Song Yun exhaled a turbid breath. Although from the outside, it seemed very easy for Song Yun to walk such a long distance, he was well aware that the energy consumed was no less than fighting a top expert from the War God List. Internally, he had to use his strength to steady his balance while also resisting the force of the water hitting his body. The combination of these two was not as simple as one plus one. Upon reaching about thirty meters, Song Yun decisively felt his physical strength draining faster. Some sand and stones in the water, carried by the current, struck against him, causing intermittent pain that almost made him cry out. The people in the car were ecstatic upon seeing someone coming to rescue them. When they saw Song Yun being less than ten meters away, their spirits were visibly lifted. "Hurry and save us, quick!" "Please, hurry and save us." Various voices, pleas, and flattery echoed. Song Yun remained expressionless, taking another step forward. Suddenly, an undercurrent surged beneath him. The force of this undercurrent was so strong that it destabilized Song Yun’s entire body. Before Song Yun could react, the people in the car shouted out first. Song Yun took a deep breath, quickly regaining his balance and stabilizing his body. Meanwhile, inside the car, Bailing was already in a panic. Upon hearing the cries from the people surrounding the window, someone seemed to be rescuing them. Bailing rushed to the window, but it was so crowded that she couldn’t see a thing. Bailing grew anxious again, hesitant about what to do. Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she shook her hands. A few white insects flew out of her sleeves, heading toward those by the window. "Ah, my neck itches." "Oh no, my hand itches." After a few cries of surprise, the people at the window stepped aside, scratching themselves, giving Bailing the opportunity to occupy the spot. Looking out the window, Bailing saw a person. That person was submerged up to his stomach, yet incredibly steady. The person was only a few meters away from the car, allowing Bailing a clear view of his face. "Ah! That villain, Song Yun!" Bailing gasped, covering her mouth, momentarily forgetting her fear. She couldn’t understand why Song Yun was here, and seemed to be rescuing her. If she let her beloved snake bite Song Yun now, his balance would surely be disrupted, and he would be swept away—likely leading to his doom in such waters! Bailing looked at Song Yun, who was just about a meter away, biting her lip and slipping her hand into her pocket. "Humph, if you get swept away, we’d all be doomed. Since you might be useful, I’ll spare you for now. Once we’re safe, I’ll take your life!" Bailing thought. Song Yun was only a step away from the bus, and the water was deeper than he expected, reaching up to his chest, with the powerful current causing sweat to form on his forehead. With a firm step forward, Song Yun grabbed a handle at the back of the bus. The people inside the bus cheered as they saw Song Yun successfully holding onto the bus. Without resting, Song Yun swiftly untied the rope from his body and securely fastened it to the bus. The rope was just long enough, slightly taut. Song Yun sighed with relief, knowing that as long as the rope held, the bus wouldn’t be in too much danger. The task now was to return and have people help pull the bus back. Though Song Yun considered letting the passengers each grab the rope to walk back, it could lead to a scramble as everyone would want to go first. If that happened, it would be problematic, especially in Shen Zhou, a nation prone to internal strife. If each passenger went individually, it would take a long time. It took him three minutes to walk here from the shore, but returning with the rope would take just seconds. Still, getting everyone across within ten minutes was unlikely. Grabbing onto the rope, Song Yun shouted to the people in the bus, "I’ll have them pull the rope from over there. Stay put in the bus and don’t move around!" "Understood!" ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ noveⅼfire.net The passengers expressed their gratitude one after another. Song Yun nodded, just about to head back. At that moment, a gray line, about a meter high, suddenly appeared twenty meters upstream from the bridge. "Damn, a flash flood!" Seeing it, Song Yun’s face changed instantly. A flash flood at such a critical moment! Although it was just a Peak Flood, which would pass quickly, it might push the bus into the river below. Could the rope withstand the flood’s force? Song Yun was unsure. The flash flood moved incredibly fast, closing the twenty-meter distance in the blink of an eye. Song Yun didn’t have time to retreat; he could only grip the rope with all his strength. The flood struck the bus directly, causing it to shift, slowly moving toward the river. The cries from inside the bus echoed through the sky, while Song Yun was immediately submerged by the flood, vanishing from sight. Water flowed into the bus through its crevices, quickly filling up inside. The bus continued its slow movement; although the flood wasn’t massive, had it been a large one, the bus would have been flipped into the river already. Yet the slow movement was more distressing, akin to gradually being driven into the Abyss! Outside, Song Yun remained unseen.