The forest on this side of the ridge also rained yesterday, not as much as on the other side of the ridge, but the trunks and branches were still soaked in greenery, and ordinary fires could hardly have turned into large-scale fires, but the explosion of a fuel tank almost full of aviation fuel was a different matter.

Helicopter No. 2 exploded at a low altitude above the forest, not after a crash on the ground, causing less damage to the ground, but with a large range of impact from the shock wave.

The hot flames were like frying a poached egg above the canopy, igniting a large number of branches and leaves, especially at the center of the explosion, the burning wreckage of the helicopter fell, and the still burning fuel burned like scorching lava.

Helicopter No. 1 couldn't help the sea of fire below, so he had to return to pick up Aurora first.

The rumbling sound of propellers faded away.

"Ahem!"

At the base of a tree, a gray-faced man rose, and only when she wiped her face did her face reveal a little white skin.

No. 33 used to always wear a ninja mask, the skin of her face did not see the sun, and she was always stuffed in the mask, which was also the abnormal paleness, during this time she didn't need to wear a mask, and her face became a healthy color of white and red, but unfortunately she became an African citizen in the blink of an eye.

When the explosion occurred, No. 33 didn't have time to think at all, and instinctively rolled her head to the ground, just beside a large thick tree, and her knotted and well-developed root system was partially exposed, so she squeezed between the roots as thick as an arm, curled up, and resigned herself to fate.

She raised her head tremblingly after the blast had passed, and just as she tried to get up, her head slammed into something, making a metallic trembling sound.

She turned her head and inhaled a cool breath as it was a tail propeller from a helicopter that had exploded into the trunk of a tree like a sharp sword.

Just a little bit.

If this propeller had flown a little lower, she would have died.

What the hell, how could a helicopter suddenly explode when it was so good?

Before the explosion, because the helicopter had been out of control and swaying at low altitude, she and Catherine had already retreated in advance, and were mentally prepared for the possibility of the helicopter crashing and exploding, but they didn't expect the helicopter to explode in the air, as if someone had planted a bomb in it and detonated it.

Where is Catherine?

The trees were burning, the scorching smoke was scorching, the woods where the helicopter had fallen had been charred, and the steel had burned red and softened.

Number 33 turned one of the pockets of his coat out and cut it off with a short knife, wetting the pocket with water and covering his mouth and nose, looking for traces of Catherine.

She saw Catherine jump into the air and save Ouyang Caiyue and the little baby halfway, and then was blown away by the shock wave of the explosion, and at the moment of the explosion, Catherine turned her back and used her body to bear the shock wave for Ouyang Caiyue and the baby.

Therefore, No. 33 is not optimistic about Catherine's condition, but he admires Catherine's unhesitation.

She was actually standing closer than Catherine at that time, but she hesitated, because she didn't know Ouyang Caiyue and the baby, and the strong enemy was close at hand, at that moment she had a battle between heaven and man in her mind, she was entrusted by the sect master, she also wanted to go back to eat Aunt Wenhua's bean paste buns, she didn't want to risk saving strangers, she had the right to be selfish - she was right later, because the helicopter then exploded, and Catherine, who risked saving people, was not in a good situation.

At the same time that Catherine used her body to block Ouyang Caiyue and the baby in the air, Kali used the co-pilot's body to block herself, Kali was closer to the helicopter and suffered a greater impact, even if she had the co-pilot's body as a buffer, she should have been injured, but unfortunately the vampire-transformed Kali has too strong recovery ability, as long as she is not blown apart or burned to char on the spot, there is a high probability that she can recover.

No. 33 didn't dare to shout, so he could only look in the direction where Catherine was blown away.

But fortunately, there is still a helicopter that left safely, as long as it holds on for a while, it should arrive with reinforcements, and when everyone arrives, it is a big deal to fight to the death with Kali.

Ash and sparks are floating everywhere, new trees are being ignited, the range of the fire is expanding, and visibility is extremely poor.

Number 33 tried to lower her body to avoid the smoke, her eyes were hazy with tears, the damp cloth covering her face was quickly dried and she had to dip it again, and now she missed the ninja suit's mask, which not only protected her eyes, but also filtered toxic dust and particles from the air.

From time to time, all kinds of animals jumped around, some of them were on fire, some were burned bald, and they fled for their lives like lost dogs, temporarily giving up hunting for each other.

After searching for a while, she stopped, and between the crackling and burning of the branches, she seemed to hear the cry of a baby.

It should be around here.

She followed the sound as she continued to search, and the baby's cry grew closer.

Finally, she saw what appeared to be a figure lying on the ground in front of her, and quickened her pace to get closer.

"Who?"

A voice asked muffledly, not Catherine's.

Catherine was crushed under a burning tree, and her nun dress was also on fire, and holes were burned out in several places.

Under Catherine, there was still a person pressed, it was Ouyang Caiyue.

Ouyang Caiyue was holding the baby in her arms, her body was bent into an arch like a prawn, and she was lying on her side on the ground, otherwise whether she was lying on her back or lying face down, she would press the baby.

Catherine's nun suit was burning but motionless, presumably first hit by the shock wave, and then hit by the toppled tree trunk and fell into a coma.

Number 33 saw the situation clearly, and was relieved in his heart, because Catherine's condition was better than she expected.

Catherine did turn around at that time to block the shock wave for Ouyang Caiyue and the baby, but Catherine was carrying a cross sword behind her back, and the wide sword body protected her spine and important organs.

In addition to the crossed sword, she carried the cylindrical barrel they had sharpened, which was filled with rainwater and sealed with wooden blocks at the mouth to prevent precious rain from splashing out.

The toppled trees crushed the barrel on her back, and the rain inside soaked her clothes and hair on her back, so she was saved from being burned by the flames for a short time.

No. 33 doesn't know if Catherine calculated all this before sacrificing herself to save people, or just because she was lucky to be favored by God, anyway, this is already the best result that can be obtained under the premise of saving people.

She used her goat horns to cut off the trunk of the tree that was pressing on Catherine's back, and then pushed it aside, extinguishing the sporadic flames burning on Catherine's clothes, turning Catherine over, and freeing Ouyang Caiyue, who was crushed at the bottom.

Ouyang Caiyue had a few abrasions and contusions on her body at most, and the baby was safe and sound.

"Don't cry, be saved. Ouyang Caiyue took out half a bottle of mineral water from her backpack and fed it to the baby with a bottle cap.

The baby took a few sips and stopped crying.

"Can you stand up?" asked Number 33.

"It's ok. Ouyang Caiyue stood up with the baby in her arms, and immediately choked on a burst of smoke that blew over and coughed.

"The enemy is still nearby, get out of here first. ”

Number 33 untied the useless broken barrel on Catherine's back, and walked ahead with Catherine on his shoulder.

After taking a few steps, Ouyang Caiyue's face was in pain, and her left ankle seemed to be sprained, but she didn't say a word, limping behind No. 33.

The fire was still growing, and they couldn't stop, or they would be caught up and burned by the forest fires even if they didn't fall into the hands of the enemy.

Her ankle was aching and seemed to be swollen, and Number 33 had no strength left to carry another person around.

"Why don't you leave?" Thirty-Three noticed her stop.

"I've got to rest for a while, you go first. Ouyang Caiyue rested against the trunk of a tree, and handed over the baby in the backpack, "By the way, take this little guy away, this guy is simply a lone star, and he is guilty of committing crimes with me." ”

"This kid isn't yours?" asked Number 33.

Ouyang Caiyue furrowed her eyebrows, and her face was full of anger, "You look like a yellow-faced woman and a child's mother? If this child was born to me, I might as well find a piece of tofu and kill me!"

No. 33 felt very surprised, because she witnessed with her own eyes that at the crisis of life and death, Ouyang Caiyue's top priority was to protect the baby, so she always thought that Ouyang Caiyue was the baby's mother.

"Hold on a little longer, this is not a place to rest. Thirty-three advised.

"I know, you go first, I'll take a break and follow. ”

Ouyang Caiyue was very tired and exhausted, she couldn't hold on for a long time, she thought she was saved, but she fell into a crisis again, there was little hope of surviving, and her sprained ankle became the last straw that crushed her will.

Forget it, she just wants to close her eyes and get a good night's sleep, to hell with the pain and despair.

Maybe she was destined to die in this forest, in the fire she caused with her own hands, this is the so-called "those who play with fire will burn themselves"?

No. 33 frowned, she didn't know that Ouyang Caiyue's ankle was sprained, and she didn't know Ouyang Caiyue at all, the two of them met in Pingshui, and they didn't even know each other's names, in this case, she didn't seem to have to waste her tongue - she could see that Ouyang Caiyue was an adult, and adults were responsible for their own decisions.

"Well, then don't delay too long. ”

She uttered one last word of benevolent and righteous advice.

"I see. Ouyang Caiyue nodded.

Number 33 took the backpack containing the baby, turned around and moved on.

Ouyang Caiyue breathed a long sigh of relief and sat down slumpedly along the trunk, feeling relaxed in her heart.

It's finally over, her relay race, her long-distance run, it's finally over here......

This was supposed to be a farewell for the two of them, but as soon as No. 33 took a few steps, the baby suddenly cried, stretched out his short arm to Ouyang Caiyue behind him, and bent his fingers to make a grasping motion.

It is said that when the chick opens its eyes for the first time, it will take the first moving creature it sees as its mother, so when the baby is locked in the toilet of the cabin wreckage, after spending two or three days in the dark, when the toilet door is opened, the first person who appears from the light, Ouyang Caiyue, will also be regarded as the existence of replacing the mother?

Ouyang Caiyue fled all the way with the baby in her arms, and the baby was already familiar with her smell, breathing and sound unconsciously, and developed a sense of dependence on her similar to that of her mother, and when she was separated, of course she would cry to express resistance.

Number 33 was at a loss, how could such a loud cry come out of such a small body? It was as if they were announcing their location to the enemy.

She hadn't taken care of the baby, she hadn't hugged it, she didn't know how to coax the baby not to cry, she couldn't cover the baby's mouth, right? But if the baby continued to cry like this, none of them would be able to leave today.

No. 33 turned around and wanted to ask Ouyang Caiyue for help, but found that the latter was also crying silently.

That's right, Ouyang Caiyue, who has always been alone, interests first, knocked out teeth and swallowed blood, without even realizing it, suddenly burst into tears just because she saw the baby's hand stretched out to her.

Her soot-covered face was washed out of two muddy ditches with tears.

She didn't want No. 33 to see her crying, so she wiped her face indiscriminately, but she wiped it into a big flower face, but her tears were like a flood that opened the floodgates, and she had no intention of stopping at all, even her nasal cavity was blocked, and when she wiped it down, it was snot and tears, she had never been so embarrassed in her life.

"Don't look at me!" she said fiercely.

Number 33 was still looking at her, and instead of laughing at her, he stretched out his arm and handed her the baby in his backpack again.

The baby's hand touched Ouyang Caiyue's hand, and the small palm could only hold one of the latter's fingers, but it held on, and stopped crying.

Ouyang Caiyue cried even more, she didn't cry out loud, tears flowed out.

She bit her lower lip and thought to herself—it's really strange, why do babies cry when they want to, stop when they want to, and adults cry so unproductively?

"You've finished resting 'for a while', it's time to move on. Number 33 said.

A few seconds later.

Ouyang Caiyue wiped her face with her sleeve, wiped away her snot and tears, and took the backpack containing the baby.

"It's choking to death when you stand and walk, and it's better to crawl forward in a fire. ”

She said, putting her backpack on her back, literally on all fours, bending her elbows and knees, and crawling on the ground.

"Aren't you leaving? Or are you going to rest for a while?"

She crawled past No. 33, and when she saw No. 33 standing still, she turned around and asked.

"Not for the time being, there will be time to rest in the future. Number 33 turned Catherine around and continued on her way.

It's a shame, if only I had thought I could climb it...... Ouyang Caiyue regretted her gaffe just now.

Her body was full of strength again, and her will was more resolute than ever - she didn't want to die in this forest, in the fire she had set herself, she still had a lot of savings to spend, it would be too wasteful to hand it over to the bank.

She wants to get out of this forest alive, even if she climbs, she has to crawl out alive!

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