dognovel Chapter 1224
Chapter 1224
There was also an elderly person who had difficulty walking and was unable to climb up to the upper bunk in time.
She huddled in the corner, wrapped herself in a blanket, but the scalding seawater still rushed over her.
The blanket quickly absorbed the hot water and emitted a burnt smell.
The old woman's groans grew weaker and weaker until they finally disappeared completely into the roar of the waves.
Zhou Shuwan closed her eyes, unable to look any longer.
But her senses were still constantly "seeing".
Cold sweat trickled down her forehead, soaking the stray hairs on her forehead.
The scorching heat was seeping into the room little by little through the cracks in the door and the broken window.
The temperature in the air was getting higher and higher, and breathing felt like swallowing flames.
What's even more unbearable is the pungent smell that spreads across the tip of the nose.
It smelled like wood scalded by boiling water, and like rust from rubbed glass shards and metal.
It was the burnt smell coming from the downstairs neighbor's quilts and furniture after they had been baked by the high temperature.
There's also the salty, rusty smell of mud, sand, and rocks carried in the seawater after they've been boiled.
Several flavors mixed together, making one dizzy and feeling as if a ball of burning red cotton was stuck in one's throat.
Zhong Tiyun clung tightly to her, her breath trembling.
Zhou Jianghai's cough grew louder and louder, and his face turned purple.
"Dad, how are you?" Zhou Shuwan panicked and reached out to pat his back.
Zhou Jianghai waved his hand, barely managing to stop coughing, and said in a hoarse voice, "It's nothing... I just caught a bit of heat in my throat..."
As soon as he finished speaking, another violent coughing fit occurred, causing him to bend over and unable to straighten up for a long time.
Seeing her parents' pained expressions, Zhou Shuwan felt as if her heart was being squeezed tightly by a large hand.
This cannot go on.
If we wait any longer, even if we don't drown in the sea, we'll be steamed to death by this high temperature.
She gritted her teeth and made a decision.
The next second, several huge blocks of ice, each half a person's height, appeared out of thin air in the room.
The moment the ice appeared, the surrounding air instantly dropped.
The scorching heatwave seemed to have encountered its natural enemy, and it retreated rapidly.
The moisture in the air condensed into fine droplets upon contact with the cold air, landing on the three people's faces and arms, bringing a long-lost coolness.
Zhong Tiyun greedily inhaled a few breaths of cool air, a look of relief on her face: "Thank goodness...it's cool down now..."
Zhou Jianghai's cough had eased considerably, and he leaned against the bed, panting heavily.
With the ice blocks used to cool things down, the temperature inside the room quickly stabilized.
The three of them were finally able to breathe smoothly, and their tense nerves relaxed temporarily.
But the tsunami outside was still raging.
Giant waves crashed against the alloy dam again and again, and the entire fortress continued to tremble violently.
Outside the broken window, white waves crashed like tireless beasts, carrying scalding seawater that surged into the house through every crack.
It's not just their family.
Zhou Shuwan's perception could cover the entire fortress.
She could "see" that the windows of the command room were shattered, boiling water had flooded the ground, and Captain Chen and several officers were climbing up tables, desperately protecting important equipment.
She could "see" that at the sentry post where Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu were, the water was already above their knees. The two of them were working with the patrol team members to use sandbags to block the seawater that was leaking in. The cuffs of their new air-conditioned uniforms were already deformed from the heat.
She could also "see" that in the research institute's laboratory, Lin Wei was leading her team to salvage the equipment, and those precious instruments and samples were being carefully moved to the highest experimental platform.
Everyone was desperately trying to get to higher ground.
But the water underfoot was still rising at a visible rate.
That was boiling water at 90 degrees Celsius; if even a tiny bit gets on your skin, it will instantly turn red and blister.
If you accidentally slip and fall into the water, you'll be badly injured, if not killed.
Watching those people struggling in the boiling water, Zhou Shuwan felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if she were being pricked by needles.
She gritted her teeth and closed her eyes again.
With a thought, the boiling water that had been rushing in through the window seemed to be drawn by an invisible hand and instantly disappeared into the air.
Next came the neighbor's house, the apartment downstairs, the command center, the sentry post...
Wherever her senses could reach, the surging boiling water was silently absorbed into her space.
One wave, two waves, three waves...
When the fourth wave of water surged in, Zhou Shuwan's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and her face turned pale.
Forcibly collecting so much boiling water greatly depleted her mental energy; her head felt like it had been hit by a heavy hammer, buzzing loudly.
"Late night!"
Zhong Tiyun, who was beside her, noticed her abnormality immediately and reached out to support her swaying body. "What's wrong? Why is your face so pale?"
Zhou Shuwan simply closed her eyes and shook her head, drawing the fifth wave of water into her spatial dimension.
None of the others in the fortress discovered the real reason why the seawater had disappeared.
They could only sense that although the tsunami was still ongoing, the water level inside the house had stopped rising and was even slowly receding.
They were all overjoyed, thinking that God had opened his eyes and protected them from disaster.
"Great! The water level has stopped rising!"
"Thank God! We're saved!"
"Thank God!"
Cheers of relief echoed throughout the fortress.
But among all of them, only a handful noticed something was wrong.
Captain Chen stood on the table in the command room, watching the water on the ground gradually recede, his brows furrowed.
He was well aware of the power of the tsunami; normally, the floodwaters shouldn't have receded so quickly.
Lin Wei stared thoughtfully at the stagnant pool of boiling water on the windowsill.
She is a researcher and a person who values logic above all else; this unusual phenomenon is definitely not a coincidence.
Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu were the first to realize that something was wrong.
The two men were carrying sandbags to block the door when they discovered that the seawater that was rushing in had suddenly stopped flowing.
Qi Mingyu suddenly looked up, gazing in the direction of his house, his brow furrowed and his eyes filled with worry.
He knew Zhou Shuwan too well; this unusual situation must be related to her.
Did she forcibly store all that boiling water into her spatial storage? Could she handle such a large amount of water?
He and Mu Mu exchanged a glance, both seeing deep concern for each other in each other's eyes.
Time passed by minute by minute.
After an unknown amount of time, the roaring noise outside gradually subsided.
The roar of the waves grew fainter and fainter until it finally disappeared completely into the wind.
The tsunami has finally passed.
The entire interior of the fortress was in a state of chaos.
Broken glass shards were scattered everywhere, tables and chairs were overturned, and there was still a shallow pool of water on the floor, steaming with white heat.
On the distant sea, unseen by anyone, a massive curtain of water suddenly cascaded down from mid-air.
The scalding seawater crashed onto the surface, creating towering sprays and a deafening roar.