than just tents. Earth-type ability users had already built earthen walls around them on all four sides and on top, and Liu Ying had also wrapped her vines around them for reinforcement.

Although her abilities have improved significantly compared to before, no matter how much they have improved, she still doesn't seem to reach the level of Bai Li, who can control things remotely. She can only generate vines from her palms to fight.

As for using the perspective of vines to see things, that's even more unacceptable.

Even so, her superpowers are still among the best of today's superpowered individuals.

Just like now, as survivors outside the city lined up to urgently enter, she stood by with a cold face maintaining order. Anyone who tried to cut in line or disobey the rules would be entangled by her vines and thrown out.

The movements were crisp and clean, without any hesitation or slackness.

If anyone makes a sound, the vines will entangle their mouth as well.

She had never thought of this before, but after being tied up by Bai Li last time, she immediately put it into practice.

This caused the survivors who rushed over to be afraid to voice their opinions or even utter a single word. They obediently queued, underwent examinations, and entered the city.

"Wait a minute, your daughter is injured, she needs to come out first, you can't come in yet. Also, what's with the cat you're holding?"

In the long queue outside the gate, just as it was almost the turn of a mother and daughter, Liu Ying's companion suddenly stepped forward, grabbed a little girl who looked to be about ten years old, and blocked the short-haired woman in front of the child, stopping her from entering.

The woman was startled and turned to look at her daughter, only to find that blood was dripping down her daughter's arm, which was hanging by her side.

Her pupils contracted, and she quickly withdrew one hand, bent down, and gently pulled her daughter's arm, asking softly, "Yueyue, are you hurt? Why didn't you tell Mommy?"

"It's just a little bit, it won't hurt."

After saying that, the little girl looked cautiously at the man who had stopped them and asked timidly, "Uncle, my injury is minor, it's just a little scratch, really, you can see for yourself."

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves, revealing her slender arms and a cut on them that appeared to have been made by something.

It wasn't actually that big, but it was quite deep, otherwise there wouldn't have been so much bleeding that it couldn't be stopped.

Even in the dim light, it was clear that the little girl's face had turned deathly pale due to excessive blood loss.

The man frowned and said, "You call this a minor injury? With your complexion, I'm not letting you in under any circumstances. And what's with that cat you're holding?"

The short-haired woman was carrying a large backpack on her back and holding something wrapped in her clothes in her arms. At first, it looked like she was holding a child, until she passed by the man and inadvertently saw a fluffy cat's head, and then she realized that she was holding a cat.

My kitten is injured.

"Then you definitely can't go in. Your daughter is injured, and your cat is injured too. How can you go in? Move aside, move aside, hurry up."

The man impatiently interrupted the woman, reaching out to push them both aside so that the people behind could continue.

However, just as his outstretched hand was about to touch the woman, a cat's meow suddenly came from inside his clothes. Before he could react, his arm suddenly felt cold, followed by a sharp pain.
good night!