Chapter 455: Raging Seas
In the blink of an eye, Zhan Chen had been at sea for more than half a year, and the ironclad ship he was on followed the fleet and gradually entered the center of the ocean. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
He had never imagined that the journey to the Ten Thousand Laws Continent would be so far away, and it had already taken so much time before he had even entered the Endless Wind Zone.
Now, facing the calm and monotonous sea every day, Zhan Chen feels a little bored, even some small winds and waves can't set off some waves in his heart, or rather, he is looking forward to the early arrival of strong winds and waves.
On this day, Zhan Chen came out to the deck to breathe as usual, and suddenly saw a person pointing his finger ahead and shouting: "Look, what's in front of you?"
Zhan Chen looked into the distance with the pointing of his fingers, and saw that there seemed to be an extra black line where the water and the sky met.
Almost everyone's eyes were drawn to the black line, and some even boldly concluded that there was the Endless Wind Zone ahead.
Zhan Chen's heart was also shocked, and like everyone on the deck, he stared intently at the black line.
As the fleet approached, the black line became clearer and clearer, and continued to thicken, slowly revealing its true face in front of people.
It was a black cloud with no end in sight, like billowing smoke from the raging fire, blocking the sea in front of it.
The clouds were pressed very low, almost clinging to the surface of the sea, as if these clouds were emerging from the sea.
Seeing this scene, Zhan Chen and everyone knew that the Endless Wind Zone had really arrived.
By this time, the other sailing ships were already busy, and the inexperienced crew members were like ants on a hot pan, whirling around the boat, and the experienced sails were in a hurry to put the sails away, because those sails would capsize the ship in an instant if they entered the storm.
Zhan Chen wanted to continue to stay on the deck and personally experience how dangerous the endless wind was, but he heard a voice from the wheelhouse on the deck: "Those who are still on the deck should pay attention, quickly return to the cabin, and those who are still on the deck should pay attention, quickly return to the cabin!"
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The voice urged over and over again, and the people on the deck also obediently entered the cabin one after another, Zhan Chen had no choice but to dispel his bold thoughts, follow those people, and enter the cabin.
As soon as he entered the cabin, he went up the stairs to his room, and continued to keep an eye on what was going on through the glass window on the wall, so that he could see the vast expanse of the scenery outside the window, although his view was limited.
After a short time, the fleet gradually entered the area ruled by the dark clouds, and Zhan Chen found that he could see that the distance began to shrink considerably, and he could only see things within a kilometer of him.
In his impression, the wind had no color, but the scene in front of him completely subverted his cognition.
The wind in the Endless Wind Zone was black, raging in the air, like a steel knife waving, and the originally calm sea water was also turned upside down by them, setting off waves like boiling water.
Zhan Chen felt that the soles of his feet were shaking, and suddenly there was a sudden jolt, almost causing him to fall, and he subconsciously grabbed the iron table beside him to stabilize his balance.
Then he felt the soles of his feet tumble all the time, and he had to adjust his posture and try to maintain his balance.
At this time, the best choice was to collapse on the bed, but Zhan Chen propped up the table and continued to stare out the window, he could clearly see the scene on another sailboat a few hundred meters away from the ironclad ship.
Without sails, the opposite ship could only be driven by manpower, and the crew members were rocking their oars vigorously to keep the giant ship moving forward.
Not only did they have to overcome the weight of the sailboat, the resistance and waves of the sea, but they also had to deal with the wind blowing in the air, and when one group was tired of rocking the boat, another would immediately come up and take their place.
Now Zhan Chen finally understood that compared to those people, he was lucky to be on an ironclad ship. If I had a bad idea at that time, I am afraid that the other boat would also be forced by them to rock the oars, but at that time, I can't help but not work hard, because the boat capsized, and everyone ended up together.
However, what Zhan Chen didn't expect was that this was just the beginning of a nightmare, just like an appetizer before a big feast, and the crisis later was even more shocking.
Soon Zhan Chen got used to this kind of turbulence, but being locked in a closed room and being shaken so violently made it impossible for him to cultivate, and he could only wait for a long time.
One day passed, two days passed, three days passed......
He was anxious to get out of the confined space and get out of the room, so he boldly walked out of the room and went downstairs, only to find that the door to the cabin was open, and that many people had already come outside, and thought, "It seems that there is more than one person who thinks the same thing as me." ”
So he stepped out of the hatch and came outside, the black wind outside was very strong, blowing on his face, it made people feel stinging, but it was not enough to cause harm to the Martial Saint, especially a strong person like Zhan Chen who had cultivated to the Martial Saint Great Perfection Extreme Realm, and he was even more concerned about this wind and waves.
The wind whipped up a huge wave, cracked and slammed into the ironclad ship, breaking into waves, raining down on his body, drenching his clothes, but making him feel more refreshed, like a death row prisoner who had successfully escaped from the gloomy prison.
Lying on the guardrail of the ship, enjoying the rare fresh air, Zhan Chen began to observe the surroundings, and immediately found that the ships following them had been reduced by nearly half, and where did the disappeared ship go? This phenomenon aroused his curiosity, so he looked carefully for a while, and found that the distance between the ship in front and the ship behind was quietly increasing.
And even on the sailboats around the ironclad ship, the faces of the warriors who were rocking the oars were full of deep fatigue, and some people had even begun to show pessimism and negative emotions, and he immediately understood the reason.
Those ships that disappeared may not be able to keep up with the speed of the first echelon and will be left far behind. It's like a one-meter race, where everyone follows closely at first, but the later you go, the less physically fit athletes fall behind, and the same applies to those boats.
The cab saw that the dissuasion was ineffective, and he didn't bother to bother with Zhan Chen's passengers, anyway, they had already pocketed the fairy stones, but they were not responsible for the lives of the passengers. As a result, Zhan Chen and most of the passengers resumed their habit of coming to the deck to breathe.
Appreciating the power of nature is also very helpful for attaining martial arts. Zhan Chen often stayed on the deck for an hour, and in order to comprehend the unique rhythm of the ups and downs of the waves, he was pleasantly surprised to find that Shen Wu had made his golden cotton swordsmanship begin to improve significantly, and many joints of the swordsmanship had become more natural and unexpected.
However, the closer you get to the heart of the Endless Winds, the more intense the storm becomes, and after three months of sailing in this area, the strength of the wind and waves reaches its peak.
As soon as the black wind rolls, it can set off huge waves up to 100 meters, making the sea undulating, sometimes rising high, sometimes sinking down, and the ironclad ship seems to climb the mountain for a while, and fall into the abyss for a while.
Zhan Chen was breathing on the deck, and his heart seemed to rise and fall with the ups and downs of the ship under his feet.
This was the danger that was quietly coming, and a strong wind blew violently, and set off a hundred waves beside the ironclad ship, and struck them with lightning speed.
Seeing this, Zhan Chen reacted immediately and rushed into the cabin, and the moment he entered the cabin, someone next to him immediately closed the hatch and locked it.
At this time, there were still two or three people outside who did not have time to enter, and it was this step away that became the difference between life and death.
Zhan Chen only felt that the ironclad ship trembled violently, and his body involuntarily flew out sideways and fell to the ground, but such an impact was not painful for the Martial Saint's physique.
He immediately got up and rushed to the glass window next to him, and when he looked out of the window, he saw a scene that he would never forget.
At this time, they had been driven deep into the ocean floor, surrounded by countless water bubbles, through which Zhan Chen could clearly see that right next to their ironclad ships, one after another sailing ships were directly dismembered in the water and turned into a pile of broken wood.
He had even seen many people struggling in the water as hard as they could, trying to get themselves to the surface, but he knew very well that these people were hopeless, and in the Endless Wind Zone, falling into the water meant death.
Here, I have to admire that the ironclad ship is really strong, and after being hit by such a big wave, and then subjected to the pressure of deep water, it has not been damaged in the slightest, and not even a crack has appeared.
After a while, the ironclad ship slowly rose again, reappeared on the water, and continued to follow the fragmented fleet.
The test after that was even worse, every day, the ironclad ship where Zhan Chen was located was almost "buried" by the huge waves four or five times, and every time the ship sank under the sea, Zhan Chen and the others had to be afraid, for fear that the ironclad ship would be broken like other sailing ships, so that it would be reduced to pieces.
Only the five Initiation powerhouses led by Chen Qiming could keep their expressions as usual, they seemed to be confident in the defense of the ironclad ship, and in fact, it was.
The voyage in the Endless Wind Zone was extremely arduous and long, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed, but Zhan Chen seemed to feel that three hundred years had passed, and he looked forward to breaking free from this sea area as soon as possible and no longer living this kind of terrifying life.
Three months later, the winds at sea are decreasing. However, this time, he, like the other passengers, became cautious, probably because of a previous near-death experience, which made him still feel palpitations.
It wasn't until the black wind completely weakened and the black clouds began to subside that Zhan Chen dared to come out of the cabin again, came to the deck, and looked around, the original mighty fleet was now less than twenty left, and almost ninety percent of the ships were annihilated in the endless wind.
And the ships that can pass the test of the endless wind all have the strongest hulls and the most experienced crews, and Zhan Chen silently salutes them, because they are all true braves!
At this time, the black clouds receded, and the golden sunlight shone through the clouds, gilding each ship with a brilliant glow, which seemed to symbolize the glory of victory. However, Zhan Chen knew that the test was not over at all, and there were still dangerous reefs waiting for them behind.