"Big brother, light spheres are falling from the lightning-split thunderclouds!~"
Seeing Ye Feng remain silent, Xiao Xiao spoke again, her tone quite puzzled.
"Xiao Xiao... that light sphere... that's ball lightning..."
"I've heard old folks talk about the Thunder God flying down from the heavens, and this is likely what they were referring to..."
Ye Feng's expression was one of extreme surprise, as he had only heard of this phenomenon before and never witnessed it firsthand.
In the next second, Ye Feng's expression turned serious as he began checking the windows of the Hummer, because this ball lightning was no ordinary lightning, and if the windows were open, it would come inside...
After confirming that the Hummer's doors and windows were securely closed and the glass was undamaged, Ye Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief and continued to observe the scene ahead with curiosity...
"Crackling! Sizzling!~"
"Rumble!~ Hiss~"
...
Another flash of lightning, and large quantities of ball lightning began to descend from the part of the thundercloud that had been split by the previous strike. There were purple, pink, blue, and bright white ones... they were quite beautiful... Reading Books~
Once these ball lightnings hit the ground, they quickly formed "rolling thunder" on the surface, leaping and rolling with crackling sounds, leaving a trail of scorched earth...
Some ball lightnings, after hitting the ground, bounced onto a large tree, instantly splitting it in two...
"Big brother, ball lightning is rolling this way!"
At this moment, a pink ball lightning, about the size of a basketball, rolled and leaped towards the front of the Hummer, and Xiao Xiao couldn't help but exclaim.
"Sizzling!~ Hiss~"
In a matter of breaths, the pink ball lightning struck the Hummer's windshield, emitting a burst of pink sparks, but it quickly bounced off.
"Phew!~"
Seeing this, Xiao Xiao's taut nerves relaxed considerably.
"Sizzling~ Sizzling~!"
At this moment, another ball lightning rushed towards them from Ye Feng's left side. It was a large red ball lightning, as big as a large water vat.
"Crackling~"
A large red electric light instantly filled the entire Hummer, causing Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao to close their eyes.
"Big... Big brother... What... what is happening?"
After the red electric light dissipated, Xiao Xiao's surprised voice rang out.
Ye Feng turned his head and saw Xiao Xiao staring at an object inside the Hummer, a black, bamboo-joint-like object – the lightning-struck wood he had obtained from Ying a few days ago.
"What the heck is this lightning-struck wood?"
Ye Feng was equally astonished.
Because the lightning-struck wood was now suspended in mid-air... He had placed it directly in the Hummer for ease of study, and now it was floating...
"Rumble~ Sizzle~ Rumble!~"
At this time, more lightning strikes were falling around the Hummer, continuously hitting its roof. Various ball lightnings also occasionally collided with the vehicle.
For a time, the entire Hummer was enveloped in a sea of electric light...
However, with the previous experience, Xiao Xiao no longer felt tense or scared; she even quickened her pace with her brush...
Meanwhile, Ye Feng curiously observed the lightning-struck wood suspended in mid-air...
"Rumble~"
"Bang!~"
"Crash~!"
At this moment, a bolt of lightning struck a rock beside the Hummer, shattering it. A large number of rock fragments splashed and hit the vehicle...
"Hmm?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly. Fortunately, the Hummer's glass was tempered, and it did not break.
"Sizzling~ Rumble~"
"Bang!~ Crash~!"
Following this, lightning strikes continuously hit the ground and rocks around the Hummer, sending a shower of debris towards the vehicle...
Some of these碎石 (suìshí - shattered stones) were quite sharp; even some not-so-thick trees were severed by the hail of stones...
"Crack!~"
Suddenly, the sound of breaking glass echoed.
Although the sound was faint amidst the roaring thunder, Ye Feng still noticed it.
He turned his head towards the rear right window of the Hummer, his expression changing slightly, for cracks had appeared on the glass...
"That spot... was it from the impact of that prairie two-tailed tiger earlier...?"
Ye Feng's expression turned grim.
"Big brother..."
"Rumble!~ Rumble~"
As Xiao Xiao started to speak, several loud thunderclaps interrupted her, followed by a barrage of shattered stones hitting the Hummer from all directions...
"Ping~ Clang~!"
Almost simultaneously, a crisp sound of breaking glass rang out, signaling the shattering of the very window Ye Feng had noticed.
"Crackling!~"
Before Ye Feng could react, two blue ball lightnings, each the size of a football, rushed towards the broken window and shot into the Hummer in the blink of an eye.
"Careful!"
Ye Feng's face changed dramatically. He yanked Xiao Xiao to the side, slammed on the brakes, and prepared to open the door, intending to evade these two football-sized blue ball lightnings first.
"Sizzling~！ Hiss~"
The ball lightnings moved at a rapid pace. As they were about to reach Ye Feng, at the very instant Ye Feng decided to risk opening the door, the two blue ball lightnings unexpectedly leaped away in mid-air, as if repelled by an invisible wall...
"Crackling~ Sizzling~"
"Hissing~ Crackling~"
The two blue ball lightnings bounced and rolled within the Hummer, scorching some of the supplies, but they never managed to reach Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao.
Every time the two blue ball lightnings jumped towards Ye Feng, they would eventually bounce back...
"This... is it because of the lightning-struck wood?"
Ye Feng glanced at the black bamboo-jointed object still suspended in mid-air and frowned, a flicker of understanding dawning on him. "Can this lightning-struck wood function as a lightning rod?"
"Crackling!~"
Seizing an opportunity while the two blue ball lightnings were bouncing around, Ye Feng opened one of the Hummer's doors at extreme speed. The two blue ball lightnings, still rolling, tumbled out.
"Rumble~ Whirring!~"
Almost simultaneously, Xiao Xiao started the car, and the Hummer began to move forward again.
"Crack~ Phew~"
"Snore~~ Phew~"
Ye Feng tossed the items inside the Hummer that had been ignited and scorched by the blue ball lightnings out the window. He also fanned the air vigorously a few times to help the smoke dissipate faster.
"Big brother, more ball lightnings are coming, and also towards the broken window!"
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's anxious voice rang out.
Ye Feng naturally noticed a purple ball lightning, the size of a large bathtub, rapidly approaching the damaged window.
Ye Feng's gaze sharpened. He reached out and grabbed the lightning-struck wood, which was still hovering in mid-air, and moved it near the broken window.
"Sizzling!~"
The bathtub-sized purple ball lightning seemed to smash its way to the outside of the Hummer's damaged window in the blink of an eye but was instantly repelled.
"Phew!~"
His previous guess was confirmed, and Ye Feng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As for the other ball lightnings that struck the Hummer, though they generated a significant amount of electrical energy and made a great deal of noise, as long as they didn't enter the Hummer, they posed no threat to him and Xiao Xiao...
...