"Yes!"

Several security personnel responded in unison, mustering their courage, and followed Gu Ji into the blaze.

Gray-black smoke filled the air, with burning ashes swirling above, and the wild flames greedily devouring everything in their path.

Walking on the scorching ground, Gu Ji could clearly hear the rough breathing coming from within his gas mask.

"Huu-ha..."

All around, the wooden tables and chairs, painted items, and wall surfaces were charred black and visible to the naked eye.

Just as the security personnel were doubting if anyone was still alive inside.

"There's someone here!"

Suddenly, a burly security officer shouted, and his companion immediately rushed over.

At this moment, Gu Ji's ears twitched, detecting cries for help coming from the right front.

In the rubble, a worker was pinned to the ground by a massive rock launched by the explosion, his half-face already scorched red from contact with the ground. Whether it was due to smoke inhalation, his voice was horribly hoarse and unable to speak.

"Come help!"

He shouted to the pockmarked security guard behind him, and the two of them tried together to push aside the boulder.

But just as they managed to lift it slightly, the worker's face contorted with pain, and Gu Ji realized that a steel bar from the boulder had penetrated the worker's back.

Moreover, due to the high temperature of the blaze, the wounds and blood around the steel bar had all fused together.

"Hold on!"

Gu Ji shouted, pulling out an army multi-tool knife from his pocket and crawling under the boulder. Using his shoulder to lift it, he plunged the blade into the wound where the steel bar was embedded, twisting it along the slit.

The pockmarked security guard could feel the pain just by watching.

Once the wound was fully separated from the steel bar, Gu Ji finally shouted, "Get ready to lift! One, two, three..."

With a squelch, the steel bar was extracted from the worker's body, covered in blood-drenched bits of flesh. If he hadn't separated them beforehand, forcibly pulling would have likely caused a large-scale tear of the wound.

As they carried the injured worker out, they shouted:

"Logistics team, quickly get the injured to the medical room for treatment!"

He had already directed the logistics team to fetch stretchers from the medical room, watching the first batch of firefighters and rescuers emerge in groups and successfully rescue three injured workers in total.

Seeing this initial success, the security personnel and workers were instantly more motivated.

The pockmarked security guard excitedly praised.

"Sir, I can't believe we managed to rescue people from such a terrifying fire. You're truly a hero of the Hans Empire!"

"Save the flattery for later, prepare for the second round of rescues immediately."

Gu Ji, through his gas mask, grinned and poured a bucket of water over his head.

Instantly, a refreshing sensation spread from head to toe, significantly easing his discomfort.

Thus, they charged in for three consecutive rounds, rescuing another five trapped workers.

However, lacking professional equipment, Gu Ji couldn't enter the core of the blaze, where the temperature was too intense—even if he drenched himself with water, as soon as he got close for a few seconds, his clothes would become scalding hot, and both the water and sweat would rapidly evaporate.

It was clear that whatever Goring said about the automated fire sprinkler system was utterly useless, with an explosion destroying the pipes and machines, rendering the sprinkler system non-functional.

"After getting this person out, arrange for the frontline and second-line to switch, let these brothers have a break..."

Gu Ji and the pockmarked guard were carrying out the last injured person, ready to leave the blaze.

Suddenly.

Bang—!

A massive explosion startled everyone, nearly causing them to drop the injured person. Gu Ji initially thought it was a secondary explosion within the blaze, urgently shouting:

"Everyone leave as fast as you can! Quick! Quick!!"

As soon as he finished, he hoisted the injured person onto his back and sprinted forward, while the pockmarked guard watched in shock, awed by the difference in physical capability between a professional soldier and an average person. Despite struggling for breath under his gas mask, Gu Ji could still run with a person on his back without his breathing faltering.

The moment they charged out of the blaze.

Gu Ji had intended to look back to see where the secondary explosion occurred, but he noticed all the security personnel responsible for supplying water and rescue were looking up at the west side.

Following their gaze, he saw a massive yellow-green column of gas erupting from the factory chimney on the west side, reaching hundreds of meters high and even causing the concrete pipe at the chimney mouth to shatter.

In an instant, the yellow-green column of gas rapidly merged with the explosion to form a scorching explosion cloud, expanding across the sky at an incredibly terrifying speed.

In mere breaths, the skies above what was a clear morning at Ludwig Port were suddenly shrouded by this ominous yellow-black cloud formation.

They rolled, roared, and spread from all directions, piling up in thick heaps, compressing like a cavalry charge over one's head, creating an immense pressure, leaving people gasping for air.

Gu Ji's face changed dramatically, the tension reminiscent of his first mission at Laird Airport, sending chills down his back and causing his entire body to involuntarily tremble.

"Quickly, immediately order everyone to evacuate the factory! Now!!"

"Sir, this..."

"Move! The factory is spewing chlorine gas mixtures!!"

Seeing the security personnel still dazed, Gu Ji had to desperately shout. On hearing "chlorine gas," their faces turned even more exaggeratedly terrified, nearly contorted, as they wordlessly herded the Hans citizens lingering outside the rubble to safety.

Yellow-green, tendency to settle.

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