Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 888 - 387 Water Route_2

Chapter 888: Chapter 387 Water Route_2

Lin Wu asked, "If water can only enter through the entrance of the parking lot, why do we need to fix the drains in other places?" Lin Meng explained to the dimwit Lin Wu that there are many drains on the square; otherwise, the square would suffer from waterlogging. Even though the square is situated on higher ground, water draining towards any lower part of the city could lead to waterlogging. The flood drainage system of the parking lot serves as a strategic city-level project, not solely for the square.

As a finance student discussing drainage engineering, Lin Wu was somewhat distrustful. However, as the water level deepened and with no other way out, Lin Wu didn’t talk nonsense and took the lead. Lin Meng was in the middle, and Xiao Wu trailed behind, putting the manhole cover back in place. The three crawled through the circular pipe.

Below them, the rainwater continuously washed over them, drenching their clothes completely; truly a Hardcore Mode experience. Lin Wu remembered his poor sister Blood Meng, who had undergone surgery without anesthesia, and he felt genuine admiration. He didn’t know that if Blood Meng had any resistance at that time, she definitely wouldn’t have allowed herself to be cut open so easily.

Lin Meng: "The water isn’t contaminated."

Lin Wu: "That doesn’t mean you should drink it."

Xiao Wu: "I want to pee."

Lin Meng: "How can you be like this?" She was downstream after all.

Xiao Wu hurriedly said, "I’ll hold it."

Lin Wu laughed, then after crawling for a while, felt something amiss: "Xiao Wu? Why does the water feel warm?"

Xiao Wu: "I didn’t pee."

Lin Meng: "Don’t worry about these details, let’s hurry up, the exit seems to be up ahead."

Lin Wu glared back, Lin Meng made a gesture as if to say, ’I’ve been holding it in the entire way, couldn’t find a spot, I’m helpless too, please don’t mention it’.

"We made it," Lin Wu said, stopping suddenly; Lin Meng didn’t stop in time and bumped her head right into Lin Wu’s behind. Lin Wu lurched forward, losing his balance, and fell two meters down into a drainage channel that was one meter deep and had a strong current, managing to stabilize himself with difficulty. This was evidently a main flood drain receiving water from surrounding areas.

The drainage channel was three meters high and more than a meter wide.

Lin Wu reached out to catch Lin Meng, who lunged forward with open arms, but Lin Wu dodged quickly, causing Lin Meng to face-plant into the water. Lin Wu then swiftly grabbed the back of Lin Meng’s shirt to lift her up: "Are you alright?" Not waiting for her answer, Lin Wu slipped and pushed her back into the water to stabilize himself. His right hand pressed down hard on her shirt, shaking a few seconds before stabilizing. During that time, Lin Meng frantically flapped her hands in the water.

Lin Wu pulled Lin Meng out of the water, gasping for air and said, "No big deal, no need to thank me."

If it weren’t known that Lin Wu was the Devil, Lin Meng might have believed his nonsense. Helpless, unable to beat him in the game, and in Hardcore Mode given a loafing homeless identity, she was completely overwhelmed physically.

Amidst their scuffle—no, one-sided domination—Xiao Wu slid down, and Lin Wu shouted, "Don’t tell me if we go with the flow, we’ll end up at the river, then into the ocean."

Xiao Wu found the situation more complex than he thought. Ignoring the water flow for now, it was pitch dark inside, and they could only rely on a headlight and two waterproof flashlights for visibility, unable to see the entire outline of the drainage. Only now did Xiao Wu realize his idea was problematic, but he was more worried about Lin Wu’s bad ideas, which might involve killing survivors and taking over the fire station.

Thinking this, Xiao Wu said, "Let’s keep going downstream."

"Okay."

As Lin Meng hooked her foot on Lin Wu, he stumbled, and subconsciously, his right arm swept around Lin Meng’s neck, pushing her into the water while he steadied himself.

"Are you alright?"

They were never coming back.

Xiao Wu didn’t notice their scuffle: "Keep up," he led the way.

One drawback of the drainage compared to regular sewers was almost no maintenance paths, submerging them completely in water. However, it also had an advantage of a less complex structure.

Minutes later, they reached a main channel, almost square shaped, five meters high and over three meters wide. This was both good and bad news. The good news was they were away from the square; the bad news was the main channel collected rainwater from multiple areas with a noticeable downhill slope, creating a stronger current. Even worse, Xiao Wu had to find a tributary leading from the Galaxy Building in this main channel.

Xiao Wu shone his flashlight on a compass, estimating they were still four to five hundred meters from the Galaxy Building. So, they continued forward, with Lin Wu following and Lin Meng clinging to Lin Wu’s shirt, every step risking a slip.

The main channel curved slightly right as they walked for fifteen minutes before they found the true main channel. The main channels coming from the left and right merged here, forming a small river. Seeing this, Xiao Wu uttered a curse; this indicated they were quite close to the river. Xiao Wu searched his memory, believing they were about a kilometer from the Galaxy Building.

"What’s up?" Lin Wu asked, noticing Xiao Wu standing still by the left channel.

Xiao Wu candidly replied, "I’m lost."

Unexpectedly, Lin Wu didn’t explode. Instead he directed, "Go to the right channel."

"Why?"

Lin Wu replied, "If we’ve gone left, let’s try right; if we’ve gone downstream, let’s try upstream."

"Huh?" What kind of logic was that?

Lin Wu said, "Just go right and find a pipe to crawl through, otherwise we won’t have another chance." Even if they found the Galaxy Building, they had to move from the main channel to a tributary, then through more pipe work to reach a drainage port. Now, the water was increasingly fierce, indicating the pipes were filling up.