After a few words, Qiao Qingqing forced herself to wake up from the fear that was oppressing the depths of her soul. She patted her legs and rubbed her arms to get the blood flowing, then turned on the light.
She shone the lamp toward the sky.
The sky was pitch black, and all she could see was pitch black.
She looked down into the water again, and the underwater world gave her the same urge to get away from it. She felt like she was stuck in a sandwich, with nowhere to escape.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Shao's father asked puzzledly after being awakened.
"Dad, wake up first." Shao Shengan went to call Song Sanhe and the others again.
Song Sanhe was alert, and put his hand on the knife. When he saw it was Shao Shengan, he let go of his hand: "What's wrong?"
"There may be some problems. You guys get up first."
Suddenly the sky brightened.
It really became bright suddenly, without any sign or warning, as if the sky suddenly turned on a light switch.
Qiao Qingqing silently turned off the light and looked up at the sky.
"Why is it so bright?"
"Oh my god, it's so bright and blinding!"
More people woke up, their exhausted bodies had only gotten a few hours of sleep, which was not enough to soothe their physical fatigue. But at this time, no one wanted to sleep anymore, and they looked at the sky in fear and confusion.
An atmosphere of uneasiness spread.
Shao Shengan returned to Qiao Qingqing and held her hand.
"We'll be fine."
On the passenger ship next door, Qiao Songzhi and Shao's mother also crowded onto the deck, looking worriedly at the sky, then at Qiao Qingqing and the others below.
Qiao Qingqing looked up and saw them, and waved her hand: "Go back! Go back to the house!"
With tears in her eyes, Qiao Songzhi pulled Shao's mother back to the cabin.
Song Sanhe and his men also prepared themselves. All the lights of the fleet were on, and Qiao Qingqing heard the sound of the boats starting up. In the dazzling light, the protection circle disintegrated, no longer densely connected end to end. The patrol boats of the fleet also began to evacuate the survivors in the inner circle. When an unknown disaster comes, it is a very unwise choice for people to gather.
Everyone knows this principle, so they quickly dispersed.
Qiao Qingqing and her companions' wooden boat were still following the passenger ship where Qiao Songzhi and her companions were. During the maneuver, twenty minutes after the sky suddenly and strangely brightened in the middle of the night, sparks began to fall from the sky.
It started out as a spark, which went out instantly when it fell into the water, leaving only a puff of smoke. If it fell on a person or a wooden boat, it could be easily put out with water on the spot, and it seemed to have no lethality.
But the sky is raging, the sky is raging!
This is completely contrary to common sense.
"Put out the fire!"
Panic swept through, screams were heard everywhere, and some people even jumped into the water.
Qiao Qingqing and her crew had a sunshade on their boat, so there was no problem for the time being. Shao Shengan picked up a half bucket of water and leaned over to pour it on the sunshade. Shao's father picked up the kayak and stuffed it behind the wooden boat.
"It's really weird, so weird..." Shao's father's hands were shaking, his lips were shaking, and his face was pale.
"It's okay, it's just a small fire—" Before Shao Shengan could finish his words, the fire grew bigger and the heat in the air suddenly increased.
A huge cluster of fire fell down, causing even more panicked screams. One cluster landed on the sunshade cloth, quickly evaporating the moisture, and the sunshade cloth caught fire!
“Sizzle!”
A bucket of water was poured on it, and as soon as the fire was extinguished, another cluster of fire fell.
When Shao Shengan bent down to fetch water, Shao Shengfei poured another bucket of water on him.
The sunshade was weighed down by the water and filled with water, but the fire could not be started.
"Oh, Xiao Song!" Shao's father shouted.
Shao Shengan poured the water onto Song Sanhe's boat, soaking Song Sanhe like a drowned rat, and Shao Shengan's anger was put out.
"Come on!" Shao Shengan threw the wooden barrel over.
"Thank you, Sheng An, I'll return it to you later." Song Sanhe took it.
"Don't rush to return it. You can use it first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Zhen quickly put the wooden barrel over Song Sanhe's head.
Their boat also had wooden barrels, and they made a lot of them. When they set out, they were all tied to both sides of the boat, and they often bumped into each other and made a loud noise. However, there were not enough barrels for each person to have one, so the barrel borrowed by Shao Shengan was really a big help. Liu Zhen touched his third brother's head in the barrel and found that a lot of his hair was burned. It was really too dangerous!
"It's okay." Song Sanhe slapped his hand away, "Put your hand back, don't let the fire hit you."
"You'd better collect your things. If we can't hold on any longer, we'll all have to go into the water," said Qiao Qingqing.
As soon as he finished speaking, the fire became bigger and more dense, and fire was everywhere he could see!
"What a big fire!" Shao Shengfei shouted.
The sunshade above his head caught fire again. To make matters worse, there was wind, which blew the fire onto the boat. Even though the wooden boat was soaked by water, the moisture was quickly dried out. Seeing that the boat was about to catch fire, Shao Shengan, who had been prepared, threw a bucket of water over it. He wiped his face and said, "This won't work. It's endless. We have to get into the water. Qingqing!"
He held Qiao Qingqing's hand.
"I have to go pick up my mom and the others. Their boat is so big, there are fire spots everywhere! The passenger ship cannot be saved, and they will have to go into the water to avoid the fire!" Qiao Qingqing has already heard the cries of people running for their lives on every boat in the fleet. With so many people on board, it will definitely be a mess!
"I'm going too! Let's go together!"
Father Shao pulled Shao Shengfei, his eyes red: "Sheng'an, protect Qingqing, and bring your mother back!"
"Dad, please keep it." Qiao Qingqing stuffed her backpack to Shao's father.
With two splashes, the couple went into the water.
They were diving underwater. Qiao Qingqing took out the diving equipment and they both put it on. The breathing masks were sprayed with mist by the hot breath. Qiao Qingqing's eyes were determined and she swam towards the passenger ship at the fastest speed.
There was chaos on the passenger ship.
"Come out quickly and be careful where you step!" Qiao Songzhi pulled Shao's mother out of the cabin, where thick smoke was everywhere.
"Ahem! Sister Zhi, let's go find Qingqing and Sheng'an!" Shao's mother was carrying a bag and was swayed from side to side by the crowd. If the two of them hadn't held each other's hands tightly, they would have been separated long ago.
Qiao Songzhi's mask was knocked askew in the crowd, but she didn't have the time to fix it. She grabbed Shao's mother with one hand and the strap of her backpack with the other, and tried to squeeze forward.
The survivors in the cabin were also trying to get out. When the fire started, they all hid inside. Outside, Brother Xu and his men were fetching water to put out the fire, but soon the fire got bigger. The mast caught fire, the tied sails caught fire, and sparks fell. People's footsteps could not keep up with the speed of the fire. It was everywhere like rain, and soon the fire on the passenger ship could not be controlled. Smoke began to appear in the cabin, and it was as hot as being in a steamer. Everyone evacuated in a panic, and Qiao Songzhi and Shao's mother were also dragged out.
Some people were knocked down and trampled, but the flow of people out would not stop. Qiao Songzhi was sweating all over, and she didn't dare to relax at all. She had to pull Axia out!
The moment Qiao Songzhi rushed out of the cabin, he breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, fire fell on his head, smoke crackled on his head, and his scalp was stinging.
"Sister Zhi!" Shao's mother reached out to put out the fire, but when she saw that it couldn't be put out, she quickly pulled up the hem of her clothes and pressed down Qiao Songzhi's head. After a while, the fire was put out.
"Hurry, let's go into the water!" Qiao Songzhi ignored her own head and pulled her to continue walking. She believed that Qingqing would definitely come to pick them up!
"You go up first!" The deck was full of people running. Qiao Songzhi pushed Shao's mother onto the fence and said, "Jump!"
Mother Shao shook her head and reached out to pull her: "Let's jump together, come up!"
Qiao Songzhi tried to stop her hands and feet from shaking, and climbed up with the help of Shao's mother.
The boat next to them was also engulfed in flames. Countless clusters of fire fell from the sky, carrying the ultimate momentum of destroying the world. There was fire everywhere, and there was no place that was not on fire. Qiao Songzhi saw someone on the opposite boat jumping into the water with a water hose. The pump quickly turned to pump water up, and the water cannon sprayed water on the boat, and the water vapor evaporated into a large cloud of water mist.
"Jump!" Qiao Songzhi and Shao's mother jumped down hand in hand.
They fell into the warm water, and red heat waves rolled over their heads.
Qiao Songzhi paddled around, looking for Shao's mother. There were people all around, and the survivors who jumped into the water put out the fire on their bodies and swam upwards, but were thrown back by the falling fire. Qiao Songzhi saw many figures, and she paddled one by one. When she ran out of air, her eyes widened and she had to swim upwards.
"Ahem!" Qiao Songzhi's eyes were blurred by the heat when she came out of the water. She rubbed her eyes and was about to look around when someone grabbed her feet and dragged her down. She was terrified and stretched her legs to kick while she reached for the knife at her waist. Before the knife came out of the hole, there was a "sizzle" sound above her head and the heat hit her face.
The next moment, the hand moved over hers, stopped her hand from drawing the knife, and pulled her up.
“Cough, cough, cough!” Qiao Songzhi coughed and turned around. Seeing a familiar face breaking through the water, she shouted in surprise, “Qingqing!”
Qiao Qingqing took off the breathing mask and put it on Qiao Songzhi's face, then unhooked the diving device on her back and motioned for her to put it on.
"Your mother-in-law--" she said anxiously.
"I know, Sheng An found her. Mom, come with me." Qiao Qingqing's eyes were filled with orange-red flames, and the water temperature on the surface was gradually rising. The situation was not good.
Qiao Songzhi hurriedly put on the diving equipment and dived into the water. Qiao Qingqing looked around and couldn't see Sheng An and the others, so she knew they must be underwater, so she took a deep breath and retreated back into the water.
The underwater was also illuminated, and Qiao Qingqing and Qiao Songzhi swam deeper to avoid the refugees on the surface. In the dim light, she took out another set of diving equipment and returned to the wooden boat with Qiao Songzhi.
At the wooden boat, Shao's father had already asked Shao Shengfei to go into the water first and hide under the wooden boat. Shao Shengfei held the bamboo basket and called him, "Dad, come down! Come down!"
The stern of the boat caught fire, and Shao's father jumped down and used his strength to tip the boat over. "Zizi." The boat capsized, the fire went out, and thick smoke billowed. The father and son leaned on the boat to avoid the fire.
"This is the fire that will destroy the world! This world is over, it's over! This world is about to end, hahahaha!"
Not far away, a bearded man climbed onto the raft, stood with his arms outstretched, looked up and shouted, "It's over! It's all over! I don't want to play anymore!" He stabbed his heart with a sharp wooden spike, then lay down with a silent laugh. Fires fell one after another, quickly igniting him and the raft.
Crackling, the sky and earth are the coffin, and the sea of fire is the burial.
Father Shao hugged his son tightly, with turbid tears flowing from his eyes.
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