Chapter 1653 - 1653
Liu Zhizhong isn't dead?!
Yes, he's alive!
The protagonist's halo is still shining!
Here's what happened:
When the drone hit the helicopter, it really did explode, turning into a fireball.
Countless parts blasted apart with flames, with most of the wreckage plummeting to the ground, falling into the West Pa River, carried away by the raging floodwaters.
But at the moment the helicopter was hit, Liu Zhizhong reacted instantly. His intense survival instinct triggered a massive adrenaline rush, pushing his reflexes and execution ability to the limit.
So, in that moment, Liu Zhizhong ejected from the cockpit and pulled open the parachute.
The explosive-type parachute, akin to an airbag, opened just before the helicopter's violent explosion occurred.
Liu Zhizhong was blown out like a kite, and the parachute was punctured with countless holes, even catching on fire.
Under the forceful shockwave, Liu Zhizhong, like a kite with a broken string, was blasted far away with the fiery, ragged parachute.
At that time, even his hair was set ablaze, his clothes smoldered, and his face was shattered by debris, marked with numerous cuts.
Fortunately, at that moment, heavy rain poured down, quickly extinguishing the flames on his body.
However, the impact was too great, and he fainted in mid-air, knowing nothing.
Interestingly, the helicopter wreckage fell into the West Pa River, but Liu Zhizhong was blasted towards the East Pa River.
These two rivers are fascinating, like a pair of twins, sometimes joining, sometimes parting.
At the place where Liu Zhizhong met his peril, the rivers were separated by a not-so-high ridge. So, the helicopter fell on the west of the ridge into the West Pa River, while Liu Zhizhong landed on the east side into the East Pa River.
The local warlords who had conspired with Tang Zhi's men at the scene only captured an image of a large fireball falling into the West Pa River from another drone's surveillance footage, not capturing Liu Zhizhong's leap from the helicopter.
So, the warlords reported the situation, which included the footage and the scene of the helicopter wreckage falling into the underground river entry of the West Pa River, making Tang Zhi believe Liu Zhizhong was dead!
When Liu Zhizhong fell into the rushing East Pa River, he briefly regained consciousness, but then a wave hit him, dragging him under the large tree stump on the shore, and he passed out again.
After that, he knew nothing...
In reality, Liu Zhizhong was carried downstream by the torrent for fifty to sixty kilometers, still afloat.
Thanks to the parachute package and its sturdy cords, although the parachute caught fire, it was quickly extinguished. In the water, it provided enough buoyancy to keep him from drowning in the flood.
When Liu Zhizhong finally stopped, it was the dense roots of mangroves downstream that halted him, the cords of his parachute entangled and secured him, blocking his path.
The floodwaters battered him throughout the night, leaving him battered and bruised, intermittently conscious and then passing out, until he knew nothing in the end.
The next morning, when dawn broke, and the skies cleared, the flood receded quickly.
The climate of the subtropical rainforest is just like this, especially in winter when rains come and go quickly, unlike the endless rains of the monsoon season.
As the floodwaters receded, Liu Zhizhong was left hanging by the parachute cords on the giant tree roots, with the slowly clearing river water below, lapping at his legs, swaying...