The water rose higher and higher, gradually reaching above my knees. The storage box was now floating precariously on the surface. Qianliyan became increasingly anxious: "Look at Song Yi, the water is almost up to her thighs."
Ji Lin'an then noticed Song Yi, who was holding onto the wall with one hand and pulling a storage box with the other, looking somewhat nervous. Ji Lin'an said, "Song Yi, you can sit in first and try it. There shouldn't be any problem."
After saying that, I went over to help Song Yi, but the storage box was floating on the water and the height had reached Song Yi's waist. Song Yi could not step into it even when she lifted her leg. When Wei Bin saw this, he quickly came over and hugged Song Yi's waist with both hands to easily lift her up. Only then did Song Yi slowly sit into the storage box. For safety, Wei Bin and I still held the storage box to prevent it from tilting.
Ji Lin'an said, "You two can let go slowly. The water level should be high enough for Song Yi to float."
Wei Bin and I then slowly let go, and the storage box did not sink. Ji Lin'an continued, "Su Su, come here, you go in too."
I walked towards Ji Lin'an, who picked me up and put me in the storage box. Song Yi and I floated on the water like that. Song Yi couldn't help but smile. I laughed and said, "Song Yi, is this fun?"
Song Yi nodded: "Yes, it's much more fun than rowing."
If we calculate Song Yi's age, she should only be in college if it weren't for the apocalypse; she should be in a very innocent and carefree time.
The water was getting deeper and deeper, and the water level had almost submerged half of the safe house. Everyone went up the stairs and sat in the storage boxes, but the rain showed no sign of stopping.
When the water level reached the doorway, Zhu Dachang said, "Why don't we go outside? If this continues, we'll all drown."
Ji Lin'an thought for a moment: "Let's wait a bit longer. Clairvoyance, use your skill to observe the surrounding area and see if it's safe."
Just as Qianliyan nodded and was about to activate his skill, Zhu Dachang said, "Don't waste your skill. With such heavy rain, no one will be around here."
Thousand-Mile Eye nodded again: "That's true. It's been raining for so long, and there's nowhere to take shelter nearby. Who would be so foolish as to stand outside in the rain for so long?"
Ji Lin'an hesitated for a moment, then reached out and swam his storage box to the side of the stairs. He stood up, picked up his bag, and said, "You guys wait here. I'll go out and take a look."
An Xin called out, "Old Ji, wait a minute, I'll go with you."
Ji Lin'an waved his hand as if to refuse, but I quickly said, "I'll go with you too."
Ji Lin'an immediately reached out to stop him: "You stay here, An Xin and I will go."
An Xin also reached the bottom of the stairs. Ji Lin'an reached out to open the door, pulled on the doorknob, and suddenly frowned. He tried again, but the door didn't budge. An Xin stood at the bottom of the stairs as well: "I'll try."
An Xin tried to open the door, but it still wouldn't budge: "What's wrong? Why can't I open it?"
Ji Lin'an frowned and pondered for a while: "The door opens inwards, so if it can't be opened now, it can only be because something is holding it in place from the outside."
Wei Bin then swung to the stairwell: "Let me try, I'm stronger."
An Xin reached out to stop him: "Don't come any closer. Do you think I'm any weaker than you?"
An Xin reached out and pulled on the doorknob again, but there was still no movement: "I'll try using a skill. I don't believe I can't open this door."
After saying that, An Xin activated his energy skill, put his hand on the doorknob again, and with a forceful movement, he fell backward along with the doorknob. Ji Lin'an quickly grabbed An Xin and pulled him back up. As a result, Ji Lin'an and An Xin fell into the water together. The two quickly stood up, and the water level had already reached their shoulders. Ji Lin'an reached out and pulled An Xin, and they slowly walked towards the stairs and went up to the top of the stairs again.
Ji Lin'an took out his phone, but it was wet and wouldn't turn on. An Xin also quickly took out his phone, but it was also wet and wouldn't turn on. An Xin was so anxious that his face turned red to the roots of his neck: "What are we going to do? We're both useless without our phones."
The all-seeing eye immediately said, "Don't worry, you two wait for me to come over, I can fix it."
With lightning speed, Qianliyan reached the top of the stairs and held out his hand to the two of them: "Give me your phone."
Ji Lin'an and An Xin obediently handed their phones to Qianliyan, who then opened the repair space and took the phones inside.
Ji Lin'an and An Xin continued to work on how to open the door. By now, there was a hole about the size of a palm in the door. Ji Lin'an looked closely for a while, then frowned and said, "The cardboard box outside the door is gone. It seems that someone really came and sealed the door shut."
I frowned and asked, "The door opens inwards, so how can we secure it so it can't be opened?"
Ji Lin'an looked towards the doorway again, but seeing nothing, he turned to me and said, "Su Su, give me your phone, I'll take a picture of what's going on outside."
I handed my phone to Ji Lin'an, and after a while Ji Lin'an took it back and examined the photos carefully: "There's nothing outside, and it's hard to tell why it's sealed off."
The all-seeing eye appeared and handed the phone to the two of them: "Look, it's fixed."
Li Song exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Yan, what kind of skill is that? It's so awesome!"
The all-seeing eye said smugly, "The repair space can be used to repair anything, isn't that amazing?"
Li Song gave a thumbs up: "This is amazing! Can it fix anything?"
The all-seeing eye shook its head: "I don't know, this is my first time using it too."
Li Song didn't say anything more, only had a look of great admiration on his face. An Xin walked to the door and said, "Old Ji, step back, I'll break the door open."
An Xin tried to break down the door once, twice, three times, but still couldn't. After a few more attempts, An Xin shook his head in frustration: "No, I can't break it down. The distance is too short and the impact isn't enough. Do you have an axe? I can just chop it open with an axe."
Ji Lin'an nodded: "Yes, Su Su, do you still have the axe you kept in your space?"
I took out my phone: "Let me look for it."
When I came out of the space, I saw that everyone looked extremely nervous. I looked at Ji Lin'an and heard a voice at the door: "...Break open, they are inside."
I looked at Ji Lin'an in horror and mouthed, "What happened?"
Ji Lin'an quickly said, "Prepare for battle; quite a few people have arrived outside."
Seeing everyone scattered in panic across the water, I shouted, "Get closer, everyone get closer, so I can unleash my skills!"
After I finished speaking, everyone frantically waded through the water and huddled together, holding onto each other's storage boxes. We heard a series of kicking sounds coming from the doorway. I cautiously raised my gun and pointed it at the door. The water level was still rising. Ji Lin'an and An Xin were standing at the bottom of the stairs when the water reached their knees.
The door remained unbroken for a while. Then, someone outside shouted, "Ah Biao, shoot at the door, make a few holes, then use an axe to break it open."
Upon hearing this, Ji Lin'an immediately reached out and pulled his and An Xin's storage boxes over, and they quickly sat down in the storage boxes and hid to the side.
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