Chapter 194: The Wind and the Waves
Outside, the wind and rain were getting stronger, and the hull of the ship was constantly shaking. = A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, but the muffled thunder seemed to hit everyone's heart. Everyone in XCOM Squad has a heavy face, they are brave warriors, but they are not fanatics who disregard life and death. They may be able to face a dangerous enemy without fear, but they cannot face the roaring sea.
Because it's a force of nature. "Manpower will conquer the sky. This is only a phrase that can only be uttered by a group of people who sit comfortably and drink hot tea. Any claim to conquer nature is, and man can never conquer nature, because man himself is a member of nature.
The boat shook more and more, and the rain outside was pouring down. Huge waves seven or eight meters high are set off anytime and anywhere, hitting each other on the surface of the sea. The rain and the waves are completely indistinguishable at this time. The ship's windows crackled with rain.
The sea was violently turbulent and turbulent, and the heavy rain that fell could not cause the slightest ripple, because the sea was not calm for a moment. Under the huge waves, you can faintly see the undercurrents, rushing and agitating, and the scene on the sea is indescribably terrifying.
The black man's head stood on end, and even he, who often walked in this sea, had never encountered such terrible weather. And to his surprise, this group of strange passengers in the cabin was surprisingly calm.
Zhao Jianfei shouted in a deep voice, "Jiang'an, did you find anything?"
"No, there is a problem with the satellite network, the signal is too poor. I can't get the number of charts in the vicinity. Shogishi kept tapping his hands on the keyboard and whispered. "The antenna that was set up outside was knocked down by the waves, and I had to go to someone and help me get the antenna up. ”
"I'll go!" Lin Rui shouted.
Just as he was about to turn around and go out, there was a loud bang.
Everyone in the cabin involuntarily slid to the side. It was the result of a wave crashing on the hull. Then the whole ship went up, and then suddenly slid down. Ivan was shouting at the wheelhouse: "Turn the rudder to the right, damn it, the waves are coming again!"
"I'm working on it. Qin Fen replied loudly, their voices insignificant in the wind, rain and waves.
Lin Rui staggered to the door of the cabin, and there was still half a meter before he reached the exit, the hull of the ship suddenly turned to the side, and he still lost his balance with his skills, and hit the bulkhead of the ship with a "bang" like a broken kite.
The lights on the ship went out, and the backup red light came on. Just as the broken ship was about to capsize into the water, it miraculously regained its balance. Even Jiang An and Zhao Jianfei, who were sitting on the chairs, rolled to the ground.
Lin Rui struggled to crawl towards the door. The satellite dish was erected on the deck, located at the bow of the ship, and when Lin Rui rushed up to the surface of the ship, an alarm sounded.
Qin Fen in the operation room shouted in front: "Peng Lefeng! The tail cabin is in the water, you hurry up and close the sluice, and ......."
"Boom!"
Another huge wave covered the hull, and the terrible sound of it swallowed out the other exclamations.
At this time, Lin Rui had already twisted open the door cover of the ladder to the top, opened the lid with his back, and a column of water rushed in, rushing him down and pressing on Peng Lefeng at the bottom of the ladder.
The huge current of water carried the two of them tumbling away. The smuggling boat jumped like a wild horse out of control. Lin Rui aroused the ruthlessness in his heart, shouted, and grabbed the ladder again. He had to go up and put the antenna up again.
The stowaway boat rose high at an impossible angle, and then slammed down. The huge inertia caused Lin Rui to fall backwards again, and he grabbed the handrail of the ladder with his backhand, desperately resisting the relentless force that made him fall backwards. After a violent jolt, the wrecked ship finally regained a moment of calm.
Lin Rui took the opportunity to push open the lid and jumped on the armor wrench. In the storm, under the weak red light of the main cabin, the whole ship was hidden in the water, throwing on the back of an unknown wave, and the whole crest of the wave was as sharp as boiling water. And the deep black, endless troughs and terrifying slopes lie ahead. The sea roared and foamed at the water.
Lin Rui grabbed the downed antenna with one hand, and hung the lock on his waist on the handle outside the main cabin with the other hand, resisting the impact of the huge waves, and re-tied the antenna to the side of the bow of the ship. Before he could finish this qiē, another huge wave like a wall of water ushered in, and the stowaway boat rose upward, and was lifted into the air.
A column of water rushed from nowhere, and knocked the stowaway boat around, splashing for a day.
The sea was overwhelming, and the waves made the ship sail beneath the surface like a submarine. Just when everyone thought that the broken ship was going to die together, it was suddenly pushed to the surface of the sea by the later waves.
Lin Rui almost stumbled back into the cabin, his whole body already soaked. I don't know how many mouthfuls of brackish sea water I drank, and my body was hit by the huge waves many times, and the guide was bruised all over his body. However, he finally straightened the outer antenna.
Jiang'an's tactical computer finally received the signal again, and Qin Fen in the front cab also restored GPS satellite positioning at the same time. Shore in a rickety cabin and use your computer to quickly search the nearest reef and prepare to find a place to take shelter from the storm. The hull of the ship is constantly jolting, and the satellite signal can disappear at any moment.
They must find a solution in a short time, or else they will have to wait for death on this sea, and they are doomed to die. They all knew that the reason why this ship had been able to hold up until now was, on the one hand, as the black man said, small but strong. On the other hand, it's pure luck.
But luck doesn't stay with you forever. No one can live by luck forever.
"Found it!" turn the rudder and head straight east, where there is a small reef. There are no ports to dock at, but the height and location of the reef allows us to shelter from storms. "The shogishi loudly reported the coordinates and location. Qin Fen in front immediately adjusted his course, and drove all the way to the east with full horsepower.
The dilapidated smuggling boat crumbled in the wind and rain, but it never capsized. They found the small reef by accident. And they stopped on the leeward side, and although the wind and rain were more intense, the waves were frightening to death. But there was always a place to anchor and shelter from the wind. When the boat stopped, everyone felt like they were almost exhausted and on the verge of collapse