mtl008 Chapter 205 Rain-Stopping Talismans and Defense Talismans
Chapter 205 Rain-Stopping Talismans and Defense Talismans
Fearing that it would attract the attention of the traffic police, Lin Xi interrupted Lin Dayuan and switched to manual driving, only then could she see what was outside the window.
Outside the window, the rain poured down, engulfing the entire city.
The roads were flooded with murky water. The water was above ankle and knee level, and in low-lying areas it even submerged the tires of some vehicles, leaving only the roofs of the cars barely visible above the water.
Passing vehicles struggled to move forward, splashing water higher than their bodies.
Even in the middle of the night, you can still see passersby wandering helplessly on the street, and downstairs residents rolling up their trousers and constantly pouring water out of their homes.
If this is the case in urban areas, what about the suburbs and rural areas?
There is no drainage system in the rural area, and the floodwater is estimated to have already reached above the rooftops.
The roads became increasingly muddy, and there were fewer and fewer vehicles, with only a few trucks struggling to move forward.
Lin Dayuan followed behind the truck, his mouth still moving, but his excitement turned into a helpless sigh.
Leaving the city, to speed up, the off-road vehicle was switched to automatic driving, with the destination being Sanmen Dam.
Lin Xi had planned everything before she arrived.
Like the rain-summoning talisman, the rain-stopping talisman has a fixed range, roughly covering the area of a province. In order to use it effectively, she had to choose a location in the center of the province.
The cessation of the rainstorm does not completely prevent flooding, so Xiao Yi recommended a defensive talisman to reinforce the dam.
Henan Province has a total of four dams, and the route to Changshi, the provincial capital, passes by the Sanmen Dam.
The torrential rain continued to rage, making road conditions increasingly difficult. The car's chassis repeatedly collided with protruding rocks, producing dull thuds and splashing mud and water all over the vehicle. Fortunately, amidst the roar, they finally arrived at the dam.
Many temporary lights were set up on the dam, and a group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms carried sandbags on their shoulders, constantly moving back and forth along the turbid waves, their steps hurried but firm.
After getting off the bus, large raindrops suddenly pelted down, instantly covering my face and stinging my eyes.
The raincoat was no match for the wind; with the gusts of wind, icy raindrops slid down the brim of the raincoat and into the collar, causing Lin Xi to shiver involuntarily.
Lin Dayuan shielded his daughter behind him, trying to protect her from the wind and rain.
The ground beneath their feet was muddy, wet, and slippery. The two of them held hands and struggled forward. After walking for a short while, mud and water splattered all over their bodies, making them feel cold and their vision increasingly blurred.
At this moment, Lin Xi truly understood how great those green figures were.
Upon closer inspection, Lin Xi was deeply shocked, and her eyes instantly turned red.
The same applies to Lin Dayuan.
In the torrential rain, the floodwaters roared and crashed against the dam like a ferocious beast. The soldiers were soaked to the bone, and one by one they quickly took off their raincoats and camouflage uniforms, and then rushed to the sandbag piles without hesitation.
No one's shoulder was intact; they were all red, swollen, bruised, and blistered. In severe cases, the skin had even peeled off, revealing the raw flesh.
No one's hands were intact; they were all blistered and bleeding from the sandbags.
But they seemed oblivious to the pain, gripping the sandbags tightly with both hands, throwing them onto their wounded shoulders, and then running swiftly across the muddy ground, back and forth...
Some people fell in the mud, scraping their knees and palms, but they didn't bother to wipe away the mud or check their wounds. They quickly got up, picked up sandbags, and continued on their way.
At the breach in the dam, several soldiers jumped into the raging floodwaters without hesitation, hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder, forming an unbreakable human wall with their own flesh and blood.
The floodwaters relentlessly battered them, attempting to sweep them away, but they gritted their teeth and persevered, shouting slogans and encouraging one another, becoming an unyielding Great Wall of Steel amidst the torrential rain and torrents.
On the shore, the commander, his voice already hoarse, methodically allocated personnel and supplies. His eyes swept across the area and he spotted a man with a small child. He shouted, "Hey, why are you bringing a child here! Go home right now!"
Lin Dayuan continued forward with Lin Xi, nearly falling several times. Seeing that the two were getting more and more excited as they talked, the commander frowned and strode forward, "What's wrong with you? Who brings a child to such a dangerous place?"
Lin Dayuan wiped the rain off his face. "We're here to help!"
The commander, however, grew even angrier, his expression authoritative despite his lack of anger. "We don't need your help. Take the children back immediately!"
Ignoring everything else, Lin Dayuan picked up Lin Xi and ran towards the dam, determined to stick the defensive talisman on it!
Lin Xi then slipped a drop of Powerful Spinach Juice and Whirlwind Reed Grass into Lin Dayuan's mouth. Instantly, Lin Dayuan felt light all over, his feet moved like the wind, and he ran forward as quickly as if walking on flat ground.
The commander chased after them, shouting for them to stop. Seeing that he couldn't catch up with Lin Dayuan, he hurriedly yelled to his soldiers, "Stop them!"
In his eyes, Lin Dayuan at this moment was a mentally ill person who wanted to take his daughter to commit suicide.
The soldiers were slightly taken aback when they saw two civilians suddenly appear, and then put down their sandbags to stop Lin Dayuan.
Lin Dayuan nimbly dodged and weaved, breaking through the encirclement and heading straight for the precarious dam.
Not a single soldier in the entire field could catch up with him.
Lin Xi held the talisman in her hand and immediately stuck it on the dam as soon as she arrived at the dam entrance, chanting incantations.
The surrounding soldiers saw the man holding the child standing motionless in front of the dam, and they were puzzled.
The commander yelled, "Drag them back!"
Before the soldiers arrived, Lin Xi finally finished reciting the incantation, and the talisman merged with the wall and disappeared.
Lin Dayuan turned to the soldiers and grinned, "Sorry for the trouble, we'll be leaving now."
He then picked up Lin Xi and quickly left.
The soldiers and commanders looked completely bewildered.
However, for them, this was just a minor incident; repairing the dam was the most important task at the moment.
Lin Xi watched the soldiers continue working in the torrential rain, and felt a pang of sadness in her heart.
They were unaware that the dam's current defensive capabilities meant it would be unaffected even if bombarded by artillery, nor did they know that she would arrive in Changshi tomorrow and the torrential rains in Henan Province would cease.
Lin Xi wanted them to rest properly and stop doing useless work, so she made a decision that was not rational but she believed to be correct.
It's just a matter of buying a few more rain-stopping talismans.
She took out a yellow talisman, which was a rain-stopping talisman.
No need to look for the best location, this is the best location, and now is the perfect time.
The talisman floated in the air, as if supported by an invisible force.
Large raindrops pelted down, but bounced off the talisman the moment they touched it, as if blocked by a transparent barrier.
The talisman paper tumbled lightly in the wind and rain, remaining completely dry, and then suddenly burst into flames.
Fortunately, no one saw this strange scene except Lin Dayuan.
The moment the talisman burned out, the downpour stopped abruptly, and the whole world suddenly fell silent, as if the rainstorm had been nothing more than an auditory illusion.
In the darkness, all was quiet except for the faint sound of flowing water.
Everyone stopped what they were doing, as if a pause button had been pressed. After a moment, cheers erupted.
The commander looked up at the night sky. A bright moon hung in the sky, and stars twinkled around, as peaceful and beautiful as ever.
Lin Xi and Lin Dayuan watched as they finished work, exhausted, before returning to their car.
The off-road vehicle continued forward, with the lights of thousands of homes in the distance. No one knew what had happened at the dam.
Meteorological experts looked at the real-time monitoring data with puzzlement.
What's going on? The torrential rain in this area suddenly stopped in an instant; that doesn't make sense...
Those still awake stared in astonishment at the sight before them: the sky seemed to have been split in two, with a fierce storm on one side and a sky full of stars on the other...
The next day, the news focused on three key events: first, the heavy rain had stopped in some areas; second, in other areas, torrential rain continued, and water levels were about to exceed the warning line, yet villagers refused to evacuate…
Thirdly, the report described this amazing phenomenon as an example of uneven water vapor distribution...
Some curious locals came to see for themselves and indeed found that while one side was covered in dark clouds and experiencing torrential rain, the other side was bathed in sunshine, as if an invisible wall was blocking everything in between...
Experts also said this was a rare occurrence and wouldn't happen often, but they were quickly proven wrong.