You say the cataclysm only comes after you've cleared the entire dungeon?

Upon receiving the system notification, Lou Fengyue jumped up from the sofa.

Extremely hot?

The first thing to arrive was extreme heat!

Seeing her pale face, Lou Yunzheng asked worriedly, "Yueyue, what's wrong?"

"Brother, come with me to the command post." Lou Fengyue hurriedly put on her slippers and walked towards the room. "I'll change my clothes. Go next door and call Luo Zeyan."

Lou Fengyue changed clothes as fast as she was fighting a battle. She put on a hoodie and sweatpants, quickly tied her long hair into a ponytail, pressed the baseball cap down on her head, picked up a mask, and went outside.

The two elders were still oblivious, but seeing her anxious, they didn't bother to ask her any questions.

When Lou Fengyue put on her Crocs and went out, Lou Yunzheng had already knocked on the door of 3702 and was waiting at the door with Luo Zeyan.

"What happened?" Luo Zeyan asked, seeing her calm yet almost frighteningly beautiful eyes.

"I'll tell you later." Lou Fengyue didn't explain further and hurriedly went into the stairwell.

Lou Yunzheng and Luo Zeyan exchanged a glance, asked no more questions, and followed.

Inside the command center, Qin Qian was still discussing the blueprints for the new safe zone with junior leaders from other departments, summarizing which of the proposed solutions discussed at today's meeting was more feasible.

When he saw Lou Fengyue rush in, he paused for a moment, then glanced at the digital clock beside him.

"Comrade Loulan, what brings you here so late?"

He also brought Lou Yunzheng and Luo Zeyan with him.

"The rainy season will end in 30 days, followed by extreme heat."

Lou Fengyue didn't waste any words. She walked to the table and poked the architectural blueprint hard with her fingertip.

"Before the rainy season ends, there may be another heavy rainstorm lasting several days. Drainage work needs to be done in advance, and construction in the new area will also be affected."

Chen Weiyang was taken aback. "Extremely hot? How hot?"

Lou Fengyue glanced at them coldly, her expression more serious than ever before. "The highest temperature will reach seventy degrees."

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

Seventy degrees?

Wouldn't that roast people alive?

Qin Qian's face was grave, his brows furrowed so deeply they could trap a mosquito. His hand, pressed against the table, slowly tightened. "Comrade Loulan, are you sure?"

"Confirmed." Lou Fengyue straightened up, her expression devoid of any hint of joking. "The rainy season begins and ends with torrential rain. After that, there will be a transition period during which the temperature will gradually rise. When the temperature breaks through forty degrees Celsius, it means that extreme heat has truly arrived."

"How long will the transition period be?"

"I don't know, but it certainly won't be good."

The meeting room was completely silent, and everyone's face showed barely concealed anxiety.

A temperature of 70 degrees Celsius would have sounded like a fantasy in the past; even the hottest place on Earth only reaches 55 degrees Celsius.

But in this world now rife with zombie viruses, no one dares to take Lou Fengyue's words as a joke.

"Comrade Loulan, what are your thoughts?" Qin Qian was the first to recover from his anxiety. The most urgent task was to think of a solution, not to let his mind wander.

"The current safe zone needs to be properly drained to prevent flooding from further heavy rains, and all existing supplies should be moved to higher ground."

Lou Fengyue pulled up a chair and sat down, saying slowly and deliberately, "I don't understand the construction of the new safe zone. You should discuss it with my brother."

"The rescue operation needs to be accelerated. Save as many people as possible, otherwise they will all die when the extreme heat arrives. Prioritize rescuing construction workers so they can participate in the construction work."

"The tasks of the superpower team also need to be redistributed. We can't just find food and water; we also need to bring back a whole range of items for cooling off in the heat."

Upon hearing this, Luo Zeyan frowned slightly. "There aren't many people with superpowers right now. We're going to have to carry out rescue and supply retrieval at the same time. I'm afraid we won't have enough manpower."

"Then mobilize everyone you can. Those with superpowers will clear the way and eliminate the zombies, while ordinary people will carry things back. Bring back everything you can carry." Lou Fengyue's tone left no room for argument. "If you want to live, you have to put in the effort. In this apocalypse, no one can hide behind someone else and survive."

The air in the conference room seemed to have been sucked out, and the air pressure was so low that it was hard to breathe.

Qin Qian sat back in his chair, crossed his hands and rested them on his forehead, his knuckles turning white from gripping them so tightly.

Chen Weiyang stared at the blueprints on the table, but his eyes were unfocused, clearly his thoughts had drifted elsewhere.

Song Qingya's hand holding the pen trembled slightly as she wrote "70℃" in the notebook, then crossed it out heavily, leaving a black ink stain.

Seventy degrees.

It's not the kind of heat you can just bear around 40 degrees Celsius; it's an extreme heat that can melt asphalt and fry an egg.

At this temperature, without air conditioning, fans, or sufficient water, the human body cannot survive for more than a few hours.

Chen Weiyang was the first to speak. His voice was somewhat hoarse, as if he had just emerged from the desert: "Comrade Loulan, the 70 degrees you mentioned... is it a continuous temperature, or the highest temperature?"

"Highest temperature."

Lou Fengyue leaned back in her chair, her hands in her hoodie pockets, looking relaxed, but her eyes showed no sign of slackness.

"Temperatures continue to rise, and exceeding 40 degrees Celsius signifies the arrival of extreme heat. Once this critical point is crossed, daytime highs will remain above 50 degrees Celsius, peaking around noon."

Luo Zeyan stood behind her, not sitting down since he came in.

After listening to Lou Fengyue's words, he turned his gaze to Qin Qian: "Captain Qin, how many medical resources are there in the safe zone right now? In high temperatures, the most common problems are heatstroke and dehydration, and both of these can be fatal if not handled properly."

Qin Qian raised his head, rubbed his temples, and looked at Song Qingya.

Song Qingya quickly rummaged through a folder in the drawer and flipped through it.

"We still have some fever reducers and anti-inflammatory drugs, but not much rehydration salts, only a few hundred packets." She closed the folder, her voice heavy. "Hospitals are the most densely populated places with zombies, and we haven't even searched for medicines yet."

Luo Zeyan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood. "I'll figure out a way to get medical supplies. Tomorrow, our team will specifically search for hospitals and pharmacies."

Qin Qian nodded and wrote it down in his notebook.

Lou Yunzheng hadn't said much since he entered the room. He stood on the table, looking down at the drawing that was already covered with dense drawings.

He reached out and slowly traced the outline on the drawing, as if measuring something.

"To withstand extreme heat and cold, the new district's exterior walls were planned to have three layers of insulation, with solar panels and insulation boards installed on top. However, we didn't expect the extreme heat to reach 70°C, so the plan has to be revised."

Qin Qian was stunned for a moment, then looked down and flipped through the meeting minutes on the table. He found that most of the suggestions Lou Yunzheng made at the meeting actually met the requirements for dealing with extreme weather!

It needs further refinement, but there aren't many things that need to be modified.

"Construction engineer, how much material do these plans require? How long will it take to complete?"

Lou Yunzheng pondered for a moment: "The materials need to be counted, but the quantity will definitely be considerable. If we have enough manpower, we can set it up in half a month. If not, we must at least dig out the air-raid shelter in the mountain before the rainy season ends."

The mountain itself is the best insulation layer; even if the ground outside is baked dry, the inside can still maintain a temperature of 20 to 30 degrees Celsius.

If we can build air-raid shelters and ensure sufficient water supply, thousands of people can squeeze in and endure the extreme heat before considering anything else.