Chapter 42: The Flood

Many things happen without much warning.

It was supposed to be just an ordinary day in Long Riverside. Shopkeepers open their doors early and place their goods ready to welcome customers. In the grocery store, people talk about the daily life of firewood, rice, oil and salt. Workers arrive early to work on the factory floor, and the crisp sound of children reading aloud echoes through the schoolyard.

Until this evening.

In the afternoon, suddenly the clouds were overcast, the water vapor was unusually thick, and the lightning and thunder were a little unsettling. Like a silent stone dragon, the dam in the town of Dachang Riverside has been built against the mountain, intercepting the raging river and sheltering the people for decades.

A thousand miles of embankment collapsed in an anthill.

No one knew what the original anthill was, but with a shocking bang, the situation rushed out of control in an instant. The river is like a beast trapped in an iron cage, and after decades of biting, it finally hits a gap. Tons of water rushed out, breaking through the dam's defenses and rushing violently towards the town below.

The flood took over the neighborhood in an instant, and streetlights and power poles were toppled down. The tall houses were pitch black, and through the residual light you could see the raging water crashing down the street, the rolling waves crashing down the crowds.

"Come on!"

A father climbed onto the roof and handed his hand to the child below.

The first floor of the small house had been taken over by floodwaters, and the furniture and appliances had been swept through the doors and windows by the flood, merging into the current and crashing into the streets.

The mother was the last to climb onto the roof. Parents and a pair of siblings, a family of four all came here. The flood had reached the stairwell, almost up to the second floor.

"It's okay, it's going to be okay."

The mother held the two children in her arms, as if she was afraid that if she let go, they would be swept away by the flood.

"The water can't rise that high. Someone will come to our rescue soon and it will be fine soon......"

She quickly realized that her voice was shaking.

The father didn't say anything, but he stood at the edge of the house and looked out from afar, his eyebrows almost twisted.

Heavy rain fell in the sky, making the situation even worse. The brontosaurus twisted in the sky, and the hurricane combined with the pressure of the water uprooted the trees upside down. In such weather, he could not be optimistic about the arrival of rescue.

Their situation is also getting worse and worse. Long Riverside is like a sink with blocked pipes, and the faucets are pouring water into it. The water demon roared under their feet, rising inch by inch, and in a moment it was no longer past the bed on the second floor.

The wreckage of trees and vehicles floated around them, crashing mercilessly into old houses. The rooftop was their only habitat, an island orphaned in the storm, and beneath the island was a bottomless hell.

"It's going to be fine...... It's going to be fine......"

The mother hugged her two children tightly, but her voice became quieter and quieter. A fear called despair spread, and I don't know if it was tears or the torrential rain that blurred her vision.

Even the two children are vaguely aware of the fate that awaits them.

Now there is only a miracle that can save them.

And then a miracle happened.

Dark blue, high above, fluttering with a flaming red flag...... Marvel.

Like an oasis in the desert, a glimmer of spark suddenly burst out of the darkness, and people can't help but stretch out their praying hands to the figure.

He lowered his height with a reassuring smile on his face. The downpour and storm hit him, but it could not shake him even the slightest.

"Anyone wants a ride?" He asked with a smile.

“......”

Placing a family of four in a safe camp away from the flood, Jiangbei waved in the complicated expressions of the crowd and accelerated to fly away.

"That should be the last few just now?"

"Yes." Xiao Qi replied.

"Very well, then we have to deal with the water for now...... Any suggestions? ”

"Hmm...... If it were me, I would usually blow and freeze the river. ”

"But I won't......"

Although Jiangbei also tried to blow back the explosion flames in one breath before, it was purely based on the large lung capacity and strong enough blowing, to put it bluntly, it was also a powerful brick fly, not Superman's classic "frozen breathing" type skill. He hadn't learned the icing properties of the breath belt.

"Well, I know that too." Xiao Qi said seriously, "So it seems that you have to play freely." ”

Jiangbei: "......"

The central control of the Long Riverside Dam has long been on the verge of madness.

The moment the alarm bell rang, everyone's nerves tensed reflexively. The temperature and pressure on the screen rose like crazy, almost in sync with the blood pressure of the controllers.

The moment it got out of control, the walls of the control room cracked. Water poured down from the cracks in the ceiling, like a raging waterfall from the sky, and every drop of water contained a monstrous momentum.

Some people put together waterproof suits and desperately plugged the cracks, and many more tried to control huge machines to save the day. The equipment in the control room was soaked in the rising river, and the crews were huddled together.

"Plug the breach for me and make sure no more water comes in!" The supervisor commanded the dispatch on the dam, "Xiao Wang, I want the deformation of the dam body, give me the monitoring data of the centralized control center, and block the No. 4 gate of the pump room." First we have to stop the expansion...... We've got to ...... Got ......."

He glanced out the window, opened his mouth, and was speechless for a moment.

“...... Did anyone see that? ”

The crowd in full swing involuntarily stopped and turned their heads to look at him in line of sight.

Then I saw the figure.

With a blue figure and a red cloak, he has become a well-known figure in this world in just half a month.

"Isn't that...... Superman!? Someone was pleasantly surprised.

"I've seen the video and he's got a lot of strength...... But that shouldn't help the situation now, right? ”

Manpower is sometimes poor, and no matter how strong the force is, it is powerless in the face of natural disasters.

Could it be that he could still punch the water back?

"What is he doing there?"

“......”

X Sight, a new skill that Jiangbei has just unlocked. Of course, although the name is so, it is not the same as the X-ray that people usually refer to as a medical one.

This trick got its name only because it has a similar penetrating effect to X-rays, but is much more powerful and realistic. And it is not limited to perspective, but also suitable for a variety of functions such as night vision, infrared imaging, structural scanning, and so on.

For example, Jiangbei is now applying structural scanning.

Enhanced vision helped him scan and analyze the overall structure of the mountain next to the river, and then he accurately marked all the suitable striking points in the built-in light curtain.

So those people saw Superman floating in the rainstorm for a while, looking around as if he was looking for something. It flew down suddenly, and I don't know what kind of plane it was going to do.

"That's definitely what Superman from the old movie did."

Jiangbei fell to the side of the mountain and raised his fist.

"Now just control the power......"

Rumble!!!

One punch –

- Landslides and ground cracks.

The expressions of everyone in the control room exploded instantly.

It's like seeing a miracle.