Chapter 189: Landing on the Island
I found a thin piece of iron, and was about to close the broken window, and when I saw An Beimo still here, I said to her: "You go to sleep, now you can rest as much as you can." ”
An Beimo didn't answer, and came over to help me hold the thin iron piece blocked by the window. I smiled slightly, wrapped my nail gun around the iron plate, and drove the nails into it one by one.
After being in a coma for more than three hours, Suzumi Iwasaki finally woke up. Qixing examined her brain and made sure there was no major problem, so I was relieved.
Where the hull was damaged, Chika Nakajima had also repaired it with the help of Shen Hao. After a delay of nearly four hours, the "Sakurayuan" fishing boat finally sailed forward again.
Suzumi Iwasaki apologizes to us for the mistakes she made before. And promised that after going back this time, he would immediately resign from the club and never go to sea again for the rest of his life.
I smiled and reassured her that there was no need for this.
I have to admit that Suzumi Iwasaki still has a lot of experience at sea. This time there was a mistake in judgment because the environment in this sea area is too harsh.
I believe that after this crisis, she will become an even better captain. I don't think she needs to take the rest of her life for a mistake.
are mortals, who have not yet made mistakes at the time. Kazuko's incident is also an accident, and it can't all be regarded as the responsibility of Iwasaki Suzumi.
After Iwasaki Suzumi, Kobayashi Lan and the others also sincerely apologized to An Bei Mo and thanked her for saving her life, and An Bei Mo laughed it off.
At this point, a contradictory crisis has disappeared.
After less than an hour of driving, we finally saw our destination, the nameless desert island. By the occasional flash of lightning in the sky, we can faintly see its eerie outline.
When I saw the overall shape of the island, I immediately had a very strange feeling. This island is completely different from what I remember.
It's not so much an island as a mountain emerging from the bottom of the sea. It looks wide but not high, much like the exposed back of a sea beast. Although it was far away, I could still see the angular rocks on the island, which invisibly added a bit of hideousness to the island.
I didn't think much of it when I was far away, but when I got there, I realized that this island was really not small. I guess it would take me a whole day to walk across the island.
The Sakura Yuan can't get too close and is easy to run aground. At a distance of a few hundred meters, we switched to a lifeboat and rowed over by manpower.
Four of us, D.R.T., plus Arashi Kobayashi and Haruko Sakai, a total of six people landed on the island. Suzumi Iwasaki and Chika Nakajima stayed on the ship, waiting for us while they had to carry out a detailed overhaul of the ship.
Before leaving, I agreed with Suzumi Iwasaki that within four days, we would return anyway. Even if the delay is not more than five days. If there is no news from us in five days, Suzumi Iwasaki can return to the flight, indicating that we will most likely not be able to return.
Of course, I'm just preparing for the worst.
I also solemnly instructed Iwasaki Suzumi that even if we didn't return at the scheduled time, we should not rush to the island and try to find us, otherwise the Sakurato would probably end up with the fishing boat we had encountered earlier.
Listening to what I explained was not a good thing, Kobayashi Lan and Sakai Haruko's faces became very ugly, and people became nervous. I said it was just a precautionary effort and that if they both regretted it now, they could stay on board.
It's a job to play with, and no one will laugh at quitting.
Who knew that although Kobayashi Lan and Sakai Haruko were pale, they both shook their heads at me firmly, and wanted to continue to follow us.
I admired their tenacity a little, and nodded approvingly to them.
The distance of a few hundred meters was quickly reached, and after the water came ashore, we gathered together to check the surrounding terrain.
The ground is full of potholes and rocks, there are strange rocks everywhere near and far, and the karst caves that can be seen everywhere are of different sizes.
It's the first time I've seen this kind of landscape, and it's weird. This kind of strange island is given to me for nothing, and I will not ask for it.
Thinking of this, I turned my head and asked Haruko Sakai, "What is the purpose of the Demon Concubine who sent two groups of people here before?" What is there on this island that interests her? ”
Haruko Sakai and Kobayashi Lan glanced at each other, hesitant, considering whether to tell me or not.
I looked at her embarrassed look and said, "I can't say it, I'm not interested in your purpose, I just want to know if what you're looking for has something to do with the disappearance of those people." ”
Haruko Sakai thought about it for a long time, and finally said to me: "Black Eagle, please understand, the demon concubine has not explained this matter, and I can't say it for the time being." ”
Shen Hao said disdainfully on the side: "What's the big deal, even if there are diamonds buried on this island, we are not rare." ”
I stopped Shen Hao and said, "They are also a last resort, forget it, don't embarrass them." ”
After speaking, I glanced at An Beimo, before she guessed that there might be mineral energy deposits on the island, maybe she guessed correctly, otherwise Kobayashi Lan and Sakai Haruko would not be so secretive.
I asked everyone to search the neighborhood to see if there were any traces left by people who had landed on the island before, and they turned around but found nothing.
This was what I expected, and under the washing of this heavy rainstorm, all clues were washed away.
After regrouping, I said, "Now the first priority is to find the whereabouts of the missing people and try to rescue them." Secondly, if the missing person is killed, investigate the cause of the accident. Finally, if a deadly threat is found to be unmanageable, the operation is immediately halted and all retreat. Do you understand? ”
Our D.R.T team immediately gave me an answer, but Kobayashi Arashi and Haruko Sakai hesitated and didn't speak.
I said to them with a straight face: "Every step of the action is based on ensuring personal safety. It's gone, and it's useless that the whole island is made of gold, you know? If you don't take this order, get me back to the Sakura Yuan now! ”
Seeing that my voice was violent, Kobayashi Lan and Haruko Sakai quickly nodded and replied, "Got it!" ”
Then I assigned the order of travel, the first one was led by me, the seven stars followed me, and then An Beimo.
Kobayashi Lan and Haruko Sakai followed behind An Bei Mo, and wherever An Bei Mo went, they had to follow wherever they went, and they were not allowed to fall behind. In the end, Shen Hao was responsible for the break.
I consider that An Beimo is in charge of remote support, and Kobayashi Lan and Sakai Haruko follow her, and the safety factor will be higher.
As soon as the mission began on the island, my orders required unconditional obedience from everyone. After I finished arranging, everyone nodded in understanding, and I said, "Be careful, everyone!" He raised his gun and walked in the first place.
There were hardly flat roads on the ground, and there were countless large rocks around us, so we walked slowly and with difficulty. Because it is necessary to prevent being trapped in the stone pit, and to prevent people from being left behind.
The torrential rain continued, and there were many small puddles of water under my feet, so I tried to walk the road with a view of the ground, and I had to avoid the rocks that blocked the way, so the route was completely curved.
The strange rocks around are stacked on top of each other, but they are not very high, and the gap between them is relatively large, enough for one person to pass normally, avoiding the trouble of climbing.
We don't have positioning equipment, we rely on visual prediction. I plan to move directly to the center of the island, reach the highest point, and then adjust the direction according to the terrain.
It was very cold, so I asked Nanashi to keep an eye on the two Japanese girls' physical condition, and if they found that they couldn't hold on, I would immediately send them back to the ship.
After stumbling for two hours, everything went well, although Kobayashi Lan and Haruko Sakai were so cold that their faces turned pale and their lips trembled, they persevered without saying a word.
After a while, the rain gradually subsided, and finally stopped, followed by the east dew, and the sky was about to dawn.
The sunrise over the sea is truly beautiful, as if the sun is emerging from the sea, and the golden light slowly illuminates the entire island.
Seeing the sunshine lifted everyone's spirits, and it seemed that their bodies were much warmer. Coupled with the fact that the rain had stopped, I picked up some speed and tried to find a flat spot within an hour for everyone to rest.
But it backfired, and after walking for more than an hour, I didn't find a place to sit down and rest, so I asked everyone to hold on a little longer, and if they couldn't find a good place in half an hour, then they would go wherever they went.
Fortunately, after walking for less than half an hour, I saw a relatively flat area. The rocks there are relatively small, and the surface of the stones is relatively smooth, so that people can sit on them.
I'll take everyone there and let everyone rest here for half an hour, eat something and drink some water by the way, and replenish their strength.
As soon as they stopped, Kobayashi Lan and Haruko Sakai sat on the ground as if they had collapsed, panting for breath. I secretly laughed, I guess these two must have never walked such a difficult road before.
In order to prevent the cold from entering the body after the heavy rain, Qixing gave each person a pill before eating, and asked everyone to swallow the medicine before eating.
No one spoke during the break, and everyone was a little tired. I found a rock with a slightly flat surface and sat down, eating and observing my surroundings.
The sun has risen in the sky, and we can see the whole island clearly. The more I looked at it, the more strange I felt, and I had an indescribable strange feeling in my heart.
There are strange rocks standing around, but these stones are very peculiar, not sharp and angular like mountain rocks, but all round and bulging.
The place where we rested was even stranger, almost all of them were not high stone piers, not only not awkward to the touch, but a little slippery.
I really couldn't figure out how this geology was formed, so I called An Beimo over and told her my doubts.
An Beimo also found out, she said: "Maybe there is an active volcano on the bottom of the sea near here, and after the eruption in the sea, the erupted magma fell here, and then cooled by the seawater, becoming what it is now." ”
I thought that she had some truth in what she said, and then I asked, "Then why are there all low stone piers here?" This area is noticeably different from the rest of the surrounding area. ”
An Beimo shook his head and said: "I haven't figured it out for the time being, there are all kinds of strange changes in the sea, maybe it's caused by some special reaction!" ”
Just as I was talking to An Beimo, I suddenly heard someone scream. An Beimo and I turned our heads to look in surprise and found that it was Xiao Lin Lan sitting on the ground.
I saw that she seemed to have seen something terrible, and she was originally kneeling on the ground, but at this time she couldn't help but retreat with her hands and feet, with a frightened look on her face. Even the kettle he was holding was thrown on the ground, allowing the water in the kettle to flow all over the ground.