Chapter 18: Survival from the Dead
"Hey! What happened to you?! Ruby! Ruby's laughter grew soft, and faded into the rain. In Jaime's astonishment, she fell backwards limply. Jaime grabbed her and reached out to probe her forehead, "It's hot!" At this moment, Ruby, who had always been pale, had an abnormal flush on her face, her lips were blue, and her eyes were tightly closed.
Seeing this, Jiang Ke hurriedly ran over. He checked Ruby and Andrew's physical condition separately. Ruby's condition is not optimistic, she is having a high fever and does not know if there are other complications, she needs to be tested and treated as soon as possible. And Andrew was still whimpering on the side, and although it was no longer bleeding too much, it still needed stitches urgently.
Jiang Ke raised his head and looked at the sky, the torrential rain showed no signs of stopping at this moment, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it had a tendency to cleanse all things. "Jaime, you take care of Andrew, follow me." Jiang Ke gave the order, and he carried Ruby on his back, "We have to start on the road, have you been to this city?" We'll need to get into town, and I'll need you to show the way. ”
"Good. I've been here a few times and I can. Jaime nodded solemnly, at this moment he was not only burdened with his own life, but also Ruby and Andrew's, and for the first time, he found the feeling of Jarvis, he took a deep breath, and followed Jiang Ke into the rainstorm.
The town didn't look far away from the heights, but it was completely different when it actually walked. The continuous rain not only obscured their view and slowed them down, but also made the tundra slippery and muddy, making every step they took extremely difficult.
"No problem, Andrew, you can do it." Jaime watched as the rain washed over Andrew's back and cheered him up. Although the wound is no longer gurgling and bleeding, it is not known if there will be further infection. The wolf king's bite marks were deep to the bone, causing Andrew to lose a lot of blood, making it look like he was in a trance at the moment, and his limbs obviously lacked strength.
"Ke", Ruby's slight voice came from behind Jiang Ke, "I can walk by myself." She didn't know when she woke up, but Jiang Ke could even feel the heat in her breath, she was still having a high fever, and her physical strength had reached the limit.
"You take a little rest, and you have to take care of Andrew when you wake up", Jiang Ke said comfortingly.
He felt that the current situation was even worse than the battle with the wolf king just now, the heavy rain did not stop, and the heavy raindrops would hurt on people's bodies, and the lightning kept tearing the sky, flashing people dizzy, not to mention that the thunder dancing in the air would break the tall trees near them at any time.
Jaime picked up a twig from the side of the road and used it as a crutch to follow Jiang Ke with great difficulty. He looked back at the location of the waterfall, shook his head, and said, "It took so long to get to the next waterfall, and I feel like we should all go to the city." ”
"In a straight line, it's less than 100 meters. Don't talk, save energy. Jiang Ke replied to James briefly.
The river was washed by ferocious flash floods, and the river even overflowed the river, including those that had been chopped down trees, which greatly restricted the viable route. Jiang Ke observed the situation around him—it seemed that he could only venture into the woodland. His survival experience had taught him that at his current pace, he might not be able to reach that town for two days. I don't know when the rain will stop, and the dark clouds have long since swallowed the sun, and the thick branches and leaves cover the sky, and the woodland is as dark as evening. He was more worried about the darkness of the night, and the obscured starry sky, making it impossible to judge the direction.
Jiang Ke didn't dare to go deeper, he focused all his attention on their current prescribed position, fortunately the weather drove the animals back to their nests, reducing part of their threat. He followed the sound of the water, and getting lost at this time was tantamount to a death sentence.
After another mile, there was a huge impact of water in front of me, and the river was cut off by a boulder here, and divided into two streams, one side was still rushing rapidly, and the other side was still under control because of the lack of current, even if it was turbulent.
Jiang Ke put down Ruby and motioned for Andrew and Jaime to come over and lean next to each other to save their body temperature, and he quickly entered the forest. After a while, Jaime saw him drag out a large fallen log.
"What are you going to do?" Jaime asked, frowning.
Jiang Ke didn't answer him, but quickly fixed Ruby and Andrew on the giant tree, "James, hold on to this tree for a while, this is our only hope at the moment", Jiang Ke gave him a demonstration and said loudly.
"Wait, wait...... Do I also have a fever and hallucinations? You're going to go into the water like this?! Jaime shook his head desperately, "Are you sure?" ”
"That's right, do or die!" Jiang Ke replied briefly. Immediately, he turned around and patted Jaime on the shoulder, "Well, I'm disappointed that I didn't experience jumping a waterfall just now, do you have any other lines?" to match the next plot. ”
James nodded inherently, and Jiang Ke's words played a role.
Jiang Ke smiled, "Before the lines are finished, you won't die, believe in yourself." After saying that, Jiang Ke began to push the giant tree into the current.
“hloyshit!!!” Jaime shouted, "I don't want to die yet!" I still have a hundred lines to say! ”
"Come on! Jimmy! Jiang Ke beckoned to him.
Jaime hurriedly followed Jiang Ke, and the two of them worked together to push the giant tree into the water, and then quickly climbed up, "Witness me!! Jaime shouted.
Huge logs slammed down the river, hitting the rocks in the middle and on both sides of the river, spinning and tumbling in the water. The two of them could barely see anything, there was a splash in front of them, and all their energy was spent on breathing. However, this bad situation still exceeded Jiang Ke's prediction. The giant tree finally hit a boulder, and the stuck giant tree received the impact of the river, and after just two seconds, the giant tree was lifted up, and quickly flew out of the river, and landed heavily on the bank.
Jiang Ke only felt that the world was spinning, and he tried to stand up, but he couldn't lift his strength. A second before he lost consciousness, he glanced at the shore, and the town was in front of him, literally, James, Ruby, and Andrew were all there, and they didn't seem to have any injuries, which was a blessing in misfortune......
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"Here's one more! It hurts very badly! Go call someone! There were various voices in my ears, and the last one to speak was a woman who seemed anxious, calling out to her friend.
Jiang Ke felt that he was being lifted up, walked a long distance, and then was placed on a bed.
"The patient loses vital signs...... Preparing for CPR...... Started CPR, failed...... Try cardiac pacing......" charging sound sounds, "Cardiac pacing failed...... Patient death...... The time of death was July 3, 2057, and the time of death was 4:35:12 pm. Jiang Ke's ears heard the voice of a machine again, the voice was far, far away, as if it was at a doorway, and the place where he was was was really dark, and he couldn't even find the direction of the door......
He felt warm, his body temperature began to rise, someone seemed to feed himself liquid food, and he felt his strength gradually return.
"Where am I?" Jiang Ke slowly opened his eyes, and when he woke up, he saw several people standing around him, each doing their own thing. It was an empty tent, and he saw several first aid kits on the side, apparently in a light treatment.
"Oh!" The people on the side were taken aback, and one of the brown-haired women hurriedly ran to check on his physical condition, "You are in the suburbs of Anchorage, you are so lucky that you can survive the torrent." ”
"You guys? It seems that everyone is safe. Jiang Ke breathed a sigh of relief, and he then asked, "What about them?" ”
"The red-haired lad just collapsed and was sleeping. The girl's condition is worse, she's sick, but don't worry, we've given her antibiotics and she's getting better. The woman sat on the chair next to Jiang Ke's bed and handed him a cup of hot water.
"What about Andrew? I mean, did you see a dog? Jiang Ke asked again.
"Oh, that poor little thing. It followed the girl all the time and refused to eat. Has it been bitten by some beast on its back? The wound is a bit deep, but we've stitched it up and it's recovering well. The woman smiled and said, "But now that you're awake, I think it'll take care of itself when it sees it." ”
Jiang Ke took the water she handed over, but didn't drink it, just used it to warm his hands. He looked around again, there was a man busy in front of the equipment on one side of the tent, he saw Jiang Ke looking at him, nodded quickly, and smiled at Jiang Ke.
Jiang Ke moved his limbs and slowly got out of bed, he walked to the door of the tent and looked out. It's a camp, and there are a number of such tents outside, and although they look a little rudimentary, they are very tough in texture.
The brown-haired woman followed him to the door and observed Jiang Ke, "Your physical fitness is really good, so you can go to the ground?" She glanced at the water in Jiang Ke's hand, "It'll be cold in a while, drink something hot to make you feel better." ”
Jiang Ke glanced down at the transparent glass of water and drank it slowly, when was the last time he drank water like this? He couldn't remember it anymore, and it felt like a world away.
Through the reflection of the water, he noticed that he had gauze wrapped around his head, and he touched his head, "This?" ”
"You hit your head, it's a pity that we don't have a doctor here, only a veterinarian, so I can only help you bandage it briefly." The woman said a little embarrassed.
“sorry。” The man next to him waved his hand.
Jiang Ke looked back at his reflection, it was that strange dream again, could it be that I died? Jiang Ke raised his hand and looked at his limbs, if he could exert that ability at that time, the situation might be completely different. So why can't it be activated, according to James, it's survival instinct, so wasn't the situation critical enough?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, blood? No, the blood of the captain and the wolf king didn't work. Jiang Ke carefully recalled the details, the blood of the long-distance running champion! There is the blood of a long-distance running champion on the bear's paws! Is it only the blood of the Awakened that can activate one's own abilities?