Chapter 14

"Stay strong!" Officer Li shouted, "There are only a limited number of harpoons. If we hold on a little longer, we'll survive!"

Before anyone could respond, another scream was heard.

Turning around, they saw it was Tian Tian.

She wasn't as lucky as Xiao Ran; a harpoon had pierced through her palm.

Tian Tian lost her strength momentarily, and the table in front of her was knocked askew by the incoming harpoons.

"Be careful!"

Qiao Jiajin gritted his teeth and reached out to grab the table in front of Tian Tian.

In that moment, a harpoon flew through the gap and pierced Han Yimo's shoulder.

Han Yimo let out a painful scream but still clung tightly to the table.

"Don't panic!"

Officer Li supported Han Yimo and then used both hands to hold up half of the table.

Qiao Jiajin also acted decisively, reaching out to help Tian Tian hold the table.

Fortunately, these two were very strong, and the formation stabilized again.

As the impact gradually diminished, everyone realized how effective this formation was.

If they had followed Officer Li and Doctor Zhao's plan to hold the tables in a staggered manner, the tables would have been perpendicular to the harpoons, making them extremely easy to penetrate.

Now, the "bamboo shoots after the rain" formation made the contact surfaces between the harpoons and the tables at an angle, significantly reducing the penetration force.

Especially the harpoons flying from directly above, which now changed their trajectory due to the conical shape.

After a while, the noise outside the table ceased.

"Is it over?" Han Yimo asked through gritted teeth.

"Wait another minute," Qi Xia replied.

Everyone held the table quietly for another minute and found that there was indeed no more movement outside.

Qiao Jiajin carefully moved a gap and peeked out.

"Damn..." He was instantly stunned by the scene before him.

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Everyone slowly moved the table away and saw that the floor and the table were almost completely covered with harpoons.

The two bodies on the ground were even more gruesome, looking like two porcupines with countless spines.

Each harpoon was connected by a rope, the other end of which was attached to the hollows in the walls, leaving the room in a mess.

Doctor Zhao rolled up his sleeves and came to Han Yimo's side.

His condition was not good; the harpoon had pierced his shoulder and needed immediate attention.

Han Yimo slowly sat down and laughed bitterly, "I was just thinking about whether I would be that unlucky, and it really happened..."

Tian Tian looked very guilty and hurriedly apologized to Han Yimo.

But everyone knew it wasn't Tian Tian's fault; she had also been pierced by a harpoon in her palm.

"Hey, pretty girl, come here," Qiao Jiajin waved, "I can bandage you."

"Huh?" Tian Tian was taken aback, "You know how to bandage?"

"A little bit."

Qiao Jiajin tore a strip of fabric from the dead goat-headed man's suit and then tore it into two pieces.

One piece was tightly tied around Tian Tian's arm to stop the bleeding, and the other was carefully wrapped around the wound.

"I used to get injured a lot on the streets, so I learned some bandaging techniques," Qiao Jiajin said.

Tian Tian nodded slightly, without a word.

After arriving here, everyone had a rare moment of peace, as if they had temporarily escaped the shadow of death.

But there was still no door in sight, and this damned room still trapped them inside.

What kind of place was this?

What was outside the room?

In less than a minute, a sigh came from Doctor Zhao's direction.

Qi Xia turned around and saw that Doctor Zhao, who was treating Han Yimo's wound, looked troubled.

"What's wrong?" Officer Li asked, "Is the injury severe?"

"The injury isn't severe," Doctor Zhao shook his head, "But I can't remove the harpoon."

Everyone moved closer and saw that the problem was indeed tricky.

The tip of the harpoon had a barb, and pulling it out would cause more damage to the patient.

The tail of the harpoon was also connected to a rope.

At this moment, Han Yimo was like a fish that had been shot, and no matter where he went, he would be held by the rope.

"We can only cut the rope and then pull the harpoon out from the front," Doctor Zhao said, "But I don't have any sharp tools."

Han Yimo's lips were pale, and the harpoon piercing his shoulder caused him great pain.

"Use another harpoon," Officer Li said decisively, "Although it's sharp, it can be used as a tool."

"That's the only way," Doctor Zhao nodded, "Writer, I need you to lie down in the most relaxed position. We need to cut the rope on your back. Don't rush, take it slowly. Be careful with the harpoon in front of you to avoid secondary injuries."

Han Yimo nodded and began to move his body with difficulty.

Qi Xia felt something was off as he watched this scene.

Take it slowly?

Do they really have the time for that in this situation?

He looked at the ropes on the ground and had a foreboding feeling.

If his guess was correct, they were still racing against time.

"We can't take it slowly!" Qi Xia suddenly said, "Remove the harpoon from him right now!"

He quickly walked to the doctor's side and said seriously to Han Yimo, "Bear with it, I'm going to pull the harpoon out now!"

Han Yimo was puzzled but didn't refuse.

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"What are you doing?!" Doctor Zhao pushed Qi Xia angrily, "You'll make his injury worse!"

"There's no time! If we delay, he'll really die!" Qi Xia pushed Doctor Zhao away and grabbed the harpoon on Han Yimo's back.

A scream echoed.

A harpoon with barbs was easy to pierce but extremely difficult to remove.

"Hey!" Officer Li ran over and pulled Qi Xia away, shouting, "Are you trying to kill him?"

Qi Xia's face turned grim after being stopped twice.

"I understand you want to save him, but if we don't act quickly, the harpoon will..."

Before Qi Xia could finish, the sound of chains rang out again, as if a huge mechanism had been activated.

This was followed by Han Yimo's heart-wrenching scream.

Everyone realized that all the harpoons were being slowly retracted by the ropes.

Han Yimo was being dragged by the force.

Qi Xia had noticed this earlier; the ropes on the harpoons were not just for show; they would eventually pull the harpoons back.

Everyone ran frantically with Han Yimo, and Officer Li tried to hold the rope to resist the immense force from the black holes, but it was in vain.

The table, which was almost completely pierced by harpoons, was gradually torn apart and began to retreat.

The force that could tear through wood was not something they could resist with their bare hands.

Although Han Yimo was in excruciating pain, he soon realized another problem.

If he was pulled to the wall and still couldn't free himself from the harpoon, he would be nailed to the wall and die.

Thinking of this, he painfully stood up, grabbed Qi Xia again, and said firmly, "Help me remove the harpoon! Do it now!"