The earth echoed with booming sounds, one after another.
And as time went on, these booming sounds grew even stronger!
Dust and loose earth were blown into the air, with the roars between the mountains rumbling endlessly, and massive rocks fell continuously from the peaks.
On the ground, deep cracks spread endlessly forward, and the underground water buried deep below erupted like lava!
Rivers suddenly appeared, converging from all directions, flowing to lower areas, forming lakes, and submerging more of the surface...
At this moment, in the desert.
Lin Yue clung desperately to the ground, the intense shaking making it impossible for him to stand, only able to maintain this position and do nothing else.
Ten minutes felt as long as ten years.
Bai only held his clothes with its claws, looking as if wanting to protect him, trying hard to stand up and shield him.
"Bai! Get down! Don’t move around!"
This little guy, even at this time, wanting to protect him...
Lin Yue felt his voice was drowned out by the roaring of the earthquake, he could not even hear his own words besides the sound of the tremors.
He breathed deeply, every fiber of his being sensing this indescribable powerful energy.
Every second of this disaster was excruciating, leaving him unable to do anything, not even move.
The terrifying tremors continued on and on.
Yet the triangular metal-stone walls showed no signs of toppling even in this level eight earthquake, as did the roof.
The seismic intensity kept increasing, Lin Yue struggled to look back, only to find that the tent stood as steadfast as a boulder, even though a few poles inside had toppled, the overall structure remained.
This thing really works...
Lin Yue continued to endure the persistent force of the quake, suddenly feeling it seemed to have weakened a bit.
And this feeling became more apparent as time passed!
Could it be that it’s finally ending?
Lin Yue felt that the roaring noise also seemed much quieter than before.
But he didn’t get up immediately, choosing to remain lying on the ground.
The vibrations and roaring kept diminishing, finally, with a strange sound that slowly vanished, the entire earth returned to silence.
Lin Yue lay exhausted on the ground, the sweat on his face having soaked the soil beneath him.
It’s over... The earthquake is over!
Lin Yue struggled to sit up, taking a deep breath, then collapsed heavily onto the ground.
Bai did the same, wobbling as it stood up and finally tumbling down next to Lin Yue.
"Finally, finally..." Lin Yue closed his eyes tightly, just wanting to rest, just wanting to sleep well.
For him, this disaster was finally over.
This incredibly sturdy triangular stone wall not only withstood the severe earthquake but also prevented those insane mutant creatures outside from breaking in.
Lin Yue took a deep breath, finally getting up again, shaking off the dust clinging to his body and head.
He picked up a torch, checked the metal-stone walls carefully, and was amazed to find that they didn’t even have a crack.
It seems this makeshift structure indeed had enough strength to withstand the intensity of a level eight earthquake!
However, Lin Yue felt somewhat lucky as well.
Fortunately, it wasn’t a 9.0 level quake.
If it had been a 9.0 level earthquake... I guess this wall wouldn’t have held.
It’s known that the destructiveness of a 9.0 and an 8.0 earthquake is not on the same level.
Listening to the howls and cries of mutated creatures resuming outside, Lin Yue was now certain of his earlier speculations.
The first and second disasters weren’t as severe as they seemed.
The snowstorm forced survivors to hunt, train themselves, and store large amounts of supplies, allowing them to endure 48 hours in the shelter during the blizzard, when leaving was impossible.
The earthquake forced survivors to venture out of the shelter and face the overwhelming swarm of mutant creatures.
After all, without considering these mutant creatures, even in an 8.0 earthquake, one can simply avoid it by staying in an open area, free of large rocks or trees.
And places like that are everywhere in this Otherworld.
But the despicable part of the system was scheduling the earthquake at night.
Night is when mutant creatures are most frenzied and also the time humans are most vulnerable.
Even without considering visibility, the sheer number of mutant creatures would mean certain death unless one was in a Gundam form.
This meant one had to find a place guaranteed not to collapse during an earthquake.
Lin Yue took a deep breath, fixed the torch in place, and entered the tent.
Bai followed directly behind, Lin Yue closed the tent zipper, its security immediately providing a sense of safety.
He re-fixed the toppled poles but had no energy left to look at the system panel.
He was beyond exhausted.
Knowing the stone wall wouldn’t collapse, he had nothing else to worry about. He called out to Bai, who remained vigilant, and lay down on the bed, slipping into slumber.
Not everyone in this world was able to get through this night as safely as Lin Yue did.
Under the intense earthquake, many hadn’t the time to leave their wooden or stone shelters before they were buried along with their houses.
Many more fled their shelters only to be attacked and killed by the mutant creatures outside.
Some were lucky not to be crushed, only to be overwhelmed by the tide of mutant creatures...
With the rising of the sun and the setting of the moon.
The scars of this horrific disaster on humanity were fully revealed with the breaking of the dawn’s first light.
Lin Yue slept fitfully, awoke groggily.
His muscles ached all over, he struggled to wake fully, and opened the system panel.
Inside the triangular walls, he didn’t even know what time it was anymore.
[The system is about to upgrade!]
Suddenly, the system’s voice sounded, thoroughly waking Lin Yue.
Upgrade? Another upgrade?
[Upgrade Progress: 29%]
[Upgrade Progress: 74%]
[The system has been upgraded to Official Version 2.0]
[The second disaster has ended.]
[As of the end of this disaster, the global remaining population: 2,602,474,756 people]
[Please note, with the system upgraded to Official Version 2.0, there will be significant updates to previous features.]
[Update 1: Mutant creatures will further increase, and giant creatures will randomly appear.]
[Update 2: Underground Ruins Exploration is now open. There will be more powerful mutant creatures in underground ruins, but there are also rich rewards. Just like Secret Realms, underground ruins will have teleportation gates that refresh weekly.]
[Update 3: Systems will merge groups to accommodate a standard of 100,000 people]
[Update 4: The system opens a free market for survival points, merging with the original trading market. Barter is still possible, and items can be traded for survival points.]
[Update 5: The Secret Realm Gate refreshes every two days, but the Ancient Secret Realm Gate that opens a day before a disaster will lead to a mysterious place.]
[Update 6: Resource points in the wild will refresh randomly, please pay attention.]
[Other updates will be gradually released in the coming days!]
[A reminder that death here is true death!]
[Wishing all humanity good luck!]
Sorry for the delay, organizing the outline...
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