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224: So, it's my turn to continue this rescue miracle!
"Based on the on-site investigation by the rescue team, the specific situation of one survivor has been confirmed," the Host stated.
"This survivor is a 22-year-old male university student! Currently, he is buried in the location shown in the picture. Rescue personnel have learned through his tapping responses from within the ruins that he is currently on the verge of losing consciousness at any moment."
"Furthermore, based on the on-site survey and investigation, rescue personnel have simulated and drawn a 3D holographic virtual image of the internal structure beneath the ruins, with a similarity rate of about 70%. Through holographic imaging, we can see that the structure beneath the ruins is extremely complex."
"Aside from countless rubble and debris, the survivor, due to hiding in a corner during the earthquake, was protected in his main body parts from injury when the corner collapsed. However, at the same time, it also covered him like a tortoise shell, firmly trapping him underneath."
"It is almost impossible to deliver food and water to the survivor. But if he cannot get timely nutritional supplements, doctors estimate he might not make it through tomorrow."
As Xia Cang introduced the situation on site, her brows were furrowed with anxiety.
The Host's face showed a worried expression, but as a program Host, he still maintained an objective stance and asked the question that concerned the audience most.
"Then, according to the assessment of the on-site rescue personnel, what is the probability that this survivor can ultimately be rescued?"
That's right!
This is what all the audience wanted to hear!
No matter how dire the current environment of the survivor, the rescue survival rate was the most important thing.
They didn't care what methods the rescue personnel could use to get people out of the ruins, but whether they could be rescued alive—that was the most important thing!
Upon hearing this, Xia Cang subconsciously looked at the rescue personnel nearby who were diligently clearing the rubble and debris above the ruins, bit her lip, seemingly reluctant to state the cruel truth.
She struggled internally for a moment, then finally took a deep breath and slowly spoke.
In fact, having been on site for several days, Xia Cang had witnessed countless bloody and brutal rescues.
There were survivors who underwent immediate on-site amputations to save their lives!
There were those whom rescue personnel painstakingly saved after great difficulty, only for them to die on the way to emergency treatment!
More often, they watched helplessly as individuals were crushed under the ruins, some even perishing before rescue efforts could even begin.
And this 22-year-old male, most likely belonged to the latter category.
Because he was buried too deeply, even though signs of his survival had been discovered, the difficulty of digging him out from more than ten meters deep beneath the ruins was simply too great.
The digging difficulty was only one part; the most important thing was that the male might not survive until he could be dug out.
"According to the preliminary estimate of the on-site rescue personnel, the probability that this male can be successfully rescued is probably only one percent!"
Xia Cang's tone was quite heavy, and after saying this, she even lowered her head slightly.
Hearing this, the Host in the connection room fell silent.
The audience watching the program also fell silent.
The survival rate for rescue was only one percent! In other words, this male was doomed to die!
Since it was a hopeless situation, why report on a rescue that was known to be impossible to complete?!
It was unclear how much time had passed.
Kuaishou broadcast room.
A bullet comment floated across the screen.
"The survival rate is just a theoretical number! I only ever believe one thing, and that is that human will can conquer nature!! The rescue operation hasn't even begun, so why pre-judge the outcome of the rescue!"
"I believe in the male buried underground, and I believe even more in the rescue heroes who are risking their lives! As long as we pray for them and cheer them on! We will definitely succeed in this rescue!!"
Following the appearance of this bullet comment, a steady stream of other bullet comments also began to float across the screen.
"Exactly! We must believe in ourselves! Why should a person's life be determined by a string of cold numbers!"
"Yes! Everyone, let's pray for these survivors! Let's cheer on all the rescue personnel!"
"I believe that with everyone united, we will definitely create miracles, create the impossible!!!"
...It seemed to be a sense of this power in the unseen.
Beneath the ruins, the pale face wearing thick, broken spectacles suddenly burst forth with a strong will to live.
The male was pinned under a large rock in the corner, unable to move.
His parched lips were chapped, like dry, rough tree bark. Mud covered the left side of his face, while the various large and small scratches on his right cheek had already scabbed over, leaving startling scars.
Fortunately, he was both unlucky and lucky!
He thought of his parents working far away from home. He thought of the short-haired girl he had just met not long ago, smiling slightly, with two dimples on her cheeks as if filled with sweet rice wine. He thought of his little dog, Ah Huang. He remembered that the day after tomorrow was his birthday!
He couldn't just die here without knowing why!
He must still have a chance to return to the surface!
He must still have a chance to breathe fresh air, feel the warm sunlight, and be caressed by the soft wind!
He wanted to live!!!
...As time passed, seventy hours had elapsed since the Wenchuan Great Earthquake!
In Su Yu's live broadcast room, the number of online viewers had dropped from 900,000 three days ago to less than 2,000!!
His eyes were bloodshot, the whites of his eyes filled with spiderweb-like blood vessels, and his entire body exuded deep fatigue.
Although standing at the edge of the experimental table, his hand holding the precise dissection tools trembled slightly, uncontrollably.
That's right.
Su Yu had not closed his eyes for thirty consecutive hours.
Since the earthquake occurred, he had been fully dedicated to making hex technology bio-tech figurines/model kits!
For three full days, he had only rested for less than five hours. The remaining time, apart from eating and using the restroom, he had devoted entirely to making the figurine/model kits.
It wasn't that he didn't want to sit; it was that if he sat, Su Yu was afraid he would just collapse and fall asleep!
In three days, he had made five thousand Hex Tech Mosquito and three thousand Hex Tech Ants, and Su Yu felt completely burned out!
If he hadn't exchanged a special rapid energy recovery skill from the system before, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.
However, Su Yu felt that these days of frantic, desperate effort were worth it!
The 72-hour golden rescue window was nearing its end, so it was up to him to extend the miracle of survival for those survivors who had not yet been successfully rescued!