Chapter 76 The Typhoon is Coming!
The roar of the waves crashing against the rocks soon turned into another kind of heart-stopping howl.
The sky changed color very quickly.
The clouds, which were just a leaden gray, turned as black as ink in the blink of an eye, pressing down heavily as if you could reach out and touch them.
The wind, like countless invisible knives, swept in from the sea with a piercing whistle, making the unsecured tin roofs in the shipyard rattle loudly.
"Urgent notice! Urgent notice!"
From the shipyard's loudspeakers came the meteorologist's desperate shouts, the sound torn and broken by the gale.
"Typhoon Maria has suddenly changed direction! The wind... the wind is intensifying! It is expected to make landfall directly in one hour!"
"Everyone... evacuate to the air-raid shelter immediately! Repeat... evacuate immediately!"
Professor Liang, who was directing the welding of the last outer shell plate in the dock, turned pale instantly upon hearing the broadcast.
He looked at the "little black fish" that was just one weld away from being completely sealed, and then looked at the apocalyptic sky above him.
"Get out of here my ass!"
Professor Liang slammed his safety helmet to the ground, abandoning all pretense of being an expert, and roared at the top of his lungs.
"If this plate isn't welded on, seawater will flood in, and all the precision instruments inside will be ruined!"
"This is our life's work! It's our lifeblood!"
"Don't you dare leave! Hold them off!"
None of the workers moved.
Everyone worked together to pull up the windbreak ropes and hold on tightly to the scaffolding. Some even hugged the pillars, using their bodies to fight against the power of heaven and earth.
Welder Lao Zhang gritted his teeth, pulled down his mask, and kept his welding torch steady as a mountain, continuing to spew sparks in the gale.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
The sparks were scattered by the wind as soon as they flew out, like a poignant firework display.
Lin Jianguo was originally staying in the safe house with Zhao Di.
Upon hearing this commotion, he couldn't sit still any longer.
"Zhaodi, you stay here obediently, Daddy will go out and take a look."
Lin Jianguo placed his daughter on the cot, covered her with a blanket, and turned to rush out.
"Father!"
Zhao Di grabbed Lin Jianguo's sleeve, her big eyes filled with worry.
"The wind is so strong outside, all the trees are broken."
"Dad is fine. He's a soldier, so he's tough."
Lin Jianguo patted his daughter's hand, hardened his heart, broke free, and plunged headlong into the wind and rain.
The outside world has become a living hell.
The rain was pouring down, stinging my face as if I were being hit by stones.
Although the dock gates are made of steel, they still creaked loudly in the face of a typhoon of this magnitude, as if they were about to be torn open at any moment.
Once the gate is blown open, the gale-force winds and huge waves will rush in, and the submarines that are still on the slipway and have not yet been launched will be overturned like toys.
"First rank! Second rank! Follow me!"
Lin Jianguo roared and led the guards in a charge.
Dozens of flesh and blood stood hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder, blocking the back of the gate in the howling wind.
They used their backs to brace against the rickety iron door.
"One, two! Hold on!"
"One, two! Hold on!"
The shouts were drowned out by the wind, but their momentum remained as firm as nails, firmly planted in the ground.
Rainwater streamed down Lin Jianguo's hat brim and into his neck, chilling him to the bone.
But he couldn't feel the cold.
He could only feel the iron gate behind him shaking violently. Each impact felt like a giant beast was charging outside, making his internal organs churn.
"Platoon leader! We can't hold on any longer! The wind is too strong!"
Li Tie, standing nearby, roared, his face flushed red and veins bulging.
"We have to hold on, even if we can't! We'd rather die here!"
Lin Jianguo gritted his teeth, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Just then, a small figure stumbled and ran out of the rain.
"Father! Father!"
Zhao Di, wearing that slightly oversized raincoat, looked like a little yellow duck, swaying in the wind.
She ran away secretly.
She was worried about her father.
When she ran to the dock entrance and saw the scene, she was completely stunned.
What a scene that was!
Dozens of uncles and elders, dressed in soaking wet military uniforms, stood like a silent wall, using their bodies to resist the rage of nature.
Father stood in the very center, his face pale, his lips purple, and his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
But he didn't back down an inch.
Rainwater mixed with mud slid down his face, making it impossible to tell whether it was rain or tears.
"Father..."
Zhao Di's tears welled up instantly.
She had never seen her father so disheveled and in so much pain.
In her memory, her father was always a mountain, an omnipotent superman.
But now, even Superman is trembling.
Even Superman gets hurt.
"You naughty Fengfeng! Don't you dare bully my father!"
Zhao Di cried and tried to rush over, but a gust of wind blew her and she fell over.
My knee hit the wet cement floor, scraping it and causing it to bleed.
But she couldn't care less about the pain.
She got up and kept pushing forward.
Just then, that familiar voice rang in her mind.
[Warning! Host's emotional state is extremely unstable!]
[Extremely harsh external environment detected, exceeding the limits of human resistance!]
[Host, stop crying.]
For the first time, the system's voice lacked its usual lazy teasing; instead, it carried an unprecedented seriousness and heartache.
Do you want to save your dad?
"I want to! Waaah... I want to save my father..." Zhao Di cried out in her heart.
【Then don't go and get yourself killed! With your small frame, you'd be blown away!】
The system quickly retrieved a 3D structural diagram of the submarine, and marked a red flashing dot at a location on the submarine's belly.
See that big guy?
That's the 'gravity anchor' system that this system secretly installed for you before.
[Although it was originally intended to be used to secure submarines in the deep sea, now...]
The system paused, seemingly performing complex calculations.
Now we have no choice but to try anything, even if it seems hopeless!
[Urgent Task Issued: Stabilize the Situation!]
[Mission Description: Since the heavens aren't cooperating, we'll teach them a lesson! Activate the gravity anchor, create a localized gravity field, and suppress this damned wind!]
[Task Reward: A hug from Daddy (priceless).]
"Gravity anchor?"
Although Zhao Di didn't understand what it was, she understood that it could save her father.
She wiped away the tears and rain from her face, her eyes becoming incredibly determined.
"I want to go! I want to press that switch!"
She glanced at her father, who was still desperately blocking the door, gritted her teeth, and turned to run towards the submarine's boarding ladder.
The ladder was tall and slippery; usually, an adult had to carry him up it before he dared to climb it.
But at this moment, three-year-old Zhao Di, using both her hands and feet, climbed up step by step like a stubborn little monkey.
The wind made her sway precariously, and she almost fell several times.
But she clung tightly to the railing, her fingernails turning white from digging in.
"Father, wait... Zhao Di will come to save you soon..."
She silently chanted to herself and finally climbed to the cabin door.
The hatch wasn't closed yet, and she crawled inside.
It was pitch black inside, with only a few emergency lights flickering faintly.
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