Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2174 - 2237: You Got Off Easy
The crack was still expanding. Li Yifei glanced back a few times. The rushing water had already covered the ground. It was estimated that in less than twenty minutes, the entire third underground level would be submerged. But by then, Li Yifei and Wu Shuwei could swim out from here.
If it were just Li Yifei alone, he could go out now. With his robust physique, he could withstand the water flow, just like he had done earlier. However, Wu Shuwei couldn’t; she was just an ordinary person and couldn’t endure such a torrent.
Seeing that Li Yifei’s chest had stopped bleeding, Wu Shuwei sighed in relief and said, "Yifei, don’t take any more risks."
"It’s nothing, hehe. In a while, don’t be afraid. We might get submerged. By the way, how’s your swimming?" Li Yifei asked.
Wu Shuwei nodded, then quickly shook her head, saying, "I’m average at swimming. I’m okay in a pool, but in live water, I’m not..."
"Okay, just hold onto me as long as you can. If you can’t hold your breath anymore, pinch me, and I’ll know," Li Yifei nodded.
Wu Shuwei looked confused. Why pinch Li Yifei? When the water reached their waists, Wu Shuwei finally understood. Li Yifei meant that if she needed a long time underwater and couldn’t hold her breath anymore...
But what to do? People need to breathe, and underwater there’s no oxygen. Then the only option... Wu Shuwei instinctively glanced at Li Yifei’s mouth. Was he going to give her oxygen? She was not entirely clueless about such matters, and the thought made Wu Shuwei blush.
A woman’s mind can be strange sometimes. In this life-and-death situation, if Li Yifei’s method didn’t work, both would be in great danger. Even though Li Yifei could last a bit longer underwater using the method of turtle breath, if it failed, they would eventually drown here. Yet, Wu Shuwei was still caught up worrying about the matter of kissing.
Most of Li Yifei’s attention was on the water inlet. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his arm. Wu Shuwei had pinched him again. He quickly turned his head to see Wu Shuwei’s strange expression and asked quickly, "What’s wrong? Are you uncomfortable?"
"No, nothing!" Wu Shuwei shook her head.
As the opening enlarged, the water poured in faster. When it reached Wu Shuwei’s neck, Li Yifei held her waist with both hands and gently lifted her. This movement was naturally intimate. Wu Shuwei pursed her lips, looking at Li Yifei with a strange expression, feeling a tingling sensation from the contact at her sides.
A few more minutes passed, and Li Yifei also had to swim to avoid being submerged. However, it would still take some time for the entire third underground level to be filled. Li Yifei wasn’t in a hurry. He continued to wait, holding Wu Shuwei’s waist to keep her well above the water to conserve her strength.
He moved to a higher spot. With the area submerged, all the torches in the underground level were extinguished, and it was pitch dark. Wu Shuwei was very tense, her ears filled with the sound of rushing water, her body soaked. If not for Li Yifei being beside her and holding her in his arms, Wu Shuwei truly felt like she might get scared to death.
So not long after, she involuntarily hugged Li Yifei. At that moment, she didn’t care about her posture while hugging him. Her chest naturally pressed against his front, creating some pressure.
Li Yifei grunted, moving back slightly, but Wu Shuwei hugged tighter. He had to say, "It’s fine, don’t be afraid. We’re almost out. Just don’t move too much and keep your mouth shut tight. Don’t choke on water. I’ll handle the rest!"
"Okay, I know... It’s just too dark; I’m still scared."
"I can hear your heartbeat," Li Yifei laughed.
"There you go! It’s a special day today, so you’re getting a pass," Wu Shuwei said, but she didn’t loosen her grip, keeping her hold tight.
In the darkness, it felt like time was moving slower. There was still some time before the water level would be full. Li Yifei tried to find topics to distract Wu Shuwei, easing her tension.
"If we get out alive today, do you have any plans?" Li Yifei softly asked.
Wu Shuwei shook her head vigorously, saying, "No plans, I just want to..."
"What?"
"I want to sleep, to go back to my little home and sleep. I don’t want to think about anything, and I never want to go abroad again!" Wu Shuwei said with a trembling voice.
Uh, didn’t mean to scare you into not going abroad! Li Yifei thought, and said: "As long as you don’t go to these chaotic countries, it’s okay. The places you go are too dangerous."
"I don’t want to either... Forget it, I’m just saying, if I really don’t work, I’ll miss out on a lot of fun." Wu Shuwei’s attention was indeed slightly diverted. After chatting a few words, she wasn’t so tense, but when a big rock got flushed down with a loud thud, Wu Shuwei shrieked and held onto Li Yifei tightly.
"Uh, don’t be scared..." Li Yifei’s scent lingered at the front, Wu Shuwei’s clothes were soaked again. She was already wearing very little; today was the day of the signing, she was originally wearing a suit and shirt, now the suit was gone, only the shirt remained, which made her quite embarrassed. For Li Yifei, this was a fragrant experience, but he didn’t wish to have such an experience now.
Patted Wu Shuwei’s back, Li Yifei comforted her down and said: "It’s okay, be good. Just think, with me here, there’s no way you’d get hurt, so don’t be scared."
"What kind of comfort is that!" Wu Shuwei was speechless.
"Haha, no matter. Get ready, the water level is almost right, we can go out." Li Yifei said.
Wu Shuwei became nervous again, but Li Yifei held her, letting her submerge in the water first to test the feeling. Wu Shuwei held her breath for nearly a minute, which surprised Li Yifei; this lung capacity wasn’t small, not many can do this without frequent exercise. So Li Yifei quickly said: "Not bad, just breathe like this, if it doesn’t work, pinch your nose, keep your mouth shut."
"Okay!" Wu Shuwei nodded with clenched teeth.
The water level continued rising, soon it would be completely submerged, and Li Yifei slowly swam with Wu Shuwei to the water entrance. Here the water pressure and flow rate had indeed reduced substantially. Li Yifei tried it out; this flow rate was negligible for him, but for Wu Shuwei, it was still a bit much, so he reminded: "In a moment, you might encounter a strong current, but whatever happens, don’t open your mouth. Cover your nose and mouth with both hands, close your eyes. I’ll take care of the rest, I’ll get you out."
"Yifei... If it’s really difficult, you should just..."
"Shut up, stop talking nonsense, it’s not a big deal, we’ll get out easily!" Li Yifei stopped Wu Shuwei.
"That’s how I feel inside." Wu Shuwei replied, holding her neck.
"I thought your true feeling was that if I’m able to rescue you safely, you’d offer yourself to me."
"You wish!" Wu Shuwei glared, in the darkness, she couldn’t even see the nearby Li Yifei, she only knew he was right in front of her, the closest place, even when speaking, the breath could touch the other’s face.
"Get ready, in a minute we have to go in. First, adjust your breathing, don’t be nervous, relax!"
Wu Shuwei did as told but was still nervous. Li Yifei counted down several numbers, then Wu Shuwei immediately shut her mouth tight, closed her eyes, and felt Li Yifei’s arm wrapping around her waist, fixing her firmly in his embrace. Wu Shuwei quickly stretched out both hands to cover her mouth and nose to prevent choking, then she felt the water flushing over her body.
It wasn’t easy taking someone upstream, especially needing to constantly care for Wu Shuwei’s safety, even avoiding bumps was crucial, so Li Yifei had to sacrifice himself, his body constantly collided. Fortunately, Li Yifei could transform into armor, which he learned from Bare-ass General recently, very useful for Li Yifei, he manifested the armor partially enlarged, forming a protective armor enveloping Wu Shuwei within.
Having crossed the water entrance, Li Yifei began swimming forcefully to prevent being sucked back by the strong pull. At this time, Wu Shuwei sensed her oxygen running out, even though she held on as long as possible without physical exertion, her body’s oxygen still lasted less than two minutes, so she had to pinch Li Yifei. Li Yifei felt it and brought his mouth near, lips to lips, delivering oxygen to Wu Shuwei.
Wu Shuwei’s eyes nearly widened, her body stiffened, holding Li Yifei’s hand tightly with great force. The breath of oxygen temporarily relieved Wu Shuwei’s crisis, Li Yifei also noticed the suction at the water entrance reducing, indicating the third underground layer was going to fill up.
He opened his eyes, observing the surroundings, yet didn’t see the water surface, nor any light, it was still pitch black.
"Damn, could this be a dark river? Li Yifei swam in one direction. It was dark everywhere, and after a minute of swimming, when Wu Shuwei couldn’t hold on anymore, Li Yifei used the previous method to deliver oxygen to Wu Shuwei. Observing for a while, Li Yifei confirmed, they weren’t in that pond, but in a dark river that emerged from nowhere, they were in this river.
Swimming forward was against the current, not knowing where it would lead. Swimming backward was downstream, also unknown where they would go. Li Yifei had to make a decision, although he could let Wu Shuwei stay in the water for an hour without worry of drowning, however... they couldn’t keep soaking indefinitely. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
A few seconds later, Li Yifei decided to go downstream, this way their progress will be faster; combined with his own swimming, it was better than going upstream.
