Chapter 600: Sink Again
Because the degree of twisting of the hull this time was very large and very fast, Chen Ziyang, who was unprepared, only felt that his feet were empty, coupled with the inertia brought by the heavy gold in the backpack, he was taken out of the backpack at once, and flew out of the hole that had just been opened.
With a "poof" sound, the gold in the backpack smashed open the water and fell into the sea with Chen Ziyang. Yang Lei and Umbrella Shi Shuai, who were in the cabin, glanced at each other, and then both of them guessed what was going on.
"Eryang, you kid is not authentic! Selling teammates is sold so thoroughly, dead friends don't die poor, right? The exit was opened, but you ran first, leaving us alone? Yang Lei shouted loudly at the top of his voice.
According to his previous understanding of Chen Ziyang, Yang Lei knew that Chen Ziyang must have accidentally fallen out, and he didn't want to escape first at all, because Chen Ziyang was not that kind of person at all. The reason why he shouted like this was completely to vent the depression in his heart and vent the feeling of losing gold.
With the sound of falling water, Yang Lei knew that he had lost that bag of gold. The reason is very simple, the gold is very heavy, and anyone who takes him with him will definitely throw it away after falling into the water, or else he will be carried into the sea and drowned.
This result was unexpected by Yang Lei, he never expected that gold would end up in the sea again and again. The reason why he was a little hesitant when he handed over the gold to Chen Ziyang was that he was afraid that the gold in the backpack would cause the backpack to break when it hit the steel hull.
If the backpack did break, there was a good chance that the gold would be thrown out, but he thought it was very unlikely, because the backpack was relatively strong and would not be smashed under normal circumstances.
Therefore, according to Yang Lei's estimate, the worst-case scenario is that the gold in the backpack is smashed and deformed, and it does not look good, but it does not affect the value of the gold. But he never imagined that the situation that was now would be even worse than he expected.
Yang Lei, who had lost the gold, felt a sense of wanting to cry, and even tears were already rolling uncontrollably in his eyes.
"Don't be stunned, get on it!" Just when Yang Lei was hesitating whether to cry, Liu Cong on the side suddenly shouted loudly, and at the same time, Liu Cong asked the two team members to build a simple human ladder under the hole.
At this time, Yang Lei and Umbrella Shishuai realized how bad the current situation was. Whether it's the burning gasoline on one side or the living dead on the other, they are not far from this hole, and it won't be long before these two deadly things will engulf the team. So the two of them no longer hesitated, hurriedly climbed up the hole along the simple human ladder, and jumped into the sea one after another.
After surfacing, the two of them saw a splash not far away, and Chen Ziyang's head emerged from the sea. Seeing that Chen Ziyang's two hands for paddling were empty, Yang Lei's tears finally flowed out, just as he guessed, the backpack was really thrown away.
"Swim quickly, stay away from the White Wave Pill, if this ship sinks into the water, it is very likely that there will be a whirlpool, sucking us all in, while the hull is not completely sunk now, the farther you swim, the better." After seeing the surrounding situation clearly, Chen Ziyang hurriedly reminded him.
More than a dozen flashlight beams were emitted from the Hailao Yue, and they all shone on the hull of the white wave pill. The bright pillars of light are like beacons in the night, pointing out the direction to everyone.
Bailangmaru made such a big move, it is impossible for the people on the Hailao Moon not to know, although they can't come, but they have been watching the situation here, after the sky is dark, the people who stay on the Hailao Moon have turned on the flashlight, and the flashlight column has been locked on the Bailang Pill.
The people on the Hailao Moon were surprised by the abnormal changes that occurred on the Haranamaru, and when they saw one side of the ship's hull raised high, everyone knew that the ship was about to sink again. Especially some of Liu Cong's subordinates who stayed on the ship, they were even more anxious to stomp their feet, but there was no way to help.
However, Chen Ziyang and the three of them, who jumped into the sea one after another, made the people who stayed on the Hailaoyue let out a few exclamations, and when they saw that someone had escaped from Bailang Maru, several people hurriedly rowed a lifeboat and rowed in the direction of Bailang Maru.
"Poof", Liu Cong also jumped into the sea from the breach, and after half a day's effort, he struggled out of the sea. The first thing Liu Cong did when he surfaced was not to check the situation of the people around him, but hurriedly touched his backpack bag with both hands, and at the same time used his right hand to go around the back of his body, and held up the heavy backpack behind him, it seemed that there was something in the backpack that he cared about very much.
Seeing Liu Cong's action in the distance, Chen Ziyang estimated that nine times out of ten, this kid had succeeded and had already found the iron book. It was precisely because the heavy iron book was in Liu Cong's backpack that he had so much trouble surfacing him.
Then Liu Cong's team members also jumped into the sea from the hole one by one, but Yang Lei and Umbrella Shishuai noticed that there seemed to be two people missing, and it seemed that the two team members who took the ladder did not have time to escape, and were either engulfed in the sea of fire, or turned into a dinner for the living dead. Even the two of them seemed to hear intermittent screams coming from the hole in the White Wave Pill.
Through this hole in the hull, Chen Ziyang saw a bright fire, the flames inside the hull burned very fiercely, and even some flames had stretched out from the hole. And there is more than one in the hull of a hole like this.
The flames had spread to the deck of Shiranamaru. Chen Ziyang estimated that the flames should have spread from the initial ignition point, that is, from the coffin of the machine. The fire is so fierce, I don't know if it will play the role that everyone expected before, and I don't know if it can destroy the magnetism of the coffin.
Two team members with better water skills grabbed Liu Cong's two arms and swam forward with him, with the help of these two team members, the heavy backpack did not add obstacles to Liu Cong. The people who escaped and ascended to heaven swam desperately in the direction of the Hailao Moon.
"Crunch ......" The sinking Haranamaru let out a final roar. Because the damage was so severe, the hull was sinking at an accelerated rate. The crowd that had swum to safety floated to the surface of the water and set their eyes on the flaming hull of the ship.
The white wave pill was rapidly sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye, and after a while, it completely disappeared under the surface of the sea, leaving only a huge whirlpool and burning gasoline on the surface of the sea.
After boarding the lifeboat that came to the rescue, the person who escaped from the Shiranamaru was taken to the Hailao Moon. As soon as they got on the boat, Chen Ziyang felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and the sailors on the Hailaoyue looked at them with resentment and a hint of anger.
After a little thought, he understood the reason, Black Seven and the other two sailors were not in the returning team at all, so these sailors knew that their captain was dead, and it was no wonder that they looked at their side with hostile eyes.
Seeing the unkind eyes of these people, Liu Cong also became cautious, and he slowly moved his hand to his waist, where there was still a pistol.
Whether it was the team members who stayed on the Hailaoyue before, or the team members who returned from Bailang Pill with Liu Cong, these people slowly moved closer to Liu Cong's direction. The two groups of people were instantly distinct, one side was the passengers, and the other was the sailors on the Hailao Moon Ship, and the tense atmosphere spread instantly.
"Hahahahaha...... It's good to come back, it's good to come back, if something really happens to you, my ship's reputation will be stinky, and there may be no one to hire us anymore. How about Mr. Liu, have you gained anything? Did you find what you were looking for? ”
A person's voice broke the awkward atmosphere, and Chen Ziyang saw that among the sailors in front of him, one person slowly walked to the front. This person was very tall, with a smile on his face, and his eyes swept over Liu Cong and the others, obviously wanting to see what they had gained.
Chen Ziyang remembered that this person seemed to be the first mate of Hailao Yuehao, but he couldn't remember what his surname was.
"Huh? What did he just say? My ship? What does that mean? Thinking back to what the first mate said just now, Chen Ziyang had a trace of doubt in his heart, shouldn't the captain of this ship be Hei Qi? Why did the first mate suddenly stand up at this time to ease the awkward atmosphere, and what did he mean when he said that the ship was his.
Just when Chen Ziyang had doubts, he found that the sailors behind the first mate were also all puzzled. These sailors, you look at me, I look at you, and their faces are full of bewilderment. But after a while, these sailors seemed to understand something, and their gaze at Chen Ziyang and the others eased a lot, and their hostility was reduced a lot.
"Alright, our mission is complete, but unfortunately, your Captain Black Seven suffered an accident and couldn't come back with us." Liu Cong said vigilantly while perfunctory the first mate.
"It's nothing, we do what we do, we have seen a lot of life and death, Captain Black Seven is a good captain, but he is not very lucky, and he didn't come back alive. But don't worry, as the first mate of this ship, I assure you that our previous agreement is still valid, and it will not be invalidated because Captain Black Seven has an accident. ”
As soon as the first mate finished saying this, suddenly there was a roaring sound of machinery from under the hull, and after a few seconds, the lights on the deck of the Hai Lao Yue flashed a few times before they turned on.
After hearing the sound of the machine and seeing the lights on, the three Chen Ziyang brothers looked at each other a few times, their eyes were full of joy, it seemed that the efforts of the three people were not in vain, the magnetic field of the coffin should have been broken, and the evil thing should not harm people in the future.
"What are you all doing in a daze, don't you see that the generator is already running? Hurry back to your respective posts and see if the instruments are damaged, and we're going home. The first mate turned around and gave the order to the sailors gathered on deck.
After a few seconds of froze, several sailors turned and left. Someone took the lead, and the other sailors dispersed. After a while, only seven or eight sailors remained standing behind the first mate.
"Mr. Liu, Captain Heiqi is dead, now I have the final say on this ship, I have already said it just now, the agreement between us is still valid, I have fulfilled my promise, I don't know ...... you are there"
"It worked! Listen to all of them, open all your backpacks, and turn out all the contents in your pockets, for the first mate to inspect. ”
At this time, Chen Ziyang remembered the previous agreement between Liu Cong and Hei Qi, and the two of them had already discussed it before, in addition to the cost of hiring Hai Lao Yue to go to sea for salvage, Hei Qi also had another income, that is, the things in Hai Lao Yue except for the iron book that Liu Cong wanted, all other things belonged to the crew of Hai Lao Yue.
After saying this, Liu Cong was the first to untie his backpack and pour the contents of the backpack on the deck, and it was at this time that Chen Ziyang saw the iron book for the first time.
A square, flat box-like thing was poured out by Liu Cong, but because the light on the deck was not very good, and the light was very dim, Chen Ziyang only saw a general outline.
The rest of the team also took off their backpacks and opened their pockets. Yang Lei glanced at Chen Ziyang and showed an aggrieved little look. That seems to mean that it is fortunate that the gold fell into the sea, otherwise it would have been confiscated by these people even if it was taken up, and now it is just right, and it is not distressing, and it is cheaper to save these people in front of you.
"Hey, look, Mr. Liu, what are you doing here? Can't we trust you? You're embarrassing me. Although the first mate said so, his actual actions were another matter.
After gesturing to the sailors behind him, the sailors stepped forward together, turning over under the feet of Liu Cong and others, and even a few people touched the bodies of some team members, and rummaged through their bulging pockets, wanting to see if there was anything salvaged from the sunken ship.
After seeing that there was indeed nothing salvaged from the wreck except for the iron book, the first mate squeezed out a smile again: "Mr. Liu is really the dragon and phoenix among the people, talking counts, you must be tired after tossing for so long, now that the machine is running, I will immediately ask my subordinates to boil hot water for you, you take a good bath and relieve fatigue." ”
After saying this, the sailors behind the first mate also dispersed. Liu Cong also gestured to the team members and asked them to go back to rest, leaving only two team members who were still carrying guns to guard the iron book.
The first mate accompanied the smiling face and pulled Liu Cong into the distance. Even if he didn't have to eavesdrop, Chen Ziyang knew that the first mate must be asking Liu Cong whether there was gold in the Bailang Pill and whether there was anything worth salvaging again.
Now Chen Ziyang didn't have the heart to care so much, he turned his gaze to the shadows on the deck, where the iron book was quietly placed.
(End of chapter)