Chapter 131 - Endless Seas 06 (1/2)
The Caribbean cruise s.h.i.+p, the captain’s control cabin.
Yu Hanjiang wore an invisibility cloak and flashed inside the moment the hatch was blown open by the wind.
The captain and vice-captain were anxiously checking the equipment on the s.h.i.+p. The harsh ringing of the alarm kept filling their ears. The young vice-captain’s voice trembled as he said, “Captain, there is no signal and no contact with the sh.o.r.e!”
The captain calmly ordered, “Continue to call the rescue centre. We need urgent support!”
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A red warning icon appeared on the LCD monitor screen in front. The hull was heavily tilted and a mechanical voice gave crazy prompts. “The navigation system has failed! The communication system has failed! Warning the centre of gravity for the cruise s.h.i.+p is too low! The inclination angle is more than 40 degrees. There is a risk of capsizing. Please correct it as soon as possible!”
The old captain’s face was b.l.o.o.d.y.
Outside the window, a nearly 50 metres high wave was getting closer to the cruise s.h.i.+p. If the s.h.i.+p couldn’t be stabilized quickly, this huge wave would make things even worse. The originally faltering cruise s.h.i.+p would be completely overturned by the wave.
The vice-captain cried out, “It is hopeless for this s.h.i.+p! Captain, let’s run!”
The captain gritted his teeth and stared at the waves in the distance, fists clenched tightly.
The vice-captain grabbed him by the collar and roared, “Think of your wife and children. They don’t want to see your corpse. The s.h.i.+p’s equipment has failed and we happened to encounter a typhoon. The s.h.i.+p can no longer be saved. Abandon the s.h.i.+p and run for your life! Do you hear me?”
The captain’s mind returned and he ordered, “Organize the evacuation of the tourists immediately!”
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The grey-haired captain had the cruise s.h.i.+p start to whistle. The short and continuous whistling sound represented that the cruise s.h.i.+p had encountered danger. He picked up the microphone beside him and spoke at a very fast speed. “Dear visitors, our cruise s.h.i.+p equipment had failed and we have encountered extremely bad typhoon weather. Please put on your lifejacket as soon as possible and head in the direction indicated by the arrows on the s.h.i.+p to find the escape boat and evacuate…”
The captain’s broadcast made the confused crowd burst out screaming.
The crowd ran like crazy towards the stern. Many people lost their shoes, hats and sungla.s.ses in the rush. Yu Hanjiang wore the invisibility cloak and simply went to the third floor where there were fewer people. He grabbed the railing and used it to climb toward the stern.
Just then, a hurricane struck, accompanied by a huge wave.
The 50 metres high wave that looked like a building collapsing hit the s.h.i.+p!
All the visitors on the deck fell down at this wave. Some people were washed past the railing and into the sea. Some one held onto the railing tightly with one hand, his body blown by the wind as they cried out, “Help me….”
However, the tourists were so overwhelmed that no one had any extra hands to help him. The man hanging onto the railing was soon struck by another wave and fell into the sea, flipping tice before he disappeared from view.
The cruise s.h.i.+p continued to tilt. The flagpole on the deck was blown down by the wind and the flag of the Royal Caribbean, which represented the ident.i.ty of the s.h.i.+p, was blown out to sea. The angle between the s.h.i.+p and the sea was less than 30 degrees and people couldn’t stand on the s.h.i.+p at all. Screams and heartbreaking cries were heard.
Yu Hanjiang’s pupils’ shrank. This wasn’t good! The complete capsize of the cruise s.h.i.+p was a predestined result. His body moved faster than his brain and he didn’t hesitate to jump into the sea.
At almost the same time that he jumped, the seven storey cruise s.h.i.+p fell into the sea with a loud boom! Many pa.s.sengers who couldn’t escape on time were crushed into the sea by the cruise s.h.i.+p and their cries of despair came to an end.
The fallen cruise s.h.i.+p was gradually submerged into the sea. Some pa.s.sengers were injured and the originally clear water was stained with blood. The challenger teams that grabbed the escape boats were rus.h.i.+ng to escape the huge waves. It was just that some people obviously didn’t know how to sail. Some escape boats were out of control on the sea, like headless flies. They were raised and overturned by the huge waves.
The challenger teams were thrown into the sea like dumplings. They hurriedly swam to save their teammates and there were constant curses scolding A of Spades. A middle-aged man even roared directly at the sky. “f.u.c.k Spades! I’ll dig up the graves of your ancestors up to 18 generations!”
The challengers around him, “……”
This brother had obviously lost his mind. Did A of Spades have an ancestral grave?
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Xiao Lou wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to them. Old Mo was concentrating on steering the boat, controlling it with first-cla.s.s technique. Under his control, the escape boat shot out to the sea like a sharp arrow, making several ingenious turns to avoid huge waves!
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The always calm Xiao Lou looked at the distant tragedy and couldn’t help trembling slightly. He rationally knew that Old Mo’s actions were right but Xiao Lou couldn’t control his worry.
Shao Qingge saw that he wasn’t in the right mood and reached for Xiao Lou’s shoulder. “Professor Xiao, don’t worry. It is impossible to drown in the sea with Group Leader Yu’s skill. I believe he will come back safely.”
Xiao Lou took a deep breath and nodded stiffly.
In the distance, the cruise s.h.i.+p had been completely turned over. The blood on the sea continued to spread. The screams and cries were endless. Xiao Lou didn’t dare blink as he stared in the direction of the cruise s.h.i.+p, searching for familiar figures everywhere.
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There was the roar of thunder overhead and several thunderbolts split the dark clouds. Xiao Lou’s entire body was drenched and his heart seemed to be filled with a cold wind. His eyes were blurred by the mist but he still stared into the distance, afraid of missing Yu Hanjiang.
It was probably that ‘care caused chaos.’ He knew that Yu Hanjiang wouldn’t be so stupid to drown in the sea but he couldn’t find any traces of Yu Hanjiang. Xiao Lou was too nervous as he clenched his fists, his breathing difficult.
These short minutes seemed to have become as long as a century.
Liu Qiao sent out a flying lantern similar to the one she released in Liuxi Village. It could be used to determine their location and she wanted to let Group Leader Yu quickly find their boat in the chaos.
It was unknown how long after when Xiao Lou suddenly heard a familiar voice in his ear. “I’m back.”
Xiao Lou turned back sharply.
He saw Yu Hanjiang quickly climbing onto the escape boat. The man’s black hair was wet over his shoulder and his clothes were soaked by seawater. The looked a bit embarra.s.sing but his expression was calm, his dark eyes full of confidence.
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Xiao Lou’s heart was ecstatic and he didn’t know what to say for a moment.
Shao Qingge joked. “Group Leader Yu, state that you’re safe. Then Professor Xiao can stop worrying.”
Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou’s bright eyes.
Xiao Lou’s ears were hot but he was very serious as he gazed at Yu Hanjiang, eyes filled with obvious joy. “You come back! Why were you gone for so long? Are you okay?”
Yu Hanjiang’s heart was warm. “I’m fine. I went to the control cabin to take a look. The reason for the sudden tilting of the s.h.i.+p is that the equipment was malfunctioning. Originally, this type of giant cruise s.h.i.+p should be able to withstand the typhoon. As a result, there was a problem with the equipment. The captain couldn’t hold on and made a radio broadcast to let everyone escape. I saw many warning lights on the console and capsizing was a certain result.”
He went back to confirm that the cruise s.h.i.+p couldn’t continue to be used. If it could endure the typhoon then there was no need to rush to the escape boat. After all, the cruise s.h.i.+p was more stable and safer. However, the s.h.i.+p’s capsize was an inevitable result so they could only choose the second option.
Xie Qi couldn’t help spitting out, “Then it is to let us sit on the escape boat and drift at sea?”
Old Mo smiled bitterly. “You should get used to this. Spades often does things that aren’t good for people.”
Xiao Lou asked with concern, “Group Leader Yu, how did you find us across such a distance?”
Yu Hanjiang stated, “My swimming technique is good and my lung capacity is large. I can hold on underwater for up to two minutes. Before the s.h.i.+p’s sinking, I jumped into the sea an swam along until I saw the lantern released by Little Liu. You didn’t see me because I was wearing the invisibility cloak.”
Xiao Lou finally let go of his worries after seeing that the other person was comfortable and had no injuries.
After yesterday’s diarrhea incident, 20% of people took the Full Star to leave. Thus, the escape boats on the Caribbean were sufficient. As long as people didn’t panic in the typhoon and grabbed an escape boat, they could avoid the centre of the huge wind and waves. Don’t blindly drive the escape boat into the whirlpools and the probability of surviving this storm wasn’t low.