After delivering the medicine, Jiang Ning felt much more relaxed.

 

She eats and drinks as usual. Every day, she either exercised or checked the escape plan with a map.

 

It was necessary to stay away from the edge of the plate, be at a relatively high altitude, and avoid earthquake zones. 

The two selected several locations and developed different plans. They have plans A, B, and C. 

But they know that plans can’t keep up with changes; so they would have to adapt as needed. 

In the blink of an eye, two months passed. Jiang Ning did not go to find Gu Tinglin, and Shu Xueqing did not show up again. 

Time passed quietly, as if nothing had happened. 

One morning, while still groggy from sleep, a sharp air raid siren suddenly cut through the calm and pierced straight to her heart. 

Jiang Ning had never experienced it before and felt disoriented at the harsh sound. 

Huo Yishen, on the other hand, opened his eyes instantly and jumped out of bed. “Hurry, the disaster is coming!” 

They moved quickly, getting dressed while Jiang Ning swiftly stored all the room’s items into her space. 

Huo Yishen rushed out of the room. “Doudou, pack up now.” 

Everyone must carry an earthquake first aid kit. The living room had almost no furniture left, just old tables and chairs, which Jiang Ning didn’t bother to take. The three people and one dog hurried downstairs. 

The shrill air raid siren continued nonstop, and it was echoing throughout the military base. 

The air raid siren is divided into levels: ordinary, severe, and urgent. The one ringing now is the highest level. 

Without an order from the top military leader, the base wouldn’t issue an emergency air raid alert. 

This can only mean one thing: the plate collision is coming! 

As soon as they got downstairs, the sound of a loudspeaker announced that the base’s most accurate interstellar telescope monitoring had discovered that an asteroid was falling rapidly. 

Judging by its current speed, it will hit the Earth in 2 hours. 

Based on the asteroid’s trajectory, it is very likely to hit the Western Hemisphere. 

A collision hitting the Western Hemisphere? That seemed accurate. 

The source of the earthquake spreads from the Western Hemisphere, and the amplitude would relatively slow down by the time it reached the Eastern Hemisphere, which is why it didn’t instantly destroy everything in their last lifetime. 

The power of an asteroid is far greater than that of a nuclear bomb. It can instantly destroy a city. If it directly hits the Western Hemisphere, the entire hemisphere will probably bear the brunt. 

Two hours is enough for Jiang Ning. 

But for the base, it was far from enough. In the 20-30 mile radius, there were over 200,000 survivors, and gathering them by sea, land, and air would take more than two hours. 

Fortunately, the base was well-prepared and had conducted early warning drills for the survivors in advance. The survivors were also well-prepared, and their belongings for escape were always within reach. 

So, even though Jiang Ning felt she was moving quickly, when she rushed out of the yard with the dog, others were also moving at lightning speed. 

The residential area is narrow and densely packed with houses. There is no place to take out the helicopter. 

She was about to take out the car and run away when the gate of the yard next door suddenly opened, and several people came out with their families. “Hurry up, hurry up, we have to catch the bus.” 

If they were late, they might not even get a spot. 

Everyone came out in full force, carrying their belongings, and hurried to the gathering place. 

Some couldn’t stop in time and even collided with each other. 

But in just a few minutes, the usually quiet alley became bustling and chaotic, as if hot water had been poured into an ant nest and the ants were desperately struggling to survive. 

Even Area B was chaotic, not to mention the entire base. 

At this moment, walking was much better than using a car in terms of traffic flow. 

Huo Yishen and Jiang Ning looked at each other and ran! 

Fearing they might get separated in the chaos, Huo Yishen picked up the dog, and Jiang Ning grabbed Doudou. The two ran toward the base’s exit. 

In the face of the natural disaster, the entire base was like a boiling pot, with more than 200,000 people like frogs in the pot, all jumping and thrashing… 

No one wanted to die; they all wanted to survive! 

In the face of survival, everyone was driven to exert their full potential. The speed was comparable to that of people rushing into a supermarket to grab eggs during a sale. There were more and more people on the road, bumping, squeezing, and causing chaos… 

The force of the crowd hit them and almost knocked the two apart. Fortunately, Jiang Ning held Huo Yishen’s arm tightly. After finally leaving Area B, they discovered that the road was even more crowded. 

Compared to collective dormitories and apartments, the independent courtyard was farther away. 

In other words, the independent courtyard was far from the gate of the base, and the gathering of the navy, army, and air force was in the innermost military area. 

All the survivors rushed to the gathering point like a tide, but Jiang Ning’s goal was to get outside the base. 

This went against the flow, and they had to face an unstoppable human-shaped wave. 

Chaos, noise, crowding, collisions, squeezing, crying, shouting… 

The three people and the dog were constantly bumped and suffocated by the crowd. Going against the flow could easily cause trampling, and once it happened, it would be a human tragedy. 

Jiang Ning squeezed as hard as she could, trying to move away from the flood and to the side, but she still felt she could not move an inch. 

If this continues, they will be dispersed sooner or later. 

Jiang Ning decisively took the dog into her arms, and Huo Yishen used his arm to shield her and Doudou, desperately pushing toward the base’s exit. 

After more than 20 minutes of pushing, they finally managed to escape the peak of the chaos, gasping for breath with their faces flushed. 

The radio kept making sounds, and Gu Tinglin was calling anxiously, “Jiang Ning, are you there?”

 

Jiang Ning was slightly stunned and took out the radio from the emergency bag. “I’m here.” 

“Where are you? I’ll send someone to pick you up.” Gu Tinglin was extremely anxious. “You need to retreat with me.” 

“No need, I can take care of myself.” 

“Jiang Ning, now is not the time to be stubborn. Don’t make this difficult.” 

Jiang Ning wasn’t being stubborn; she had been preparing for nine years. “You’ve already given me the best. I will try my best to survive. Just take care of yourself.” 

She paused and couldn’t help but add, “You must survive.” 

Gu Tinglin was silent for a moment. “Okay, take care of yourself.” 

He chose to respect her decision, even though he was worried. 

Although he was reluctant, he really had no time. The most critical moment had come, and he had to execute and command. 

As the radio call ended, Jiang Ning suddenly felt a bit emotional. 

It turned out that this was what it felt like to be cared for by others at the moment of life and death.

 

Is this what they call family affection? 

Jiang Ning sniffed and immediately snapped out of it. The three people and the dog continued to run out of the base. 

There were still many people, but it was not as crowded as before. 

Driving was still impossible, so they continued to race toward the gate several kilometers away.