Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 498 - 493: What If Someone Really Comes to Rescue Us
"Uncle 123, the roof seems to be moving." A little girl, with her eyes wide open, suddenly pointed at the roof.
Detective 123 looked up at the sound, and saw the crack in the roof getting bigger. Rocks and soil immediately plugged the crack.
If it weren’t for Ji Ning’s space ability, the rubble and mud would have completely buried them.
The mountains outside began to slide again, faster than ever before.
Detective 123’s heart tightened, and he led the children out of the house.
"Go talk to your Main God Sister."
The children obediently went over, sitting neatly in three rows beside Ji Ning, facing her and chattering in various languages.
The four uncles said that if they wanted their Main God Sister to wake up soon, they had to keep talking around her to stimulate her brain.
Although they didn’t quite understand, being with Main God Sister made them extremely happy.
Because the wishes they made might come true.
Yesterday, Dongdong wanted to eat chocolate, and Main God Sister heard him and even gave him three pieces.
As long as they were sincere, their wishes would surely come true.
...
The four detectives gathered in the collapsed room, worriedly looking at the roof, thinking about how to use the limited resources inside to save themselves.
Ji Ning’s superpower had held out for more than half a month. Even with her strength, she was reaching her limit.
They were content to have survived for more than half a month, but these kids were still so young!
After half a month of living together, they had developed feelings for each other.
It had surpassed the boundary between superpower users and ordinary people.
"My hometown has a kind of building structure that can support hundreds of kilograms. In case they..."
Detective 123 trailed off, his large physique no longer as upright as before, bowing his head and wiping tears, his voice choked.
"In case someone really comes to rescue us... they’ll have... a slim chance to survive."
The other three had red eyes as well, and after a while said, "You tell us how to build it, we’ll build it together. If we can save even one, our sacrifice won’t be in vain."
The four of them started working, transforming the bunk beds in the dormitory.
Meanwhile, a group of people was also working on the ruins about ten meters away from them.
These were Sixteenth Rank superpower users, carefully moving the heavy rocks, soil, and construction debris underfoot using their powers.
Fortunately, there were few buildings on this island. Most were inside the mountains, and the sea water had washed away much of the debris. So the excavation work was relatively smooth.
Lying on the ground, Ji Ning sensed the people outside and carefully controlled her power to help them dig.
She was aware of what the four detectives had done over the days and naturally didn’t want them to die there, so she used her power to dig from the small space above, though it seemed to cause quite a commotion.
But at that moment, she listened to the kids’ chattering voices around her.
If she could speak, she really wanted to tell them, "I really don’t need so many kids to keep me company."
...
As time went by, a beam of light suddenly shone from below.
The Sixteenth Rank superpower users digging were utterly shocked.
Was there electricity beneath the mountain?
He immediately shouted downward, "Hey—can you hear me?"
The four hard-working detectives froze, and Detective 203 quickly looked up, his eyes widening with disbelief, saying, "I think I see someone."
Detective 203 had visual mutation, with the power of telescopic vision, being able to see things 5000 meters away clearly. But the light outside was dim, and the gap too small, so he wasn’t sure.
The three looked up at the roof simultaneously, only seeing a dark hole and nothing more.
Just when they were about to say it might just be the sound of the wind outside, the voice above grew louder.
"Hey—how many people are down there? Is the Commander below?"
All four heard it and went from disbelief to immeasurable joy, cupping their hands around their mouths and shouting for help, "Help—"
"There are 43 people down here—"
The Sixteenth Rank superpower user was shocked upon hearing the number, looking up at the man beside him, "Did they say there are 43 people down there? How did they survive?"
But the man’s voice carried joy, even a bit of pride, "As long as the Commander is there, nothing is impossible. She has space ability, hurry, hurry, dig down quickly..."
Through everyone’s efforts, they finally dug out a cave big enough for one person to go down.
They dared not make the entrance too big, afraid of the mountain collapsing again.
A Sixteenth Rank superpower user fastened a rope and descended to the cave’s bottom.
Originally, he thought he could enter the room with the light directly, but was blocked by an invisible energy wall.
Feeling the surging special energy beneath his feet, the Sixteenth Rank superpower user was shocked, quickly asking, "Where is the Commander?"
The four were stunned for a moment, failing to react, "What Commander?"
"The Commander who created this small space for you, Hua Continent’s former Female War God, Ji Ning."
Instantly, the four’s pupils shook, their minds blank.
All they could think was: Leader Ji is Hua Continent’s Female War God, Ji Ning.
"What did you say?"
Sixteenth Rank superpower user: ...
He didn’t really want to communicate with them, choosing to fend for himself, raising his hand to continue digging the soil beside him.
He was an earth-type superpower user, and compared to others, his tunnel-digging skills were maxed out.
Quickly he dug out a new passage.
When he squeezed through, he immediately saw Ji Ning lying on the ground, her condition unknown.
Anxiously, he shouted, "Commander—"
The sudden voice startled the three rows of children beside Ji Ning.
They all looked up and saw a faceless person descending from above, landing beside their Main God Sister.
"Don’t touch Main God Sister—" a child stood up and shouted, eyes full of vigilance.
As if the descending person would desecrate their deity.
The Sixteenth Rank superpower user looked up at them.
Each child’s age wasn’t big, but their eyes were fierce.
He might want to touch her, but could he even reach her?
There was a layer of protective energy around Ji Ning, making her untouchable.
He had to keep shouting, "Commander, can you hear my voice?"
But Ji Ning was like a dead person, showing no response.
The Sixteenth Rank superpower user’s heart sank, controlling his power to try lifting Ji Ning, but it was like she was connected to the ground, impossible to move.
"No. Eight, how’s it going?"
Suddenly, his captain’s voice came from above, prompting him to immediately report, "Captain, I’ve found the Commander, but she’s shielded by energy and can’t be touched."
The captain also jumped down from the earth hole, using some superpower methods, but still couldn’t touch Ji Ning.
Until a child’s exclamation came from inside the small space, "Ah...my hand is out."
The two turned to look and saw a child walk out from the energy wall.
The captain squinted slightly, looked at Ji Ning again, pursed his lips, and said, "Take them up first."
"Will they survive up there?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a pile of children’s gas masks and protective clothing suddenly appeared at their feet.
The style looked very old-fashioned.
