Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Storm at Sea
People looked at the sinking ship in panic, and the screams were deafening, even the heavy rain became a backdrop for a moment.
They had never encountered such a situation before and had no idea how to deal with it. They could only watch the ship continue to sink.
A huge panic surged into everyone's hearts.
what to do?
What should they do?
Chaos, noise, panic, fear...
Countless negative emotions spread among the crowd, and their brains were forced to lose their calmness and rationality due to the oppressive feeling brought by the sinking hull.
They're going crazy.
They have gone crazy.
There was only one young boy who seemed out of place in the chaotic and panicked crowd.
He looked extremely calm and clear-headed, and when he noticed the ship was starting to sink, he immediately ran in the opposite direction.
The boy was carrying a large black backpack and his eyes were darting back and forth, as if he was looking for someone or something.
Found it!
A long wooden bench that can serve as a temporary shelter in the sea.
He Junxia took the wooden stool in his hand and suddenly heard a noisy shouting coming from where the crowd gathered.
"They're gone!"
“Save me, save me!”
"Please, come back and save me. I'll give you whatever money you want."
He Junxia followed their gaze and saw an orange-red lifeboat standing out against the drifting black sea.
The people on the boat were the human traffickers who organized the smuggling.
They actually abandoned the ship and ran away.
At this moment, everyone realized clearly that staying on the ship would mean death, without exception.
Maybe some people look forward to death, maybe some people desire death, but a group of people who want to sneak abroad to make a lot of money are definitely not that kind of people.
For them, death is the most terrible punishment.
The old hull creaked due to the turbulence, like an executioner making final preparations on the grindstone before execution.
The creepy creaking sound and the sinking hull constantly stimulated everyone's nerves. Finally, the string of reason in the brain completely broke.
In panic, some people jumped directly into the sea and swam desperately towards the red lifeboat that symbolized life and hope.
However, the lifeboat with several people on board was unable to take care of itself in the face of the surging waves and could only allow itself to be crushed by the waves, let alone a person wearing only a life jacket.
No, some people didn't even wear life jackets.
The people on the boat could only vaguely see black heads rising and falling in the sea.
Some heads tried desperately to swim forward, some heads shouted for help, but under the amazing power of nature, it was a luxury to float on the sea without choking, let alone swimming a few meters forward.
If you jump, you will die. If you don’t jump, you will die. No matter what you do, you will die.
The people under the boat are in deep danger, the people on the boat are grieving, and the people who jump off the boat and struggle powerlessly in the sea are their present and their future.
Intense regret and despair replaced the panic in everyone's hearts.
Some people took out their cell phones and cried, wanting to call their families, but they broke down and cried even more when they found that the phone showed no signal. Some people knelt on the deck in despair, giving up on saving themselves, muttering to themselves and praying for blessings from gods and Buddhas.
Only a very small number of people are still unwilling to give up, trying to find a way to escape, trying to safely escape from this sinking ship.
Finally, they heard the roar mixed in with the surging waves and thundering rain, and saw the young man standing on the other side of the boat.
A group of people hurriedly ran towards the young man.
Even if they all have to die, they want to be the last to die.
"Check if your life jacket is fastened tightly. Listen to my command 321 and jump down. Take a deep breath before jumping. Stand upright with your legs together. Cover your nose and mouth with one hand to prevent choking, and protect the back of your neck with the other hand..."
"This location is downwind. After entering the water, immediately follow the push of the waves and swim away. Don't stop to avoid being swept away by the whirlpool."
He Junxia ignored everyone's doubts and spoke a long paragraph quickly.
Bean-sized raindrops hit their bodies with a loud noise, and the dense rain sound echoed with their heartbeats, infinitely amplified in everyone's ears.
The panicked hearts seemed to have found a place to rely on, and the brains finally calmed down slowly.
"Three, two, one"
"Jump!"
He Junxia seized the opportunity, threw the wooden stool out and jumped in first. After entering the water, he heard a series of splashing sounds in his ears.
Someone jumped down with him.
He Junxia didn't look back. He silently wished good luck to the people behind him, and then swam desperately towards the distance following the push of the waves. He didn't stop even though his limbs were sore and tired.
When the ship sinks, it will form a huge whirlpool that will suck everything nearby in. If you can't leave in time and are sucked in, you can only pray for God's help.
He Junxia was floating up and down in the sea holding a long bench. Even if he followed the direction of the waves, he was still thrown into the water from time to time. He didn't know how much saliva got into his mouth and nose.
Fortunately, he was lucky enough to stay away from the whirlpool.
When He Junxia finally stopped and looked back to check the situation, there was no trace of the ship on the sea, nor any human figures. Only the raging waves whipped up by the strong wind were roaring towards the sky.
The sky was very dark, the black sky and the dark sea were connected, and only the occasional thunder and lightning could barely separate the vague boundary.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the noisy sound of the rain blocked out all other sounds, bringing extreme quietness and extreme loneliness to the young man floating in the sea.
The cold sea breeze and rain slapped He Junxia's face, and a storm more terrifying than the one in the sea disaster movie unfolded before his eyes.
In a trance, He Junxia couldn't help but feel like he was the only one left in the world. If he were just now connected with Xiao Si, he would probably be devastated.
After going through three mission worlds, he had already learned how to relieve his emotions.
He Junxia put aside irrelevant thoughts and focused on getting out of the water as quickly as possible to avoid hypothermia. Even if it was still raining heavily, it was better than being soaked in the icy water.
He Junxia used all his strength to climb onto the bench, and then he lay down on it parallel to the bench. This position, similar to the surfing position, helped him save a lot of energy.
He Junxia stretched out his arms and began paddling, surging through waves of varying sizes. After an unknown amount of time, he finally reached a calmer sea surface, and even the sky seemed to clear.
No, not like that.
The young man wiped his face to get rid of the water droplets that blocked his vision. He looked up and looked around. There was still the boundless ocean, but the dark clouds in the sky had lost some of their darkness, and the rain was much lighter.
The bean-sized raindrops turned into fine and dense rain threads, and the long silk threads wove a dense gray net between the sea and the sky, like the transitional space in a watercolor painting, making people feel even more dreamy.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
He Junxia counted the time silently in his mind, until he had forgotten how much time had passed. Looking back, the sky was clear and blue, with white clouds. A slightly salty sea breeze blew gently, and the azure water looked like a pool of shimmering blue gemstones.
Everything has changed
If He Junxia had not watched the dark clouds dissipate and the storm subside little by little, she would have been in a trance and thought that the nightmarish and terrifying storm just now was a scene of her own imagination.
Of course, he was sober.
The cold water and empty sea surface beneath him constantly reminded him of the sea's ruthlessness and fickleness.
He Junxia ended his prone position and jumped into the sea, flipping the bench over so that the back of the bench, with the legs facing upwards, emerged from the water. Then, he climbed onto it, took off all his clothes, and hung them on the legs on both sides to dry.
After doing all this, He Junxia put the black backpack on his back across his chest and opened it. The backpack was completely soaked by sea water, but the steamed buns and mobile phone in the white plastic bag were safe and sound.
Before leaving the restroom, he placed the young man's cell phone in a plastic bag filled with large white steamed buns and tied it tightly with a special knot to ensure it would not be contaminated by seawater.
He Junxia wiped her hands casually, took out half a steamed bun from the plastic bag and chewed it carefully. After finishing eating, she opened the large plastic bottle and drank some water. Then she carefully took out the young boy's cell phone and called the police.
As expected, still no signal.
He Junxia turned on the power saving mode of her phone and put it back. The phone had little battery left, only 46%, so it would be more useful at night.
He Junxia zipped up her backpack and strapped it tightly to her back. The steamed buns, water, and phone in the bag were her last hope. Even if she lost everything else, she couldn't lose the bag.
He looked around to see if he could find some useful floating objects on the sea. Unfortunately, the wisher had over 200 degrees of myopia and without glasses, he could not see clearly anything more than five meters away.
"Help!"
"Is there anyone here? Is there anyone still alive?"
"Hello----"
A weak and dejected voice drifted from a certain direction, and He Junxia quickly identified the owner of the voice.
It’s not that he or the wisher are gifted and can remember the voice of everyone on the ship in a short period of time, but this person is the one he has come into contact with the most since entering the mission world.
It's hard not to recognize it.
"Where are you?"
"Don't move, I'll come find you."
After a moment's thought, He Junxia decided to respond and paddled towards the direction of the sound. Although having one more person meant more consumption, it also meant more strength.
The young boy who received the response on the other side was ecstatic and even cried with excitement, with big tears falling down his face.
They say men don't shed tears easily
But when a person is floating alone on the sea, with endless sea water as far as the eye can see, even if the sky is clear and the breeze is gentle, he will still feel a huge sense of loneliness and panic.
No one would know or discover that he died here, and perhaps his parents would still desperately search for news about him like the parents who are looking for their children on social media.
Whenever the young boy thought of this, he felt desperate and painful.
He regretted it.
He really regretted it.
If he could turn back time, he would definitely listen to his parents, work hard, and stop being vain and chasing after big names.
However, when the boy, who was ecstatic to the point of tears, saw a familiar young man skating towards him from afar, his excited expression froze on his face in an instant.
Help
Why is it this madman!
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