Chapter 714: Highway of Death
It has been 7 days since the Yellowstone volcano erupted.
During this period, large-scale eruptions occurred in total four times. Each major eruption not only caused volcanic earthquakes.
It means spraying tens of thousands of tons of volcanic ash onto the stratosphere and huge magma, spreading in all directions.
Due to terrain restrictions, the Sneck Valley in the southwest of Yellowstone Park and Montana in the northeast of Yellowstone Park became the catharsis of volcanic magma.
The capital of Montana, Billings, which is only about 224 kilometers away from the Yellowstone Volcano, has been submerged in scorching magma more than ten meters thick.
The refugees fleeing to the east drove cars and carried scarce daily necessities in the snowstorm.
North Dakota and South Dakota on the east side of Montana are the only way for fugitives. But too many people drive, and with panic and nervousness, traffic accidents continue to occur on the road.
In the sky, except for the gloomy dark clouds, it is the cold wind with the smell of sulfur.
On the highway, the fugitives' vehicles were crowded on the highway, and along the opposite lane, they were occupied by vehicles trying to escape east.
A Toyota pickup truck was burning on the side of the road, and there were still many people without vehicles, only wrapped in scarves, small masks and glasses.
While they walked towards the faraway east with difficulty, they asked for help from vehicles along the way, hoping that kind-hearted people could take them with them.
Bang bang...
Fark Squids!
Bastard, do you want to die?
Ahem...
All kinds of noises filled the crowded highways, and the darkness or beauty of human nature were exposed at this moment.
From time to time, there were gunfire and screams.
A woman holding a child was slapping the window of the vehicle along the way: "Sir, can you take me a distance?"
"Hello! Sir, may I ask..."
The people in the car were silent, not only silent.
It’s not that they don’t want to die, but that they have learned a tragic lesson before. A kind driver opened the car door for a hiking escapee, but was hijacked by the escapee.
Now that they dare to open the car door, they probably would rush up on foot around them in an instant.
Many drivers even had pistols on the side, and someone approached them and picked up the pistol to warn them.
Several hiking escapees with simple protective equipment stared at the vehicles along the way, with hatred and fierce expressions in their eyes.
Suddenly they saw an old-fashioned Beetle with only a woman and a child inside, and the group rushed over quickly.
The hammer instantly smashed the car window glass, and a revolver spewed out a scorching flame, after a few gunshots and a scream.
On the road covered with a thick layer of volcanic ash, three corpses that were not yet cool were left. The woman's pupils were filled with fear and pain, as if she was telling the filth and sin of the world to the passing fugitives.
But the fugitives who had long been numb had no sympathy or even a hint of rejoicing.
Such human tragedies are happening one after another on this road of death, but the so-called rescue of the Noah Club has not arrived for a long time.
It’s not that Noah would have no action, but that they were busy rescuing the directors’ property and had no time to manage the lives and death of these untouchables.
The volcanic ash that continues to erupt, with the westerly wind circulation and the bitter north wind in the troposphere, continues to float towards the Great Lakes region, the Mississippi River Basin, and the Florida Peninsula in the east.
It was snowing along the way, even the Florida Peninsula, which is the farthest from the Yellowstone Volcano, at this time the volcanic ash on the ground reached 4 to 6 mm.
On the surface of the five major lakes that were completely frozen, the white ice and snow world in previous years disappeared, but was black and gray.
The top leaders of the Noah Association have been urgently moved to the suburbs of Austin in Texas, and are directing various tasks through fiber optic networks at the underground base.
Old Morgan, DuPont, Rockefeller and others were in the conference room, listening to the reports from various places, and their faces became increasingly ugly.
Columbus, who was in charge of intelligence summary, said sadly: "The directors, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho have completely collapsed, including many secret bases hidden underground, but have not escaped the impact..."
In fact, he doesn't need to report it. Old Morgan and others know that those three states are in danger.
Four consecutive earthquakes exceeding 7 magnitude, overwhelming volcanic ash, and magma tides like a mountain torrent.
Even a permanent base that can withstand the continuous destruction of this natural power cannot withstand the continuous destruction of this great power.
Many nearby underground bases were torn apart by the earthquake and then poured into the interior by the magma tide. Even if the insiders did not die in the earthquake, they would be burned to death by the magma.
"Due to the Rocky Mountains and wind direction, the area has not been seriously affected at present, only the states on the west coast are left, and the southern region is also affected by volcanic ash..."
DuPont and Rockefeller looked at each other, and both showed a hint of pain and helplessness.
For the Noah Society, the Great Lakes region of North America, the Mississippi River Basin, and the Florida Peninsula Plain are the real essence of the region.
The West Coast region that was not affected has more potential in California, and other parts of the West Coast are mountainous.
"Is there any way to stop the Yellowstone volcano from erupting?" Old Morgan asked uneasily.
A geologist among the think tank consultants stood up tremblingly: "Mr. Morgan, it is very regrettable that with our current technological level, it is almost impossible to stop the Yellowstone volcano from erupting."
"but……"
"But what?" DuPont asked sternly.
The geologist stammered: "Maybe there is a way for the Chinese Federation. After all, for the past week, they have blocked the ash in western Asia by launching sedimentants."
Rockefeller shook his head gloomy: "Even if the other party agreed to sell sedimentation agent, the volcanic ash has now covered most of North America, and the damage to the local environment has become irreversible."
Another meteorologist stood up and added: "Dear directors, if not stopped, the ash will cover most of the blue star in a month. By then, the Ice Age will accelerate and we will face the most terrible disaster ever."
"Damn it! It's all that guy Binx!" a director cursed gritted his teeth.
Old Morgan sighed: "Send someone to Peking! We need to talk about it and prepare to buy a batch of sedimentation first."
As for the threat of death, Old Morgan and others have already understood that they had completely lost, and the essence of North America was hit by the Yellowstone Volcano and were covered in bruises.
If the problem of the eruption of the Yellowstone volcano is not solved, North American social development will be backward for decades, and the losses of various materials and manpower will have already caused Noah to be damaged.
In addition, Blue Star may enter the Ice Age next.
The federal side is very prepared. Even if all the nuclear bombs are self-destructed, the other party will not make any regression.
Under the impact of overwhelming volcanic ash, Xizhou and Lucia were almost completely broken. If the next ice age is unavoidable, these two forces will basically collapse directly.
Compared with the Federation with a systemic super-large greenhouse, other forces in the Ice Age not only fail to develop, but even regress on a large scale.
Chapter completed!