Chapter 731: A Safe at the Bottom of the Sea
"Steven, get out of the way! This is a thorn ray, don't anger it, especially away from its tail, its steak knife-like stinger is very sharp and extremely deadly!
Matisse snapped in a snap of his voice, quickly dodging to the side and moving out of the window.
Without his reminder, Ye Tian also recognized the guy who was swimming towards the window.
This is a stingray, commonly known as a stingray, about two meters wide and four or five meters long, gliding from the darkness in the cockpit, like a black cloud floating to this side, with an eerie aura!
In particular, its human-like face, with a weird smile, is creepy to look at, and cold air is coming up from its back spine!
Ye Tian's reaction was very fast, and the moment he recognized this guy, he immediately flashed to the side, without delaying for a second!
Not only does this thing look terrifying, but it's also one of the most famous killers in the ocean, a very dangerous animal.
At the end of the tail of the spiny ray is a stinger about twenty centimeters long, with serrated edges, which is very sharp!
As a close relative of sharks, the stinger is made up of the same substance as the shark's scales, and when threatened, the jagged stinger hardens like a sharp steak knife!
Not only is its stinger extremely sharp, but it also releases a protein-based toxin that is extremely deadly!
Although this guy usually does not attack humans, in case he is provoked, he is a very deadly marine killer, and it is not uncommon for stinging rays to kill people over the years!
The most famous case occurred in 2006, when Steve Owen, the famous 'crocodile hunter', was stabbed in the heart by a stinging ray and died of poison, which undoubtedly raised the reputation of the hingray as dangerous.
In the list of the top 10 most dangerous animals under the sea released by relevant agencies, the spiny ray ranks eighth, even above the famous marine killers such as great white sharks and bull sharks!
So the moment they saw this thing, Ye Tian and Matisse changed color.
No one would want to face this extremely dangerous killer of the sea, and the two of them would be no exception!
They dodged in time, quickly moved out of the window, and exited a meter or two away.
Immediately after, the smiling smiling stingray flew out of the huge window of the cockpit, flapped its wings slightly, and glided forward, ignoring the two black guys near the window.
Ye Tian and the others have been keeping an eye on the movements of this thorn ray, especially paying attention to the sharp and deadly stinger, and they don't dare to blink their eyes!
It wasn't until the stingray flew off into the distance and completely disappeared from their vision that the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
"This thing looks so scary! It can make you have nightmares when you look at it, it's a ghost in the sea!"
Ye Tian said with emotion and returned to the window position.
"The thorn ray is not only terrifying, but it is also a veritable killer of the sea, an assassin who runs rampant with a stinger, and he can't afford to mess with it!"
Matisse also sighed with emotion and swam back.
Back at the window, they used the searchlight on the front of the submersible propulsion to scan the inside of the cockpit.
Well, this time, there were no more terrifying ocean killers, and nothing else was found in the cockpit, except for the seawater!
It seems that this is the nest of the thorny ray alone, and all other sea creatures are denied entry.
It's normal for this to happen, and when an extremely dangerous stingray is here, other marine life will probably retreat and stay away from the place to avoid accidents!
Even if the fierce great white shark comes here, it is estimated that it is not willing to break into the territory of this close relative, otherwise it is really not certain who will kill the deer at that time!
After probing the situation in the cockpit, Matisse immediately spoke:
"Steven, unload the submersible thruster, there is limited space inside, and there are many obstacles, it is not convenient to move in with the submersible thruster, but it is a burden!
Let's hang the submersible thrusters on the outside and swim in, so that we can be more comfortable, and if we encounter other creatures, we can also deal with them flexibly, and when we come out of the inside, we can hang the thrusters again.
One thing must be reminded in advance, although this freighter is not small, we don't know the internal situation, there are many cabins inside, it is not advisable to dive too deep, then you may get lost in it!"
"Understood, Mattis, I know what to do, let's go inside!"
Ye Tian nodded in response, very confident.
Although there are many cabins in the cargo ship, with the help of the perspective ability, he doesn't need to explore each compartment at all, he just needs to walk to the door of the cabin and see through.
To him, as long as it was within twenty-five meters, there were no secrets, even through layers of metal decks and bulkheads!
Even if he goes deep into the interior of the cargo ship, he can find a suitable escape route as quickly as possible, and quickly get out of it, and it is impossible for him to be trapped in the cabin!
Next, he immediately opened the quick-release buckle on his belt that connected to the submersible thruster and hung it on the railing outside the cockpit, which was very safe!
Unless the sea creatures can untie the shackle ring, it is impossible to lose the submersible thruster here!
Mattis, who was next to him, was doing the same, quickly unloading the submersible thruster and getting ready to enter the cargo ship.
Then, Ye Tian reached out and turned on the strong light canister tied to his left and right forearms, turned his head and chuckled and said:
"Let's go, Matisse, let's see what else is in this ship, and can we find a dazzling treasure!"
After speaking, he climbed the edge of the window with his right hand, and with a little force, the whole person immediately rushed into the cockpit, as agile as a swimming fish, and the action was very stretched and relaxed!
Mattis, who was next to him, swung his legs alternately a few times, and with the huge flippers on his feet, he also swam into the cockpit of the cargo ship.
When I entered here, the light suddenly dimmed again, and the visibility dropped sharply, and it was less than ten meters!
But under the illumination of several strong light cantons, Ye Tian and Mattis's vision was very clear and unhindered.
They all strap underwater flashlights to their arms, so that wherever the arms are pointed, the bright light projected by the flashlights will point, and their eyes will move with it!
This not only saves trouble, but also frees up their hands, which greatly facilitates their movements, and it feels like an arm is fingered!
Once in the cockpit, they swam straight to the bridge, grabbed the rudder to stabilize themselves, and then shone their flashlights around and began to observe the situation.
Under the strong light of the flashlight, they quickly got to know the cockpit in general!
The cockpit is medium in size, about forty or fifty square meters, with three glass windows and one wall.
When the cargo ship sank, all the glass windows were shattered by the pressure of the sea, and not even a single intact window could be seen!
There is a door on either side of the back wall, behind which there should be a staircase leading downstairs and aft, and a spiral staircase not far from the bridge that leads to the next deck.
The cockpit was a mess, and anything that wasn't dead had slid into the windows and bulkheads on the side of the ocean floor, and more should have fallen into the sea.
If you want to find it, you can probably find it! Nine times out of ten, it is at the bottom of the sea!
Here, Ye Tian and the others did not find human bones, but judging from the messy and abnormal scene situation, it is impossible that no one died here before and after the shipwreck!
The bones weren't here, either they fell out of the broken windows and somewhere, or they were swallowed whole by some beast of the sea and became their delicacy!
Although the bridge is very messy, all the instruments and equipment are readily available, but the rust is more serious, and it has long become a pile of scrap metal!
After looking around, Ye Tian and the others did not find the reason for the sinking of the cargo ship, nor did they find relevant evidence, there were no bullet holes on the bridge and the rear bulkhead, and there were no traces of pirate attacks.
The situation in the cockpit is more or less lackluster, and it doesn't seem to have much value to explore!
Just as Ye Tian retracted his gaze and was about to release the rudder and swim forward to investigate carefully, Matisse next to him suddenly spoke:
"Steven, look at the bulkhead, there seem to be two safes under the iron cabinet, I don't know what is inside?"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head and looked in the direction of Matisse's finger.
Under the illumination of the light, you can clearly see that there is a row of iron cabinets used to hold documents or other things in the bulkhead, and the cabinet door is open, which is very messy!
Under one of the iron cabinets, you can see through the half-open cabinet door, there is another Qiankun behind the cabinet door, which are two blue-gray safes, which are not large in size, but they look quite thick and sturdy!
"Hey! What two safes!"
Ye Tian sighed lightly, and a look of joy flashed in his eyes.
Immediately afterward, he said excitedly:
"Let's go over and see, Matisse, if those two safes can still be opened, let's open them here and check them out, maybe we'll find something!
If they can't be opened and aren't fixed, we can find a way to move them out and bring them to the surface using a decompression stop.
When we get back to the yacht, we can find a way to open these two safes, even if we don't find them, it's a lot of fun!"
"That's right, Steven, the process of discovering things is also a joy, even more important and interesting than the result!"
Matisse nodded excitedly, obviously agreeing with Ye Tian's proposal.
Then the two of them took action and swam straight to the bulkhead, both excited and full of anticipation!