256 The People Who Survived the Disaster
“Du Yue… Were you scared just now? You don’t look too good.” He Xing’s worried voice came from beside her, and Du Yue pulled herself out of her heavy thoughts.
She turned to look at him and saw that his eyes were full of worry. Du Yue sighed deeply. “I’m fine. I just think that natural disasters can’t be avoided, but man-made disasters are just as terrible…” After saying this, she turned to look at the people who were celebrating their survival.
It had been three years since the apocalypse, but this place was still near the sea. The frequent natural disasters in the past few years had failed to alert these people. Not only did they build a base by the sea, but the other buildings were also so low. Did none of them think that there might be a tsunami here?
They listened to the people around them sighing about the benefits of living in the inner city and talking about how they did not offer up their food in vain. There was an indescribable feeling in Du Yue’s heart. At this moment, a weak female voice sounded, “I want to go home. I want to look for my parents. Even if I die, I want to die with them… I’m going to find the celestial lord and ask him to let the ship take me out.”
He Xing and Du Yue turned toward the source of the voice curiously. The woman’s voice was very soft, but because the content of her words was out of place with everyone else, everyone’s eyes were attracted to her at this moment. Everyone was staring at her and sizing her up.
The woman was wearing a white off-shoulder chiffon dress. Her delicate makeup had been ruined by her tears, but her beautiful facial features could still be seen. At this moment, her eyes were filled with tears, and she was biting her lower lip tightly, looking very pitiful. When they were at the venue just now, Du Yue had even seen her walk past the stage beautifully, so she naturally had an impression of her.
Less than an hour had pa.s.sed, and the confident smile on her face had disappeared. In its place was a look of helplessness and hesitation. Also, she was being stared at by so many people while at a loss…
After everyone stared at her for a while, a middle-aged man finally spoke, “Ask everyone here. Who doesn’t have friends and family, and who doesn’t miss their parents?! Get your facts straight. What’s the situation outside right now? Who can get out?”
“That’s right. Besides, His Excellency may have a ship, but there are so many people in this building. Moreover, the ship is on the first floor, and there’s no way to sail it out now! If you open the door now, the seawater will definitely rush in. At that time, not to mention your parents, even your own life will be in danger!”
“We won’t stop you if you want to die! But don’t you drag us all down with you!” Having just escaped from death, everyone was already feeling tense. At this time, this woman’s sudden words became an outlet for everyone to vent their emotions. Just as they were criticizing the woman who had just spoken, the light above their heads suddenly went out.
The surrounding fell into darkness. Everyone thought that there was a power outage! The tsunami came menacingly, and everyone was caught off guard. Now that there was a sudden power outage, no one was surprised. However, there was no sunlight from the outside. Only by keeping the lights on indoors could the people differentiate day and night. That was also the only way they could see clearly. Now that there was a power outage, the entire building was plunged into darkness and nothing could be seen.
Looking out of the window, they could only see the thick fog. In the darkness, everyone quieted down, and the silence was a little scary. The quieter the building was, the clearer the sound of the waves outside. Although the building was no longer shaking, the fear in everyone’s heart did not decrease at all.
In the corner, Du Yue felt that He Xing was holding her hand. Du Yue’s heart warmed. She knew that He Xing was trying to tell her that he would always be by her side. Du Yue placed her other hand on the back of He Xing’s hand and exerted a little force in response.
It was unknown how long the silence lasted and who was the first to cry out. They only knew that in such an environment, fear and tears were contagious. When one of the girls started crying, the other girls could not hold it in anymore and started sobbing as well. Most of the people here were men. After experiencing the tsunami just now, they were already very afraid. When they heard the sound of sobbing, they gradually became agitated.
“Crying again?! You girls only know how to cry! Whoever cries again, I’ll throw her out of the window and let her cry to her heart’s content in the sea!”