"What should we... do?"
Zhang Xiaotao, who finally squeezed onto the deck, stared at the chaotic and crowded crowd in front of him, feeling a little confused.
There was no order at all on the deck at this moment, and the passengers on board, men, women, old and young, were already huddled together. Although the crew did not dare to leak the news that the ship was going to be dull, all kinds of alarmist rumors were still circulating among the crowd. As they stood up, people were screaming, exclaiming, squeezing and pushing each other, and some even fell and were trampled and injured.
At this time, there are some ugly things in human nature, such as selfishness, darkness, evil, violence, etc., etc. When they are about to face a desperate situation, people can tear off their usual disguise - at this time, It's important to escape for your own life, who cares about others
Several crew members tried to maintain order, but were frantically pushed away by a group of rushing passengers. Some of these people, some young and strong, simply rushed forward in a swarm and crowded into the lifeboat, which was only half lowered. Then they pushed each other desperately, and even saw that there were more and more people on the lifeboat. Some of them had bad tempers, and their eyes were already red, and they struggled to kick back the hands that climbed up. For a while, cries came and went.
In other places, some passengers began to grab the crew members' guns. Fortunately, these crew members had received professional training and stood back to maintain a safe distance while guarding their weapons.
On the deck, gunshots were heard from three directions. It was the crew firing warning shots. But at this moment, the collapsed order and collapsed humanity, instead, a kind of almost perverted "courage" broke out in the despair and fear. Facing the sound of gunshots, some people who were on the verge of madness had only one thought in their minds:
rush! Rush to the lifeboat first! As for the guns in the hands of these crew members—there are so many of us, and they only have a few guns, and they may not be able to hit me on the head!
Some people even started to take advantage of the situation. Behind the crowd, a few young and strong guys began to rob some single, young, old, young, or women. This is often the case with human nature. Once the mask of civilization is torn off, some barbaric and ugly people will appear. , there is always room for improvement.
Zhang Xiaotao looked at the chaotic deck that looked like a battlefield and was stunned. She was still holding the fireworks in her hand, but she didn't notice that when she had a panic expression on her face, the elegant middle-aged woman beside her , but his face was surprisingly calm, and his charming eyes were looking at the people with various faces so lightly. The look in his eyes didn't know whether it was pity or some kind of ridicule.
The tilt of the ship's hull was the main source of fear for everyone. Everyone was worried that if they could not get into the lifeboat before the ship sank, they would be dead. As for the limited manpower of the crew, on the one hand, they have to maintain order, and on the other hand, they have to allocate manpower to operate the landing gear of the lifeboat, which is somewhat stretched.
"This, this, this..." Zhang Xiaotao's lips were moving, and she murmured to herself in a low voice. Her eyes were full of fear and panic, and she murmured: "This... is just like in the movie..."
"This is a human being." The fireworks next to him seemed to smile, and Zhang Xiaotao felt that his palm was held by the opponent's hand. Although the fingers of the fireworks were cold, the hand holding Zhang Xiaotao's was very strong. It was this kind of After exerting force, Zhang Xiaotao felt some inexplicable comfort in her heart. She heard this elegant woman slowly say: "This is people, this is human nature. Whether they are white people, black people, yellow people... all human nature in the world is mostly like this. . Human beings are originally animals covered in the cloak of civilization. When the cloak of civilization is torn off, all that is left is animal nature."
As she spoke, the elegant woman sighed, then pulled Zhang Xiaotao aside, and the two of them retreated to the back of the crowd.
"What should we do?" Zhang Xiaotao looked at this woman. She was already a little confused. Involuntarily, she put her backbone on this woman. This is how people are. When you are panicked, if there is a person beside you, If you remain calm, you will naturally develop a sense of dependence on this person.
"Don't panic." Yanhua looked at Zhang Xiaotao, looking at the sweat on this beautiful girl's forehead, stretched out her other hand, gently stroked Zhang Xiaotao's forehead, and said softly: "You She is a good girl. Don’t worry, you won’t die here, I’m sure of this.”
Zhang Xiaotao didn't know that the person next to him was the greatest prophet in the world - since Yanhua said she wouldn't die here, there was absolutely no problem.
Zhang Xiaotao's body was shaking a little, and she didn't know whether it was because the sea breeze on the deck was too cold, or because of the fear in her heart.
Phew~! ~! boom! !
In the direction of the stern of the ship, the crew had already shot the flare into the sky. In the night, the flare shot up into the sky with light, interspersed with the stars, and then slowly slid down the horizon. Such a scene made the crowd feel like they were trapped in something. There was a brief silence for a few seconds, but then, greater panic swept over!
The screams and exclamations seemed to suddenly erupt again, and they were more violent than before!
"Madam! Madam!!"
A crew member squeezed through the crowd, saw Zhang Xiaotao and the fireworks, and rushed over with all his strength: "You two, hurry to the front! Women and children can get on the lifeboat first! Don't stand here stupidly!"
The rebuke of this conscientious crew member only made the fireworks smile. Then the crew member stuffed two life jackets into the hands of the two ladies and roared: "Quick! Follow me, I will take you to squeeze through!"
As he spoke, he rushed forward with all his strength. With his strong body, the crewman forced the two of them to squeeze through the crowd. Some people around who were squeezing desperately were angered by this move, and soon the surrounding people were surrounded by people. There were punches and kicks, and the crew member received a few blows, but he knew that he could not get entangled in the crowd at this time, otherwise he would be trapped in the already frantic crowd.
"Don't stop! Move forward!"
"Stop crowding!"
"Why can they leave first!"
"Mom! I want mom!"
"I don't want to die here!"
"Get out of my way! Get out of my way!!"
"Let me go first! Let me go first!"
Angry, sad or evil sounds were poured into Zhang Xiaotao's ears desperately. She almost fainted, but at this time, Yanhua seemed much stronger than her. It was almost Yanhua who grabbed Zhang Xiaotao with one hand, and the two of them Just like this, the crew miraculously squeezed over and reached the edge of the deck. Here, several crew members were forming a human wall to maintain the final line of defense. The three crew members behind were nervously landing the lifeboat. Someone saw their companions leading He brought two women over, quickly separated two people to pick them up, and then snatched them away from the crowd.
"Quick! Get on the boat!"
A crew member almost roughly pushed Zhang Xiaotao down into the lifeboat. Zhang Xiaotao was already crying. Although she fell into the lifeboat and the fall hurt, she still managed to get up: "I won't go down! I There are friends up there! Chen Xiao! Chen Xiao!"
She also tried to shout to the crowd, but at this time, the crew pushed two or three women onto the lifeboat, knocking Zhang Xiaotao down again.
Zhang Xiaotao's forehead hit the edge of the boat, and blood immediately came from the corners of her eyebrows. She covered her eyes with one hand while continuing to scream.
"alright."
Suddenly there was a gentle voice in his ear, and Yanhua hugged Zhang Xiaotao gently. Her embrace seemed to have such a magical power. Zhang Xiaotao was hugged by her, and his body suddenly softened. He was hugged by Yanhua and sat down. Yanhua's fingers pressed on Zhang Xiaotao's eyebrows, and blood stains came from between her fingers. The flow came out, and the sound of the fireworks was still so calm: "Don't worry, your friend will be fine."
"No... no... he's still on the boat." Zhang Xiaotao cried. At this time, in fact, she was not entirely worried about Chen Xiao, but the fear in her heart burst out.
After all, she is just a young girl. On this ship that is about to sink, she only knows one man she can rely on, and that is Chen Xiao. At this moment, she inevitably wants to find this only support.
"Twelve! Thirteen! Fifteen... Eighteen... Enough! Enough! Put it down! Put it down! Quick!!"
After the lifeboat was full, the crew member responsible for operating it yelled with all his strength.
Seeing that the wheel rope began to be lowered and the full lifeboat was about to be lowered, the crowd behind them who were still waiting immediately started to make a noise.
"Don't panic! Don't panic! There are enough lifeboats! Don't panic, everyone!" Although the crew roared with all their strength, his voice was quickly drowned out in the commotion.
Zhang Xiaotao was crying. As the lifeboat was quickly lowered, she watched the deck gradually rise above her head. Her body was hugged by the fireworks, but she was trembling desperately. She just shouted feebly and blankly: "Chen Xiao … Chen Xiao…”
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"You may not have a chance of survival if you follow me." Chen Xiao snorted: "There are many Japanese people following you, so you might be able to grab a lifeboat in time, but if you follow me..."
"Please stop talking!" Tang Ying blushed, but lowered her head, her voice resolute: "I must follow Chen Xiaojun!"
"It's up to you." Chen Xiao snorted coldly on purpose.
He rushed out of the first class cabin quickly. When he passed the ordinary cabin floor, there were no passengers here. Chen Xiao quickly ran through the corridor, calling Zhang Xiaotao's name.
This damn woman! Where did he go? !
When Chen Xiao rushed onto the deck again, Chen Xiao was also a little surprised by the chaos of the crowd outside. His shouting voice could not be heard far in the surrounding noise. Under such circumstances, it was really impossible to find Zhang Xiaotao.
His face was very gloomy and ugly. He saw several young and strong men around him squeezing and pushing desperately and pushing several old and weak women aside. He hurried up a few steps and grabbed one of them by the back. , with a strong tug, he immediately threw the person who was struggling to push Sang behind. Then Chen Xiao kept taking action, and forcefully threw three or five people out with a raise of his hand, and then pushed a middle-aged woman next to him. He helped him up: "Go to the other decks quickly!"
The person he helped up seemed to be stunned, and Chen Xiao saw blood flowing from her calf.
Chen Xiao frowned and was about to squat down to help her wipe the blood, but the woman suddenly seemed to go crazy and screamed suddenly, tearing and beating Chen Xiao desperately, punching and kicking, not letting Chen Xiao touch her.
"Hey! Hey! I just want to help you!" Chen Xiao shouted a few times, but the woman turned around and ran away desperately, ignoring Chen Xiao's shouts and dove into the crowd. Chen Xiao had no choice but to Noh sighed.
Turning around, he saw Tang Ying still looking at him with those big black eyes.
"Let's go." Chen Xiao sighed.
At this moment, suddenly, there was a gunshot from the side!
Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows and saw a group of male passengers on the distant deck about twenty meters away from him. Taking advantage of the chaos, they rushed to the deck and pushed a crew member with a gun in his hand to the ground. The crew member had obviously already A warning shot was fired, but the frantic crowd rushed up to him. When he fell to the ground, he quickly threw the gun into the sea. However, after the violent people pushed him down, they grabbed the lifeboat lift next to him. .
On the lifting gear, a lifeboat has been lowered halfway, hanging about three to five meters below the deck. The men, with red eyes, pushed away the crew members who were trying to stop them. Some even looked at the lifeboat below. I lost my mind and didn't care about anything else, so I just jumped over from the fence...
The first one immediately attracted people to follow!
These people tried to jump directly onto the lifeboat from the fence. Some even jumped onto the lifeboat. Because the boat was full, they started fighting with the original people on the boat, trying to push others out.
The boat was originally filled with women and old people. How could they defeat these young and strong men in a fight? Immediately there was a cry.
Chen Xiao saw it and rushed over immediately.
But at this moment, because those panicked people were placing the lifting gear in a mess, no one knew who broke the control lever, and a click was heard. Something broke, and the noose on the original wheel suddenly He lost control and slid down quickly. People on the boat were heard exclaiming, and the hull suddenly tilted! The people on the boat fell into the bottom of the sea like dumplings!
Others clung to the boat and screamed desperately.
"Get out of the way! Are you all crazy?" Chen Xiao rushed over, kicked away a few people who were already crazy and playing with the noose of the lifting frame, and then quickly pulled on a rope that was sliding down rapidly.
With a click, the boat was finally fixed under Chen Xiao's efforts to pull the rope. After Chen Xiao used his strong strength to forcefully pull the rope, he quickly wrapped the rope around his arm several times, and then a little Continue to lower it bit by bit...
At this time, suddenly, a surprisingly familiar voice was heard coming from the lifeboat under the fence.
"Chen Xiao! It's you!! Chen Xiao!!"
Chen Xiao leaned out of the fence and took a look, only to see that the severely tilted lifeboat had regained some balance under the rope he controlled, but half of the people on the boat had been reduced (probably all of them had fallen into the (went into the sea), and among the people left on the boat, there were two familiar figures!
One of them was Zhang Xiaotao. She was being held by a woman, but she was holding her head high and shouting hard to herself. The woman holding Zhang Xiaotao was wearing a cheongsam. Although her hair was messy, her face was as calm as water... Who is it if it's not fireworks? !
At this moment, the first thought suddenly flashed in Chen Xiao's mind, and it turned out to be an inexplicable thought:
This... is the second time I've seen fireworks, right
After Chen Xiao bravely kicked several people over, he was unable to stop the crazy crowd. At this moment, the lifeboat is a symbol of survival in the hearts of these people! Although Chen Xiao acted very bravely, the situation was out of control at this moment, and more people immediately rushed in.
These people were showing their teeth and claws, and some of them were holding weapons they didn't know where they got them from. Although they were just knives or daggers, they must have gotten them from the restaurant, but some were also holding wooden sticks, probably from the restaurant. They dismantled some chairs or something like that.
Tang Ying immediately rushed up and tried to stop Chen Xiao, but the crowd was too big. Tang Ying was a girl. Although she was very powerful, she had no weapons in her hands: she was fighting Chen Xiao with her short sword and self-defense dagger. The whole time was ruined. At this moment, he was bare-handed and still injured. After barely kicking over a few people, he was almost annihilated by the crowd.
As for Chen Xiao, one of his arms was wrapped around the lifeboat lifting rope and he did not dare to let go at all. He could only use his other arm to resist reluctantly. However, the crowd was too big. Dozens of people came up. Although Chen Xiao tried his best to resist. , but after all, there were fists, feet, sticks and knives in all directions, and he had to stand still and couldn't move, not even dodge. If it was normal, he had a pair of fists, a strange strength, and the ability to teleport. Others Where can I hit him
But there was nothing I could do at this moment.
He reluctantly released a few telekinesis, but after all, Chen Xiao couldn't bear to deal with heavy blows. It was fine if he was facing the enemy. But these thugs were just ordinary people who went crazy because of too much panic and despair, so Chen Xiao just used his telekinesis. It formed a few ripples and bounced out, but only after hitting four or five people, he was still bullied by a group of people. He waved his arms to resist, but still received a few punches and kicks.
Some people tried to snatch the rope of the lifting frame from Chen Xiao's hand, and some people turned over and jumped out of the deck, trying to jump into the lifeboat.
Chen Xiao punched a few and knocked them away, but he couldn't resist the crowd, so his shots gradually became heavier. He punched a guy until blood spurted from his mouth, but who knew that the blood seemed to stimulate the ferocity in human nature. After a burst of noise broke out in the crowd, more people rushed forward!
"Grab! Seize the boat!! Otherwise you will drown!!"
"Kill this kid!!"
Chen Xiao was still waiting to resist, but he heard screams coming from Zhang Xiaotao below - after all, he could only stand there and pull the rope, but someone turned over and jumped far away from him, landed on the lifeboat, and started talking to the people on the boat. Grab your seat.
Chen Xiao yelled: "I don't want to kill anyone! Get away! Get away!!"
boom! !
Suddenly a gunshot rang out among the crowd!
In the chaos, Chen Xiao only felt a sudden stabbing pain in his chest, as if he had been hit hard by something. When he looked down, he saw that on the right side of his chest, his clothes were quickly stained red, and there was a blood hole in it. Blood was pouring out!
Looking up, he saw a man in the crowd with a distorted facial expression. He was holding a pistol in his trembling hands. The handle of the pistol was still stained with blood. He might have snatched it from some crew member.
When Chen Xiao was entangled with a group of people, he didn't notice that someone behind him actually shot him! If it were normal, how could ordinary people hit him? But now he couldn't dodge, couldn't move, couldn't even use teleportation, and was immediately hit by a bullet.
His body suddenly went limp and he was almost dragged down by the rope...
"Tang Ying!!"
Seeing more and more people rushing up, Chen Xiao yelled, and Tang Ying twisted the arm of a thug who was entangled with her. With a click, the man screamed, and his joints were probably broken. .
"Chen Xiaojun?" Tang Ying saw Chen Xiao's chest covered in blood and was immediately frightened.
"Come here!" Chen Xiao yelled and Tang Ying ran over, but Chen Xiao grabbed her and threw her hard. Before Tang Ying could react, she threw Tang Ying from the deck over the fence. It accurately landed on the lifeboat hanging in mid-air below.
"Protect them!" Chen Xiao shouted.
Tang Ying landed on the boat. With her as a master, the three or four thugs who landed on the boat were all knocked into the sea with just a few moves by her.
Chen Xiao's eyes are also red at this moment! I'm soft-hearted and don't want to hurt innocent people, but these thugs don't care! No matter how kind I am, I'm afraid my life will be lost!
He gritted his teeth, grabbed the fence next to him, pulled off a steel pipe with a strong force in his hand, and then threw it at the guy holding a gun in the distance!
puff! ! !
The thug with the gun was immediately pierced through the chest by the steel pipe! The muscles on his face twisted into a ball, and then he fell on his back with a plop on the ground. He died without even making a sound.
Chen Xiao snorted, but he reversed everything and bent the thigh of the guy in front of him to ninety degrees - a strong white man. He suddenly let out a shrill scream and fell at Chen Xiao's feet.
He flew up and kicked a strong guy backwards. The huge force dented the man's chest, broke all the ribs on his chest, and knocked over seven or eight people!
In this way, several people were killed or injured, and the thugs in front of him were frightened for a while. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Xiao quickly lowered the rope. When he heard that the lifeboat below finally landed on the sea, Chen Xiao looked at the guys in front of him who were ready to make a move, sighed, and spat out bloody spit.
At this moment, his body was also weak. Originally, he had been fighting for almost a whole night today, which consumed a lot of his supernatural power and suffered many minor and severe injuries. Now, he was even shot. Although the wound on his right chest may not be fatal immediately, But his body was not an iron man after all. Just now he could hold on with just one breath. Now that the boat below landed safely on the sea, his body suddenly softened and he knelt on the ground, gasping for air.
The thugs in front who were shocked by him saw Chen Xiao fall and couldn't help but muster up their courage again, and some of them came over with red eyes.
Chen Xiao cursed and turned to look behind him...
I... can't swim.
But he had no choice at this moment. He suddenly turned over and his body rolled down from the incomplete fence behind him...
thump!
Chen Xiao fell into the sea!
On the lifeboat, Tang Ying saw Chen Xiao falling from it and landing in the sea. She immediately jumped up without hesitation, plunged into the sea water, and dived with all her strength. Then Zhang jumped down. Xiaotao.
Watching the two girls jump into the sea one after another, Yanhua sat on the boat and just frowned.
A moment later, Zhang Xiaotao and Tang Ying were seen emerging from the water, panting desperately. Zhang Xiaotao held Chen Xiao with one hand and pushed Chen Xiao up with all his strength!
Then Zhang Xiaotao climbed onto the boat and stretched out his hand to Tang Ying. The two girls were soaked and rolled on the boat, panting heavily.
And at this moment, suddenly, I heard a series of gunshots coming from the deck of the ship high above my head!
Then I heard chaotic screams and shouts! Among the shouts, there was a faint shout in Japanese. Tang Ying's face suddenly turned ugly. She jumped up and looked up.
"His Royal Highness the Prince..."
Tang Ying's face showed a sign of struggle. She took a hard look at Chen Xiao who was lying there, then turned over and knelt down, saying loudly: "Chen Xiaojun! Grandpa ordered me to protect you, and now you are safe! I, I will go back to find His Highness and sister!"
After saying that, the little girl picked up a small knife from the board of the ship. It seemed that it had been left on the ship when someone jumped off the ship just now, and then jumped into the sea with a splash. Her sharp skills were very fast. He swam to the side of the ship, then bit the knife into his mouth. He grabbed the rope that had just lowered the lifeboat with both hands. Then, his body was as sharp as a monkey's and he quickly climbed up. In less than a moment, he was on the deck. , turned over and disappeared from the fence...
Chen Xiao ran out of energy and his eyesight turned black. Tang Ying couldn't hear clearly what he said to her in the end. Finally, her eyesight went black and she fainted.
"Chen Xiao..." Zhang Xiaotao lay wet on Chen Xiao's body, but finally saw clearly the gunshot wound on Chen Xiao's chest and the way he was bleeding out.
"He can't die." Yanhua still sat there, looking down at Chen Xiao, she seemed to be mumbling something to herself.
Zhang Xiaotao heard what this woman seemed to say:
"It seems... different from what I saw..."