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Day two, heavy rain.
It was no longer yesterday’s gentle drizzle but a torrential downpour.
Water quickly accumulated in the city’s low–lying areas.
The balcony of my 20th–floor apartment had become like a grotto with a cascading waterfall.
walked barefoot to the balcony door, greedily soaking up the water molecules.
My whole body surged with power!
I reinforced the balcony door and carved out the bottom of the railing to create a simple drainage system. Unless the balcony’s weight bearing capacity failed and it collapsed, the rainwater wouldn’t get into the house.
The class group chat had already exploded.
“Damn it, the rain’s too heavy! All the seeds we just sowed are ruined! The water’s almost flooding into the house!”
“Help! The island’s tide is rising! Our high ground is almost submerged, and a lot of our food has been washed away!”
“My ability is even water generation, completely useless now!”
2:50 PM
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“@Chloe! Didn’t you say this ability was life–saving? What do we do now?!”
With their interests jeopardized, many people turned their anger towards Chloe, who had been everyone’s darling just yesterday.
Chloe looked aggrieved: “?? My fault?”
“Did I hold a knife to your throats and force you to choose fresh water resources? You were all fawning over me, scrambling to pick it just to show off to me! And now you’re blaming me?”
Finn tried to maintain order, his voice betraying a hint of imperceptible anxiety.
“Everyone calm down!”
“Chloe, this isn’t the time to argue. You have so many resources stored in your space, quick, take them out for everyone in this emergency!”
Chloe’s voice rose even higher, laced with a tearful, spoiled tone.
“Why should I?!”
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finished registering them! And you want me to take them out now when the situation
