"Hurry up and get on the ship, hurry up" Under the command of Sprint, everyone carried equipment and supplies and boarded the landing craft in an orderly manner.

At this moment, a huge wave struck and engulfed everyone, and everyone was busy clutching everything they could.

After the big wave, several people were swept into the sea by the big wave because they were defenseless, and one of them was Lara Crawford.

"Laura? No!! Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

But it didn't work, in a few waves, Laura disappeared, and they couldn't save it for long.

But just because they can't save it doesn't mean Chris can't save it.

Although he knew that the possibility of something happening to Laura was very low, he didn't dare to take too many risks, and it was good to send someone to follow.

"Frank, I'll leave it to you, just follow quietly, if it's not life-threatening, you don't have to make a move" Chris looked at Fawkes and Frank beside him and ordered softly, thinking that it would be better to leave this matter to Frank, after all, Fawkes doesn't have Frank's strong concealment ability, and his strength is slightly weaker.

Frank nodded, and without anyone noticing, he turned into a cloud of black mist and disappeared on the landing craft.

In the rear waters, two submarines are still hesitating in the waters around the island.

"Sir, there are too many reefs in the waters ahead, if you force your way in, I'm afraid there is a danger that your tentacles will run aground, what should we do?" On the Los Angeles-class submarine, his subordinates asked John Gatler.

Compared to surface ships, submarines are much better in the face of storms, after all, they are underwater, but it is impossible to move forward, and in such a sea full of reefs, if the submarine rushes forward, the result will only be worse than that of the Totuga.

"I'll set off with the squad myself, and you guys stay here and get ready to pick us up," John Gatler said, turning and leaving the control room.

A few minutes later, twenty-one underwater vehicles left the submarine and headed for the island.

The French submarines on the other side did the same, and there were more than John Gatler on the side, a full thirty people.

By the time they set out, Chris and the others had already reached the shore, and after counting, there were only about 90 people left, which means that more than 30 people were missing in the storm except Laura.

This result made Sprint, as the captain of the ship, look very ugly.

Since World War II, the U.S. Navy can be said to be unique in the world, without any rivals, not even woolly bears, and it is precisely for this reason that the U.S. Navy has rarely suffered losses since World War II.

The loss of more than 30 people is definitely a big number.

It can be said that this is the first time that Sprint has suffered such heavy losses since he joined the army.

What's more, this is not a war damage, but a personal injury, which is basically a court-martial, whether it is for his subordinates or for his own future, Sprint is extremely worried.

"I know what you're worried about, Osben can compensate for the missing and dead soldiers at the rate of three times the death pension, and the family" Seeing the captain's concern, Chris said, "In addition, after going back, all the soldiers who participated in this expedition will receive an additional half million dollars"

As soon as Chris said this, Sprint didn't feel anything, but the eyes of his soldiers immediately changed.

If the soldiers had a grudge against Chris because of the shipwreck, now they are all gone.

Unlike some other countries, 90 percent of the soldiers in the United States who join the military have only one purpose, that is, to make money, not for the so-called patriotism and honor.

The high salaries and benefits of the U.S. military are the most attractive to them.

And now Chris is offering such a high bonus, which is naturally very attractive to these soldiers.

Even the speed of work is three points faster.

The rain continued to fall, but the soldiers of the Totuga were well prepared, and soon cleared a clearing on the leeward side of the shore and set up camp, where everyone except for some of the soldiers who were on duty in shifts had a warm place to stay.

Chris and Sprint, along with the rest of the Stoic team, begin to discuss their next plans.

Of course, the only people on the Blade's side who could participate in the discussion were Ross and Whitman.

And on the side of the Totuga, in addition to the captain, there were seven or eight officers.

But the one who led the meeting was naturally Chris.

"We should send someone to find Laura," Rose began, and of all of them, he valued Laura, the daughter of his old friend, the most.

"We've sent thirty people in three teams to search our perimeter, and if they find anything, they'll be in touch shortly," Sprint said, waving his hand over the radio communicator.

"I think we should have reached out to people from the outside to save us," Whitman began.

"I'm afraid it won't be possible, doctor, we have already tried, the magnetic field interference on this island is very serious, and it can only communicate over short distances, as for how far it can be, further tests are needed." Sprint shook his head.

"And can the Totuga be repaired?" Chris, who had never spoken, asked, but the reason he asked was not because he was worried that he would not be able to go back, ordinary radio communication could not be used, but it did not mean that hyperspace communication could not be used, as long as Chris was willing, he could contact the adjutant at any time, and even the Kedalin crystal he carried could teleport him back to New York at any time.

So in fact, on the contrary, he didn't want the Totuga to be repaired too easily, and if it was too easy to fix, he might have to arrange for Frank to wreak havoc on the Totuga or something.

"It's not too much of a problem to fix" Sprint didn't know Chris's thoughts, he just thought that the rich man was worried about his safety, especially the loss of a bodyguard (Frank) "The problem now is how to solve the stranding of the Totuga, otherwise it will be repaired, and we will not be able to get out of here." ”

The biggest problem with the Totuga is not that it hits the reef, but that after it hits the reef, because of the waves, it was pushed into the middle of the two reefs and stuck there, and it is definitely not easy to get a 10,000-ton giant ship out of that place without responding equipment.

That's why they left the Totuga for the time being, and if they continued to stay on the Totuga, they could only suffer from the impact of the waves all the time, which was a very dangerous thing.

"Mr. Chris, don't worry, we have more than ninety experienced soldiers, and we can fully guarantee your safety on this island," an officer said immediately after Sprint finished speaking.

For these naval soldiers and officers, Chris is a serious God of Wealth, if he can get Chris's favor, maybe he can get more rewards, and he can also work in the Osborne Group, you must know the salary of the Osborne Group, but it is famous all over the world.

Chris is also very clear about the thoughts of these soldiers, on the surface he makes a very relieved gesture, but in his heart he is secretly happy, it is good that it is not so easy to leave the island.

And just as everyone was discussing the next plan of action on the island, the sporadic gunshots outside in the wind and rain alarmed everyone in the camp.

"What happened?" Alarmed by the gunshots, Sprint immediately rushed out of the tent.

"Sir, there are people on this island, and they are armed forces, our men have exchanged fire with them, two people have been wounded, and now Captain Lawrence is sending people in pursuit," a soldier immediately reported.

"Let them try to scratch a tongue or two, but don't chase too far, after all, we don't know anything about the island, and we don't know how many of them there are," Sprint said with a frown.

"It's sir"

In the other two beachheads on the island, S.H.I.E.L.D. and Trinity have just set up temporary camps. In order to avoid encountering the men and horses on Chris's side, the landing sites of both sides were as far away as possible from the stranding site of the Totuga, so no gunfire was heard.