Li Nan grabbed the hand that reached down from the Ventilation Duct, exerted force with his feet, and jumped up in one swift motion.
As he hid inside the Ventilation Duct, Li Nan glanced sideways at Lin Hai and said, "I thought you were going to escape on your own just now!"
Lin Hai smiled awkwardly, "I did have that thought, but escaping from here alone is probably impossible, so I came back!"
Li Nan chuckled bitterly, "I appreciate your brotherly loyalty!"
While they were talking, thick smoke was already billowing up from below. In that moment, Li Nan pulled a bottle of mineral water from his back pocket, splashed it on his clothes, covered his mouth and nose with the fabric, and said, "We can't delay any longer; otherwise, this smoke will suffocate us!"
Lin Hai also splashed mineral water on his clothes, and the two crawled forward in a staggered manner.
After crawling just a few steps, they heard several loud explosions from below; it seemed some pressure vessel had burst, and the fire must have spread throughout the area. That Giant Rat was surely nothing more than a dead rat now!
The ventilation duct twisted and turned, and the thick smoke around them was slowly drifting in one direction.
"Let's follow the smoke!" Li Nan shouted in a low voice, feeling as if his entire nasal cavity and mouth were about to be filled with smoke.
Although the damp clothes could block some of the dust, being in the wind made it very difficult for Li Nan and Lin Hai to crawl.
The smoke was carried by the wind towards the outside of the building. After crawling for five or six minutes, Li Nan felt his body could no longer hold out.
The intense smoke made him feel suffocated. After crawling for a long time without knowing where he was, just as he was about to give up, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared before him!
Li Nan seemed to see a lifeline and desperately crawled forward. His heart and lungs felt like they were about to give out from the exertion.
With great effort using both hands and feet, he finally reached that bright spot. As Li Nan reached out with his hands, he realized he didn't know which floor of the Ventilation Duct he was on.
He just needed to get out of there. With all his remaining strength, he shouted loudly and managed to remove the protective net despite his exhausted condition. Then, like a free fall, Li Nan dropped directly from the ceiling to the ground below.
With a loud "thud," Li Nan's head crashed against a desk, and his back hit the corner of the table. The sudden sharp pain jolted him awake, and he immediately began to cough violently.
After expelling several mouthfuls of thick smoke, Li Nan regained some strength, and his mind became clearer. However, as he looked around, he did not see Lin Hai anywhere.
Li Nan took a deep breath, stood on the desk, and leaned into the ventilation duct. After searching left and right, he discovered that Lin Hai was lying unconscious about seven or eight meters away from the Ventilation Duct.
With no other option, Li Nan had to continue reaching in until he pulled the unconscious Lin Hai out.
With another "thud," Lin Hai fell down from above.
Li Nan checked his breathing system; although a lot of smoke had entered his lungs, it shouldn't be a problem for a healthy adult man.
Lin Hai let out a groan and gradually regained consciousness. Li Nan smiled wryly and said, "One life for another; we are even now!"
Lin Hai coughed and replied, "No! We are not even; I owe you one!"
Seeing that Lin Hai had recovered his senses and strength, Li Nan urged him, "We need to get out of here quickly; we can't stay in this building any longer!"
Li Nan walked to the window and looked down, realizing they were on the third floor, about six or seven meters above the ground.
"How is it? Can you make it?" Li Nan asked Lin Hai. Lin Hai smiled back, "This height is nothing; I won't break my legs!"
Li Nan first threw down his Rebar Javelin and Compound Bow before standing on the windowsill and jumping down smoothly.
Lin Hai strapped on his AK-47 and followed Li Nan out of the window.
After escaping from the Department Store, Li Nan quickly called for Lin Hai to get in the car. It was best to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible!
At that moment, the fire from the Underground Supermarket had spread to the first floor. In the lobby, a horde of rats as large as dogs went wild at the sight of the flames, scurrying in all directions. Some ran upstairs, some dashed outside, while others crashed into walls, leaving trails of blood as they fell lifeless to the ground.
There were definitely not a few rats rushing out from the door of the building, ranging from a thousand to eight hundred. I saw dense black rats swarming directly on the street, which was very lively. When Li Nan saw something strange behind him, he immediately shouted to Lin Hai: "Get in the car quickly!" By the time the scurrying Mouse Army rushed over, Li Nan and the two of them had already boarded the Chery QQ. Lin Hai was still in the driving position, but when he stepped on the accelerator, he found that the car was motionless. "The car won't start. It's probably because a rat got into the exhaust pipe!" Lin Hai rolled down the car glass and found that there were rats running around on both sides of the car. Li Nan also frowned, but judging from their posture, the group of rats had no intention of attacking them. They just ran away, probably because they were shocked by the fire. "Then let's just sit in the car and wait until these rats disperse!" Lin Hai rolled up the car window and quietly observed these rats the size of local dogs, "You said there is not a single Zombie in this area, Did they all get eaten by the rats?" Li Nan nodded, "Maybe! But the Zombies in the building must have turned into rat shit!" Lin Hai said in shock: "I didn't expect it to be this weird. Something!" Li Nan continued: "This is the end of the world, you can never be surprised, and you can never let go..." While Li Nan was talking, in the Department Store behind him, Suddenly there was a huge explosion, and the windows of the Chery car were shattered! In response, two large fireballs seemed to rush out from the door of the building! Lin Hai was startled by the sudden explosion, and immediately he noticed the strangeness of the matter from the broken rearview mirror. "Something is coming towards us!" Lin Hai shouted.
Li Nan Opened the car door, looked back, and was shocked to find two large fireballs coming towards the rear of the car. When I looked closely, I saw where the two fireballs were, they were clearly two oversized rats! "No! The big rat in Underground Supermarket was not burned to death!" As he spoke, Li Nan already held out the Compound Bow behind his waist, then jumped out of the car. Lin Hai also sensed the danger and jumped out of the car immediately. In an instant, the two big rats wrapped in flames had already pounced on QQ Car and let out an angry roar! After the body was hit hard, the QQ Car was already crushed to the ground, and the wheels collapsed! Li Nan I picked up my bow and arrow, but I felt that my long-range weapon was not very effective against that big rat! When Li Nan was panicking, Lin Hai on the opposite side shouted: "Attack them quickly, their fur has been burned, and they can no longer block arrows and bullets!" Suddenly the trigger was released, and a bullet was thrown away. On the left side of a big rat's face, a big gap appeared, and a bunch of jumping flames immediately burned into it, and only a crackling sound was heard! Li Nan Seeing that Lin Hai had succeeded, he didn't waste any time, and immediately a Feathered Arrow also flew out, hitting the butt of another big mouse! The two big mice were so angry that they abandoned the QQ Car and ran towards the location of the two people. The damage effect of crossbow arrows is really inferior to that of Akka 47, so Li Nan immediately switched to Rebar Javelin after seeing that he succeeded with one blow. For a moment, it was like two guns were attached to him. The big rat that came running towards Li Nan whipped over with a flaming tail, as thick as a telephone pole, and immediately whipped out a fire mark on the road! The range of the fire tail was quite large. Li Nan knew he couldn't jump out, so he immediately used Rebar Javelin to punch the ground and took the fire whip stiffly, but he never thought that the fire whip was still tough. It passed over Rebar Javelin and hit Li Nan's legs directly. "I'm going!" Li Nan only felt a hot burning sensation on his skin, but it was not in vain. When he saw the fire tail approaching, he immediately took out another Rebar Javelin , look for the opportunity and directly insert it! Rebar Javelin penetrated directly through the fire tail of the big rat, and was inserted into the concrete layer of the road to a depth of five to six centimeters!
Li Nan exerted force with one hand, gripping the mouse's tail tightly. The large mouse, sensing its tail was restrained, let out a roar and shook its body, lunging forward!
Li Nan lowered himself to see that the mouse's tail was nearly burned off, revealing charred black bone. In an instant, Li Nan understood that this large mouse had little life left. Sure enough, before the large mouse could reach Li Nan, it shook violently and collapsed to the ground with a thud!
Li Nan chuckled to himself, "You're just a monkey; even the Three Flames of True Fire from the Old Lord can refine you!"
Li Nan stepped closer and pierced the large mouse's throat with his Spear, just to be safe!
Meanwhile, Lin Hai was still engaged in combat with another large mouse!
Li Nan observed closely and noticed that the two large mice had different levels of burn damage. The one he was dealing with had clearly been burned for a longer time, meaning it was the one trapped in the Underground Supermarket!
Li Nan called out to Lin Hai, "I'll draw its attention; wait for your chance to strike!"
Li Nan threw a Spear, hitting the large mouse in its left hind leg. As the large mouse turned to look, Lin Hai seized the opportunity, raised his AK-47, and fired a precise shot that pierced through the mouse's front right leg.
With injuries to both legs, the large mouse struggled to maintain its balance. The raging flames had already drained its strength. With a loud crash, its massive body fell to the ground, unable to move!
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