Volume 2 Chapter 2 Some people just love courting disasters
The two superhumans looked at each other silently . They couldn't do it . Even if they were to bring out all the earth elemental users there, they still wouldn't be able to do it .
“Is it logical to just move one car at a time? After using up all your energy sending one car over you guys will rest up for a half a day and then send the second car over?” Shao Qing calmly said .
After a long silence, Yan Pingsheng spoke out to ask Shao Qing: “Then do you have another idea?”
Shao Qing shook her head: “Besides detouring, building a bridge is the only option . ”
“Then isn't this all rubbish? If building a bridge is the only option and they do not have the ability to support all the cars crossing over, then it's still a dead end . ” Yan Pingsheng spoke in a frustrated manner .
Shao Qing didn't say anything, only looking towards the endless cracks . Then she suddenly asked: “if we were to detour, how big of a loss would it be?”
Meng Shen honestly replied: “Only about a third of us will survive; we would be incapable of making it to Jiang Bei's survivor base and this is only a rough estimate not including other unexpected situations . ”
Shao Qing had a moment of hesitation, then she called Gu Chuan over: “Place an ice bridge here . It doesn't need to be too thick, just enough to cross over the cracks will be fine . About two metres wide and thick enough to support a fully loaded car . ”
Gu Chuan silently extended his arm out . The mist rapidly gathered together to form an ice bridge over the cracks . Shao Qing tested out the thickness: “Try it again . ”
Yan Pingsheng called over the car to go again . After passing over the crack and coming back, there were no signs of the ice bridge cracking .
Yan Pingshengs eyes lit up . After the two earth elementals created the bridge, their faces had paled significantly; yet, Gu Chuan looked completely indifferent . The difference between the two sides were evident .
“Will you be able to last covering up all the cracks?” Yan Pingsheng couldn't hold back asking . Gu Chuan shook his head . If he was a rank four ice elemental user then he would definitely have enough power . But currently, he's just a rank 3 superhuman who had just increased in rank .
Yan Pingsheng was a bit disappointed, but Shao Qing ignored him . She just continued to ask Gu Chuan, “Could you make it two-thirds of the way?”
Gu Chuan nodded his head . He would have to push himself a bit but he could manage to reach that point . It will just simply be more exhausting .
“That's perfect . ” Shao Qing nodded her head then said to Yan Pingsheng: “The duty of making the bridge can be left to Gu Chuan and I . You guys can just prepare to cross the bridge . ”
“But… . ” Yan Pingsheng couldnt resist asking . Would Gu Chuan be able to last? At that moment, he realized that Gu Chuan had already created another ice bridge . While Gu Chuan did this, the two earth elemental users did not just sit idly . Shao Qing got them to form a weak bridge then got Gu Chuan to freeze it and make it a bit thicker . This way it would save his power usage .
Seeing Gu Chuan and the rest already taking action, Yan Pingsheng also started to direct the people back to the car . Then they began to systematically cross over one by one .
Shao Qing and Gu Chuan were at the very front . With every bridge created, Shao Qing would first press on it to test it out then would they proceed .
After laying out around fifty metres, they had already exchanged out all the earth elemental users . Their superpowers were completely exhausted . Gu Chuan could only rely on himself to form the entire bridge .
Now people could see the strength of a rank 3 superhuman . Besides his face paling a bit, one could not notice any signs of overexertion .
“Can you still push it?” Shao Qing was testing the bridges and could evidently see that the current bridges were slightly thinner . This wasn't Gu Chuan being lazy . It was just the fact that his powers were slowly depleting . The will is there but not the strength .
“I can still push it to the spot you mentioned earlier . ” Gu Chuan calmly spoke, but his forehead was already covered in small beads of cold sweat .
“When you've reached your limit let me know . Don't force it . ” Shao Qing patted his shoulder then looked ahead . There were still about 80 metres before they would be past these crevices .
Gu Chuan nodded his head, yet he continued to push himself until he used up all his powers . Finally he sat his bum to the ground and stopped . When he did that, Yan Pingsheng immediately yelled out, “Gu Chuan can't continue . If we wait for him to recover, the ice bridge would have already all melted and the entire team would have fallen down the cracks . ”
Not waiting for Yan Pingsheng's inquiry, Shao Qing just supported Gu Chuan up and then extended out her right hand . Countless number of vines immediately sprang forward .
Those vines were especially nimble . In midair, they had already weaved into a carpet like structure . Then everyone saw a sight that made their jaws drop . The vines had formed a blanket with the two ends extending out numerous tentacles that stabbed down to the ground like chopsticks stabbing into tofu . After tying everything together, a green bridge was left in plain sight .
Everyone was astonished, but even more were unwilling to believe . Could vines support such a heavy thing like car? Especially the middle cars that were packed with items?
Shao Qing had already supported Gu Chuan and was continuing forward . Gritting his teeth, Yan Pingsheng ordered: “Continue forward!” No matter what they couldn't stop halfway .
The driver trembling with fear continued forward . Against their expectations, those vines held on . Continuing forward as if they were walking on solid ground . It was only the dip in the tires that reminded them that underneath them were soft vines .
Once Shao Qing crossed over all the cracks and turned around, she could see the reflection of the sun from the ice and layers of bright green . Letting out a breath, she supported Gu Chuan to the side to sit .
If there was another option, Shao Qing definitely wouldn't have allowed Gu Chuan to take action . First of all, this would be unbearably exhausting . Secondly this would reveal their strengths . The biggest taboo is revealing all your strengths . Shao Qing was most worried about this point .
However, compared to the loss of so many personnel and the unpredictable events, revealing a bit of their strengths could not be considered much .
After all the cars have finally passed the cracks, Shao Qing gently waved her hands and the vines converted into wood energy and returned back into her body .
This was one of the biggest differences between her and other superhumans . Once the others have used their superpowers, it would just disappear . However with hers, she could take it back .
Although over the course of events it was unavoidable for her to consume some of her energy, in comparison to others, she consumed a lot less . This little bit of gap during life and death situations could possibly save her life .
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