One month after the Doomsday Drill, Gao City's power system completely collapsed.
In fact, it's quite remarkable that Gao City's power system could withstand the test for a month.
In most other cities, the power system had already collapsed two weeks ago.
Floods, extreme heat, and ultraviolet radiation have turned this planet into a giant sauna.
Human beings are utterly vulnerable in the face of such terrifying natural disasters.
With the power outage, the cold storage room occupied by contestant No. 3, Fang Bian, also came to a complete standstill. Without the cold storage room, Fang Bian had no choice but to move to another location.
They're currently hiding in an underground wine cellar, barely managing to hold on.
However, with the temperature continuing to rise and food and water resources dwindling, it seems unlikely that they can hold out for much longer.
Cheng Min, No. 1, is highly valued by her superiors because of her outstanding abilities. Although she is very busy every day, she is at least not lacking in food and drink for the time being, and has even been assigned an air-conditioned room.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, persisting for 100 days shouldn't be a problem.
As for Ye Feng (No. 7) and Ling Yi (No. 10), needless to say.
However, compared to Ling Yi, Ye Feng's situation was slightly worse.
Although he had prepared a large amount of supplies before entering the Doomsday Drill world, he couldn't just take them out and use them directly, could he?
They were all live-streaming.
Ye Feng racked his brains to efficiently retrieve resources from the System Space.
Even so, the food he ate wasn't exactly delicious.
Ling Yi can eat hot pot and barbecue to his heart's content.
But Ye Feng couldn't do that; everyone around him was eating biscuits, instant noodles, and barbecue.
If he dares to eat it, he'll be reported for hoarding survival supplies in no time.
In the end times, people's hearts are wicked; they are not worried about scarcity but about inequality. If I can't even get enough to eat, how can you expect to? No way!
As for Ling Yi, since his supplies were "openly and legitimately" distributed, he could eat whatever he wanted.
Among all the contestants, Ling Yi is arguably the one who has had the most comfortable life.
Putting everything else aside, Sariminglan has actually gained over ten pounds these past few days, and she's become quite rounder, which shows how well Ling Yi and the others are eating every day.
The two of them were guarding nearly two hundred tons of supplies, especially vegetables and meats with short shelf lives, which naturally had to be eaten first.
Although there are more than a dozen freezers, this thing consumes a lot of electricity.
Before the power outage, they could naturally operate at full capacity, but now that the power is out, even with a large number of batteries prepared in advance, it can still supply Ling Yi and the others for quite some time.
But we can't be too wasteful.
Since the power outage, the freezer has not been kept powered on for extended periods; it is only powered on for two hours each day before being shut off.
The food in the freezer should naturally be consumed first.
Especially meat.
This resulted in Ling Yi and his friends eating hot pot or barbecue every day, which made Sariminglan suffer from internal heat.
Late at night, more than thirty figures appeared outside the Ruidu Commercial Building.
The man leading the group was none other than the bearded man who had previously traded weapons with Ling Yi.
Although Big Beard and his group had deliberately stored up some survival supplies because of Ling Yi, the news of the apocalypse had already spread by then.
It's too late to stockpile large quantities of supplies.
In addition, given that the government has the strongest influence in Gao City, it would be equally difficult for him to use unconventional means to obtain supplies.
Therefore, they didn't have many supplies stored up. A week ago, on the day the West Peak Glacier melted and the entire Gao City became an isolated island, their supplies were almost gone.
The first thing the bearded man thought of was the Ruidu Commercial Building and the two hundred tons of supplies that Ling Yi had stored.
It can be said that, apart from the official survival bases, Ling Yi has the most supplies in the entire Gao City.
Previously, the bearded man was wary of Ling Yi because he feared Ling Yi's ability to investigate a person's entire family.
If it were before the apocalypse, the bearded man would never have dared to touch Ling Yi, since no one wants their entire family to be exposed online for others to "open" (i. e., reveal their secrets).
But now that it's the end of the world, the bearded man naturally doesn't care about these things.
Besides, no matter how powerful Ling Yi is, he's still just one person. What can one person do, even with a large amount of weaponry?
" Erzi, Gangzi, you two go and make some noise to see if you can lure Ling Yi out. The rest of you, hide. Once you spot Ling Yi, focus fire and take him out."
The bearded man stared at the main entrance of the Ruidu Commercial Building, his eyes filled with coldness.
"Boss, what if Ling Yi doesn't show up?"
" Ling Yi should be hiding in the Lower Chamber right now. Since it's Lower Chamber, there must be ventilation shafts connecting it to the outside. If Ling Yi doesn't come out, then we should go find those ventilation shafts."
"If we block the vents, I'm sure he'll come out."
"The boss is so thoughtful, awesome."
"Stop arguing, act immediately! As far as I know, quite a few people are eyeing Ling Yi's place, even some from the survival base."
"Once they set their sights on us, we might not even get a taste of the soup."
Upon hearing the bearded man's words, his men immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and sprang into action.
What the bearded man didn't know was that Ling Yi had already spotted him the moment he appeared near the Ruidu Commercial Building.
They could even see their every word and action clearly.
At the entrance to the staircase on the second floor of the Ruidu Commercial Building, a sphere nearly two and a half meters tall suddenly flipped and extended.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed from a sphere into a giant mechanical centipede.
After the shelter was renovated, Ling Yi put the mechanical centipede outside.
Used for vigilance and defense against enemies.
As the bearded man said, although the Lower Chamber is quite secure, it still needs ventilation.
Even though Ling Yi moved the ventilation vents to a hidden location, it still couldn't stop some people from searching for them.
Ling Yi's task is to eliminate as many enemies as possible outside the shopping mall.
At this moment, after unfolding its body, the mechanical centipede did not go downstairs directly, but instead climbed out of the window next to it.
Like a real centipede, it Climbing down the wall.
The movements are agile, fluid, and extremely quiet.
Erzi and Gangzi, carrying guns, led a few men and quickly arrived at the main entrance of the shopping mall.
They started banging on the door.
They were completely unaware that the mechanical centipede had already reached their heads.
Erzi and Gangzi couldn't see it, but the bearded man and the others in the distance could.
The bearded man wiped the sweat from his face and cursed, "This damn weather."
Then, he was completely stunned.
"What the hell is that?"
Because it was dark, the bearded man and his companions couldn't see what it was, but they could tell that it was a very long living creature.
From a distance, it looks a bit like a giant python.
However, its way of moving around is quite different from that of a giant python.
"Boss, could it be some kind of mutated monster?" one of them said, swallowing hard.
In a world like this, the appearance of some mutated monster isn't so unacceptable.
" Erzi, Gangzi, watch your heads!" someone warned.
But it was too late.
Just as Erzi and Gangzi looked up, the mechanical centipede raised its two front legs and pierced their heads.
Neither of them knew how they died before their consciousness faded into darkness.
After killing the two men, the mechanical centipede quickly slithered down the wall, then folded into a ball and rolled towards the bearded man.
"Shoot! Shoot now! Take down this monster!" the bearded man shouted urgently.
"Da da da!"
Countless bullets rained down on the mechanical centipede.
But the mechanical centipede that had transformed into a ball was faster than anyone could imagine, especially since the bearded man and his group weren't far away to begin with.
In Kung Fu Hustle a few seconds, the mechanical centipede dodged left and right and arrived in front of the bearded man and his group.
Sixteen mechanical legs sprang out, like the Death God's scythe, and with a flurry of stabs, killed more than a dozen people.
Tumbling and slithering, the mechanical centipede's body moved with the agility of Ying Yi.
In less than twenty seconds, all the men the bearded man had brought were gone.
As for the bearded man, he was killed during the first wave of attacks by the mechanical centipede, his head pierced by the centipede.
After killing everyone present, the mechanical centipede slowly raised half of its body, and its head glowed red.
This is the infrared scanning device that Ling Yi installed on the mechanical centipede.
After confirming that all enemies had been killed, the mechanical centipede lay prone on the ground again, wriggling its body as it crawled towards the shopping mall.
It quickly climbed up the wall and into the second-floor window.
The mechanical centipede Combat more powerful than Ling Yi had imagined.
However, the drawbacks are not easily noticeable.
His defenses were weak; he was hit by bullets in several places and suffered damage.
If bulletproof metal could be used instead, the defensive capabilities would be greatly increased.
Another issue is that it consumes too much electricity.
In just a short Kung Fu Hustle, the mechanical spider had used up 80% of its battery power.
Ten hours of charging, one minute of Combat.
This weapon is only good for sustained attacks and Sneak Attack raids; in direct Combat, it's useless.
Ling Yi was quite satisfied with the mechanical centipede's intelligent programming.
It was much more powerful than Ling Yi had imagined.
Given that it's a level 10 Programming skill, it's normal for the intelligent program to be a bit more powerful.
"Looks like I need to find a way to optimize the battery." Ling Yi gave the mechanical centipede a self-repair command and then turned off the monitoring screen.
However, the mechanical centipede, which Ling Yi saw as having many drawbacks, caused a huge uproar in the live stream.
[If this mechanical centipede were used on the battlefield, it would be an absolute weapon of mass destruction.]
[Who exactly is this Ling Yi? Is this something that can be created at this stage?]
[I feel that the most powerful aspect isn't the mechanical structure, but the intelligent program. Ling Yi only gave a command, and the mechanical centipede was able to execute it perfectly, without requiring any direct control.]
In other words, this mechanical centipede's intelligent program has already developed a certain degree of independent "thinking" ability, which is the most impressive aspect.
[This Ling Yi is ruthless. He must have over fifty lives on his hands. He's too dangerous; I suggest locking him up.]
[Upstairs, this is the end of the world. If Ling Yi doesn't act ruthlessly, he'll be the one who dies.]
[That's still wrong!]
[ To the Great Sage upstairs, I hope you'll still be this saintly when the end of the world comes.]
[If you recognize the ID above, it's best to stay away from this kind of person when the apocalypse comes. Otherwise, this kind of person will not only ruin themselves, but also ruin the lives of those around them.]
[Besides, this is just Doomsday Drill, not a real apocalypse. I think people like Ling Yi are too dangerous and should be locked up.]