Chapter 136: Hero Saves the Beauty, Bomb Disposal Expert
Zhou Mengyao's body was tightly bound to the chair by ropes, unable to move. Around her waist, a cold time bomb, like the eye of death, flickered red light mercilessly, and the ticking death countdown sounded particularly harsh in the silent room.
Zhou Mengyao's pupils were filled with fear and despair, as if swallowed by the darkness of the abyss. Her originally clear and bright eyes had lost all their luster at this moment.
AI Generated: Zhou Mengyao Kidnapped
Cold sweat trickled down Zhou Mengyao's forehead, mixing with the tears and bloodstains on her cheeks, making her look both desperate and beautiful.
Zhou Mengyao felt her heart rate accelerating, each beat like a drum pounding her chest. It was the rhythm of life, but also the countdown to death.
Zhou Mengyao's throat felt as if something was blocking it. She wanted to shout for help, but she couldn't even utter a complete sentence, only weak whimpers.
“Wuwu…”
At this moment, Zhou Mengyao recalled every moment she spent with Lin Lang, and her heart was filled with longing for life and reluctance to part with Lin Lang.
“Wuwuwu…”
In these final moments, Zhou Mengyao's heart was filled with endless sorrow and regret.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Zhou Mengyao's heart was filled with endless despair. She knew she could no longer escape this death trap and could only watch as her life slowly ebbed away.
At this moment, Zhou Mengyao wished she could see Lin Lang one more time, wished she could feel the beauty of this world a little longer.
However, fate was so cruel, pushing Zhou Mengyao into the abyss of death.
The time bomb's death countdown mercilessly entered its final three minutes, ticking like a devil's death warrant, each second bringing a suffocating sense of oppression to Zhou Mengyao.
The “tick-tock” sound of the seconds passing was like the prelude to the Grim Reaper's scythe, filling Zhou Mengyao's heart with despair and collapse.
Every second passed unusually slowly, and Zhou Mengyao felt as if she had been dragged into an endless nightmare.
Zhou Mengyao stared wide-eyed, fearfully fixated on the flashing numbers, her heart filled with despair and helplessness. As time ticked by, sweat streamed down her forehead, soaking her clothes, but she remained oblivious.
At this moment, Zhou Mengyao's mind was in chaos, countless thoughts flooding her mind. She thought of her parents' warm smiles, of the love with Lin Lang that had yet to blossom, of her unfinished racing dream…
Fear clung to her like a shadow, devouring Zhou Mengyao's last shred of sanity.
Zhou Mengyao tried to struggle and cry out, but everything was in vain; all that remained was waiting.
Waiting for death to arrive as the countdown continued.
In these long yet short three minutes, Zhou Mengyao endured unprecedented torment and suffering.
Zhou Mengyao knew her life was coming to an end, but she was powerless to change anything. This damnable helplessness made her feel incredibly frantic.
As the countdown gradually approached the last minute, Zhou Mengyao's heartbeat became even more violent…
Just at this critical moment, a loud bang was heard.
“Clang…”
Just as Zhou Mengyao was in an desperate and perilous situation, the rusty iron gate of the dilapidated abandoned warehouse was suddenly kicked open by the sweating Lin Lang.
Zhou Mengyao, who had already cried her eyes out, turned her head at the sound and was shocked to see Lin Lang kick open the warehouse door and run desperately towards her, a moth-to-a-flame visual, very much like love.
Zhou Mengyao didn't wait for Iron Man to save her, nor for Superman to save her. What she waited for was the mortal Lin Lang, desperately coming to save her at the critical moment.
At this moment, Lin Lang, like a savior descended from heaven, rushed towards Zhou Mengyao regardless of anything.
The last time Zhou Mengyao saw Lin Lang desperately rushing towards her was at the ARRC Asia Women's Road Motorcycle Championship.
That day, Lin Lang jumped down from the stands and rushed towards Zhou Mengyao regardless of anything, even at the cost of being expelled from the venue by security, just to inform Zhou Mengyao that it would rain midway through the race, so she could change to wet tires in advance and ultimately win the championship.
This time, Lin Lang, risking being blown up by a time bomb, rushed towards Zhou Mengyao regardless of anything, moving Zhou Mengyao to tears.
Although she saw a glimmer of hope for escape, Zhou Mengyao cried out loudly, “Lin Lang, don't come over! The time bomb will explode in less than a minute!”
Clearly, Zhou Mengyao did not want Lin Lang to die with her.
Because Zhou Mengyao knew that even for a bomb disposal expert, the success rate of disarming such a complex time bomb within a minute was terrifyingly low, let alone for Lin Lang, who had no bomb disposal experience whatsoever.
However, Lin Lang, disregarding his own safety, rushed desperately towards Zhou Mengyao, who was tied to the chair, and replied anxiously, “Mengyao, don't be afraid, I'm here!”
At this moment, Lin Lang used courage and determination to interpret what true love and responsibility mean.
When Lin Lang ran to Zhou Mengyao's chair, he was shocked to see that the countdown on the bomb timer had only 50 seconds left.
Gasping for breath, Lin Lang didn't even have time to wipe his sweat, let alone check on the life or death of the kidnapper Yao Yumeng. He picked up the blood-stained knife from the ground and said anxiously, “Mengyao, I'm going to disarm the bomb for you now!”
Tears streaming down her face, Zhou Mengyao understood Lin Lang's intentions, but she was even more unwilling to see Lin Lang in danger because of her. She pleaded bitterly, “It's too late to disarm the bomb, Lin Lang, go!”
“Don't mind me, hurry up and go!”
“Run!”
“If you don't run now, it'll be too late!”
Lin Lang, however, replied affectionately and manly, “If we die, we die together! I will not abandon you and escape alone!”
Zhou Mengyao's heart warmed upon hearing this, and she choked out, “Lin Lang, you fool, I don't want you to die with me!”
“Lin Lang, don't worry about me, I beg you, run by yourself quickly! Wuwu…”
“Shush!”
Sweating profusely, Lin Lang raised a finger to make a shushing gesture. Zhou Mengyao quickly shut her mouth and cried silently, not daring to distract Lin Lang further.
Ding! Omnipotent Entry System prompt: “Cut the red wire, it explodes! Cut the blue wire, it explodes! Cut both red and blue wires together, it explodes!”
“Holy crap!”
Lin Lang never expected that no matter which wire he cut on the time bomb strapped to Zhou Mengyao's waist, it would explode.
To put it bluntly, the bomb disposal by cutting wires in movies is all nonsense. In reality, time bombs generally won't give you the chance to cut wires to disarm them; no matter which wire you cut, it will damn well explode.
At this moment, the time bomb's countdown had only 30 seconds left, and Lin Lang's heart was in his throat.
Zhou Mengyao, trembling with fear, instinctively closed her eyes, seemingly ready to embrace death with Lin Lang.
On the virtual system screen in front of Lin Lang, a lock prompt appeared: “Separate the detonator and explosives immediately! Hurry!”
Lin Lang gripped the knife in his hand, sweat trickling down his forehead, intertwining with the tension in his heart, forming an indescribable sense of oppression.
Lin Lang's gaze was fixed on the complex wired time bomb around Zhou Mengyao's waist. Red lights flashed, and the urgent countdown sound echoed in his ears.
System prompts echoed in Lin Lang's mind, each step clear and urgent.
Lin Lang took a deep breath, trying to calm his frantic heartbeat, then carefully began the bomb disposal process.
Lin Lang's fingers gently fumbled over the bomb's casing, searching for a seam that could separate the detonator and explosives. Each slight touch felt like brushing past death.
Lin Lang's heart was filled with fear and unease, but he knew he couldn't retreat, couldn't give up, otherwise his school beauty crush would lose her chance to live.
However, just then, the bomb countdown suddenly became extremely urgent, with only 10 seconds left until the detonation point!
Lin Lang's heart rate instantly accelerated, and more sweat seeped from his forehead.
Lin Lang knew he had to successfully disarm the time bomb in these final moments, otherwise he and Zhou Mengyao would both be obliterated, becoming a pair of doomed lovers.
Although Lin Lang possessed the passive skill 【Golden Body】, which allowed him to resist blades and guns, and made his bones as hard as refined iron, he couldn't withstand the damage from an explosion.
Although Lin Lang also possessed the passive skill 【Extraordinary Self-Healing Power】, which allowed him to instantly self-heal and restore health, as long as his body didn't explode, all injuries and illnesses could be Super Self-Healing.
However, the passive skills 【Golden Body】 and 【Extraordinary Self-Healing Power】 were useless in the face of a time bomb. If the bomb disposal failed, Lin Lang would be blown to smithereens and would undoubtedly die.
At the critical moment.
Lin Lang finally found the crucial gap between the detonator and the explosives.
Lin Lang held his breath, gritted his teeth, steeled his heart, and slowly inserted the knife in his hand into the gap, using all his strength to separate the detonator and explosives. Lin Lang's movements were light and steady, like performing a delicate surgery.
Lin Lang removed the detonator and separated the explosives one second before the time bomb was set to explode.
“Drip…”
The last second of the time bomb countdown.
AI Generated: Time bomb countdown last second
Immediately after, the red light on the bomb timer suddenly extinguished, and the irritating countdown sound that had been lingering in his ears abruptly ceased, leaving behind a deathly silence.
Lin Lang instinctively froze, somewhat unable to believe that following the system's prompt to separate the detonator and explosives could actually stop this seemingly unresolvable time bomb from exploding.
Ding! Omnipotent Entry System prompt: “Congratulations, Host, you have successfully disarmed the time bomb!”
It wasn't until the system prompt sounded in Lin Lang's mind, telling him the bomb had been successfully disarmed, that Lin Lang finally recovered.
Lin Lang composed himself, trying to snap out of his shock.
Lin Lang looked at the detonator in his hand, now separated from the explosives, and a sense of accomplishment welled up in his heart. This experience not only proved the reliability of the system but also gave Lin Lang more confidence in facing various difficulties in the future.
After all, with the assistance of the Omnipotent Entry System, what difficulties could Lin Lang not solve?
At the same time.
Upon hearing that the time bomb's death countdown had reached its last second,
Zhou Mengyao, who was tied to the chair, closed her eyes tightly in fear, trembling all over. Her heart pounded rapidly, as if it would burst out of her chest.
Zhou Mengyao's hands, tied behind her back, clenched tightly into fists, her fingernails digging deep into her palms, yet she felt no pain. Her palms were completely soaked with sweat at this moment.
It's no exaggeration to say that Zhou Mengyao was at her absolute limit of tension at this moment.
Fine beads of sweat seeped from Zhou Mengyao's forehead, the tip of her nose, and even her lips, trickling down her cheeks and soaking her clothes.
Fear surged like a tide, making Zhou Mengyao almost unable to breathe.
“Mengyao, don't be afraid! I've successfully disarmed the time bomb!” Lin Lang said, cutting the ropes binding Zhou Mengyao with the knife.
Zhou Mengyao, whose body was covered in blood that spelled out love, heard this and suddenly opened her eyes, deeply moved and tearfully saying, “Lin Lang, you fool, you almost risked your life for me!”
“Mengyao, even if it means sacrificing my life to save you, I will not hesitate!” Lin Lang carefully cut the tape wrapped around Zhou Mengyao's wrists, which had been tied behind her back.
“Because you are my everything!”
Having narrowly escaped death, Zhou Mengyao looked at Lin Lang with teary eyes, choked with emotion and said, “Lin Lang, you are my hero! I owe you my life, and I will live for you for the rest of my days!”
Zhou Mengyao did not immediately embrace Lin Lang, because a fatal time bomb was still strapped to her slender waist.
Although Zhou Mengyao, having survived the ordeal, felt an indescribable gratitude and longing for Lin Lang, reason told her not to act rashly. After all, she didn't understand the principle of the time bomb.
If she were to rashly throw herself into Lin Lang's arms, Zhou Mengyao was afraid that the time bomb might accidentally explode when she embraced Lin Lang, leading to an unforeseen tragedy.
AI Generated: Zhou Mengyao covered in blood concept art