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Country Z, one of the few huge countries on the planet, has a population of more than a billion people. Countless ordinary lives have used the efforts of generation after generation to build a seemingly powerful and brilliant scientific and technological civilization.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the earth, elongating He Yang's back, like many office workers, He Yang finished a day's hard work, dragged his long back and tired body back to the company's dormitory, threw the packed meals in his hands to his colleagues who were resting in the dormitory, and lit a cigarette.

"You don't have to lie in bed for a day to rest" He Yang was speechless for a while, wasting such a precious rest day on sleep.

"You can't rest much better" The colleague's name is Li Mingyuan, nicknamed Li Fatzi, maybe because of similar interests, or the same smell, the relationship between the two has been like brothers since childhood.

Such mundane conversations exist in different languages in all corners of the world. Peaceful, cozy. No one realizes that a shocking change that will change the trajectory of everyone's lives is gaining momentum.

Throwing the burned cigarette butt in his hand, He Yang stretched his arm lazily, ready to start enjoying the apologetic time after work.

The dormitory suddenly began to shake violently, and as soon as the sound of "MD, earthquake, run" fell, the person had already rushed out of the room. He Yang's dormitory was on the second floor, and he quickly rushed to an open space outside the dormitory. The ears were full of roars, and the earth rose and fell like ripples in water. Before he could gain a foothold, the roar of the collapse of the house and the smoke and dust that poured up swallowed him up in an instant.

He Yang was lying in the smoke and dust, his hands were covering his head, his head was blank, the smoke and dust turned his world into a gray patch, the dust entered his eyes and brought a tingling pain, and uncontrollable tears began to fall. The shoulder was smashed by the debris of the falling house, and there was a sharp pain. "You must run out quickly to breathe fresh air" He Yang thought in his heart, the earth just stood up and shook violently to make him fall to the ground again, the wound on his shoulder that was smashed touched the rubble all over the rubble, and the severe pain made him curl up tightly on the ground, covering his nose with his clothes with one hand, not knowing how much smoke and dust he could filter, how many harmful substances, but this was much better than inhaling a lung of smoke and dust.

The tremor of the earth finally stopped, and He Yang slowly stood up, looking at the surrounding community with high-rise buildings had become a ruin, and people were kneeling on the ground or crying loudly in pain. Helplessness, dazedness, fear, sadness filled everyone.

"He Yang! He Yang!" Li Mingyuan's call pulled He Yang back from his daze, "How is it, is the leg injured serious?" He Yang is particularly afraid that he will be too injured, a few years ago the two of them came to this coastal city from their hometown to work, and support each other in this strange city, He Yang doesn't know if Li Mingyuan is too injured, whether he can survive in this environment, the only thing he knows is that he alone will never have the courage to face everything that happens next.

"It's not a big deal, the stone smashed on the leg is not sharp, it's just swollen, and it will be fine in a few days" Looking at He Yang's anxious expression, Li Mingyuan barely squeezed out a smile and said with a smile. It's just that this smile is better than crying, but at least it's better than crying, because they need a strong will to face the tribulations that lie ahead.

He Yang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Let's go, there is a supermarket in front, there is only one floor, I hope to have something to eat" He Yang knew that he had to find something to do, otherwise fear would swallow him two. Night began to gradually begin to fall, the weather in July was not cold at night, but at this time the winter may be more able to live, the plague caused by the decay of corpses, the large amount of loose soil caused by the earthquake, the mudslide since the heavy rain will also roll in, the most important thing is that such a big earthquake for them in the coastal city, the tsunami will undoubtedly harvest more lives. He Yang helped Li Mingyuan to the supermarket, and the two of them lay on the ruins to remove some smaller roof pieces, hoping to find some water and food, "He Yang come here, I dug up water and food!" Hearing the sound, He Yang hurriedly ran over, and the bottom of a bottle of mineral water leaked from the edge of the ruins, and it didn't seem to have been smashed by the collapsed supermarket.

The two of them hurriedly dug down, their fingers gradually worn out, but they did not dare to stop. When people recover from their initial grief and fear, food and water will undoubtedly become the focus of the snatching. "Hurry up, it's almost fine" Li Mingyuan said excitedly, but the next moment all the excited looks on his face disappeared, and the expression of fear appeared for the first time on Li Mingyuan, a fat man.

In the collapsed rubble, one hand clutched a bag containing 2 bottles of mineral springs and a couple of breads, except that the owner of this hand was buried under the rubble, lifeless. "Li Mingyuan!Li Fatty!Fat!" Seeing Li Mingyuan staring blankly at the dead arm, He Yang shouted loudly, now is not the time to be immersed in fear and sadness, this emotion is the plague now, if they can't get rid of it, they will die soon.

Someone has already noticed them, "I have to leave quickly", thinking of this, He Yang took off his clothes, tore open the bag, took out food and water from it and put it in his clothes, and then wrapped the clothes, so that people could not see what was inside from the outside, after wrapping, He Yang got up and pulled Li Fatzi, who was still half-kneeling on the ground, people can always burst out with more potential than usual when they are surviving, if He Yang's thin body is usually unable to pull Li Fatzi.

It's halfway through the night, and I don't know how far I've walked.

"Fat man, you cheer me up, you will make us both die quickly" He Yang looked at Li Fatzi, who had been walking with him for half the night, but had been in a daze, and said angrily.

"Do we still have a chance to live? How long can we live? I don't want to die, and I don't want you to die, but that arm has always been in my mind, as if to say: It's your turn right away, it's your turn right away" Li Fat Man suddenly squatted on the ground with his head in his arms and cried loudly.

At this time, any comfort is useless, only when he is finished venting, he is enlightening him. Silently waiting for the crying to stop, He Yang lit a cigarette and put it in Li Fatzi's mouth, "I don't know how long I can live, but if I persist, there is hope, be strong, I need you, our brothers will definitely be able to work together, definitely! Mingyuan looked at me and promised me, okay?" He Yang knew that he needed his firm eyes, so he looked at him after speaking, and watched his eyes slowly change from panic and fear to firmness.

"Yes, we must be able to, we must" Li Fatzi got up and wiped away his tears, "We have to hurry inland and go, the tsunami and gravel may come" He Yang supported Li Fatzi, and the two thin and fat bodies slowly moved away under the starry sky, until the back became one and disappeared into the night.