The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 186 Missing
The raging torrents had receded, but the accumulated water remained, submerging most of the complex tunnel space.

Jiang Hui floated on the water, trying to flex his feet, but couldn't touch the bottom, indicating that the water level was still quite high.

However, she didn't have the mind to observe anything else at the moment. Once she understood her current situation, her eyes immediately began to search for the two unlucky guys who couldn't swim.

Jiang Hui, who prides himself on being able to swim, almost drowned just now; he wonders what happened to the two who can't swim.

The three of them were already entwined together, and they had tied an elastic rope between each other to make it easier to find each other later.

So reality quickly answered her question.

Huan Xian, somewhat disheveled, clung to the hooks on the wall, trying to pull himself up to maintain his position in the water. Seeing Jiang Hui looking over, he gave her a stiff nod, seemingly still conscious.

Good, this one survived. What about the other one?

Jiang Hui looked around but didn't immediately spot another person, which made her a little worried... Had this person been eliminated already?

She suddenly remembered that the three of them had their seatbelts fastened together in a loop, and immediately followed the rope around their waists.

...But why is the rope so far out? Where are the people? Are they really eliminated?

Suddenly, a strong pull came from the other end of the rope, almost causing Jiang Hui to lose her balance and fall into the water.

This direction is not Huan Xian's, it is—

The floodwaters refused to recede, flowing and converging in the complex tunnels, forcing Jiang Hui to swim to move around in the water.

Huan Xian seemed to be terrified of water. Whether he was born with a fear of water or was still traumatized by the water adventure he had just experienced, even with the buoyancy of the simulated bra and the traction of the ropes, he remained as stiff as a piece of wood on the surface of the water, hardly daring to move.

Seeing that his condition was not good, Jiang Hui naturally dared not ask for help. She could only tell someone and then go find him herself. She swam a few meters towards the other end of the rope, pulling on the other end as she swam to save energy, trying to get some response from Zhou Xiuwen.

What is this? While swimming, Jiang Hui's right hand suddenly touched a hard object with a strangely familiar shape. When she scooped it up, she found it was a base for a row of nutrient solutions...

How could there be something like this in the water? Could it have washed other people's things here with it? Why didn't it fill the water with something useful? Otherwise, we could have picked up some ready-made stuff. She thought aimlessly.

Well, Jiang Hui knew she couldn't have too much hope for her luck. She was already lucky that she hadn't been completely swept away, so how could she expect to find nutrient solution so easily?

It's okay, as long as she's still in the competition, there will be resources and nutrient solutions. If she really can't get any, she can just buy three or five packs of nutrient solutions herself after the competition and drink her fill. Jiang Hui comforted herself like this.

However, she did not expect that she would soon be able to experience the inequality of the world.

Just now, because she was a little too far away, Jiang Hui hadn't received any response when she pulled the rope. After she swam a few more meters and pulled twice more, the other end immediately responded, though very faintly.

Jiang Hui figured that in the current situation, there was no need to worry about speaking loudly or softly, so she called out, "Zhou Xiuwen... Zhou Xiuwen!!"

I shouted something loudly at the beginning, but no one answered.

She wondered if he hadn't heard her or if he was too disoriented to hear, so she called his full name twice more, but there was still no response. "Ugh, gurgling..."

A muffled "gurgling" sound came from underwater.

Could this person still be drowning?! The girl was startled and, without thinking, plunged into the water to check the situation.

The tunnel space was already very dark, and the space above the water was already dim, so the environment below the water was naturally even darker, with almost no light penetrating through.

Although the genes of humans in interstellar space have been enhanced in many ways, they have not yet evolved organs adapted to the underwater environment. Their fragile eyeballs are suffering greatly from the impact of the strong pressure underwater. In such a dark environment, she can only see some slightly blurry shadows.

Then Jiang Hui saw a familiar figure not far to her side. The rope attached to the person was leading towards her, so this person must be Zhou Xiuwen.

She wasn't eliminated. Jiang Hui felt relieved, whether from a sense of relief or something else, but a sense of bewilderment grew stronger...

The person's bra was on properly, everything was fine, so why was the person sinking in the water?

Jiang Hui struggled to observe the other person underwater for a while. The figure, with its back to her, seemed to sway slightly, as if it was shaking something it was holding.

Several questions arose in her mind, but speaking in the water at this moment would undoubtedly be the most foolish thing to do.

After confirming that the person was alright, she suddenly surfaced from underwater.

Since there was no response at first, she gave up trying to communicate with the other party. Jiang Hui struggled along the waterway, gently pulling on the rope connecting the two of them, while using the end connected to the hook to slightly pull the other party to this side.

"Is this guy unconscious? He's not responding much even when I pull him like this." Jiang Hui was a little anxious and quickened her pace.

"What's going on?" Huan Xian, who was sitting on a makeshift narrow frame that had been erected on the wall with ropes, asked upon seeing this.

He didn't look too good either, as if he had been frightened. Although he seemed to have calmed down, the shock was still faintly visible between his brows. He was pale and soaked to the bone, a veritable "drowned rat".

"Zhou Xiuwen seems to have fainted. I called him for a while but he didn't respond. I'm not strong enough to pull him up with one hand," the girl said with some difficulty as she worked.

Jiang Hui released the rope connecting her to Zhou Xiuwen and then began to pull hard using the hooks on both sides.

With a strong enough fulcrum, the other end is easy to operate; simply use the rope's retraction function.

She had good intentions... but why was it so difficult to actually do it?

Because Zhou Xiuwen was really heavy, Jiang Hui had to use all her strength, pulling and tugging, to finally bring him close to the surface of the water.

"Hey, Zhou Xiuwen, wake up! Have you passed out? Don't sleep here. If you can't hold on, I'll just take you out of the stadium later." Anyway, staying in this water will definitely cause problems.

Jiang Hui had prepared himself for the person to have passed out and planned to do the work himself to pull the person out of the water, but he did not expect that the person would start struggling as soon as the top of his head touched the water.

(End of this chapter)