Chapter 31 Lou Yuncheng
"Speed up! Drive forward at full speed!" When Cheng Yu's almost roaring voice resounded throughout the entire boat, Shu Fu was putting away another telescope in his hand, looking for an opportunity to jump into the water.
At the back of the water, the huge waves that were coming towards her were closer than she had seen that morning.
Unlike the hurricane that day, this time there was no swirling column of water or oppressive black clouds, only a gloomy sky and huge waves like walls.
That is——a tsunami?!
Although he knew that what was happening at this moment must be the key point of this mission, Shu Fu's first reaction was to jump into the water and take out the raft. In such a life-threatening disaster, the mission was not as important as life!
But the next second, her wrist was grabbed by Cheng Yu.
He pulled Shu Fu, who was about to fall out of the boat, back with a frightened expression: "Be careful!"
Shu Fu: ...
At the bow, although Liu Shuang had not yet seen the situation in the waters behind, he had already taken the lead in obeying the instructions, passed another rescue team member, took over the helm, and increased the power of the boat to maximum.
After Cheng Yu stuffed the telescope back to Shu Fu, he held her with one hand and held the roof of the boat with the other, and tried to get through the shaking boat to a position near the bow.
"What's going on?" Liu Shuang was trying to steer the boat in the wind and waves while paying attention to them.
As if answering her, suddenly, an air raid sirens resounding through the sky came from the dam in front of them.
This is a tsunami air raid siren!
Liu Shuang's face turned pale: "No way, this is inland, how could there be... a tsunami?"
"It should be caused by a hurricane. A hurricane appeared in Sankou Province a few days ago, but it came quickly and dispersed quickly, and the affected area was not large..." Cheng Yu first placed Shu Fu in the seat behind Liu Shuang, motioned her to hold the railing, and then quickly entered the command state: "Don't go to the mountain road, it's too late! Go to the dam!"
Liu Shuang immediately understood what Cheng Yu meant. The distance to the hilly mountain road was far, and one had to take a car to get to the land. The initial section of the mountain road was not high enough and might be affected by the tsunami.
But the dam will not work. The dam is closer to them. Although Cheng Yu and she are both captains of the rescue team, his actual rank is higher than hers. He does not have to apply through the intercom, but can use the elevator directly by scanning his face. In this emergency, they can take the elevator directly to the upper level of the dam.
However, it was very dangerous to sail fast in such a storm. The bow of the boat collided with a high wave, causing it to tilt and the entire boat to lose balance and almost capsize.
The people on the boat screamed again, and each of them grabbed the handrails or railings with a pale face, huddled their bodies, and wished they could weld themselves to the hull.
Liu Shuang and another team member worked hard to control the boat back. She subconsciously wanted to slow down, but was stopped by Cheng Yu.
"Let me drive!" He took over the helm and pushed the boat to the fastest speed again.
It was not until the boat bumped to the front of the dam and the people on the boat passed the lifting and mooring platform outside the dam, stepped onto the external walkway of the wall and rushed towards the built-in elevator on the tall wall that Liu Shuang stopped in front of the guardrail and looked back, and then he realized why Cheng Yu was unwilling to slow down the boat despite the risk of capsizing.
Her hometown is not by the sea, but after graduation she went to work by the sea for several years, her mission being sea rescue.
Hua State is located on a broad continental shelf, and its geological structure is not conducive to the spread of tsunamis. It is not a country where tsunamis occur frequently. Over the years, she has personally experienced very few tsunamis.
Among these few tsunamis, the most destructive one occurred more than two months ago. When typhoons and heavy rains swept through the coastal areas, the waves that hit the coast were as high as fifteen or sixteen meters, instantly destroying large areas of coastal buildings.
This was also the highest tsunami recorded in Hua State in nearly 500 years.
But at this moment, the huge waves surging from the other side of the water area were far higher than the tsunami. From the position of the dam where she was at the moment, it felt like a dark cloud covering the sky.
The strong wind hit her face, and the height of the waves was at least over 40 meters, like a wall of water covering the sky and the sun, roaring towards her.
They were still outside the dam wall, and their current height was no match for such waves.
Once the waves reach them, they will be easily knocked off the dam like small insects attached to the wall.
"Hurry up and get into the elevator! Go to a higher place!" Liu Shuang turned around, dragged over a few refugees who were still hesitating, and stuffed them into the elevator.
Because of their special nature, this type of built-in elevator on the dam is built very large, and can accommodate more than 20 people at the same time, which can barely fit all the people on their boats.
But most people are not like Shu Fu, who only carries a small backpack. Now the requirements for rescue teams to rescue people in various water ruins are not as strict as they were at the beginning, so some of them carry two or three large bags with them, which contain food and drinks. The elevator can accommodate all people, but not all the bags.
"Don't bring bags in! Leave all the bags outside!" Another rescue team member also noticed the situation and immediately shouted.
But this is an era of disaster, and supplies are extremely important. Who would be willing to throw away important supplies at a time like this?
Seeing several refugees blocking the elevator door, pulling and tugging to get the big bags in their hands in, Cheng Yu, who was already in the elevator, immediately took action, snatched the bags from them and threw them out.
Amid the refugees' exclamations, several large bags were thrown out, leaving just enough space for the rescue team member and the remaining refugees to squeeze in.
But Liu Shuang was still outside and couldn't get in. Inside the elevator, a sturdy refugee occupied a corner, bent over and holding his two large bags tightly, refusing to let go.
Cheng Yu didn't care about the bleeding wound and threw a punch. The other party still refused to let go. With cold eyes, he grabbed the other party's collar and dragged him to the elevator entrance. He raised his leg and kicked him out along with two big bags.
Liu Shuang dodged sideways and was quickly pulled into the elevator by Cheng Yu.
"What are you doing!" The sturdy man fell in the rain, raised his head and glared at Cheng Yu fiercely.
"If you want to die, don't drag others down!" Cheng Yu threw out another big bag from inside, "Either throw your bag into the elevator, or stay and wait to die. You only have three seconds to choose, three, two--"
The sturdy man was the one who got on the speedboat with Shu Fu two days ago and was transferred from the shopping mall. His two large bags were full of food and water supplies that he had secretly saved before, as well as valuable items such as mobile phones and jewelry that he had looted from shops. So many things were his living capital after entering Louyun City. How could he be willing to leave them behind?
The tsunami alarm sounded through the sky again. The strong man stood up and looked over the guardrail to see the roaring waves on the water. The waves were almost reaching the factory building where the shelter was located.
Against the backdrop of the huge waves, the few sturdy buildings that sheltered countless refugees looked as small and helpless as building blocks.
He knew that he should abandon his supplies and rush into the elevator to save his life, but he just didn't believe it!
He has seen all kinds of storms and waves during his escape, and his hands are covered in blood. How could he give up at this time?
The sturdy man glared at the people standing in the elevator. It was one against three, and he knew he couldn't win, so he spat hard at the elevator, hugged his two big bags tightly, turned around and ran to the front of the aisle.
There was information about the dam on the Internet, and he knew that there was more than one elevator outside the dam. The stubborn people insisted that he throw away the supplies, but he refused!
He just didn't believe that he could not outrun the waves!
The elevator door closed and no one spoke out to stop it. Most of the refugees who had been tossed around by boats and waves were frightened by the shrill tsunami sirens. Although they did not understand why a tsunami occurred inland, they all noticed the huge waves on the water.
Cheng Yu and the other three would not say anything to stop them. They were indeed rescuers, but they were not the Holy Father or the Holy Mother. They would not save those who were selfish and did not care about the safety of others.
Shu Fu would not say a word. She had no way out now. Both inside the elevator and the corridor surrounded by guardrails outside the elevator were too narrow to place the raft.
At this time, the only safe place is to go to the high place of the dam.
The elevator is designed to be embedded in the outside of the dam, with extremely solid dam walls on the left, right and back. Only the side facing the water has double tempered glass that allows you to see what's happening outside.
In order to see what was happening outside, Shu Fu moved closer to one side of the elevator's glass door, but most of her body was huddled against the metal corner of the elevator, as if she was afraid that if she leaned against the glass door, she would accidentally fall out.
The elevator began to rise at a very fast speed, but the tension and suffocation caused by the huge waves that made my heart pounding due to the height of the view did not ease as the altitude increased.
On the contrary, as the elevator rose higher, everything outside became clearer to her.
When she saw the huge waves rolling over the factory buildings, easily crushing the sturdy buildings and the people inside, and sweeping them under the water, the tension and suffocation that she had not experienced for a long time reached its peak.
In the face of the angry and roaring nature, the buildings on which human beings depend for survival are fragile and vulnerable.
Everyone in the elevator was very quiet. The scene outside was something they had only seen in science fiction apocalyptic movies in the past. At that time, every time they saw this kind of scene, their adrenaline would surge and they would scream with excitement.
But when the special effects shots became real, no one felt satisfied. They only felt fear, a deep and powerless fear. They didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
The speed of the huge waves was getting faster and faster. The people in the elevator could already hear the unique sound of the waves rolling. The elevator made a ding sound and finally reached the upper level of the dam.
This is about 60 meters above the dam. There are doors that can be opened in front and behind the elevator on this floor. There is still a walkway with guardrails outside the glass door facing the water. After the metal door at the back is opened, you can cross the dam and go to the passage on the other side.
By passing through this passage, you can directly cross the thick wall of the dam and enter Louyun City through the elevator on the other side.
"Hurry!" Cheng Yu opened the metal door at the back. He stood at the elevator entrance and spoke briefly, ordering everyone to come out quickly.
Liu Shuang pulled Shu Fu and ran out of the elevator with her, shouting as he ran: "Don't run around, this is a safe height, and it's inside the dam, it should be strong enough! Find a place to squat against the wall!"
She didn't need to say it a second time; everyone did as they were told immediately.
Almost at the moment when Shu Fu squatted down against the wall, she felt the building shaking beneath her feet. She was like cargo loaded in a tractor truck, and her whole body was shaking along with the truck carrying her.
When huge waves rush towards human buildings, fragile buildings that are unable to resist the water pressure will be pushed down and crushed in an instant, while those sturdy buildings will emit a roar of resistance due to the strong impact.
The solid dam, 20 meters thick, finally blocked the roaring waves.
A few minutes later, the disturbing tremor finally stopped. Cheng Yu, who was standing beside Shu Fu, stood up. He took another passage and returned to the walkway outside the dam facing the water.
The others followed immediately.
It was still raining outside and the wind was still blowing hard, but the terrifying giant wave that had originally stood on the water had disappeared, and the water area returned to its previous appearance. However, when they looked down at the dam, they found that the water level had obviously risen a lot.
At the original location of the shelter, the wreckage of the building destroyed by the huge waves was exposed again. Countless building fragments were scattered on the nearby water surface, and there were people who had luckily survived and were now struggling in the water helplessly, confused and desperate.
Some of them were asking for help because they were injured, some were crying out of fear, and some were shouting in despair because they couldn't find their families...
The survivors high on the dam were extremely frightened. They almost... just a little bit, and they would have become one of these people. Fortunately, the boat did not return to the shelter, and fortunately, they hid in a safe place in time.
Cheng Yu slowly tightened his fingers. At this point in time, he should have been in the shelter of the factory building, doing the handover work with Liu Shuang.
When the huge waves hit, no matter how many missions he and Liu Shuang had carried out, or how much survival experience they had, there was no way to guarantee that they could survive such a huge wave...
This feeling of surviving a disaster where he was almost dead, tightly grasped his throat, making him feel slightly suffocated and with another subtle sense of similarity.
The last time I had this feeling was in Suicheng.
Under the raincoat, the bracelet on Shu Fu's wrist vibrated slightly.
Mission accomplished.
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