Chapter 10, when the mountains are exhausted and the waters are depleted, one doubts there is no way out

Lin Banxia looked over with a face full of questions: "Are you saying there is something in here that can help us survive? There can't be, right? I've already looked through it!"

At the very least, he avenged the grudge of nearly shattering his chest.

"The lead weight strap for diving has also been thrown away by you, I cannot dive that deep..." Lin Banxia hesitated.

Lin Banxia ignored him, only rummaging through the box for a while before confirming that there was nothing she needed. She sighed and closed the box. "Fortunately, we have this barrel of water; I estimate we can last three or four days. I hope that within three or four days, this water will recede."

Uh, are you not speaking ironically? Yu Lei cautiously shifted his body outward, creating some distance from the violent woman.

Yu Lei nodded hurriedly, but in his heart, he was worried that in the next moment, she might jump up and directly kick him into the water. Just thinking about this made his chest, which she had just pounded painfully, start to ache again.

If Lin Banxia had known that Yu Lei viewed her act of saving him as harming him, she would have rushed over and truly kicked him back into the water. Unfortunately, her mind was filled with the terrifying images and scenes of herself now deep at the bottom of the sea, completely oblivious to the hint of smugness in the corner of Yu Lei's eye

Yu Lei stood there in astonishment, unable to utter a single word, for he also saw that Lin Banxia was holding a Christmas wreath in her other hand

"Hehe, how could it be sarcasm?" Lin Banxia put the Christmas wreath on her head and asked with a bright smile, "What do you think, do I look good?"

That is a small pump included with a bag of balloons

Yu Lei did not finish the water in his hand; instead, he took a couple of sips to quench his thirst and then held it in his hand. He saw Lin Banxia, after finishing her water, intently rummaging through the box. However, her expression became very strange, prompting him to ask, "What else is in the box?"

Yu Lei almost fell to the ground. He was still thinking that she would definitely blame him for being useless, for bringing back a box of useless items. Who would have thought that she was actually pondering this issue.

He clearly does not dare to confront her directly, but he can still manage to intimidate her a little

Is this a balloon

Yes, it is a balloon. These balloons are made from waste materials of high polymer substances from a while ago, and they can withstand water pressure. I can try to inflate the balloon and then dive down to use it as an oxygen bag. If I don't inflate it too much and take a few more down, it should not be crushed by the water pressure. " Yu Lei did not mention that he did not need to dive too deep, as he had not yet figured out how to explain to her that he was able to enter the control room from such a close distance and almost ran out of the oxygen tank, nearly dying before returning.

Yu Lei was momentarily stunned, then recalled the strange sensation he felt on his hand after tearing open the plastic bag

At this thought, Yu Lei suddenly felt very despicable, and his fondness for this woman increased by a fraction. "It's alright, there should still be useful things in this box."

The box contains decorations needed for Christmas and New Year's Eve parties, ranging from small Christmas trees to colorful lights, ornaments, balloons, and even disposable plates and cups, but there is no food. It is evident that the procurement team has allocated these items to various control rooms in preparation for the decorations for Christmas and New Year's.

"It's alright, I can still do freediving without equipment," Yu Lei said confidently. Although he currently had a broken leg, he could still climb down the steps using his hands if necessary. As he spoke, he tore open the plastic bag containing the balloons and picked one up, preparing to inflate it.

Upon seeing this, Yu Lei secretly felt pleased in his heart. What he said casually was that they were in the Taihang Mountains! It is located in the central part of the continent, and even if the tectonic plates shifted drastically, with an elevation of over 1,000 meters, it could not possibly be completely submerged by seawater

What is the matter? Do you think this approach is unworkable? Lin Banxia was very skeptical about the feasibility of this proposal

Lin Banxia could not help but follow his finger upwards, only to be dazzled by the flickering emergency light, which made her feel dizzy. When her ears caught the utterly desperate judgment from Yu Lei, she was even more frightened, her face turning pale as paper

He himself was actually unaware of what was in this relatively large box. In a state of extreme confusion, he merely ensured that the bottled water was not mistaken for something else... and he had just grabbed this box at random...

Ah? Yu Lei is somewhat unaccustomed to her sudden gentle demeanor

No, I can completely resolve the confusion you just raised." Yu Lei reached into his pocket with a strange expression and then took out what he felt and laid it out in front of her.

How could this happen! Yu Lei stumbled over on one foot to Lin Banxia's side, looking at the items in the box, and couldn't help but be stunned.

Lin Banxia looked up at him expressionlessly, then pulled out a brightly colored ribbon from the box

Lin Banxia glared at him fiercely. What did he take her for? Why was he looking at her with such suspicion? If it weren't for the fact that she was so worried about him just now, would she have been so agitated? This man was truly not worth expecting. Lin Banxia couldn't be bothered to explain her little feelings to him, and with a snort from her delicate nose, she coldly said: "Did you not notice just now? From our platform to the steps below, during the twenty minutes you were submerged, there were consistently seventeen steps, and the water level completely stopped rising. We can assume that the water might recede within a few days, right?"

Finished, finished, this woman has been completely stabbed by him, driven mad

Yu Lei was taken aback; when he had just come up, he had been thinking about the mysterious disappearance of the nuclear warhead and had forgotten to count the steps. If what she said is true, then it is indeed possible. However, Yu Lei tugged at the corner of his mouth and became unusually calm: "What you said is the best plan, but we must also prepare for the worst. What if, when the water recedes, it does not drop to the level where we can escape? The worse scenario is that the tectonic plates shift, and we might end up at the bottom of the sea... What if, when the water recedes, it does not drop to the level where we can escape? The worse scenario is that the tectonic plates shift, and we might end up at the bottom of the sea..." While speaking, he also pointed to the launch silo above.

However, Lin Banxia reached out to stop him, "Blowing air? Could it not be carbon dioxide that is blown in? Hey! Don't glare at me, I know that the air exhaled by a person contains oxygen, but that is only in small amounts!"

Yu Lei walked over with a smile, opened the lid of the box, and took out a bag of items

Very well, it seems that we should not worry about something happening on Christmas Eve in a few days. The decorations are in place. Lin Banxia should have been in utter despair, but the unusually festive items before her dazzled her eyes, and the stark contrast made her find it particularly amusing

"So... what should we do?" After a moment, Lin Banxia finally found her voice again, then lowered her head to look at the box in front of her, uttering a thought that Yu Lei had never considered: "We should still be able to survive until Christmas, right? At least this box of things hasn't been taken for nothing..."