Endless route

Chapter 53 14. The statue shows its power

In the dark depths of the foggy sea, the speedboat dragged the inflatable boat and the statue, riding the wind and waves through the fog, and quickly sailed towards the location of the warship.

After a long voyage.

Some light loomed deep in the fog. The speedboat sailed towards the light. The other side seemed to be a rescue boat. There were gunshots and explosions while the wind and waves roared.

Go and have a look. Hu Ruihua said.

Huzi immediately turned on the light to let the other party know that there was a boat here, so as to avoid accidentally shooting.

As the speedboat approached, the sound of gunshots and shouts gradually became clearer. The thin young man also discovered a dozen black shadows under the water, surrounding the opponent's boat.

Hu Ruihua picked up the walkie-talkie and tried to talk to the other party, but the other party seemed to ignore the response. The sound of gunshots rang out, echoing on the dark sea.

It sounds scary.

Don't know what they encountered.

The speedboat slowly approached the opponent. Hu Ruihua, Zheng Yun and others were already squatting on the deck with guns in hand.

The distance is getting closer.

In front of their sight, a light source erupted in the sea deep in the fog, as if the sea water was glowing, reflecting the shadow of a rescue boat.

The strong light refracted under the sea, and the large dark sea area nearby was illuminated clearly, even covering their feet, and the traces of waves could be clearly seen.

Professional underwater lights must be rescue ships. They should be fine. They are shooting at the sea to hit those black figures. Huzi guessed.

The sea here is shallow, but there are many reefs, and professional lights can't illuminate them all. The thin young man showed his tablet.

The scene underwater is completely different.

In addition to the strong light cast by the opponent, there are also many strange-shaped reefs in the picture, which are pitch black one after another. No one knows what is hidden.

Two minutes later.

The speedboat approached the rescue boat. There were four Westerners on the other side of the boat. They stood on the edge of the deck, staring at the sea. They were relieved when they saw Zheng Yun and the others.

We were attacked by marine creatures and dragged away our teammates. The other party spoke in English.

When did you come in? Where do you plan to go? Hu Ruihua communicated with these Westerners.

Zheng Yun didn't listen to what they said and kept staring at the bottom of the sea. The lighting was really powerful. It could completely illuminate the sea area and the bottom of the sea was vaguely visible.

But the fog was too thick.

The observation window is only five or six meters.

It was like a five-meter-large hole had been opened in the ice. Even though it was clear and translucent, not much could be seen, let alone a reef blocking it.

Zheng Yun wanted to confirm whether the sea creatures mentioned by this group were sea monsters.

But since they came over, those dark shadows have all run away, as if they were dispersed by the statues.

Zheng Yun looked up at the Westerners and asked them to describe what marine life looked like.

They roughly described it. It was taller than a human, somewhat similar to humans, and had fins on its back. It was probably an amphibian marine mammal.

He probably didn't run away.

It is the siren in the records.

After a brief exchange, the two parties went to the vicinity of the warship one after another and communicated through the walkie-talkie.

It's really weird. Since you guys came here, it's been ridiculously quiet around here. There are no fish. We saw a lot of fish before, but now there aren't any.

What advanced equipment did you use? None of the dispersers we carried worked.

The intercom rang in English.

This team of Westerners brought professional undersea rescue equipment, which was the same as that of Hu Ruihua and others. They even had sonar and underwater life detectors.

Even if the other party didn't mention this, Zheng Yun and the others really didn't know the situation of the fish under the sea. They didn't have relevant equipment and didn't pay attention to this matter along the way.

Everyone else looked at Zheng Yun silently.

Zheng Yun looked at the sea water in front of him. Every place illuminated by Westerners' searchlights was empty, and not a single fish could be seen.

Eighty percent of it is the work of the statue.

This thing is so outrageous.

Brother Zheng, if I want to practice Taoism, do you have any recommendation for a Taoist temple? Huzi said suddenly.

He went on two missions with Zheng Yun, one time he was possessed by Yin soldiers, and this time another idol came. Huzi's materialistic belief had been shaken a bit.

I haven't practiced it yet, what do you think? Zheng Yun asked him back and gave his answer with practical examples.

Then what's going on? The idol is poisonous? Has it poisoned all the fish around it? Huzi asked again.

Have you seen a dead fish? asked the emaciated young man.

Don't talk nonsense. The idol is our trump card. Maybe we can rescue people. Don't talk too much for a while. Hu Ruihua stopped the two from bickering.

The speedboat continues forward.

Half an hour later, several extremely strong red lights swept from the front, covering a range of thousands of meters, scanning the surrounding sea area in circles.

That's the warship's light.

From a long distance away, they could see the eye-catching lights lighting up everywhere on the warship, like a small sea town, but the warship was also firing fiercely.

The gunfire was extremely intensive.

But it gives people a strong sense of security.

Although it is an old warship from the last century, the equipment specially made for the Misty Sea has not become outdated, and it is still a good thing that they cannot afford today.

C66 and C87, keep sailing straight and don't yaw. The intercom sounded in English.

They are C87. Lao Zhang immediately replied and followed the other party's instructions and slowly moved towards the warship.

As the speedboat passes by.

The gunshots slowly stopped.

There were a lot of cheers and celebrations on the intercom, saying that all the marine life hiding in the depths of the reef had escaped, and many rescue ships had escaped.

The warship claimed to have used marine biological weapons and sprinkled chemical agents into the sea to reduce the oxygen content of the seawater and disperse marine life.

But Huzi and the others felt something was wrong. They always felt that this should be their credit. It was the statue they dragged over that drove away the sea monster.

He muttered a few words in a low voice, but Zheng Yun didn't answer. These were all trivial matters.

The speedboat slowly approached the warship. Each rescue team sent representatives to board the ship. Hu Ruihua and Zheng Yun went aboard and held a small meeting with the other teams.

The current situation is.

There are only twenty-six rescue teams around the warship, plus the warship's four lifeboats, a total of thirty boats, which is the only hope to save people in the future.

The seabed topography in this sea area is complex. The deep trenches are fifty or sixty meters deep. The shallow areas are densely packed with islands and reefs, with an average water depth of more than ten meters.

The warship moved forward again, twenty nautical miles away from the island in trouble, and had reached its limit.

They have to cross these 20 nautical miles and go to several large islands to rescue people. During this period, they will encounter sea monster attacks, and the warships can only provide chemical agents and weapons.

More than a dozen rescue boats and warships and lifeboats had set out before, but only four of them returned. Two more rushed to the island and were trapped on the island.

All the rest of the team were killed.

As for the survivors, there were more than 800 people. It would take 80 trips for the rescue ship to save ten people at a time.

Now there is not even a single rescue ship that has made a successful return trip, making these eighty voyages impossible.

Moreover, to ensure safe travel, a rescue ship requires at least four or five armed personnel and a large amount of equipment. There are not many vacancies, and it is impossible to rescue ten people at a time.

What the warships mean is that now that all marine life has been dispersed, they should set off immediately. Thirty ships will try again. Maybe there will be a chance.

Everyone agreed.

Hu Ruihua and Zheng Yun returned to the ship and gave an overview of the situation to other teammates.

This is simply impossible. The surrounding islands and reefs are densely covered with reefs, and the speed cannot be increased. It takes at least an hour to sail twenty nautical miles. During this period, anything can happen. Lao Zhang shook his head frequently.

It's okay for us, we have the protection of the idol, but the other teams are in trouble. Hu Ruihua sighed.

You didn't report the statue? Huzi asked.

No. Hu Ruihua shook his head.

We only have one statue, and it may not be useful once we enter the depths. Zheng Yun frowned and said.

Zheng Yun still doesn't know how many statues Haiwei used to suppress the monsters back then, but the number must be quite a lot. After all, they drew a big circle on the seabed.

It's useless alone.

Currently, they are on the edge of the circle painted by Triton. There should be many statues of gods on the seabed nearby. But in this situation, who can go into the water to fish them out?

Then shall we go? Lao Zhang asked.

Give it a try. If the situation goes wrong, retreat. I have other ways. Zheng Yun said while looking at the sea.

The survivors can still hold on for a week, which is enough time for them to go to Qianxiantai and give it a pot of the yard opposite the Sanskrit Loft.

There are many idols there.

It should be enough to move them all over.