Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 567: Life and Death, Desperate Struggle

At this moment, Lin Yuan has completely turned into a fire man.

The flame-retardant fiber made of THPC material begins to carbonize and burn in a high-temperature environment.

As Lin Yuan ran at high speed, the flames were dragged behind him, splashing out countless sparks, like a knight from hell.

"boom!"

"boom!"

Wearing heavy fireproof clothing, every step Lin Yuan took on the ground made a loud noise, countless gravel and fallen leaves on the ground were blown up, and countless dead branches in the forest were broken.

All of this made his running impressive and unstoppable.

Behind the path he ran, a "road of fire" ignited by sparks rose up, which was extremely cool!

Director Cohen, behind the camera, said with emotion, "Just this running scene alone is worth watching repeatedly. As the opening scene of this scene, it is even more exciting than the climax of other Hollywood blockbusters."

Meng Tao nodded beside him. "It's really cool. Running wildly with flames on his body, leaving a trail of fire in his wake, such a scene is worthy of being written into the annals of film history. But can you imagine that such a wonderful image is just the opening of this scene, the most insignificant part."

Charlize Theron also exclaimed: "It's amazing. Wearing such a heavy fireproof suit, he can still run so fast. In about 40 seconds, he rushed forward nearly 400 meters. His speed and physical fitness are incredible."

She had personally taken the fireproof suit that Lin Yuan was wearing yesterday and knew how heavy it was.

A normal person would have difficulty walking in it, but Lin Yuan was able to run so fast and ran 400 meters without any signs of slowing down due to lack of physical strength.

Looking at Lin Yuan who was about to reach the wall of fire, Meng Tao stood up and walked to the side: "Lin Yuan is almost at the wall of fire. I should go deal with the dumping plan of the fire tornado."

"Please! Whether Lin Yuan can land safely depends on you!" Director Cohen said solemnly.

"Don't worry! I will make sure Lin Yuan is safe." Meng Tao answered seriously.

At this time, Lin Yuan continued to charge forward at high speed, and the flames on his body had been extinguished.

In just over ten seconds, the orange-red fireproof suit had carbonized and turned pitch black.

As he approached the edge of the fire wall, many scattered clusters of flames rushed towards Lin Yuan.

However, all the flames immediately deflected to the side as soon as they touched Lin Yuan's fireproof suit, failing to leave any traces on his body.

Lin Yuan knew that the carbonized fireproof suit could completely prevent the flames from burning on his body.

Now, as long as the double-layer PBI material anti-melt insulation layer can work, he can isolate the deadly high temperature in the fire from the body.

He had reached the edge of the fire wall, which was more than 30 meters high and burned from the low trees in the forest to the tops of the tall fir trees.

Therefore, the fire wall is not just intangible flames, but also has burning trees as physical barriers.

But facing the blazing wall of fire in front of him, Lin Yuan not only did not slow down, but instead accelerated and rushed forward.

Amid the stunned astonishment of the crew members, Lin Yuan slammed hard into the wall of fire.

"boom!"

The location of the fire wall that Lin Yuan rushed into was a burning small tree more than four meters high.

With Lin Yuan's impact, the fragile tree trunk that had been burned and carbonized broke in half, and countless sparks flew into the air, scattering a brilliant red star in the fire scene filled with black smoke.

This scene is like iron flowers, the deadly flames form a very beautiful art.

The entire crew was shocked by Lin Yuan's performance.

They knew that today's scene would be thrilling and exciting, but they didn't expect that there would be such an artistic and beautiful scene.

Lin Yuan could have chosen to break through the wall of fire from a place where there were no solid tree trunks blocking him, but he didn't do that. Instead, he crashed into a burning small tree without hesitation.

This move was like a stroke of genius, which made up for the defect of lightness and lack of strength when breaking through the firewall, and instead made this scene full of the appeal of violent aesthetics.

"He is truly a natural born action actor, and he can always come up with a brilliant move." Director Cohen was so overwhelmed with praise for Lin Yuan's performance that he didn't know how to praise him.

He didn't know that it was only after Lin Yuan acquired the talent of [Super Intuition] that he was able to accurately find such a perfect opportunity in such a chaotic situation.

"Director, has this segment passed the first hurdle?" Charlize Theron asked nervously.

"Not yet. It depends on whether Lin Yuan can withstand the high temperature after entering the fire scene. Even if he passes this level, there are still two levels to go, and each one is more dangerous than the last." Director Cohen stared at the picture in the camera and said seriously.

He knew that Lin Yuan faced three major challenges in filming this action scene today:

The first step is to quickly enter the fire scene without the support of a breathing system and remain safe and sound in an environment with a high temperature of 800 degrees.

In the second level, Lin Yuan must rush into the fire tornado and overcome the deadly environmental threats inside the fire tornado.

The third level is that Lin Yuan must land safely from an altitude of more than 600 meters without a parachute.

These three levels are more difficult than the last one. The last level cannot be completed by Lin Yuan alone. It requires the closest cooperation of Meng Tao so that Lin Yuan can land safely.

It can be said that Meng Tao is also a crucial link in today's scene. To a certain extent, he even determines Lin Yuan's life and death.

At this time, Lin Yuan had already rushed into the fire scene.

As soon as he entered the fire scene, his first feeling was confusion.

There were tongues of fire more than ten meters long everywhere, ruthlessly devouring everything around them.

There was billowing black poisonous smoke everywhere, making Lin Yuan unable to tell east, west, or north.

The blazing flames looked terrifying, but they were not dangerous to Lin Yuan.

He was wearing a special double-layer fireproof suit, and the high temperature of over 800 degrees in the fire scene could not threaten him at all.

Instead, it was the overwhelming black smoke that really put Lin Yuan in crisis.

Wearing a sealed fireproof suit, Lin Yuan was not worried about the hot and toxic smoke invading his respiratory system.

But the oxygen in his sealed fireproof suit was only enough to sustain him in the fire for 5 minutes, and it took him 40 seconds to break into the fire wall.

For Lin Yuan, time is life now, and every second counts.

He had to get into the fire tornado quickly, but now he couldn't find the location of the fire tornado under the cover of thick smoke and flames.

Just when Lin Yuan was hesitating, Meng Tao's voice came from the headset:
"Lin Yuan, enter from the north of the fire tornado. The wind speed there is the lowest, currently 140 meters per second."

"Damn it! Where is due north? And where is the fire tornado? There is thick smoke everywhere and I can't tell the direction at all." Lin Yuan shouted.

"You are facing south now, and the fire tornado is at ten o'clock in front of you." Meng Tao immediately and accurately stated the direction.

After hearing Meng Tao's instructions, Lin Yuan immediately updated the direction and map in his mind.

Without saying a word, he immediately ran towards the ten o'clock direction.

The fact that he had just been lost had already cost him another 10 seconds, so he had to hurry.

The inside of the fire scene is not flat.

Instead, the ground was covered with thick, charred, fallen tree trunks and gullies that had once been filled with dead branches and leaves, but were now exposed after being completely burned.

The bumpy and undulating terrain really frustrated Lin Yuan.

Fortunately, his parkour skills are unparalleled in the world.

Rolling, jumping and other movements are seamlessly integrated into his running movements.

Playing parkour in a fireproof suit weighing nearly 70 kilograms is probably an unprecedented scene.

As Lin Yuan continued to move forward, a huge fire tornado appeared in front of him. The violent airflow around it made Lin Yuan's footsteps become light, as if it would pull him up from the ground and throw him into the air at any moment.

"Lin Yuan! Lin Yuan! What are you doing! The wind speed is the lowest in the north direction! You are currently located in the south direction of the fire tornado! This is the direction with the fastest wind speed in the fire tornado, exceeding 200 meters per second! Are you trying to kill yourself?" Meng Tao's anxious roar came from the headset again.

The huge fire tornado has different wind speeds at different angles, which are affected by the intensity of the burning flames and the terrain.

Entering the fire tornado from the slowest north direction, Lin Yuan faced a wind speed of 140 meters per second.

If Lin Yuan enters the tornado from the south, where the speed is the fastest, he will face a terrifying wind speed of 200 meters per second!
This is related to Lin Yuan's initial speed and his rising speed, which can be said to be a vital link concerning life and death.

Lin Yuan certainly understood this, but the problem was that the range of the fire tornado was too large. If he wanted to go around to the north, he would have to spend an extra minute.

What made him even more frustrated was that even if he was willing to take a detour to the north, he would still have to face a huge ditch on the way.

They did not discover this deep ditch during the on-site survey before filming.

Because the ditch was filled with countless dead branches and leaves at that time, the ditch could not be seen at all when the drone took pictures from high altitude.

But now that it has been covered by fire, this nearly 20-meter-deep ditch will greatly increase the difficulty of crossing the forest source.

Lin Yuan, who was blessed with two great talents, made a judgment in an instant: it would take him an extra 50 seconds.

This means that if Lin Yuan chooses to take a detour to the north, it will take nearly 2 minutes longer.

He only had about four minutes left, and he had to leave enough time to be carried high into the sky by the fire tornado. He simply couldn't afford the cost of taking a detour.

So, he shouted into the call channel, "Going due north is too time-consuming. We can't go there! We have no choice but to fight!"

Lin Yuan shouted as he accelerated towards the fire tornado.

With every step he took closer, the wind speed increased!
Driven by the strong airflow, countless pieces of gravel and dead branches and leaves hit his fireproof suit and mask hard, making crackling sounds like popping beans.

The huge fire tornado was like a towering pillar piercing the sky from the ground, and the crimson flames brought an unparalleled sense of oppression.

At this moment, in front of the mighty power of nature, Lin Yuan felt from the bottom of his heart that he was insignificant and simply not worth mentioning.

Lin Yuan felt that his feet were becoming lighter and lighter, as if he was about to fly into the air.

Soon Lin Yuan found that he could no longer run, and his leaping steps could no longer land on the ground.

His body seemed to be pinched by the palm of an invisible giant, and was suddenly lifted up, with his feet off the ground and thrown into the air!

At the same time, his body began to spin faster and faster, as if he was stuffed into a washing machine. The scene in front of him was spinning dizzyingly, and golden stars were everywhere.

At this moment, Lin Yuan felt as if his head was about to explode, as if his brain had been shaken into a paste.

His body was spinning at high speed, and the huge gravitational acceleration exerted on him made his bones creak and creak, and there was no place from head to toe that didn't hurt.

The next moment, Lin Yuan's eyes went dark and he lost consciousness...

At this moment, the crew members in front of the camera clearly saw Lin Yuan entering the fire tornado. In the rapid rotation, his whole body looked like a broken doll in a washing machine.

His head was shaking uncontrollably, and his limbs were waving around in a very strange way, driven by the airflow.

All this proved that Lin Yuan had lost consciousness and passed out.

"Oh my God! How could this happen! Lin Yuan is in a coma!" Charlize Theron was about to cry, her eyes were red, and her voice was full of tears.

"Meng Tao! Is this normal?" Having had the experience of filming "King of Spy", Director Cohen was obviously much calmer.

"..." Meng Tao remained silent in the call channel.

"Meng Tao! Why don't you say anything! F*CK! No matter what the conclusion is, you should say something!" Meng Tao's silence made the old director unable to remain calm.

"I don't know..." Meng Tao said.

"Don't know? What the hell do you mean by not knowing? As the action director and the person in charge of security, you tell me you don't know!" the old director cursed.

"I only assessed that Lin Yuan entered the fire tornado from the north direction, and never thought that he would be so crazy as to enter directly from the south direction. Not to mention the wind speed of 200 meters, even the wind speed of 100 meters is enough to make anyone other than Lin Yuan lose consciousness in the high-speed rotation." Meng Tao said.

After hearing Meng Tao's words, the old director and Charlize Theron fell silent.

This is not difficult to understand. A normal person will feel dizzy as if he is about to explode, and may even vomit after spinning around on the ground for a few times.

Lin Yuan was swept into the air, spinning continuously at an unimaginable speed, so it was not surprising that he lost consciousness.

"It all depends on Lin Yuan himself. Maybe he will wake up soon." Meng Tao said.

This statement was obviously not well-founded, and he himself did not quite believe it.

Under normal circumstances, even if Lin Yuan was unconscious, there was a high probability that he would wake up before landing. After all, it would take a long time for a tornado to blow up into the sky and then fall down.

But the problem is... Lin Yuan has no respiratory support.

Charlize Theron looked at the digital clock beside her.

That was recording the remaining oxygen time for Lin Yuan. The glaring red characters on the LCD screen were pulsing and decreasing, repeating like a countdown to Lin Yuan's life:
3:49……

3:48……

3:47……

…3:17…

……

3:06……

……

Time passed second by second, and in the blink of an eye, more than 40 seconds had passed, but Lin Yuan showed no sign of waking up.

He was like a tattered doll, torn by the wind and scattered in the air.

Everyone's hearts were sinking and had completely reached the bottom.

"Crack!" A crisp sound was heard.

It was Director Cohen who crushed the director's tube. The sharp plastic fragments cut his palm and blood flowed down his fingers, but he was completely unaware and just stared at the big screen.

Director Cohen felt that his heart was falling into the abyss bit by bit, becoming colder and colder.

Fear and despair enveloped his heart:

If Lin Yuan cannot wake up in a short time, then there is no point in him waking up.

Without enough time to escape from the height, he would be in even greater pain when he woke up:

He watched in despair as he fell from a height of several hundred meters, hitting the ground heavily, with his bones and internal organs shattered to pieces.

If that's the case, it would be better not to wake up and die peacefully in a coma.

If Lin Yuan doesn't wake up in another 30 seconds, there will probably be no chance anymore.

Even Director Cohen, who had witnessed Lin Yuan create miracles countless times, had to make the worst-case scenario in his mind at this moment.

"Director, we..." Meng Tao's hesitant voice was heard in the call channel.

It was obvious that Meng Tao did not have the courage to express his despair and worries.

Although this scene was led by Lin Yuan from beginning to end, if something really happened to him, how would Meng Tao and director Cohen have the face to face Liu Yufei, Betty, Taylor Swift, GAKKI and others?
And what kind of sadness and despair will the countless investors and fans behind Lin Yuan fall into?

"Lin Yuan! Wake up!"

Suddenly, a sharp shout was heard in the communication channel.

The volume was so loud and the pitch so high that it almost broke the sound.

It's Charlize Theron.

At this moment, her face was already covered with tears, but she tried her best to raise her voice and shouted loudly in the call channel:

"Lin Yuan! Wake up!"

"Lin Yuan! Wake up!"

After only three shouts, her voice became hoarse due to the strain.

Charlize Theron felt a sharp pain in her throat, as if it were being cut by a knife.

But she still ignored it and continued to shout with a broken voice:

"Lin Yuan! Wake up!"

……

……

Lin Yuan felt like he was dreaming.

It seemed as if I had returned to my previous life when I was bedridden.

His head ached badly, and his whole body ached.

It was as if someone had pressed huge rocks on him, making him unable to move.

He was powerless to struggle and was filled with despair.

He had experienced this kind of situation countless times in his previous life.

Every time he fought, it was in vain.

So, learn to accept reality?

"Lin Yuan! Wake up!"

Suddenly, a sharp and piercing cry penetrated his mind.

It was like a sharp thorn that pierced his head, waking him up instantly.

who am I?
I am no longer that sickly guy lying in bed, I am already a world legendary action star!

where am I?
I'm filming a movie, and I'm challenging myself in a thrilling action scene that others wouldn't even dare to imagine in their dreams!

A series of thoughts flashed quickly through Lin Yuan's mind.

The last scene before entering the fire tornado was clearly displayed in front of Lin Yuan.

I am in danger now, I can't just sit there and wait for death!
"Lin Yuan! Wake up!"

The voice became a little hoarse, but it still carried endless power, inspiring him.

Yes, the most important thing now is to wake up immediately.

Lin Yuan used all his strength to open his eyes.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

Consciousness returned to Lin Yuan's mind, and at this moment his ears were filled with violent roaring sounds.

Did I just faint?
How long had I been unconscious?

This was the first thing Lin Yuan thought of when he woke up.

At this moment, he still felt dizzy, but he could barely endure this torture.

"Lin Yuan? Are you awake?"

The hoarse female voice was heard in the call channel, her uncertain tone carrying obvious surprise and expectation.

After shouting with all her might, Charlize Theron was almost losing her voice.

One could still hear the ecstasy in her weak voice.

"Yes, I'm awake. Thank you, Charlize." Lin Yuan said.

The next moment, Lin Yuan immediately asked, "Meng Tao, how long have I been unconscious? Report the current situation."

"You were unconscious for a total of 61 seconds. You are now in the second stage of the fire tornado, at an altitude of 1189 meters." Meng Tao's calm and restrained voice came from the headset.

In fact, Meng Tao was not calm at all at this moment, but he tried his best to control his emotions.

He did not express his joy at Lin Yuan's awakening, nor did he express any surprise.

Lin Yuan has wasted too much time in a coma. Now we must seize every second and not say a word.

After hearing Meng Tao's brief reply, Lin Yuan fell into deep thought.

The height is too high!
He woke up a little too late, and he had already been swept to a height of more than 1100 meters.

According to the previous plan, Meng Tao should be controlling the drone at this time and dropping several flame retardant bombs due east of the fire tornado.

The function of this flame retardant bomb is certainly not to extinguish fire.

Instead, it uses shock waves to blow away the burning materials and artificially create a small flame vacuum area.

When this flame vacuum area appears due east of the fire tornado, it will break the current balance.

As mentioned before, fire tornadoes are much more fragile in terms of stability than ordinary tornadoes.

Dumping often occurs due to terrain obstructions or uneven burning.

When this fire tornado, which is several kilometers high and hundreds of meters wide, falls and hits the ground, it will inevitably leave people on the ground with no way to escape and they can only watch themselves being reduced to ashes.

This is also a major deadly threat from wildfires in Canada.

And now, Meng Tao is going to create this dumping artificially.

As long as this dumping is controllable, it will not only be harmless but can save lives.

Lin Yuan was blown so high into the air by the fire tornado, and without a parachute, his oxygen was almost running out.

The only option for a safe landing is for the fire tornado to fall into a densely wooded area.

In this way, Lin Yuan would have the opportunity to land on a tree with dense branches and leaves, and thus land safely.

Meng Tao's operation was like a lumberjack, cutting down the fire tornado as if it were a big tree.

Therefore, the direction in which the fire tornado falls is a crucial question.

According to the original plan, Meng Tao would control the fire tornado to fall towards the east.

The north direction is the direction from which the wildfire came. All the trees have been burned out. It is definitely not possible to dump the fire there because there are no trees to catch the source of the fire.

Director Cohen and crew members including Charlize Theron were located due west, opposite to the planned direction, and therefore relatively safe.

If everything could be carried out according to the original plan, everything would be perfect.

But the problem was that Lin Yuan was unconscious for too long, causing him to be carried to a higher position by the fire tornado.

The height of 1189 meters is not a big problem.

There won't be much difference in speed between the expected 700-meter drop and the 1189-meter drop.

But the problem is that there are only about 1000 meters of woods left to the east, and further east is a lake.

If the fire tornado continues to move eastward as expected, it means that Lin Yuan will be hit hard on the lake.

Not to mention that there is thick ice on the surface of the lake at this moment, even the lake water is still a dead end.

Therefore, fire tornadoes must never be dumped to the east.

So where should I go?
It certainly won't do without trees on the north side.

Only the west and south sides where the crew was located remained.

At this moment, Meng Tao's voice came from the communication channel: "Lin Yuan, get ready. I will arrange for the fire tornado to fall due west."

"I don't agree! That direction includes Director Coen, Charlize, and the entire crew!" Lin Yuan immediately expressed his refusal.

"Lin Yuan, your life is more important than ours. This is the conclusion that Charlize, the entire crew and I have discussed." Director Cohen's voice came from the call channel.

"Yes. If someone has to die, we'd rather you live." Charlize Theron's raspy voice echoed over the line. "Besides, the west side is so wide. We might not be so unlucky as to be hit."

"No! I absolutely do not agree to this plan." Lin Yuan said firmly: "Meng Tao, listen to my orders. Dump the fire tornado in the south direction, execute immediately!"

"You will die if you go due south!" Meng Tao immediately refused.

He looked towards the south, where there was a dense forest in an enclosed valley.

Many trees in the dense forest had been burnt and were emitting black smoke, but no open flames could be seen, and it was obvious that the fire had been extinguished.

"Follow orders! Trust me!" Lin Yuan shouted.

“Lin Yuan…”

The south direction was like a ferocious beast with its bloody mouth wide open, waiting for its prey to enter, which made Meng Tao shudder and he hesitated.

"Lin Yuan! Let us take the risk for you!" Director Cohen pleaded.

"No! If I have to hide behind you to survive, I would rather die with a clear conscience. Believe me!" Lin Yuan roared without giving any room for argument: "There's no time, Meng Tao! Follow the order!"

Meng Tao hesitated and pressed the controller in his hand.

A flame retardant bomb exploded just south of the fire tornado.

(End of this chapter)