Finally, after about half an hour, everyone couldn't wait any longer.
Captain Liu was furious. He had thought that he would receive a reply from his superiors in about half an hour, but he waited a full hour and a half before receiving a response.
"I'm sorry, there has been a serious riot in the city recently. The military is currently unable to dispatch rescue troops. Please plan your own escape routes and report back on your situation when you return. That's all."
After coldly finishing his words, the other party hung up the call immediately, and no matter how much Liu Shanwei called out, there was no response.
"Bastards, they're a bunch of bastards."
Enraged, Captain Liu slammed his fist on the table.
With a loud crash, the table was smashed and collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.
The insects below were attracted by the loud sound and continued to climb upwards.
"They're actually planning to abandon us. Damn it, we've put in so much effort into this, and they just say they won't help us anymore."
Everyone turned pale, knowing what their fate would be.
Everyone squatted on the ground, and no one made a sound.
After a long silence, Lu Yuan said softly, "I think that instead of being trapped here, we should try some new methods."
Everyone turned to look at Lu Yuan: "What's your idea?"
"We still have enough oil to last us for a while. The main thing is that we've found a new method, a new escape route. When that time comes, we can finally escape, right?"
“But we’re already more than ten stories high, and the ground is almost a hundred meters away. How do you tell me how we’re going to get down? Ziplines are no good. We don’t have ropes that long. Even if everyone tied their ropes together, we still wouldn’t be able to reach the ground.”
"That's right, and the ground is covered in bugs. The whole building is surrounded by bugs. How are we supposed to get down? Or what's the point of continuing to go up? Are we supposed to fly if we jump off the building?"
"The oil burns for a very short time, we need to find more oil! We certainly don't want the upstairs to be covered in bugs. For now, we can only stay here and wait for our supplies to be consumed little by little!"
Despair emanated from everyone's mouths; they had shattered their last remaining path.
Upon hearing their response, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
"You're all survivors of the apocalypse, how can you lack so much confidence? I said let's give it a try! What if we succeed?"
Everyone fell silent. Captain Liu nodded slightly: "Listen to him. We'll cooperate with whatever he needs as much as possible. What if there's any hope of survival? Don't give up!"
Everyone was feeling terrible. They thought they would be back soon when they came to this mission, but who knew they would encounter such a thing, all because of Lu Yuan.
So everyone stared intently at Lu Yuan, as if Captain Liu's words had reignited their anger.
"It's all because of you! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be stuck here!"
"I'm going to kill you before I die, you just wait!"
"You're a jinx! You've ruined us all!"
Hearing these people's words, Lu Yuan felt more than just a sigh.
"Fine, since that's what you think, then I won't argue anymore!"
Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly, then got up and left.
He searched the room thoroughly, but no one knew what he was looking for, and no one paid any attention to what he said. It was as if he were invisible; he finished speaking and then dispersed, and no one wanted to listen to him anymore.
Lu Yuan searched the room for a while and finally found a long iron rod.
He looked up at the view outside the window, then looked at the shop.
After a long while, he finally spoke.
"Didn't you say you were carrying ropes? I need the ropes!"
After hearing Lu Yuan's words, everyone looked at him with puzzled expressions.
"You're not really planning to lower us down with a rope, are you? There are so many bugs down there!"
After glancing out the window, someone immediately pointed to the dense swarms of insects on the ground.
"That's right, we don't have any transportation other than insects. Are you planning to make us run out on foot?"
Lu Yuan sighed, then began to address their problem.
"First of all, I don't intend to put the rope on the ground, nor will I let you go down like that. Going down is no different from committing suicide. I'm not crazy, so please don't worry!"
"Secondly, if we don't have transportation, we can choose other things. As long as we leave this place, I know these bugs shouldn't chase us."
So we need to do an experiment first. I'm planning to be the test subject myself, or you can be the test subject if you'd like, to see if the insects will follow along!
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, unsure of what to do.
If they used Lu Yuan as a test subject, they worried that he would run away before they knew it and abandon them.
If Lu Yuan doesn't become a guinea pig, then they will have to be.
Who knows what Lu Yuan is thinking? If he can't escape being discovered and killed by these insects, then he'll be finished.
So everyone fell into deep thought, and finally obediently took out the ropes and handed them to Lu Yuan.
After wandering around the area, Lu Yuan stared blankly at a building in the distance.
"I'm thinking of throwing the rope up to that building, and then using this tool to hook it down there. The rope might not be enough, but I have a better idea!"
As Lu Yuan spoke, he took off his clothes and pulled out more fine threads from them.
Then he tied the thin threads on his body to the ropes, and the total length of the threads was about one hundred meters.
These things were all sewn by my mother herself, stitch by stitch, and they are much sturdier than their ropes.
These are silkworm silks produced in the dimensional space before, and he knows very well the toughness of the silk from those mutated silkworms.
Then Lu Yuan found a crossbow, aimed at a distant direction, and pulled the trigger with a bang.
With a whoosh, the crossbow bolt in front flew out with great kinetic energy.
The rope around Lu Yuan slowly coiled outwards.
In the distance, a loud bang was heard, and a hole was punched in the surface of the building.
"Yes! We did it!"
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