Chapter Seventy-Five: The Tempest
The Endurance has been on the road for nearly twenty days, and although it has rained and rained during this time, it has been generally stable.
Soon after, the ship will sail into the Dragon Triangle area, where violent storms are frequent and nearby ships are often missing.
With Greene's experienced old helmsman, Captain Rose has never been too worried, the two old men are old acquaintances of Laura's father, and the three of them have completed many expeditions together, and they are iron brothers who have crossed paths with their lives.
However, Laura's father has long since passed away, and the two of them have become Laura's fatherly elders, and Rose has been serving as Laura's adventure mentor, teaching her various survival skills and telling her about her long-dead parents.
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In the cabin, Xia Yu selects the necessary items for survival, such as magnesium rods and flints, medical kits, high-energy food, and so on.
He stuffed all these things into a large waterproof backpack as much as possible so that he could better survive on a desert island.
He knows the plot of Tomb Raider 9, and although he can't remember the exact details, he can still remember the general development of the plot.
When the ship entered the Dragon Triangle, if nothing else, then there would definitely be an accident next, and even more so that except for the important members of the expedition, the rest of the people on board had an accident.
However, even if the members of the expedition survive the accident, there will be an accident on the island, and by the end of the day, only four people will survive.
Xia Yu can't be sure that he can save everyone, he can only save the people he cares about as much as possible, in addition to Laura, there are also Rose and Green, who had an accident, these two old men are also very good to him, and he wants to change the fate of these two sacrifices.
But for now, let's wait for the storm that will change everything.
Time came a few days later, although Xia Yu knew that the ship would definitely encounter a storm that tore through the hull, he had forgotten the exact time, only remembering that it was one night.
Therefore, after packing his backpack, Xia Yu returned to his cabin early every night, waiting for the storm that might come at any time.
Dragon Triangle, south of Japan, Perseverance expedition – Day 22, 23:00 p.m.
Xia Yu hasn't slept at this point, as a young man in the new century, he has his own new standard, and he doesn't stay up late until 1 o'clock in the morning.
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that since he went to college, he has never slept before midnight, tsk, sooner or later, he will die suddenly.
Just when Xia Yu was swiping his mobile phone joke and liking it casually, the ship suddenly began to sway up and down, and the shaking amplitude was very large, directly causing the books on the desk to fall to the ground.
Before he could sit up, the hull of the ship shook violently, causing him to roll off the bed and slam the raised edges and corners on the side.
"Hiss......"
Xia Yu, who was paralyzed on the ground, propped up the desk, covered his flank and stood up, it really hurt a little just now, if it was an ordinary person, his waist and abdomen would definitely bleed internally, and even crack his bones.
After relieving the pain, Xia Yu quickly changed his clothes, grabbed the large backpack that had been prepared, stabilized himself and opened the hatch and hurriedly walked out.
He's going to find Laura, and he wants to avoid the scene at the beginning of the game, which isn't reality, and no one can survive on a desert island after being stabbed through the flank by a rusty steel bar.
Whether it's an infected wound or excessive blood loss, it can kill a person on a desert island, especially in a dirty and damp cave.
On the other side, Laura's room.
A few minutes ago, Laura was half-lying in bed with headphones in her ears listening to music, but a shake in the cabin caught her attention.
She had just taken off her headphones and looked out the window, when the hull of the boat tilted sharply, and as a result, she failed to stabilize her body and was smashed directly to the floor.
With a cry of pain, Laura held herself up in pain, and before she could figure out what was happening, the ship swayed violently again.
It was as if an invisible hand was tearing at the ship, as if it would never stop until it was torn in half.
Laura, who still had a little pain in her head, didn't dare to hesitate, and opened the hatch with her head, but she had just walked out, but the sea water suddenly poured into the cabin through the broken port!
The violent impact swept her directly into the influx of water in the cabin, which was now submerged in the sea, and there was little room to escape.
Laura held her breath and swam to the surface, but the porthole to the upper deckhouse could not be opened, and the water below had overflowed, about to flood the last of the space.
Laura, pounding on the porthole for help, couldn't help but despair, the sea had already flooded her head, and all the experiences of her life had begun to fly before her eyes.
By the time the sea had completely submerged the place, Laura had even given up completely, allowing herself to sink slowly.
But the next moment—
A figure suddenly opened the porthole from the top, and leaned into the water to pull her up from the water.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
Laura, who was breathing in the fresh air, coughed violently, coughing up the sea water that had choked into her throat, and someone patted her on the back to help her cough up the water.
After relieving herself, Laura saw clearly that it was Xia Yu who came to look for her.
"Uh......h I knew you were going to come to my rescue. Laura's eyes were red, she hugged Xia Yu tremblingly, and sobbed quietly.
"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, I'm here." Xia Yu patted Laura on the back and comforted, "This part of the hull is about to sink, let's hurry to Rose's side." ”
Hearing this, Laura looked up, and the whole ship had been completely torn in half by the storm, as if it had been torn apart by brute force, the hull of the broken ship was uneven, and debris flew in the violent storm.
The broken hull on their side is heavier, and it will definitely sink to the bottom of the sea first, and if they don't hurry to the half of the hull of Ross, they will end up sinking with this half of the ship.
If you fall into the sea, the whirlpool caused by the sinking of the hull and the stormy wind and waves will make it difficult to escape no matter how good you swim.
Seeing this, Laura felt panicked in her heart, but when she thought that Xia Yu was by her side, she couldn't help but feel a sense of security.
At this time, she also saw that Rose was on the other side of the broken hull, waving to the two of them, as if to let them pass.
Taking a deep breath of cold air, Laura helped Xia Yu to stand up, then nodded to Xia Yu, and strode towards the fracture of the hull, she was about to jump over.
After the run, Laura jumped on the fracture, and Rose on the other side also reached out to grab Laura.
The figure that flew in mid-air, falling with inertia, was about to fall into the sea, Rose's hand grabbed it.
"Smack!"
The two hands were clasped together, but before Rose could pull Laura up, the inertia of the fall caused the two hands to slide away.
In the next moment, the rain completely caused the hands of the two to slip away, and Laura's figure fell rapidly, and she looked at the figure of Rose shouting, but there was no sound in her ears.
She stretched out her hand helplessly, but no one could hold her, and at this moment, Laura was already desperate.
But in the next second, another figure appeared in front of her, it was Xia Yu, and he also jumped down.
Laura's eyes widened as she fell, and her eyes were full of Xia Yu's anxious face, and time seemed to stop until the other party grabbed her hand.
Then the two fell into the sea together.
Xia Yu, who successfully caught Laura, hurriedly pulled Laura to swim towards the sea after both fell into the sea.
Reality is not a game, and there is no ability to start over when you die, even if Laura is a superhuman in the game, but now she is just a little girl after all.
Lv4's swimming skills were enough for him to survive in the stormy waves, and after catching a glimpse of a desert island not far away, Xia Yu hurriedly swam towards the beach with Laura in his arms.
The rest of the expedition should survive if nothing else, so don't worry about the others for the time being.