CHAPTER 929: CHAPTER 905: ABNORMAL WEATHER

The sky gradually brightened.

The five of them didn’t sleep a wink all night, and it was impossible to fall asleep in the latter half.

The five of them hit the road again. The journey ahead was long, and everyone’s mindset became serious overnight.

Now it’s not just about finding the school; there’s an added goal—survive. There are always eyes watching you in the darkness, and just thinking about it is terrifying.

The atmosphere was chilling and creepy.

Jiang Xiaoxiao examined the traces and found they were not the traces of one person! There were at least three sets of footprints.

It should be one adult man and two women, according to the depth of the footprints.

This puzzled Jiang Xiaoxiao even more.

When she discovered Guo Ruqi’s body yesterday, she already suspected it was man-made.

It wasn’t due to wild animal attacks or natural disasters.

Initially, she thought it might be a struggle for food or money that led to harm.

But the attack last night made it clear the other side was premeditated.

That was a moment when people’s defenses were weakest in the dead of night; most people were already asleep by then. If she hadn’t been awake pondering things and if her reaction hadn’t been quick enough, the attack would certainly have been fatal, possibly without her even making a sound.

By the next day, when people discovered she was dead, they wouldn’t even know who did it.

This method is not just simple theft or robbery.

It’s completely murder, and premeditated murder, from Jiang Xiaoxiao’s perspective.

These people had prepared for the ambush; it wasn’t an impulsive thought that spurred the action.

But the situation isn’t that simple; she doesn’t know anyone here at all.

This means there’s little chance of having enemies. If it’s not for revenge, then who wants to kill her?

Or is it merely because she is a student of the Medicine God School, and that’s what incited thoughts of murder? Could it be that this hunt isn’t targeting her alone but all the students of the Medicine God School?

If that’s the case, then these students are in danger.

The problem is Jiang Xiaoxiao only partially understands and isn’t entirely sure.

Seeing the red bricks and white tiles in the distance, the five of them cheered immediately.

Of course, the place was indeed far away.

Halfway up the mountain on the opposite side, nestled amidst the green trees, they could see the red bricks and white tiles—the tiny village had a unique charm, though it was faintly visible.

But it was clear this building was partially hidden among the forests; it seemed not to be a single structure but several buildings clustered together.

Connected into one area.

But seeing the buildings indicated there were people.

Even Jiang Xiaoxiao got a bit excited; they hadn’t seen a soul in three days, and the ones they did see had them on edge. This was a feeling worse than struggling in an apocalypse.

During that time, while life wasn’t guaranteed, at least she knew the people around her were comrades who had her back.

They genuinely wanted to survive and desperately wanted others to survive too. Despite facing the apocalypse, each person lived precariously, yet the belief in survival remained. This sense of security she could feel was unparalleled.

It looks peaceful now, but dangers are everywhere.

Just coming once for new student registration could lead to such a huge crisis. She wonders what the Medicine God Association is really up to.

The Medicine God Association had already been in an uproar at this time—the students suddenly all disappeared.

The surveillance cameras they set up on both sides of the road had already lost track of the students.

They hadn’t set up surveillance cameras deep in the woods because who would expect the students to run into the depths of the forest out of the blue?

The only solace was that each student actually carried a hidden tracking device.

This tracker was inside the number plate every student received, but now five of the trackers were silent, meaning these students were likely facing life-threatening situations. Otherwise, the trackers they carried shouldn’t have stopped moving.

The trackers for the others were still moving, proving those students were still alive.

Five people had died!

Even Gu Yang knew they were in deep trouble.

"Quickly dispatch rescue teams into the forest to get those students out. We can’t lose more students."

Chairman Gu made a decisive decision. This incident happened too suddenly; nobody had anticipated it as no accidents had occurred during new student registration in previous years, except this year. Now there’s nowhere to place the blame.

Parents, hearing rumors from who knows where, had surrounded the Medicine God Association. Every one of these children was the hope and legacy of their family.

If something happened, even the Medicine God Association couldn’t bear the weight of it.

"Chairman! Something’s happened!"

The staff member who arrived out-of-breath handed over a report and photographs.

Satellite images showed that the abnormal climate at Kunlun Mountain had arrived early.

Gu Yang looked at the weather forecast on the images with a furrowed brow.

This time, Kunlun Mountain’s abnormal weather arrived three whole months early.

"Chairman! Look!"

Every 300 years, Kunlun Mountain experienced a catastrophic weather outbreak.

"It’s snowing!"

This was no joke.

Gu Yang looked out the window at the heavy snowfall and howling north wind, nearly speechless.

This kind of weather outbreak was almost an insurmountable challenge for humanity.

However, for hundreds of years, their ancestors had fought against this Kunlun Mountain weather and managed it for many years. There were many precautionary measures, but this time it was three months early.

And just when these new students entered Kunlun Mountain, such severe weather erupted.

If this weather continued, it would last for at least a year.

That’s what the historical pattern suggested, but seeing as this year came so early, there could be unexpected changes.

The problem now is they couldn’t even begin to undertake a rescue; outside, the wind had quickly whipped up to a level fourteen or fifteen gale. Now forget about people, even cars might be blown away.

Talking about rescue was almost impossible.

Parents outside were on the verge of going crazy.

Their children being sent to the Medicine God Association meant each family had some resources at least, even small families.

How could they be unaware of the once-every-300-years Kunlun Mountain abnormal weather’s onset?

Even they were trapped in the Medicine God Association building; all across the West City’s skies, sirens began to blare. These weren’t like ordinary emergency sirens for air raids.

It was specifically for the city to start forecasting this kind of extreme disaster weather.

Everyone knew that in such first moments, they needed to enter their homes’ pre-dug underground shelters.

Every house had a specially designated room like this, specifically prepared for disaster evasion.

These houses weren’t built by them. It should have been passed down by ancestor generations, with each generation modifying these shelters following disasters—to be earthquake-proof, fire-proof, waterproof. They even kept special drinking water and food inside.

It was something specifically left behind to protect future descendants.