Chapter 231: Super Flood 17
The advantage of following arrangements was that the journey went very smoothly.
The team already had their own medicine and food, so Chu Yian only needed to provide them with some hot water.
Their physical fitness was excellent; after just one day of rest, they showed significant improvement. At this point, they saw a towering mountain range in front of the murky floodwaters.
Puloxisi Island, which was originally just an ordinary island, was gradually becoming the highest place in the world.
The roar of airplanes could be heard, and large ships were converging on Puloxisi Island. As they got closer to their destination, there were more and more boats and survivors. Unlike those in other regions, the people here wore masks but were in good spirits; some were even greeting familiar faces.
It was as if, in just a few hours, they had transitioned from a cruel apocalypse back to a civilized society.
Then Chu Yian saw a couple fleeing who boarded a large fishing boat. Half an hour later, the woman, topless and with blood on her mouth, escaped and then jumped into the sea.
It wasn’t as peaceful here as it seemed on the surface.
For safety, Chu Yian found an excuse to return Jie Yan’s weapon.
“You certainly trust them a lot.”
Lu Qingyuan observed her actions, his tone filled with strong displeasure. “Are you quite close with them? For example… that Jie Yan?”
“Mm, yes.”
Chu Yian nodded.
He had expected her to explain, but she actually admitted it.
Lu Qingyuan’s face turned dark.
Chu Yian didn’t notice his expression; she just looked earnestly at the yacht’s dashboard. “Teacher Lu, how long do you think it will take us to reach Puloxisi Island today?”
“Hmph.”
Lu Qingyuan, uncharacteristically, didn’t answer her, making Chu Yian turn back in surprise.
However, just then, the yacht suddenly experienced a violent jolt.
The entire sea area was turbulent, and some people standing on the deck were unexpectedly tossed into the water.
The shaking intensified, small boats capsized directly, and some boats that were too close collided. Chu Yian quickly adjusted the direction, avoiding the boats rushing towards the yacht. The five people upstairs stumbled due to their unstable center of gravity.
“What’s wrong?”
“Look at these boats!”
Amidst shouts, two boats collided, then thick black smoke billowed out.
The boats were still shaking violently, and the five people were tossed back and forth. The two in the cockpit weren’t doing much better; Chu Yian and Lu Qingyuan were struggling to control the yacht, trying to escape this chain collision at sea.
However, a suction force seemed to appear underwater, pulling the yacht, even dragging it backward.
What’s happening?
Chu Yian turned her head and suddenly noticed a whirlpool appearing five meters from the yacht.
“Help—!”
A voice came from outside; a five-meter-long fishing boat next to them was sucked into the whirlpool.
Chu Yian’s pupils constricted uncontrollably, and she immediately pushed the yacht to maximum horsepower, then turned the steering wheel to the left. But the whirlpool’s suction grew stronger and stronger; the steering wheel felt as heavy as a thousand pounds in that instant.
Just then, a pair of large hands covered hers. With the hand owner’s help, the steering wheel smoothly turned. The engine roared like never before, and their boat slowly began to move away forward.
The five people on the upper deck were more nervous than the two below.
Their view was wider; all the boats that had just collided failed to escape, swallowed by the whirlpool. Survivors who jumped off the boats to try and escape were even less able to contend with nature, swept up by the flood like tiny ants.
Not only was the whirlpool terrifyingly powerful, but it was also starting to grow larger!
“Faster, faster, faster!”
The few people watched the yacht move at a snail’s pace, so nervous they felt they would die. They wished they could get off the boat and carry the yacht themselves!
However, the yacht’s power had reached its limit; it could only match the whirlpool’s suction, and then the yacht also began to move backward. Chu Yian’s heart instantly sank halfway, and You Che, who had poorer psychological resilience upstairs, was already making the sign of the cross and praying.
The backward speed was much faster than the forward speed.
It took several minutes to move five or six meters, but in just 30 seconds, they were almost sucked into the whirlpool.
Just when everyone thought they were doomed, four rows of cylinders suddenly extended from beneath the yacht. Blue flames erupted from below, and the yacht shot forward under a huge impact, sending the people upstairs directly “slapped” against the wall.
In the cockpit, Lu Qingyuan tightly hugged Chu Yian, who was in the driver’s seat, preventing her from being thrown to the back of the cabin.
In the blink of an eye, they escaped the whirlpool and stopped in a temporarily safe sea area.
Holy cow, awesome!
Only these four words remained in Chu Yian’s mind as her body, rigid from tension, finally relaxed.
It really was as soft as he imagined.
Lu Qingyuan hadn’t let go of Chu Yian yet. Feeling her change, he looked down in surprise.
“Teacher Lu, what kind of high-tech is this?”
It was incredibly awesome.
“If it’s so powerful, why did you only bring it out now?”
It scared her into thinking they were going to be finished.
“Because it consumes too much energy. If we use it once, we won’t reach our destination.”
Lu Qingyuan stood up and patted Chu Yian’s shoulder. “The crisis isn’t over yet. While the yacht still has energy, let’s leave here quickly.”
Hearing this, Chu Yian unbuckled her seatbelt and immediately handed over the main driver’s seat. Then she sat in the co-driver’s seat and quickly fastened her safety belt.
She wouldn’t be as foolish as Lu Qingyuan, who was almost flung out by the sudden acceleration’s inertia.
With their positions swapped, the yacht traveled at its usual fastest speed.
“So, do we have to swim for a certain distance then?”
Chu Yian looked at the intensifying rain, feeling like the good times were over.
“That last bit wasn’t enough to make us swim, but…”
Before Lu Qingyuan could finish, a violent rumble suddenly came from underwater. The vibration caused the surrounding surviving boats to lose direction again and start crashing into each other.
Lu Qingyuan’s boating skills were even better than Chu Yian’s; the yacht weaved flexibly among the boats, quickly leaving the crowded area.
However, this wasn’t the biggest problem.
The surrounding waves grew fierce, and people on the decks of nearby boats began to scream.
At this moment, on the yacht’s second floor, the five people at the four windows watched the massive tsunami approaching from behind the yacht, too stunned to speak. The boats behind them were like floating leaves before the giant wave, instantly swept into it. And this giant wave was rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed.
It was as majestic as a twenty-meter city wall, a massive shadow approaching with a terrifying roar.
And just then, most of the boats, including their yacht, began to turn around, hitting maximum horsepower and rushing towards the giant wave ahead.
“Teacher Lu, what are you doing—!”
