Chapter 17 - 17

Chapter 17 The Apocalypse ArrivesAfter two days, Lin Yu actually planted a small garden for her sister. Although it was oddly shaped, Lin Anran seemed to be in a very good mood."Sister, look at the garden your little brother built for you. No need to thank me too much, it's just what I should do.""Get out of the way, you brat! Half of the credit is actually mine. If I hadn't dug this hole for you, who knows how long you could have kept this up, hmph!"Father Lin looked at his wife and daughter with a fawning expression: "Right? Wife~"."Yes! Yes! You're so great, honey!"Lin Yu: "?!! Sis! You're on my side, don't you think I'm amazing?"Lin Anran stroked his chin: "Hmm~ Dad, you've worked hard!""Sister!" Lin Yu's head drooped."But my brother is also very capable, I like him a lot."Lin Yu's eyes sparkled as she said, "See? I'm really amazing, just like my sister said.""By the way, the college entrance exam is tomorrow, right?"Mother Lin was eating seedless watermelon and scrolling through videos on her phone."Look, the temperature is so high that more and more people are suffering from heatstroke, and the hospital beds are full."Lin Anran watched the video. Such obvious signs, yet no one paid attention until the apocalypse broke out and people looted the supermarket, but it was too late to save it.Father Lin took Lin Yu into the kitchen to cook. Although Lin Anran's space was filled with all kinds of delicious food, her father refused with righteous indignation.Since the apocalypse hasn't happened yet, we should still enjoy the pleasure of cooking and the aroma of cooking.Mother Lin was happy to be free, so she pulledLin Anran to watch TV.[News Report: The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television has just issued a red alert for high temperatures.][News Announcement: The National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) begins today. Parents, please find a shady place to wait.][News Report: Temperatures in W City have reached 45 degrees Celsius, and five people have died from heatstroke.][News Report: City H...]As news reports began to appear, Mother Lin,who had never experienced the cruelty of the apocalypse, couldn't help but feel nervous."Mom! There's no humanity in this apocalypse. If we want to survive, we have to face these challenges!"Lin Anran held her mother's hand, gently comforting her. She knew the end of the world was coming. Mother Lin Father Lin and Lin Yucouldn't end it quickly, but they had no choice; the apocalypse waits for no one, and they had to force themselves to accept it."Come eat! Today I made braised prawns..."Two days passed quickly, the college entrance examination was over, the temperature had reached 48 degrees Celsius, and the country required a national holiday, with all students and workers to stop working and studying.In the empty city, perhaps only teenagers who have just finished their college entrance exams are enjoying themselves.Everyone went home and stayed home for three days and three nights, but the temperature did not decrease but increased, reaching as high as 52 degrees Celsius or even higher.In every corner of the city and in the countryside, loudspeakers are urging people to stay home."Due to the recent sudden rise in temperature, there have been several cases of heatstroke in the city. Residents are advised to take precautions, minimize outdoor activities, and avoid unnecessary outings..."Those who were oblivious to their fate are now lying in hospitals, and it wasn't until power outages began in various cities that people realized the seriousness of the situation."Smack!"Lin Yu: "!!! The power's out! Sis."Father Lin: "What's all the fuss about? There's a generator, isn't there? Just use it. Besides, aren't you a lightning elementalist? What's the big deal!""They weren't prepared, were they?"The moment the power went out, Lin Anran had already taken out a generator from his spatial storage. The generator started up, and the fortress quickly resumed operation.They seemed unconcerned about wasting electricity, with the temperature set to the lowest setting and all appliances running.Mother Lin Father Lin quickly drew all the curtains in the fortress. The apocalypse had arrived; all protective measures and monitoring were activated.Lin Anran went up to the tenth floor, where the surveillance cameras were flashing all over the room. She smiled slightly. These 100 surveillance cameras were not installed for nothing. They could keep track of everything happening within a radius of dozens of miles.There were no abnormalities for the time being, but she couldn't let her guard down; she would automatically sound an alarm whenever anything unusual was detected.Inside the fortress, the lights were on, just in case. Father Lin led Lin Yu around the fortress. Up close, it looked like an old, uninhabited building; from a distance, it resembled a haunted house.They returned to the fortress with peace of mind,and Lin Yu added an even stronger lightning bolt to the power grid.Father Lin nodded to himself, thinking to himself, "He truly is worthy of being my son."Lin Anran took out four large watermelons from her spatial storage, and each person took a large spoon and started eating them.The news on TV kept coming, mostly reassuring people not to panic, that the country was there for them, and that they must trust the country.However, many places are currently without power, except for wealthy areas, so people are unable to receive messages from the government.The weather was too hot, there was no electricity, and no supplies, leading to riots in many areas.In the early stages of the riots, the government was able to distribute supplies to everyone. However, in less than a week, people began to panic, smashing banks, looting supermarkets, and causing widespread social unrest.Lin Yu was so shocked she couldn't close her mouth. "That's terrifying! Sis, how did we survive back then?"Father Lin Mother Lin held her breath and turned to look at her precious daughter.Lin Anran smiled faintly, but her gaze turned cold in an instant. "At first, we lived a little more comfortably than others because we had a supermarket. Later, when it got too hot, we moved to the underground parking lot with the other residents. There were so many people, and everyone was crammed together.""Until Shen Sirou and Song Chi came to us, I took them in despite my family's concerns. But they repaid kindness with enmity and had been planning to steal our supplies all along.""After our supplies were looted, we only had a little food left to exchange for the right to live in the stairwell upstairs. Later..."She spoke of it casually, but the other three had tears in their eyes; they couldn't understandRanran's feelings.Lin Anran stood up. "It's time to go home. Some people need to pay back the interest they owe."" Ranran, I'll go with you!" Father Lin stood up.Lin Yu: "Me too! Me too! Sis, you can't do without me as a thug!""Dad, you and Mom stay home and guard our fortress. Lin Yu will come with me.""Okay! Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I will definitely protect my sister."Lin Anran clenched her fists. "I'm back!"In June of 4035, the apocalypse officially began.