Chapter 101 Chapter 101 Danger
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“Boom—”
The spray gun with blue flames fell into the water, and the fuel floating on the water surface was instantly ignited. The fire spread at lightning speed, and in a moment, the entire water area was engulfed by the fire, turning into a scorching sea of fire.
The Yongyue, which was in the center of the ship, was instantly surrounded by blazing flames. The bottom plate and hull that were stained with fuel also began to burn, and there was a tendency for the flames to spread upwards against the rain.
Thick smoke rose up, and in just a few seconds, flames shot up into the sky and thick smoke filled the air. The person who fell into the water didn't even utter a cry for help and completely disappeared.
"Gu Mengran, Liang Zhao!"
The water surface was completely invisible, but Xiaodong still refused to give up. He held onto the guardrail and shouted at the top of his lungs. The thick smoke blocked his face, so his expression could not be seen clearly, but his voice was filled with endless despair and grief.
Sister Fang was also in an extremely heavy mood. Her relatives and friends died one after another, and her kind-hearted neighbor also lost his life... The fire burned out all hope. People who might have been rescued or had a glimmer of hope were all buried in the sea of fire.
There is no time to reminisce, the fire is getting bigger and bigger, if we don’t run away now, there will be no chance!
Fang Jie made up her mind and forced herself not to look at the water anymore. She turned around and walked towards the cabin. "Don't just stand there! Everyone, go back to the cabin. We have to leave as soon as possible."
"Hurry, hurry, hurry, move, throw the escape ladder down, the fire is coming!"
"The ship is about to leave, stay away from the guardrail and return to the cabin!"
"The smoke is too thick, block the windows and cover your mouth and nose!"
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“Wuwuwu——”
A deep whistle blasted, and the roar of the engine was deafening. The huge ship surrounded by flames started moving again, and the propeller submerged in the water rotated at high speed, pushing the huge ship backward rapidly.
The flames spread very quickly, like a ferocious and flexible fire snake. Every inch the Yongyue retreated, it chased it, being torn to pieces by the propeller and then coming back again, devouring everything madly and wantonly.
As if racing against time, the Yongyue stepped on the throttle and fled at full speed. It finally shook off the fire snake that was chasing it. The flames attached to the hull turned into dense fire spiders, which quickly crawled along the hull towards the deck.
The temperature in the cabin rose rapidly and various alarms sounded.
The cockpit was in chaos. Just when Sister Fang thought she was going to die, Zhou Jing and Xiao Dong found a high-pressure water gun from somewhere, and led their men to the open deck in the thick smoke to clean the dirt on the hull.
One side fled while the other side chased. In a two-minute life-and-death race, the Yongyue retreated to the depths of Fengjin Lake at the fastest speed, completely escaping the range of the fuel leak.
The thick smoke that covered the sky gradually dissipated and the suffocating temperature no longer rose.
It seemed that they were saved, but before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the ship suddenly shook violently. The unsuspecting villagers were thrown all over the place. They thought that the Yongyue could not withstand the high temperature and had a malfunction, but the next moment, the high frequency sounded one after another, telling them the truth.
"Retreat, keep retreating! It's not the boat that's shaking, it's the water surface that's shaking."
"Attention all ships! Adjust course and sail at full speed, and immediately use the "Z" navigation method to resist the impact of waves!"
"Ever Leap, be careful...hiss, hiss--"
"Bang--"
The earth shook, and a deafening roar echoed in the water at the entrance of the village.
Heng Rongsheng, which had sunk into the water and was carrying thousands of tons of fuel, exploded like the angry roar of a giant beast. The scorching flames suddenly rose into the air along with the thick smoke and expanded rapidly, like a huge fireball, wrapped in water splashes and heat waves, and exploded with a loud bang.
The force was like an earthquake, and a strong shock wave swept over, flattening the mountains on the side in an instant, and burning mud even flew hundreds of meters away...
The already restless water surface was stirred up by raging waves, one after another, condensing into a huge wall of water. Waves dozens of meters above the water surface suddenly hit down, and even the ships that had retreated to safe waters could not avoid being affected.
The distance was still far, and there was no direct impact from the waves and shock waves, but it was as if a flood gate suddenly opened in front of us, and surging waves swept in. The power system seemed to fail in an instant, and the huge impact force pushed the ship away.
The choking smoke and scorching sparks were chasing them relentlessly, and with the help of the east wind, the three ships moved one after the other, swaying and sailing at full speed along the current.
After retreating nearly ten kilometers, the terrifying Yu Lang was finally left behind. Seeing the two red dots on the radar begin to slow down, Sister Fang's tense nerves finally relaxed, and she collapsed in the chair and breathed a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the silent high-frequency sound crackled a few times, and then Mr. Meng's hearty laughter came through the loudspeaker: "Hahaha! Not bad, not bad, Gu Mengran, your boating skills have obviously improved, and you have the style of me back then."
Her heart, which had not yet fallen back into her stomach, instantly rose to her throat. Sister Fang's head was buzzing. She looked at the high frequency flashing green breathing light, and her hands hanging by her side trembled slightly.
Should I take it or not? If I took it, how should I answer?
Sister Fang was undecided, and the high frequency sounded again: "Why aren't you talking? Isn't it Gu Mengran who's driving? Can Yongyue hear it?"
"I can, I can hear you, Grandpa Meng." Xu Fang picked up the pager. His voice was so hoarse that he scared himself the moment he opened his mouth.
The old man immediately recognized her and laughed twice, saying, "It's Xiaofang, so you were the one driving the boat just now? You have good skills! Where are my two boys? Why didn't they help you and didn't say anything?"
Xu Fang's breathing stagnated, and the pager slipped from her hand and hit the console with a clang.
"What's going on? What's making such a big noise?"
"No, it's okay." Xu Fang picked up the pager again, took two deep breaths, and tried her best to calm her rapid breathing.
Zhou Jing, who had been watching Xu Fang for a long time, could no longer hold back. He decisively reached out and snatched the pager from her hand, saying apologetically, "I'm sorry, Grandpa. Gu Mengran and Liang Zhao... fell into the water earlier and I couldn't catch them. I'm sorry. It's all my fault."
The other party was silent for a long time, so long that Zhou Jing thought he would not respond again. The old man's unusually calm voice sounded again: "Before? When did he fall? Before or after the explosion?"
"Before the explosion." Zhou Jing bit his lip tightly and continued to add: "Liang Zhao slipped and fell down in order to save us and grab the fire source from the captain. Gu Mengran... jumped down right after him."
"But I didn't catch the fire they had exchanged their lives for, and the spray gun still fell down, and the water surface caught fire all of a sudden, and they—"
"They're fine," the old man interrupted him, muttering as if to himself, "Don't worry, don't apologize, they'll be fine."
"Grandpa Meng, please don't be like this." Xu Fang's eyes instantly turned red, and she choked up and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it's me—"
The old man was obviously unhappy. His voice sank and he interrupted her harshly, "Alright! Why are you crying? If I say it's okay, then it's okay. My Meng Ran is very capable. He will be fine!"
"We just need to wait here. We just need to wait. He, they will come to find us when they are safe. They will!"
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In the blue sky and white clouds, in the silent space, Gu Mengran, who almost passed out from the fall and whose brain was dangling, supported himself on the ground with his hands and sat up with difficulty, enduring the severe pain.
My hands and arms were burning with pain. The skin burned by the flames looked like mottled bark, wrinkled and sticky with flesh. The scorching pain was suffocating.
The blowtorch hit the water before him, and the fire was already burning when he entered the water.
As expected, his arms were burned and a lot of his hair was also singed, but he was lucky enough that he was only one second later than Liang Zhao. In the same position and with almost the same amount of time, he caught Liang Zhao before the flames exploded.
There is a big difference between jumping into the water and falling into the water. Gu Mengran adjusted the angle before entering the water and sacrificed his arms to create a path for himself, while Liang Zhao, who was brought into the water by Dong Hongbo, had no chance to adjust at all. A large area of his body was in contact with the water surface and he endured a considerable impact force, which was only slightly better than falling on the concrete floor.
The man fell completely unconscious and lay on the ground unconscious.
Without caring about the stinging arm, Gu Mengran shook his head suddenly to keep himself awake, then reached out to feel Liang Zhao's breath, patted his cheek, and called softly: "Liang Zhao, wake up Liang Zhao."
His breathing was steady and his face was slightly pale. He was not on fire when he fell into the water and had basically no skin injuries. But the strange thing was that no matter how Gu Mengran called out, Liang Zhao did not respond at all.
Worried about broken bones or internal injuries, Gu Mengran endured the severe pain and checked Liang Zhao's body, but found nothing unusual.
I had experienced similar symptoms when I had a fever due to a virus before, so it shouldn't be a big problem. It was impossible not to worry, and Gu Mengran had no choice but to try his best to persuade himself.
It was a completely enclosed space with only two people. If both of them fell down, they would be doomed. Gu Mengran took two minutes to calm himself down, then got up from the ground, staggered to the upper reaches of the stream, and used the stream water to wash his wounds.
Blisters have gradually appeared, and there are many places where the skin has fallen off. Without anti-inflammatory and sterilization drugs, it is easy to get infected. The clothes on his body are also very dirty. Gu Mengran is desperate and tries all kinds of methods. He picked a few bitter melon leaves in the space to use as gauze, and used loofah vines to wrap his arms.
After hastily treating the wound, Gu Mengran sat back next to Liang Zhao and started thinking again.
With thousands of tons of fuel, the fire on the water surface probably won’t be extinguished in a short time.
You can enter and exit from the same space. If you leave before the fire is out, it is basically tantamount to suicide.
It’s not a bad idea to stay in the space for a few more days. The space is no longer the empty space it used to be. There is stream water, and food includes eggs, cucumbers, bitter gourds, eggplants... Anyway, you won’t starve to death.
The most important thing is that he doesn't know what's going on outside. Did the Yongyue escape? Did Grandpa and Zheng Yijie evacuate in time? Gu Mengran is worried.
If you can't get out, it's useless to think about it! Gu Mengran sighed and looked back at the lush vegetable garden behind him. He decided to move and make himself and Liang Zhao live a little more comfortably in the next few days.
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