After Xingyu and Mia carried the unconscious Xijia into the cabin, the two sat silently in the cabin, secretly sad. Although they had only been with the old man for two days, they had not been in contact with outsiders for a long time, and they had already regarded the old man who loved his granddaughter as their partner. I don't know how long it took, Mia broke the silence and asked, "Why is this happening?" It's been a long time since we've seen a shark. How do sharks suddenly appear? ”

"My guess was the waves of fast rowing and the sound of loud laughter that attracted sharks. Sharks are not only attracted by the smell of blood, but also by the intense fluctuations in the water. Xingyu continued with self-reproach: "If I don't give the inflatable boat to the old man, the old man won't attract the attention of the shark." After Miya heard Xingyu blaming herself, she immediately comforted Xingyu: "You just want to help the old man, how did you know that this would happen, it's not your fault at all." ”

Silence returned to the cabin. None of them dared to sleep, for fear that Xijia would wake up suddenly. At this time, Xijia definitely needs someone to accompany and comfort. But in the middle of the night, the two still fell asleep unconsciously. Xingyu was worried about Xijia, and he had been sleeping unsteadily, falling asleep intermittently.

When the sun rises, the morning light shines obliquely through the hatch. Xingyu was in a daze, and suddenly a bright light stimulated and squinted Xingyu's eyes. Xingyu opened his eyes curiously and saw a knife stabbing at him. Xingyu reacted naturally, and immediately reached out to grab the knife that stabbed him, and kicked at the person holding the knife. The man with the knife was immediately kicked and let go and fell backwards, hitting the ladder under the hatch. At this time, Xingyu saw clearly that the person holding the knife turned out to be Xijia. Xingyu looked at the knife in his hand in shock, and the pain of being cut by the blade came from his palm.

At this moment, Mia was woken up by a noise. Shocked to see Xingyu's hand holding the blade dripping blood. Then seeing Xijia collapsed in front of the ladder, Mia immediately understood what was happening. But I wondered why this was happening.

Xijia got up and looked at Xingyu and Miya with unwilling eyes. Suddenly, Xijia was hysterical and shouted at Xingyu and Miya: "You killed my grandfather!" We're floating on the sea, why do you want to come here? Why give us inflatable boats? You are not at ease at all. After Xijia finished crying, she suddenly turned and climbed the ladder. Then, Heungwoo and Mia heard a dive.

Xingyu and Miya looked at each other in shock, as if asking each other with their eyes: "Save or not?" Mia nodded slightly. Heung-woo immediately climbed onto the platform. Xingyu was on the platform and saw Xijia swimming out. Xingyu hurriedly jumped into the sea and chased after him.

Heung-woo is desperately chasing after Xijia. But Xijia, who grew up by the sea, swims super fast. Xingyu felt that the more he chased, the farther away he became. Xingyu knew in his heart that his swimming speed was not as fast as Xijia, but his physical strength was definitely better than Xijia. As long as you don't give up, you will definitely be able to catch up with Xijia in the end. Therefore, Heungwoo slows down his swimming speed and maintains his physical strength. After a while, I saw that the distance was slowly shortening. Xingyu knew that Xijia was about to rest, so he swam hard. Xingyu finally grabbed Xijia who was about to rest, but Xijia still struggled desperately and cried: "I want to kill you." Why do you have to save me. Xingyu, who didn't know how to answer, had to hug Xijia tightly. Soon after, Xijia stopped struggling and leaned on Xingyu to cry bitterly.

By the time Mia rowed to the two of them in an inflatable boat, Xijia had already fainted from crying. With Mia's help, Heung-woo puts Xijia onto the inflatable boat. Followed, climbed into the lifeboat himself.

At this time, Heungwoo and Mia heard a whistle in the distance. When the two looked up, they were surprised to see a strange-looking ship heading towards them. The two of them were in a hurry to save people just now, but they didn't find the ship.

Xingyu and Mia looked curiously at the ship that was approaching. The ship resembles a submarine, and it resembles a locomotive that is magnified dozens of times. Soon, the ship came to a halt not far in front of them. The ship made a broadcast: "Attention to the victims in front. This is Ark One, and we're going to send a speedboat to rescue you. Please stay in the inflatable boat and wait patiently. The two then saw a hatch open on the side of the Ark One and lower a speedboat. On the speedboat, there were four soldiers and an old man in a white robe.

The speedboat quickly approached the inflatable boat. The old man stood up, as if he had seen something interesting, and said with a smile, "Hello! I'm Dr. Ho, the Chief Advisor of Ark One. With that, the old man stopped and looked at the drifting boat in the distance behind them. Then the old man pointed to the drifting boat and jokingly asked, "Is my oil tank any good?" When Xingyu and Mia heard this, they opened their mouths in shock and looked at the old man with wide eyes. The old man saw the two of them in shock, and then laughed as if the prank had been successful.

It turned out that the old man was the person in charge of the observation post. As early as half a year ago, the world's major powers have discovered that Antarctic volcanic activity is frequent. So a certain country sent an investigation team led by an old man to set up a small observation station in Antarctica to observe on the spot. Soon the mission discovered that the volcano was about to erupt. To make matters worse, the mission calculated that the eruption would throw the planet out of balance. In the past 100 years, global warming has intensified, and the poles have been slowly melting. Scientists have long discovered that the geocentric axis is moving at a very slow rate. At that time, the earth was already on the verge of imbalance. Although the scale of this Antarctic volcanic eruption was small, it was the straw that broke the camel's back.

After receiving the news, the major powers of the world did not release it, but secretly prepared it. In the end, the manpower and material resources of the world's major powers were gathered to build four arks in a hurry, hoping to leave seeds for the world. But the eruption occurred earlier than they had predicted. Although the supplies had already been loaded into the ark, only a handful of those who had booked to board the ship had time to board the ark.

And the investigation team led by the old man. After the Ark was built, the Observatory was evacuated. Stay directly in the Ark and continue to observe with Sputnik. So when Xingyu and Mia first arrived in Antarctica, they were discovered by the investigation team. It was very close to the time of the eruption, so the team could only watch. When the two encounter a storm, they are amazed at their willpower to survive. So pay more attention to Heungwoo and Mia. Of course, they also saw the two of them modifying the oil tank, and the old man was in front of the screen, watching in surprise as Xingyu and Miya used their skills to pull the modified oil tank into the sea. So I secretly decided to take them on board after the end of the day. However, when the geocentric axis shifted, the artificial satellite lost contact, and the old man lost the trace of the two people. When satellite communication was restored, the old man deduced their approximate location and searched for them using satellites. But they could not be found. In the end, the old man had no choice but to give up.

In order to ensure the safety of the ark, artificial satellites have been observing the waters near the ark. Three days ago, Sputnik shone on the drifting ship. The old man recognized at a glance that this was the oil tank of the observation station. So the old man immediately asked the head of the ark to rescue them. Before this, the chief had heard the old man mention them. The chief also admired their will to survive and resourcefulness, coupled with the fact that the ark had fewer crew members than expected, and there were more supplies and empty seats. So he ordered to rescue them.

It was only then that Heungwoo and Mia were sure that it was the end of the world. It was only then that they understood why they had been exposed to so many strange phenomena before approaching the South Pole. Those are all strange phenomena caused by the instability of the geocentric axis and abnormal weather changes.

Once again, the old man offered to let them board the ark. After discussing with Mia, Heung-woo feels that they have adapted to life at sea. And they also enjoy a life where the two of them are alone and have no quarrel with the world. So they refused the old man's kindness and just asked the old man to take care of Xijia. In the end, the old man also respected their wishes, left them with satellite communication and solar chargers, and left with Xijia.

Heungwoo and Mia stood on the platform of the drifting ship, looking at the departing ark. Mia laughed at herself, saying, "I used to hope to be rescued every day. Now I want to continue rafting, what a wonderful change! Xingyu replied with a smile: "It's the end of the world, and being able to float in the sea is already rescued." Mia snuggled up to Heung-woo, and the two watched as the ark disappeared over the horizon.

-End of the book-