The seventh layer of the rift.
The air was filled with a mixed smell of dust and decay, which made people's throats itchy.
Inside a women's clothing store, the light was dim, the shelves were overturned, and the mannequin's broken limbs were scattered everywhere.
Deep inside the shop, Zhou Shi leaned against the wall, gasping for breath. The bandage on his left arm was oozing blood, and his face was as pale as paper.
Next to him, Xue Ling was lying on his back on the ground. There was a big hole in the right side of his abdomen, his scales were broken, his skin and flesh were turned inside out, and dark red blood soaked the small area of ground beneath him.
His eyes were half open and half closed at this time, and he was mumbling incomprehensible syllables, his consciousness was already blurred.
Gu Jinzhi half-knelt in front of Zhou Shi, treating the new wound on his chest with regenerative gel with an expressionless face.
The wound ran from the left shoulder to the right rib. It looked horrifying, but it was not deep, just a flesh wound.
But Zhou Shi knew that if Gu Jinzhi had not pulled him just now, he would probably be a corpse by now.
He looked at Gu Jinzhi's angular profile, watching him concentrate on treating his wounds. His Adam's apple rolled and he said hoarsely:
"Mr. Gu... have you... really thought it through?"
Just now, Gu Jinzhi said that he decided to go deeper alone.
Zhou Shi was shocked and decided to confirm it again.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jinzhi continued to move his hands, but the strength he applied unconsciously increased a bit.
"Hiss——" Zhou Shi gasped in pain.
"Save your energy," Gu Jinzhi's voice remained cold and indifferent, without any fluctuations. "It will be done soon."
Zhou Shi ignored the sharp pain in his chest and suddenly reached out to grab Gu Jinzhi's arm: "Mr. Gu! Listen to my advice!"
"There were ten of us coming in... no, including you, eleven people... and now... there are only three of us left!"
His voice trembled. "Xue Ling is so injured, I must get him out! The road below..."
After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "I know you're worried about your wife, but rushing down alone like this is no different from committing suicide!!"
"Mr. Gu, I, Zhou Shi, admire your abilities from the bottom of my heart!"
"A genius like you should live well!"
Gu Jinzhi acted as if he hadn't heard.
After treating Zhou Shi's wound, he reached out and gently, but irresistibly, pried open Zhou Shi's fingers one by one.
Then he stood up.
No explanation.
No goodbye.
He simply lowered his head and quickly checked the equipment on his body and the supplies in his waist bag.
Then, he turned around, took long steps, and walked towards the deep darkness.
Zhou Shi's hand froze in mid-air.
Looking at that tall and lonely figure.
Watching him walk away step by step, and finally being swallowed by the darkness.
He slowly put down his hand and turned to look at Xue Ling who was dying on the ground, his face full of complexity.
There is struggle, helplessness, and something that is hard to explain... Is it admiration?
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Preparation area, fissure exit square.
At the edge of the distorted area, the light and shadow swayed slightly. Outside the temporary cordon, Yang Yunshan stood with his hands behind his back, looking gloomy.
The smell of blood in the air became stronger.
Investigators participating in the second wave of rescue efforts continued to emerge from the distortion and were quickly carried away by medical staff.
Most of them had their armor torn and were covered in blood.
Some people even lost their legs and feet and looked numb.
Every person who came out was like a blunt knife, cutting Yang Yunshan's heart repeatedly.
At this time, a civilian staff member in charge of statistics walked quickly to Yang Yunshan's side and said in a difficult voice:
"Supervisor Yang... Of the second batch of eight teams, seven have already withdrawn."
"Thirty-three people were killed, thirty were seriously injured, and seven were slightly injured."
Yang Yunshan's face twitched slightly, and his tiger eyes stared at the distorted light and shadow in front of him.
"What about the third wave organized by the Martial Arts Alliance? When will it arrive?" His voice was hoarse, as if he was asking, but also as if he was talking to himself.
The subordinate's voice was hesitant. "The Alliance will reply in...at least twenty minutes."
Twenty minutes?
Yang Yunshan felt a chill in his heart.
It takes twenty minutes to assemble, so how long will it take to go deep into the rift?
At this moment, the light and shadow at the exit of the crack fluctuated.
The next moment, Zhou Shi's burly figure staggered out, carrying Xue Ling, who was in a deep coma, on his back.
"Hurry! Help!" He suppressed his fatigue and called for medical help loudly.
The medical staff who had been on standby rushed forward, hurriedly took Xue Ling from Zhou Shi's hands, quickly lifted him onto a stretcher, and pushed him to the emergency area.
Zhou Shi wiped the blood and sweat off his face, walked quickly to Yang Yunshan, and staggered to his knees.
"Yang Jian!" His voice was hoarse, filled with lingering fear. "Our team... is finished!"
Yang Yunshan met his bloodshot eyes and no longer needed to ask for details.
The second wave also failed completely...
Suddenly, he thought that the kid from the Gu family should be in Zhou Shi’s team.
Yang Yunshan's face became even uglier.
Although the Gu family is not as powerful as before, the martial immortal in his family has not died after all!
If the young couple from the Gu family died in his jurisdiction... he couldn't imagine how much trouble would follow!
"Where is Gu Jinzhi!" Yang Yunshan asked anxiously.
"Mr. Gu...Mr. Gu..." Zhou Shi took a breath, a complicated look on his face, "He said he was going to look for Miss Jiang... He didn't retreat with me..."
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