Chapter 82 Self-healing of the planet(1/2)
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Some people took shelter from the rain in small buildings without lightning protection facilities - places like carports and guard booths. When lightning struck the building, it made a sound like an explosion. The top of the building was destroyed, and some even ignited flames.
.Some people happened to be close to the wall when lightning struck them, and for a moment they felt as if they had received an electric shock...
Some people, like the Youxi family of three, happened to be in the car when the thunderstorm came, but they did not pay attention to the surrounding environment. After a nearby tree was chopped off, the burning branches directly pressed down on the roof of the car. Fortunately, the heavy rain quickly brought down the car.
The fire was extinguished, but at first the tree branches weighed down and the panic of the car roof catching fire almost made several people in the car faint from fear.
Some people subconsciously pushed the door open and escaped from the car, while the people on the side couldn't even hold them back.
However, the man who rushed out did not run very far when a bolt of lightning struck a nearby floor sign. Fire exploded along the sign. The man suddenly convulsed as if he had been electrocuted, and then fell into the rain...
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This unusually huge thunderstorm lasted for more than an hour in S City and several nearby cities, after which the sounds of ambulances and fire engines rang throughout the city.
The thunder and lightning has stopped, but the rain is still falling, causing many difficulties in the rescue work.
Until that day, when Youxi's family of three returned safely to the apartment building, the rain had not stopped.
Because of the thunderstorm, the elevator in the building was out of service. They temporarily put the things they purchased in the car and walked upstairs with only braised vegetables and cooked food.
After arriving home, the three of them did not have time to eat, so they first checked the switchgear and electrical appliances at home, and then breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that they were intact. Fortunately, although the apartment building is high, there is a very professional lightning arrester device on the roof, so the inside of the building is safe
of.
But they were afraid of another thunderstorm, so they temporarily turned off all power supplies and turned on two rechargeable camping lanterns.
After that, the three people started to watch the news on their mobile phones and tablets at work, and found that the same thunderstorms occurred not only across the country, but also around the world. The time order was different, and the size of the thunderstorms and the intensity of the rain were also different.
Until late that night, news about other cities being hit by thunderstorms was still refreshing.
The only good thing is that these subsequent cities were well prepared for thunderstorms and issued early warning notices in time, thus minimizing personal injuries.
When the people who escaped the thunderstorm because of the warning were thankful for their luck, no one knew that this planet-wide thunderstorm was just a prologue and a beginning.
After a period of accumulation, the planet's self-repair has finally reached a period of explosive growth.
After the thunderstorm that day, some plants and animals grew in the most wanton way without most humans noticing.
Experts and researchers who had been aware of it and had been monitoring it had discovered the updated data. The people on duty were in extreme shock as they looked at the data that was refreshed again and again.
In their view, this is impossible. It completely violates the laws of nature and normality. According to their estimates, such changes will take at least three to five years, and they will increase gradually. How could it happen suddenly?
When did this change occur?
There must be something wrong!
Such a change has happened now, and they haven't had time to prepare!
Invisible to the public, these skyrocketing data were verified over and over again, then recorded and studied, and after all-night arguments and discussions, they were finally handed over layer by layer.
But obviously, their speed is far less than the speed of planetary change.
City S, early morning the next day.
Someone got up early and found that the heavy rain had stopped, and the sky outside the glass looked particularly clear and blue. The person couldn't help but open the balcony door and wanted to go outside to breathe fresh air.
Finally, I stepped onto the balcony, only to find that a pot of Venus flytrap among many plants had grown five or six times in size overnight. What was even more shocking was that the originally small and cute red-green plant was like a clip that could only hold flies.
There was actually a sparrow wedged between the leaves.
The sparrow was still alive, struggling with its eyes open and kicking its legs among the closed leaves and quills, but it couldn't break free at all.
When the man looked at this scene, the hairs all over his body stood on end and goosebumps appeared on his skin.
He subconsciously took out his cell phone and wanted to take a picture, but suddenly he noticed something was wrong. He carefully avoided the Venus flytrap and walked to the edge of the balcony, holding on to the balcony railing and looking outside.
There was originally a small park in front of the residential building, with some green plants and low shrubs planted. The central area was an open space where a lot of fitness equipment was placed. In the early mornings, there would also be many retired elderly people who got up early and took their children for a walk here.
and chat.
Because of the giant insect incident, there were fewer people here and the park became empty.
But now, the open space in the center of the park is completely invisible. The wild grass growing wildly squeezes through the gray floor tiles in the open space and spreads out from every gap. The "weeds" grow extremely densely, even the shrubs and trees nearby
It has grown densely in the middle, and has spread all the way to the paths and driveways on both sides of the park, and even to the corners and low walls of some buildings.
All the ground within sight of the community is covered with such "weeds".
The "weeds" are in clumps, scattered high and low, with short green leaves.
The man took a long breath of air-conditioning, took the picture with his mobile phone and zoomed in to realize that those "weeds" were actually moss!
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Somewhere in the suburbs, someone woke up to the sound of howling wolves. The person had been frightened by the howling of escaping wolves in the zoo late at night. When he heard the noise outside, he immediately got out of bed and went to the window to open some curtains.
She saw a gray wolf about twice the normal size shaking its fur on the air-conditioning rack on the third floor below, roaring at its companions below. After roaring, it jumped down to the ground and joined its companions.
, the height of three stories, it jumped down without any damage.
Amid the screams that rang out from time to time, the wolves ran towards the wild.
The woman didn't dare to express her anger. She watched the wolves go away, then closed the curtains and called the fire department.
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In the city, on the broad river, the cross-river bridge stood majestically. It was still early, and there had been an accident before, so there were no vehicles passing on the bridge. The bridge stood silently in the morning mist, and the bridge was still covered with stains from yesterday's heavy rain.
of water stains.
Soon, a subtle crackling sound came from the bridge deck and the inside of the bridge pillars. A moment later, the originally repaired cement bridge deck and pillars cracked and shattered bit by bit, as if something was coming from inside.
It burst open inside.
Finally, a green shoot climbed out of the gap as if it were alive, along the bridge deck, along the bridge pillars, winding its rhizomes little by little, growing and covering the bridge. Finally, the stem veins stretched out to a deep
green leaves.
If anyone saw it at this time, they would definitely scream in surprise. It turns out that the culprit that caused the collapse of several bridges on this river was actually an ivy!
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On the other side of the city, someone drove a rental car all night, planning to take advantage of the morning market to eat a steaming bowl of hot sauce noodles and then go home to rest.
But when he parked the car on the road next to the noodle shop, he discovered that there were several huge moths parked on the floor-to-ceiling glass doors of the noodle shop. They were still the same intimidating size, with soft gray wings.
Fanning, there are still a bunch of insect eggs under the body...
Through the glass door of the noodle shop, he saw the customers and clerks who were blocked inside hiding in the corner. Some were holding fire extinguishers and some were holding pesticides, but they did not dare to come out.
The driver soon found out why.
A huge triangular khaki head protruded from the wall on the second floor of the noodle shop. In just one mouthful, it swallowed the whole head of a moth, and then the wings of the moth were also swallowed together.
Another moth on the side was frightened and flapped its wings and landed on the taxi's windshield.
The huge khaki head moved, and in the next moment, a dark red rope-like tendon fell on the windshield. A crack appeared in the glass instantly, and the moths on the glass were stuck by the tendon.
It stuck firmly and was instantly dragged back into the open mouth.
Scared of dinosaurs!?
No - this, this is a gecko!!
The driver's face turned blue, he pinched his thigh hard, and then dialed the fire department with trembling hands...
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You Xi was awakened by a strange crackling sound.
She had been scrolling through her cell phone last night, reading online news, people's reactions, and news from several old schoolmates and friend groups.
She has been getting along with everyone since she was a child. She has many friends, but she is not particularly close to her. The only friend she has a good relationship with is because she stayed in China after graduating from college, while the other person went abroad for further study and work, and they gradually lost contact with each other because they were busy.
Her current job is freelancing from home, without the social circle of colleagues. As for the painting friends she is familiar with online, because they are all in different cities, and some are even in different countries, they are equivalent to netizens. She occasionally meets them.
We would chat at the meeting, but sometimes when she was busy and had to stay up late to finish the manuscript, she would unplug the Internet cable and put herself in a closed environment.
When these classmate friend groups were first established, she would chat with other people in the group. As time went by, everyone was busy with their own lives, basically diving, and rarely talked.
It took only a month or two - especially after the tornado - for people to start talking and chatting again in the group.
But these few months were her busiest time. Even when she returned to reality, she had no time to relax because of the monthly apocalyptic mission hanging above her head.
She was busy studying and practicing in various martial arts classes, swimming classes, diving classes, and fitness classes every day. Later, she also added shooting and rock climbing. Even when she returned home, she had to look up information about various disasters on the Internet and learn various emergency evacuation knowledge.
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So I occasionally see friends in the group discussing these disasters, but she has never participated in it. This is because the people in the group are scattered in different cities, and sometimes if you look closely at the chat history, you will find various messages.
A shocking thunderstorm in the evening interrupted many people's plans, and also disrupted You Xi's plans.
Fan Qi and You Feng had a busy day, so they ate something and went to bed. After taking a shower, she read the news until early in the morning, and then slept on the sofa in the living room with her clothes on.
That strange sound came from outside the floor-to-ceiling glass, not from the glass in their apartment, but from next door.
After she woke up, she immediately turned over, walked to the glass and opened the curtains. She thought she would see giant insects again, but instead she saw several white herons.
Those herons were slightly larger than ordinary herons and within the normal body size range. They were flapping their wings and constantly hitting the glass of the house next door with their paws and black beaks.
This scene looks familiar...
To be continued...