Chapter 2, the apocalypse has just begun

In an instant, Yu Lei understood what Jia Ren intended to do, but just as he was about to speak, he took a sip of the salty and bitter seawater. At that moment, the elevator was completely submerged in water.

At that moment, Lei suddenly felt a loosening around his waist and thought to himself, this is bad, could it be that the strong current has unfastened the clothes tied to Jia Ren?

"Boss, survive!" The low murmur of Jia Ren reached my ears, and despite the overwhelming sound of rushing water, it could not be drowned out.

The brief seconds felt as long as his entire life, with scenes from his past flashing through his mind, only to fade into darkness. The desire for air was so intense. He had no strength left in his body and could only go with the flow, allowing the water to surround him as it carried him toward an unknown direction

As soon as Lei's thoughts had finished turning, the seawater almost instantaneously flooded into the elevator

He was unable to stop the bleeding for him and could only hope that after taking him out, he would be able to find better medical equipment and medication for treatment.

No, he must find a way to survive. At the very least, he must rescue Jia Ren

Yu Lei was shaken to his core by his own thoughts; regardless of whether it would succeed, this was his last resort for survival

It should be broken, but fortunately, there are no other injuries. It seems that he is indeed quite lucky.

His ears buzzed incessantly, a pain brought on by the water pressure. The immense pressure nearly made his head explode, and he felt on the verge of vomiting

The water surged in with great force, and a tremendous pressure of water came crashing down upon his face. At that moment, the elevator door had just been opened a hand's breadth.

A weak response came from behind.

In the face of such a great disaster, one will absolutely not pray for external assistance to come to the rescue

The elevator door was difficultly closed slightly, as it was Jia Ren who, fearing for Lei, turned back to save him, using the remaining strength to close the elevator door.

Although this underground bunker is referred to as underground, it is actually formed by hollowing out a small mountain. In the center, there is a hollow launch shaft, topped with a launch opening made of large steel plates. Considering that it is currently located ten meters underground, and the elevator door can withstand most of the water pressure, it is highly likely that the entire underground bunker is submerged, although it is also possible that the launch shaft is not completely flooded.

Yu Lei truly wanted to turn back to save him, but after being pushed out of the elevator by Jia Ren, a surge of water forcefully propelled him upward, and within a few seconds, he could no longer see the direction of the elevator.

If he has not misjudged, the outside should have already been submerged by the sea

At the same time, took a deep final breath of the air in the elevator

At 21:40, perhaps he could still survive here for more than an hour, but he chose to prefer drowning in a minute rather than enduring another hour of mental torment and suffering.

The entire shelter in the mountain has passages on both sides, thus transforming it into a capillary structure with very narrow entrances and exits on both sides. Even if the water surface on both sides submerges the opening, if the mouth of the launch shaft has not been destroyed by water pressure, then there remains a glimmer of hope.

At the very end, he breathed heavily on the water's surface, watching the blinking red light high above the launch pad, and the only thought in his mind was:

As Lao ... ... Da ... ... was binding Jia Ren's clothes around himself with the thunder, Jia Ren slowly regained consciousness.

Yu Lei was not in a hurry to pull his right foot out from under the elevator door. He tried to sit up, holding a flashlight in his left hand while his right hand felt the pressure of the flowing water between the gap of the elevator door

Damn! Yu Lei's heart sank as he realized that the water pressure was greater than he had anticipated. At this rate, not only was it uncertain whether he could swim to the surface, but even getting out of the elevator had become a problem.

"Do not rush, listen to me slowly." Yu Lei felt the blood spat out by Jia Ren slowly spreading on his shoulder, and he tried to slow down his speech, "I will pry open the elevator door in a moment. If the situation in the mountains forms a capillary structure, there should be residual air above the launch shaft. We will swim up the elevator passage, which should lead directly to the launch shaft. After half a minute, we will begin our action. "We will swim up the elevator passage, which should lead directly to the launch shaft. After half a minute, we will begin our action."

Yu Lei quietly waited for Jia Ren to digest his words, raising his hand to check the watch on his wrist again

Thinking of this, Yu Lei tightened the clothing that connected his waist to Jia Ren a little more and said in a deep voice: "Jia Ren, we are ready to leave"

Yu Lei wiped his face, knowing that they still had the Ark; at the very least, human civilization and the world's species would not be completely extinguished

Yu Lei was merely lost in thought for a few minutes, after which the cold seawater on his body brought him back to consciousness

Yu Lei tied the flashlight to his arm, crouched down with his uninjured leg, and used both hands to pry open the elevator door seam with force

As Yu Lei was just beginning to adapt to this feeling, a strong force came from behind, and he was pushed sideways out of the elevator. Struggling to look back, Yu Lei made eye contact with Jia Ren's radiant smile

Are they really going to drown alive in this enclosed elevator

The sharp pain emanating from his right leg successfully prevented him from losing consciousness due to hypoxia, as Yu Lei repeatedly visualized the structural diagram of the underground bunker in his mind

Then, he seemed to see a glimmer of light and swam vigorously towards that direction

Since he already had the next goal in mind, Yu Lei became exceptionally calm. He bit down on the flashlight with his mouth and began to feel around for his right foot. Fortunately, it was not pressed down too hard, and the seawater that was later injected added some buoyancy. After exerting some effort, he managed to pull out his right foot and quickly adjusted his bones.

Perhaps there are not many people alive in the entire world now

In Lei's chest, it felt as if he was about to explode; the instinct for survival compelled him to paddle aimlessly along with the current. He did not know where this current would take him, but he understood that he could only place his hope in it, believing it would carry him to a place with air

As he loosened his grip with one hand to reach for his waist, Yu Lei discovered that another hand had taken his place to hold the elevator door and had slightly pushed it open to the side

Yu Lei gave a self-deprecating smile and, along with the librarian, began to pull Jia Ren's half body out from under the elevator door

It is not possible; there must be other methods. He must concentrate and think.

This is enough; he must at least make one last effort for the lives of himself and his comrades.

The instinct for survival compelled him to immediately begin contemplating how to escape

"Hold on for a moment, we will be able to get out soon," Yu Lei said calmly, with the flashlight clamped in his hand. He had to first convince himself that they could be rescued; otherwise, he would not be able to comfort the severely injured Jia Ren. A severely injured person relies entirely on their will to survive. If it were not for Jia Ren's strong constitution, he would have likely died by now.

With the flashlight in Lei's hand, Jia Ren naturally took in the tragic scene inside the elevator, gasping for breath and simultaneously coughing up a few mouthfuls of blood

He remembers that the elevator stopped when it descended to the third basement level, so he should now be approximately ten meters underground

Just as the elevator was knocked down by tectonic shifts or water flow, if the entire elevator shaft had not twisted, he could open the elevator door and, if he could swim out of the elevator and swim up the elevator shaft, perhaps... perhaps he could reach the launch well directly

He would rather stab himself to death than drown in the water