Chapter 223: Escape
In the cabin of the Jackdaw, everyone was nervously huddled together.
It's been a minute and a half since Harry dived, and the average person only holds his breath underwater for about thirty or forty seconds, while people like them who live by the sea and live on the sea can reach two or three minutes after exercising, but considering that Harry's exercise below also accelerates the consumption of oxygen, he should be almost reaching his limit by now.
But there was no reaction under the water, until another seven or eight seconds passed, and everyone finally felt that the water level was no longer rising, which meant that Harry had successfully closed the loophole and prevented the Jackdaw from sinking.
The crew high-fived each other, but after a few moments of waiting, Harry was not seen.
DuFrena's expression changed, and he didn't have time to take off his shirt and plunged headlong into the water, only to see Harry struggling underwater, and he was about to go back by plugging the hole in the bottom of the boat, but his calf was entangled in a fishing net.
Harry tried all sorts of things, but he couldn't break free, and as his strength grew weaker and weaker, his struggles became weaker and weaker.
His brain went blank due to lack of oxygen, and Harry thought to himself, am I going to die here today? I knew that I wouldn't have been able to do this, but if I think about it, it doesn't seem to work, and if the Jackdaw sinks, there is no way to escape............
Harry felt the world darken in front of him, his hands and feet stopped moving, and his memory stopped in this moment, until a palm was lapping his cheek and someone was pressing hard against his chest.
Harry spat out a mouthful of seawater, and finally came to his senses, and began to breathe greedily, and then he found himself being lifted up by the crowd, all shouting his name.
Is this what it's like to be a hero? Harry scratched his head, well, it didn't seem to be too bad.
But before he could enjoy it for a few seconds, he was thrown back into the water.
Not only Harry, who was thrown down, looked confused, but the person who threw him was also confused.
Because just now the Jackdaw suddenly shook violently, and the people in the cabin could not stand firmly, and at the same time, there were faint signs of cracking again in the place that had been repaired before.
Di Freina arranged for two men to pump out the water from the cabin, while the rest of the men continued to reinforce and repair the cracks and holes in the hull, while he himself hurried to the deck once the situation was stabilized.
As a result, Di Freina was taken aback by what he saw outside.
He never imagined that he had only been under the cabin for less than twenty minutes, and when he returned, the sea had completely changed its appearance, with huge waves surging and howling winds, and lightning falling from time to time.
It was only a few steps away, but Mr. Quartermaster walked for half a minute, and slipped twice, before he staggered to the helm and asked Anne, who was there, "What about the captain?" ”
Because the wind and thunder were so strong, the red-haired girl didn't hear what Di Freina was saying at all, until Mr. Quartermaster repeated it loudly again, Anne pointed to the mainmast behind her, and Di Freina saw a vague figure on it, but he didn't connect this sudden storm with Zhang Heng, and saw that the latter was on the mast, thinking that he was just going to collect the sails.
So Di Freina asked Anne, "What about the navy?" ”
As if in response to his question, a cannonball landed about ten meters away from the Jackdaw, and on the left hand side of the Jackdaw, an armed ship was also floating and sinking in the wind and waves.
The captain gave the order to attack, but in the current situation, even experienced gunners were difficult to aim, and often just adjusted the angle of the gun, and the next second a big wave hit, and all the previous efforts were in vain.
The other armed ship that fell behind was in trouble, because the storm came too suddenly, and the sailors on board did not react in a hurry, and the sail was closed too late, causing the mast to be blown off by the strong wind and fly into the sea, and the captain had to order to return to the harbor of Parrot Island to escape the storm, which made the Jackdaw have one less pursuer and the pressure it faced was much less.
However, Di Freina's mood did not improve much because of this.
Although the problem of chasing soldiers has been partially solved, the extreme weather is now a great test for the devastated Jackdaw, and the key is that the person at the helm of the Jackdaw at this time is Anne.
The red-haired girl has conquered everyone in terms of force during the time she has been on the ship, but people like Di Freina are very clear about her origin and identity, knowing that she did not have any sailing experience before coming to Nassau, so she did not have any experience at the helm, in fact, so far she has only held the rudder, according to Zhang Heng, keeping the direction unchanged and sailing in a straight line.
Di Freina watched in horror, for fear that a huge wave would knock the Jackdaw over completely.
But it is strange to say that the Jackdaw has been sailing for so long, and has encountered many huge waves, but basically they are all head-on, like a deadly wave from the side.
However, Dufrena did not dare to gamble on luck anymore and quickly took the rudder from Anne's hand.
The armed boat on the left-hand side was still tirelessly biting them, but as the wind and waves became stronger, the people above obviously began to hesitate.
The people on board knew that the current Jackdaw was at its weakest point, and maybe as long as there was one more round, no, even a few more shells hitting the other side, they could completely destroy this pirate ship that was already at the end of the crossbow, which was also the reason why they had been biting hard, and they were unwilling to fly away with the fat in their mouths.
However, they were only pirate hunters, not real navy, and although Walden gave them the order to deal with the Jackdaw, they did not want to risk their lives in order to carry out the order.
In this case, the danger is beyond their reach, and the storm shows no signs of stopping, and even if they succeed in killing the Jackdaw, there is a high probability that their ship will be destroyed in the storm.
Therefore, despite its reluctance, the armed ship had to turn around and return after chasing for a few more minutes.
At this point, the Jackdaw finally shook off all its pursuers.
However, there is one biggest enemy at the moment - the unpredictable nature, and Di Freina still does not dare to take it lightly, until another half an hour later, the wind and waves finally begin to gradually decrease, and the situation gradually improves.
In the process, the Jackdaw was always in danger.