Chapter 36 The pace is difficult

"Boom" a huge wave hit Jiang Peng's body, directly sucking him into the water.

Jiang Peng's body immediately rolled uncontrollably in the water.

The cold river water and the strong current blow made Jiang Peng almost let out the breath he took.

Fortunately, Jiang Peng often carries goods by sea and has excellent water properties.

He knew that he must not be discouraged now. If he choked on the water and the water entered his lungs, he would have no room to resist in this fast water.

Years of shipping experience saved Jiang Peng. He bit his lips tightly to prevent his breath from relaxing.

Then he used all his strength to control his body and started paddling. Although he was hit by the waves, Jiang Peng quickly adjusted his body and started groping in the dark water.

The momentum of the waves had weakened. Feeling the slowing current around him, Jiang Peng secretly took a breath, stepped on the water with his feet, and swam toward the surface.

On the other side, Jiang Yitong was not washed away by the huge waves because he had an inflatable life jacket and hugged the pillar at the entrance of Chinatown.

But when she opened her eyes and looked around, Jiang Peng was nowhere to be found.

The heavy rain poured down, the wind howled, and the rain splashed on the surrounding water, making Jiang Yitong's eyes wet.

"Jiang Peng! Jiang Peng!"

The darkness was so dense that the street lights that had been flickering a moment ago had completely lost their last breath and completely lost their light.

Jiang Yitong was worried and scared. Jiang Peng was now nowhere to be found, and he didn't know where he was washed away by the waves.

After calling Jiang Peng's name for a while and getting no response, Jiang Yitong had to start thinking about what to do next.

At this moment, a "pop" sound came from the water, and a human head suddenly emerged from not far away from Jiang Yitong, which startled her.

After rubbing his eyes, Jiang Yitong took a while to see clearly that the person was Jiang Peng.

"Jiang Peng!" Jiang Yitong held the pillar with one hand while shouting and waving at Jiang Peng with the other hand.

Jiang Peng wiped his face and swam over quickly.

"You scared me to death. Why didn't you come up for so long?" Jiang Yitong hugged the pillar, looked at Jiang Peng who was approaching quickly, and shouted loudly.

Jiang Peng swam to Jiang Yitong, holding on to the pillar with one hand and shielding his eyes from the falling rain with the other.

Jiang Peng vaguely saw the anxious dark color on Jiang Yitong's face, and felt a little guilty, and at the same time, a strange feeling surged into his heart.

How long has it been, how long has it been since anyone has worried about themselves?

"I'm sorry for making you worry. I just checked the bottom and found that the water level here is already two meters deep. The entrance to Chinatown is downhill, and the water inside will be deeper. It's about a kilometer from the street entrance to my house.

Distance, can you?"

Jiang Yitong smiled after listening to Jiang Peng's shouting.

"Who are you looking down on? I'm not a frail lady. It's just one kilometer, and I still have a life jacket. It's not a big deal." Jiang Yitong didn't boast. She also likes to exercise on weekdays, and swimming is not a big deal.

Although the current situation is a bit bad, Jiang Yitong still has a life jacket on him. If this still becomes a burden to Jiang Peng, then Jiang Yitong's efforts over the years will be in vain.

"Then you follow me. If you need anything, remember to call me." Jiang Peng took a deep breath and was about to start swimming, but was held back by Jiang Yitong.

"What would you do if you hit the same wave again?"

Jiang Peng pushed Jiang Yitong's hand away and made an OK gesture.

"The waves I have seen on the sea are bigger than this. I was unprepared just now. But you, if there are more waves, try to find a fulcrum as much as possible to avoid being washed away."

After dumping him, Jiang Peng plunged into the water and began to swim towards Chinatown.

Jiang Yitong gritted his teeth, let go of the pillar, and followed.

As soon as I entered Chinatown, I felt a heavy

The feeling immediately came to my mind.

At this time, Chinatown in the past would have been bustling with people coming and going, lights brightly lit.

But what about now? The whole Chinatown is pitch black, and there is no other sound except the sound of rain.

The shops on the first floor were basically flooded, but the rain still showed no sign of stopping.

Natural disasters are ruthless, and humans are still weak in the face of nature.

If the rain continues like this and there is a tsunami at the pier, Jiang Peng estimates that it will not take until midnight for the second floor to be flooded.

The houses in Chinatown are basically bungalows with three floors or less. Such houses have shallow foundations and are most likely to be washed away by floods.

The most important thing is that all the houses in Chinatown are old houses. What Jiang Peng is most worried about is his own house. If something happens to Xiaohu, Jiang Peng doesn't dare to think about it. He just wants to use the fastest speed now.

Rush home.

After entering the street, the further they swam into Chinatown, the faster the current flowed. Jiang Peng and Jiang Yitong were swimming against the current, which required double the effort.

Just when he was halfway through the swim, Jiang Peng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his thigh.

"Oops." Jiang Peng panicked and shouted, "Help me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Peng sank towards the bottom of the water.

Perhaps because of the cold water, or perhaps because of high nervousness, Jiang Peng's thighs cramped. This time he was unprepared, and Jiang Peng's mind became panicked.

"Gulu gulu." Jiang Peng fell into the water and immediately took a sip of water, losing control of his whole body.

"It's terrible." Jiang Peng choked on a mouthful of water and immediately coughed violently. A strong sense of suffocation came at the same time. Water poured in along Jiang Peng's nose and mouth.

All the strength in Jiang Peng's body suddenly drained away rapidly. He could no longer control his body and was about to be washed away by the current.

Jiang Peng felt a sense of despair in his heart. Before he could find the small lake, he was about to sink into the river first.

At this moment, in the dark river, a slender but powerful arm appeared, grabbed Jiang Peng's hand, and held him tightly.

"Jiang Peng, please wake up, get up quickly, I'm almost out of strength." Jiang Yitong's voice could be heard faintly in his ears, waking Jiang Peng up from the chaos.

He straightened his right leg with force, took Jiang Yitong's hand, and with Jiang Yitong's strength, he surfaced from the water.

Above the water, Jiang Yitong wrapped his legs around the road sign and pulled Jiang Peng out of the water with the help of the buoyancy of the life jacket.

"Hoo, ho, ho." Jiang Yitong panted heavily. The water flow was fast. If she hadn't reacted quickly, Jiang Peng didn't know where she would have been rushed.

"Cough, cough, cough." Jiang Peng came out of the water and coughed violently. His nose felt sore, and his eyes also felt sore.

The feeling of having water in his lungs was really bad. Jiang Peng coughed for a while before he gradually calmed down. Despite this, he still felt as if there was a huge stone pressing on his chest.

"Jiang Peng, are you okay?" Jiang Yitong's voice came from the side.

"Fortunately, it's okay. I'm sorry, my feet are cramped." Jiang Peng slowly swam to the road sign, grabbed the top of the road sign that was about to be submerged, and said slowly: "Hey, I also reminded you... I dragged myself instead.

I owe you my life."

Jiang Yitong snorted, stretched out his hand, wrapped the braid floating on the water around his neck, and said: "I am called a woman who does not give in to men. You said so yourself. You owe me your life."

Jiang Peng grabbed the street sign and rested for a while. The twitching sensation in his thighs eased a lot. He looked up and saw half-submerged signboards on both sides.

"We're almost there, not far away, let's continue swimming." Jiang Peng let go of his hand and said.

"You don't have a life jacket. Slow down. I can't guarantee that I can save you every time." Jiang

Yitong said in Jiang Peng's ear.

"Yes, I understand. I was too anxious just now and moved too much." Jiang Peng nodded, took a deep breath, and plunged into the water.

The water in the river was cold, so Jiang Peng controlled his body and swam forward. The current became more and more turbulent, and Jiang Peng's swimming speed became slower and slower.

"Can't give up! Xiaohu is still waiting for me." Jiang Peng thought to himself.

"No, the current is too fast, we can't go forward, we will be washed away." Jiang Yitong's voice came from behind.

Jiang Peng stopped and turned around.

"First go to one side and find a place where you can help." Jiang Yitong pointed to both sides of the street. Jiang Peng nodded. The water flow was getting faster and faster, and it was true that he couldn't attack head-on.

The convenience supermarket sign next to the street was half flooded. Jiang Peng and Jiang Yitong held on to the corners of the sign and hid under the eaves, taking shelter from the rain while recovering their strength.

"This is a coastal flood caused by typhoons and tsunamis. The seawater at Dochai City Pier was affected by the typhoon, causing a tsunami. When the tsunami spreads to the coast, the water depth near the coast is shallow, and the tsunami will be very large.

When these tsunamis hit the pier, they will break into small waves and continue to spread radially toward the shore.

The accumulation of these breaking waves will form strong currents on the coast, coupled with heavy rain, eventually forming floods.

I have never seen such a strong typhoon. The power of the tsunami caused by such a typhoon is quite amazing. We must get to higher ground as soon as possible."

Hiding under the eaves, Jiang Yitong looked at the raging storm outside and said worriedly.

"Damn typhoon." Jiang Peng slapped the water and cursed.

"The current is already very fast. We can no longer swim forward from the front. Once our strength is exhausted and we are carried away by the current, the consequences will be disastrous." Jiang Yitong analyzed calmly.

"Hmm..." Jiang Peng frowned slightly, and suddenly caught a glimpse of the sign next to him from the corner of his eye.

"Convenience store..." Jiang Peng muttered the name of the signboard silently, and suddenly raised his eyebrows.

"What did you think of?" Jiang Yitong looked at Jiang Peng's expression and asked.

Jiang Peng reached into the water, fumbled for a while, and took out his mobile phone sealed in a plastic bag.

"What do you want to do?"
To be continued...