Chapter 126, 1 sheet, no! 2 sheets!
Chapter 126, 1 sheet, no! 2 sheets!
Liu Yan tried to convince himself, raised his hand again, and threw the thing in his hand forcefully.
"Bang!"
The sound of things clattering together made Liu Yan's heart tighten. He tugged hard at the fabric in his hand. Success?
After tugging a few more times, the fabric was very tight, and a look of delight flashed in Liu Yan's eyes.
"Lu Cheng! I did it! Come quick!"
Liu Yan shouted at Lü Cheng, who was constantly reinforcing the balcony door behind him. Lü Cheng looked up at the sound, dropped the potted plant he was holding, and quickly went forward to check.
"It really worked?! Quick, that door is about to give way! You're lighter than me, you go first!"
Lu Cheng pulled the binding fabric tighter and spoke to Liu Yan.
It's uncertain whether this ordinary fabric can withstand the combined force of their pulling. Liu Yan is a bit thinner and weaker than him, so it would be easier for him to pull.
Seeing this, Liu Yan did not hesitate and began to slowly move towards the balcony next door, holding onto the fabric in the middle of the wall along the edge of the building.
This makeshift rope, made by binding together curtains and sheets, is not very sturdy and has limited load-bearing capacity.
If you're using it simply as a rope for climbing, it's absolutely not feasible.
But if it's just used as a handrail for leverage, then there's absolutely no problem.
The building's walls have a decorative, streamlined protrusion along their edges, which is not very wide, only about thirteen centimeters.
Liu Yan stepped along the wall, but only half of his foot could touch the solid ground.
Lu Cheng looked at Liu Yan's back, which was pressed tightly against the wall. He gripped the taut makeshift rope in front of him and carefully moved towards the opposite balcony.
The distance, which wasn't actually that far, seemed to stretch out considerably in the tense atmosphere of the moment, with sounds and noises coming from behind them incessantly.
Lu Cheng glanced back and saw that the hole in the doorway was big enough for half of Wei Ning's body to squeeze through, but Zhang Bochao, who was also trying to get in, and two other male insects were making it difficult for him to squeeze through.
Lu Cheng looked at Liu Yan with some nervousness. They were only halfway there, and his chest was pounding violently with emotion.
For a moment, he couldn't tell whether the noise made by Wei Ning and the others was louder, or whether his own heartbeat was louder.
"Bang...crash..."
A series of crackling sounds once again made Lü Cheng nervously turn around.
Wei Ning finally broke free from the congested path created by Zhang Bochao, rushed into the room first, and collapsed onto the items piled up at the doorway, making a loud noise.
Looking at the wide smile on his face, and the excited and eager look in his eyes as he looked in his direction, Lü Cheng couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine, his hair standing on end.
"Lu Cheng! Come here quickly!"
After Liu Yan reached the balcony, before he could even wipe the sweat from his forehead caused by nervousness, he hurriedly urged Lü Cheng, who was still on the opposite side, to hurry up.
Upon hearing his call, Lü Cheng didn't hesitate. After tightening the fabric again, she followed the route and method Liu Yan had taken, carefully and quickly helping him across.
"Lu Cheng...why won't you open the door..."
Wei Ning had already climbed off the obstacle, still muttering his previous words, a strange smile on his face, and slowly walked towards the balcony.
Zhang Bochao, who was right behind him, also got up. As if due to the difference in size, he was behind Wei Ning but took two or three steps ahead of him.
Wei Ning, who was still slowly walking towards the balcony, couldn't help but glance at him, feeling a sense of speechlessness from someone with short legs compared to someone with long legs.
As they began banging on the glass door of the balcony, Lü Cheng finally reached the halfway point.
Hearing them banging on the door, my foot slipped, and I almost lost my footing and fell.
Fortunately, the fabric was taut enough to support Lü Cheng's mistake, but it also gave Liu Yan, who had been watching him nervously, a fright that made him break out in a cold sweat.
"Lu Cheng, be careful, don't panic, they shouldn't be that fast..."
"Bang... Crash..."
Before Liu Yan could finish speaking, the glass door of the balcony shattered, interrupting his words of comfort to Lü Cheng.
"Don't rush, don't rush. It's just a broken glass, but there are still things piled up. You'll be here soon, so stay calm and don't panic!"
Liu Yan spoke words of comfort to Lü Cheng, and also to himself, telling Lü Cheng not to panic. But the voice that came out of his mouth seemed to be more nervous than Lü Cheng's, who had not yet arrived.
Lu Cheng, who was initially flustered, became inexplicably calmer upon seeing his tense appearance. He steadied himself and continued moving toward the balcony where Liu Yan was.
Finally, as Wei Ning and the others smashed open the glass door and grabbed the taut fabric, Lü Cheng also managed to grab Liu Yan's outstretched hand.
"Ah!! Lü Cheng... Liu Yan, where are you going! Why didn't you wait for us!!"
Zhang Bochao first shouted loudly at the balcony where they were. Wei Ning was also talking next to him, but because of the volume of Zhang Bochao's voice, it was almost completely drowned out.
In Liu Yan and the others' ears, it sounded like only Zhang Bochao was yelling at them, while Wei Ning and the other two seemed to be just adding to the crowd.
"Quickly untie this, don't let them come any closer."
After regaining his footing, Lü Cheng glanced at his companion opposite him and then reached out to untie the bronze table lamp on his side.
"They shouldn't be able to get through. Let's go in first and block this side as well, just in case..."
Liu Yan watched him finish solving the problem before making his suggestion.
Lu Cheng nodded in agreement and went into the room with him. The layout of this room was the same as the one next door, with a living room connected to a balcony, and a bedroom next to the living room with a bathroom.
After Liu Yan and Lü Cheng piled up everything in the room that could be moved to the balcony and the door, they were completely exhausted.
The two male insects sat wearily on the ground, wrapped in blankets they had taken from their bedroom. They endured their hunger and rested against each other to ease their fear.
The room gradually quieted down, with only occasional roars coming from outside the balcony, reminding them that this was not a nightmare.
Neither of the two male insects seemed inclined to speak or discuss what to do next; both wore expressions of confusion.
Just as Liu Yan was getting drowsy, a cracking sound startled him awake.
Liu Yan looked in the direction of the sound and saw one... no, two!! d(?д??)
roccoschili