Looking at the surrounding situation, Zhang Lisheng, who was in danger, cautiously opened the zipper of his slanted backpack and reached out to grab a plump and round faith stone inside.
Holding the round stone in his hand, the Wizard Li's god had a feeling that everything was under his control. The gloomy feeling brought by the thick black smoke that ordinary people could not see that was billowing around him disappeared without a trace in an instant.
At this time, a large group of dirty and dusty firefighters carried a series of corpses down the stairs to the first floor. Before they could even catch their breath from exhaustion, a fire commander in his 60s who was completely bald but still maintained a very strong body strode up and asked loudly, "Henderson, how's the situation on the seventh floor?"
"There's no one alive," A tall figure walked out of the firefighters who had just gone downstairs. After lifting the protective mask, a resolute but pale middle-aged white man's face was revealed. "It's too strange, Major! This is too strange! The second floor has collapsed, the fourth floor has collapsed, the sixth floor has collapsed, and the eighth floor has collapsed!
There are dead and injured people on the first floor, dead and injured people on the third floor, dead and injured people on the fifth floor, and dead and injured people on the seventh floor … "
"That's enough, Henderson. You're a lieutenant of the New York Fire Department, not a police detective. Your job is to provide disaster relief, not to analyze. Besides, what you said is just a coincidence. I've seen more bizarre disaster scenes than this.
Alright, put the victims in a body bag and send them away. Then, go to the ninth floor for rescue immediately! " The old commander noticed that as Henderson spoke more and more, the surrounding air gradually became heavier. His pupils shrunk as he said with a blank expression.
"Yes, Major!" The fire lieutenant was stunned and nodded with an even more grave expression. After a moment of hesitation, he explained, "But I said that just now not because I'm afraid of the strange things happening in this building, but because I think that since there are no living people on the odd floors, we should only rescue them on the even floors.
We don't have enough manpower, so we might be able to save more injured people this way. "After that, he led his team members to rush out.
The last reminder of his subordinate made the fire commander frown and fall into deep thought. When Zhang Lisheng, who was by the side, heard the conversation between the two, his eyes lit up right away as he muttered to himself, "It's really your doing, Sir?
With such a big commotion, I'm really curious about what you're trying to do. I hope it's not the situation I'm expecting … "With that, he leaped up and ran up the stairs.
After taking a few steps out of everyone's sight, the young man's climbing figure began to become faster than an ordinary person. At the same time, fine sand drifted out from the cracked walls of the stairs and combined with the condensed water droplets in the air, before rushing toward his body like moths flying into a flame.
Within two to three seconds, the ridiculous cartoon T-shirt, shorts, and backpack turned into powder under the friction of the hard sand and scattered on the ground. After that, the wet sand wrapped dozens of crystal round stones attached to the young man's body and turned into a simple full-body armor, completely covering his face.
Under the high-speed movement, the firefighters who were scattered on each floor did not notice that someone was running on the stairs at all. Even if they coincidentally passed by Zhang Lisheng on the stairs, they would only see a blur in front of their eyes and see an illusion.
Just like this, the young man ran up to the highest floor of the building where there were no rescuers in one breath as though there was no one around him. Abruptly, he came to a halt. The impact produced by his huge momentum actually let out a sharp sonic boom.
The sonic boom was ear-piercing, but in the ears of the desperate injured, it was no less than the most beautiful sound of nature. "Who is it? Is someone coming? I'm here! Help! I'm here …";
"Merciful Father, have you really answered my prayers? Thank you for your protection …";
"Mr. Juede has a heart attack. Have you brought any emergency medicine …" Very soon, wails and shouts resonated on the floor.
The stairs leading up had already broken. The young man, who looked similar to the door god in the Chinese New Year's painting, pondered for a while and walked out of the stairwell. When he saw that the walls of the entire floor had collapsed and had smashed together with the ceiling on the ground, he had a very wide field of vision. Slowly walking among the broken walls, he looked up at the upper floor that was several meters above his head, pondering about something.
At the same time when the young man looked up, some of the people who were begging for help had already seen the appearance of their 'savior.' That strange costume that resembled an ancient Oriental drama character, even those who had started hallucinating due to excessive blood loss would not think that he was a rescue worker.
"He's not a firefighter! He's not a firefighter! Sigh! Damn this government! They can't be short of even a single cent when it comes to paying taxes, but they never come when I need their help!" A white-haired old man, who was sitting alone in a pile of broken construction waste with his leg pressed down by a large cement block, cursed in exasperation before saying in a seductive manner, "Sir, I'm Hanno Juede.
I'm the joint owner of this building and also one of the executive directors of the Blue Mist Real Estate Company. No matter who you are, as long as you save me, I swear I'll give you a generous reward … "
"You're the joint owner of this building?" Zhang Lisheng, who was wearing heavy mud armor, no longer looked around and walked up to the old man with interest. Looking down at him, he asked in a low voice, "Then, you must know who has rented these floors above us. Tell me!"
"Y-If you save me, I'll tell you!" The old man said slyly.
"What I hate the most is people bargaining with me." The young man gently placed his hand on the cement block that pressed down on Juede's legs. That hand seemed to weigh a hundred tons as it left a deep handprint on the surface of the block, causing the old man to scream miserably.
However, even though he had suffered such pain, Juede's will was not destroyed at all. Instead, he shouted loudly, "I won't! I'll never tell you! Even if I die, you won't hear a single useful word from my mouth!
You have superhuman strength! Saving me is just a piece of cake! Save me! Save me! You can get the answer you want to know if you save me! Save me … "
"What an amazing will to survive! Unfortunately, I've said before that I hate being threatened by others!" A ferocious expression appeared on the face hidden behind the mask. Just as Zhang Lisheng was about to crush the old man's legs into a meat patty, a trembling female voice resonated from the side. "D-Don't torture Mr. Juede anymore! Sir, I'll tell you what you want to know!
This is the 67th floor. The 68th floor has completely collapsed, and there are only five to five floors above it. The 60th floor is occupied by a department store import and export group called Edward Joss Harbor Trading Company. It's mainly engaged in Asian business.
The 70th floor is shared by more than ten small companies. The biggest one is Nucash Machinery Sales … "
The one who spoke was a young girl who was covered in dust, leaning on the corner of a broken desk. She seemed to be unscathed, but it was obvious that she was weak. Her words were intermittent, and there was even blood flowing out of the corner of her mouth. It was apparent that the internal bleeding in her chest was very serious.
Zhang Lisheng listened to the girl's statement quietly. When he heard that the top two floors of the building were rented by a company called Black Knight Advertising Creativity, his eyes lit up right away.
"An advertising company that rented an entire two-story skyscraper in the bustling area of New York City?" The young man asked, "Is it very famous?"
"No, it's a new company. Not only that, but even though it's been rented for two months, it's still being renovated and hasn't opened for business yet," The girl replied weakly. "It's said that it has received an investment from a mining tycoon in Pennsylvania, so it's very rich in funds. It's striving to achieve perfection and then amaze the world with a single brilliant feat."
"A new advertising company that wants to rely on renovation to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat?" Zhang Lisheng said thoughtfully. "Interesting. Have you guys seen the decoration style of the company upstairs?"
"No, during the renovation period, the top two floors are sealed. This is very normal in the advertising industry. After all, it's an industry that relies on creativity to make a living. If it can win with a stunning opening reception and win a good story, perhaps it can become famous overnight."
"I see. Ha, what a smart approach!" The young man muttered to himself and walked to the girl who was already dying. Looking down at this kind mortal person, he asked, "I'm very satisfied with your answer. What kind of reward do you want?"
"I want to live! I want to live! Can I?" A longing for life bloomed on the girl's face as she said with a bitter smile without any hope. It was as though she wanted the last expression she had left in the world to be a smiling face.
However, just as her heart slowly stopped beating and she felt a chill that penetrated deep into her bones, a calm voice suddenly resonated in her ears. "It's a very simple request. In that case, I'll fulfill your wish."
After that, layers of water mist appeared in the girl's dazed eyes and slowly swept across the ruins on the ground, becoming turbid and surrounding her body.
In an instant, she felt a warmth in her chest as her heart began to beat vigorously again. The other parts of her body that were already numb from the pain also became extremely relaxed.
Then, in a daze, the girl saw two khaki wings with arms growing out of the air and gently holding her under her armpits, hugging her and flying up.
Through the cracks in the glass wall, the sunlight shone on the wings that were covered with crystal water droplets, reflecting a colorful light. Her blurry vision became clear again. The lips on the girl's lifeless face trembled as she said, "Angel! I've become an angel! T-This is impossible! D-Don't tell me that you've come, My Lord?"
"How can I possibly be the incarnation of Jehovah with my current appearance?" Looking at the girl's horrified face, Zhang Lisheng chuckled and waved his hand, commanding his' sand creation 'to bring the girl to fly to the stairwell.
"Then, please bestow, bestow upon me your name, great 'being'. Can you bestow upon me your name? The lucky girl who was flying in the air suddenly snapped back to reality when her figure was about to disappear. Lowering her head to the young man in the distance, she asked loudly and humbly.
"Wizard Li." The same word would always be pronounced differently in the Westerners' and Easterners' languages. The young man did not avoid mentioning his God's name and casually said it out loud.
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