Fortunately, their location wasn’t too far from the clock tower, so they arrived shortly after.
None of them had been drenched too much by the acid rain.
After placing the won in a safe spot, Yun Xiaoxiao recalled her little eagle back into her spatial storage and quickly disappeared.
The entire process took less than a second.
The won were left bewildered, almost convinced they had hallucinated.
Where did she go?
Wasn’t she just here?
How could she vanish in the blink of an eye?
Yun Xiaoxiao left so swiftly because she was deeply concerned about Yun City.
In her mories, the acid rain wasn’t supposed to arrive for several more years.
Because of this, she hadn’t warned Lu Chen and the others in advance.
She made her way to an empty room on the top floor of a building near the clock tower, where she retrieved her radio equipnt and voice modulator.
The reason she didn’t notify Lu Chen directly was that, although they treated her like a younger sister, everyone had their secrets.
Aside from Lu Chen, no one else knew she was a reincarnator.
She didn’t want them to see her as a monster.
So, she avoided revealing too much whenever possible.
Besides, warning everyone would serve as a wake-up call.
If more people could survive, then so be it.
Humanity was already struggling enough.
With practiced ease, she put on the voice modulator and turned on the radio...
“Acid rain is falling. It is highly corrosive. Prolonged exposure can cause skin diseases or even death. After the acid rain, plants and animals will undergo widespread mutations. Be cautious. Also, avoid drinking untreated water, as water sources have been contaminated.”
After recording the ssage, she set it to loop.
She hoped...
that as many people as possible would hear it.
She had done all she could.
The rest was up to them.
She walked over to the large floor-to-ceiling window and gazed out at the acid rain falling steadily outside.
The already desolate city looked even more bleak and sorrowful.
From her vantage point, she could see the clock tower clearly.
Aside from the main structure, there was also a modest-sized courtyard and a long corridor.
At that mont, the corridor was packed with people.
Around thirty or so.
All of them were won.
Their ages ranged from a few years old to over sixty.
Not a single man was in sight.
They watched the rain falling in the courtyard with a mix of curiosity and concern.
“Look at the rose over there!”
A teenage girl pointed in surprise to the left side of the courtyard.
There, a lone rose had been blooming.
But now, under the corrosive effects of the acid rain, it was rapidly withering.
The once vibrant pink petals twisted and shriveled.
Soon, they turned black and oozed a thick, putrid liquid.
The branches, leaves, and weeds in the courtyard fared no better, gradually losing their color and vitality.
Everyone’s expression grew grave as they witnessed the scene.
Just then, a middle-aged woman began scratching her face.
“What’s wrong?”
Soone beside her asked.
The middle-aged woman shook her head while continuing to scratch vigorously.
“I don’t know. It just feels really itchy.”
They didn’t have a radio, so they hadn’t heard Yun Xiaoxiao’s earlier warning.
At this point, they still hadn’t grasped the severity of the situation.
anwhile, acid rain was falling across the globe.
In places where the radio ssage had been received, people adopted a “better safe than sorry” attitude.
After all, the anonymous prediction of the extre cold had already co true.
So, they stayed indoors, avoided drinking untreated water, and suffered minimal casualties.
But those in areas without radios weren’t so lucky.
Apart from those who disliked rain or were naturally cautious, most people didn’t notice anything unusual about the sudden downpour.
So even used buckets or basins to collect the rainwater.
After all, in many water-scarce regions, water was the essence of life.
And in areas covered by snow and ice, the destructive power of the acid rain wasn’t imdiately visible.
So, they didn’t perceive it as a threat.
By the ti they realized the danger, it was too late.
Many people, after prolonged exposure to the acid rain or consuming contaminated water, suffered from severe skin ulcers, festering sores, and ultimately died.
Those who managed to survive often endured unbearable itching, peeling skin, hair loss, and disfigurent.
Yun Xiaoxiao frowned slightly as she watched the middle-aged woman scratching her face.
This woman was one of the five who had stayed behind with her earlier.
From the looks of it, she had already been affected.
Without tily treatnt, her condition would only worsen.
Yun Xiaoxiao took out a bottle of spirit spring water from her spatial storage.
If the spirit spring water could accelerate the healing of wounds,
then perhaps it could also neutralize the effects of the acid rain?
She wasn’t one to hesitate.
Once the thought crossed her mind, she acted.
In the next mont, she appeared at one end of the clock tower’s corridor.
Her sudden appearance startled everyone once again.
“It’s you, little sister!”
The scratching woman quickly recognized her.
After so explanation, the others learned that Yun Xiaoxiao had been the one to rescue them earlier.
They had gone out to search for winter supplies but had the misfortune of encountering snowlt zombies, which nearly wiped them out.
If it hadn’t been for Yun Xiaoxiao’s tily intervention, the consequences would have been dire.
So, they were all deeply grateful to her.
Yun Xiaoxiao watched as the middle-aged woman thanked her with a smile while continuing to scratch her face.
She handed over the bottle of water.
“Auntie, this is for you.”
The middle-aged woman was montarily stunned, unsure why Yun Xiaoxiao was giving her a bottle of water.
Yun Xiaoxiao pointed to her face.
“Wash your face with this. See if it still itches.”
“Oh, oh, alright.”
The woman quickly accepted the bottle, murmuring her thanks.
Knowing Yun Xiaoxiao ant well, she didn’t want to dismiss her kindness.
Though she wasn’t sure if a bottle of water would help her face, it was worth a try.
She hurried to find a basin and poured the spirit spring water into it.
Then, she gently splashed the water onto her face.
It felt cool and soothing.
She continued to pat her face with the water.
The others gathered around to watch.
“Little sister, you said earlier that prolonged exposure to acid rain can be fatal. Is that true?”
Soone asked.
Yun Xiaoxiao glanced at the withered rose in the courtyard.
“Didn’t you see for yourselves?”
Following her gaze, the others imdiately understood what she ant.
“So, does that an we can’t drink well water anymore?” soone else asked.
No one answered, but they all knew the answer was yes.
For a long ti after this, water-based abilities would beco highly sought after in every major base.
What was once considered a relatively useless ability would suddenly beco invaluable.
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