Stray Chapter 121: Time is running out
It's midnight.
A dazzling white light suddenly lit up at the end of the sky, but it turned the whole night into day in an instant, as if the sun was suddenly pulled down by some force and fell from the sky to the earth.
This scene shocked everyone who had not fallen asleep, and it was long enough for them to wake up the sleeping person, and they could clearly see that the dazzling white light that turned the night into day continued for several days. seconds.
No one knows what happened, or should say, no one wants to guess what happened.
After the white light dimmed and disappeared, the entire city was completely plunged into darkness.
Because the power system wasn't completely shut down, there were always lights left. Although it is not certain whether there are really people in those buildings, or if the lights are simply turned on, but at least when you look at them, you can always feel that you are seeing some hope.
But now, all the lights went out immediately, and the city was plunged into complete darkness.
It's not just the city outside, but the people at the mall base were horrified to find that they, too, couldn't even turn on the lights. Although this is something that has been known for a long time and will inevitably happen, when it does happen, people are still terrified and panic, and it is simply unacceptable.
As we all know, electricity is the main energy and driving force for modern industrial production. Once electricity disappears, it means the complete collapse of the foundation of civilization.
Although, in fact, civilization has already collapsed, and it is not bad for such a final blow... But the survivors feel completely different about this, because before that, they could still watch TV anyway , watch the radio, etc.
There are some program channels that only survive. It seems that the relevant teams and broadcasters have been urgently transferred to the sea, and they are still broadcasting some latest news, although it seems to be useless.
But it makes people in disasters inevitably have the illusion that the situation is not particularly bad, the outside world still exists, and civilization and order are still preserved.
Although it is said that on the big earth of Nuoda, only the main city where they are located has a disaster, which seems to make people feel very unbalanced, but it is better than the whole world is really destroyed, There is no hope at all.
However, now, it seems that the outside world is also destroyed all at once. Maybe they are the last surviving people on earth?
This huge contrast makes them unacceptable, and many people have already thought about the serious problems caused by the loss of electricity. Once this energy that runs through life is gone, they will lose a lot of convenience, not just the lack of lighting at night.
The night was extremely chaotic, the protagonist group and others were almost overwhelmed with work, so it was enough to appease everyone's emotions.
Although there was no big trouble, and no one gave up and took the opportunity to go crazy or something, but generally they were depressed, as if the little beauty and rush that they had just seen before were just shattered.
Many people's hearts are filled with doubt, depression, and even a deep sense of despair.
I can't see where the future is. I can't see where tomorrow is. There seems to be nothing worth working on.
——Their wills seemed to be completely depressed under the blows that followed.
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"...The first thing to think about now is the possibility of re-generating, we'd better find something like a diesel generator as soon as possible in these two days, and have enough fuel reserves, because summer is coming... "
Taocheng Saya yawned, holding a flashlight in his hand, tears welling up from the corners of his eyes, and walked up the stairs with a tired face.
"There are still a lot of fresh food in the freezer and freezer in the shopping mall. It is definitely not a good choice to let them spoil in vain. Those sealed foods with a longer shelf life can be kept for the future. Eat more, so we can last longer."
Beside her were other companions who were also exhausted. Probably after a busy day, she had to get up in the middle of the night to deal with the emergency just now, so she was completely exhausted and just nodded. , while staggering up the stairs.
Saya Gaocheng is right, but they are really too tired at the moment, and they don't have the energy to think about such details. If they really want to say anything, it is probably about what happened before. .
"I think it should be a nuclear bomb..."
Takagi Saya said with a gloomy face.
"Nuclear bomb?"
Everyone was startled, and suddenly felt that their mental consciousness was a lot more awake-
"Does that mean it has developed to the point where nuclear bombs are needed to clear the zombie threat?"
"It's not necessarily to clear the zombie threat, or it should be said that this possibility is almost the smallest. The previous scene is proof. If the nuclear warhead fell directly, it would definitely not be like that."
Takajo Saya shook his head and said through gritted teeth.
"Instead of detonating directly on the ground to destroy the city, it detonated in near-Earth space to cause an emp pulse strike. Because of the magnitude of the nuclear electromagnetic pulse effect, the impact of the bomb yield is smaller than the impact of the height of the nuclear air explosion, which is to destroy the city. infrastructure."
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"What, what? Can you be more specific?"
Takao Komuro looked confused, asking such a question on behalf of others.
"You idiot, isn't this easy to understand? If the nuclear bomb is detonated directly on the ground, the propagation distance of the electromagnetic pulse will be very short, and if it is detonated at high altitude, the emp damage area will be able to cover more large area."
Saya Gaocheng covered his forehead helplessly.
" While electrical devices hit by emp pulses suffer from temporary electronic destruction on the outer edges until near-center overvoltage destruction, modern semiconductor devices are also damaged by transient high voltages. Long ground lines such as electrical transmission lines act as The huge antenna of the emp pulse, the power transmission network and the communication network are also easily destroyed.”
Speaking of this, she paused for a while and said the conclusion with a serious face——
"That is, any electronic device containing semiconductors could be shut down or burned by an electromagnetic pulse, and most of the everyday electrical and electronic devices would cease to exist... We've just seen that result, haven't we? "
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The atmosphere was a little silent for a while. Everyone just came to the top floor and climbed the last level of stairs. At this moment, they felt chills all over, and subconsciously looked at the windows not far away.
I saw that the city outside was dark, and the remnants of lights that were barely lingering before were no longer there.
The city is embraced by darkness, and only some outlines can be vaguely seen...
The light beam of the flashlight shines out and submerges into it, as if a mud cow entered the sea, and was swallowed directly.
"Why...why do you do this?" Miyamoto Rei muttered to herself with a look of disbelief.
"Because the situation has reached the point of no return, do you remember the news we watched before? Didn't it say that the President of the United States has long since abandoned the White House and transferred government functions to an aircraft carrier at sea On, there is news that this is a measure taken to prepare for the use of a nuclear bomb..."
Saya Gaocheng sneered and glanced at the innocent girl.
"In other words, the possibility of using a nuclear bomb has existed from the beginning, and the probability is very high. And this tactical weapon was not originally used to clear infections. When the exchange of information was interrupted, countries were suspicious of each other. It is entirely possible that the United States chooses to strike first..."
"In order to prevent countries that are less threatened by zombies from rising in this disaster and changing the world pattern, in their words, it is to protect the interests of the American people..."
Since there is no way to make your own situation better, you must prevent other countries from getting better.
Because I can no longer stop the spread of the infection, then I simply paralyze the living forces of other countries and cannot save others.
Then the dead hand system was triggered as a matter of course, that is, nuclear binding. After all, there is no reason to say that only if you hit others, others will not hit you back, and the country that is hit by the nuclear attack will inevitably respond.
The result is that nuclear bombs fell like raindrops, although most of them chose to detonate in near-Earth space, not to directly destroy the attack, but to paralyze the infrastructure of the city as much as possible, so that everyone can return to the Stone Age together.
This is a cruel fact, that is, in the face of this world-destroying disaster, the evil that erupted from human beings is more lethal than the disaster itself, and can completely become the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
Everyone's heart was heavy, almost breathless, no one said anything. After all, at this time, shouting "I don't believe it" and "I don't accept it" is pale and powerless.
Saya Gaocheng exhaled a long breath and seemed to tell this speculation, which made her feel a lot more comfortable. Instead of carrying the unbearable pressure and fear alone, she raised her flashlight to illuminate the dark corridor ahead , hurriedly prepared to go back to the room.
But just as she was passing a certain room, she suddenly stopped...as if the door wasn't closed?
She subconsciously took two steps back and pointed her flashlight inside.
Actually, I don't even use a flashlight, because the young man who was sitting directly on the window sill, covered with a soft and faint moonlight, was slowly flipping through the books in his hands, not in a hurry, even the people around him. The air seemed to exude a sense of leisurely safety.
At this moment, Saya Gaocheng even had the illusion that the outside is not the darkness of the end of the world, but just an ordinary night, and everything is silent. Otherwise, this young man would not be so quiet. seriously.
However, she quickly regained her senses and looked very strange:
"When did you come back?"
"Oh, just came back after that flash..." Xia Ran replied casually without raising her head.
"Then didn't you see how those people panicked? If you came out in time, they wouldn't be so scared..." Gaocheng Saya only felt the blue veins on his forehead jumping wildly.
"I see, but people always have to rely on themselves... I'm leaving soon. If you don't learn to deal with this kind of problem, how can you do this?" Xia Ran closed the book and said leisurely.
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Saya Gaocheng and the others who came to her side were suddenly suffocated. They almost forgot that this person would leave sooner or later.
"Did you already know that something like this would happen?" Pink-haired twintails tried to calm down and asked.
"That's right..." Xia Ran nodded, "I almost didn't notice this, but fortunately I thought of it in time, so I tried to brush those dense strange areas while there was still time to avoid more trouble later."