Driven out of my home in the apocalypse, I built a fortress in return.

Chapter 672 The Water Shortage Crisis in the Underground City!

After Heima and the others broke through their limits, they were overjoyed.

However, some people's expressions turned very unpleasant.

At this moment, above the Dragon Gate Inn, three figures were hovering in mid-air, staring intently at the ground.

"Master, isn't the revival of spiritual energy a good thing for us? Our cultivation progresses much faster. Why do you look so pale?" Bayin blinked her playful big eyes, looking puzzled.

"Yes, Master! I feel that my strength has improved tonight as well." Yilong clenched her fist, a hint of fanaticism flashing in her eyes.

After arriving in Dragon City, the three of them temporarily do not need to concern themselves with temple affairs.

Xiao Yu confirmed that Grand Steward Su Xin had no ill intentions towards him, and thus lowered his guard.

Therefore, the three of them had a very pleasant time during this period.

Every day, I would just wander around and observe how different parts of Longcheng were operating.

Even Yilong, who was always aloof, has become much more cheerful.

"What do you know?" Su Xin said irritably upon hearing her two disciples' words.

"The revival of spiritual energy is certainly good, but you don't understand at all! The so-called revival of spiritual energy is the activation of Earth's self-preservation mode! And once Earth activates this mode, it means... we've reached the most critical moment!"

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes gazed out to a place dozens of miles away.

There, one can vaguely see mountains slowly collapsing.

The earth's recovery begins with destruction.

As the spiritual energy resurgence begins, how many humans will perish in the process?

There was another person who shared the same concerns as Grand Steward Suxin.

On the second floor of the Dragon Gate Inn, in her room, Luo Xia looked eastward through the crystal window.

That direction led directly to the location of his hometown's underground city.

"Another earthquake!" Luo Xia's gaze turned serious as she felt the tremors coming from deep underground.

His strength is limited, and he has not yet noticed the process of spiritual energy revival.

But I have a vague feeling that something is changing in the world.

Since an earthquake has occurred.

What about the underground city located underground?

How is it now?

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"Daddy! I'm so thirsty~" a childish voice rang out.

His voice was weak and feeble, and one could tell at a glance that he was extremely weak and powerless.

With the help of the dim light, it is not hard to see that this is a simple artificial cave underground.

Inside, there was only a simple stone bed and a stone table.

There was also a dirty animal hide on the side, and nothing else.

"My little girl, be good!"

Looking at his daughter's chapped lips, his once clear eyes became somewhat unfocused. The rugged man's face was filled with heartache. He gently rubbed the little girl's head and said, "Little girl, wait a little longer, Daddy will go get you some water..."

As he spoke, he braced himself against the stone wall with his hands, then slowly stood up and walked out of the cave.

They emerged from the cave.

Everywhere you look.

Everywhere there were artificial caves similar to his home.

The entire underground world was also turned into a honeycomb, riddled with holes.

These caves vary in size.

The larger ones were carved out to cover tens or hundreds of square meters, while the smaller ones were only a dozen or so square meters.

Most of the interiors are very basic.

Some caves are also covered with thick animal hides.

This is the legendary underground city!

"Why hasn't the city lord dug out water yet? There was never a shortage of water when the old city lord was alive!" someone complained.

"Yes, I can't go on. If I can't dig out any more water, I'll die of thirst!" the others chimed in.

He had heard similar sounds countless times in the cave where the man had passed.

After all, water is the source of life.

A person can live for several days and nights without eating.

But without water, you won't survive more than three days!

Not to mention, people living on the ground can replenish a little moisture by breathing air because the air itself contains moisture.

And for those people who live underground, the air is extremely dry.

Fortunately, the old city lord unearthed an underground river and many underground wells.

This solved the water problem.

At the same time, the old city lord also used his abilities to invent gunpowder weapons.

It was in this underground city that a large quantity of special flame ore was mined.

It was modified into a gunpowder weapon, which was extremely powerful.

This also gave the tribesmen greater fighting power when hunting ferocious beasts.

Only in this wasteland can one barely survive.

Moreover, the reason why they can still see things is because they are in the underground world.

This is also because the flint can spontaneously combust, emitting a faint flame that is barely enough to see.

However, these flints also made the underground city drier and more water-scarce.

Moreover, due to long-term mining, a large number of wells have also been dug.

This also resulted in the underground world being riddled with holes by their digging.

Originally, these riddled rock cavities had no effect on the people of the underground city.

However, a once-in-a-century catastrophe is about to descend.

Recently, minor earthquakes have occurred on every full moon night.

In mild earthquakes, only a few caves collapse and some people are buried.

If the rescue is timely, there is still a chance to save the person.

but,

Several major earthquakes also occurred during this period.

The underground world, already riddled with holes from excavation, was further shattered by the earthquake, causing significant sections to collapse.

This resulted in the deaths and injuries of hundreds or even thousands of people in their tribe.

That underground river was also completely buried.

The people in the underground city were instantly plunged into a severe water shortage crisis.

During this period, they could only survive by relying on the remaining wells.

However, there are as many as fifty or sixty thousand people living in this underground city!

How could a few wells possibly supply water for tens of thousands of people?

This has led to the current situation where the water supply in the underground city is becoming increasingly strained.

For two consecutive days, some people have been unable to get water, and some have even fainted from thirst!

"No! I can't give up!"

After walking through a passageway that was over a hundred meters long, he saw a series of densely packed caves. The weak sounds emanating from those caves were like curses, constantly striking the heart of the rugged man, as if telling him that the underground city had run out of water and there was no need to waste any more effort.

After all, just a day ago, weren't all of these people wandering around?

He frequently went to check on those wells.

I wanted to see if water would gush out of the dried-up well.

However, each search only brought disappointment.

This not only depleted their last bit of physical strength, but also their last hope of survival.

Now, these people can do nothing but wait to die here.

"Phew~ For my daughter! I must find a water source!" The burly man braced his hands against the wall to support his slightly dizzy head.

At the same time, one should try to minimize heavy breathing caused by weakness.

His mouth was even drier because of his frequent heavy breathing earlier.

He had only walked a few hundred steps when he had already exhausted almost all his strength.

Thinking of this, the burly man's eyes hardened, and he murmured, "The square is just ahead!"

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