"We feel something is wrong." Wen Qizhou emphasized with a serious expression that their sixth sense was extremely effective.
His emotions are enough to influence others.
First of all, Sun Rui, who believed in the sixth sense the most, said with an anxious look: "Don't be stunned, hurry up and pack your luggage!"
She ran to the bedroom in a panic. Yao Chengwei, who was always fond of thinking, didn't know what to think of, and with a face that was white from fear, he ran towards the room like the wind was blowing from his feet.
Zhao Peng and Xie Changxiao followed immediately.
At the same time, Wen Qizhou returned to the sixth floor and packed the suitcase and two backpacks with necessary supplies with Chi Yue.
After all the furniture and appliances were put into the space, he took the suitcase that only needed to be seen in the open, took Chi Yue's hand, and went to the fourth floor to meet Xie Changxiao and the others.
They are all people who have experienced fleeing. They pack their luggage very quickly and abandon items they cannot take away.
Even so, the burden is still heavy.
They stuffed all their luggage into the trunk. Zhao Peng took a look at the peaceful base and felt much less anxious.
"Brother Zhou, let's first──"
A strong earthquake suddenly hit him, and the two cars parked side by side shook, interrupting what he had not finished.
A chill ran down his spine: "There's an earthquake!"
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed. Chi Yue, who was about to get into the car, retracted her foot, tried her best to steady her body during the shaking, turned around and ran towards the trunk with a sullen face.
Wen Qizhou, who didn't bother to close the trunk, stepped forward in panic and held her hand tightly, reminding the others to run to the open space.
"Run forward! Don't stop!" They were too close to the western-style building. If the western-style building collapsed, it would easily affect them.
In an instant, screams echoed throughout the base.
People who were still in the residential buildings ran down as hard as they could, while people outside rushed to open spaces without buildings.
The icy ground was slippery and the shaking made it difficult to find balance, causing many people to fall to the ground.
Chi Yue could not avoid it.
The moment she tripped over a stone, she subconsciously stretched out her hand to support the ground, rubbing her palm against it. A tingling sensation hit her senses, and her knees and legs also became raw.
Wen Qizhou, who was always holding her left hand, couldn't stand up in time because of her fall, and staggered down.
The ground shook making him dizzy. He endured the discomfort caused by his vision and body, and stood up with his arms around Chi Yue's waist.
Xie Changxiao, who had been following him, came over to help. The three of them were about to move forward when Chi Yue suddenly made a sound.
"Wait!" She caught a glimpse of a crack extending diagonally to the right in front of them: "There is a crack over there!"
The "crunching" sound of the ice cracking is getting closer.
Hearing that Qizhou broke into a cold sweat, he called Xie Changxiao and ran to the left together. Even though there was a shrill scream behind him, he never looked back and ran towards the open space.
"Boom──"
A small foreign-style building collapsed.
The violent movement caused the ground to shake. The three people who had stopped in a safe area helped each other to steady their bodies and glanced in the direction of their backs following the sound.
The crack, which was one meter wide, extended to the collapsed house. Dust was everywhere, drowning countless screams.
Some people ran towards the open space in panic, some stood next to the crack and dragged their companions who fell into it, and some were so frightened that they stayed in place, staring at the crack that swallowed people.
The surroundings were in chaos, as if they were in purgatory on earth, and even the light from the sun was filled with chills.
Chi Yue even gasped softly.
Her eyes were fixed on the scene full of despair, death, and sadness, and the hand holding Wen Qizhou couldn't help but tremble.
Wen Qizhou and Xie Changxiao also stared at this scene in confusion, their minds went blank, and they both fell into a long silence.
As the earthquake stopped and the cries became clearer in their ears, they were brought back to reality by the joy of surviving the disaster.
Wen Qizhou took a deep breath and recalled that Chi Yue's palm was scratched. He wanted to apply medicine to her but found that he didn't have a backpack.
He held her hand distressedly, took out the wet tissue in his pocket, and wiped it for her: "Yueyue, did you knock your knee when you wrestled just now? Does it hurt now?"
"Fortunately, it should be fine." Chi Yue retracted her gaze from a distance and leaned into his arms to absorb the warmth she needed.
What happened today really surprised her.
Perhaps the butterfly effect has been triggered since the moment she was reborn. Too many things have changed in her past life and this life, and those memories cannot be used as a reference for accuracy.
She was a little confused.
But hearing Qizhou's strong heartbeat, her courage to move forward quickly dissipated the confusion in her heart.
"There will definitely be aftershocks next." She raised her head and met Wen Qizhou's gaze: "Let's go back to the car and get the tent."
If you are in a hurry, you will never be able to catch up.
If they encountered a wide crack caused by an earthquake while driving, everyone in the car would have no chance of escaping.
"Okay." Wen Qizhou touched her head.
He dragged Xie Changxiao, who was silent, towards the foreign-style building, looking for Zhao Peng and the others along the way.
Fortunately, they were not far apart. As soon as the three heard his call, they immediately followed the sound to find them.
Seeing Yao Chengwei walking up to him helplessly with the swelling on his forehead, Xie Changxiao, who had recovered his strength, frowned and looked at him: "Where did you hit? It's so serious."
"Guiding sign." Yao Chengwei recounted the frightening moment before, and patted his chest with fear on his face: "Fortunately, I ran fast enough, otherwise I would have fallen into that crack."
Sun Rui and Zhao Peng feel the same way.
They witnessed others falling into the crack, and their hearts are still hanging on. Even if there is no second crack or aftershock at this moment, they are still trembling.
"Let's go quickly." Zhao Peng heard that they were about to take the tent and interrupted Yao Chengwei who was chattering: "Business matters."
They walked to the two cars and took a look at the shaken small western-style building. They didn't dare to wait too long. As soon as they got the things they would use for the night, they immediately walked to an open space without cracks.
Because it was not dark yet and it was not yet clear how powerful the aftershocks would be, they did not set up a tent for the time being. They only spread thick mats on the ground and sat down to rest for a while.
"Sister Yue." Sun Rui adjusted her mood and asked Chi Yue quite seriously: "Do you still have a bad premonition now?"
Premonition is a word full of metaphysics, and most people cannot completely believe it, including Xie Changxiao and Zhao Peng. They were willing to listen to Qizhou's words at first and packed their bags without hesitation, just because of their trust in them.
But it's different now.
After the sudden earthquake, they were convinced of their premonition and looked at Chi Yue, waiting for her answer.
Chi Yue shook her head: "Not yet."
"Then how long do you think we should leave?" Yao Chengwei frowned, and the bulge on his forehead looked a bit funny.
(End of chapter)
