Chapter Eighty-Five: Struggling to Survive
At this time, the hull began to tilt, apparently because there was too much water in the ship, and there was no way to keep the hull balanced.
Xu Wei and Yan introspectively stabilized their bodies leaning to one side, and Xu Wei said: "I can't drag it anymore, I'm afraid this ship will sink soon." ”
Yan Zizhi nodded, and the two of them ran out along the way they came, came to the side of the ship, and placed the deck position of the lifeboat, while the other survivors were at a loss on the deck.
Xu Wei shouted: "The ship is sinking, come here!" ”
Everyone ran towards the deck where Xu Wei and Yan Zizi were located, and the hull of the ship was even more tilted.
Yan Zizhi used the lifeboat placement device, and the group waited for the lifeboat to be launched.
But at this time, it was a coincidence that the device was stuck in mid-air, and the lifeboat was also suspended in mid-air, not up or down!
In despair, everyone could only hold on to the railing and watch the ship tilt little by little.
Yan Zizhi pulled out her pistol, tilted her body with her feet as if welded to the deck of a ship, and aimed at the two steel cables that hung the lifeboats.
Xu Wei also took out a pistol, firmly grasped the railing, and aimed at the steel cable in the same way.
Yan Zizi said lightly: "The wind and waves are strong, the boat is unstable, you can't shoot at this distance, even if you shoot, with the power of that pistol, you can't break through the steel cable, you go to the bottom with them, and you will find a way to fix the lifeboat, otherwise the lifeboat will be washed away by the waves as soon as it goes." ”
Xu Wei nodded and said, "Then be careful yourself, uncle!" ”
After speaking, Xu Wei took the surviving people and moved towards the bottom of the deck with difficulty.
In order to grasp the ship, Xu Wei found many cables in the cabin, and led everyone to the bottom of the back deck of the ship to grasp the lifeboat laid by Yan Ziji.
Xu Wei looked up and said, "Uncle! We're in place, and you're good to go! ”
Yan Zizhi aimed at the steel cable and successfully broke a steel cable with one shot, and the lifeboat sank down and half hanged.
Yan Zizhi was just about to continue shooting, but a huge wave hit, and the whole ship shook and fell to the side, Yan Zizhi exerted force under his feet, kicked his legs and jumped forward, rolled and broke another steel cable, and then fell towards the sea.
Xu Wei knew that this was not the time to go to Guan Yan's self-reflection, and the lifeboat had already been launched into the water with a pop.
One by one, Xu Wei plunged into the sea and swam towards the lifeboat with a cable in one hand.
The huge ship without a center stirred the sea area, causing the entire current to form a small whirlpool, which made it difficult for Xu Wei to approach the lifeboat.
As soon as Xu Wei approached the lifeboat, he was hit back by a wave, and he tried several times without success, and his physical strength had been consumed a lot.
Xu Wei took a deep breath and held his breath as he dived below the surface of the sea, he wrapped the thick cable around his waist, and pushed away the current in front of him with both hands and swam towards the lifeboat.
The sea was still choppy and smoky, and at this time there was a hand dragging him!
Xu Wei couldn't see the situation in the sea clearly, so he was shocked and sprayed a few blisters.
Then two rough ripples broke through the water and shot forward, Xu Wei immediately understood who the person was, and his heart was stable, Yan Zizi also swam in the direction of the lifeboat after falling into the sea, at this time the two met in the sea, and the two supported each other and struggled forward.
Xu Wei couldn't hold back because of Yan Ziji's fright, he untied the cable on his body, handed it to Yan Zijiu, and then surfaced and determined the direction of the lifeboat.
In this short period of time, the lifeboat drifted some distance away from the cruise ship.
The yacht had completely flipped on its side, and the people at the back of the deck were leaning over the railings.
Xu Weiwei pointed out the direction for Yan Zijiu while swimming towards the lifeboat.
Finally, Yan Zizhi surfaced and climbed onto the lifeboat, he tied the cable firmly in front of the lifeboat, and manipulated the lifeboat to drive towards Xu Wei.
Xu Wei got on the boat, coughed twice, shook his hair and said, "Uncle, go and save people." ”
Yan Zizheng drove towards the cruise ship at full speed, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and the giant ship began to sink little by little, and the huge waves were pushing the two in the opposite direction.
This made Yan's introspective heart fall to the bottom.
Yan Zizhi wiped his cheeks wet with the huge waves and said: "There's no way, we can't get by, we must untie the rope now, otherwise we will be dragged to the bottom of the sea by the giant ship!" ”
In order to facilitate the towing back of the lifeboat, everyone tied the rope to the railing of the cruise ship deck, and now the giant ship is about to be silent, and the lifeboat tied to the cable will be pulled down to the bottom of the sea by the reaction force of silence! Even if Xu Wei and Yan introspect themselves and don't die, in this vast sea area, the two of them can't swim back!
Seeing their lifeboat being hit farther and farther away by the waves, and the survivors on the cruise ship looking at the two helplessly, this made Xu Wei's heart ache, and a sense of powerlessness once again welled up in his heart.
Yan Zijiu urged again: "Don't hesitate, quickly cut the rope, if these people are lucky, we can save a few more, let alone them when the boat is gone, we have to die in the sea together." ”
The huge wave wet Xu Wei's eyes, and Xu Wei lowered his head and cut the cable with a fire axe in the lifeboat!
He is no longer the person who was indecided, although he is unwilling in his heart, he still has to make such a decision, just so that he can save more people in the future and restore order in this world!
Originally, there was still a glimmer of hope in the hearts of everyone on the cruise ship, hoping that the huge waves here could stop, hoping that the lifeboat could drive smoothly, until Xu Wei cut off a fragile rope that held everyone's hope, and despair spread in everyone's eyes.
And when all hope turns into white foam raised by the waves in the sea, some people who know how to swim have given up the cruise ship and jumped into the sea with all their strength, hoping that there will be a chance to swim to the lifeboat
And those who can't swim, can only clutch to the railings and cruise ships and sink little by little.
Eventually, the sea opened its fangs and swallowed up the luxury cruise ships in the ocean, and gradually the wind and waves began to subside.
Yan Zizhi and Xu Wei steered the boat and hovered over the edge of the cruise ship, hoping to save one or two survivors.
And the two of them maneuvered the lifeboat and turned around again and again, and no one floated up from the sea.
Xu Wei sat on the side and slid the sea water with his hands, his eyes looking at the sky.
Yan Zizi extinguished the engine and said: "Can't turn anymore, if this continues, the reserve fuel of this lifeboat is not enough to consume, wait for ten minutes, and we will leave after waiting for ten minutes." Yan Zizi sighed.
"There's so much that humans can't do." Xu Wei muttered.
The two of them floated like duckweed in the ocean, and beneath the calm surface of the sea was like a man-eating beast, hiding a deeper fear.