Closer to Revealing My True Self-Chapter 853 - 546: The Big Picture Perspective

Without the nearshore attack of Meteorological Weapons, the typhoon continued to develop according to its original trend and path.

The impending typhoon, which originated from the high seas, traversed a long distance in an arc-like movement, with a compact structure and rapidly intensified, escalating from a Tropical Storm to Super Typhoon Level within thirty hours.

At one point, wind forces near the center of the typhoon reached up to level seventeen.

Upon reaching the nearshore areas, the winds were between thirteen to fifteen levels, which would also be extremely dangerous if it made landfall.

Even if the nearshore trial had not been canceled, the local management departments had prepared multiple defense measures, the Meteorological Bureau had activated an emergency response, and the disaster prevention headquarters had formulated several emergency plans.

Therefore, the last-minute cancellation did not result in a hasty defense against the typhoon, and the landfall area was not severely affected...

But there were still effects!

In the city, the rain had not yet started falling, but the wind gradually picked up.

On the streets, a person holding an umbrella in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, filming the changes to their umbrella and hairstyle, constantly changing poses and angles, excitedly chattering away—most likely a tourist witnessing a typhoon for the first time.

There were quite a few such tourists.

Some worn raincoats previously prepared, ran outside holding their phones to record videos. As the wind grew stronger, so did their voices. If they didn’t speak loudly, they couldn’t be heard clearly.

"It’s a typhoon! Sorry, I’m a bit excited, it’s my first time seeing a typhoon as an adult!"

"When I first came out, the wind wasn’t that strong and people were still using umbrellas, but now, I can see no one using them, it’s getting hard to walk!"

During his talk, his mischievous hand flicked the flip lid of a nearby trash can, watching it spin in the wind like a windmill.

The phone camera zoomed in for a close-up.

As the wind grew stronger, wearing the raincoat seriously hampered his movement, and after a moment of consideration, he took it off and continued walking.

"See those branches and leaves, and all kinds of bags being blown up into the sky? Holy moly, there’s a large trash bin running down the road!"

Then he chased the trash bin down the road with his mobile phone in hand.

But he couldn’t catch up.

"That car over there, see that row of bicycles all fallen over, like a domino two-wheeler edition... ah, I feel like they’re about to take off!"

"So elegant! It’s so elegant! But I’m heavy, so I stand firm. Let me cos-play as the stabilizing nail for everyone!"

While he was showing off, a staff member confronted him:

"Do not stay outdoors! Return to a safe place!"

Just a street away.

There were also a group of tourists in action, but unlike others, they weren’t staying in a hotel but in a residential building.

When the news of the nearshore trial came out, they were a step behind, unable to book a hotel, so they quickly jumped on a rental advertisement and rented for a few days.

Now, with the situation changing and the nearshore trial canceled, most tourists had checked out and hotel rooms became available. They had planned to move to a hotel, but the landlord had offered them a discount and included meals with good service, so they decided to stay.

Moreover, the landlord said that to truly experience the typhoon, they shouldn’t go to a hotel. Staying here offered a more authentic experience.

It was convenient to do anything here, just go downstairs for food and drink, as the restaurant below was owned by the landlord. They could also ask the landlord to deliver the meals if they didn’t want to go downstairs.

To go shopping, just turn right after leaving the building to reach the commercial street. A bus station was not far ahead.

To shoot a video, they didn’t need to worry about disturbing others, and there were no hotel-like restrictions.

Thinking it over, they decided to keep staying there.

Two young people ready to go out with their mobile phones saw the landlord and curiously asked:

"Boss, don’t you need to tape your glass doors and windows? I see the shop next door is doing it!"

The landlord waved his hand dismissively: "No need, no need! Ah, it’s just a small event! Last year, we even had a level-seventeen wind force make landfall!"

The tourists exclaimed: "Wow—"

Then they rushed out with their phones to film the neighboring shop applying tape.

Interestingly, the neighboring shop did not apply the cross pattern commonly recommended online, but instead applied a character that resembled "Mike"—the shop owner was playing on the "microphone" pun.

This indeed attracted several tourists to take photos there and even buy something from the shop.

The restaurant owner from earlier: Lost it! Should have played along with that!

Soon, the wind became even fiercer, staying outside had become very dangerous, so the restaurant owner loudly urged the renters to take cover.

Naturally, those who were excitedly filming... obediently took cover!

The internet was still good, no power outage, so it was time to surf it up!

Although they didn’t witness an extraordinary spectacle and felt a bit regretful, seeing the typhoon itself made the trip worthwhile!

No matter how fearful they were in real life, online they could surf to the extreme!

Pretending to still be bravely charging outside, they posted on social media—

[The typhoon is here, wanna come out and play? [Video]]

Immediately, someone commented below:

[The typhoon is here, definitely don’t go out and play!]

[Extreme daredevils?]

[Watching the video, I see there’s more than one person still surfing outside, all freaking geniuses, are they about to ascend collectively?]

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When the typhoon made landfall, the maximum wind force near the center was fourteen levels, and it was irresistible.

During such times, even if curiosity ran high, they knew not to run outdoors to surf.

However, from behind the windows, some of the renters seemed emboldened.

Curious and thrill-seeking tourists, with their phones turned on the camera, approached the building’s large glass windows.