boyutpedia Chapter 1248
Chapter 1248
Zhou Shuwan's hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
She could take away the ships and the supplies, but she couldn't stop the towering waves or save the four soldiers trapped in the watchtower.
Her "vision" clearly showed the four young men inside the watchtower.
The fear on their faces, the way they gripped the handrails so tightly, the screams of "Help!"...
"Click——!!!"
A piercing metallic snapping sound suddenly rang out.
The main support of the watchtower finally succumbed to the impact of the giant waves and broke completely.
The entire steel watchtower, like a large tree that had been broken in half, leaned towards the island.
The screams of the four soldiers were completely swallowed by the roar of the waves, lasting not even a second.
The white waves swallowed the steel wreckage and the four young figures.
Not even a trace was left.
It was as if they had never been to this world.
Zhou Shuwan's eyes reddened.
She failed...
The Earth's crust on the seabed is still tearing apart violently.
The grotesque crack seemed to have been violently torn open by an invisible hand, expanding wildly from its initial width of a few meters to hundreds of meters, and it was still spreading.
Deep within the fissure, surging crimson magma, carrying a temperature high enough to melt everything, bubbled and gurgled, like a river of lava constantly rolling in the gates of hell.
One after another, scorching magma columns shot into the sky from the cracks, some as thick as tens of meters and others as thin as a bowl.
They surged violently onto the water's surface, carrying scorching rock fragments and toxic gases.
The moment seawater collides with lava, it doesn't produce the sizzling sound one might expect, but rather a deafening roar.
Tens of thousands of tons of seawater were instantly evaporated, turning into white steam that shot straight into the sky.
The seawater that hadn't had time to evaporate was scalded by the lava and boiled and churned, the surface of the sea looking like a giant cauldron that had been set ablaze, bubbling and turning an eerie orange-red.
The magma surged on the sea surface, solidifying into chunks of black volcanic rock.
Before they could even settle down, they were smashed apart by the successive giant waves, turning into countless tiny pebbles that were swept towards the base by the tsunami.
No sooner had one tsunami passed than another, even higher and more powerful, tsunami has already formed.
This wave, with the orange-red of lava and the inky black of volcanic ash, resembled a three-headed behemoth baring its fangs and claws, roaring as it pounced on the base.
Countless pieces of debris floated on the crest of the waves—broken reefs, shattered ships, and other objects whose original shapes were no longer recognizable, all swept up by the giant waves and slammed violently against the rock walls of the base.
"Boom boom boom!"
The dull thuds, one after another, seemed to strike the hearts of everyone.
In the command room, Qi Mingyu stared at the white fog outside the window.
In the white mist, sparks continued to explode, red and gold, like a grand yet deadly fireworks display.
The sparks fell, some hitting the glass with a crisp sound, others landing on the wall and extinguishing instantly, leaving behind charred marks.
Captain Chen leaned against the wall, coughing violently.
His face was ashen, and a trace of blood even trickled from the corner of his mouth.
The shaking was so violent that he lost his balance and crashed hard into the corner of the table.
"Captain Chen!" Lieutenant Yun supported him, her voice full of worry.
Captain Chen waved his hand, panting heavily, and looked out the window: "The earth's crust is moving, volcanoes are erupting, tsunamis are coming one after another... The foundation of this fortress may not hold..."
Deputy Commander Yun's face turned pale.
He knew that Captain Chen was telling the truth.
Everyone in the command room witnessed the moment the watchtower collapsed.
That watchtower was built to the highest standards and can withstand a level 10 tsunami.
But in the face of this disaster, it was as fragile as a paper toy.
If even the watchtowers couldn't hold out, how long could this fortress built on the reef last?
Fear, like icy seawater, slowly seeps into everyone's heart.
And this was only the beginning of the disaster.
Everyone thought that the tsunami would last at most a few hours, maybe half a day, and then it would subside.
After all, they've experienced countless tsunamis over the years since the apocalypse, and none of them have ever been able to maintain their dominance for long.
But this time, they were wrong.
How wrong.
The crustal movements on the seabed show no signs of stopping; on the contrary, they are becoming increasingly intense.
The cracks continued to widen, and magma continued to gush out.
Every collision between magma and seawater triggers a new tsunami.
One wave subsides only for another to rise, each wave higher and stronger than the last.
Time slipped away little by little amidst the roar of the waves and the tremors of the earth's crust.
One hour.
two hours.
one day.
Two days.
……
For three whole days and three nights.
The base was besieged by the tsunami and volcanic ash for three days and three nights.
For the past three days, the sky has never cleared up again.
The island, which was originally in a period of daylight, was completely shrouded in thick volcanic ash.
The volcanic ash was black and had a pungent sulfur smell. It was carried by the sea breeze and fell all over the place.
They landed on the walls of the fortress, on the windows, on every place where they could land.
At first, it was just a fine powder.
Later, it accumulated thicker and thicker, becoming denser and denser.
In the end, a huge gray cocoon formed outside the fortress.
Looking up, I couldn't see the sun, the clouds, or even the sky.
There was only a gray, oppressive color.
With sunlight completely blocked out, the entire base was plunged into darkness, with only the emergency lights providing a faint glow.
Volcanic ash continues to fall, carrying scorching heat.
They mixed with seawater to form a thick mud that seeped into the cracks in the walls little by little.
The survivors inside the fortress all huddled in their sealed rooms, too afraid to go out.
The boiling point alloy plate was nailed firmly, keeping the hellish scene outside the door.
But the deafening roar, the increasingly violent shaking, and the sulfurous heat seeping in through the cracks in the door constantly reminded them—
Danger is never far away!
Zhou Shuwan hugged her parents and huddled in a corner.
Zhong Tiyun gripped Zhou Shuwan and Zhou Jianghai's hands tightly, her hands trembling slightly.
Zhou Jianghai's expression was also not good.
His brows were furrowed, his gaze fixed on the closed door, as if he were looking through the door at the disaster outside.
Zhou Shuwan hugged her parents, feeling their warmth, but her heart felt heavy.
Her "vision" allowed her to clearly see the condition of the fortress.
The foundation of the fortress has begun to crumble under the combined effects of several powerful tsunamis and seafloor crustal movements.
Cracks have already begun to appear on the rock face.
In some places, the alloy plates have been deformed by the giant waves, and some have even been dented.