237: He rolled his eyes, lay down, and fell asleep.

You know, if Su Yu hadn't appeared at the last critical moment, allowing the rescue teams on site to proceed with their original rescue plan, it's likely that out of those forty-seven rescue points, successfully rescuing five people would have been a miracle!

Hex Tech Ants, these two research projects, highly regarded by Academicians of Biotechnology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, also played a crucial role in this extreme rescue mission.

Before this, there had always been a group of trolls in Su Yu's live stream who scoffed at these two research projects, saying that what he made this time was purely for his own amusement, and even inferior to his previous nezha figurine and ao bing figurine.

Indeed, spending three days hand-crafting hex technology biological creatures caused the popularity of Su Yu's live stream to plummet to an all-time low.

But at this moment, he could proudly and loudly clarify that it was all worth it!

That's right! He didn't regret the decision he made a few days ago; if time could flow backward, he would still steadfastly make the same choice!

Regarding the trending topics on Weibo and the customization invitations from countless IP companies, Su Yu felt that the audience in his live stream was very right.

Instead of wasting time on these meaningless figurine/model kit creations, it's better to make something truly useful and valuable!

And today's race against death was the best proof.

Watching the last person being carried onto a stretcher and sent to the temporary first-aid center, Su Yu plopped down directly onto the ground in the ruins.

In front of his computer, he was gasping for air, his back and forehead covered in beads of sweat. The feeling of dizziness made him feel nauseous.

Su Yu knew this was a sign of severe mental exhaustion.

Before arriving at the rescue site, he had undertaken a seventy-two-hour non-stop streaming challenge in his live stream! In three days, apart from tedious and boring dissection surgeries, he had only rested for less than five hours in total.

On the way to the disaster area, the plot twists and turns were equally dramatic. He only managed to nap for less than two hours on the high-speed train. When taking the helicopter, Su Yu, experiencing it for the first time, was too nervous to close his eyes for even a second.

At the rescue site, it was even more intense.

First, he tirelessly used hex technology mosquitoes to provide energy to the survivors underground, and then he continuously communicated with the Ant Queen via brainwaves, controlling three thousand hex ants to move in groups to various rescue locations.

In the blink of an eye, another dozen hours had passed.

This time, pushed to his limit, he finally couldn't hold on any longer.

"Mr. Su!"

"Mr. Su, are you alright?!"

"Doctor! Quick, come! Mr. Su is collapsing!"

Seeing this scene, the surrounding rescue personnel's hearts instantly sank.

Su Yu's contribution to this rescue was evident to all; as rescue workers, they had rotated shifts four times during the dozen hours of rescue.

But he had consistently stood from beginning to end.

Su Yu weakly opened his eyes, gave a slight smile, trying to ease the urgent atmosphere with a joke.

"I'm fine, I won't kick the bucket just yet!"

"Are there any more stretchers? After I've retrieved all the Ant, remember to have the medical staff carry me back on a stretcher."

Seeing that Su Yu still had the strength to say such things, the rescue worker supporting him breathed a sigh of relief.

Through the earpiece, the anxious voice of the Deputy Captain of the settlement tent came through.

On the other end of the walkie-talkie, besides the voice, there were also hurried and messy footsteps. It seemed that all the rescue experts in the settlement tent, upon receiving the good news, were rushing to the primary rescue site.

"I saw Mr. Su seemed to sit down? Is he alright?"

"Quickly get Mr. Su back to rest!"

The rescue personnel looked at Su Yu, who was visibly exhausted but still persevering in retrieving the hex ants with tenacious willpower, and felt a profound sense of respect.

"Deputy Captain, Mr. Su is still insisting on retrieving the hex technology biological creatures."

"Once he has completed all retrievals, I will bring Mr. Su back unharmed at the first opportunity!"

On the other end, the Deputy Captain's urgent voice came through.

"Good! The rescue experts and I are on our way from the command center."

"Tell the frontline reporters who are broadcasting to step back. Long-distance filming is acceptable, but it must not interfere with Mr. Su's retrieval work."

"We'll arrive at the scene in ten to fifteen minutes, so you don't need to send Mr. Su back. I'll pick him up personally!"

"Yes, Deputy Captain!"

The rescue team member nodded vigorously upon hearing this, then turned around and gestured to his teammates to drive away the reporters who were eager to come over for interviews nearby.

"All media, step back!"

"Reporters who wish to interview and film will be arranged to interview Mr. Su after the site is cleared. Do not delay our site clearing time now."

Under protest, the CCTV reporters led by Xia Cang could only retreat.

However, they were not in a hurry; there are priorities! Although they couldn't interview Su Yu immediately, through the drone's live broadcast, most of the situation on site could actually be seen clearly.

Their mission was to broadcast the latest news from the scene to the audience in the live stream without affecting the rescue efforts!

...Soon.

The Deputy Captain of the rescue team led a large group of rescue experts to the scene in a bustling crowd.

However, facing the cameras in the sky, most of them lowered their heads, feeling inexplicably guilty.

To be honest, as rescue experts specially invited to the scene, none of them stepped forward when faced with the previous predicament. Instead, this young man, who arrived late, saved forty people buried underground using his own methods.

The difference was stark!

If it weren't for the Deputy Captain's insistence on coming to the scene to greet Su Yu, they probably wouldn't have been willing to come out and show their faces on camera.

They were all leaders in their respective fields and had their own pride.

Especially when they were first invited, everyone was confident that they could solve the impending crisis.

But the truth was, not a single person succeeded!

Seeing the Deputy Captain's face, so disappointed it could drip water, everyone wisely kept silent.

The group arrived at the scene in a rush.

Looking at Su Yu, who was sitting on the ruins holding a computer, his face sallow, the Deputy Captain was about to step forward.

But unexpectedly, the young man, who had been sitting perfectly fine on the ground, suddenly tilted his head, rolled his eyes, and fell asleep immediately.

Before losing consciousness, Su Yu successfully completed the retrieval of two thousand six hundred and seventy-five hex ants! The remaining three hundred and twenty-five, which were not yet retrieved, were losses during this rescue mission.

The statistics displayed on the computer in his hand showed that his mission was finally complete!