Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 259 - 160: Injured

Chapter 259: Chapter 160: Injured

Lin Wu looked down at the sewer entrance, estimating its height to be about 10 meters. That might not sound like much, but even the highest Olympic dive is just 10 meters.

The distance was harder to gauge, four meters? Five meters? Assuming a right-angled triangle with a base of 5 meters and a height of 10 meters, could you please calculate the length of the hypotenuse? Enter the Pythagorean theorem... Sorry, math teacher. Assuming a value X is derived, then include gravity and inertia, and with exact calculations, one could determine how many meters one would have to jump to land precisely in the hole.

Who says math and science aren’t practical? This was a matter of a living life.

Lin Wu and Wind Stinger avoided Frenzy’s pounce from the opposite side, sliced Frenzy into shreds, and then threw the corpse towards the sewer entrance. It missed by a full two meters. Could he really make that jump?

Lin Wu also had to consider a practical problem. What if, after he jumped, one leg made it in and the other did not, would he be torn in half? Just thinking about it was a pain in the ass. His head, being only one unit, couldn’t do the splits, but if he went down headfirst, it would be certain death. A jump could only be made at the expense of wrecking both legs.

Of course, Lin Wu always had methods, and this time, it was the rope he always carried when he went out. Lin Wu tied a heavy object to the rope and threw it towards the sewer. It didn’t hit the mark, but he wasn’t in a hurry. Lin Wu moved to the third floor of the bakery, pulled the rope back up, and threw it again. It missed once more, so Lin Wu switched back to the third floor of the residential building’s balcony. These two throws had already caused Lin Wu to break out in a cold sweat. Had he listened to the stupid idea of Maya, he would have ascended to heaven by now.

On the third try, he finally threw the stone into the sewer, heard a noise, and watched as the zombies around the sewer entrance looked left and right for a while before continuing to squeeze in the direction of Lin Wu, who they could see. Shana, stealthily crawling under the straight staircase, picked up the stone, climbed the stairs, and tied the rope to the staircase.

Lin Wu tightened and secured the rope and, once everything was ready, grabbed the rope and slid down towards the sewer. Soon, while feeling smug about his clever plan, Lin Wu realized a problem: the rope was on a slant.

Lin Wu’s legs entered the sewer first; his abdomen slammed harshly into the edge of the sewer, and the rebound force caused his back to smash into the other edge. At the same time, Lin Wu fell head down, his chest hitting hard and rebounding so his back, forehead, and then the back of his head struck in succession. The process was like a pinball game, full of injuries, but he ultimately landed safely.

As soon as Lin Wu hit the ground, the waiting Soulless brothers each grabbed a leg and dragged him away without a second thought, completely ignoring Lin Wu’s screams and not giving him time to take painkillers.

Maya and the others set up a blocking position, sniping at the zombies that followed Lin Wu into the sewer. After a busy period, things finally quieted down, and the howling of the zombies outside could no longer be heard.

Lin Wu, wrapped like a mummy, suffered multiple fractures throughout his body, with the most serious injury being comminuted fractures in both legs. Comminuted fractures are a serious injury. Not only is the recovery slow, but he also couldn’t move, or the injuries wouldn’t heal.

Because Lin Wu didn’t die, nobody bestowed warm inquiries, and they started discussing the next move instead. Maya and Shana decided to stay put, first to wait for Lin Wu’s legs to heal, and second because there was an abundance of food resources nearby. Having come all this way, it would be too regrettable to just leave. Shana calculated the time and distance, with four hours left until sunset, and it would take two hours to reach the county sign. Considering the members of Shadow base had to return to the mountaintop church and the snowy road surface, this left everyone with only 100 minutes.

They could only assess the situation of the surrounding zombies after one hour. If things returned to normal, they would still have half an hour to scavenge, and getting three food packs wouldn’t be a problem. If the zombie density was still high, they would have to retreat.

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The rate of Lin Wu’s recovery was extremely poor. It was unknown whether it was due to the low temperature, but even with a full wrap of bandages, the healing of his leg fractures was still incredibly slow. Of course, since no one had ever been crippled, they didn’t know whether Lin Wu’s condition was normal or not. Based on the percentage of Lin Wu’s leg recovery, he would need to lie still for more than four hours. And there were only four hours left until sunset.

If they couldn’t return to the main Shadow base before sunset, the four members of Shadow would freeze like dogs along the way. They might not die, but they certainly wouldn’t have many medical supplies left.

Maya knew the severity of the situation and made a decisive call, "Grab the food packs and retreat. Shana will escort us to the county sign, then go back for Lin Wu."

This plan sounded very cold-hearted, as everyone was to abandon the severely injured Lin Wu. Moreover, Shana had to go alone through the sewer to pick up Lin Wu. If the former was about abandoning morals, the latter was about putting a comrade in danger. After all, Shana was a rookie, distinguished from a true newcomer only by her Blunt Strike Skills and equipment.

It seemed as if they had returned to Waste City. Maya’s decision was the best one, but if Shana had been the one to speak it, it would have felt completely different to everyone. Not just Lin Wu, but even Little Knife and the Soulless brothers felt it wasn’t right, yet they couldn’t think of a better solution.

At that moment, Shana showed her sense of the big picture. She tirelessly explained and justified Maya’s decision to everyone, emphasizing that it was the best possible choice. Shana’s attitude helped the others to accept Maya’s decision. It was then that the Soulless brothers understood why Stone had wanted Shana to serve as the Deputy Commander.

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Lying alone in the stinking sewer felt particularly strange. It wasn’t loneliness or desolation, but rather a sense of detachment from the world, viewing everything with the indifferent attitude of God’s perspective. Maybe God didn’t want to lend his point of view, so down into the sewer fell a Blood Ferocious Ma.

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