Natural Disaster Strikes: I Stockpiled Billions and Carved My Way Through the Apocalypse

Time flies, and more than half a month has passed.

But then it started snowing.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, becoming denser and denser.

In just one night, the snow layer on the ground was more than a meter thick.

Because of the extreme cold, the snow freezes as soon as it falls, becoming rock hard and bonding with the ice below.

Mu Jiuyue looked at the thermometer; it had dropped below minus one hundred degrees, reaching minus one hundred and ten degrees.

Frankly speaking, this temperature is really not suitable for humans to be active outside.

Every single one of them will be finished.

Therefore, everyone on Wei Lie's side retreated back into the cave, where the heating supply was increased, and all necessities such as food, drink, and sleeping were provided to the maximum extent possible.

In such harsh conditions, consuming high-calorie foods is essential for the body.

Therefore, the food in the cafeteria has been particularly good these days.

High in sugar, high in fat, and high in protein—eat whatever keeps you full and warm.

The same applies to Mu Jiuyue.

Old Hou went all out, cooking meat and vegetables with gusto, while the two of them sat around the fire, each with a bowl of food.

After eating and drinking to your heart's content, all you can do is lie down comfortably.

These days couldn't be more pleasant.

"September, this freezing weather, when will it end?" Old Hou looked at the impenetrable snow and couldn't help but ask, "Has it been half a year already?"

"Soon." Mu Jiuyue calculated the time: "It should be in the next few days. We can start preparing summer clothes again! We should also prepare gas masks and isolation gowns while we're at it."

Old Hou sat up abruptly, staring at Mu Jiuyue in shock: "What? A gas mask? An isolation suit? I can understand going from freezing cold to scorching heat. But those gas masks and isolation suits, are they what I think they mean?"

"It's exactly what you understand." Mu Jiuyue nodded: "After the extreme cold ends, there's no buffer period; it's immediately followed by extreme heat. This extreme heat will completely melt the icebergs at the poles, unleashing the ancient virus in droves. All carbon-based life on this planet will be infected with this virus. It spreads extremely quickly, and the death rate is also extremely fast. Once infected, one can only survive for a maximum of two weeks. In my past life, this virus completely wiped out three small countries; not a single person survived."

Old Hou couldn't sit still any longer, so he turned around and went to fiddle with things.

He believed what Mu Jiuyue said.

What Mu Jiuyue didn't tell Lao Hou was that this extreme heat was not only accompanied by viruses and plagues, but also by poisonous insects.

Under the control of the virus, the venomous insects further evolved, transforming into forms completely unrecognizable to humans.

This war is a battle of mentality.

Many people experience a complete mental breakdown after contracting the virus.

People jump off buildings or into rivers; no one wants to gradually become a monster, neither human nor ghost.

The reason Mu Jiuyue was able to survive the virus was because she was exploring underground with that big shot from her previous life. She ended up trapped underground and narrowly escaped death.

When she crawled out from underground, she found that the outside world had changed drastically.

The human world has become a true hell.

Thinking about what happened in her past life, Mu Jiuyue suddenly didn't find the chicken leg in her mouth delicious anymore.

She didn't go underground in this life, and she doesn't know if that big shot from her past life is still trapped underground in this life, or if he's already kicked the bucket.

However, she never intended to seek out that powerful figure in her lifetime.

Even if that powerful figure had once protected her.

The walkie-talkie rang; it was Wei Lie's voice: "September, can you come over for a moment?"

Mu Jiuyue glanced at the dense, impenetrable snow outside and replied, "In a hurry?"

“It is true that it is a bit.” Wei Lie seemed a little embarrassed to say it: “I originally wanted to come to you, but I fell down on my backside after only taking two steps. My strength is not enough in front of Blizzard.”

"Hahahaha, I know, I'm coming right now." Mu Jiuyue laughed loudly without giving anyone any face.

Mu Jiuyue wrapped herself up in layers of clothing, looking like a rice dumpling, before slowly walking towards Wei Lie, leaning on her cane to guide her.

Even though she was wearing protective clothing, thermal underwear, and a constant temperature suit, Mu Jiuyue still shivered a few times.

It was bitterly cold that day!

It took them nearly twenty minutes of difficult movement to finally reach Wei Lie.

As soon as I entered the cave, I immediately took off my coat.

Once you've adjusted to the temperature, go into another cave, take off another layer of clothing, and then adjust to the temperature again.

After going through this process three or four times, I finally changed into some comfortable everyday clothes and felt at ease.

As soon as I got there, I saw Wei Lie lying face down in front of a huge map, staring at it intently.

"What are you looking at?" Mu Jiuyue asked.

"Come here." Wei Lie beckoned Mu Jiuyue over, pointed to several points on the map, and said, "These cities have been completely wiped out."

"Huh?" Mu Jiuyue was stunned for a moment: "Total wipeout? How did they die?"

"The news just came from Director Lin of the shelter: massive avalanches have struck these cities. The entire cities are buried under snow. Even the shelters couldn't withstand the force of the avalanches and were crushed to pieces. Everyone living in the shelters is buried as well," Wei Lie said. "These cities are all large cities with populations of tens of millions. As for the smaller cities, I'm afraid they're probably in grave danger as well."

Lin Jiuyue nodded: "There are many reasons for avalanches, but if several cities experience avalanches at the same time, there is only one explanation—rapid warming. It seems that these cities in the south have already started to warm up, and we here will probably be soon. Wei Lie, it's time to make preparations."

Wei Lie nodded seriously: "That's what I think too. We should prepare as soon as possible. It seems that Director Lin was in a hurry to share this information with me because he was also afraid that the shelter would be buried under the heavy snow. September, do you think there's any way to eliminate this hidden danger?"

"Also, the message from Lin Zhen should have arrived by now. Lin Zhen's camp is in a ravine, surrounded by mountains on three sides, making him the most vulnerable. Lin Zhen wants to gather manpower to clear the snow from the mountain. But it's too cold now, and the snow is frozen solid. Unless it's heavy machinery, it's simply impossible to do so."

"You want me to take care of the snow?" Mu Jiuyue stroked her chin and said, "It's not impossible, but no one can know that I did it."

Wei Lie smiled and said, "Of course. We're on the same side, how could I betray my own people?"

"Then how are you going to explain the sudden disappearance of the snow to Lin Zhen and Director Lin?" Mu Jiuyue asked.

"Why should I explain?" Wei Lie asked with a smile. "I don't know anything. This wasn't done by my people. Who knows why it suddenly disappeared? Maybe it's just a change in nature itself?"

“We’re helping them out of nothing, just for the temporary stability of K City. As long as the shelter and Lin Zhen’s side are safe, we’ll be safe here. With them protecting and supporting each other, outsiders won’t dare to easily come to K City to cause us trouble. Don’t you think so?”

After saying that, Wei Lie winked at Mu Jiuyue.

Mu Jiuyue gave a thumbs up: "Wei Lie, you're quick-witted. You're right, Lin Zhen is a very reliable person. Protecting him is protecting ourselves. Leave this to me!"