Chapter 50: The Pursuers
After Chen Lingfeng saw the creatures clinging to the hull, he hurriedly pulled Lin Zhenhong's hand back holding the burning wooden plank, he knew that once those things found the source of heat, they would launch a frantic attack on them.
"Limber, we need to put out the fire quickly, those things I've seen before, they will be desperate to chase after objects with energy." Chen Lingfeng took the wooden board in Lin Zhenhong's hand and threw it to the ground, quickly took off his clothes and extinguished the flames.
The two slowly retreated to the campfire, Poppy already asleep, and the even sound of snorting carried the small body up and down.
Chen Lingfeng put his finger to his mouth, and then pointed to Lin Zhenhong at the sleeping Bobby. Lin Zhenhong nodded, cautiously moved to Bobby's side, and gently hugged her along with the quilt.
The bonfire crackled, Chen Lingfeng tiptoed over the bucket used to clean the food just now, and the whole bucket of seawater fell on the fire with a "bang", the flames were suddenly extinguished, and the surroundings fell into a dark dead silence.
"Limber, let's retreat to the mast." Chen Lingfeng patted Lin Zhenhong's arm and pointed to the black shadow standing in the middle of the deck.
"Look at this day, there is still some time before dawn, and we can only hold out until daytime to find a way." Lin Zhenhong slowly put Bobby on the deck, Bobby twisted his body, but fortunately he didn't wake up.
"That's all it takes, Limber, you go to sleep first, I'll keep vigil." Chen Lingfeng said leaning against the mast.
"No, you need to rest and recuperate, and in case of an emergency, I have to count on you." Lin Zhenhong handed Chen Lingfeng a quilt and asked him to hurry up and sleep.
In a tense and quiet environment, time will be stretched out for a long time, and Chen Lingfeng tossed and turned for a long time before slowly falling asleep.
The next morning, in a burst of squirming noise, Chen Lingfeng woke up. Lin Zhenhong on the side couldn't support it for a long time, and fell asleep leaning on the mast.
Chen Lingfeng hurriedly got up, and the guardrails around the side of the cruise ship were already covered with black soft creatures, which were squirming and climbing onto the deck.
"Limber, wake up, those things are coming up!" Chen Lingfeng hurriedly shook Lin Zhenhong awake and hugged Bobbi on the side again.
Poppy rubbed her eyes, apparently still awake from her sleep.
"Limber, you hold Bobby, I'll go get the solid fuel." Chen Lingfeng handed Bobby to Lin Zhenhong, and quickly rushed to the campfire, taking all the solid fuel left in the bag.
At this time, the soft-bodied creatures that had climbed onto the deck one after another also discovered the energy they needed to devour, and twisted their bodies towards Chen Lingfeng and the three of them, and crawled over.
"Oops, they've found us!" Chen Lingfeng looked around, looking for the cable that held the dhow.
"Limber, come with me!" Chen Lingfeng pointed to the cable in the southeast corner and shouted.
The two of them ran briskly towards the cable, and the mollusc swarm spotted the high-speed moving object and immediately reacted wildly, with all the mollusks speeding up their wriggling speeds almost simultaneously and lunging towards them.
The soft-bodied creatures that rushed to the front ejected from the deck and attacked them.
Chen Lingfeng pulled out his dagger, raised his knife and fell, slashing down the soft creatures that leaped into the air one by one.
"Limber, you and Poppy go down first!" Chen Lingfeng cut the cable and lowered the soft ladder on the side of the cruise ship.
Just then, a soft ladder creature soared into the air and lunged at Poppy's face. Chen Lingfeng grabbed the soft ladder with one hand, and the hand holding the dagger hurriedly reversed, but he only cut off one of the tentacles of the soft creature, and failed to kill it.
At the critical moment, Lin Zhenhong protected Bobby in his arms, quickly turned around, and used his back to catch the attack of the soft creature.
A tingling pain came from his back, and Lin Zhenhong felt that something had been inserted into his body, and blood was being withdrawn from his body.
"Damn it......" Chen Lingfeng couldn't help twitching as he looked at the soft creature on Lin Zhenhong's back, and his body was rapidly expanding. He hurriedly adjusted his position and plunged the dagger into the soft creature's mouth, forcibly peeling it off from Lin Zhenhong's body.
In just ten seconds, Lin Zhenhong's back was already a blur of flesh and blood, blood was pouring out of the pinhole-like wound, and the whole person was almost collapsed.
Poppy kept calling out to his grandfather, his eyes filled with tears.
Lin Zhenhong endured the sharp pain in his back, supported himself to climb down the soft ladder, and collapsed in the cabin of the dhow.
Chen Lingfeng saw that the two of them finally got down to the sailboat safely, so he let go of the soft ladder he was holding in his hand. By this time, the molluscs that had rushed up had surrounded him. He took out the solid fuel he had just taken from the campfire and lit them one by one.
The bright light of the fire immediately sent the molluscs into a frenzy, and Chen Lingfeng hurriedly threw the solid fuel towards the deck in the distance. The hungry creatures then changed their target and pounced on the burning solid fuel.
Riding on the molluscs rushing to the solid fuel stall, Chen Lingfeng turned over and jumped off the cruise ship. He looked at Lin Zhenhong lying in the cabin, although the injury was serious, his breathing was quite stable, and it would not be life-threatening for a while.
Chen Lingfeng took off his clothes to bandage Lin Zhenhong's wounds, and let Bobby take care of them, while he hurriedly started the sailboat, he knew what would happen next.
The dhows pushed to maximum horsepower and hurried away from the stranded cruise ship.
A huge explosion was heard, and countless pieces of the cruise ship were scattered. Chen Lingfeng turned his head to look at the stranded cruise ship, which had turned into a shattered wreck under the billowing smoke.
Chen Lingfeng let out a long sigh, and finally escaped without danger.
This sudden change completely disrupted the original plan. Looking at the injured Lin Zhenhong, Chen Lingfeng had no choice but to go back. But looking at the map, the vast sea looked like a huge labyrinth for him, who had no sailing experience.
Just when Chen Lingfeng was at a loss, the roar of the engine suddenly sounded on the sea in the distance, and when he got closer, it turned out to be a group of soldiers riding motorboats, and the haunting whale gang chased after him.
The Whales' motorboats soon surrounded the dhow, this time led no longer by Stoker, but by a strong man with a beard.
"You're so good at going against the whales. Cut off Stoker's hand, and that counts as a return gift. The strong man glanced at his subordinates behind him, who immediately threw the black pockets on the jet ski.
"I, Clytz, am very fair, and I will give you ten times as much as the gift." The strong man flipped the bag over, and several severed hands immediately fell out.
Poppy looked at the broken stump up close, and threw herself into Chen Lingfeng's arms in fright.
"What do you want?" Chen Lingfeng covered Bobby's glasses and hugged her tightly in his arms.
"Of course, I'm taking you back to wait for King Norland's fate." As soon as Clytz's words fell, Chen Lingfeng felt a slam blow to the back of his head, and he fell into the cabin in front of him.