Chapter 428 - Rescued!
[ Ten minutes before the blast… ]
Zhen-Zhen felt like her environment was spinning. Another wave of dizziness washed over her.
"Aah, Please not now…" Zhen-Zhen mumbled, holding her head. She leaned on the wall, trying to maintain and steady her footing.
She slammed her eyes shut while rubbing her temples. She was fighting it. "I must stay awake."
Then she heard the voice of the young girl, calling her.
"Big Sister!!! Where are you? Are you okay?! Please answer me! Come back! I'm so scared!"
Zhen-Zhen tried her best to retain her consciousness. She needed to save the young girl. Before everything could go wrong, Zhen-Zhen immediately summoned FaMo.
She used her internal bond and connection with him as she called him. After a few seconds, FaMo's fireball form appeared in front of her.
"Zhen-Zhen, are you okay? You don't look well. Are you hurt somewhere?" FaMo asked her worriedly.
He swept his gaze on her body, skimming whether she had wound or injury. He felt relieved when he saw nothing. Zhen-Zhen was not hurt. But he wondered why she looked pale and weak.
"I'm just a little bit dizzy. FaMo, listen to me carefully." Zhen-Zhen tried to speak to him, though her vision was becoming more blurry.
"I want you to absorb the fire in this restaurant only then the fire will stop. But don't make it so obvious. There are lots of people watching outside."
FaMo's fire sparkled indicating that he understood her and he was listening to her. Zhen-Zhen continued giving him instructions.
"There's a young girl in the comfort room right now. I will go to her and make sure to build a barrier that can't be penetrated by fire. Once you are done FaMo, just assess the situation before making another move."
"Oh, another thing… don't let her see you. Let the rescuer come for us. Don't bring us outside or else they will wonder how we are able to get out of the building. I will now leave this to you FaMo. I'm counting on you." Zhen-Zhen said to him meaningfully.
"Yes, Zhen-Zhen. I understood! Leave this thing to me. You can go to her now."
Zhen-Zhen smiled at FaMo before nodding her head. With her remaining willpower, Zhen-Zhen stepped forward, going to the comfort room where the young girl was waiting for her.
The young girl could finally relax after seeing Zhen-Zhen walking towards her. She was worried about her. She thought something bad already happened to her.
"Big Sister!!!" She immediately ran and wrapped her arms around her waist, embracing her. "Thank God, you are safe!"
Zhen-Zhen smiled and stroked her hair. "Yeah… let's just stay here, dear. Don't be afraid, the rescuer will come to save us. Let's just wait, okay?"
The young girl nodded her head obediently. She listened to Zhen-Zhen very well. Zhen-Zhen immediately pulled her on the corner as the two of them stayed down and sat on the floor.
They both leaned their back on the wall, sitting side by side. While they were waiting, Zhen-Zhen heard FaMo's message in her subconscious. He communicated with her through a mind link.
He warned her about another big explosion that was about to happen. Zhen-Zhen turned to the young girl and pulled her into her arms. The young girl's face was now buried on her chest.
"Dear, just close your eyes for a while," she told her and the young girl listened to her obediently. Zhen-Zhen hugged her and covered her ears. In the next seconds, the big blast happened.
Outside, people could see the giant fire engulfing the entire building. They didn't know why but the color of the fire suddenly became black. They thought it was because of the thick smoke.
But little did they know, that giant fire was actually FaMo who was busy absorbing all the fire in that burning building. It looked like the fire was growing bigger and bigger, pointing and climbing toward the night sky.
The people could only watch it in horror. They were scared as the giant fire seemed to move on its own as if it was alive. Then after a few more seconds, the giant fire just suddenly burst in different directions like fireworks and it disappeared in the air.
Everyone didn't know what to feel while watching that strange phenomenon. Some were afraid while others were amazed.
But Tristan could not care less. When the fire burst in front of him, Zhen-Zhen's image flashed in his mind. Without wasting any more time, Tristan ran toward the restaurant in a rush.
Since the attention of the officers was focused on the giant fire moments ago, they failed to notice and stop Tristan from going inside the building.
"Sir! Stop! Don't go inside! It's still not safe!" The officer tried to stop him but it was already too late. The young girl's father wanted to follow Tristan but he was caught by the officers.
Only Tristan was able to enter the building. There was no sign of fire left inside. Tristan moved quickly, searching for Zhen-Zhen.
"Zhen-Zhen!!! Wifey!!! Where are you??!!" Tristan screamed, calling her as he looked for her.
Tristan's heart was pounding rapidly. He felt like his heart was going to burst at any moment if he would not see her.
He needed to see that she's alive and safe or else, he didn't know what he would do anymore.
"Zhen-Zhen!!! It's me, Tristan! Your hubby! Please answer me! Please be safe! Please tell me you are here!" Tristan's desperation was overpowering him.
He continued moving inside the restaurant, not thinking about the possible danger he might encounter. The ceiling might collapse any time and bury him alive.
He was not thinking about himself or his safety. All he wanted was to find her.
Soon, he heard a faint voice coming from the direction of the comfort room.
"Mister! Help! We are here!"
Tristan's eyes lit up upon hearing that voice. It seemed like he regained his hope. But he frowned as he realized that the voice was not Zhen-Zhen's voice.
It came from a young girl with her foreign language. Tristan immediately dashed in that direction.
Tristan saw the young girl holding an unconscious woman. The young girl was crying.
"Mr. please help us! My big sister!! She just collapsed!"
Tristan was petrified as soon as he recognized the woman. It was Zhen-Zhen, his wife!
'But why is she unconscious? What happened to my wife?' Tristan ran towards them and carried Zhen-Zhen in his arms.
"Wifey, please hang on! I will bring you to the hospital!" Tristan tried his best to keep calm though he felt like dying from worrying too much about Zhen-Zhen.
"Come, follow me. Let's leave this place. My wife needs to be treated in the hospital," Tristan told the young girl.
The girl nodded. She was also concerned about Zhen-Zhen. She didn't want to delay them further.
Tristan walked in large strides as he carried Zhen-Zhen. He was very careful with her. The young girl was following them behind. Fortunately, the building was not on fire anymore.
Everyone was bewildered when they saw Tristan carrying a woman and a young girl walking out of the burnt restaurant. They couldn't believe that there were still survivors after that big explosion.