Despite saying that, I still went to Kenji Toujou's side and helped him move the big rock.
Kenji Toujou is in very bad shape right now. His clothes are soaked with sweat, his hands are covered in blood and gore, his white police uniform is covered in dirt and dust, and his body is trembling uncontrollably.
The stone was lifted, freeing the young man who was trapped underneath. He quickly scrambled out from under the stone, thanked the rescuers, and then joined the rescue team.
Look, this is the beauty of humanity.
But why are his hair and eyes so red? Is it natural? Or is it dyed?
Never mind, let's go rescue the others first. If the temperature rises again, we won't be able to continue the rescue efforts.
What are we doing now? We're rescuing people.
The central police post in Yuling City, along with all officers from other precincts, totaling 5000 people, are currently near the Lava River.
The shockwave from the falling pillar of fire collapsed all the houses within a 700-meter radius, and many people who couldn't escape were crushed under the rubble. What we need to do now is rescue those buried under the rubble.
Five thousand people are still too few compared to this disaster, but fortunately the mayor has used teleportation magic to send most of the people away. What we need to do now is to rescue those who were not teleported away.
I don't know why these people weren't teleported away, but I don't have time to think about it now, after all, there are still many people to save.
Although the army will arrive soon, we cannot rely on the army alone. Most of the soldiers are just ordinary people, while we, the capable ones, can do much more than they can.
Speaking of ability users, I suddenly thought of our "colleagues". Right now, the Hero Association hasn't sent out a single S-class ability user. Just like I thought, they're determined to protect Xiao Xiao. If the Hero Association doesn't make a move, it's fine, but if they do, they might become our enemies.
However, how many members of the Hero Association still obey Zaku's orders? A mission like this? A mission to protect against disaster? Which hero would agree to it? They would rather not go out than accept such a mission.
I really don't know who Zhan Xiaoxiao is to that old bastard Zagu, that he would risk his life to protect Zhan Xiaoxiao. After this incident, he probably won't be able to keep his position as the president of the Yuling City Hero Association.
Just as I was thinking about these things, I suddenly saw a familiar girl.
This girl? She's dyed her hair too?
The person I saw was none other than Hanamiya Karen, who was now imitating the others and starting to move stones, but...
Moving the stone was far too difficult a challenge for Hua Gong Ke Ke; even though her face turned red from straining, she couldn't budge the stone an inch.
Seemingly struggling to breathe, she stopped moving the stones and began to regulate her breathing, comforting the young man who was pinned down by the stones while panting.
"Sir...please...please...hang in...just a little longer...I'll be there...to save you..."
The young man trapped under the rock was both amused and exasperated, but seeing how hard the girl was trying, he couldn't bring himself to scold her and could only offer a perfunctory reply.
"Okay, okay, but you have to hurry, otherwise if the temperature goes up, we'll all be doomed."
After saying that, the young man turned his gaze to me, his eyes filled with pleading and expectation, as if to say, 'Please, take this girl away quickly, don't let her torment people here.'
Seeing the look in his eyes, I couldn't help but want to laugh, but I still went to his side, ready to help Hanamichi move the stone.
Seemingly noticing my arrival, Hanamichi managed a forced smile on her pitiful lips.
"Sir, we meet again. Good evening? No, it's past midnight..."
I waved my hand, signaling to Hanamichi Karen not to dwell on the matter of greeting.
"Let's skip the pleasantries and focus on saving lives."
As I spoke, I began to lift the stone. The stone wasn't heavy, and although I didn't have much strength left, I was still able to lift it.
At this point, Hanamiya Karen still stepped in to help. Although her help was negligible, I accepted it anyway, since something was better than nothing.
The rescued youth, like everyone else, went to help with the rescue efforts, and Hanamiya Karen also went...
Well, right now it's a race against time. If the temperature goes up, we're doomed.
The current phenomenon is very strange. The lava river is about 500 meters away from us, but within 50 meters of the lava river, there are huge fires burning. These fires are blindingly red and abnormally red. In fact, these flames are indeed abnormal. The flames will melt the buildings into lava in about three minutes and continue to expand the area of the lava river.
The fire was not caused by the incoming flames, but by the high temperature of the magma.
Even now, the police officers are still carrying out rescue operations under the scorching heat. Their white uniforms are soaked with sweat, and their hands, which are digging through the rubble, are covered in blood. Even so, they are still working hard, persevering, and gritting their teeth to carry out the rescue.
Why? It's simple, isn't it? Good police officers have set a good example for them; they can do so much more.
As long as the flames don't reach this area, they can continue working.
I don't blame the army for being too slow to mobilize, because the garrison base is quite far from the lava river. The garrison base is for defending against external enemies, not for work in the city. As for the fire department, which is a special military unit, it lost most of its manpower when the fire pillar fell.
Our work is still ongoing. There are only 200 meters left in the rescue operation. Once we finish the rescue in this area, we can move on to support the next area.
Keep pushing! Keep pushing! Almost there! Almost done!
Our rescue team, which originally numbered 5,000, has grown to nearly 10,000 thanks to the ongoing rescue efforts. Young people who were being rescued have volunteered to join the team, and some elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people have even wanted to join, but we have refused them.
Those being rescued know all too well the hardships we rescuers endure. So even though our hands are raw and bloody from digging through the rubble, we still wear satisfied smiles on our faces when we successfully rescue the victims.
This is the brilliance of humanity, and because of it, we can see hope, the hope of saving everyone.
I think this is something to be proud of, something to be proud of.
Keep pushing! Try a little harder! With just a little more effort, we can rescue everyone.
As I spoke, I took a step forward, and then...
thump!
My vision slowly descended, until finally all I saw was a jumble of rubble.
Huh? Me? I fell down?
Did I fall? Me? Would I fall?
I am the chief of the Central Police Station in Yuling City! I am an A+ level combatant! How can I fall before the other officers!
I have to get up! I can't fall! How could this difficulty possibly defeat me! No! No difficulty can defeat me!
I gritted my teeth and endured the pain. The aches and pains throughout my body were warning me that I was exhausted and could no longer stand up.
Get up! You idiot! Your officers are still working hard, what kind of image do you have lying here like?
In the end, I got up...
I'm so grateful for my regular exercise; otherwise, I would have really embarrassed myself in front of everyone.
boom!
A loud bang came from afar. I looked in the direction of the sound and then I saw... I saw a giant a hundred meters tall in the distance, and a silver meteor piercing through his arm.
And that giant's appearance...somewhat resembles Ookong...
No! No! That's not Okong! Ovidela is fighting him, which means that giant is definitely not Okong.
After regaining my senses, I roared at the crowd who were also stunned.
"Stop looking! We don't have time to deal with the fighting over there right now!"
After being awakened by my shout, everyone continued the rescue work, and I, dragging my aching body, also continued the rescue work.
......
......
......
Another person was successfully rescued, giving us another glimmer of hope.
You don't understand, do you? The sense of satisfaction you feel when you dig through the rubble and pull someone out of the ruins.
Happiness in the face of disaster is so insignificant.
My hands were trembling slightly, the skin on my ten fingers had long been worn away, and the feeling of the rubble and dust scraping against my flesh was painful, but it didn't matter. As long as I could save people, these minor injuries didn't matter.
Watching the little girl I had just rescued cry and rush into her mother's arms, I finally couldn't help but smile.
That's great, the family is reunited.
My next task is to reunite more families.
There's still a lot of work to be done; I can't stop here.
"Officer! Help me! Please help me!"
Just then, I heard urgent cries for help coming from beside me. Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw an elderly red-haired woman trapped under the rubble.
Is it really that popular to dye your hair red and wear red contact lenses now?
Lost in thought, I approached the old woman and tried to lift the half of the wall that was pressing down on her.
I struggled to insert my fingers into the crack in the wall and tried to lift it. I tried to lift it twice but couldn't. So I decided to summon my Stand to help me lift it.
I've forcibly summoned my Stand many times already; I wonder if I can summon it again this time.
Fortunately, the Stand was summoned this time.
So my double and I lifted the collapsed wall together. Even with both of us lifting it, the wall was still quite heavy for both of us, so I put in more effort, gritted my teeth, and craned my neck to lift it even higher.
I wanted to tell the old woman to come out quickly, but I was too weak to speak. She had to climb out on her own...
boom!
puff!
coming...
The substitute disappeared, and I couldn't grab onto the wall.
The "boom" was the sound of the wall hitting the ground, and the "thud" was probably the sound of the wall crushing the old woman's body.
I felt a warm sensation under my feet, and I knew what it was...
I kept my head tilted back like that, and sweat streamed into my eyes, blurring my vision.
I looked at my hands, which were now bare and white. I didn't know how many people I had saved; all I knew was that my hands were stained with blood.
Looking down, all I could see was a blinding red. My eyes hurt, and some saline solution came out, making my already blurry vision even blurrier, so I couldn't make out the old woman's appearance.
But I knew that the old woman had already lost the breath of life.
She died. I killed her. My blind confidence killed her. I was blinded by the joy of being saved. My greed for the sense of accomplishment when I successfully saved her killed her.
Just then, I heard a communication from the Execution Department through my earpiece. Trying to suppress my frustration and guilt, I asked the person on the other end of the line with some impatience.
"Damn it! Are you kidding me? If not, don't bother me!"
"Chief, listen to me. The team leader just sent a message. He has probably killed Zhan Xiaoxiao, but Zhan Xiaoxiao's flesh and blood will definitely revive if they come into contact with lava. So the team leader asked us to clear the lava first."
On the other end of the communication was Sato Riri's voice, the commander of that group, an excellent police officer.
I knew that getting angry at Sato Risa wouldn't help, so I softened my tone and explained to her.
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