"A second major cold wave is coming."
When Gou Fugui uttered those words with a pale face, Master Long, who was smoking a cigarette, was momentarily surprised.
He frowned as he looked at the gray, gloomy sky behind him and the clouds that had gathered at some unknown time. He chewed on his pipe and said, "Kid, you can't just say things like that. It's only 8 p.m. now."
According to the Meteorological and Astronomical Bureau, the second wave of cold air will not arrive until at least tomorrow.
But Gou Fugui smiled and said, "Then there will only be 4 hours left until tomorrow."
"How far can we go in 4 hours? Can we reach the equator?"
"Besides, Master Long, when will nature ever listen to human predictions?"
Lord Long's pupils contracted.
Then he wanted nothing more than to hit the long-haired kid on the head with his pipe: "You unlucky bastard!"
After saying that, Master Long quickly walked towards the cockpit, turning to glare at Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang: "Hurry back to the cabin! This ship is about to enter flight surfing mode. Even if you two are physically strong, you might not be able to handle it!"
Even for his old bones, it had been ten years since he had activated the "flying dragon mode" of the "dragon boat" he designed himself. Perhaps even he could not withstand that speed and turbulence.
He only uses the dragon boat's flying dragon mode when he has no other choice but to escape. Last time it was to escape a group of sharks in the deep sea, but this time... the enemy they are going to face is probably several times more terrifying than those deep-sea sharks.
When Grandpa Long entered the cockpit and stared intently at the golden button on the control panel, Long Ming noticed his grandfather's gaze and his heart skipped a beat: "Grandpa?"
Master Long took a drag of his cigarette: "Get ready, we'll activate Flying Dragon Mode in ten minutes."
"Last time, it was Grandpa who led you out of the sharks and waves. This time, you have to lead your grandpa, my dream girl's grandson, and a few of my favorite future godsons out of here."
Long Ming suddenly straightened his body: "Master."
"That long-haired kid said a major cold wave is coming. Judging from his appearance, Grandpa thinks that kid probably has some special abilities."
"He said the cold wave would arrive after midnight, and there are still four hours until midnight. And from here to the equator is... two thousand kilometers."
"Tsk, grandson, can you carry your dear grandpa for two thousand kilometers in four hours?"
Long Ming's honey-colored but undeniably handsome face twitched slightly, though without any apparent expression.
"cannot."
"It's impossible even if the ship could fly. Let alone with such big waves now."
Master Long clicked his tongue, looked at the clouds in the sky, and slowly said, "Then let them run as far as they can."
"Hopefully, Poseidon is on our side."
It can save His followers from disaster.
Long Ming didn't speak, and after a moment he sat in the driver's seat.
"Sir, fasten your seatbelt, we're leaving."
Even the usually reserved Master Long sat in the passenger seat.
However, he quickly stood up and strode towards the back cabin.
Seeing that everyone in the cabin was wearing seatbelts, and that Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang were also sitting in the soft seats, he raised his eyebrows and still said:
“You two… Forget it, let’s find another rope or a wide strip of cloth and tie all these people to their seats. I’m afraid one seatbelt won’t be enough to hold them. Let’s just tie them up to death.”
"And those twenty-nine cats and dogs that came up here, it's no use huddling them together in the corner, they'll be shaken to pieces in a minute! Grandpa doesn't mind good cats and dogs, let them sit in the seats and fasten their seat belts too."
Gou Fugui glanced at the cats and dogs struggling to stay upright in the corner of the cabin, their paws gripping the handrails.
"So brutal?"
Master Long scoffed, "I'll let you experience what it's like to be in a spaceship in a moment."
"Take it or leave it."
After saying that, Master Long sat back down. However, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang looked at Lu Hao, Dao Hong, Wang Xuan, Zhou Ren and others who were still awake and asked them with their eyes whether they should tie them up.
In the end, apart from Dao Hong, all the other ordinary team members were tied with thick strips of cloth again.
The Alaskan Husky and the black and white cat were tied together with thick strips of cloth by Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang, then curled up on the seats and finally fastened with seat belts.
How should I put it? It looks like a big, wrapped-up cat or dog dumpling with only its head sticking out.
Master Long's boat had undergone meticulous modifications, and the seats inside the cabin were quite comfortable. The gaps between the seats were large enough that everyone could recline their seats into a deckchair-like position, which made it feel less uncomfortable to be half-lying down and strapped in.
Lu Hao was still a little resentful that he was also tied up. He felt that among the people traveling with him, his physical condition was inferior to that of the four wealthy men and his wife.
But before he could say anything, he felt a terrifying force suddenly thrusting forward, pulling his body backward.
At this moment, the bloodline bonus was fixed on the owl. The wealthy and beautiful woman listened with her ear tilted.
He could clearly hear the sound of the turbine spinning rapidly underwater from behind the ship.
There were even sounds of air being ejected and water waves being created.
He turned his head and opened his eyes to look outside the cabin. All the wind and rain around the ship had turned into rapidly retreating rain lines. Even the sea level he saw from his current perspective was much lower than he had unintentionally seen before.
This means that their position has improved.
Perhaps, this ship really did, briefly, "fly".
"Holy shit!"
Lu Hao and the other people who were still awake felt the intense forward jolt and were firmly held in their seats for a long time before they finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Wow...is it that powerful?!"
"Brother Wen, the old man your grandma found is really something else!"
Wen Boyuan was firmly strapped to his seat, his face pale and ashen. He tried weakly to smile but couldn't control his expression. "I never expected... that my grandma would have such a powerful friend."
Lu Hao shook his head: "I think the old man looked at you with a particularly kind gaze. I guess he's not a friend, but...hehe..."
Wen Boyuan rolled his eyes at the top of the cabin. The fact that Lu could still say such things at this time showed that he was still not dizzy enough.
After getting used to the speed, which even ordinary ships and some warships could hardly achieve, Gou Fugui stood up from his seat.
He glanced at the time; another half hour had passed.
It's 8:30 p.m. now, three and a half hours before midnight.
Gou Fugui glanced at the time and the pitch-black night outside the ship's window, then opened the cabin door and walked to the deck at the stern of the ship.
As soon as I opened the door, I was greeted by a torrential downpour, accompanied by a chilly feeling.
This unconsciously reminded Gou Fugui of the endless global rainfall in the shipwrecked world, when even the highest roof of the world almost disappeared.
Now, facing this unknown, frigid apocalypse, can they still find a glimmer of hope before destruction?
Their three sleds were secured here with chains and alloy mesh. Besides their sleds, there were several large crates filled with supplies. It's clear that Grandpa Long and his grandson were prepared for this disaster.
However, such preparations are probably not enough.
The rain intensified, and the wind and waves rose.
Compared to the vast ocean, this medium-sized wooden boat truly embodies the meaning of being a drop in the ocean.
Even though it is just a drop in the ocean, this tiny seed has not given up hope and is still striving to move forward with all its might.
9:30.
A towering wave surged up from the sea behind the boat, like a giant hand of water lifting up this unique wooden vessel.
Then a huge wave crashed down!
The entire wooden boat suddenly fell while suspended in mid-air.
Gou Fugui's pupils constricted sharply. Even though the sea surface is made of seawater, after a vertical fall, it would become as hard as a steel plate on land. Such a sudden drop might not be able to withstand the pressure on the bottom of the ship...
However, just one minute before it was about to hit the sea, turbine jets extended from both sides of the boat, and all eight turbine jets simultaneously sprayed air downwards, giving the wooden boat a moment to glide and dissipate the force. Finally, the wooden boat landed steadily on the sea and continued to fly forward at high speed.
10:30.
The temperature dropped significantly, and the rain hitting my face had a slightly icy, stinging sensation.
Gou Fugui subconsciously stretched out his palm to catch the falling rain, and saw that in addition to the raindrops as big as beans, there were also tiny ice particles in his palm.
"...Tsk. Damn jinx."
Gou Fugui suddenly turned around and ran backward, almost bumping into Xie Tianlang's arms.
He then realized that Xie Tianlang had been standing behind him for quite some time.
"Who's jinxing it? Si Wuyai?"
Xie Tianlang hugged his heart and patted him to calm him down.
"The temperature has dropped, hasn't it?"
"Yes, and... the rain is turning into hail."
Xie Tianlang couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Si Wuyai, who said that ice spikes would fall from the sky, was truly a jinx.
The two quickly returned to the cabin and untied the thick strips of cloth binding everyone. Then, Gou Fugui looked at Si Wuyai with a forced smile and said, "You were right, it's going to rain icicles from the sky."
Si Wuyai: "...???"
"The temperature outside is starting to drop, everyone quickly put on your thermal underwear, down jackets, and capes!"
"Then those who can move around help the cats and dogs by putting on pet-specific down vests as well."
"Everyone should prepare for a major cold wave, a sharp drop in temperature... and even sea freezing."
At this moment, Wang Xuan gasped, "Brother Gui, do you know how low the temperature would be and how much energy would be needed to make the ocean suddenly freeze?!"
Gou Fugui looked at this academic genius and grinned: "It's the end of the world, don't try to talk to me about science."
He suddenly flung open the cabin door and rushed straight to the wheelhouse. The two men in the wheelhouse looked at Gou Fugui with puzzled expressions. Gou Fugui immediately asked:
"Do you two have warm clothes? You should have prepared them, right? Thermal underwear, down jackets, and windproof and frost-proof capes?"
Long Ming paused for a moment and shook his head, while Master Long raised his eyebrows and said, "What do we need down jackets in the tropics? At most, we'll just have a coat."
Gou Fugui twitched the corner of his mouth.
Then, he quickly turned around and went back to the cabin, pulled out two sets of one-size-fits-all thermal underwear and two thick down vests and down jackets from his bag, and rushed to the bridge to throw them to Master Long and Long Ming.
"Put them on! It's already gotten colder outside, and the temperature could drop sharply in a short time. If you wait until then, it will be too late to put them on."
Long Ye paused, then touched the down jacket and thermal underwear that had been thrown at him: "We got the clothes, you little brat..."
"I have ten sets of clothes. I can't even wear them all if I change them all."
Master Long scoffed, but quickly gestured for Long Ming to put on his thermal underwear, down vest, and down jacket.
It was already 11 p.m.
The weather outside was clearly changing rapidly, and the sound of raindrops hitting the ship's windows was becoming crisper and even harsher.
When Grandpa Long looked closely, he realized that those could no longer be called raindrops; they were clearly icicles the size of soybeans.
Anyone who sees this change knows things are getting worse.
Just then, the alarm on the dragon boat blared out.
The moment Long Ming saw the alarm's display, his face turned pale and a fine layer of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.
"grandfather!"
The ship's radar showed a colossal, undetectable creature chasing them from thousands of meters behind.
"About an hour... that thing will be able to catch up with us."
Long Ming pursed his lips. "What is that?!"
After a moment of silence, Gou Fugui suddenly ran towards the deck of the ship, and then looked back from the deck—
He saw the largest, most overwhelming "monster" he had ever seen in his life.
Even the green algae balls and giant squids of the giant creature world were not as large or terrifying as the "monster" he was seeing.
Because this "monster" is the entire world! It is a cold current suddenly falling from the sky, a sea with towering waves, and an ocean "ice age" frozen into various shapes by the cold current.
"……call……"
This is truly a stunning scene—
The sea is freezing over.
After taking a deep breath, Gou Fugui rushed back into the driver's seat.
"A cold front is coming! Keep pushing forward!! The sea is frozen! If we don't escape, we'll freeze to death instantly!"
Long Ming gritted his teeth and looked at Master Long.
Master Long cursed, and finally reached out and slammed down the red button next to the yellow one.
In an instant, the speed of the entire dragon boat doubled again, reaching a speed that was almost like flying.
Even so, the cold current and the frozen ocean followed them relentlessly.
The once formless, boundless, cold behemoth took shape because of the frozen ocean, but standing on the deck watching everything where the sea and sky met was instantly frozen, watching the blue ice spread and expand on the sea surface, Gou Fugui felt a tremor of powerlessness for the first time.
11:30.
The frozen behemoth was a kilometer away from their ship.
The heavy rain in the sky had by then completely turned into countless transparent ice particles.
11:45.
The frozen sea was only 500 meters away from them.
The temperature in the entire area plummeted to -80°C.
Gou Fugui took out all twelve combustion barrels from his storage space, placing six in the cabin and six in the wheelhouse.
The temperature in the cabin and bridge was barely maintained at -50°C.
11:55.
Suddenly, in the driver's seat, Master Long looked ahead and slapped his thigh, shouting, "Fugui! Fugui!!"
"We're now within the 10th parallel north!"
Gou Fugui's eyes lit up slightly. Although there was no definitive answer, the area within the 10th parallel north was basically considered the equator.
Perhaps things will change when the cold wave reaches this area?
"Master Long, you guys keep charging forward! I'll keep watch from outside!!"
As Gou Fugui shouted these words, Xie Tianlang stepped out of the cabin and stood next to Gou Fugui.
The wooden boat was rapidly bobbing up and down as it moved forward, while the icy waves behind it were also rapidly extending and freezing, almost touching the edge of the boat.
That kind of cold, which seems to freeze you to the bone, is right there.
then--
catch.
When the solid blue ice finally caught the frantically fleeing boat, when the chilling cold spread across the entire hull and reached the feet of Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang!
The entire ship shook violently again, as if it were determined to be smashed to pieces, and used its last bit of energy and all its strength to rush forward for several dozen meters.
When the boat stopped again, Master Long's voice rang out:
"Rich Kid!! We've reached the equator!!"
So, did we escape?
At this moment, the people shivering in the cabin and the cats and dogs huddled together all raised their heads and pricked up their ears, waiting for the outcome of this life-or-death escape.
Standing on the deck, just seconds before he was frozen solid, Gou Fugui looked at the frost that had stopped spreading beneath his feet, and then looked up at the ice field in front of him, which seemed like a clear dividing line, where it met the ocean where they were now. Finally, he slowly tugged at the corners of his mouth.
A hair's breadth away.
However, they still escaped unscathed.
Just as Gou Fugui was about to tell everyone about this joyful result, a clear cracking sound of ice shattering suddenly rang out overhead.
Gou Fugui looked up abruptly and saw the hundred-meter-high ice wave above them cracking apart. What was nothing more than dust to the frozen wave was a "giant rock falling from the sky" that could smash through the wooden boat below.
Xie Tianlang warned in advance: "Master Long! Keep charging forward!!"
However, the "dragon boat" had already exhausted its energy and could no longer move forward even half a step.
Gou Fugui gritted his teeth as he watched the countless pieces of ice falling down. He then clenched his teeth again and slapped his wrist.
An icy blue light exploded around him.
As the light faded, a snow-white, ferocious polar bear appeared on the dragon boat.
Then, he roared and slapped away a piece of ice that had fallen from the sky.
"roar--"
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