Chapter 159: Chapter 159

"Sis, I’m so tired..."

Chu River didn’t say much, just gently lifted his upper body and placed it on her knee.

She absentmindedly ran her fingers through his hair, now a complete mess of tangled weeds.

"Good boy, I know. Get some sleep."

Hearing her words, Little Yellow didn’t even manage a response before he fell into a deep slumber.

At this moment, only twenty-five minutes had passed since the end of the rescue.

Chu River looked at Little Yellow, now fully transformed. Based on her experience with new recruits, no matter what, this silly boy’s character is commendable.

She gently placed him back on the ground, then walked over to the captain sitting idly by, resting.

"So the rescue supplies will arrive at around 3 AM, right?"

The captain struggled to rise, his body aching, and it took him a while to grit his teeth and answer.

"Yes, that’s the fastest they can get here."

"Then, I’ll take my companion and leave first."

She wanted to leave Little Yellow here, but aftershocks were unpredictable. Having brought him out, she was determined to get him back safely.

So, it was best to take him with her.

The captain furrowed his brows, "Where will you go? Nowhere is safe right now, there’s no light. We can’t even initiate rescue operations at night, the streetlights are all destroyed, and it’ll take a while to restore power... You should wait for the supply truck to come at night and leave together."

Chu River shook her head.

"Our rescue here is done, but there are other places..."

She laughed bitterly, "There’s no way to recharge here, and with the Rescue Dragonfly out of energy, it’s useless. If I wait for the supply truck to arrive at night, plus the time to recharge, nearly 15 hours of golden rescue time would be wasted."

"In a while, I’ll find a vehicle to leave. Don’t worry, with the Rescue Dragonfly, I know how to plan the route. I also want to get this thing to the people who need it more as soon as possible."

The technology center was considered a remotely located area in Xichuan, while in the densely populated city center, skyscrapers were everywhere. When disaster struck, who knew how many people were still trapped beneath the rubble, struggling for their lives?

The captain was speechless.

He took a deep breath, trying to recall the route, "Chuanshi Road is destroyed. We came through Wutong Avenue and then turned..."

The supply team didn’t arrive until 3:40 in the morning.

Although they were well-trained, the planned route was blocked by a freshly fallen large tree. With no alternative route, they had spent quite some effort clearing the road.

Now, they were all exhausted.

The supplies did not come with any additional rescue teams for support... everywhere was in urgent need, and there were simply not enough people.

However, a medical team from out of town arrived, and the person in charge looked around—

The ground was full of survivors lying down!

They took a deep breath.

"You all saved so many people!"

Upon hearing this, the drivers were also stunned.

They had delivered supplies to several temporary camps that day, witnessing tragic situations everywhere. Survivors were being rescued continuously, but no other place had such a large number of survivors, and they were even mentally well!

"How many teams did you bring in?" They wondered, thinking all the rescue forces must have gathered here!

The captain bitterly raised three fingers.

"Just three small squads, nothing more. We really couldn’t allocate more people."

The astonished person took a sharp breath, "Then how many casualties are here?"

If there weren’t a huge number of people, how could this efficiency be possible?

"There were already efforts underway to rescue nearly a thousand people when we arrived, and we didn’t stop once. We’ve saved all the survivors—" Fresh chapters posted on NoveI-Fire.ɴet

With these words, everyone’s expressions changed.

The head of the medical team leaned over.

"All saved? Inside, everyone inside..."

"We saved everyone alive."

"The deceased... are still inside..."

They... were completely... utterly exhausted.

How was this possible?

The medical team leader thought of a terrifying possibility—

"You mean the people underground haven’t been..."

The captain paused for a moment, then realized:

"Bullshit, I wouldn’t do such a thing even if I dropped dead today—that stadium over there was mostly dug out from underground... some didn’t survive even until rescue..."

He said softly, "So I had to save those who still had a chance first..."

"How is this possible?"

Not to mention those on the surface, how could they distinguish between the living and the dead buried deep underground?

The emergency rescue team was temporarily mustered in Xichuan. The local resources were severely depleted, leaving only the essentials... No useful electronic device other than the walkie-talkie was brought along!

The captain’s eyes widened.

"What are you kidding? Our nation developed new rescue machines this time. There were three on the scene. Without them, how could we have saved so many with just a few people?"

Everyone looked at each other in speechless confusion.

Little Yellow was still fast asleep. Chu River shoved him into the back seat of the car and focused on driving the off-road vehicle they found along the way, feeling no exhilaration at all.

This was a car from Mountain and Sea Star...

Yet, at this moment, she wished she hadn’t been given the chance to drive it.

She thought of the Little Yellow Duck Class Leader girl waiting.

And another boy with a horribly broken leg.

And the pregnant woman who struggled to give birth after being rescued...

At this moment, rushing through the night felt like heading into another battlefield.

Except, the battlefields of the Star Sea Era were for protection and conquest.

The battlefield they were approaching now was to fight death.

The car sped through, depending on spiritual power to preemptively avoid problematic road sections, making its way toward the old city center guided by the captain’s intel.

From a distance, bright lights and rescue workers in various fluorescent suits could be seen, still dragging their tired feet through the rubble.

The car bumped violently.

Little Yellow was jolted up from the back seat, groggily opened his eyes, and finding himself amidst rubble, let out a terrified scream—

"Sis, another earthquake!!"

"Save your energy—there’s water in the bottle, drink some yourself." Chu River gave him an exasperated look, "We’ve switched locations, hurry up and sleep, resume work tomorrow morning!"

Seeing the Rescue Dragonfly in the car now charged to about 20%, she couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.

—Without proof, with communication being inconvenient, no one could back you up.

Therefore, relying on the Rescue Dragonfly would be more effective; showing capability was more likely to save time and earn trust.