Lu Ye was silent for a moment. Instead of taking the explosives and the USB drive, he reached out and grabbed Su Baiyue's wrist.
"Hiss..." Su Baiyue felt pain and subconsciously wanted to retract her hand, but Lu Ye held it tightly.
"Let's go." Lu Ye didn't say anything extra and pulled her out.
Shen Shu bent down tacitly and put the explosives and USB drive on the ground into her backpack.
The three of them quickly left the chaotic interior of the freighter and came to the edge of the deck.
At this time, the area around the freighter was in complete chaos.
In order to compete for climbing positions, people in the sea pulled and attacked each other, and small-scale conflicts continued to break out on the edge of the deck.
Lu Ye and the other two found a relatively less crowded corner, lowered the rope ladder neatly, and returned to their upgraded fishing boat.
Their actions immediately attracted the attention of many people around them.
"Hey! Why did those people leave?"
"Are you stupid? The supply ship won't disappear for another two hours! Wouldn't it be a big loss if we leave now?"
"That's right! Don't you see there are still so many boxes on the deck that haven't been opened?"
"I guess he's scared and afraid of being robbed."
"Tsk, coward!"
Some people were talking in low voices, not hiding the contempt in their tone.
Some people even turned on the regional channel and started broadcasting with gloating.
[Regional Channel] Player A: "Hilarious! Just saw three idiots with a decent ship run off early! What a waste of a great opportunity!"
[Regional Channel] Player B: "Really? Are you leaving now? Are you crazy?"
[Regional Channel] Player C: "Hahaha, wait until they regret it!"
Only a few quick-witted people, such as Lin Yang who had just received the first aid kit, were lost in thought when they saw Lu Ye leaving without hesitation.
He gritted his teeth, called his companions, quietly left the crowd, and paddled in the direction Lu Ye left.
Short-sightedness is a common problem among most people.
Lu Ye started the engine of the fishing boat. A low motor sound was heard and the fishing boat slowly sailed away from the chaotic vortex.
After returning to the cabin, Lu Ye discovered that the interior space of the upgraded fishing boat was indeed much larger. The originally crowded cockpit and rest area had become much more spacious, and there was even a small independent storage room.
Lu Ye found some clean gauze and medical alcohol from his supplies and motioned Su Baiyue to sit down.
Su Baiyue felt a little embarrassed. She watched Lu Ye holding an alcohol cotton ball and carefully treating the hideous blood blisters on her hands without saying a word.
There was a stinging sensation, but she gritted her teeth and said nothing.
While Lu Ye was bandaging her, he spoke without raising his head.
"Did your hands shake when you were defusing the bomb?"
Su Baiyue was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.
"No."
"That'll do." Lu Ye tied the last knot and secured the gauze.
"From now on, we can be considered friends for life. I have seen your abilities. From now on, I will trust you."
Su Baiyue's heart suddenly shrank, and a warm current instantly surged through her body.
She looked at Lu Ye's profile, nodded vigorously, and her eyes were a little moist.
The fishing boat braved the wind and waves and gradually moved away from the supply ship.
The sea breeze had a salty smell, rolling up a few turbid waves that slapped against the cold steel side of the ship.
Brother Gang and his few remaining men were like dead fish out of water. They finally managed to cling to the slippery edge of the supply ship. They were in a mess and gasping for breath.
Just now, I was forced into the sea by that kid Lu Ye with a simple "flamethrower". It was such a shame and humiliation!
"Ahem...where's that kid?!"
Brother Gang wiped the sea water off his face, spat, and glanced at the deck with a sinister look.
A clever kid nearby pointed tremblingly at a small black dot on the sea in the distance.
"Brother Gang, someone saw them running away on a boat!"
"Run away?" Gang Ge's brows knitted into knots. "This supply ship won't disappear for another two hours. Why would they run away?"
Another subordinate who had just climbed up came closer and explained in a low voice, "Brother, someone just shouted on the regional channel that the guy surnamed Lu left early. He might be afraid of retaliation, or he might think there's something fishy going on with this ship and deliberately retreated first to trick the people behind him."
"What's the trick? Coward!" Brother Gang kicked the iron railing next to him hard, making a loud "clang" sound, which made the rust on the railing fall off.
"The good stuff is right in front of us, within easy reach! What's there to be afraid of? It's just right to leave, so it won't be an eyesore!"
Gang Ge looked around. The deck was still in chaos, but compared to before, some of the most threatening competitors were missing.
The fire of greed rekindled in his eyes, and he waved his hand.
"What the hell are you all standing there for? Search! Pry open every box you can find! Hurry! Time is running out!"
The remaining brothers, as if they had been pardoned, immediately rushed towards the supply boxes scattered all over the deck, howling like hyenas smelling blood.
Two hours passed in a flash.
Lu Ye was driving the upgraded fishing boat and had already left that troubled place. The engine made a steady low roar, leaving a long white wake on the vast sea.
Chen Shu stood by the side of the ship, looking into the distance, the sea breeze blowing her hair.
Su Baiyue sat in the corner of the cabin, silently looking at her bandaged hand with a complicated expression.
[System prompt: HX-07 material delivery ship has reached the end of its lifespan and will self-destruct. Countdown: 10… 9… 8…]
The cold system voice rang in the minds of all players.
Almost at the same time, on that huge supply ship.
Brother Gang and two others had just returned from the deck with a full load and were still not satisfied.
He licked his cracked lips and looked towards the dark entrance leading to the bottom cabin.
"We've almost gotten enough of the oil and water up there, let's go check below, maybe there's some good stuff out there!"
Using cheap flashlights, the three of them carefully entered the lower cabin, which smelled of rust and mildew and was filled with discarded debris and damaged containers.
"Damn, it's too empty in here..." a little brother muttered.
Brother Gang swept his flashlight around, and suddenly, his beam of light stopped at a corner in the deepest part of the cabin.
There, on an inconspicuous metal box, was flashing a faint but dazzling scarlet light!
A simple electronic timer is firmly fixed on the box.
The numbers above were jumping rapidly.
[00:03]
[00:02]
[00:01]
Gang Ge's pupils suddenly contracted.
[00:00]
"boom--!!!"
A deafening roar tore the calmness of the sea!
The huge supply ship seemed to be crushed from the inside by an invisible giant hand, and the blazing flames instantly engulfed everything!
Iron and steel fragments, along with human body parts, were thrown into the sky by the violent shock wave, and then fell like rain, creating countless ripples on the sea surface.
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