Qin Luo asked her with a smile, "Well? Beautiful, isn't it? Wouldn't it have been a shame to miss it?"
Xu Duoduo nodded and huddled deeper into the blanket against the cold wind, but her eyes shone.
Beauty was fleeting, however.
Chen Xiaofei had just started exclaiming about whether this was a miracle and whether the total blackout day was about to end. He was so excited that he wanted to fly up into the sky and circle around a couple of times.
Then, just like that, the sky went dark. The aurora vanished in an instant, leaving everything pitch-black again.
Chen Xiaofei wailed, "No-!! How could this happen?!"
Bai Shu calmly adjusted his goggles. "Didn't I tell you? Geomagnetic storms have been frequent lately, so it's perfectly normal for them to produce auroras."
Besides, when had the apocalypse ever followed any rules?!
Meteorites struck without warning, tsunamis came whenever they pleased, and volcanoes erupted in an instant.
Otherwise, why would it be called the apocalypse?
Chen Xiaofei whimpered twice at the pitch-black sky, then leaned against Bai Shu, whining, "Help, I can't live like this anymore. Boo-hoo."
Bai Shu told him to stop being so dramatic.
Qin Luo scooped Shishi up to leave. "All right, sightseeing time is over. You need to get some rest."
Xu Duoduo glanced toward the pile of yaks. The sight of all that meat made her itch to collect it again. Her hoarding habit really was getting a little out of control.
Qin Luo told her to conserve her mutant ability. "You've already used quite a bit of your power today, haven't you? That's enough. There'll be other things next time. Can we leave these for M City Base today?"
Shishi was a kind, good girl.
As soon as she heard that they were