"What's wrong?"
Looking at the girl's lovable expression, the captain couldn't help but lean down and get closer to her cheek. His tone was filled with heartache.
"I, I'm hungry!"
As she said this, the girl's eyes became watery. Coupled with her delicate and cute appearance, it further stimulated the captain's innate desire to protect her. At the same time, it made him feel more responsible.
He immediately took out the limited number of compressed biscuits he had with him, tore open the packaging, and handed it to the girl. He said gently,"This is the biscuit that Uncle ate, but Uncle isn't hungry now, so I'll give it to you first, okay?”
The girl took the biscuit and sniffed it. When she noticed the faint fragrance of wheat, she couldn't help but smile, revealing her cute little canine teeth."Thank you, Uncle!"
"Then, can you leave with Uncle now?”
"Yes!"
The captain patted her head with a fatherly smile.
He held the girl's hand again. This time, they could set off smoothly.
As expected, children had to be coaxed with food. To him, this was a very valuable experience. Because he had a little princess of similar age at home.
Rumble, rumble, rumble-
At this moment, an obvious tremor came from under his feet.
The broken stones scattered all over the ground shook violently due to the shaking of the earth. They were like a pot of oil with white smoke rising from it. Many broken stones bounced up and scattered in all directions, hitting people's bodies and flying further away.
"Captain! This momentum doesn't seem like an aftershock!"
The experienced team members immediately noticed that something was wrong. The magnitude of the tremor was so intense that it was obviously not caused by an aftershock. It should be an earthquake of the same magnitude as the previous short main shock.
"Attention, everyone! Quickly find cover! Hide nearby!"
The captain also realized the problem, but he did not have time to think about it at the moment. He immediately gave the order and scanned his surroundings. With his eyes that had been trained for many years, he quickly found a suitable hiding spot nearby.
The captain pulled the girl into his arms and tried his best to maintain their balance as they headed towards the Land of Hope.
Although the distance wasn't too far, and under normal circumstances, it would take less than twenty seconds to cover it, under the merciless shaking of the ground, every step required all his strength.
"Little girl, don't be afraid. Uncle will definitely protect you.”
The captain's firm and powerful voice still could not calm the girl's frightened heart. She seemed to have thought of an extremely terrifying scene and began to cry non-stop, crying loudly, crying at the top of her lungs.
The captain gritted his teeth and took one step after another.
The sun hanging in the sky peeked out from behind the clouds, its dazzling light shooting straight to the ground, as if mocking the futility of human struggle.
The captain was sweating profusely.
The high concentration of his mind combined with the heat from the outside made him lose consciousness.
However, the terrible things were not over yet.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bang! Bang!
Boom! Boom!
The deafening sound came again.
That prehistoric beast finally turned around.
The few buildings on this street that were still proud of themselves were still unable to withstand the ferocious bite of the monsters and began to shake.
"Captain!"
"Be careful!"
"Above your head! Quickly dodge!"
Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A few boulders fell down, smashing into the ground and creating huge pits. The dust that was stirred up instantly connected into a cloud, blocking people's vision.
"Goodbye!"
The voice disappeared halfway.
The team members were extremely anxious. They did not care about their own safety and wanted to run to the captain's position to check on the situation. However, at this moment, they could not even stand steadily. One by one, they fell to the ground.
The building finally began to sink.
The first floor sank into the ground first, the fifth floor crushed the fourth floor into a pancake, and the seventh floor crushed the sixth floor into powder.
Above them, the area was also collapsing one after another. The thick smoke and gravel that flew up from it were gradually burying the area, and the shouts of the team members were also drowned in it.
On the captain's side, his kindness might have been rewarded.
Due to the inertia caused by the vibration just now, the two of them were actually pushed directly to the side of the truck that carried the hope of survival.
"Little girl! Get down! Don't lie down! Remember it! Hurry!" the captain said anxiously.
He was very worried about his team members, but the surroundings were shaking. Even if he shouted until his throat broke, it was impossible for them to hear him.
The only thing he could do now was to save the girl's life. Then, if he was lucky enough to survive, he would look for his companions.
Rocks were still falling from the surroundings, and it was hard to tell which one would hit their heads.
However, the girl did not follow the captain's instructions and lay down. It was as if she was frozen.
The captain was extremely anxious and urged,"Little girl! Get down! It's okay. Uncle promises you that as long as you lie down here, you will definitely survive!”
He shook the girl's shoulder and looked into her eyes with sincerity, hoping that the child would believe him. Otherwise, the longer he delayed, the more dangerous his companions would be.
Rumble!
The tremors continued, although they were slightly weaker than before.
However, the girl looked at him blankly, completely unmoved, as if she had been scared silly.
The captain opened his mouth and closed it again and again. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but he didn't dare to move around to divert his attention.
Was he supposed to ignore this girl and go look for his team members?
Taking advantage of the fact that the tremors had weakened, this was a good choice.
But how could a rescue team leader like him do such a thing?
And this girl is still so young, there are so many beautiful years in the future
However, his team members were brothers who had gone through life and death with him. If they did not see danger on his side, they would not have come out of cover.
"I'm sorry, little sister!"
The captain finally made a decision in his heart. Even if he had to break her limbs, he had to make her lie by the side of the truck. At least he could save her life!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, at this moment, the ground shook violently again.
With the small distance between the girl and the captain as the boundary, the ground suddenly rose. Although it was very low, only the height of a lighter, it was enough to push the two in the opposite direction.
However, there was a truck behind the girl, so only the captain was pushed away.
The captain fell to the ground and screamed, but he couldn't control his hands and feet at all. He could only watch as he moved further and further away from the girl.
When it finally stopped, a loud explosion that was even louder than before exploded in the sky.
It was like a firecracker exploding in his ears.
The captain had never heard such a loud sound before. He knelt on the ground and covered his ears in pain. Above his head, a slab of stone that could crush his entire body was falling at a terrifying speed.
If he couldn't get up and escape within a second, he was destined to die in this disaster.
He seemed to vaguely feel the pressure coming from above, but he could not move his legs no matter how hard he tried.
It seemed that he would not be lucky enough to survive and would not be able to find his brothers.
The captain tried his best to raise his head and look in the direction of the girl.
In the end, he only wanted to see the girl listen to his instructions and lie on the side of the truck. That way, at least the child could be saved.
His vision was already beginning to turn dark because of the explosion.
He blinked desperately, trying to get a clearer view.
He finally saw it.
The girl was already lying beside the truck.
Only then did he smile in relief. As long as he did that, the life triangle would be fine.
The hair on the top of his head suddenly stood up, and his entire body became extremely cold. It was as if he was touching ice with his bare hands. The sun was still shining in the sky.
The captain interpreted this as the brain's final warning that its life was about to die.
That was because the pressure from above had almost reached its limit.
Although he had been mentally prepared for the sacrifice when he first joined the rescue team and had seen countless of his comrades die in front of him, he did not expect that when it was his turn to face it, he would still feel extremely unwilling.
Or rather, it was because he was unwilling to part with her.
At the last moment, he still thought of his daughter.
He thought of how his daughter had completed the promise she had made with him more than a month ago-she had broken through the top ten in her class during the mid-term exam.
The reward was a meal at the Victory Pavilion.
However, because of his work, he had never been able to bring her there once.
However, his daughter was sensible enough not to throw a tantrum. Instead, every time he apologized, she would pretend to be indifferent and joke around, asking for additional conditions.
"Ha…"
The captain closed his eyes tightly and smiled bitterly.
" Hua Qing, I hope that you will grow up healthily and be happy every day.
Daddy will always be proud of you."
Bang!
** Sheng.
Glory...
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