Chapter 147: Launching into the Water, the Responsibility of a Soldier
The luxury cruise ship is equipped with lifeboats that can take dozens of people, up to 100 people under the full capacity, after the first lifeboat launched into the water was overturned by the sharks, the children and women on the lifeboat all fell into the water, less than half of the successful rescue boat, in just a dozen seconds, more than 50 people died in the mouth of the sharks, the strong smell of blood and death spread in all directions, and everyone's eyes showed a look of despair.
"Mr. Long, what now? We won't be able to last long! The captain was in a hurry, grabbed the hand of the dragon blade, his face was full of pleading, he now regarded the dragon blade as the last straw, it was the dragon blade that found that there were bombs on the ship, it was the dragon blade that defused twelve bombs at an inhuman speed, and the first to find the sharks in the sea was the dragon blade, the dragon blade showed something unusual everywhere, if there was anyone who could solve the dilemma in front of him, it was the dragon blade in the captain's opinion.
The dragon blade didn't speak, he frowned, he was also a little embarrassed by the current situation, these sharks were obviously stimulated by something, and their eyes were full of scarlet killing. Killing intent, as soon as there is a person in the water, they will swarm to grab food, if it is not for the cruise ship is big enough, it is estimated that they will start attacking the cruise ship!
Before the sharks have not dispersed, putting lifeboats and life rafts is completely an act of looking for death, but you can't just sit still, although the bottom compartment of the cruise ship has been closed, but there is still water seeping in, in the current situation, at most it will last a day, the whole cruise ship will sink, if you can restore power, it should not be a problem to stay at the nearest port within a day, but now the question is, how to recover power?
The dragon blade asked the captain this question, and the captain's brows were also furrowed, with a bitter face, and he sighed heavily: "The main propeller was blown up by the previous explosion, and the spare auxiliary propeller was intact, but it couldn't start, it is estimated that the card slot is stuck, unless the stuck thing can be brought out, it can't be rotated at all, and there is no other power." ”
Luxury cruise ships are different from ordinary cruise ships, there is no sail power, can only rely on turbo augers to provide power support, now in this case, the only way to recover power is to let the spare propeller run, but first you have to find the stuck place, dredge it, and to do this, you must jump into the sea, swim to the stern turboprop, but now the sea around the cruise ship is full of red-eyed sharks, at this time jump into the sea, that is no different from suicide!
"No, absolutely not!" Xia Qingling listened to the captain's words on the side, looking at the changing eyes of the dragon blade, she suddenly became nervous, she was too familiar with the character of the dragon blade, and when she saw the current look of the dragon blade, she knew that the dragon blade was trying to jump into the sea to dredge the spare propeller, and immediately spoke out against it.
"Qingling, now I am the only one on this ship who can do this, if I don't go, will I watch the cruise ship sink and everyone die in the mouths of the sharks?" Long Blade spread his hands and said with a helpless wry smile, "The captain has already sent a distress signal, but it will take more than a day for the recent rescue to arrive, and the cruise ship will have already sunk by then!" There are eggs under the nest, you won't not understand this truth, right? ”
"But, but it's too dangerous for you to go into the sea now, so many sharks ......" Xia Qingling's eyes were full of worry, of course she knew what the dragon blade said, but it was one thing to know, and it was another thing to watch the dragon blade go on an adventure, Xia Qingling knew that the dragon blade was different from ordinary people, and had dark energy to protect itself, but this was in the sea not on land, in the sea the shark is a well-deserved overlord, and the strength of human beings in the sea will be greatly limited, and it is difficult to compete with sharks, let alone sharks! Even if it is a dragon blade, the danger factor of going to sea now is quite large, once it is bitten by a shark, other sharks will swarm up, and Xia Qingling feels trembling when he thinks about it.
"It's because of the danger that only I can go!" The dragon blade held Xia Qingling's shoulders with both hands, "On this cruise ship, there is no second person who can complete this task, except for me, as long as the others go to the sea, they will definitely be dead!" ”
"But, but ......"
Xia Qingling looked a little at a loss, and the dragon blade hugged it in his arms, and said softly: "Qingling, no, this is what I have to do!" I am a soldier, although I have left the army, but I am still a soldier in my bones, and a soldier must protect his family and defend the country! There are more than 2,000 people on this ship, most of them our compatriots, and I can't watch them die on this sea! ”
After a pause, the dragon blade lowered his voice and whispered in Xia Qingling's ear, "Moreover, you should know very well why the black vulture planted a bomb on the cruise ship, he came for me, this matter started because of me, and I can't escape the responsibility!" ”
Xia Qingling was silent, the dragon blade seemed to have made up her mind, no matter how much she persuaded it, it was useless, and what the dragon blade said was right, except for the dragon blade, no one could indeed complete this task, and if it was delayed, it was a waste of hope that more than 2,000 people on the entire cruise ship would be rescued, but, watching her beloved man go on an adventure, the entanglement and heartache in Xia Qingling's heart can be imagined, if possible, she wants to take the risk instead of the dragon blade!
"Okay, you have to believe in your husband and my strength, but it's just a few little sharks, and I can't help it!" After hugging Xia Qingling for a while, the dragon blade straightened his body and gently scraped it on top of his nose. Pet. He smiled and said, "I promise you, I will definitely come back safely, stay on the boat and wait for me with peace of mind!" ”
The conversation between Dragon Blade and Xia Qingling was heard clearly by the captain and the rest of the crew, except for the part of the whispering between the two, everyone was shocked to hear that Dragon Blade was going to jump into the sea to troubleshoot the spare turboprop.
"Mr. Long, do you really want to go down? There are so many sharks down there, it's suicide! "The captain was the first to object, he is the captain, he is responsible for the life of every passenger, the strength shown by the dragon blade is indeed far beyond ordinary people, and even some non-humans, but so many ferocious sharks in the sea have gone completely crazy under the stimulation of blood, and at this time jumping into the sea, in the captain's opinion, is looking for death!
"Captain, there's only one option now!" Dragon Blade shook his head slightly.
"No, no, Mr. Long, you can't go on an adventure! I've already sent out a distress signal, maybe some ship will hear my distress signal and come to the rescue sooner? We'll wait a little longer......"
"Can't wait any longer!" Dragon Blade shook his head with a serious face, "What if there are no ships?" Gambling with the lives of more than 2,000 people? And don't forget, captain, this is a luxury cruise ship, with a passenger capacity of more than 2,000 people, which is not something that ordinary ships can accommodate, even if a ship comes, how many people can be saved? ”
"This ......," the captain paused, looked at the dragon blade with complicated eyes, and sighed, "Well, Mr. Long, you convinced me, I really don't have the courage to gamble with the lives of so many passengers!" But have you really thought about it, are you sure? ”
"Try it if you're not sure! Mr. Captain, I need an underwater communicator, you should have one, right? ”
"Yes, of course! There is also diving equipment, I will ask the crew to get it! ”
"I don't need diving equipment, it affects my flexibility too much, I just need an underwater communicator!"
People in the water are far less flexible than fish, and then carrying heavy diving equipment on their backs will inevitably further limit the flexibility of the body, Long Blade doesn't want to make trouble for himself, with his current strength, with dark energy for internal breathing, holding his breath underwater for ten or twenty minutes is no problem at all, and there is no need for diving equipment at all.
The captain nodded, let the crew bring the underwater communicator, and agreed to use the Morse code as a communication signal, everyone came to the stern, and a group of panicked passengers also heard that the dragon blade was going to be launched to repair the spare turboprop, and they gathered at the stern of the ship, a pair of eyes full of gratitude and worry stared at the dragon blade, and he was a little uncomfortable, to be honest, he would choose to do this, on the one hand, because of the sense of responsibility of the soldiers, on the other hand, this is also self-help, even if it is not for others, He also has to fight for himself and Xia Qingling.
"The spare turboprop is there, the position next to the main propeller is usually closed, but the explosion just now should have blown out the gap, Mr. Long, you should be able to swim in along the gap, I will let them cover you, if there are sharks approaching, shoot them away!"
There are not many weapons on the ship, and a few semi-automatic rifles and pistols of the security team are basically useless against sharks with rough skin and thick flesh, at most they can play some deterrent role, but the captain still gathered all the guns, hoping to help the dragon blade a little, the dragon blade nodded to the captain to express his gratitude, refused the rope handed over by the first mate, and jumped out of the boat, his arms were spread, the dark energy was activated, and the whole person floated towards the sea under the cruise ship like a big bird. Silently burrowed into the sea water at the position pointed by the captain, without making the slightest sound, and everyone couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamation.
"Ah Blade, you must come back safely, you must come back safely!" Xia Qingling had already turned on the computer, connected to the underwater communicator of the dragon blade, and activated the infrared search function at the same time, and a magnified map was displayed on the computer screen, and a large red dot in the center was the dragon blade, and the small red dots swimming twenty or thirty meters away around it were those sharks that had gone berserk.