Chapter 93: Challenges
The Dongyi warriors were defeated, and the crew rescued by Zhang Yue regained control of the Xiafei, and after some searching, except for a few wounded captives, there were no more Dongyi people alive on board.
The crew themselves were also puzzled by the attack, and after the interrogation of the captives, the truth was gradually revealed.
This volcanic island is one of the many islands in the Ghost Sea whose sovereignty is unknown, as ships and planes often get lost nearby, and the island's volcanoes are so active that almost no one lands on them.
I don't know why, Dongyi has established a secret research base on this island, and the content of the research is too low for the level of the captives to be clear.
When the Xiafei was active around the volcanic island, the Dongyi people did not make any moves, but just hid in the shadows to observe.
However, in the morning, the Xia Fei sent an expedition team to the island to conduct a comprehensive scientific investigation of the geological conditions of the whole island. The expedition team brought ground penetrating radar, seismic wave detection and other equipment, and once they started their work, the underground secret base of the Dongyi people would definitely be exposed.
So the Dongyi people launched a surprise attack on the Xiafei, captured all the crew, and killed the Xiafei's ship's martial artist.
Except for Wu Manmei, who was escorted back to the base alone by the Dongyi people because of her status as an alchemist, everyone else was locked up on the ship. There are pirate forces controlled by the Dongyi people nearby, and when the typhoon passes, those pirates will rush to take over the Xiafei, and deliberately show their tracks to attract the attention of rescue forces. The pirates would then kill all the crew members on their way out, and finally blow up the Xiafei, erasing all evidence of the existence of the Dongyi people.
Everyone shuddered to hear the captives' confessions of the conspiracy, and the explosives found in the basement. If it weren't for Zhang Yue and Zhao Qinghe who took the risk to come to the rescue at the first time, the lives of the entire ship would not be guaranteed.
The crew was rescued, but Wu Manmei fell into the Dongyi base.
The waves are getting bigger and bigger, the typhoon is approaching, the place where the Xiafei is anchored is a natural haven, and the people of Dongyi don't want the Xiafei to sink nearby, they also want to keep the secret of the base. But it's too close to the island and vulnerable.
The captain ordered the Kafi to be driven to the previously discovered coral lagoon to escape the typhoon.
"Can the Xiafei's radio station still work?" Zhao Qinghe asked first.
The captain shook his head: "No, the radio station and navigation device have been damaged by the Dongyi people and cannot be repaired, when will the follow-up rescue arrive?"
"It will be the morning after tomorrow at the earliest. ”
The crowd was silent.
In order not to attract attention, the Dongyi people did not have a boat on the island, and the Xiafei moored in the lagoon was temporarily safe. But tomorrow the pirates controlled by the Dongyi people will arrive. No one knows how well the pirates are armed, and if there are heavy weapons such as naval guns, the Xiafei is quite dangerous. With the support of the Dongyi people, it is not surprising that there are some military weapons on the pirate ship, which is very likely.
"Otherwise, as soon as the typhoon stops, we will sail away, and even if we get lost, it is better than being caught by pirates. The first mate said.
Zhao Qinghe groaned and was indecisive, and what the first mate said was also a solution, but Wu Manmei was still in the hands of Dongyi people.
"I'll talk to the Dongyi people first, and bring the walkie-talkie from the captive. Zhao Qinghe decided.
I turned on the walkie-talkie, and after a feed, there was an echo very quickly.
A calm and elderly male voice spoke in Tianqi language.
"I'm Dongyi Martial Master Shi Kan, who is the person in charge of your side?"
Zhao Qinghe replied: "It's me." ”
"Oh, it's a lady. It seems that our previous monitoring was overlooked, and you happened to be out on the ship when we attacked, right? ”
Zhao Qinghe and Zhang Yue glanced at each other, it seemed that the Dongyi people thought that they were people on the ship, and also, no one could have thought that they were flying from thousands of miles away in this weather.
"He fought with me and was defeated. Zhao Qinghe replied.
There was silence on the walkie-talkie, and after a long while, he continued to ring: "Since you are not as skilled as a person, you will die." Listening to your voice, you are not very old, it is really terrifying. ”
The other party's voice was calm, but everyone keenly felt the anger contained in it.
Master and apprentice are like father and son, and this inheritance relationship is sometimes stronger than that of close relatives. No martial artist can remain calm after his disciple is killed.
"Since you are also a martial artist and killed my disciple, do you dare to fight with me?" Dongyi Martial Master challenged.
Zhao Qinghe raised his eyebrows, and the captain preemptively said: "No! When that old man from Dongyi attacked us, he led the team, and Martial Master Zou made a move with him, and he was hit in the chest in three moves, and he vomited blood and died on the spot, he is definitely a powerful master!"
Zhao Qinghe was shocked, she knew Martial Master Zou, although he was a junior martial artist, he was close to the peak of the junior level, and he was also very experienced in martial arts, so he couldn't hold up the three moves, and he was definitely more than one level worse than the other party.
"Are you a senior martial artist?" asked Zhao Qinghe.
"Yes, are you afraid?" said Dongyi Martial Master Shi Kan lightly.
The crew of the Xiafei felt a chill, and in the entire Changxia Island, there was only one senior martial artist, the acting governor Zhao Xijin, and the others were no match for this old martial artist of Dongyi.
"Miss Zhao, don't fall for him, low-level martial artists can refuse high-level challenges, if he wants to do it, wait for Governor Zhao to come. ”
"Yes, even if he is a high-level martial artist, we are at sea, he can't help us, he wants to lure us to the island and catch us. ”
The crew persuaded Zhao Qinghe not to fight.
Zhao Qinghe also frowned, she was self-aware, she was definitely not an opponent of a high-level martial artist.
"I fought him. ”
Zhang Yue said suddenly, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he stunned everyone.
"No, you're just an intermediate martial artist, not his opponent!" Zhao Qinghe blurted out.
Zhang Yue smiled: "Believe me, I have some certainty, and I may not lose." He picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "I'm the most skilled person here, and I'm here to accept your challenge." ”
"Oh, and a young martial artist, I admire your courage. ”
"Needless to say, tomorrow at dawn, at the top of the cliff in the south of the island, you bring my friend. "Zhang Yue cut the railway.
"No problem, in the twilight of his old age, he can still be a young hero who can still be in the sky for a while, what a blessing, a great goodness!" Shi Kan ended the call.
As a martial artist, since Zhang Yue personally agreed to the enemy's challenge, the crew knew that according to the rules of the warrior, even if they knew that they were invincible, they would have to go up, otherwise they would be despised by the warriors of the world.
Telling Zhang Yue to rest and prepare, the captain and the others sighed and left. What's the use of preparation, the gap in strength is too great, in the end, it is the impulse of young people, seeing that a rare genius is about to fall, Dongyi people will definitely not show mercy when they encounter this opportunity to eliminate future threats.
The captain wanted to persuade Zhang Yue to break the contract, even if it was better to lose face than to lose his life. However, Zhang Yue took the risk to fight in order to save Wu Manmei, and he couldn't say anything to stop it for a while.