“……” Kalun, Wan Lei, Fang Xiaoyu.
Good heavens, this female warrior is so shameless, actually wanting to be someone else's older sister right off the bat.
She’s as thick-skinned as Wan Lei and Fang Xiaoyu trying to be everyone's senior apprentice-brother and sister.
"Okay, Spicy Sister."
Kalun nodded.
"How about you come with us to the shelter? The next six months won't be easy, and when the world descends into chaos, with refugees and factions everywhere, you won't have an easy time on your own."
"I won't go. I'm used to being alone and don't like carrying around a bunch of burdens."
Yang Lazhi shook her head.
"But I'll go with you to that shelter and leave after I'm sure those people are in a safe place."
"Alright then, but I'm sure that after witnessing the ugliness of those people and your own weakness, you'll come to the shelter. I hope you make it back alive."
Kalun knew too much about the end of the world.
"Tch, you talk like you know everything. By the way, how did you know it would take six months for the celestial body to fall?"
Hearing this, Kalun picked up the dog.
"It told me."
"It? A dog?"
Yang Lazhi looked surprised and disbelieving, her lips curling up.
"That's right, don't underestimate it. It's a seer, knows everything, and can even talk. Don't believe me? Look.
Dog, say a few words for her to hear."
"Woof, woof, woof…" Dog.
"You little…" Kalun.
Soon, the criminals had packed their things. They didn't have much food or many weapons, but at least they each had one, which could be considered a simple armament.
Combined with the combat power of Wan Lei, Fang Xiaoyu, and Yang Lazhi, they wouldn't fear ordinary refugees.
"With horses, we'll be much faster. It's less than a hundred *li* to the northwest from here, we should get going."
Kalun jumped onto his horse and galloped westward at a steady pace.
He didn't dare to run too fast, after all, none of the criminals behind him knew how to ride, and they were still practicing.
The group set out on their journey, Fang Xiaoyu as usual being held in Wan Lei's arms, and the little yellow dog being held in Fang Xiaoyu's arms.
Kalun also wanted to hold Yang Lazhi in his arms, but after seeing the iron rod in the female warrior's hand that almost crushed the horse, he stopped talking.
Along the way, they weren't very fast, the horses' hooves making a "da-da-da" sound as they stepped on the hard black earth.
They set off at noon, and it wasn't until evening that they arrived in front of a large mountain.
"Where's this shelter you mentioned?"
Wan Lei looked at the mountain in front of him and didn't see anything special about it, though there was a clear stream not far away.
Kalun chuckled and leaned close to Wan Lei's ear, whispering,
"Brother, I'll say it again, the few of us must be united and have the same opinion, we must not give these people a chance to bite back."
"Don't worry, my hammer isn't just for show. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I'll kill them."
Wan Lei nodded calmly.
Kalun smiled, jumped off his horse, and led it along the stream.
The gravel beside the stream wasn't suitable for riding, so everyone dismounted and walked.
They walked all the way to the foot of the cliff and only saw mossy cliffs, nothing else.
Oh, and a stream flowing out of the mountain.
Kalun didn't keep them guessing and put both hands on a protruding stone, pressing hard. Then, the stone sank into the mountain.
Next, a stone flipped up, revealing a very complex steel combination lock.
"Wow, a mechanical creation, amazing. This lock has a very high anti-theft level."
Wan Lei couldn't help but admire.
"Of course. Right now, I'm the only one in the world who knows how to open this lock. Turn your heads away, I'm going to unlock it."
Kalun said smugly.
"Tch, drama queen, who wants to watch you unlock it."
Wan Lei, Fang Xiaoyu, and the others all turned away.
After all, they needed his help now, so they naturally had to listen obediently.
"How long will it take you to unlock it?"
"Five minutes."
Wan Lei sighed, looking at the sky rather bored.
He could only hear the clicking mechanical sounds behind him and didn't know anything else.
The sky wasn't very beautiful today. The dust raised in the sky hadn't dissipated, and more distant dust was drifting over with the wind.
He didn't know how long it had passed…
"Quick, look, what's that?"
Yang Lazhi suddenly pointed to the horizon.
A fireball streaked across the sky, trailing a long black smoke tail, drawing a graceful arc.
"A celestial body falling, there's one every day these days, what's the big deal?"
Wan Lei curled his lips.
"No, it… it seems to be coming towards us."
Hearing this, the dog immediately climbed onto Wan Lei's head, put its little paws on its eyes, and looked up.
"Damn, it's really coming towards us, is it going to crash into the mountain? If the mountain collapses, we'll all be buried alive, no, crushed to death.
Damn it, I knew following you wouldn't lead to anything good, unlucky every day…"
The dog cursed Wan Lei while turning back to curse Kalun.
"What are you looking at? Open the door quickly, we'll all die if you don't open it, hurry, hurry!"
"It… can really talk?"
Yang Lazhi stared dumbfounded at the dog. Now, she was even more convinced by Kalun's words.
"That's not the point. Hurry up and pray together that the meteorite doesn't hit us."
As he spoke, the dog put its hands together and began to mutter.
"Great Lei, Origin of the Moral Plane, please bless that meteorite not to hit us, let it hit somewhere else, I am willing to exchange Little Lei's single life for twenty years for this chance to live…"
The overly frightened dog began to pray to the great self.
The meteorite was falling very fast, quickly enlarging from a small black dot and whistling towards them.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt utterly desperate.
"It won't hit, it hit in front, it won't hit us."
The leading criminal shouted repeatedly.
"No, it's too close, the shockwave will be enough to slam us all against the mountain and turn us into mincemeat."
"Kalun, hurry, hurry!!!"
"Don't rush me, if you rush me, I'll forget how to unlock it."
Boom!!!
A loud noise came from twenty *li* away, and a mushroom cloud rose.
Immediately afterward, the shockwave, carrying dust that blotted out the sky, swept towards them with earth-shattering force.
"We're done for."
The dog muttered to itself. This time, there was no small hill for them to jump down and hide behind. Behind them was the mountain, and even if they weren't killed by the shockwave, they would be crushed to death by the rocks falling from the mountain.
The shockwave was getting closer and closer, the rolling yellow sand destroying everything in its path, rushing towards them.