Jackson pushed the raft forward quickly in the water as he spoke.

Harry had noticed this situation long ago, but couldn't figure out the reason. He felt a bit guilty when Jackson kept pushing the raft in the water and said, "Brother Ding, just come up here, I can row us over."

As he spoke, he began to row with an oar.

Jackson shook his head and smiled. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Actually... I get seasick."

Harry was surprised that Jackson, who was so good in the water, could get seasick. It was totally unexpected.

Seeing Harry's stunned expression, Jackson laughed and said, "Actually, I don't understand why either. I've been getting seasick since I was young, even though I've been trying to learn to swim. I thought I wouldn't get seasick anymore once I learned how to swim, but it turns out I get even sicker the older I get. But even though I haven't cured my seasickness, at least I learned how to swim, and it's coming in handy now."

Harry nodded in agreement. With the sudden flood in the city, having good swimming skills meant an increased chance of survival. He had almost drowned before because he wasn't skilled enough in the water. If he had better swimming skills, he wouldn't have been in such a dire situation.

Since Jackson had seasickness, Harry didn't insist on him getting on the raft.

Even though they were getting closer and closer to the building in front of them, Harry was still very alert, guarding against any unexpected situations.

Jackson pushed the raft and soon arrived at a balcony, where he carefully placed it against the edge of the balcony.

Harry picked up the bricks tied with ropes and threw them in first.

"I'll hold the raft steady for you. You guys can go up first," Jackson said eagerly, swimming over to the edge of the raft.

Harry nodded and climbed onto the balcony first. He noticed that the ground inside the balcony was already submerged by three to four centimeters of water. The water level had been rising slowly over the past few days, and the 30th floor was no longer inhabitable.

Standing on solid ground, Harry breathed a sigh of relief. It was much safer to be inside the building than floating on the water. He first secured the ropes on the side, then waved to Olivia.

Olivia carefully walked in and reached out her arms towards him.

Harry grabbed her arms and, with his help, she climbed over the balcony.

After that, Harry went back to the raft and started moving all kinds of supplies onto the balcony. He planned to stay here temporarily and wouldn't leave for a short period of time. All these supplies needed to be moved up.

Olivia stood on the balcony and received all kinds of things, but she couldn't catch some of the heavier things.

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Jackson emerged from the water, reached out his hand and climbed onto the edge of the balcony.

"Little girl, take a break and let me do it," Jackson said with a smile, taking over the storage box that Harry had carefully brought over. He was a bit curious and asked, "What's in here?"

"It's all cold boiled water, clean and hygienic, you can drink it with confidence. If conditions permit, it can also be heated," Harry explained.

"Cold boiled water? You're amazing, you brought so much water. Haha, it's actually not necessary at all," Jackson laughed.

Harry's eyes lit up and he asked, "The tap water here hasn't been cut off?"

Jackson easily lowered the storage box filled with 170 liters of water and then shrugged, saying, "What are you thinking? The water, electricity, and gas have been cut off for a long time. But there is plenty of water outside. Do we still need to bring it in?"

Harry looked at Jackson in surprise and asked, "You mean this water? You drink this water?" pointing to the endless expanse of water outside. He couldn't bring himself to drink it, considering how many bodies might be soaking in it, mixed with all sorts of dirt and bacteria and parasites.

Jackson nodded knowingly and laughed at Harry's expression of surprise. "I know what you're thinking. Actually, it's not a big deal. You just need to strengthen your stomach. From the looks of you, you haven't done so yet?"

Harry had a realization. He had been reminded twice before that he could strengthen his stomach, but he had chosen to strengthen his lungs and muscles instead.

Seeing Harry shake his head, Jackson explained, "At least strengthen your stomach once, so that it can adapt to drinking cold water and eating raw meat. This way, we can ensure that we won't get sick from it. Although we don't currently lack food, we don't know how long this kind of life will last. We might eventually be forced to eat the meat of these monsters, which might be too much for the average person's stomach to handle."

Harry understood and nodded in agreement. He then asked curiously, "I saw you attack that Water Rat Beast just now, but I couldn't see any injuries on its body. How did it suddenly die?"

"Water Rat Beast? Is that what you call those giant rats in the water? Haha, that name is quite fitting. Are you asking about this?" Jackson raised his right hand, forming a fist. Harry saw that there was a faint substance flowing on the surface of his fist, but it disappeared before he could get a good look.

"This is the 'Soul Devourer,'

which I obtained by killing a super-sized rat. The big rat looked similar to those rats just now, but it was two or three times bigger. It should have been their leader. That thing was incredibly vicious."

There were originally four of us living here, including me. Two of them were killed by it. I was lucky enough to give it the final blow and obtained the ability called "Soul Devourer". By using this ability to attack, it does not damage the surface of the skin, but can directly destroy the brain inside. According to the information obtained, it is quite mysterious and is said to be able to devour souls, hence the name "Soul Devourer". But in my understanding, it's like the saying "hitting a cow from behind a mountain", where the appearance is not damaged, but everything inside is destroyed.

As Jackson spoke, a look of both pride and sorrow appeared on his face. He was proud of the strange and powerful ability of the "Soul Devourer," but also sorrowful because their previous partner had been killed by the giant rat.

Listening to Jackson's explanation, Harry understood what had happened. Jackson didn't have the "Peeking Eye Rune," so he couldn't see the information on these monsters. He didn't know that the one he had just killed was called the Water Rat Beast, and he just referred to it as a giant rat. The rat he described that was two or three times larger than the Water Rat Beast was probably the Rat King, which had evolved from the Water Rat Beast.

The Rat King was an elite Spiritual Source beast. Based on previous experience, there was a chance of obtaining special skills by killing elite Spiritual Source beasts, such as the "Peeking Eye Rune" and "Fangs of Gluttony" that Harry had obtained by killing elite Spiritual Source beasts.