Chapter 359 There is a breath

The system buzzed in Gu Jiayue's mind, with a hint of gloating: [Host, you previously patted your chest and said that you would never touch pre-consumption.]

"Stop talking nonsense!" Gu Jiayue dug her nails deep into her palms. Raindrops dripped into her eyes through her hair, making her feel stingy and bitter. "Human lives are at stake now. Just tell me if you can do it! If you can, do it quickly. If the points are not enough, I'll make up for it later!"

There was a suppressed tremor in her voice, and her eyes swept across the muddy mud flow at the foot of the West Mountain. Every second felt like being roasted on fire.

The system was shocked by her ruthlessness and quickly changed its tone: [We can do it!]

The signal from the main world has been cut off for a long time, but doesn’t it still have the final say on the points rules?

Its eyes rolled, and it suddenly had an idea. "Host, look, this radar detector originally costs 10,000 Education Points. There's a promotion in the mall right now, and it's 90% off. Want to redeem it right away?"

"Exchange! Exchange now!" Gu Jiayue almost shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold block seemed to be stuffed into his mind. The system prompt sounded immediately: [Purchased, but this thing is too conspicuous. If you take it out directly, you might be mistaken for a monster.]

Gu Jiayue was kneeling in the mud, digging out rocks. She paused as she heard this. Rainwater streamed down her head, gathering into a thin stream at the tip of her chin. "Then can you camouflage it completely?"

[Leave it to me!] The system immediately went to work. [I'll hack into its data core and take over control directly. All you have to do is follow my instructions.]

The technological level of radar detectors is not very high, so the system did the job without much effort.

Within half a minute, good news arrived: [Done! Three meters down in the southwest corner, there's a sign of life! Very weak, hurry!]

Gu Jiayue's tense shoulders relaxed a little, and she waved to the crowd: "Uncle Zhang! Bring a few people over here!"

She rushed over first, dug her fingers into the cold mud, and lifted it out bit by bit.

When Jiang Luli arrived, he saw her kneeling in the mud up to her knees. Her blue cloth skirt and pants were covered with yellow and black mud, and the exposed side of her face was whitened by the rain.

He walked over quickly and held the oil-paper umbrella over her head. "Director Gu, the rain is too heavy. Go to the shack first. We are here."

Gu Jiayue didn't even look up when her fingertips unexpectedly touched a sharp piece of gravel. She grimaced at the sting but didn't let go. "I'm more useful here."

The system just said that there are ten people buried underground, scattered in different locations. If she leaves, who will accurately locate them?

Jiang Luli saw that her fingertips were cut by stones and blood oozed out and mixed with the mud. His Adam's apple moved and he swallowed back his words of advice.

He took off his hat and put it on her head, just enough to cover most of her face.

"Then I'll accompany you." He knelt down, picked up the small hoe next to him, and carefully dug away the surface stones.

"Got it!" Gu Jiayue suddenly exclaimed, with an imperceptible tremor in her voice.

Her fingertips touched a piece of fabric, and after pulling it down twice, a muddy hand emerged. "System, is there still air?"

[Yes! But it's very weak!]

"Everyone, work harder!" Gu Jiayue's voice suddenly became clear. The people around gathered over when they heard the noise, and their originally tired eyes instantly brightened.

That hand was like a lamp in the dark night, instantly igniting everyone's spirit.

As the soil was gradually dug up, a muddy face emerged. "It's Zhang Laoba!"

Someone recognized him.

The village chief stumbled over, his knees thumping against the stones without even bothering to rub them. "Old Eight! Old Eight, wake up!"

He reached out to pull it, but was held down by Gu Jiayue.

"Don't touch him!" Her voice was filled with unquestionable firmness, "There is someone under him. If you pull hard, he will collapse!" Only then did everyone see clearly that there was a small figure hidden under Zhang Laoba's curled up body.

"Clear the dirt around first, and be careful not to touch the rocks!" Gu Jiayue instructed, kneeling in front and using her fingers to pick away the mud around Zhang Laoba's neck. When he was completely exposed, everyone gasped.

A huge rock pressed down on his legs, which were already bloody and mangled. The little girl in his arms, with only her clothes wet and her face covered in mud, was actually asleep with her eyes closed.

Jiang Luli frowned: "I'll move the stone away."

"Wait!" Gu Jiayue hurriedly stopped them and shouted towards the distance, "Doctor Lin! Come here quickly!"

Lin Yi ran over with the medicine box on his back, squatted down and felt Zhang Laoba's pulse, then looked at the boulder, his brows twisted into a knot: "I'm afraid his legs... can't be saved. The rock is too big, and it will collapse if you try to move it. Then even the child won't be able to be saved."

The village chief's face turned pale, and he grabbed Lin Yi's arm and trembled: "Doctor Lin, please think of another way! He is the pillar of the family. How can he live without a leg!"

Lin Yi sighed and pointed at the blood oozing from the edge of the boulder: "The pressure has been too long, and the nerves have long been necrotic. Now either save the leg or save the body."

At this moment, the buried little girl suddenly moved, her eyelashes trembled, and she opened her eyes.

She saw her grandfather lying on top of her, and the people covered in mud all around her. Her little mouth pursed and she burst into tears: "Grandpa...Grandpa, wake up..."

"Make a decision quickly!" Lin Yi's voice sank, "He can't hold on for much longer."

Everyone was silent, with only the little girl's crying and the "patter" sound of rain hitting the mud.

Gu Jiayue looked at Jiang Luli with anxiety in her eyes.

Jiang Luli thought she was urging him to take action, so he drew the sword from his waist and squatted down.

A cold light flashed, and with a "puff", blood splashed into the mud, transforming into dark red flowers.

"Ah--!" The unconscious Zhang Laoba suddenly opened his eyes, let out a beast-like cry of pain from his throat, and then fainted again.

Lin Yi's eyelids twitched, and the medicine bottle in his hand fell to the ground with a clang: "Can't you wait for me to feed him the pain-relieving powder first?"

Jiang Luli paused holding the sword, then turned to look at Gu Jiayue with a confused look in his eyes.

Didn't you tell me to hurry up?

Gu Jiayue was also stunned. Rainwater flowed down her hat and condensed into water droplets on the tip of her nose. "I asked you to take the child out first..."

Jiang Luli's ears turned red instantly, and the fingers holding the sword curled up without saying a word.

Now that things have come to this, it’s too late to say anything.

He bent down and picked up Zhang Laoba. The man's body was so soft that it seemed as if he had no bones, and blood was still oozing out from the broken parts.

The village chief had already asked someone to bring a stretcher over. Lin Yi quickly sprinkled hemostatic powder on it and wrapped the wound tightly with a cloth strip: "Hurry up and send it to the shack!"

The shack was built in a hurry and swayed in the wind, but at least it could block the rain.

Jiang Luli had just put the man down and turned to pick up the child in the pit, but the little girl shook her head violently, her small hands tightly grasping the broken wood beside her, her eyes full of fear.

The bloody scene just now must have scared him to death.

Gu Jiayue took off her bamboo hat, revealing a face that was covered in mud but exceptionally gentle. Her voice was soft and gentle: "Don't be afraid, baby. Sister will carry you out, okay?"

She held out her hand toward the child, palm up, and rubbed off some of the mud.

The little girl looked at her timidly, then glanced at the sword in Jiang Luli's hand, sobbing and stretching out her little hand. Gu Jiayue leaned forward.

But the pit was too deep, and the fingertip was still half an inch away from touching the child.

At this moment, the system suddenly screamed in my mind: [Host, be careful! The second landslide is coming!]

A loud rumbling sound came from behind, and mud and rocks rolled down the hillside, bringing with them a yellow fog that covered the sky.

If Gu Jiayue let go now, she could run away, but the child at the bottom of the pit...

Without thinking much, she lunged forward.

"Jiayue!" Jiang Luli's roar was drowned out by the roar of the landslide.