On the fifth floor, the cleaning speed is more than twice as slow as on the sixth floor.
It was not until this moment that everyone realized the profound meaning behind Song Yue's words, "The further you go down, the more complicated the situation will become."
They have to face more than just fist-sized black insects that can crawl and fly, and more than just patients struggling and dying in the ward...
They also have to face those leaders, colleagues, and even friends who used to get along with them but are now dead.
Doctor Chen looked at a corpse squatting in the corner of the pharmacy. Although the face was so disfigured that it was unrecognizable, the name of the deceased was clearly written on the name on the chest - Xia Tianle.
He was a classmate who graduated with him. One of them worked in the intensive care unit and the other in the pharmacy. They had known each other for more than 20 years.
The other party sent him a message yesterday, saying that they would have hotpot together in the evening. Unexpectedly, after just one night, they were already separated.
Even though he had already prepared himself for this, and even though he had seen many deaths and lives in the hospital, when it was his turn to experience it himself, he still felt an indescribable blockage in his chest.
Dr. Chen looked at his old friend and remained silent for a long time.
Finally, he slowly raised the flamethrower in his hand and pointed the nozzle at the other party.
He pressed the handle, and flames spurted out indifferently. The corpse curled up in the corner gradually became blurred.
On the other side, Jiaojiao also stopped moving.
In fact, she understood that, apart from them, there were no living people in the medical center as of today.
However, when he saw the five girls lying in the nurses' station, he couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat.
These girls are all her roommates...
At such a young age, she became a pile of rotting bones.
She turned her head away, sniffed hard, then raised the flamethrower and buried them in flames.
There were many patients and nurses on the fifth floor, and it took the four of them nearly three hours to finish cleaning the fifth floor.
The corridor was filled with charred bodies. Song Yue planned to wait until all floors were cleaned up before pushing them downstairs on a cart for centralized disposal.
It was already past noon and the group was very hungry.
Their last meal was around 6pm yesterday, and they hadn't eaten breakfast after waking up this morning. Now that Song Yue reminded them, they finally remembered their rumbling stomachs.
The four people returned to the intensive care unit and locked the door.
Gu——
Someone's stomach growled.
Xue Dinghui looked away embarrassedly.
"What should I do...the cafeteria is in another building..." Jiaojiao first looked at Dr. Chen, then at Song Yue.
She didn't even realize it herself, but she had subconsciously regarded Song Yue as her backbone.
Song Yue had already thought of an excuse and didn't hesitate: "I was on my way to the fire station and passed by a supermarket. I went in and got some toast and milk. It's a good opportunity to share."
Then he took it out and distributed it to everyone.
Each person has 3 slices plus a bag of milk. The portion is not much, but it is enough to get them through.
They had been hungry for most of the day, and when they saw the food, their eyes lit up.
They didn't doubt what Song Yue said. They said thank you while stuffing the food into their mouths, eating it voraciously.
Xue Dinghui couldn't resist the temptation of food either. He glanced at Song Yue awkwardly, then whispered, "...Thank you."
Seeing the three of them eating so happily, Song Yue felt melancholy.
She didn't want to treat herself so badly, but she couldn't take out too much food so obviously, otherwise she would definitely be suspected. How could an ordinary travel bag hold so much food while stuffing three flamethrowers?
There was no other way, Song Yue had to eat toast with tears in her eyes.
This meal was particularly simple for her, but she managed to swallow it with milk.
The sunlight outside the window suddenly flickered, and Song Yue turned his eyes to take a look.
The sky not far away was slightly dark, like dark clouds covering half of the sun.
The light in the intensive care unit dimmed a bit, and Dr. Chen and others noticed it.
"It's going to be windy on the island." Dr. Chen glanced outside, then looked away and said.
"It's okay, it's probably just an ordinary strong wind, it will go away after a while." Jiaojiao finished drinking the milk at the bottom of the box and didn't take it seriously.
Seeing Song Yue's worried expression beside her, she licked her lips and explained a few more words: "This island often experiences changeable weather and strong winds, but you don't have to worry. We never have typhoons or tsunamis here. The highest wind speed in history was only... only a few levels?"
Xue Dinghui: "Level 6."
Jiaojiao murmured, "Yes, it's level 6! Anyway, Xiaoyue, don't be afraid. Wait for the wind to blow for a while and it will stop on its own."
Song Yue looked at Jiaojiao and smiled faintly: "I understand."
But the smile did not reach his eyes.
Because only she herself knows what the dark clouds on the sea level mean this time.
——Thunderstorm.
This is a severe convective weather, which may be accompanied by thunder strikes, lightning, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and even hail. It is several times more dangerous than the level 6 strong wind mentioned by Jiaojiao.
But she couldn't say it directly, so she thought about it and changed her words: "I feel that the weather is unusual this time. Why don't we hurry up and clean up the building as soon as possible."
She brought the topic back, and everyone thought about it and felt that it made sense.
"Indeed, instead of dragging it out, it's better to finish it in one go!" Jiaojiao clenched her fist and cheered everyone up.
"Well, the sooner we finish cleaning, the sooner we can get through it, so that we can start the rescue work." Doctor Chen always hoped to save more people, so he did not hesitate.
As for Xue Dinghui, what else can he say?
Song Yue was the one who took the flamethrower, she taught how to use it, she led the cleanup work, and even provided the food.
Although she was wrapped in bandages, her aesthetics were truly outrageous, and her strength was incredibly great, like a freak, but in the end, it was she who kept the three of them alive and safe until now.
Even if he had personal complaints about her, Xue Dinghui now knew that he should put them aside.
So he stood up with everyone else and took the second flamethrower on his back.
The situation on the fourth floor was no better than that on the fifth floor. The ground, walls, and ceiling were all crawling with black bugs. It was quite creepy at first glance.
However, with previous experience, everyone is now familiar with the process, holding flamethrowers in their hands and carrying out the clearing work in an orderly manner.
After more than two hours, we finished on the fourth floor and went down to the third floor.
The third floor is where the intensive care unit is located. Because Song Yue had cleaned it up from time to time in the past, the situation on the third floor was not serious.
Everyone cleaned up quickly, in less than an hour.
When the cleaning progress reached the second floor, Song Yue deliberately looked outside the building through the corridor window.
The sun had begun to set, and the sunlight became less bright. More importantly, not far away, where the sea and sky met, large black cumulus clouds were rolling, like ominous creatures from another world, rushing towards them with bloody mouths.
Song Yue felt heavy-hearted and quickened her pace downstairs.
They must clean up the medical building before the thunderstorm arrives, otherwise when there are strong winds and heavy rain, who knows whether those black bugs will crawl into the building.
Fortunately, the black bugs on the second floor had been eliminated once before, and with the help of repeated practice, it only took more than 20 minutes to clean up the second floor.
Finally, only the first floor lobby remained.
"Xiaoyue, are we still going to clean up the hall?" Doctor Chen asked her cautiously.
Song Yue was about to answer when suddenly, a flash of white light appeared from the corner of his eye, followed by a loud thunder exploding from the sea!
Even from a distance, Song Yue could feel the slight trembling under his feet.
Along with the building, it seemed that the insects in the hall were also shaking.
A bad guess emerged, Song Yue's eyes darkened, and he changed his words: "Let's not clean up the first floor yet! Everyone, hurry back to the intensive care unit!"
Doctor Chen and the other two also noticed the strangeness in the hall. Originally, they were just walking around quietly on the second floor and did not cause any disturbance among the black bugs in the hall. But just now, when a thunderclap sounded, the bugs seemed to have received guidance, slowly waking up and slowly spreading the shells and membranous wings on their backs.
"The thunder woke up the black bugs!" Jiaojiao woke up as if from a dream, her eyes wide in horror.
Song Yue nodded solemnly and hurriedly pushed them: "Hurry, go upstairs first!"
Damn, they were almost there! They were just a little bit away from clearing the entire building!
I was extremely upset, but I didn't slow down at all.
The four of them ran back to the room like a 100-meter race, locked the door tightly with a bang, and finally felt uneasy, so they dragged another hospital bed and placed it against the door.
Dr. Chen went to check the windows and make sure they were all locked.
Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
"How could this happen..." Jiaojiao leaned against the bed, looking dejected and confused. "There has never been thunder on the island before, so why is it so strange this time..."
"Yes, I have been working here for more than 20 years, and I have never seen such thick dark clouds rising over the sea." Doctor Chen looked at the sea through the glass.
Everyone followed his gaze and looked out.
Sure enough, the sky, which should have been orange at sunset, was now covered with dark clouds, and countless tiny lightning bolts were flying through it, like twisted and crawling worms.
Jiaojiao shuddered, quickly stood up and said, "I'll go draw the curtains."
As a result, she had just drawn the curtains when she saw a thunderbolt outside the curtains, illuminating the sky, followed by a loud thunderclap, making her eardrums buzz.
"This awful weather...!" Xue Dinghui, who had been quiet the entire time, couldn't help but curse out loud, "We've worked all day for nothing!"
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured on everyone's head.
Jiaojiao was stunned for a few seconds, then she reacted and frowned distressedly: "Ah! Those corridors!"
They finally cleared the black bugs from the corridor, but a few thunderclaps startled the ones on the first floor. Now they are in big trouble, and they are probably running all over the building!
When she thought about the effort, time, and flamethrower she had spent today, she felt a pang of heartache!
But now that things have come to this, they have no choice but to hide here.
All we can do is wait for the thunder and lightning and strong winds to pass, and then start cleaning again.
Ah——it’s so difficult!
Jiaojiao closed her eyes and tried hard to calm the resentment in her heart.
Seeing all this, Song Yue sighed secretly.
It didn't matter that the flamethrower was wasted, as she still had space for it. The main thing was that the result of a day's work was taken away by God in the blink of an eye. She felt unhappy no matter how she thought about it.
It’s like working hard for seven days and seven nights to finally reach the boss chapter, but then the boss uses a big move and everything goes black, and everything starts all over again. It’s so heartbreaking!
However, what Song Yue didn't know was that they were just worried about the results of one day being overturned, while other people on the island were living a life worse than death.
Susan hid in room 505, feeling tense all over.
She hadn't slept for a whole day and night. She had been hiding in her room since Song Yue left.
She thought it was safe here, but yesterday in the middle of the night, when she was about to fall asleep, there was a sudden loud banging sound outside the window!
At that moment, the whole person was like being struck by lightning, and bounced up instantly!
She opened her eyes wide and stared straight out the window at the abyss.
It was at that moment that she remembered what Song Yue said to her before she left.
——"Is the house 100% safe?"
"See that window over there? The frame's warped by the moisture, and the window won't close at all. Do you think those bugs will crawl onto the bed when we sleep?"
"Also, the ventilation fan in the bathroom, can you guarantee that bugs won't fall from it while you're showering?"
If time could go back, Susan hugged her knees and thought with regret, she would definitely agree to go with Song Yue at that time!
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