Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 595 Rescue Successful
The moment he saw the empty cans around Camp No. 8, the stone that had been hanging in Lin Yuan's heart fell down.

This shows that Meng Tao and others did not die at the first moment of the groundwater rise, but arrived at Camp 8.

Although Lin Yuan did not find them around Camp 8, it is highly likely that they are currently in the deeper Camps 9 and 10.

After confirming this, Lin Yuan did not continue on his way immediately, but squatted down and picked up an empty can of beef from the ground.

Through the headlight, the inside of the can was quite clean, with no obvious grease residue.

Lin Yuan stretched out his finger and scraped it gently. It felt only slightly slippery, but it was not like ordinary canned food, where a thick layer of residual oil would remain on the fingers after eating.

Seeing this scene, Lin Yuan felt both worried and relieved.

Obviously, this can of beef has been used to the maximum extent. Even after eating it, people are reluctant to throw away the remaining fat.

To be able to use food so efficiently, they must have strictly planned and controlled the use of supplies, so that they can last longer.

But this also proves that their supplies are indeed seriously insufficient and they have to save to the extreme.

This is not surprising, as Meng Tao's filming team consists of 5 people.

It includes Meng Tao, director Johnston, two film stars, and a guide.

The supplies at Camp 7 could only support four meals for the five of them.

Camp 8 must be even smaller at this point.

Lin Yuan was not sure whether the three empty cans on the ground were all the supplies for Camp No. 3.

Maybe, after eating these three cans, they would have to go deeper.

Maybe not. They took the remaining cans and headed towards Camp 9 while they still had the strength.

But no matter what, Meng Tao and others must be on the verge of collapse at this moment.

There was no food in Camp 10, and even if there was some in Camp 9, it was probably just a tiny bit, not even enough for a meal.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan stood up from the ground and continued to run quickly towards Camp No. 9.

It is already past 4 a.m. He has been working non-stop since he got up at 6 a.m. yesterday, and has been working for 22 hours straight.

During these 22 hours, he experienced too many difficulties and consumed too much physical strength, performing like an iron man.

But even an iron man is almost reaching his limit at this moment.

As Lin Yuan walked forward, he found that his eyelids were so heavy that he could hardly open them, and his stomach was rumbling.

But he didn't eat the energy bars in his backpack.

Because he didn't know the current situation of Meng Tao and others, these energy bars might be able to save their lives.

It didn't matter if he didn't eat at this time. He could handle a little hunger relief, but it was still too early for him to burn fat to provide energy to his body.

The supplies at Camp 7 are not far away, and they can solve the urgent problem as long as they are transported here.

Lin Yuan ran in small steps in the dark passage. Even though he was very hungry, his excellent athletic ability allowed him to move forward at a fast pace.

According to the information on the map, the actual distance from Camp No. 8, located 2450 meters underground, to Camp No. 2700, located 9 meters underground, is more than 15000 meters.

It may take an ordinary person 9 to 10 hours to complete such a rugged journey.

Lin Yuan estimated that he would only need 2 hours.

He didn't have to worry about crashing into the rock wall in the dark because he didn't dodge in time, because he could just walk quickly.

As he moved forward, the only sound in the tunnel was the rustling of his footsteps.

After walking for about half an hour, we suddenly heard the sound of people talking in the front.

anyone?

Why are you here?
Isn’t this still quite far from Camp 9?
Lin Yuan walked quickly forward, and the voices coming from afar became clearer and clearer.

"Meng Tao, why are we staying here waiting for rescue? The two camps are not next to each other, so wouldn't it be harder to find us?"

Lin Yuan didn't recognize the voice, it should be the two leading actors or the guide.

"We are worried about water seepage in Camp 8, as the terrain here is higher. Camp 9 is too far away, and it will be more difficult to rescue there. Thomas and I have moved all the supplies here, so there is no value there." Meng Tao replied.

After two sentences of conversation, Lin Yuan immediately gained a lot of information:
Camp 8 might be in danger of being flooded by seepage, so they did not stay in Camp 8.

Camp No. 9 was too far away, and Meng Tao was worried that it would increase the difficulty of rescue, so he stayed in the middle, a higher position.

As for the supplies for Camp No. 9, they had already been moved here. Meng Tao and Thomas went to get them.

Lin Yuan had never heard of the name Thomas. If he was not one of the two leading actors in the movie, then he should be the guide.

Meng Tao made such arrangements, on the one hand, because there was no need to let five people run to Camp No. 5 for a few supplies, wasting their energy.

On the other hand, Meng Tao and Thomas could avoid misunderstandings as much as possible by going together to get supplies.

After all, in such a desperate situation, the trust between people is very fragile, and perhaps normal behaviors under normal circumstances may be misunderstood at this time.

If Meng Tao went to get supplies from Camp No. 9 alone and brought back a very small amount, it would be inevitable that others might suspect that he had hidden the supplies.

Although Thomas was brought along, there was a possibility that the two of them were in collusion, but after all, there was formal mutual supervision, which at least could dispel most of the concerns.

What's more, as the headlamp ran out of power, it would be impossible to find the food in the dark cave even if you wanted to hide it.

At this moment, Director Johnston's voice could be heard from the tunnel again: "Let's stay here, in case we really die here. It will be more convenient for rescue workers to carry our bodies out in the future."

"I don't want to die here. I have a wife and children," said the guide Thomas.

"Thomas, I'm sorry, it's because I had to shoot a movie that you're stuck here." Director Johnston was in a low mood.

"Thomas, the director has bought you an insurance policy with a payout of 300 million US dollars. If, I mean if you really die here, your wife and children will be protected for the rest of their lives." Meng Tao said.

"Hearing what you said, I feel both happy and sad. My mood is very complicated," Thomas replied.

"Don't think about it. Your family probably won't be able to get this money. Lin Yuan will definitely come to rescue us." Meng Tao said.

"You've said this many times, but is it really possible that a billionaire like Lin Yuan would be willing to risk his life to come here and save us?" Lin Yuan didn't recognize this voice either. It should be a young male protagonist.

"Even if Lin Yuan is willing to come and rescue us, what can he do? The Kalonos Cave is already a huge challenge. After the water seepage underground, I really don't believe he has the ability to rescue us out." Another leading actor who sounded like a middle-aged man said.

"Meng Tao, don't hide the last can of beef. Let's eat it! I'm really hungry. Instead of cutting the meat so slowly, I'd rather take a few bites to satisfy myself and not think about the future." said the young leading actor.

"No, we have to wait until the day after tomorrow to eat the last can. And we can only eat half a can, and each person can only eat one bite. This way we may be able to hold on for another 6 days." Meng Tao replied.

"It's too painful. After six days of being half-dead, won't you just die in despair in the end?" said the young leading actor.

"No! Believe me, Lin Yuan will definitely come! I guess he must be on his way now. He may have arrived at Camp 3, or even before Camp 5, and organized people to prepare to go into the water." Meng Tao encouraged.

After hearing their conversation, Lin Yuan said: I'm here.

But he did not come forward immediately. It was somewhat awkward for him to suddenly appear after hearing their conversation.

Instead, he retreated about forty or fifty meters, and then began to shout quietly:

"Meng Tao! Director! Are you there?"

Then, the voice became louder and continued shouting.

As he advanced and shouted, he soon heard the ecstatic response from the crowd on the other side: "We are here!"

"Here! Here!"

"Lin Yuan! We are here!"

"We are saved!"

Finally, Lin Yuan walked out from the corner and stood in front of them.

In the dim light of the headlamp, five people were lying in a mess in the empty cave. They all looked to be in good spirits, but they were physically quite weak.

"I'm here." Lin Yuan said.

"You actually came to save us in person? I never expected you to come!" Meng Tao stood up and hugged Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan: ()
That's not what you said just now. You probably don't know that I heard everything.

"I'm so happy to see you. I've never been so happy." Director Johnston also hugged Lin Yuan.

Then the remaining three people also stepped forward one by one to shake hands with Lin Yuan.

After the ecstasy of meeting each other wore off, Meng Tao looked curiously behind Lin Yuan: "Are you alone? Where are the other rescuers?"

Lin Yuan spread his hands helplessly: "I'm alone. It's too difficult to get here. I came here alone first."

Hearing Lin Yuan's answer, Meng Tao asked in surprise: "Yes, the passage to Camp 7 was flooded. How did you get here?"

"You may not know that not only the passage leading to Camp 7 was flooded, but Camp 6 was also flooded, so I was the only one who arrived here," said Lin Yuan.

Meng Tao and others looked at Lin Yuan in surprise. They all knew it would be difficult, but they didn't expect it to be so difficult.

How many difficulties did Lin Yuan overcome to get here?
Lin Yuan took out a map and pointed to the unknown area between Channel F and Channel K. He said, "These two channels are connected. I crawled over here."

"The gates of hell?" Guide Thomas understood immediately.

"Well, after passing the Ghost Gate, there is a puddle blocking the passage."

Lin Yuan took a little time to briefly introduce the whole process of his entry.

After listening to his introduction, everyone realized how many difficulties Lin Yuan had experienced along the way, and also knew that he had not slept for almost a day.

All of this was done to appear in front of him as soon as possible.

So everyone silently stepped forward again and hugged Lin Yuan together, their gratitude needing no words.

Lin Yuan took out all four energy bars from his waist bag and distributed them to the four people except Meng Tao.

Meng Tao: “???”

Lin Yuan said: "After you eat the energy bars and replenish your strength, climb out of Channel F and reach the end of Camp 7, then bring the supplies to us.

Henry, who is outside, will find a way to arrange for you to get out."

"What about you? What about Meng Tao?" asked Director Johnston.

"It's absolutely impossible for Meng Tao to get through the 'Gate of Hell'." Lin Yuan said.

As we all know, Meng Tao is a fat man with a chubby figure.

Even Lin Yuan fractured several ribs when he passed the "Gate of Hell". With Meng Tao's physique, even if all his ribs were broken, there would be no way he could get through.

Aside from Meng Tao, the other four would definitely have an easier time passing through the "Gate of Hell" than Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan was a towering 1 meters tall man, much stronger than the others. So if Lin Yuan could squeeze through, then they would definitely have no problem.

After Lin Yuan explained his idea, Meng Tao asked, "What should I do then?"

"You can only wait until there are enough oxygen cylinders delivered from Channel F, and then swim across the waterway together." Lin Yuan calculated that they needed at least 20 oxygen tanks.

Because there is no guide rope in the underwater passage, a guide rope must be laid first.

During this process, tedious decompression is still required, which consumes a lot of oxygen cylinders.

It is not easy to deliver 20 oxygen tanks here. It may take 2 to 3 days.

"What about you?" Meng Tao asked.

"If I don't stay, you will lay the guide rope yourself? Can you dive and swim out by yourself?" Lin Yuan complained unhappily.

"Okay! Yuan Shen, I admit that I can't live without you. Please don't abandon me!" Meng Tao hugged Lin Yuan's waist exaggeratedly and shouted.

The people around burst into laughter. It was obvious that they had not been so happy in these days.

After eating a few energy bars and recovering his strength, Lin Yuan started walking back with them.

They first passed through Camp 8 and then came to the entrance of Pass K.

Guide Thomas was in the front, followed by director Johnston and the two leading actors, who entered the K channel one by one.

Lin Yuan and Meng Tao sat at the entrance, waiting for other rescue workers to bring in supplies.

As long as they go out of Channel K, Henry, who is waiting on the opposite side, will immediately take them to Camp 7.

There was some food there to relieve the immediate situation.

Next, the supplies from the flooded underwater Camp 6 can be used, which include more food in addition to oxygen cylinders.

Anyway, the food in the camp is all canned, so even if it is salvaged from underwater, it still does not affect edibility.

The later it gets outside, the more supplies there will be and the danger will begin to decrease sharply.

At this time, even Meng Tao, who had not left yet, knew that he was completely out of danger.

Lin Yuan had already given his only headlamp to Thomas, and it was pitch dark in the tunnel.

Meng Tao leaned against the dark rock wall and said, "Lin Yuan, are you still there?"

We really can't see each other at all, and can only rely on sound to confirm each other's presence.

"exist."

"Guess what I want to say now?"

"As long as you don't tell anyone that I'm by your side and you feel safe, that's all that's fine. I don't want to vomit, and the little bit of food in my stomach is very precious."

Meng Tao: (￣俣)

After a while, Meng Tao sighed, "Thank you for coming."

His tone was full of sincere gratitude, but the atmosphere seemed a little heavy.

"You shouldn't express your gratitude for a great favor, but repay it with actual actions. You don't just want to say thank you empty-handed, do you?" Lin Yuan broke the heavy atmosphere.

Meng Tao: (1`1;)
Okay, you saved me, you can say whatever you want, I will endure it!
After several years of getting along, Meng Tao knows Lin Yuan's character too well.

The more times like this happen, the more he dislikes being pretentious and doesn't like to spend too much time on expressing gratitude.

So Meng Tao decisively changed the subject: "You're leaving with me last. Aren't you afraid that someone will cut off your escape route and trap you to death here?"

"Who would do such a stupid thing?" Lin Yuan showed a look of contempt, even though Meng Tao couldn't see it.

"Isn't that how it's always filmed in TV dramas? Human nature is sinister. Seeing the opportunity to kill you, the chosen one who everyone envies, you can't suppress the evil thoughts in your heart.

Besides, you have so many enemies. If I kill you here, I can get a lot of reward, right?" Meng Tao's thoughts were flying.

"Annie was guarding outside the cave before I entered. Although I told Anne to inform others not to come, I am sure that at least Sissi and Betty were already at the cave entrance at this time.

If I die in the cave, none of them will be able to escape." Lin Yuan said.

The reason why Lin Yuan dared to go deep into the underground alone without fear was largely because he knew that there were the most trustworthy people guarding there on the ground.

At this moment, they are my most solid support.

Meng Tao: "They... I admit that I am jealous."

"Come on, stop playing pitiful. Your Scarlett, Miranda... and even a whole bunch of women I can't even name. They have at least one more reinforced platoon of women than me. Do you need to be jealous of me?"

"No, they only like my power and money, not me."

"You are so hypocritical."

"I'm being hypocritical?"

"Don't always fantasize that if one day you have no money and no power, they will leave you. Why put yourself in this loser's perspective?
As long as you have money and power, won't they always "love" you?
Who says money and power aren't part of who you are? What? Do you look down on those "external possessions" acquired through hard work? Is the beauty bestowed upon you by your parents the only true beauty?

"You are just too pretentious, always thinking about these meaningless things. How can you be in trouble if you follow me?" Lin Yuan said proudly.

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Meng Tao was moved.

Meng Tao knew that Lin Yuan was taking this opportunity to tell him that he had his life in his hands.

In the past two years, as the two of them have become increasingly busy, although their work cooperation has not decreased, it has probably been a long time since they had a heart-to-heart chat like today.

In the darkness, Meng Tao silently patted Lin Yuan's shoulder.

"Can I have a can of food?" Meng Tao asked.

The topic suddenly changed and Lin Yuan laughed.

Just now everyone was begging him to open the can, but he insisted on waiting until the day after tomorrow. Now he took the initiative to ask to open it.

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Don't hold it back, start eating."

"You don't advise me, don't you worry about keeping it to save your life in case of any accident?"

"What could possibly happen? If no one returns within six hours, I'll go through there myself, find a way out, and then come back to save you."

"Stab!"

The sound of a can being opened was heard in the darkness.

Lin Yuan smiled secretly in his heart: It seems that he is really hungry and can't hold back for even a second.

But the next moment, the can was stuffed into Lin Yuan's hands.

"Ok?"

"You've been running around all day, and you gave all the energy bars to the director and the others. I know you must be tired and hungry. Eat some first, and leave me half, no, a third will be enough."

"Go to hell! You're so hypocritical! You're disgusting to me!"

Lin Yuan wanted to put the can back, but Meng Tao refused to take it.

Lin Yuan understood his intention, so he could only eat a few mouthfuls of the canned beef and then give it to Meng Tao.

Meng Tao weighed it for a few times and said, "There's still too much left. Eat some more."

"I'll have you doing hard labor soon. If you don't eat more, how will you have the energy to work?"

"Hard work?"

"There are so many supplies to move to the launch site. You can't let me do it alone, right?"

So Meng Tao took the can.

From the darkness came the sound of gobbling.

"I'll take a nap, and they'll wake me up when they come back."

After saying that, Lin Yuan closed his eyes.

In fact, in such darkness underground, it seems to make no difference whether you close your eyes or not.

But he was so sleepy that he fell asleep as soon as he closed his eyes.

……

……

The light in front of him woke Lin Yuan from his deep sleep.

He turned his head to the side and saw a lit headlamp.

"Are you awake?" Meng Tao said.

"Is this the supplies they sent? How long have I slept?"

Lin Yuan felt that his spirit had fully recovered, and the injury on his ribs seemed to be almost healed. It was obvious that he had slept of very high quality.

"Not long, I only slept for 6 hours. They have made 8 trips back and forth, bringing back 10 cans of food, 2 oxygen tanks, and two headlamps." Meng Tao replied.

Supplies began to be sent in slowly, and Lin Yuan's worries were instantly swept away.

In the following time, they first opened several cans and began to replenish their energy.

Then the two of them got busy, Meng Tao was responsible for receiving and transporting supplies.

Lin Yuan took the oxygen tank and went into the water to lay the guide rope.

Things went smoothly. After Lin Yuan laid the guide rope, the oxygen tanks were delivered in less than two days, enough for the two of them to get into the water and leave.

So Lin Yuan took Meng Tao into the water and passed through the long seepage channel. The route was winding. If it weren't for Lin Yuan leading the way, it would have been difficult for Meng Tao to pass safely even with a guide rope.

After leaving the waterway, they returned to Camp 7.

Director Johnston and others had already left. Henry and Old Peter, who were waiting there, met up with the two of them and then left the cave together.

Continue to go into the water, pass through the underwater Camp 6, experience boring decompression, arrive at Camp 5, and then continue to swim forward and return to the temporary camp.

When Lin Yuan and Meng Tao returned to the temporary camp together, an unexpected figure appeared in front of Lin Yuan.

"Sissi? Why did you come down here?"

(End of this chapter)