Doomsday: Humanity shrinks 100 times

Chapter 235 Strange Diary
Following the instructions on the map, the three of them quickly explored the area. The journey was smooth and there were almost no living creatures to be seen.

After a while, the three of them stood at the door of a room and looked around carefully for a long time.

Lu Yuning looked at the map and said, "This should be it."

An unusually strong smell of chemicals emanated from the door.

The three men broke into the room and found a pile of reagent bottles.

Many reagents need to be made fresh, and there are not many in stock here, but there is some of each.

Lu Yuning took a look around inside. All the reagents were labeled, but they all used chemical formulas.

Soon, the target of this trip was found in a plastic container in the corner. There was a big label on the container: HNO3
"How much space can Old Wu fit in?"

"I can't really put my finger on it, but it's pretty big now. I think it's half the size of a football?"

Lu Yuning nodded and said, "Just take as much as you can hold. I'll get a container."

He acted quickly, but soon ran into trouble. The nitric acid was stored in a sealed container, and getting it out was a problem.

This thing is extremely harmful to the human body and it is very easy to evaporate. Lu Yuning is worried that the nitric acid that evaporates after opening will cause damage to the human respiratory system.

And how to pour the liquid into the container they want to take away is also a problem. If they are not careful, it may get on their bodies and they will melt instantly.

The container for nitric acid must be made of high-density polyethylene, and they have already prepared the materials in advance.

After much deliberation, Lu Yuning decided to make a hole at the top of the container. This would at least ensure that the liquid could be controlled and would not flow out. It would be a terrible thing if it accidentally reacted with other substances.

After opening a hole on the top, a set of completely isolated protective devices was made. Just like digging the soil before, a closed container was made inside the container, the liquid was sealed inside, and then Wu Xiao was placed directly into the space.

This process sounds simple, but it is still quite dangerous.

But this is the safest way Lu Yuning can think of.

Another problem is that nitric acid must be stored in a sealed manner. Opening the hole may destroy the barrel of nitric acid, which may be needed in the future, so we must find a way to seal it again.

But this was Lu Yuning's weakest skill. This really stumped him.

He had a terrible headache, and finally thought about the chemical properties of nitric acid, and a vague plan came to his mind.

Nitric acid will react with aluminum to passivate it, so make a conical aluminum block to block the opening, and then add some nitric acid to it.

This may have a good sealing effect, but it requires direct handling of nitric acid liquid, which is quite dangerous.

However, they really couldn't think of a good solution right now. They had forgotten about this matter when they set out. After returning, they would ask Zhang Song to see if there was a better plan. After all, they would have to come here again next time.

The nitric acid they transported this time can only be used for experiments. It is far from enough to produce gunpowder in large quantities. However, with this experience, they will be familiar with it next time.

With Gu Yu around, the whole trip actually doesn’t even take half an hour.

Lu Yuning first found some empty glass bottles and tried to make a completely enclosed glass ball. Wu Xiao and he would perform a series of operations in this ball soon, otherwise the volatilized nitric acid and solution would easily corrode the human body.

after a while.

Lu Yuning and Wu Xiao stood on the storage container. The glass protective cover had completely sealed them in, while Gu Yu hid in a corner far away.

After taking a deep breath, Lu Yuning quickly opened a hole in the storage device below.

Although the two were sealed in a glass protective cover, Wu Xiao still subconsciously held his breath, as he always felt a strange smell coming from his nose.

According to the previous rehearsal, after the container is opened, there cannot be any pause in the following process. First, the plastic material must be taken out of the container, and then Lu Yuning must quickly complete the container reassembly operation in the container, encapsulating part of the nitric acid into the plastic, and then Wu Xiao put the finished container into the space.

The two of them had practiced this process many times outside, so they were very familiar with it.

Liquid has some effect on the reorganization of materials. Lu Yuning already knew this when he was taking water, but it would only affect the speed of reorganization. In the end, a round container filled with liquid was placed in Wu Xiao's space.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The next step was to reseal the container, but Lu Yuning was a little dumbfounded when he suddenly realized something.

Although the aluminum sieve was successfully placed on the gap, how can I get some liquid to drip onto the aluminum plug afterwards?

At first, I wanted to take out the nitric acid from the space, and then use the same method to take out some and drip it onto the aluminum plug.

However, they are now in a protective shield, so this process seems a bit difficult.

The two of them hesitated for a while, and Lu Yuning was suddenly stunned. Then he slapped his head and said, "Damn, I forgot."

He had forgotten his other special ability, which was the ability to reverse time within a certain range and theoretically restore objects. He had tried it before at the Spark Base.

The gap in front of me is not big, maybe it can be restored directly.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly changed his supernatural power into the ability of time. As time went by, the time needed to go back would become longer. Fortunately, he reacted quickly. It seems that he still needs to develop this ability more in the future.

He first took off the sieve from the mouth of the bottle, concentrated his mind on the gap, activated his supernatural power, and the mouth of the bottle slowly began to close.

Finally, under Wu Xiao's surprised gaze, he was able to speak and recover completely.

"Is this another superpower?!"

Lu Yuning nodded: "Yeah, I almost forgot about it, this is perfect."

“That’s amazing, I got an idea.”

"Ok?"

Wu Xiao said seriously, "Your ability is to reshape time within a certain range. If there are items in this area that have been consumed, is it possible to use this ability to recreate them?"

Lu Yuning was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes gradually became filled with surprise.

"Damn, why didn't I think of this? If it can be reused, wouldn't it be invincible? Basically, it's inexhaustible!"

"Hey, I just thought of this suddenly. Why don't you try it? I have some food here."

Lu Yuning nodded and said, "Okay, but my ability has some limitations. It will take a long time to recover. Based on the intensity of my use just now, I estimate it will take at least half a day."

"What a shame! If it can be used infinitely, wouldn't it be possible to copy it infinitely?"

Lu Yuning smiled and said, "We haven't even started yet, let's give it a try first."

The purpose of this trip has been achieved, and now all we have to do is wait for the flight back in the evening.

However, it was not yet noon, and the three of them did not dare to walk around, so they could only explore around the company out of boredom.

There are a lot of things in this warehouse. It’s a pity that I can’t take them all back. But if I really take them back, I guess there’s nowhere to put them.

So let's just use this place as a warehouse and come back when we need something. The three of them came out of the warehouse with nothing to do and wandered around again, finally returning to the office area in front.

Finally found something different in an office.

Several human corpses were found at the door.

Judging from their attire, they should be employees of the company.

There were no wounds on their bodies, so they were probably not attacked by other creatures. In this case, they could only have been killed by psychics using special means.

Looking at the appearance of the corpse, it seems that he died not long ago.

They didn't expect to see other humans here, and their faces suddenly became solemn.

The door of the office was not closed, so the three decided to go in and take a look. Even if there was someone inside, they would not attack right away.

They will come here again later, so it is better to explore it in advance.

The three of them entered the office cautiously, and a simple temporary residence soon came into view.

These shelters are all made of paper. They are simply surrounded by a circle and covered with something.

There were several layers of toilet paper inside, so it looked quite warm.

In addition, there is a flashlight next to it, which should be used for lighting.

There were some food scraps on the ground, which looked like biscuits or something.

It looks like they are the survivors of the company, but there don't seem to be many of them.

Lu Yuning remembered that the disaster happened on a weekend, and these people were probably employees who came to work overtime.

The three of them looked around at the simple little houses, but there was no one inside.

"anyone there?"

Wu Xiao simply shouted.

It was silent everywhere, and Lu Yuning didn't sense anyone nearby. It seemed that something had happened here. Either everyone was dead, or the remaining survivors had escaped.

Gu Yufei had a much better field of vision in the air, and he soon discovered something. He said, "There's something here. It looks like someone wrote something on it."

Following Gu Yu's gaze, Lu Yuning and Wu Xiao quickly climbed onto an office desk.

There do seem to be signs of shrunken human activities on it, mainly things that only smaller humans can use.

It's just a bit strange. The table is quite high, and this person actually lives on the table. It takes a lot of time to climb back and forth.

"Is this... a diary?"

Lu Yuning looked at a note on the table. There was a small needle-shaped object next to it, stained with paint. It looked like it was used to write.

There was a lot of things written on this note. After a quick look, it was about twenty pages long.

The handwriting was a little crooked in the first few pages, but it became more and more fluent as time went on, and it seemed like he was gradually getting used to it.

"September 9th, the second day after the shrinkage, there are currently seven people alive. We found a bag of biscuits. Although they will expire quickly after opening, we haven't eaten for almost two days. Coupled with the shock of the shrinkage, several colleagues are a little nervous and can't hold on any longer. Anyway, let's eat a full meal first."

"On September 9, there was very little food in the company. We did find several bottles of bottled water, but we couldn't open them and couldn't solve the water problem. So we could only try drinking dew. However, it seems that untreated dew may pose a risk of illness. Alas."

"September 9th, there's hope. We found a thumbtack at the front desk that should be able to pierce the water bottle. Also, Zhao Cheng seems to have unlocked superpowers. It seems that others besides me will also awaken superpowers. At the moment, it seems that this is most likely the effect of shrinking."

"On September 9th, the water problem was solved, but we still had to eat the same bag of cookies. Why is it that we can't bring food into the company? I tried to contact the outside world using my phone, but there were almost no people on various social media platforms. Most people were in the same situation as us. I was sure this disaster was the end of the world, and there was no turning back for humanity."

"The power went out on September 9th."

It seemed like the first few days were just some shrinking experiences. Since food was not allowed in the company, the only thing we could eat was this bag of biscuits and the grass leaves outside. The power outage in the company started from the fifth day.

The middle pages also describe some of the experiences after the power outage. After the power outage, they found a flashlight for night lighting and finally found the second food, a pack of instant noodles.

Several people have almost adapted to the situation of being reduced in size. Compared with Lu Yuning and the others, they are still relatively happy. After all, they don’t have to worry about being threatened by other creatures.

Around October 20th, something different finally happened.

"October 10th, something is wrong, there seems to be something strange in this company!"

Wu Xiao and Gu Yu came over and asked curiously, "What's going on? Is it haunted?"

Lu Yuning shook his head, also a little confused, and had to continue reading.

"On October 10, I saw the pictures on the wall move! They said I was crazy, but I know I'm not. I'm not crazy. There's really something dirty here!"

The three of them were stunned, and felt an inexplicable chill on their backs. Could the photo this person was talking about be the photo of the outstanding employee they had just seen on the wall? Could it be moving?
Lu Yuning asked, "Did you see anything unusual in the photos you saw just now?"

"No, that sounds scary."

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There are still two pages in the diary, but Lu Yuning is a little scared. Thinking about the corpses at the door, there might really be something there. However, Lu Yuning doesn't believe it is haunted.

The current situation reminded him of the situation in the Spark Base, where the people in the base would be surrounded by illusions by the symbiote and then assimilated.

Could it be the same situation here?

The three of them continued to watch.

"On October 10th, the photo returned to normal, but recently some people have heard strange noises, like someone whispering in their ears. Hahaha, finally someone believes me! There really is a ghost here."

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“This guy doesn’t look normal.”

"It's hard to say, it looks like it's been affected by some supernatural power."

Wu Xiao and Lu Yuning both scoffed at the talk of ghosts and gods, but Gu Yu on the side was trembling with fear.

Wu Xiao found his expression somewhat amusing and asked, "Do you still believe this?"

"No, why did I feel like someone was really talking to me just now?"

After Gu Yu finished speaking, he showed a horrified expression.

(End of this chapter)