Chapter 310: Chapter 153: Death by Asphyxiation

Gu Ji immediately noticed Reward One, the Vital Capacity Mark, which he had chosen in the World War II factory checkpoint. It was very practical and quite fitting for the current checkpoint environment.

But the name of Reward Two was indeed very appealing.

Blue [Flood Rapid Specialization (Intermediate)]: Increases flood rapid self-rescue and rescue techniques by 31%, masters domestic and international intermediate water and underwater professional rescue plans (including flood boat rescue system setup and use, assault boat force formation, rapid current life-saving), and increases emergency handling capabilities in rapid current environments by 37%!

This mark is undoubtedly a godly skill for checkpoints!

Theoretically speaking, this kind of skill and knowledge should be essential for firefighters and rescue teams. There are even special training certificates for flood rapid skills domestically.

“Breath-holding extension, emergency handling…”

Gu Ji muttered repeatedly, pondering for a moment, and finally decided to choose Reward Two.

Knowledge always outweighs the physical body.

A flash of blue light appeared, and his mind instantly filled with numerous drowning accident cases and rescue techniques, such as rapid winged water rescue, assault boat “O” type rescue, live bait rescue, throw rope bag rapid rescue, sonar positioning underwater search and rescue, and survival methods like rapid flow obstacle avoidance and capsizing self-rescue.

In comparison, the disaster prevention knowledge he previously had seemed somewhat “basic.”

Gauhati Train Station.

At 9 PM in the evening, before the penultimate transfer train was set to depart, Gu Ji, under the pretext of “an upcoming torrential rain,” specifically arranged for the emergency logistics department to load a certain amount of supplies and waterproof tarpaulins onto the two trains and had the command center issue a warning instructing all remaining disaster victims and government officials to reach the highest point in town.

This was all he could do.

The next second, with a piercing whistle, the train slowly started to move with a clattering sound.

As the vehicle left Gauhati, passing through Dis布尔, it reached an open field in the suburbs.

Gu Ji kept looking at his watch, calculating the distance to the hillside tunnel, considering whether to have the train temporarily halt.

Fatima, on the other hand, mistakenly thought he was worried about the heavy rain.

After the past few days of collaborative efforts, they had already become friends, so she comforted him, saying, “Vidi, you don’t have to worry about the heavy rain; we have only over ten thousand disaster victims left. We will surely get them safely to the refuge camp before the water level rises significantly.”

Gu Ji nodded perfunctorily.

At this moment, the train suddenly began to decelerate.

Most likely, it was another animal carcass obstruction, as this had occurred four or five times during the transfer. Thanks to him equipping all train carriages with walkie-talkies, the train captain could quickly relay information throughout the train, preventing panic among the disaster victims.

“Nine thirty, it’s coming…”

Gu Ji squinted his eyes, his nerves instantly entering a highly tense state.

He took out his flashlight and shone it towards the rear of the train, attempting to observe the movements of the flood.

But at this moment, Fatima’s phone suddenly vibrated.

“It’s the emergency command center,” she informed Gu Ji, swiping the answer button and placing it to her ear.

“Quick… splash… quick…”

“Quick what? I can’t hear what you’re saying; it’s too noisy over there!”

“Run quickly! There’s a flood!”

Rumbling…

Just as Fatima made out the word “flood,” Gu Ji also heard a loud rolling sound. In the next moment, the high-power flashlight beam shone upon a vast expanse of muddy, roaring waves. The raging accumulated water, mixed with broken tree branches and mud, rushed down from behind, over two meters high!

“Everyone on the train! Duck down with your heads covered! There’s a flood—! Quick!!”

Gu Ji quickly picked up the walkie-talkie, pressed the channel speaker key, and then immediately hunched his back, tucked his elbows, protected his ribs and head, and crouched under the small table: “Cover your heads quickly!!”

Crack! In an instant, the flood crashed into the train, making it bend like a wire twisted by human hands, intensely twisting and shaking. Gu Ji, Fatima, and everyone inside the carriage were thrown to the left by the huge inertia impact. With a “boom,” the carriage came off the tracks, starting to slide slowly through the wasteland swallowed by rolling floodwaters and mud. Amid the sound of metal scraping and tearing, people’s screams and shouts filled the air, the crowd completely in chaos, stepping on faces, their crotch catching heads.

People collided into sharp parts like table corners and chair edges, causing shocking blood marks. One elderly man’s left knee was particularly gashed, showing shredded flesh, and exposed white bones, with blood gushing out like spring water delayed by half a second.

“Ah—!”

“Help! It hurts so much!”

“Move! Spread out! Stop squeezing! I can’t breathe… huff… puff…!”

“I’m bleeding! Can someone save me!”

“Boohoo—! Mom! Dad!”

…

The immense inertia and impact left the interior of the carriage in disarray, with the rolling sound of the flood outside the train, metal scraping and tearing from the train car, and various screams and shouts causing a complete pandemonium. Gu Ji was once again unfortunately pressed at the bottom layer, feeling the enormous pressure on his back, head, and legs.

If he hadn’t preemptively protected his ribs with his elbows, he would have been unable to breathe by now!

Fortunately, this round wasn’t inside a tunnel, the flood did not completely submerge the carriage, and the glass didn’t shatter as quickly.

He had enough time to respond to the crisis before him.

But the current situation was completely different from the World War II bomb checkpoint factory stampede incident. At that time, he was not in the core area of the stampede, and he had a pistol in hand that could attract the crowd. Now, no matter how he tried to shout with all his might, only a few people around could hear him, unable to affect the overall situation of the carriage.

Beside him, Fatima followed Gu Ji’s method of self-rescue. However, due to her lack of strength, her support around her chest ribs provided very limited air, and she was faintly out of breath, her once beautiful face now flushed red.

“To all escort soldiers! Can you hear me! A stampede has occurred, a stampede has occurred! Respond! Damn it, if this drags on, many people will die. Fatima, you, and you two, follow my command. When I say one, two, you’ll shout ’back up’ with me, loudly!”

“Okay!”

“Boohoo… okay, sir…”

The surrounding few had already heard Gu Ji’s self-rescue command, instinctively curling into a ball, releasing their hands to protect their necks and chest ribs, barely maintaining their breathing, thus unconditionally believing in any subsequent commands from Gu Ji.

“One two! Back up—! One two! Back up—! One two…”

At Gu Ji’s command, Fatima and the four people immediately exerted their greatest strength, shouting in unison.

The voice of one person is limited, but with four people shouting together, the momentum immediately grew much larger. The dozen or so people around them were drawn by the words “back up” and temporarily stopped screaming.

Taking advantage of this gap, Gu Ji seized the opportunity to quickly shout, “Join in! Tell the people above not to squeeze anymore! One two!”

“Back up—! One two! Back up—!!”

A dozen people around them also joined in rhythmically. In an instant, the entire carriage echoed with the voices of Gu Ji and his group. More and more people joined in, and the outer layer of people finally reacted, grabbing hold of nearby fixed objects to stand up and back away.

Just like this.

One layer backed up, one layer stood up, one layer backed up, and in less than twenty seconds, Gu Ji and the others at the bottom finally managed to stand up from the carriage wall.

“Thank the heavens! We finally survived!”

“I couldn’t breathe anymore! I thought I was going to die!”

“Everyone should thank this honorable Mr. Vidhi; he saved us!”

“It seems that other carriages are still in a chaotic state!”

“Ah! The carriage is leaking water! Everyone run, let’s go, let’s go—!”

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