"What's wrong?"
Xiao He flicked the water off his fingers and had just stepped out when he heard He Junhao's exclamation.
"Brother Xiao, there's a fire upstairs! There's a child trapped up there!"
"What?"
Xiao He frowned, strode to the balcony, and leaned half his body out to look up—
It was probably on the sixteenth or seventeenth floor, where thick smoke was billowing out. Below the smoke, a little girl in pajamas was helplessly hanging on the edge of the balcony, looking down at the people below.
The little girl looked to be only seven or eight years old. The only thing she could do was to climb over the balcony railing on her own. Facing the rising temperature and the approaching fire, she didn't cry or make a fuss. She just obediently held onto the railing in front of her and stood there quietly.
"Oh my god, where are the fire trucks? Why haven't they arrived yet?"
He Junhao was extremely anxious and leaned against the railing, peering into the distance.
Meanwhile, some residents upstairs were trying to help, but unfortunately, the residents downstairs were not home, and the two neighboring households were too far away to reach her. The twelfth floor, where Xiao He and his group were, was too far away to help.
Seeing the little girl's red eyes, Xiao He was also very anxious and asked He Junhao, "Where are the firefighters?"
He Junhao looked at his phone and exclaimed "Holy crap!" again.
"Holy crap, Brother Xiao! Their fire truck is being stopped outside the residential area! My god, are the security guards at the gate out of their minds? What are they thinking? Is this some kind of murder plot?"
Xiao He was also shocked: "Is there really such a crazy tactic?!"
"Damn, that kind of person deserves to die!"
As He Junhao spoke, the people downstairs suddenly gasped in surprise. He Junhao's brow twitched, and he looked out again. He saw that the little girl was now hanging outside the building, with only her hands clinging tightly to a pillar below the railing. She was swaying in the air, looking as if she was about to fall at any moment.
"Oh my god!"
He Junhao covered his mouth, his face full of worry: "Brother Xiao, what should we do! I don't know if there's anything we can do to help—"
However, he received no response. He Junhao turned his head and saw that Xiao He was already squatting on the railing at the edge of the balcony, looking up at it with a determined gaze.
"Holy crap, Brother Xiao!"
He Junhao screamed, but before he could stop Xiao He, the young man in front of him had already leaped up like a nimble cheetah and climbed onto the edge of the building.
He Junhao was dumbfounded and couldn't help but rub his eyes, even doubting whether he was dreaming.
Xiao He, however, had no time to care about He Junhao's thoughts.
Behind him, all he could hear was the rustling wind and the gasps of people downstairs, but when he saw the little girl's helpless, swaying figure, only one thing occupied Xiao He's mind—
Help!
It's unclear whether the system did it on purpose or not, but the skills it gave him always seemed to be predicted. His new skill just happened to be "Excellent Climbing," which allowed him to climb to any place he wanted to go as long as there was a protruding edge of a wall!
The edge of the upstairs balcony, the recesses of the window frame, the gaps between the building bricks... the moment Xiao He leaped out, his mind had already automatically planned all the routes, so Xiao He's movements were very smooth and without any pause.
Those who witnessed this scene below couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and subconsciously held their breath.
Fortunately, despite the youth's bold and dangerous actions, he was able to accurately land on his target position with each movement. The height of five floors would take a normal person 40-60 seconds to run, but Xiao He's series of nimble climbing movements only took about fifteen seconds.
Using the railing of the balcony downstairs, Xiao He leaped up and hung from the edge of the balcony with one hand.
Just then, the little girl, exhausted, let go of her hands. Xiao He grabbed her waist the instant she fell, and pulled her under his arms. Then, using his waist strength, he brought both of them back to the balcony of the burning floor.
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