Chapter 224: Super Flood 10
The two in the furniture warehouse, however, were full and satisfied.
Lu Qingyuan added two more logs to the fire. “You sleep first. I’ll take over in 4 hours.”
Precious supplies like the inflatable boat, raincoats, and life jackets were kept under their watchful eyes. Although there was no one else in this warehouse, they couldn’t be completely at ease.
Someone had to stand guard at night.
“Alright.”
Chu Yian nodded, set her alarm, then found a dry mattress, covered herself with the only dry bedding, and fell asleep.
Four hours later, she was woken by her phone alarm.
The fire was still burning, and the pile of firewood next to it had grown larger.
“Teacher Lu, you should rest. It’s my turn to stand guard.”
Chu Yian rubbed her eyes and stood by the window, letting the cool breeze hit her. Her initial grogginess and sleepiness vanished as the cold, rain-laden wind blew over her, instantly waking her up.
She felt invigorated, yet shivered slightly.
In the previous game, with its extreme cold, it was a deadly, dry chill.
This round of the game, however, was a damp, continuous wet cold that wouldn’t kill people but would wear down their spirits.
She sat back down in front of the fire, drying the dampness from her body.
The rain outside grew heavier again, though not as terrifying as it had been last night. The whooshing sound of the rain mixed with the crackling of wood in the fire, and Chu Yian stood by the fire, beginning to practice some moves.
Lu Qingyuan hadn’t slept yet. Chu Yian’s shifting shadow caused his vision to flicker between light and dark. “Are you dancing?”
Her movements were strange.
“Yes, I’m practicing martial arts.”
Chu Yian nodded, casually adding a “Hey” and “Ha” to boost her momentum.
Lu Qingyuan looked at her and instantly understood that this ‘wu’ was not ‘dance.’ But seeing her clumsy posture, he couldn’t help but ask, “Do you think what you’re practicing can help you win against others?”
“It should, right? This is special forces close combat technique.”
Chu Yian threw another series of kicks and punches at the air. She noticed Lu Qingyuan was awake and couldn’t sleep. “Teacher Lu, aren’t you tired yet? Want to spar a bit?”
She was full of enthusiasm.
She felt that after practicing for so long, she should at least be able to hold her own against Teacher Lu.
Lu Qingyuan looked at her excited expression, and he didn’t know what possessed him at the time, but he actually agreed to waste his precious rest time on her.
A few minutes later, Chu Yian was pinned by Lu Qingyuan’s shoulders. His arms were long and strong, but this posture suddenly reminded Chu Yian of a self-defense technique she had seen online when she had nothing to do—
When encountering a big person like Teacher Lu, never use brute force; use technique.
Grab one of his wrists with both hands, lift it up, wrap around behind, and kick the back of his knee. A big person’s lower body is unstable, so you can directly take him down!
The details quickly flashed through her mind, and Chu Yian immediately acted!
Grab the wrist, lift up, wrap… she didn’t wrap around behind, but directly crashed into Lu Qingyuan’s chest.
Lu Qingyuan was suddenly hit head-on, and he froze for a moment.
Chu Yian also froze for a moment; this was not what she had imagined.
But it didn’t matter.
“Behold my Fatal Kick!”
Chu Yian shouted loudly, and Lu Qingyuan immediately felt something was wrong and let her go.
At that moment, the sole of Chu Yian’s shoe was only one centimeter away from Lu Qingyuan’s lower body. If Lu Qingyuan hadn’t retreated fast enough, it wouldn’t have been a Fatal Kick, but a Descendant-Severing Kick.
“Teacher Lu, you’re pretty good. We almost drew.”
Chu Yian’s words left Lu Qingyuan speechless.
He went to bed.
He went to sleep.
He ignored her.
Chu Yian, however, felt that the battle had ended too soon, like a duel between masters, ending precisely at the right moment. She stretched her body again, then added another log to the brightly burning fire.
Meanwhile, nearby…
Someone was secretly monitoring their floor.
“Still not asleep? What time is it?”
“The man’s asleep, but the woman is standing guard again. Damn it, why are they so vigilant?!”
The two men held high-definition cameras, monitoring their floor in real-time. They looked at the rubber boat, conveniently placed, with eyes full of greed and fervor.
“It’s almost time to act, isn’t it? I’ve waited so long, I can’t take it anymore. Let’s deal with the woman first. With a hostage in hand, the man won’t dare not hand over the rubber boat.”
The two men discussed in low voices, then picked up their weapons and quietly entered the water under the cover of night.
On the other side…
Chu Yian touched her dried clothes, suddenly hearing some other unusual sounds amidst the rain.
She looked towards the window they had entered through earlier.
After the power outage, the city was plunged into darkness. It was pitch black outside the window. She turned on her flashlight but didn’t see anyone.
Following the principle of caution, she stood up and walked towards the window.
Outside the window, the two people who had come to steal the rubber boat under the cover of night held their breath, pressed tightly against the building’s outer wall, hidden below the window. They heard Chu Yian’s footsteps, feeling a mix of nervousness and anticipation.
They waited quietly for Chu Yian to approach, their fruit knives ready in hand. The action of pulling Chu Yian out the window and pressing the blade to her throat had been rehearsed multiple times in their minds.
The footsteps gradually drew closer, but then suddenly stopped.
Chu Yian stood three meters from the window, her flashlight illuminating it. There was a puddle of rainwater gathered there, larger than beneath the other windows.
She drew the pistol from her waist and cocked it with a click.
If the enemy didn’t move, she would.
Chu Yian lightened her steps, still facing the window, but slowly retreating.
The two hidden outside waited for several minutes. Their clothes were already drenched, and their skin was almost wrinkled from the water. Listening to the occasional crackling of wood in the fire inside, they finally couldn’t hide any longer.
The two reached up, grabbed the window, and flipped themselves over forcefully.
Their actions were quick, their postures stylish.
As soon as they got in, however, screams shook the heavens.
The unlucky man on the right was directly stabbed in the chest by a wooden stick with red sparks, letting out a pig-like howl.
The other tried to act, but found a gun pointed at his head.
“Li Si, don’t be scared, her gun is fake!”
The man, grimacing from the burn, told his companion.
“A fake gun? You’re welcome to try.”
Lu Qingyuan had also woken up. He held the entrenching tool that was placed by the fire, looking at the two with an unfriendly expression.
Li Si and his companion had guessed that the two were tough opponents, but hadn’t expected them to be this tough. They had swum five hundred meters across the river, intending to steal something, but it turned out to be a journey to deliver their own heads. They were beaten as soon as they entered the building.
“Big brother, big sister, spare our lives, we were wrong!”
“We were just young and ignorant, that’s why we did such a scumbag thing.”
“Sorry, sorry!”
Although beaten, they were quick to adapt.
The two realized they were no match and instantly changed their attitude, begging for mercy. They explained that they had just been momentarily deluded and pleaded with the two to let them go.
“Heh, you only realize your mistake when you’re caught.”
Chu Yian tapped their faces with an extinguished log, looking like she was about to give them a good beating. “You two, take off your clothes first!”
