Chapter 279: The End of the Strong Crossbow
I turned my head and saw that the floating island was sinking a little bit, pitch black, terrifying and dead silence, behind me was a slow current, there were many bubbles, the floating island was changing the direction of the water flow, bringing a strong suction, as soon as I relaxed a little, my body was uncontrollably dragged away by it.
I waved my hands and feet desperately, gulping in on oxygen, which was being consumed nearly twice as fast as normal, and Nineteen was so close to me that he grabbed my hand and pulled me out.
We must first stay away from the floating islands before thinking about going up, otherwise it is easy to be swept into the bottom of the sea by the current, I am exhausted, nineteen is not much better, his movements are noticeably slower than when he first came, and his eyes are full of exhaustion.
I didn't expect the suction power of the floating island to be so big, there were circles of small whirlpools all around, there were too many bubbles, I saw a white figure approaching in front of me, it was Brother Shen, his long hair fluttering in the water, like the lightest and thinnest seaweed, if you only look at the back of the head, it really looks like those sharks.
His hair was so long that it almost touched the ground, and I could see his hair spread out with the water, revealing the band in front of his forehead.
He wore it all the time, and after a long time, I automatically ignored it, and now when I look at it, I just feel that it is very abrupt, and I suddenly have a bad thought, what if I pretend to tear it off inadvertently at this time?
I didn't act, Brother Shen's gaze changed, the amber pupils were as clear as the sky and the sea, he was looking at me, as if he saw the bottom of my heart, and saw through my dirty thoughts, I was stunned for a moment, and then I lost the opportunity, he swam over and grabbed my other hand.
I felt like I was floating in the sky, forgetting everything, his speed and strength were still so amazing, in an instant he pulled us out of the water full of whirlpools and bubbles, we floated a few meters, it was still too fast, I only felt a heat rush in my lungs, and my mouth was full of blood.
Nineteen was obviously startled, I quickly shook my head at him, Brother Shen was stunned for a moment, let go of the hand holding me, and swam up alone, I closed my eyes, like countless exercises before, lightened my body, and floated up a little bit.
Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters...... I knew too much about the change in water pressure, and there wasn't much pressure going up, and Nineteen let go of me, and we were soon on the surface.
I hadn't smelled such fresh air in a long time, it was really as pure as fresh milk, and I breathed greedily, as if my whole body was alive, and all the pain was healed in an instant.
It was still dark, and I looked to the brightest side, where there was a hint of white in the belly of a fish, and in the next moment, a dazzling golden light burst out, illuminating half of the sea in an instant.
I squinted at the light, like hope in a dying struggle, piercing the dull darkness, nothing was more exhilarating than the moment we saw the sunrise in the aftermath of the catastrophe, basking in the first rays of the morning sun, as if we had been reborn in body and mind.
My heart was pounding, it wasn't the most beautiful sunrise I've ever seen, but it was the one that moved me the most and made me want to cry the most, it represented new life and hope, and we finally got out of that dark hell.
Everything was like a nightmare, I turned around and watched the huge floating island sink into the sea little by little, I stared straight at it, I couldn't tell what mood it was, I wanted to escape when I was inside, but now I was a little sad and reluctant, maybe I didn't get the jade, but I had to watch hope sink away.
Our mission failed, this is the ending I never thought of, although the first three pieces of jade were taken with great effort, but they were all obtained, only this time, we paid but did not return.
I looked up at the sky, if there was a god, he must be watching me, I felt so small, the premise of things is man-made, the heavens are beautiful.
It's impossible to get it again, the chances of seeing this floating island again in my lifetime are very small, in fact, even if we really have another chance, we still don't know how to open the sarcophagus, unless the Mo family has the power to control the entire floating island, it will always be a failure.
The floating island is still slowly sinking, as if to bury our past, Nineteen said beside him: "Stay away from it, there will be a big whirlpool when it sinks completely, and it is not safe here." ”
Everyone turned silently, and I turned my head to look at it several more times, and followed them in the opposite direction, and there was nothing else to see in the vast sea, except for the floating islands, and nothing else.
Ah Qing and our boat were gone, no one spoke, and I didn't know whether to ask, I suddenly remembered that Nineteen had said that Ah Chuan would drive the boat ten nautical miles away, a distance of nearly twenty kilometers, and it was normal for us not to see.
I don't have much strength for a long time, I swim very slowly, and so do they, we are going against the current, Si Yu is on the boat, he must know that the floating island has sunk, and Ah Qing is probably coming in the boat.
The current seemed to be sucked in by a floating island, and we were nearly two thousand meters away from it, and we could still feel the attraction, and I looked back countless times to see that most of the island had sunk, leaving only the highest peak still standing on the surface of the sea.
The speed at which it sank became faster, I really didn't have much strength, the refreshment at the moment of coming out of the water all dissipated, and all kinds of pain hit at the same time, in fact, I have been insisting, and now the oil is really exhausted.
There is no hope, there is no goal that has to be done, and there is no motivation to persevere, soaked in water for a long time, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, the injury of that fall seems to be getting worse and worse, and even the legs, feet and arms that are not injured are soft and like pulling away tendons.
It's been a long time since I've changed my dressing, and they don't know how bad my wound is, I can feel its adhesions festering, but luckily there is a wetsuit in the way, otherwise the pus and blood would have soaked through the clothes.
The attraction behind me suddenly increased, I jerked back half a meter, and quickly waved my hands and feet back to the original position, I turned my head to look, only to see that the floating island was about to sink, and there was a huge shadow under the surface of the sea, which must have been spectacular from above.
The huge whirlpool has already taken shape, in fact, this whirlpool will not last long, but we are too close to hold on, there is only one sharp corner left on the floating island is still exposed on the sea, I look around, there is no shadow of the ship behind me.
It's been an hour since the sinking of the floating island, and Ah Qing and they should have come, and I suddenly had a very bad premonition, that fake Ah Chuan escaped from the floating island first, and his ship has also become a ghost ship, and he will definitely hit our boat's idea.
In fact, I had said this problem as early as nineteen years before entering the island, but at that time I didn't know if I could come out alive, so I didn't think about it so much, but now I have to face it, Ah Qing and they haven't appeared for a long time, something must have happened.
I don't know where the lower limit of that person is, just like Ah Chuan said, even he can't be sure, Nineteen's words before leaving are still in his ears, and he asked Ah Qing to deal with him, this is not like what Nineteen would say, but he said it so seriously, so seriously.
I fought a cold war and realized that we were really enemies, even if he let me go, enemies are enemies, and they will not change because of a moment of kindness.
"What about Ah Qing? It's time for them to come, right? Are they really okay? I couldn't help it, grabbed Nineteen and asked.
"It's okay, at least I'm alive, as long as I'm alive, it's not a big deal." Nineteen spoke softly, and his tone was not as gentle as usual.
No one spoke again, everyone was swimming forward as much as they could, I just felt my consciousness drifting, the morning sun was dazzling, but it was not warm at all, I was floating on the water, my body was fluttering like lying in the clouds, I was so tired, now every movement I took a step closer to death, every breath was consuming my vitality, I didn't have the extra energy to think about others.
"Osawa?"
Nineteen was calling me, and I rolled my eyes slightly to look at him, only to realize that he was holding my body, and I was about to lose my sense of touch.
Nineteen's eyes were full of worry, and I saw the face in his pupils, pale and haggard, bloodless, with sunken eye sockets, and heavy dark circles, like smoky makeup, like a ghost at first glance.
Everyone stopped, they were all looking at me, I wanted to talk, but I gave up, I was too tired to talk, and now it's okay.
This feeling is familiar, I remember that hunger strike was a few days before I was on the verge of fainting, this time it was only worse, I was a little thirsty, but not hungry, it was the wound on my body that was causing trouble, I kept holding on, and now it is the end of the strong crossbow.
People often say that illness comes like a mountain, and for the first time I thought it was so real, when I was fine a few minutes ago, I suddenly became like this, so fast that even I was surprised, the pain had been hidden for too long, and now it suddenly exploded.
Brother Shen swam over to help me, Nineteen let go of his hand, layers of water waves hit my chest, Brother Shen was pulling me forward, my vision was a little blurry, I could only see a white shadow in front of me, and there was a slight blood color between my hair.
There is still a fishy sweet taste in my mouth, the injury is obviously not so serious, maybe it is really that I suddenly floated up and did not control it, my body was stiff and almost dared not move, and the intense breathing would involve the injury on the chest, it was too big, it was too painful, I could feel the flesh and blood festering, like thousands of insects drilling around.
I wanted to see what it had become, but I didn't dare, the scene must have been disgusting, and the ointment seemed to have become a breeding ground for bacteria, and it made my scalp tingle just to think about.
My consciousness is always half asleep and half awake, sometimes it is foggy, sometimes it is extremely lucid, I can't tell what it feels like, it seems to be a bit of a return to the light, just like now, my five senses suddenly become sensitive again, the feeling of the water sliding over the skin, the feeling of the god brother pulling, the feeling of the breeze blowing on the face, the feeling of the sun shining, all so nuanced.