novelraw Chapter 33: [Intelligence Card - Insider]
Chapter 33: [Intelligence Card - Insider]
The massive spiral-shaped dark clouds slowly descended upon Green Forest City from the Broken Wave Strait.
Like a millstone pressing down from the sky, bringing howling sea winds and torrential rain that felt like floodgates had burst open.
Long-abandoned billboards swayed and snapped in the fierce winds, large trees broke, and cars tumbled over.
It seemed like the seawater would submerge this place at any second.
And indeed, that was exactly what was happening—the coastline of Green Forest City's southern district had already been swallowed by a tsunami seven to eight meters high, and as Typhoon Bu Qiuxing made landfall, even more intense storm surges were assaulting Green Forest City.
Inside the urban sewer system of Green Forest City.
With the arrival of the heavy rain and storm surges.
A massive amount of rainwater poured into the sewers, and the water level inside was rapidly rising.
In a dark corner of the sewer in District 10 of the eastern city district.
As rainwater backflowed, a slender figure quickly emerged from a sewer pipe about one meter in diameter, shook its wet black fur, and revealed faint green glowing eyes the size of fists in the darkness. After twitching its nose a few times, it darted off in one direction.Soon, it appeared in a narrow passage where two faint voices and the weak beam of a flashlight could be heard ahead.
"Uncle, we have to get out of here. The rain is getting heavier, and staying here will only get us drowned. In this situation, neither the Thugs nor the scavengers will come out. We have to escape to a tall building."
"Ah, our supplies! They're all gone."
"Uncle, if the supplies are gone, we can find more later. If we don't leave now, we really won't make it in time."
"Alright, alright... I'll listen to you... Hey... what's that? No... Ah..."
A black shadow pounced on the man, biting into his neck. Blood splattered everywhere.
"No, a rat... such a huge rat... Help... Help..." the boy cried out, but the blood had already stirred the black shadow's ferocity. Its faint green eyes quickly turned crimson, and it turned to pounce on the boy's location.
Squeak... Squeak...
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Beep beep beep.....
Yu Yuan was awakened by the alarm on his Positioning Watch. When he opened his eyes, it was already 6:30 in the morning.
A few hours earlier, after eliminating the death threat of the [Indulgence Card] and experiencing the joy of obtaining the Rare Treasure: [Mie Mie],
Overwhelming drowsiness could no longer be held back. After setting an alarm to ring every two hours, he fell into a deep sleep.
He knew that only by ensuring he had enough energy and stamina could he handle any unexpected events that might occur later.
Therefore, proper rest was more important than staying up all night on guard.
This was already his second time waking up; he had woken once at 4:30. At that time, he checked every corner of the civil defense shelter level, and the results gave him some relief.
Although he could clearly hear the sound of rushing water in the sewer, the most dreaded water seepage had not occurred after all.
This time, he again picked up his flashlight and entered the civil defense shelter level to check the situation.
But as soon as he opened the Waterproof Door, Yu Yuan immediately frowned.
The smell and humidity in the air were off.
His still somewhat groggy consciousness instantly sharpened.
He quickly ran a few steps to the blast-proof sandbag wall, pressed his left hand on a sandbag, jumped with both legs, using his left hand as support, and his entire body cleared the sandbag wall. He then ran toward the two exit locations.
He first went to the exit that had been blocked earliest. The exit was dry, with no signs of water seepage in the gaps. After repeatedly confirming there were no issues, Yu Yuan immediately ran to the exit he frequently used.
Just as he stepped into the passage, his foot made a 'splash' sound in water. His heart skipped a beat.
He immediately looked down and saw a thin layer of water on the ground, slowly spreading outward.
He hurried a couple more steps to the exit and saw water continuously bubbling out from one corner of the blast-proof sandbags. He immediately moved aside those two bags, revealing a gap in front of Yu Yuan.
This gap was located at the corner of the exit wall, about the size of a paving brick.
Shining his flashlight on it, he could see rainwater rushing past below, having completely flooded the sewer.
The flowing rainwater continuously impacted this gap area. Because a brick on the outer perimeter of the civil defense shelter level had been washed away, the inner bricks were also dislodged, revealing the gap.
While the quick-dry cement could seal the inner gaps, it couldn't reach the outer bricks of the exit.
Yu Yuan's expression turned quite grim.
He understood this was his oversight.
It must have been caused by him constantly climbing in and out of this spot over the past few days, which loosened the outer bricks. But he had only focused on checking the inside of the civil defense shelter level, never imagining the outer bricks would be a problem.
That's why this situation occurred now.
Regret was useless now; he had to find a way to stop it.
He immediately carried the dozen or so blast-proof sandbags from outside the shelter to the exit. The outdoor tent he had collected earlier was torn apart and used as waterproof cloth to block the gap.
With the current rapid water flow, he couldn't perform repairs, so he could only use this method to prevent the water from spreading further.
Fortunately, it worked quite well. With the sandbags blocking the gap, the sewer rainwater now hit the sandbags and no longer flowed into the interior of the civil defense shelter level. The crisis was temporarily averted.
It was also lucky he discovered it in time, allowing him to curb the crisis in its early stages. Now he could only hope the gap wouldn't widen further.
Yu Yuan returned to the shelter and checked the remaining half bag of quick-dry cement—this was his hope for the future.
As long as the heavy rain let up for a while, giving him time to repair the gap, there was still a chance.
Getting anxious now wouldn't help; he could only wait.
Yu Yuan no longer felt sleepy. He lit the fire pit, boiled a pot of water, and checked the Virtual Light Screen, which already had several notification messages.
[Congratulations, you have successfully survived to a new day. Shelter survival assessment—obtained 220 survival points (click for details)]
[Shelter ranking bonus reward assessment result—0]
[Today's settlement, total 220 survival points. Keep up the good work!]
"220 points now, not bad!"
The water in the pot boiled. Yu Yuan opened a can of Beef Canned Food and poured it in, then added a pack of Instant Noodles. Soon, a rich aroma filled the shelter.
[Mie Mie], lying nearby, sniffed the air and looked over.
Seeing this, Yu Yuan waved his hand.
[Mie Mie] immediately walked over, clearly demonstrating its not-low intelligence.
Stroking its smooth fur, Yu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Is your name just Mie Mie? Should I call you that directly from now on?"
Mie mie~
[Mie Mie] tilted its head to look at Yu Yuan, then nodded.
By now, the noodles were cooked. The rising steam was sucked away by the Ventilation system, which also brought back a cool breeze.
After finishing breakfast, Yu Yuan went to the Dilapidated Newspaper Rack to check today's refreshed newspaper.
When he saw a card appear next to the newspaper, a flash of surprise crossed Yu Yuan's face, but it was quickly followed by confusion.
"It actually refreshed an extra intelligence item, but this card is... a Pebble-tier [Insider] card?"
Intelligence Card—'Pebble-tier' Insider Card
[Intelligence Card—Insider]
Quality: Pebble-tier
Function: Using this card will grant you one piece of insider information related to a specified event (Pebble-tier quality).