Restart the Disaster of Another World

The earthquake stopped before dawn. Some people went home to pack their things in the dark, but most people stayed put. It was too dark, and no one knew where the potholes and caves were. If someone got hurt, it would be troublesome.

It was not until the dawn that Jing Yao saw the destruction caused by the earthquake last night. Looking around, the scene under the morning sun was no longer the prosperous scene of the past. There were collapsed houses everywhere, and the streets were full of scattered broken bricks and tiles. The cracked ground was even more shocking...

"Oh my! The ground is cracked like this, what shall we do with the crops in the field?"

"Oh my God! Where is my newly built house? My son and his wife haven't been married yet?"

People returned home one after another to pack their belongings. Jing Yao watched for a long time, and after confirming that there would be no more earthquakes, he finally made up his mind to return home and pack his bags.

At this moment, the crowd in the square had been reduced by more than half. He turned to Wen Qun and said, "Wait here for a while, I'll go back and pack my things first!"

Wen Xing had originally wanted to go with them, but once he left, only his mother and several children would be left here. No one could be sure if there would be aftershocks, so out of consideration for their safety, Wen Xing had no choice but to say, "Be sure to pay more attention to your own safety."

"A Yao." Wen Qun forced himself to appear calm and called out to Jing Yao with a smile.

Jing Yao came forward, hugged Wen Qun tightly, lowered his head close to her ear, and comforted her with a gentle but firm voice: "Don't worry, everything will be fine." Then, Jing Yao took out some candies and chocolates from his pocket. These foods are not only delicious, but also can help people maintain physical strength, which can be said to be quite practical.

Wen Qun nodded slightly to show that she understood, then she walked over to the two children and began to comfort them. Jing Yao and Wen Xing looked at each other, nodded to each other, and turned away.

At this moment, the twins were touching their rumbling stomachs and looking at Wen Qun pitifully. Their eyes, wide open with fear, were filled with panic and terror.

Wen Qun quickly handed the candy in his hand to them and said softly, "Eat something to fill your stomach first."

Jing Yao ran quickly, his destination was the Wen family in the village. When he arrived at the door of the Wen family, he found that the door was not locked, and it seemed that he did not need a key to enter the house. Jing Yao gently pushed the door open, stepped into the room, and walked directly to the bedroom that Wen Xing mentioned.

As soon as he entered the bedroom, Jing Yao began to look for the cabinet where valuables were stored. Fortunately, Wen's mother had already sorted out all the important things and placed them in a wooden box, which saved Jing Yao a lot of time and energy without having to search around.

In addition, Jing Yao also found a large bed sheet and took out the family's clothes from the closet. He wrapped the clothes and put them in his backpack, but did not take the food because most of them were raw food and it would be difficult to handle them even if he took them with him.

As for the valuables of Jing Yao's family, Jing Yao had already put them into his own space, and he had no intention of going there. After confirming that everything was correct, Jing Yao picked up the things of the Wen family and quickly left the house.

His steps were hurried and firm, as if an invisible force was pushing him forward.

Jing Yao ran all the way, and when he was halfway there, the ground beneath his feet suddenly shook violently! Screams of terror continued to be heard all around, as if the end of the world was coming!

Jing Yao was thrown to the ground by the sudden strong vibration. Although he quickly threw away the vines and tried to grab the stone beside him to stabilize his body, the stone changed its position during the violent vibration. Jing Yao's body still rolled down the slope uncontrollably.

He thought about it and quickly exerted all his strength, finally managed to control his body, and quickly adjusted his direction, quickly leaping towards an open space. Just as he left the spot, a deep crack appeared where he had just stood, and the surrounding rocks fell one after another, making a crashing sound.

Along with the increasingly violent vibrations, a deafening rumble echoed in the ears like thunder. It was the huge sound of a mountain collapsing in the distance, as if it was going to burst the eardrums.

Jing Yao knew that the threshing ground was a flat and open area with no buildings around. As long as there were no big cracks on the ground, everyone should be safe. But even so, he was still worried, fearing that Wen Qun and others would encounter an accident.

Shaken violently by the strong amplitude, Wen Qun and others fell heavily to the ground. The severe vibration made them unable to even get up.

"Everyone get down, don't move."

A deep and majestic voice was heard, and everyone followed suit without any prior agreement. Soon, all those who were still standing lay on the ground, motionless.

Wen Qun was extremely anxious and without hesitation, he pulled the twins tightly into his arms and protected them with his body. At the same time, Wen Xing quickly protected his mother.

At this moment, escape was no longer possible. The only thing they could do was to stay where they were as much as possible, because Jing Yao had said that the threshing ground was the most suitable open area to avoid disasters. No matter where they fled to, they could not guarantee safety. They could only stay here silently and leave everything to fate.

Rumble, rumble sounds of collapse were heard continuously, and the sounds came continuously from far away, as if every sound was falling heavily on the ground and hitting people's hearts hard.

The entire aftershock was an extremely long and torturous process. Although they were lucky not to be trapped in the house and did not have to flee in panic under the pursuit of death like last night, the waiting in between also gave people a terrifying feeling of being infinitely close to death.

It was not until this moment that he realized that he was not as strong as he thought. Just like the fragile lives in the earthquake, he was as small as a grain of sand and insignificant in the face of the power of nature.

Screams and cries echoed through the sky. In the face of natural disasters, humans seemed insignificant and fragile. Jing Yao lay on the ground, feeling the ground shaking constantly, as if it was going to throw him into the sky. He desperately grabbed the ground beneath him, fearing that he would be swept away if he let go. Suddenly, a strange sound reached his ears. Jing Yao immediately became alert and put his ears close to the ground - a "click" sound accompanied by a low roar came! He trembled all over and jumped up as if he had been electrocuted!

Looking around, the lush rice fields had become a mess. Due to the trampling of a large number of refugees, the fields were full of messy footprints and fallen branches. Even more shocking was that several huge cracks stretched across the fields and were still expanding. One of the cracks was extending towards the direction where Wen Qun and his team were.

When Jing Yao hurried back to the threshing ground, he gasped at the sight before him - he saw a group of people lying densely on the empty ground! They were lying on their sides or prone, covered by the dust. From a distance, they looked like giant mushrooms emerging from the ground!

Jing Yao didn't dare to delay and rushed to the area where the Wen family was. When he saw that the five people were unharmed and tightly together, he finally let go of his worries. He quickly spread the blanket he brought on the ground, helped everyone sit down one by one, and carefully checked if anyone was injured.

"Brother Yao!" The twins shouted excitedly as soon as they saw him, with joy shining in their eyes.

The others also breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily you are safe. These valuables are just external possessions. How can they be compared to our lives? Don't take risks and run away again in the future."

Mother Wen stared at the wooden box that Jing Yao brought back in his hand, gently pulled him to sit down with her, her eyes revealing obvious worry and disapproval.

Wen Xing also agreed: "The current situation is still unclear, so try to avoid going out."

Jing Yao nodded silently and took out the wrapped canned food. "Don't worry, I won't go out again. Now we just stay here and wait for the aftershocks to pass. Let's replenish some energy and maintain our strength."

As time went by, the people on the threshing ground gradually regained consciousness. In the dusty air, Jing Yao vaguely saw figures staggering and slowly climbing up from the ground. They looked around blankly, and when they fully understood the situation they were in, they couldn't help but kneel on the ground, as if they wanted to cry, but their throats seemed to be tightly strangled by something, and they could only make hoarse hoarse sounds.

The tranquility after the earthquake was instantly torn apart by all kinds of desperate cries and calls for help.

Fortunately, although some people were injured by flying rocks, none of them were in danger of death and were not buried under collapsed buildings. However, it was difficult for them to recover from this huge disaster for a while.

Before he had time to relieve the discomfort after the violent earthquake, he climbed up from the ground with weak hands and feet. He fell to the ground before he ran two steps. His hands and feet were covered in blood, but he seemed not to feel any pain. He got up and continued to struggle towards his home.

Some people were calling out to their companions. Some seemed injured and were looking for help in panic. As more and more people woke up, their faces showed a mixture of relief and fear for having survived the disaster.

When the earthquake was over, the whole place was in ruins. The neatly-knit houses had turned into ruins, and the roads were torn into huge holes, as if the earth was groaning in pain. All the construction in the village over the years was destroyed. The streets and buildings that were once familiar were now completely unrecognizable, which made people feel sad.

Fortunately, the village is vast and sparsely populated, and everyone took Jing Yao's words to heart before the earthquake. When they realized something was wrong, they all ran to open areas, which controlled the casualties to a certain extent.

Although some people were still injured, it was a blessing in disguise compared to the more serious consequences that could have occurred.

"Look at each other, see who is missing, and check the injuries of the injured." The voice of the head of the village came, with a bit of heaviness and anxiety. Everyone woke up from the grief and began to examine themselves and the people around them one by one.

Several young and strong men stepped forward, shouting loudly while moving among the crowd to ensure that everyone in the huge threshing ground could hear their voices. They shouted over and over again, their voices gradually became hoarse, but they did not dare to stop, for fear of missing any life.

However, at this moment, an auntie on the inside of the threshing ground suddenly burst into tears: "My old man is still at home! He refused to run away during the earthquake just now, and now the house has collapsed, and he can't run out!" Her crying was heartbreaking, making everyone present feel nervous.

It turned out that her family lived in a remote area and was completely at a loss about what to do in the face of the sudden earthquake. When she saw the light coming from the threshing ground, she suddenly realized what was going on and ran desperately in that direction. Unfortunately, the elderly in her family were slow to act and failed to escape from the mud house that had already been overwhelmed. The mud house was not strong enough to begin with, and it was even more shaky after the heavy snow in winter. Now, under the destruction of the earthquake, it finally collapsed...

The aunt's sons and daughters-in-law stood aside with their heads down, silent. When the earthquake occurred, they were pulling their children and running outside with all their might. After running to an open area, they found that their father had not kept up.

The aunt did not mention going back. She loved the children so much that she could not bear to let them take risks. They were still terrified by such a terrible scene. She just sat on the ground crying and wiping her tears. Seeing this, the aunts next to her slowly came over and surrounded her, comforting her one by one.

There are many such families. Most of the neglected people are the elderly and children who sleep alone. When they encounter danger, they cannot escape immediately and can only helplessly wait for the arrangement of fate.

"Don't worry, settle the survivors first. After the aftershocks are over, we will find a way to rescue people." The village head stood up and comforted everyone loudly.

When the village head said that they would go to rescue people, the villagers finally felt relieved. After all, as long as there is hope, they will not give up. This gave everyone a little more hope.

There are many villagers living here, most of them have suffered skin injuries, and a small number have fractures. The village doctor, Grandpa Wen, can easily treat these minor injuries and illnesses, and everyone's depression is slowly dissipating.

Jing Yao saw the bloody wounds, frowned and walked aside, "How is the warehouse?"

Xiao Ling, who was standing next to him, replied: "It didn't collapse. It looks like it withstood the earthquake."

Jing Yao nodded, "Let's go get something."

Soon Jing Yao brought a group of people to the warehouse. This was a small warehouse used for shipping. It was very close to the threshing ground and had everything in it. After Jing Yao opened it, he took a cart and started giving orders.

"Move as much as you can, move quickly, don't delay."

"Yes."

Soon everyone took action, each pushing a cart and putting anything they saw on it. They took out food and other things, and left when the cart was full. Soon the warehouse was filled with only some inedible daily necessities. Jing Yao also took a lot of high-proof liquor.

Fearing that there would be more aftershocks, everyone quickly checked the situation around them and discovered that the entire threshing ground was intact except for a few cracks in a few places. There were signs of loosening of the ground at the edges, but it was not very obvious.

Everyone felt relieved, and the ancestral house next door, although it looked shaky, did not collapse. On the contrary, it looked better than some houses in the village.

When Jing Yao and others came back, they were greeted with cheers from the villagers. Jing Yao gave the white wine to Uncle Wen and asked him to disinfect the injured. Uncle Wen thanked him and continued to work.

"Young Yao, I will always remember your kindness." The village head bowed to Jing Yao, not only to thank him for his help, but also for his early discovery of the earthquake and his warning to the villagers.

"Uncle, I am also from the village, don't be so formal, I will get out the pot and stove, let's cook something to eat first, otherwise there might be changes."

Jing Yao checked around the house and found that the ancestral house was an earthquake-proof structure. Although it seemed to be shifted, it would not collapse easily in a short period of time. So he boldly proposed.

"Yao boy, be careful."

Everyone had witnessed Jing Yao's skills and knew it would be best for him to go in, so no one stopped him.

Soon, Jing Yao took out a lot of kitchen utensils and bowls and chopsticks, and everyone put the stove aside and started to light the fire and cook.

There was a vegetable field next to it. Although it was in tatters, the vegetables were still edible. Everyone picked a lot of vegetables in this safe place. Jing Yao also took out a lot of canned food and cooked them together for everyone. Soon, the air was filled with fragrance.