Strangely enough, after the earthquake stopped, the heavy rain also stopped.
The clouds slowly dispersed, and the sky became a little brighter.
The pale sky light shined from behind the clouds, and the sky and the earth were dim for a while.
The cars had stopped and people seemed panicked.
Cheng Lin followed Qiao Ya and others along the dilapidated road, and after a while, they reached the front.
The terrain of the road here is higher, and there is a big slope going down.
Therefore, after the river collapsed, the river water spread and flowed to lower areas, without having much impact on the later areas.
"It's probably a blessing in misfortune."
Cheng Lin thought in his mind.
The forward who was originally at the front of the team has long disappeared.
All that could be seen was the huge, lonely truck parked on the slope, which was the vehicle of the Director of the Second Division and others.
The group of officials who had been noisy before were all standing beside the car, staring blankly ahead, with desolate expressions.
The director of the Second Division was standing at the front of the slope, looking at the rolling river.
Cheng Lin also looked over.
Very surprised.
The collapsing Nu River is spreading further along the low-lying road.
The river changed its course and the road was completely submerged and underwater.
If nothing changes, it will become the base of a new river channel in a few years.
The river water was extremely angry, ferocious, and turbid.
Two high-level experts, at least seventh grade or above, were trying their best to swim upstream from the river.
After a while, I landed ashore, but I was exhausted and my body was bruised and bruised.
Such a sudden and powerful impact would not be able to survive without a sufficiently strong life force.
"Director! Everyone... everyone is gone..."
A senior monk said sadly.
"I understand, you go and rest first." The director of the Second Division said expressionlessly.
The monk wanted to say something else, but in the end he just shook his head and left.
After walking a few steps, he met Cheng Lin who was approaching in the air. He immediately choked up and made several sounds in his throat.
In the end, he just looked at Cheng Lin with complicated eyes and turned away.
"Director, he...is here."
said a small lapel.
The director of the Second Division did not speak. He turned his back to everyone and waved his hands. When everyone saw it, they all took a few steps back.
Only Cheng Lin and the director were left standing on the bank of the Nu River.
"You're looking for me?"
Cheng Lin stood quietly, put his hands into the sleeves of his robe, and asked softly.
The director of the Second Division finally turned around, his face expressionless.
But Cheng Lin could see that almost every wrinkle contained a huge weight, and his eyes were extremely complicated, making it difficult to understand the thoughts behind them.
The two looked at each other quietly without speaking.
For some reason, Cheng Lin felt that the strong aura of the other party had disappeared a lot, and the way he looked at himself was completely different from before.
The cry of the Nu River.
The water wave hit a rock, causing a huge splash of water to hit the director of the Second Division.
This time, the water was not bounced away in advance, but wetted his clothes without any hindrance.
Only then did Cheng Lin realize that the other party's originally dry and neat clothes were wet, and his trouser legs and leather shoes were also stained with yellow mud.
"You expected it."
He finally spoke.
Cheng Lin nodded: "That's why I stopped you."
"But I didn't believe it and drove you away."
"This is a normal thing. If I were you, I would probably make the same decision." Cheng Lin said.
"It seems...I was wrong." He looked bitter.
"If you know your mistakes and can correct them, there is no greater good." Cheng Lin said.
The director of the Second Division looked at the turbid new river channel and laughed at himself: "Is it still too late to change it?"
Cheng Lin said tentatively: "Not many people were washed away."
It was indeed not much. Cheng Lin's previous appearance had blocked the vehicle for several minutes, plus the vanguard maintained a sufficient buffer distance from the main force, plus the director decisively returned in advance and forced the vehicle to stop.
Therefore, not many people were affected by the diversion of the river this time.
Compared to millions of people, it is extremely small.
"There are not many people, but... they are the most elite troops in the entire team!"
The director said word by word.
The calm tone contained great depression and great sadness.
The forward troops had only a dozen large vehicles and no more than a thousand people.
But that includes almost the most elite people in the entire army!
At this moment, except for a few high-level monks who crawled out desperately, the rest of the cultivators were completely destroyed!
This had a huge impact on the strength of the entire team.
But the most important thing is not this.
"The most important thing is...the road is broken."
The director said in a hoarse voice.
Cheng Lin looked at him and asked, "Can't we take a detour?"
"It's completely disconnected. I've seen it. The coverage area is too large. It's too late to make a detour. It's too late."
"How long can the food in the team last?" Cheng Lin asked again.
"How many days?" The director smiled bitterly, "Are you afraid that you have no idea about the food intake of millions of people? How many days... With all the food stored now, I can barely eat two meals!"
After a pause, he continued:
"If we cannot reach the new supply point before dark, we will not have the strength to reach Shashi, and we will not be able to get new food supplies. When the time comes... it will be unimaginable!"
It’s unimaginable…
Cheng Lin thought for a moment, millions of people without food...
He felt so nervous for no reason.
Say this.
The situation seems to have reached an impasse.
The food cannot support the detour, but the river is blocked, making it obvious that we can no longer move forward.
This is an unsolvable problem.
If it really comes down to the last minute, Cheng Lin feels that the best way is to give up.
It seems difficult to abandon most people and take only a small number of people to take a detour, because those who are abandoned will definitely not be willing. It also seems very simple. Nine-level practitioners cannot deal with natural disasters, but they can eliminate man-made disasters.
As long as the director is ruthless enough, he alone can kill tens of thousands of people, so that no one dares to resist, but in that case...
Cheng Lin shivered inexplicably.
At this moment, a small lapel suddenly rushed to report: "Director! It's not good! Somehow, the people know the situation. Some people are trying to incite the people. There is trouble down there, and we can't suppress it..."
The expression of the director of the Second Division changed, and he subconsciously wanted to order the powerful men in the forward team to deal with it, but he was shocked to remember that almost the entire forward team was dead.
"take me!"
He pursed his lips and said.
Then left quickly.
He didn't look at Cheng Lin again.
In fact, the reason why the director came to Cheng Lin was probably driven by some kind of emotion, but he did not place any hope of solving the problem on Cheng Lin.
Prophecy can predict danger and avoid it in advance.
But if something happens, it cannot be solved by prophecy.
There is absolutely no solution to the current predicament.
This is a desperate situation.
…
…
Good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.
There is no way to completely prevent rivers from bursting their banks, changing their courses, and completely blocking roads due to earthquakes.
There are not a few people among the people who understand the situation around them.
People can easily tell that it will take a long time to take a detour.
The entire team did not carry much food, and this was something everyone knew.
…
[At first, the simple news of the disaster spread quickly]
【Then, rumors spread】
[Someone found out about the current team’s food reserves from some unknown source and announced it, causing an uproar among the people]
[Then, different versions of rumors began to spread rapidly, most of which pointed to the government abandoning some ordinary people and only leading a few high-ranking people with status and background to leave]
[This rumor is getting worse, but it is still under control]
[Two hours passed quickly, and the people sent to find the way returned without success. Some vehicles began to evacuate secretly and in an organized manner, and were discovered by the public]
[The accumulated fear broke out instantly, and fierce conflicts broke out between the people and government personnel. The conflict soon escalated. The director of the Second Department came forward to mediate, but to no avail]
[The situation is getting worse. Three hours have passed. A million-person riot is about to break out. People have surrounded the vehicles in the command center. The situation is in danger]