Chapter 171 Back Alive
The wind and snow subsided and the team began to move forward with difficulty.
Although the strong wind was gone, they no longer had anything to cover their faces.
In such low temperatures, people couldn't even breathe smoothly.
Every moment, they felt like they were teetering on the brink of life and death.
But as long as there is hope, don't give up.
The four of them maintained a half-squatting position and slowly moved forward.
Shi Jiaojiao's entire cheek had been frozen to the point of numbness. Not only could she not feel her mouth, she couldn't even feel her tongue.
If someone saw her face at this time, they would find that the corners of her eyes were covered with tiny wounds.
At this time, Shi Jiaojiao couldn't control herself at all.
Natural tears continued to seep out of the corners of her eyes, then quickly condensed into small ice chips and slid down from the corners of her eyes.
Although small, it is sharp enough.
She herself could not feel the slight pain at all, but even if she did, she couldn't free her hands.
The other three people were not much better off. Their survival instinct made them cover their mouths and noses tightly with their hands to prevent them from being blocked by ice and snow.
Among the four, Wang Jia has the weakest physique.
For a moment, she was in a trance, feeling that she was out of her mind, unable to tell where she was, or whether she was dead or alive.
Fortunately, the ropes around the waist kept everyone tied together tightly.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe five minutes, or maybe half an hour.
When the human body is in extremely low temperatures, it can no longer sense the existence of time.
Just as their bodies were getting colder and their hearts were getting heavier, Shi Jiaojiao suddenly saw the residential area.
It turned out that they had walked into the community without knowing when.
Shi Jiaojiao couldn't quite believe it, she bit the tip of her tongue hard.
The next second, severe pain came.
Everything before my eyes is not an illusion.
At this moment, she was so excited that she wanted to jump up.
Shi Jiaojiao covered her mouth and nose with both hands and shouted loudly: "Hold on a little longer, we will be home soon!"
Mu Ci was fine, he led the way himself and of course knew the current location.
Tang Wei is a simple man, but he is more determined.
But Wang Jia is different. Along the way, his mood changed from anxiety to panic, and from panic to despair.
Even at the end, he was prepared to die.
Shi Jiaojiao's shout was like a shot of adrenaline for her.
She looked up and saw the building nearby.
At this moment, she felt like she should be crying.
But my numb cheeks didn't feel anything at all.
She is like a puppet.
Fortunately, hope is just around the corner.
At this moment, no one could even feel the coldness of their bodies, the whistling of the wind, or the snow flying in their faces.
In their eyes, there was only the building not far away.
For the last section of the journey, the four of them even tumbled and ran as they fell in.
As soon as they entered the building, the four of them lay straight on the ground, gasping for breath.
Although I could still feel the cold wind blowing in from the entrance, snow particles occasionally blew on my body.
But compared to the outside, this place is like heaven.
Everyone just lay there, and no one spoke for a long time. The only sounds that could be heard were breathing and the sound of everyone's hearts beating.
It sounds like a loud drum and also like a fierce hammer.
After going around the King of Hell’s Palace, no one would not be scared.
After a few minutes, Shi Jiaojiao suddenly felt hot all over.
She knew that her thermal perception was disrupted due to the extreme cold.
I can't stay here any longer.
Shi Jiaojiao slowly got up and said, "Go upstairs first... cough... cough... the temperature here is still too low, be careful of hypothermia..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she covered her mouth and coughed vigorously a few times.
My whole throat was dry and itchy and I couldn't control it at all.
Mu Ci had already stood up and was slowly climbing the stairs, holding Shi Jiaojiao's shoulders.
His arms were shaking uncontrollably.
It’s not because of the cold, but because of the fear.
I felt secretly relieved.
At this time, Tang Wei and Wang Jia had also recovered and supported each other up.
They didn't know how many times they had climbed the stairs here.
But it was the first time that the climb was so difficult.
After much difficulty, they reached the 19th floor, and everyone was breathing heavily.
It feels like the body has been hollowed out.
Tang Wei held the key and hesitated at the door for two minutes, but failed to insert the key.
My arms are shaking like I have Parkinson's.
He shook his arms vigorously and finally opened the door.
The stove at home was always burning. He looked at Mu Ci and said, "Ahem... Don't go upstairs yet, come in and warm yourself up."
Mu Ci looked at Shi Jiaojiao.
It’s okay for me to do whatever I want, it mainly depends on Jiaojiao’s idea.
Shi Jiaojiao waved her hands weakly.
A nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse.
"Let's go straight home... ahem... don't worry, the stove upstairs is still on."
Tang Wei nodded and didn't say anything else.
Wang Jiazheng's face turned blue and his lips turned black. He could hardly hold on any longer. "If you have any... ahem... questions... ahem... just use the intercom..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he started coughing non-stop, as if he was going to cough out all his internal organs.
Shi Jiaojiao nodded and asked the two of them to rest quickly, then Mu Ci turned and went upstairs.
As soon as she opened the door, Shi Jiaojiao took a deep breath greedily.
The body temperature also gradually rises.
She first took out two cups of warm water from the golden house and handed them to Mu Ci.
He drank his cup in one gulp.
After drinking the warm water, not only did my stomach feel better, but my throat also felt less itchy.
Shi Jiaojiao felt that she had regained some strength, and then she began to take care of her clothes.
Everything else was fine, but the gloves and socks were stuck to the skin.
If you take it off forcibly, I'm afraid even a piece of skin will be torn off.
Shi Jiaojiao simply took Mu Ci and rushed into the golden house.
As soon as he came in, Xiao Hei ran over happily.
It seemed that it could sense that the two were not in good condition, so it kept circling around them, humming to itself, with worry in its two big round eyes.
Shi Jiaojiao patted its head: "Don't worry, we are fine."
While she was comforting Xiao Hei, Mu Ci had already gone upstairs to run the shower in the bathroom.
They have just come back from a low temperature environment and their bodies have not yet fully adapted, so they cannot take a bath in too hot water.
Otherwise, the heart is likely to be shocked or even stop.
The water temperature for bathing should be kept at around 37 degrees, which is closest to the human body temperature and can effectively avoid the danger to the body caused by huge temperature differences.
The water slowly filled the bathtub, and during the waiting time, Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci's bodies gradually warmed up.
After both of them felt that their limbs were no longer so stiff, they walked into the bathroom.
Shi Jiaojiao didn't even take off her underwear and just lay down in the bathtub.
After five minutes, the clothes stuck to the skin gradually became soft.
Shi Jiaojiao leaned her head on the edge and closed her eyes.
I couldn't help but recall the previous scene in my mind.
Even though all four of them had survived the brink of death, she couldn't help but blame herself.
It was clear that when the air raid alarm sounded, they were not far from the heating point.
Why did she choose to go so far away and take everyone home?
What if one of them doesn't make it through today?
Whenever she thought of this possibility, Shi Jiaojiao couldn't help shaking.
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