Apocalyptic Natural Disasters: I Have a Capsule House

On the tenth day of the apocalypse, Su Keke was forcibly driven out of her home by her adoptive parents and sister. The reason was to reduce one person's consumption of supplies, even though Su...

Chapter 230 It’s better to rely on yourself than on others

Lu Mei and Chen Da looked at the crack in front of them and were immediately frightened.

In this big crack, several people had been smashed beyond recognition by rocks, and dark red blood was everywhere. Only their white coats could identify them as doctors or nurses from the rescue team.

"These people are... like this... then... then Meng Yi and the others..."

Shi Huan hugged Lu Mei's arm, his heart full of worry about Meng Yi and Chen Li.

"No! Chen Li and Meng Yi will be fine!" Lu Mei calmed down, patted Shi Huan's hand and comforted him.

After the three of them calmed down, Lu Mei asked Chen Da to lie on the ground and take a closer look to see if there was any possibility that the people below were alive.

If there are any, we still have to find a way to rescue them.

Chen Da took out a climbing rope and tied it to a protruding steel bar. The steel bar was connected to the ground and looked quite solid.

"I'll go down and take a look!" Chen Da pulled the rope hard and tried, but the steel bar didn't move at all. He planned to use the climbing rope to go down to the crack and take a look.

"Then you have to be careful! If anything happens, just shout and Shi Huan and I will pull the rope up for you!" Lu Mei reminded.

"Well! You guys have to be careful up there too!"

After Chen Da went down, Lu Mei and Shi Huan were still worried that the steel bar was not strong enough, so they both held the climbing rope tightly with their hands.

About ten minutes later, Chen Da climbed out of the crack, panting. Facing the inquiring eyes of Lu Mei and Shi Huan, he just shook his head, indicating that there were no survivors below.

"Let's go! Let's keep moving forward! Don't waste time."

Lu Mei untied the climbing rope tied to the steel bars, picked up the shovels that the three people had thrown on the ground, and shouted to Chen Da and Shi Huan to leave quickly.

The crack ahead was too big. The three of them went up to study it for a long time, but they were still not sure they could jump over it.

There was no choice but to keep walking along the edge of the crack and go around where the end was.

"Chen Li, tell me...how long have we been trapped here? Why do I feel like it's been a very long time?"

"I don't know! I just know that I'm hungry, thirsty, and a little out of breath. If only I could have some fried chicken and a Coke!"

"You wishful thinking, fried chicken and Coke, it's a miracle to have a bottle of water now."

In the darkness, the two of them talked from time to time to prevent themselves from falling asleep. As time passed, they had been trapped in the wasteland for three hours.

Su Keke searched along the way and found several self-rescuers like Fang Yong. These people were special police and patrolmen who participated in the rescue.

When aftershocks occurred, they used various methods to save themselves, and now they are basically relying on themselves to crawl out of the wasteland that buried them.

Su Keke followed the same method as before and airdropped medicine boxes containing food and water to them.

"Keke! Have we searched almost the entire city?"

Grandma Qiao held a piece of bread in her hand and ate while looking at the picture.

"There's a large landslide ahead. We can basically withdraw after searching here."

Su Keke ate several crispy grilled sausages in a row and finally she was no longer hungry.

The two of them had been busy running back and forth for the entire afternoon, and now it was almost dark. Their stomachs were growling with hunger, so they had to eat something to fill their stomachs.

"Once we've searched this area, we'll retreat!"

Su Keke wiped her mouth with a tissue and motioned the capsule house to move forward.

It gets dark early in February. It was just past five in the evening but the sky had already become somewhat dim.

Lu Mei and the other two were walking and shouting with shovels in hand in this endless ruin. While searching for Chen Li and Meng Yi, they saw people who were buried with only one finger sticking out, and others who were directly crushed to death by the collapsed walls.

Every time they took a shovel to dig someone up, they felt very nervous. They were afraid that the person they dug out was the one they were looking for, but they were also afraid that the person was not the one they were looking for.

This contradictory mentality tormented them all the way.

As the sky grew darker, Chen Da took out a flashlight and walked in front of Lu Mei and Shi Huan, the broken bricks and stones under his feet making a crackling sound.

He shouted the names of Chen Li and Meng Yi, hoping to hear some echo in the ruins.

Even if there is only a little bit of response, it is better than them trying to find a needle in a haystack.

If you miss the golden time to rescue people during an earthquake, even if you find the people later, it will be too late.

Lu Mei and Shi Huan also understood this logic. The longer the time dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for Chen Li and Meng Yi.

Their hearts have already chilled.

"It would be great if Coco was here! No matter what difficulties we encountered in the past, as long as Coco was here, we could solve them easily!"

"Why didn't we ask Keke for help at this critical moment! Her powerful relative might be able to find where Chen Li and Meng Yi are!"

Shi Huan's words were like a thorn, piercing into Lu Mei and Chen Da's hearts.

But what's the use of regretting now? They went out in such a hurry in the afternoon that they even forgot to bring the satellite phone.

"There's no other way now! Even if we go back the same way and call Coco and the others, it's too late!"

"So, we must be more alert and search carefully now. We cannot give up even if there is a glimmer of hope!"

Lu Mei patted Shi Huan's shoulder, hoping to give her some confidence.

"Yes! I know Aunt Lu! It's better to rely on yourself than on anyone else at this time!"

"Let's go! Let's follow Uncle Chen closely! Don't let us lose sight of them and get separated!"

Shi Huan held the shovel tightly and pulled Lu Mei forward quickly.

"We have searched this large area of ​​ruins, and there should be no survivors. Keke! It's getting dark, and it's almost time for us to go back!"

Grandma Qiao said as she looked at the sky gradually getting darker outside.

"Okay!" Su Keke had just said okay when the capsule house suddenly made a beeping sound, indicating that a survivor had been found.

Drop…drop…drop…

Su Keke and Grandma Qiao both looked at the surveillance screen immediately.

The picture was a little dark, and two faint red dots were flashing in the surveillance screen.

"How deep must it be buried? It looks so weak!" asked Grandma Qiao.

"It must be three meters deep! Grandma Qiao, hurry up! I have to dig them out quickly! If it's too late, I'm afraid these two people will be beyond saving!"

Su Keke has spent the whole day watching the life detection in the capsule house and has figured out some tricks.

If the red dots are strong, it means the buried person has strong vitality. If the red dots are weak, it means the buried person is in danger of death at any time.

"Ah? Then let's go dig!"

Grandma Qiao picked up two shovels and followed Su Keke out of the capsule house.

This place was a ruin, and it was dark and there was no one around. Su Keke hung the capsule house above their heads to provide them with lighting.

The golden capsule glowed, brighter than a 100-watt light bulb. Su Keke and Grandma Qiao rolled up their sleeves and worked hard to dig the soil.

About an hour later, Su Keke and Grandma Qiao were sweating profusely from digging, but they were still a long way from where the survivors were buried.

The problem now is that Su Keke and the others can still dig, but they are afraid that the survivors cannot wait.

"How can I dig faster?" Su Keke asked herself, and then she came to a conclusion in her mind, "I need an excavator!"