The water level had reached the lettering "TITABISMY" on both sides of the bow of the Titanbersmarck, and the bow was even more severe when it sank below the water level and tilted its bow. At this time, the lifeboat's passenger capacity was finally fully utilized, and the starboard nine boat was released with a capacity of 56 passengers.

Water flows directly backwards from the working corridor on Deck E and into Boiler Room 4. The forward cafeteria on the D floor has almost become a diving training ground, and the ship's center of gravity is constantly moving forward slowly. The otherwise peaceful top deck was in chaos, and the passengers finally realized the seriousness of the situation and rushed to the lifeboats. The riots escalated, the crew opened fire to suppress the passengers, and the evacuation efforts began to spiral out of control.

At this time, the people on board began to commotion, and when the No. 14 lifeboat on the side of the cabin was carrying 60 people and was about to be released, the crowd tried to jump into the boat, but was stopped by Raul, a fifth-class crew member who was in the boat, shooting into the sky. Those who remained on the Titan Bismarck fell into despair.

Seawater continued to soak into the boiler room behind. Women and children of the second and third classes escaped in batches, with more than 50 people on board No. 16 and 64 people on starboard No. 13, and 30 seconds later, 70 people on starboard No. 15 were hurriedly released.

Most of the lifeboats had sailed away from the Titan Bismarck to prevent the wreck from wrecking the lifeboat underwater, and the last lifeboat, located on the starboard side, was lowered to the surface and the bow continued to sink. The ship's eight-man band, led by band conductor Wallace Hartley, continued to play music for the passengers to calm the people who were destined to die in a few dozen minutes, and they played until the very end.

Faced with the choice between life and death, some people choose to die like a gentleman, and the rich Guggenheim put on a night gown and "died like a gentleman, even if he died." Mrs. Evans gives up her lifeboat seat to the mother of a child, while Ismay, the president of the shipping company, leaves behind his passengers, his crew, his ship, and jumps into the foldable lifeboat C at the last minute, taking advantage of the fact that the crew directing the release of the lifeboat is not looking, where the good and evil of human nature are revealed.

As more and more sea water poured into the bow section, the stern gradually lifted out of the water and lifted high, revealing the three huge propellers at the bottom of the stern of the Titanbusm.

The huge bow deck began to flood, and it was fast. More than 1,500 people remained on the sinking ship, and the crew struggled to maintain order to allow women, children and children to enter the lifeboats, and when the 44 people boarded the foldable lifeboat D and were released, only the last two lifeboats were left on board, and it was too late to send them to the surface according to the normal process.

The bow deck and foreside of the Titan Bismarck have been completely submerged in the water, the first-class area has begun to flood, due to the submersion of part of the superstructure, the area of the bow part of the water has reached hundreds of square meters, the hatch cover of the No. 4 boiler room has been closed for more than an hour, and the sea water still cannot completely fill the place, the workers inside are still working hard, trying to clear the stagnant water, they don't know: they are already more than 10 meters below sea level, all the exits have been blocked by seawater, they are already working in the "submarine".

The strong water pressure blew open the waterproof plate between the No. 4 and No. 5 boiler rooms, killing many workers instantly. The rate of sinking of the hull was noticeably accelerated. The Titan's last moment has arrived. The bridge section of the aft upper part of the bow and the seaman's wheelhouse were about to be submerged, and the captain motioned to the telegraph operators Pitt and Philip to leave their posts, and Philip continued to broadcast radio messages.

The captain said to the crew, "Now you are on your own," and then walked to the bridge and locked himself in the captain's quarters to be judged by death. Thomas Andrew, the chief designer, was seen desperately entering the first-class smoking room waiting for death to come, many crew members still stuck to their jobs, a large number of passengers ran to the stern in a panic, and many people were trampled to death.

Phillips, who had been at his post, sent a final desperate telegram for help: "Please come to the rescue, the boiler room is flooded, and the sea water has covered the engine." The ship's band stopped playing, and many passengers and crew jumped into the water. The collapsible lifeboat, one of the last two lifeboats, capsized and dropped about 24 people into icy water, while Raul, a fifth-class crew member of the other cabin side lifeboat No. 14, saved nearly half of them. Others died in the ocean.

The ship's center of gravity was completely unbalanced and kept moving forward, and the stern kept tilting upward, and soon the propellers at the bottom were completely cocked out of the water. The outdoor foyer of the bridge section behind the bow of the ship was submerged in the water, and was then crushed by the rushing water. The glass dome was blown down by water pressure, and the chimney steel cable attached to the dome was broken.

The tension of the No. 1 chimney was unbalanced, and the chimney broke and collapsed, killing many passengers who fell into the water and struggled. The bridge section and the seafarer's wheelhouse were also completely submerged in water. The 29 large boilers inside the cabin left the base one after another, smashing into each other's watertight walls, further impacting the underlying structure.

The whole ship has 7 semi-waterproof cabins flooded, the center of gravity has been significantly moved forward, and the rear half is still floating on the water, maintaining huge savings buoyancy, which is why the ship is cocked like the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The steel cable that held the No. 2 chimney in place eventually broke because it could not withstand the enormous water pressure, and then the No. 2 chimney, which had already submerged into the sea, broke and collapsed, sinking into the sea with many passengers who were stoned to death, and more people were sucked in at the break.

As the hull was no longer balanced, some of the passengers slid from the stern to the water as if they were on a slide. Quite a few people were sucked inside the hull and never came out again. The dedicated power engineer kept the power in the ship's cabin, but was eventually electrocuted. The seawater then poured into the central power control room, causing a short circuit, and the lights of the ship went out instantly, then flashed again for a split second, and finally dimmed forever, and the stern continued to tilt upward.

After the stern was cocked, the hull was subjected to unimaginable pressure, because the weight of the stern part of the warped part was much greater than the weight of the flooded bow section, and the steel bars were constantly twisting and deforming, and now they were finally able to withstand the limit. In a series of cracking sounds and explosions, the middle of the No. 3 chimney and No. 4 chimney of the Titan Bismarck was blown open, and the upturned stern part collapsed and slammed into the water after the entire hull was broken, and the remaining 2 chimneys were also broken. The main body is divided into two parts, but the bottom trunk is still broken. The bow of the ship sank directly into the water, and the stern temporarily refloated because it was largely unflooded.

As the hull disintegrated, all of the ship's objectable objects appeared to fall downward into the water at the same time. The stern sank little by little and slowly became oblique and vertical. The final piece of good news for the passengers was that the fire had been extinguished. The huge buoyancy of the stern caused the only two main keels to be completely disconnected. The bow of the boat reaches the bottom of the sea at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour, and thanks to the designer's meticulous design, the stern still floats vertically on the water.

Although the stern of the ship barely floated, it continued to sink in less than a minute due to the fact that the broken bottom was filled with seawater, until it completely sank and disappeared into the moving sea, creating a huge whirlpool that sucked in a large number of passengers and crew who held out to the end, and of course, many passengers and crew members had already become stiff corpses.

Although many people surfaced, due to the cold sea water and the failure to get rescue in time, most of the passengers and crew members floating on the surface gradually lost temperature and froze to death. Soon after, calm returned to the sea, and a great ocean liner ended its short but dazzling life, with more than 1,500 passengers who failed to board the lifeboat as its funeral objects.

The entire shipwreck took three hours. These three hours, for the sea, are just a moment, but for some, it is a nightmare of a lifetime.

"Not good, Captain, there's a huge vortex ahead!" Just as Pang Xiaonan's mind was still in the nightmarish shipwreck, Buenoski's voice rang out, his tone full of anxiety.

After being struck by lightning, the Flower of Bloss experienced a moment of calmness, but was about to reach the edge of the vortex.

Pang Xiaonan looked around, and saw that the vortex was about twenty meters in diameter, no, the eyes seemed to be inaccurate, and it seemed to be at least fifty meters in diameter, and the surrounding sea water was like the water in a washing machine swirling around the vortex, surging, as if it was like a black hole, which could swallow all objects.

The sky was pitch black, and if you didn't look closely, you couldn't find this vortex at all, the dark clouds in the sky blocked all the light from spilling onto the sea, and only the occasional lightning lit up could see the huge vortex with the help of a brief electric light.

At this moment, the flower of Bloss is approaching the vortex, and if nothing else, it will only take a moment for the ship carrying the expedition team to disappear into the sea.

Pang Xiaonan subconsciously looked at Buenovski and asked, "First mate, is there a way to avoid the vortex?"

Buenovski looked a little restless at the moment, and the continuous waves made him a little tired, but as an experienced captain, his eyes were still very steady, "Captain, there is only one way, drive at full speed and avoid the whirlpool." ”

"Can you raise the sails in this ghost weather?" Pang Xiaonan remembered that the flower of Bloss had run out of fuel and could only rely on the wind to sail on the sea, but in the current environment, could the sails be used normally?

"You can't use sails, such a big storm is likely to break the mast. Buenovski was holding the steering wheel tightly, his fingers already pressing a button.

"You mean to use the engine to start the propeller?" Pang Xiaonan stared at the vortex tightly, and at this moment the flower of Bloss was getting closer and closer to the vortex, "But aren't we running out of fuel?"

"There's a little bit left. Buenovski had already started the propellers, "and since we ran out of fuel, I stopped using the engines and sailed on the sails in order to save a little fuel in case we needed it." ”

"Great, so what are you waiting for, start the engine and dodge the vortex with all your might. Pang Xiaonan felt excited for a while, it seemed that in the vast sea, an experienced old captain was very important.

"Yes, Captain!" Buenovski struggled to get behind the wheel, trying his best to adjust the direction of the Bloss Flower.

However, the gravitational pull of the vortex was very huge, and the flower of Bloss still floated towards the vortex.

"What's going on?" Pang Xiaonan was a little anxious, according to this situation, the flower of Bloss flew into the whirlpool. Lightning and torrential rain did not stop, striking the hull of the Flower of Bloss, making a violent crashing sound.

"Don't worry, Captain, there's a process for the ship's response. Buenovski's brow furrowed, he tried his best not to let the flower of Bloss sink into that huge whirlpool.

The Flower of Bloss began to swirl around the whirlpool, and it looked like it was about to sink into the unfathomable ocean current.

The people in the cabin didn't know what was happening, they were inside the ship, they just felt the hull shake a little less than before, and they didn't know that they were about to sink into the pitch black seabed.

Many people don't dare to look at the outside situation, because outside the narrow window, there is a violent wind and thunder, and the rain blurs the glass of the window.

"Ah......h

Pang Xiaonan's heart kept tugging, he didn't know when the flower of Bloss would sink to the bottom of the sea, but as long as it was still on the sea, the few people on the ship would still survive.

If the ship was caught in a whirlpool, he wouldn't even be sure he would survive. The power of nature is unpredictable, and sometimes even the gods can't do it.

Pang Xiaonan began to wonder if this was the Divine Dragon's work, after all, he had humiliated it in New Bloss, and it was very likely that it would set up obstacles on the way back from the Flower of Bloss, and avenge that arrow.

But Pang Xiaonan quickly denied this idea, Shenlong even dealt with himself in the new Bloss, it was a coping errand, the gorilla said not to interfere with the actions of his subordinates, but did not say that he ordered to prevent the expedition team from returning, according to Shenlong's lazy tone, it was impossible for it to run so far to make a trip.

Fortunately, under the control of Buenovski, the flower of Bloss gradually moved away from the center of the vortex, and quickly fled towards the periphery, and Pang Xiaonan's hanging heart was finally let go.

Pang Xiaonan gave Buenolski a thumbs up and said, "Good job, first mate." ”

Buenovski wiped the sweat from his forehead and panted and said, "Luck, captain, we almost got caught up in that whirlpool." ”

"Jiren has their own natural appearance, we will be fine. Pang Xiaonan patted Buenoski's shoulder and took a deep breath, even he didn't know the bottom of his heart just now, Buenosky was very calm.

"But I still have to tell you bad news," Buenoski's serious expression made Pang Xiaonan's heart chuckle, "We have completely run out of fuel, and we can only rely on sails for the future voyage." ”

Pang Xiaonan breathed a sigh of relief, he also thought that Buenolski was going to tell him that where the flower of Bloss was flooded or damaged, it was going to die, just like the tragedy of the Titan Bismarck, a small crack in the hull was fatal, fortunately, but the fuel ran out.

"Then use the wind power to go home, and finally avoid the catastrophe, and it is not a big deal if you run out of fuel. ”

"But captain, if we encounter such a dangerous situation again, there is no incentive to run for our lives. Buenolski saw that Pang Xiaonan didn't understand what he meant, and added.

Pang Xiaonan was nervous again, then laughed, and said: "I said first mate, can you not worry about the sky, can this situation be encountered at any time, a little confidence is good, I believe that the next thing that will greet us is cloudless." ”

The flower of Bloss gradually drove away from the center of the storm, the dark clouds gradually dispersed, the raindrops slowly became smaller, the lightning disappeared, and the sparse starlight could be vaguely seen overhead.

He opened the hatch to look on the deck, but Buenolski grabbed him and said, "Don't go out yet, it's not too late to go out until we've completely left the storm." ”

"Why?" Pang Xiaonan was a little puzzled, the current flower of Bloss was very stable, and there were no big waves approaching on the sea.

"Just in case, if another thunder strikes, the ship is wet everywhere, and you may be struck by lightning. "Buenovski's experience has taught him that it's not yet time to go to the deck.

"That's right," Pang Xiaonan stroked the wet hair on his head embarrassedly, "It's still your old way." ”

So Pang Xiaonan closed the hatch and continued to stare at the sea with Buenoski in case something unexpected.

Finally, the flower of Bloss was completely away from the storm, and there was more starlight above his head, Pang Xiaonan looked up at the sky and said, "This time I have completely left the storm." ”

Buenovski nodded and said, "Yes, thanks to our luck, the typhoon did not come in the direction we were traveling." ”

"What? You don't know the direction of the typhoon's operation?" Pang Xiaonan was a little afraid, if they fled in the same direction as the typhoon, they would have to endure the test of the storm along the way.

"At that time, I was in the center of the storm, where could I see the direction of the typhoon," Buenovski, despite his experience, was really unable to do anything at that time, "and I was so engrossed in the steering wheel that I was only thinking about escaping the vortex, so I naturally didn't pay attention to the direction of the typhoon." ”

"Fortunately!" Pang Xiaonan wiped the cold sweat on his head, this feeling of the rest of his life after the catastrophe was really exciting.

This time it took almost three or four hours to fight the storm, and Pang Xiaonan and Buenovsky were physically and mentally exhausted.

It was late at night, and the people in the cabin were also exhausted, they were swept up by the huge waves, and they were all dizzy in the cabin, and they all felt a long silence at this moment, the sea was no longer magnificent, and there was no lightning outside the window, and all the precautions in their hearts were removed, and some people had snoring gently, and the snoring spread in the cabin, arousing the drowsiness of most people.

"First mate, you are sleepy, if you don't take a break, I will take the helm for you. Pang Xiaonan saw Buenoski's eyelids fighting, and he was about to fall asleep standing up, and hurriedly went over to ask for the steering wheel.

"It's a little sleepy, but captain, will you look in the direction?" Buenolski pulled himself together, still not at ease to hand over the steering wheel, after all, if this was wrong, the ship would have to return to the center of the storm.

"Don't worry, I'm a physical radar, and I know the general direction. Pang Xiaonan couldn't help but take over the steering wheel of Buenoski and pushed Buenolski to the side, there was a dilapidated armchair in the corner of the cockpit, where Buenovski usually took a nap.

"Okay, I'll squint for a while, and if you're sleepy, call me up. Buenolski didn't insist, he knew Pang Xiaonan's ability, and there would be no danger in handing over his life to him, he walked to the side of the chair, leaned back on the chair, and then fell asleep.

Although Pang Xiaonan is also tired, he is a little better than ordinary people, he can take a nap while inhaling spiritual energy, and avoid danger by probing the fluctuations of the surrounding aura, so he is not afraid of not sleeping.

Pang Xiaonan grabbed the steering wheel, then closed his eyes and opened his spiritual sense, and fixed the direction of progress in his mind, now he completely grasped the route of the flower of Bloss, and he began to greedily absorb the surrounding spiritual energy.