In the beginning, Gu Ji didn’t quite understand why the game set such a long time limit for the mission.

After all, it’s only about sixty kilometers from Lahore Airport to the epicenter. Even if it’s all mountain roads, it would only take an hour to get there.

Turns out, the trap was set here.

He even had a darker suspicion that the aftershock might have been "intentionally" created by the game to increase the difficulty for him.

"Fortunately, no one was seriously injured in this aftershock landslide."

Director Yian Qingwen looked at the Bafang firefighter being bandaged by a nurse from the medical team and breathed a sigh of relief. He then took out his phone, but before he could unlock it, he saw the words "No Signal" at the top right corner of the screen, "Mr. Han, does your phone have a signal?"

"No, this aftershock probably destroyed Bafang’s signal base station, and we’ve completely lost contact with the outside world."

Han Yue turned his head to look around, seemingly conducting an on-site analysis.

Gu Ji squinted his eyes, knowing this was his only chance.

To complete mission one as quickly as possible, he must "induce" the rescue team to quickly head to the quake zone, so he hurried over and shouted:

"Mr. Han! Mr. Han! I heard Director Yian say in the car that the feature of this earthquake is the high number of aftershocks. I think we should quickly gather backpacks, supplies, and equipment from the bus and leave here on foot as soon as possible, otherwise, once the next aftershock hits, we’ll definitely be swept to the mountain’s base!"

"Oh?"

Han Yue heard the commotion, turned around, and to his surprise, it was this black-haired guy again. He showed a meaningful expression.

At this moment, Gu Ji noticed that besides Yian Qingwen, there was also a shorter man with rosy cheeks from the highlands and bright eyes standing nearby.

Gu Ji glanced at the name on his chest, Zou Lei.

Zou Lei, for some reason, glared at him, "Director Yian, Mr. Han, Bian Shizhang is our search team’s canine handler, don’t take this kid too seriously..."

"It’s okay."

Han Yue squinted his eyes, staring at Gu Ji, muttering the name, "Bian Shizhang, hmm, seems sharp, speak your mind boldly."

"Time is life, that’s what you just said."

Having seen the big world, Gu Ji was unmoved by the gaze of the few people watching him.

"Our top priority now is to ascertain the disaster situation and rescue people quickly. ’The golden 72 hours’ is the prime rescue time after a geological disaster. From the start of the first main shock, there are only 55 hours left, and we have a list of Xia Kingdom compatriots to be confirmed in this mission."

Upon hearing the words "Xia Kingdom compatriots," the eyes of Yian Qingwen, Han Yue, and Zou Lei flashed simultaneously.

Due to the close relationship between Pakistan and Xia, many Xia businesses and construction teams come to Bafang for assistance, and many Xia people come for business, labor, and livelihood, primarily distributed in Karachi, Islamabad, and the Lahore metropolitan area where they are currently located.

So.

Finding out if any Xia Kingdom compatriots were harmed in the earthquake is also an important part of their mission!

"Therefore, my suggestion is to immediately set off on foot, carry the load across, head to the quake zone, prioritize saving people!"

"Well said, ’prioritize saving people’."

Han Yue responded with a note of approval in his voice.

Gu Ji’s words seemed to resonate with him.

Anyone who knows a bit about earthquake disasters would know that staying on this mountain road is certainly not feasible anymore. Whether going to the disaster area, leaving here promptly, is undoubtedly essential.

"All rescue team members, listen up!"

"Swish."

In an instant, everyone simultaneously stopped their non-essential tasks, stood straight, awaiting Han Yue’s orders attentively.

"Set off immediately to search for backpacks, supplies, and rescue equipment. Bring all the machinery and tools you can, spare no cost, march urgently, get to the quake zone to rescue others. Can we do it!"

"Yes!!"

All at once, the sixty-one members of the rescue team shouted in unison.

"Bian Shizhang, return to your unit!"

"Yes!"

Gu Ji straightened his back, responded, and immediately returned to the search team with Xiao Jian.

Yet, as he walked, he couldn’t shake the feeling that someone was watching him.

He turned his head and saw it was unexpectedly Zou Lei from earlier.

Although he didn’t know why the other party kept staring at him, from his previous stance, it seemed Gu Ji was his direct superior, the search team’s leader.

Could it be that he was unhappy because I reported over his head?

But Gu Ji really didn’t have time to care now.

The landslide happened unexpectedly, and apart from him keeping his backpack, most rescue personnel’s belongings were left on the bus’s luggage rack, but more critically, the rescue equipment and medical supplies were stored in the bus’s side compartment below.

However, because the bus had been deformed by rock crushing, they could only use hydraulic shears and poles to forcibly pry open the outer compartment cover.

In practice, the bus continually emitted metal creaking noises that were teeth-grinding.

This inevitably made the rescue personnel inside the bus, passing backpacks outside, increasingly nervous.

"Creak creak..."

Just as half of the equipment in the compartment was moved, the bus suddenly made a distinctly different sound.

Gu Ji, Han Yue, and others quickly looked over.

They saw the bus’s downhill tires gradually starting to scrape against the ground.

Oh no!!

With the equipment being offloaded, the cargo hold lost weight, disrupting its brief mechanical balance, letting the falling rocks further press the bus!

"The bus is about to fall! Run!"

"Everyone evacuate immediately!!"