Chapter 14
Stark's armor drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew farther away.
Peter, who was holding onto the edge of the building with one hand, opened his eyes wide. "This is magic." Spider-Man, who had never met Doctor Strange before, felt his worldview was shaken again.
The multiverse plus the magic...
“It’s amazing!”
Spider-Man waved his fist in the air excitedly.
However, his excitement was soon interrupted by reality.
"Pah~"
Not far away, a spider web stuck between high walls finally couldn't withstand the increasing number of survivors, and the spider silk fixing one end began to break.
"Pah~"
Another cracking sound was heard.
"Ah~~" The crowd screamed. Even the people who were staying on the spider web nearby, which was relatively safe, became a little panicked.
The people standing on the edge of the high wall platform also noticed the situation below, and they stretched out their hands to grab the unbroken spider silk, and some people wanted to pull the people on the spider web. But the distance was too far, and their hands could not reach.
“Pah~Pah~”
There were cracking sounds.
"Not good!" Peter threw his body forward with all his strength, and while flying, he raised his hands and shot out several balls of spider silk.
"Bang~"
"Bang~"
Large balls of spider silk continued to spray on the wall, and finally at the critical moment, they pulled up the fallen spider web and fixed it back on the building.
Peter breathed a sigh of relief. "Stop pulling anyone up!" he shouted to the crowd.
Peter turned around and pulled the survivor out of the water and flew towards the bar. The bottom floor of the bar was almost close to the water surface, and Peter easily threw the person in through the door.
The people in the bar witnessed the rescue and, despite their newly recovered strength, hurried to the bottom floor to help their compatriots.
"People over there, swim over here! Your car is about to sink!"
"Move this board aside; it's blocking the door."
"There's a pole over there, pull it over here first!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, grab the pole and pull hard!"
"No, no, no, leave that piece of wood. I'm a good swimmer, so I can use it as a life raft!"
People gathered at the door and shouted loudly. Some of them used bamboo poles together or stretched out their arms to pull people out. Some bravely pushed wooden boards out to rescue those who had lost their strength.
The world seems a little more alive.
"Yiyiya~"
Only Fang Shao and the baby in the tub were left on the upper floor of the bar; even the elderly and women had gone to help.
Fang Shao tapped the baby's chubby face, which was bouncy and damp from the rain. "You are so generous that you don't even cry. You will probably be a headache for your parents in the future."
Fang Shao went to his bedroom and took out a dry towel, then carefully wiped the child's hair and face. He then replaced the wet blanket with his own T-shirt and wrapped the child in it.
After collecting the box of dazzling and eye-catching valuables from the counter, Fang Shao placed the child in front of him and opened the chat group again.
[Fang Jia Xiao Shao]: Emergency, please help! [Picture 1] City invaded by seawater [Picture 2] Rescue scene on the ground floor [Picture 3] Baby wrapped in a big T-shirt and smiling sweetly
【I am a madman from Chu】: What’s going on!
【Dayuge】: It’s 2012?!
【Fang Wei】: @Everyone
[Fang Wei]: Everyone, please don’t speak. Let’s listen to Xiao Shao first!
[Twenty-eight Beauty]: That red dome is the Oriental Pearl Tower, right? This is Shanghai?!
【28-year-old beauty】Retract a message
[Fang Jia Xiao Shao]: Thank you, Brother Yao. I have just applied for Level 2 authority. Now the bar is a temporary shelter, and Iron Man and Spider-Man are outside to help save people. But now there are elderly and children among the survivors, and there may be injured or sick people. Please help provide food, clothes and medicine. I will pay you back double the turnover later. @[I am a madman Chu] I have to trouble Brother Chu again this time.
【I’m a madman from Chu】: No problem. When you have prepared the goods, please @ me and I will pick them up right away.
[Dayuge]: I have quite a lot to eat here, but the rest...
[Young Lady]: I have some food here too. Um... the tablecloth can also be used as a blanket to keep warm.
[Not talkative, only loves diving]: I only have food here.
[Salted Fish Also Wants to Get Rich]: I have a few first aid kits here.
[Fang Wei]: I have already packed everything. I have food, clothes and medicine. @[I am a madman in Chu] Come to my place first
[Dayuge]: Big brother is awesome! I have some medicinal wine here that can directly add blood and can be used for first aid.
[Fang Jia Xiao Shao]: Thank you everyone. I will go save people first, and then I will thank you all when I come back! [Expression] Fist
【Young Lady】: Go ahead. We will back you up.
Put down the phone. There are already several packed cartons at the door. Fang Shao ran over and wrote "food", "drinking water", "clothing" and "medicine" on the boxes with a large blackboard marker. The first two are the most, with two boxes each. There is only one box of clothing. And the medicine is the least, not only is there only one, but it is only half the size of the other cartons.
Fang Shao closed his eyes.
"Come up and help. There is food and clothes to be distributed."
A clear voice suddenly rang out from the bottom floor, and the crowd raised their heads. They hesitated for a moment, and a few elderly people with poor physical fitness walked out of the crowd.
“Is there anyone who knows something about medicine?”
People shook their heads.
The old people hurried to the top floor. There were already more than a dozen boxes at the door, and more were added from time to time.
The old people didn't care to be surprised by this strange scene. In the past few decades, the world they lived in had been changing every day, and the changes were so rapid that they mercilessly refreshed their understanding of the world.
Those who fail to adapt to changes and want to stay in the old world will only bring pain and disaster to themselves and those around them.
Now it is just a similar situation happening again, and they have become very receptive and adaptable to it.
“Ah~”
A long series of sharp screams echoed in the air outside the bar.
Fang Shao stuck his head out and saw a scene that made him gasp.
Stark was flying in the air, holding up a fully loaded bus with his hands raised high. The bus was packed tightly with people, and those facing the windows either had their eyes open or closed, shouting with excitement or fear that could not be told.
Is this Iron Man or Superman?
Fang Shao was a little distracted when Stark rushed straight towards the gate where they were. In the horrified eyes of the crowd, the huge car body roared past their heads.
The wind ruffled their hair and the water fell on their faces, carrying the smell of salty sea water.
Fortunately, the door is high enough. This was Fang Shao's only thought at this moment.
Stark had no time to care about the feelings of the crowd below. He slowed down slightly in the middle of the spacious hall, put down the bus, and immediately accelerated and flew out of the opposite door, turning around outside the bar and flying back.
The bus door opened, and a large group of weak-limbed people stumbled out. Only a few children were happy, chattering with their friends.
One of the old men came forward to greet them. He seemed to be of some status, and the other old men respected him and listened to him. He said a few words to the newcomer, and several of them stood up and followed him to sort out the items.
Among them was a young doctor. He handed the old man he was supporting to someone else and rushed over to look at the box of medicine with an excited look on his face.
Seeing that their work was becoming more and more organized, Fang Shao relaxed a little.
A moment later, Stark flew over again, but this time there was no bus as a vehicle, and he did not reappear Superman's classic pose, but instead carried a string of survivors wrapped in spider webs in one hand.
The screams that echoed in the air seemed to be louder.
It seems that the two superheroes have found a more efficient way to cooperate.
Gradually, more and more people came to the bar. In addition to the people brought in by Iron Man, people from nearby buildings and spider webs also spontaneously moved to the bar. Fortunately, the space on the third floor of the bar was large enough to accommodate thousands of people.
They were not passive in playing the role of being rescued. The young and strong people used the limited resources nearby to make several life rafts, and some of the strongest people who could swim went out to search for the drowning people.
Others also settled down in an orderly manner under the organization of several elderly people. They formed a volunteer group to distribute food and water to all compatriots.
Compared to food, the amount of clothes was limited, and only children and the weak could get one. The style and size of the clothes could not be chosen, but the blankets used as tablecloths were very popular and were given priority to those who needed them most. Fortunately, Fang Shao raised the temperature in the bar, so most people could still hold on.
The most stressful thing was the medicines. The small quantity was only one aspect, but more importantly, the medicines were not suitable for the symptoms. The volunteers of the rescue team regarded the bottles of medicinal wine delivered by Fang Shao as first aid tools, and each of them carefully put a bottle in their arms. In an emergency, no matter whether the other party was injured or sick, as long as they took a small sip, the other party's breathing would immediately become smoother and stronger, and at least the person's life was saved.
Several women formed a makeshift nursery to take care of the unattended children, including the baby who had been forgotten on the table. The man who had joined the rescue team ran back to take a quick look at the child before leaving, handed the swaddle to the women, and hurried out again.
To Fang Shao's surprise, he was not the child's father, nor even a relative. This disaster was the first time he met the baby.
But if you think about it carefully, it’s not so surprising.
In the face of the threat of disaster and death, some people may show selfishness and cowardice, but there will always be people who show precious courage and selflessness.
"Buzz~~"
A huge noise was heard.
What new and novel means of transportation did Iron Man find this time? Fang Shao thought as he was looking down at a batch of newly arrived cartons.
"Buzz~~"
"Buzz~~"
The sounds became more and more numerous and closer. In the distance, cheers could be heard.
"airplane!"
"Helicopter!"
Helicopter?
Fang Shao finally raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound. Military green-painted helicopters were flying towards here like a black flock of birds. The group of helicopters flew over his head, and the huge twin rotors brought up strong air currents, almost shielding the raindrops from outside.
There were also countless red lifeboats flying in the wind and rain. On the leading boat, a middle-aged man in camouflage uniform was holding a headset with one hand and shouting loudly. From time to time, small boats followed the command and separated from the front line, rushing to various corners of the city, forming a large rescue network in the sky and water with the helicopters above.
“The government has come to our rescue!”
Someone in the bar started shouting. Soon, the shouting spread all around, up and down, and the crowd was all boiling.
“The government is coming!”
"The Army is Coming!"
“The government has not forgotten us!”
Some of the emotionally fragile people squatted down and let the tears flow down their faces at this moment.
Some people didn't want others to see their ugliness, so they covered their faces and turned to the side, mumbling something.
Half an hour after the disaster, rescue teams from this world arrived.