In the cabin of the Jackdaw, everyone was tensely gathered together.
It has been a minute and a half since Harry dived. The average person can only hold their breath underwater for about thirty or forty seconds, but people like them who live by the sea and live by the sea can hold their breath for two minutes after exercise. Three minutes, but considering that Harry's oxygen consumption would also be accelerated when he was exercising below, it should be almost reaching his limit now.
But there was no reaction under the water surface, until about seven or eight seconds passed, and everyone finally felt that the water level was no longer rising, which also meant that Harry successfully plugged the loophole, preventing the Jackdaw from sinking .
All the crew members clapped their hands to celebrate, but after waiting for a while, Harry's figure didn't come up.
Dufresne's expression changed, and before he could take off his shirt, he plunged into the water, only to see Harry struggling underwater. He lived up to everyone's expectations and blocked the hole in the bottom of the boat, and was about to go back, but his calf was caught by a fishing net. got entangled.
Harry tried various methods, but he couldn't break free from it. Gradually, his strength became weaker and weaker, and his struggle became weaker and weaker.
The brain fell into a blank state due to lack of oxygen, and Harry thought to himself, am I going to die here today? If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have used this ability, but thinking about it carefully, it seems that I can't do it if I don't want to. If the Jackdaw sinks, I will have no way to escape...
Harry felt the world go dark in front of him, his limbs stopped moving, and his memory stopped at this moment, until a palm was slapping his cheek, and someone was pressing hard on his chest.
Harry spit out a mouthful of seawater, finally came back to his senses, and began to breathe greedily, and then he found himself being lifted up by the crowd, and everyone shouted his name together.
Is this what it's like to be a hero? Harry scratched his head, well, it seems to be not bad.
But he was thrown back into the water before he could enjoy it for a few seconds.
Not only was Harry who was thrown down stunned, but the person who threw him was also stunned.
Because the Jackdaw suddenly shook violently just now, and the people in the cabin couldn't stand still, and at the same time, there were faint signs of cracking again in the previously patched place.
Dufresne arranged for two people to operate the water pump to pump out the accumulated water in the cabin, while the rest of the people continued to reinforce and repair the cracks and holes in the hull, and he himself hurried to the deck after the situation was stabilized.
It turned out that Dufresne was taken aback by what he saw outside.
It never occurred to him that he had only stayed under the cabin for less than twenty minutes, and when he came back, the sea had completely changed, with huge waves churning, howling winds, and lightning falling down from time to time.
Even though it was only a few steps away, Mr. Quartermaster walked for half a minute and slipped twice during the process. Then he staggered to the rudder and asked Anne who was there, "Where's the captain?"
Because the wind and thunder were too loud, the red-haired girl didn't hear what Dufresne was saying at all. It wasn't until Mr. Quartermaster repeated it loudly that Anne pointed to the mainmast behind her, and Dufresne was watching from above. When he saw a vague figure, he didn't connect the sudden storm with Zhang Heng. Seeing the latter on the mast, he thought he was just going to furl the sails.
So Dufresne asked Anne again, "Where's the navy?"
As if answering his question, a shell landed about ten meters away from the Jackdaw. On the left hand side of the Jackdaw, an armed ship was also sinking in the wind and waves.
The captain gave the order to attack. However, under the current situation, even experienced gunners have difficulty aiming. Often the angle of the artillery has just been adjusted, and a big wave hits the next second, and all previous efforts are in vain. .
The other armed ship that was left behind was in trouble, because the storm came too suddenly, the sailors on the ship did not react quickly, and the sails were furled too late, causing the mast to be directly blown off by the strong wind, and flew into As a last resort, the captain could only order to return to the harbor of Parrot Island to avoid the storm. This made the Jackdaw one less pursuer, and the pressure it faced was also reduced a lot.
But Dufresne didn't feel much better because of this.
Although the problem of chasing soldiers has been partially resolved, the extreme weather is a great test for the battered Jackdaw, and the key is that Anne is at the helm of the Jackdaw at this moment.
The red-haired girl has conquered everyone by force during the period when she was on the ship, but people like Dufresne are very clear about her origin and identity, knowing that she did not have any sailing experience before coming to Nassau, so She also doesn't have any experience in steering. In fact, she has just held the rudder so far. According to Zhang Heng, she kept the same direction and sailed in a straight line.
Dufresne looked terrified, afraid that a huge wave would overturn the Jackdaw completely.
But it's strange to say that the Jackdaw has sailed for so long, and has encountered many huge waves, but basically they are all head-on, and have never encountered any deadly huge waves that hit from the side.
But Dufresne didn't dare to gamble on luck, and quickly took over the rudder from Annie.
The armed boat on the left hand side was still biting them tirelessly, but as the wind and waves got bigger and bigger, the people on it obviously began to hesitate.
The people on the ship knew that the Jackdaw was at its weakest now, maybe just one more round, no, even just a few more shells hitting the other side would be able to completely eliminate this pirate ship, which was already at the end of its strength. The reason for the stubborn bite is that the fat in the mouth flies away because of unwillingness.
But after all, they were just pirate hunters, not a real navy. Although Walden gave them an order to deal with the Jackdaw, they didn't want to risk their lives just to carry out the order.
In the current situation, the danger is beyond what they can bear. The storm shows no signs of stopping. Even if they chase the Jackdaw successfully, there is a high probability that their ship will be destroyed by the storm. middle.
Therefore, even though he was unwilling, the armed ship had to choose to turn around and return after chasing for a few minutes.
At this point, the Jackdaw finally got rid of all the pursuers.
However, there is still the unpredictable nature that is the biggest enemy right now, and Dufresne still dare not take it lightly. It was not until another half an hour passed that the wind and waves finally began to gradually decrease, and the situation gradually improved.
But in this process, the Jackdaw was always safe and sound.