In an inconspicuous warehouse near East Pearl University where lush trees grows, four men in rain coats were helping each load plastic boxes and metal cages onto the closed trucks.
The water was already flooding the half the first floor, reaching their waists and half of the shelves were below the water.
One of the men carrying a large box slipped on the floor, when his foot stepped onto the post of the shelves.
The plastic box on his hand dropped on the water and the cover slid, letting whatever is inside released on the water.
Underneath the murky water, one could see the long dark shadow slithering.
The man who tripped quickly stood back up and spat the water out his mouth.
"Sh*t, how could you be so dumb!" The one guarding the truck hurriedly check what was going on but halfway, he felt something bit onto his thigh.
"What the heck!" He raised his leg above the water and saw the bite marks on his thigh.
Streaks of blood flowed out. The man’s face pale and he immediately shouted for everyone to go out.
The four climbed on the truck, never even bothering to the close the warehouse. They only watched as the boxes floated on the water and being carried elsewhere and its direction was the university.
Looking at the boxes, one of them worriedly spoke, "Brother San, what do we do? Do we need to drive and fetch those boxes?"
Brother San was the one that was bitten. He could feel the excruciating pain from the wound travelling to his head. He didn’t have the spare energy to talk, "Just shut up and drop me off to a hospital!"
The warehouse had the medicine but with that thing in the water, there’s no way to get through!
The truck left the warehouse and rushed to the nearest hospital.
As the water kept rising, the shelves toppled one by one. More boxes could be seen floating, washed away the flow of the water and as they collided with the trees and debris on the way, some of the plastic lids broke.
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Nanzhi walked to a secluded corner and checked carefully made sure that no one was around. Then, she took out an inflatable rib boat and slowly paddled her way out of the community.
She encountered rescue teams on the way and they highly discouraged her from continuing to row ahead as the water level to the downtown area where the East Pearl University is located is much worse.
It already reached to the first floor of the buildings and shops.
Nanzhi knew that but if she doesn’t go now, there will no chance later.
The wind is more troublesome than the flood. It’s strong enough to uproot houses.
If her memory serves right, it will arrive on the ninth day which must be the reason why the system mentioned the time limit.
The rescue boat seemed to come out from the east. Nanzhi asked the people on board if they had gone to the university and asked them the situation there.
If there was as rescue team, what if Professor Zhang Heng was transferred to a different place? Nanzhi would have to detour and search for him again. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
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