Chapter 259 - 160: Injured
Lin Wu looked down at the sewer entrance, estimating its height to be about 10 meters. That might not sound like much, but even the highest Olympic dive is just 10 meters.
The distance was harder to gauge, four meters? Five meters? Assuming a right-angled triangle with a base of 5 meters and a height of 10 meters, could you please calculate the length of the hypotenuse? Enter the Pythagorean theorem... Sorry, math teacher. Assuming a value X is derived, then include gravity and inertia, and with exact calculations, one could determine how many meters one would have to jump to land precisely in the hole.
Who says math and science aren’t practical? This was a matter of a living life.
Lin Wu and Wind Stinger avoided Frenzy’s pounce from the opposite side, sliced Frenzy into shreds, and then threw the corpse towards the sewer entrance. It missed by a full two meters. Could he really make that jump?
Lin Wu also had to consider a practical problem. What if, after he jumped, one leg made it in and the other did not, would he be torn in half? Just thinking about it was a pain in the ass. His head, being only one unit, couldn’t do the splits, but if he went down headfirst, it would be certain death. A jump could only be made at the expense of wrecking both legs.
Of course, Lin Wu always had methods, and this time, it was the rope he always carried when he went out. Lin Wu tied a heavy object to the rope and threw it towards the sewer. It didn’t hit the mark, but he wasn’t in a hurry. Lin Wu moved to the third floor of the bakery, pulled the rope back up, and threw it again. It missed once more, so Lin Wu switched back to the third floor of the residential building’s balcony. These two throws had already caused Lin Wu to break out in a cold sweat. Had he listened to the stupid idea of Maya, he would have ascended to heaven by now.
On the third try, he finally threw the stone into the sewer, heard a noise, and watched as the zombies around the sewer entrance looked left and right for a while before continuing to squeeze in the direction of Lin Wu, who they could see. Shana, stealthily crawling under the straight staircase, picked up the stone, climbed the stairs, and tied the rope to the staircase.
Lin Wu tightened and secured the rope and, once everything was ready, grabbed the rope and slid down towards the sewer. Soon, while feeling smug about his clever plan, Lin Wu realized a problem: the rope was on a slant.
Lin Wu’s legs entered the sewer first; his abdomen slammed harshly into the edge of the sewer, and the rebound force caused his back to smash into the other edge. At the same time, Lin Wu fell head down, his chest hitting hard and rebounding so his back, forehead, and then the back of his head struck in succession. The process was like a pinball game, full of injuries, but he ultimately landed safely.
As soon as Lin Wu hit the ground, the waiting Soulless brothers each grabbed a leg and dragged him away without a second thought, completely ignoring Lin Wu’s screams and not giving him time to take painkillers.
Maya and the others set up a blocking position, sniping at the zombies that followed Lin Wu into the sewer. After a busy period, things finally quieted down, and the howling of the zombies outside could no longer be heard.