Chapter 1178 Subdue (1/2)

”Hold the rope ring!” Li Du said in a deep voice.

He didn't need to tell Big Beard what to do. The poor fellow struggled in the cold water,

trying to hold on to the loop Li Du had tied at the front of the rope.

Li Du tugged at his arms and pulled Big Beard quickly up the ice layer.

The ice over there was very fragile, and with the additional weight of Big Beard the

whole ice surface around them broke with a mighty crunch!

Now it was getting interesting. The people around, who were originally ready to rescue

Big Beard, all wobbled unsteadily and fell into the icy water like dumplings!

Big Beard was fine. He lay prone so his pressure on the ice was small, and the ice on

his side remained intact while Li Du successfully pulled him up.

Taking the rope out of his hand, Li Du threw it down to another man and fished out the

five men one by one.

It was his plan to make Big Beard fall into the water; the other five were just out of luck.

They were involved because the time energy that the little bug absorbed was a little too

wide in range.

However, to Li Du, this was a happy accident. He had only wanted to make Big Beard

feel like he owed him, but did not expect to save everyone else's life too.

Things got even more dramatic when he pulled the men up. The heads of several sea

lions were exposed against the cracked ice.

Sea lions in the Antarctic were not as cute as they looked, and had a strong tendency to

attack in the water, especially during the warm season, when they frantically stored fat

and sought prey to eat in order to survive the winter.

The hunters, seeing the sea lions emerging from the water, crossed themselves as they

emitted sighs of relief at the narrow escape.

Li Du rolled up the rope and put it on his shoulder again. The young man who scoffed at

him was not far, so he smiled and said, ”Now do you know what I am holding the rope

for? There are no mines or underground pits, but there are ice holes.”

”How did you know this would happen?” asked a stunned hunter.

Li Du pointed to his own eyes and said, ”Because I have this. I observe, you see. I find

meteorites relying on observation. Of course, I don't have X-ray vision. I'm no

superman. If the sea had washed you under the ice, I would not have been able to save

you.”

The hunters were so frightened that they stepped back a few paces. If they did fall into

the water and break through the ice, they would be dead.

Big Beard hung his head in shame. He said to Li Du, ”I'm sorry, sir. I'm sorry for what

I've said to you earlier.”

The other hunters were embarrassed, too.

They said nothing and bowed their heads.

Li Du tapped Big Beard on the shoulder and smiled. ”It doesn't matter. We are

companions. Is your name Hankway? Take your men, Hank, and change your clothes.”

In the Antarctic, one had to wear clothes that were not only warm but also waterproof,

because even without falling into the water, one could easily be covered with snow and

ice drifts picked up by the wind.

The hunters took their changing clothes with them. They were very resistant to cold, so

they took off their clothes and dried themselves in the icy wind. Then they changed into

dry clothes.

Once Li Du saved them, the hunters changed their attitude toward him so much that

they made eye contact with him and smiled. Apparently, he has won their friendship.

Li Du's had expected this., At the outset in Lightning Ridge, he used similar means to

win Aubrey and his men's hearts, but that accident was a natural disaster, while this

time he had to resort to tricks.

The hunters in the back were afraid to get too close to the sea again. Steve warned

them, ”The ice will melt in the warm season. Keep some distance from the sea. The ice