Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 3 Shelter
After deciding to build a shelter, there are two questions: how to build it and where to build it.

The three of them discussed it and decided to take some risks and set up the shelter on the side of the road near the grass.

There are two main considerations.

First, there are concerns about stray dogs and cats, and it would be too conspicuous to put it in the middle of the cobblestone road.

The second reason was that they were worried about the wind, as the road they were on was paved with concrete.

Lu Yuning was still unable to break down such a hard road surface. Therefore, the shelter was difficult to secure once it was built. The slightest breeze would blow it away, and there was no shelter on the road.

So after comprehensive consideration, we had to build our residence next to the grass.

They could still vividly remember the tragic scene before Liu Ping's death, so the three of them had to be extremely alert.

Although Zhang Xinyue has abnormal hearing, there is nothing she can do about the motionless insects and she can only rely on vision to discover them.

As for how to build the shelter, due to limited time, Lu Yuning's idea was to find a plant with harder roots to use as the skeleton.

See if you can use other material particles to fuse the joints of the skeleton, connect them together like glue, and then use leaf materials to make a cover.

The sun was about to set, and the sky was full of colorful clouds. However, the three of them were in no mood to appreciate it. They were more afraid of the night.

The three of them got busy.

When building this shelter, the only difficult part is choosing the skeleton material.

They found a plant with a thin stem nearby. Lu Yuning took some effort and used his supernatural powers to cut it into several pieces.

The other materials are relatively simple, just collect more grass leaves.

After a busy day, only Lu Yuning was tired. The other two could not really help much and could only collect some leaves and move the materials back.

However, Lu Yuning made a surprising discovery.

His ability seems to be growing slowly as he uses it more and more!
Not only has the speed of processing materials increased, but even the plant stems that were difficult to process at first are now somewhat easy to handle.

Although he was not quite sure, he quickly told Zhang Xinyue about this discovery.

Zhang Xinyue seemed to be lost in thought, and began to use her special abilities to continuously detect the surrounding environment.

The materials are almost processed, and the next step is to officially build it.

Lu Yuning first crossed two thin stems together, and then spread some plant debris at the intersection.

As his mind moved, the plant debris gradually merged together, wrapping the two thin stems together like glue.

The three of them immediately breathed a sigh of relief. After all, this was the first step in the construction, and it would be troublesome if it failed.

With this premise, the rest of the work will be much simpler.

A triangular fork-shaped shelter skeleton quickly stood up on the ground.

To be on the safe side, Lu Yuning nailed four thin stems into the soil below to fix the frame, which could provide reinforcement and also prevent wind.

The sun had already set, with only a ray of light remaining on the horizon, and the sound of mosquitoes around was getting louder and louder.

The darkness brought a strong sense of oppression, and coupled with the chirping of insects so close, Lu Yuning couldn't help but feel a little nervous. The grass in front of her was like a forest, and it seemed that something would rush out at any time.

He felt a little dizzy from overusing his supernatural powers, but he still didn't dare to stop.

Finally, after much hustle and bustle, they managed to get out of the shelter.

At this time, a mosquito appeared in their sight and the three of them hurried into the shelter.

The mosquito lost its target and flew away with its wings buzzing.

Hearing the flapping wings gradually fading away, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The shelter is quite large and it is not too crowded to move around inside.

Soft grass leaves had been laid on the ground in advance. I couldn't say I felt happy lying on it, but the tension in my heart had disappeared a lot.

However, this shelter is still a bit simple after all, and the materials are just grass leaves.

If it were just small bugs, it would be fine. Larger creatures were like paper machetes. But I'd done what I could, and the rest depended on luck.

The three of them lay in the shelter without saying a word, seemingly recalling the incredible experience of today.

They woke up one morning as students, then fainted in the park for unknown reasons, and suddenly found that the world had ended and even a mosquito could kill them.
At night, I lay in the wild shelter again, shivering at the sounds of unknown creatures outside.

It really feels like a lifetime ago.

Night is also a time when emotions easily occupy the brain. Coupled with this fearful atmosphere, Zhang Xinyue's sobbing sounds were heard again.

Lu Yuning could also understand that Zhang Xinyue looked like a girl who was quite dependent on her family.

In this situation, some emotions are inevitable, and it is a sign of strength that I haven't burst into tears.

After all, it is as difficult for them to go home as it is to land on the moon. No one can bear the thought of this.

Lu Yuning didn't have this worry. His parents had been gone since he was a child and he was raised by his grandmother.

After grandma passed away, the last relative was gone.

He has a cold personality and doesn't have many friends, and Zou Yunxin is one of the few.

At this time, Zou Yunxin was sweating profusely. Listening to Zhang Xinyue crying beside him, he didn't know how to comfort her.

He was usually okay with his mouth and some innocent jokes, but in this situation, he had no idea what to say.
Helpless, he had to poke Lu Yuning next to him and ask him for help.

Lu Yuning was somewhat speechless.

The two of them whispered for a long time, and Zhang Xinyue actually heard it all.

She stopped crying and sighed in her heart.

She calmed herself down and was about to speak when her stomach started to growl.

"Xin, Xinyue, are you hungry?" Zou Yunxin asked stutteringly.

Nonsense, Lu Yuning replied in his heart.

"Hmm..." Zhang Xinyue replied softly.

"I'll go find something to eat tomorrow, just wait for me here."

"No, let's act together. I'm scared on my own."

"Oh"

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There was another moment of silence.

This atmosphere made Lu Yuning feel a little uncomfortable, so she had to speak first: "Don't think too much about it, there is still a chance to go home."

"Really? How is that possible? My home is more than 200 kilometers away from here..." Zhang Xinyue was a little happy at first, but then she thought of something and her voice lowered again.

"Nothing is impossible. Look at this shelter. Did you imagine it could be built so quickly? You also didn't imagine you could locate a mosquito from just a few meters away."

"But…"

“Humans have reached the top of the food chain thanks to their wisdom.”

"Although we have shrunk, our intelligence remains, which is a miracle in itself. So I believe it's only a matter of time before humans return to the top of the food chain. It won't be too long."

"Look, it only took us a few hours to build a shelter from having nothing at noon, while it took humans hundreds of thousands of years to learn how to create!" Lu Yuning stopped talking here. He believed that Zhang Xinyue, the academic master, should be able to understand.

“…I understand. Thank you, Yu Ning.” Zhang Xinyue seemed to have figured it out and her mood improved a lot.

Just as Zou Yunxin was about to speak, there was another noise outside the shelter, as if something was passing by.

The three of them felt their hearts rise to their throats and dared not speak anymore.

The small shelter is like a lonely boat drifting in the vast ocean of darkness.

(End of this chapter)