Chapter 229: Super Flood 15
Lu Qingyuan was slightly stunned, suddenly realizing that his thoughts were so… so absurd!
He averted his gaze, his thin lips parting to coldly utter two words, “No need.”
Hearing this, the “generous” Chu Yian immediately put down the quilt and wrapped herself up—Teacher Lu’s excellent quality of being hardworking, simple, and rejecting luxury was truly good; she didn’t have to crawl out of the quilt.
Comfortable!
Chu Yian started a retaliatory sleep after her conditions improved. Meanwhile, hundreds of nautical miles away, her former teammates were huddled in a building.
The rain was cold, the wind was cold, everything was so cold.
You Che shivered, woken by the cold in his dream. He wanted to pull his clothes tighter, but they hadn’t dried since the flood began. He could only squeeze closer to his teammates, trying to absorb their body heat.
This round of the game was too difficult.
From the very beginning of the game, losing Big Chu meant they didn’t have a good start.
Although they accidentally learned about the shelter for this round on the first day, all flights to the shelter were suspended. They originally wanted to drive, traveling non-stop for about three days to reach the shelter, but the heavy rain and floods came too quickly.
They were trapped, walking with great difficulty in the heavy rain.
Food was fine; under Brother Jie’s leadership, they didn’t have to worry about eating and drinking, but it was cold.
That pervasive, bone-chilling cold was like a maggot, slowly eroding people’s will and vitality.
Finally, this difficult night passed.
You Che was woken by his companion and continued on their journey after eating the distributed food.
The group swam in the water; today’s flood was exceptionally cold. Two companions in the team were coughing non-stop, and You Che also felt his nasal passages blocked and throat swollen, likely from a cold.
Chu Yian and Lu Qingyuan’s yacht sped across the water.
A 28-meter yacht isn’t large among yachts, but it’s certainly not small. Such a size was enough to be seen, so to avoid unnecessary trouble, they tried to travel in coastal areas.
However, there were areas inhabited by survivors that they had to pass through. Lu Qingyuan would calculate the time and pass through at night.
The sound of the yacht woke the cold and hungry survivors.
“A boat! A huge boat!”
“Where are you going? Please take me with you! Cough, cough, cough.”
“Where did this boat come from? Follow it, climb aboard, there must be a chance to live!”
…When they saw the yacht, the survivors were almost insane.
Some even jumped from buildings recklessly, either knocked unconscious by the water or chasing the yacht in the water until it disappeared from sight.
“We can’t save them.”
Lu Qingyuan said with a cold tone.
The survivors looked to be in very bad condition. Under the searchlights, several survivors had red spots on their faces, necks, and arms. Moreover, many people were coughing, indicating a high possibility of an infectious disease.
So, not only could they not be saved, when they found survivors nearby, they couldn’t even open the windows to prevent infection.
Lu Qingyuan’s guess was entirely correct; there was an influenza outbreak among the survivors, and some had already died from it.
Now, medicine had become soft gold.
People went from fighting over food to fighting over medicine, even risking their lives for a box of amoxicillin. Jie Yan’s team was currently facing this problem; their entire team was infected. It was just that some were more severe, and others had milder symptoms.
Their progress was forced to stop, and they urgently needed medicine.
You Che, holding an axe, followed at the back of the team. Due to his illness, his mind was muddled and confused; he even started wondering if their situation would be so passive if Big Chu were with them.
However, with this round of the game being so difficult, Big Chu, being alone outside, must not be having an easy time either.
Perhaps she also had the flu by now, or had already gone offline.
You Che had become a complete pessimist from playing this game, not even thinking of anything positive. He had no idea that Chu Yian was currently wearing dry, warm clothes, standing in front of the stove, considering whether to eat instant noodles or cracker porridge for lunch.
Day nine of the game.
The yacht was traveling normally.
To avoid the tall buildings and survivors along the way, they took a detour when heading to Country Y. However, they had already left the country, and if the journey was safe and smooth, they could reach Country Y in two more days.
Day ten of the game.
Chu Yian woke up early, humming a tune, and started drawing a blind box.
“An Orleans Roast Chicken”
“Note: To be retrieved after this round of the game ends.”
“Good Item’s Thoughts: Please make sure to finish the item. Grandpa, I don’t want to retrieve chicken bones and chicken butts.”
Wow!
Chu Yian held the still-warm roast chicken, unable to stop herself from salivating.
It smelled so good!
She placed the roast chicken on a plate, already so tempted that she wanted to lick her greasy fingers.
“Where did this chicken come from?”
Lu Qingyuan was also slightly surprised when he saw the chicken on the table, then Chu Yian tore off a drumstick and shoved it into his mouth. The other drumstick, of course, was for her.
Two people, one chicken. Chu Yian’s mouth was glistening with oil, full of happiness.
On the other side,
Jie Yan’s team was in a critical situation.
Two of them were already severely ill, and to get medicine, they decided to take a desperate gamble and engage in a shootout with a local small group.
The other party was no pushover; after they snatched the medicine, these people began to hunt them down.
The two severely ill teammates were killed while covering the others.
At this moment, Zhang Yunwu, holding a flamethrower, blasted at the boat blocking their way, forcefully opening a path. Jie Yan and the others maneuvered the boat they had acquired and sped off into the distance.
They pulled off a big one this time.
Several cold medicines, plus a fishing boat.
The engine roared to life, and their speed towards the shelter finally increased.
The heavy rain continued to fall.
This crude fishing boat had a roof, but it leaked everywhere. As the boat sped up, the wind blew even colder. Their body temperatures rapidly dropped, but they had nothing to warm themselves with.
They drank the medicine with mineral water first.
In this situation, they had no other choice but to rely on their physical fitness and endure!
However, sometimes, when luck is at its worst, it’s time for a turn of fortune. After traveling for an entire night, a luxurious and massive-looking yacht appeared faintly behind them.
You Che, who first spotted the yacht, was ecstatic.
“Brother Jie, look behind you!”
The yacht’s high-class appearance already made people imagine its luxurious interior, dry bedrooms, hot water, and unopened champagne… If they could seize that ship, who would still need to suffer the torment of being frozen in the cold weather?
Seeing this, Jie Yan made a decisive command, “Liu Wen, turn the direction and charge towards that yacht!”
