The top of the clock tower of the former City Hall opposite the Sheraton Hotel.
"So that's how it is." Maori giant D muttered to himself while hiding under the shadow of the wall clock. He had been following Zheng Yubai and Wu Neng since they appeared at Margaret's door. Although he didn't follow them into the Sheraton Hotel, he could guess what Zheng Yubai and Wu Neng did inside.
D contacted his three companions on the phone and recounted what had just happened. Finally, he said, "Looking at the direction they are heading, they should be heading to the stowaways' favorite port, Vil. Should we take action?"
The voice of Sister A came from the other end of the phone: "Go immediately and bury him at the bottom of the sea in Port Vil."
After hanging up the phone, D sneered and climbed down from the bell tower. His huge body was as agile as a monkey.
The Port of Vell looked very gloomy in the middle of the night. It was a very small natural harbor. Due to its draft, it could not accommodate 10,000-ton ships, so it was usually used to berth the yachts of wealthy local people.
Residents of New Zealand and Australia can freely travel back and forth, so there is almost no illegal immigration here. Only in some special cases will someone take the risk of using a boat to illegally cross from New Zealand to Australia. For example, now, a small boat is waiting at the port, lighting a small light, waiting for guests who want to go to Australia at night.
The car lights came from far away and gradually illuminated the sleeping sailboats in the harbor, as well as the waiting boat.
The light on the boat alternated between bright and dark, sending out a signal of three long and one short. The car on this side also responded with a signal of two short and two long. The two sides communicated in silence and confirmed each other's identities.
"This is it. The other party is an old friend of mine, a trustworthy navigator who has participated in the America's Cup sailing race. But sometimes I do something like this to earn some pocket money." Howard parked the car at the edge of the pier and said to Zheng Yubai and the others.
"Very good, thank you very much." Zheng Yubai and the other two had already sorted out the equipment they had prepared in the car. The three of them changed their clothes and brought a lot of necessary tools and food with them. It would take at least 36 hours to get to Australia from here, so they had to be fully prepared to deal with all the unknown dangers.
"Wait a minute." Howard suddenly turned off the car and looked quietly at the dock not far away.
A car drove up and stopped in a secluded corner next to the pier. A man and a woman got out of the car, hugged each other and kissed each other unrestrainedly beside the car.
"You really know how to find a place..." Howard said angrily.
"It's okay, don't disturb their good times." Zheng Yubai smiled, "It's almost time, let's go."
The four of them got out of the car, with Howard as the guide walking in front, followed by Wu Neng, then Ding Rulong, and Zheng Yubai at the end. The four of them walked across the nearly 100-meter-long pier and came to where the boat was moored.
"Who is it?" the man on the boat asked vigilantly.
"Captain Hawke, it's me, Howard." Howard said hurriedly.
"Haha, you are indeed my good friend." Captain Hawke, who has the same name as a famous medieval pirate, came out from the small boat. He had a tall physique common among white people, a full beard, and a blue uniform. It was obvious at first glance that he was a good sailor who had experienced the test of wind and waves.
"Nice to meet you." Howard said with a smile, "These three are the friends I mentioned. Thank you for your help this time."
Hawke laughed heartily: "I'm tired of the America's Cup, this kind of journey is more exciting."
Zheng Yubai saw his bold smile from behind and knew that he was the kind of person who constantly pursued higher excitement. In the life of a person like him, challenging and conquering danger was the greatest happiness. Ordinary sailing competitions probably could not satisfy his needs. This kind of thing of secretly taking people across the strait, because of the crime, added a lot of excitement.
"Okay, time is running out, let's go." Zheng Yubai seemed to have seen the flashing police lights in the city in the distance. Once they found that Ding Rulong had been rescued and the twelve policemen were knocked unconscious, even the cowardly New Zealand police would probably be furious and search everywhere. But by the time they found the clues, I'm afraid everyone would already be in Australia.
"Please get on board," Hawke said with a smile. He directed two sailors to build a temporary bridge between the ship and the dock. Wu Neng helped Ding Rulong get on board first. Zheng Yubai walked to the bridgehead and turned around to Howard and said, "Thank you..."
He wanted to say a few polite words, but after he uttered only two words, things suddenly changed.
Not far from where they were standing, in the shadow of the night, there seemed to be a bundle of ropes. This was a very common thing on the dock, and it would not attract anyone's attention. Even if they noticed it, they would not be suspicious.
But it was this bundle of ropes that seemed to be used to tie up the sailboat that suddenly moved when Zheng Yubai just finished speaking. The "rustling" sound was very slight, but the movement was extremely fast. As soon as it emerged from the shadows, it jumped up and pounced on Zheng Yubai's thigh.
The incident happened suddenly. Howard, who was facing the "rope", was stunned and watched the "rope" turn into a venomous snake with mottled dark patterns.
Years of martial arts training have given Zheng Yubai a reaction far beyond that of an ordinary person. It can be said that even if the slightest movement around him can be hidden from his ears and eyes, it will definitely not be hidden from his sensing ability. When the rope behind him moved, Zheng Yubai only felt that something was wrong. When the rope turned into a poisonous snake and jumped up to attack, Zheng Yubai reacted immediately.
He twisted his waist, turned around, and reached out to grab it. In a series of actions, Zheng Yubai's iron-like hand grabbed the snake's vital point without deviation. With a little force, the snake spat out its tongue frantically, struggled for a while, and died.
"Be careful!" Captain Hawke and others behind him screamed after they had just strangled the poisonous snake to death. Two more snakes appeared from nowhere, climbed onto the wooden board connecting the dock and the boat, and crawled towards the boat.
At the same time, a melodious flute sound suddenly rang in my ears, so vague that it made people wonder if they were being a little nervous or suffering from tinnitus.
Zheng Yubai felt a sense of alarm and suddenly remembered something. He kicked the plank and the two snakes into the sea with his right foot, and then grabbed Howard and threw him onto the boat.
Howard weighed more than 100 pounds, and Zheng Yubai threw him into the boat like a child, not knowing what was going on. When he got up and wanted to tell Zheng Yubai that he was not going to Australia, he stared with wide eyes, horrified to find that the empty dock was now densely packed with hundreds or even thousands of snakes. Looking at the patterns of the snakes in the dim light, they were all poisonous snakes.
"My God, has Satan come to the world?" Hawke and the sailors were so frightened that they were shaking so much that they could no longer control the boat.
"Start the boat quickly, otherwise we will all die here." Zheng Yubai said sternly.
"Okay... okay..." Hawke forced himself to stop trembling and commanded the equally terrified sailors to hoist the sails and set sail immediately.
"Brother Yubai, get on the boat quickly." Wu Neng shouted.
Ding Rulong also hurriedly said: "Yubai, get on the boat quickly, there are too many poisonous snakes."
Zheng Yubai shook his head, stood in front of the boat, and watched the snakes wriggling and approaching. "If I get on the boat, the snakes will rush over immediately. If they rush onto the boat, everyone will die. Start the boat quickly, and wait for me when you are far away from the dock. I will swim over to find you."
"This is too dangerous." Ding Rulong said in shock.
"This is the only way. By the way, is there anything on the ship that can start a fire?" Zheng Yubai said calmly.
A sailor immediately brought a bucket of diesel, and Zheng Yubai took it and poured it all on the dock, and also asked for a lighter.
The smell of diesel was very pungent, and the snakes crawled to the edge of the diesel spread and avoided it. At this time, the strange flute sounded again. As if driven by the flute sound, the snakes barely crossed the diesel and continued to approach. They were less than five meters away from Zheng Yubai.
The boat finally started, the sound of the engine was very loud, and the waves in the middle of the night were rolled up, forming a white sea.
"Brother Yubai, come up quickly." Wu Neng shouted loudly.
"You guys drive away first." Zheng Yubai growled in a low voice. He didn't dare to move rashly. Once the snakes rushed over and jumped onto the boat, it would be almost impossible to protect everyone's lives in such a small space.
Now he had no choice but to let the others go first, then light the diesel and jump into the sea. This was the only way he could think of to keep everyone safe, although it was very likely that he would not be able to escape.
"Brother Yubai, I'll accompany you." Wu Neng wanted to jump over.
"Don't be impulsive! Listen to me, start immediately and wait for me in the distant sea." Zheng Yubai said firmly, "If you don't leave now, we will all die here."
Wu Neng knew that Zheng Yubai was right. Even if Zheng Yubai had super martial arts and super powers, he would be doomed if faced with so many snakes and was bitten by one.
"Sail!" Hawke couldn't bear such an "exciting" situation and gave the order.
"Brother Yubai, you must be careful." Wu Neng shouted at the top of his lungs, in return Zheng Yubai turned around and smiled.
The boat sailed a few hundred meters and could only vaguely see the dock, but could not see the people clearly. This was considered a relatively safe area, so the boat stopped.
Captain Hawke, still in shock, suddenly yelled, "There are no snakes in New Zealand. Where do those devil-like creatures come from?"
Howard obviously thought of this question as well, and asked blankly, "How should I know?"
"Is this our hallucination..." Hawke prayed on the ship.
Wu Neng looked at the blurry dock anxiously, and suddenly saw a ball of fire burst out. He knew that it was Zheng Yubai who ignited the diesel that soaked the dock.
Zheng Yubai knew that if the diesel was ignited, it would not only be dangerous, but would also attract the attention of the police. It would not be impossible for them to find out that Ding Rulong had escaped from here to Australia. But what could he do? Even if he had great kung fu skills, facing thousands of poisonous snakes in front of him, he would definitely only be able to eat one meal each.
So when the poisonous snakes got closer and closer, Zheng Yubai's only option was to start a fire.
"Boom!" With the help of diesel, the flames immediately spread out, illuminating the night of Vil Harbor. The blazing flames pierced the sky, immediately turning many poisonous snakes soaked in diesel into dried snakes. The flames quickly followed the traces of diesel that the poisonous snakes had stained their bodies, and soon the entire dock was turned into a sea of fire.
After lighting the diesel, Zheng Yubai did a backflip and jumped into the sea, then swam towards the boat. While swimming, he was nervously thinking about the source of these poisonous snakes.
Who are the owners of these snakes? If I guess correctly, the method of controlling these snakes should be an ancient technique passed down from generation to generation by Indian snake trainers. But after thinking about it, Zheng Yubai didn't remember offending any Indians. So was this encounter on the verge of life and death a coincidence
C in the distance moved the flute away from his lips and looked expressionlessly at the thousands of snakes enveloped in the sea of fire. That was an army that he had secretly cultivated for many years. It was very interesting to use it to kill people in a place like New Zealand where there were no snakes. This time, he had risked his life to assassinate Zheng Yubai, but he had accomplished his mission by forcing Zheng Yubai into the sea. Now it was up to B.
The distance from the pier to the place where the boat was parked was only a few hundred meters, which was not a problem for Zheng Yubai's physical strength. But as soon as he got into the water, Zheng Yubai felt vaguely that something was wrong. The bay was calm, and although it was night and the sea water was not very cold, Zheng Yubai always felt that there was some deadly danger hidden under the sea.
A warning sign suddenly appeared in his mind. Zheng Yubai frowned, relaxed his body, and felt the waves of the sea. Being in the sea, he was many times more sensitive than on land, because the sea water could transmit power. If there were any strange objects moving around, they would be transmitted to his body layer by layer and sensed. Although that feeling was sometimes very subtle, as long as he experienced it with his whole body, he could sense it.
Now Zheng Yubai could sense that something was approaching from directly below his body. Without thinking, he dived into the sea and looked. Sure enough, he saw a black shadow floating upwards quickly.
The black shadow saw that his trail had been discovered, but he did not stop. He continued to rush towards Zheng Yubai, holding a harpoon tightly in his hand.
The other party was wearing a diving suit, carrying an oxygen tank, and had the most suitable weapon for underwater use in his hands, which showed that he was well prepared. It was not until this moment that Zheng Yubai realized that everything was not a coincidence. He was afraid that he was trapped in a pursuit that was difficult to escape.
The one lying in ambush underwater was B. He was not only nicknamed the Smiling Tiger, but also the best killer among the 26 killers at killing people in the water. Just now, he and A pretended to be a couple, but actually sneaked into the water. It would be best if C's snakes could bite Zheng Yubai to death. If not, they also analyzed several possible ways for Zheng Yubai to escape. One of them was to jump into the water to escape.
As long as you fall into the water, you will enter B's domain. In his domain, no prey can escape his pursuit. In his opinion, Zheng Yubai, who is struggling in the water above his head, is no exception.
The harpoon broke through the water and stabbed over. Under water, due to the pressure, human movements were very slow. The harpoon stabbed over slowly, and Zheng Yubai dodged slowly. Everything was like a slow-motion movie, which looked funny, but in fact, it was as dangerous as the fight on the ground.
Once injured underwater, a large amount of blood will flow out due to the water pressure. Even if there are no sharks or other aquatic beasts near the port that would attract others, the dizziness caused by rapid blood loss is enough to kill people. Moreover, Zheng Yubai is not equipped with a diving oxygen supply device like B. If the entanglement lasts for a long time, even if he is not killed, he will probably suffocate to death.
After deftly dodging the harpoon's attack, Zheng Yubai swung his legs and floated to the surface. He pressed his chest hard to expel all the foul air, then took a deep breath of fresh air and dived into the water again. Although he had a lung capacity many times greater than that of an ordinary person, and because he practiced internal martial arts, he could slow down the speed at which his body consumed the nourishing energy, but Zheng Yubai could only hold on for about twelve minutes at most. If he exceeded this limit, his consciousness would fall into a coma.
It is said that there are magicians and yoga masters who can hold their breath underwater for fifteen minutes, which is far beyond the human limit. What they practice is a kind of internal circulation of the human body, which is similar to internal martial arts. However, Zheng Yubai obviously has not reached that level yet, at least he is slightly inferior in the aspect of holding his breath.
Just as he returned to the bottom of the water, B, who didn't need to breathe, had already stabbed him with a harpoon. Zheng Yubai used his feet to push in the water and barely avoided the stab. However, the harpoon passed by him and actually tore a piece of his clothes off, which was quite dangerous.
Zheng Yubai knew that if he continued fighting like this, he would surely be killed due to exhaustion, so he took advantage of the opportunity when the opponent was retracting the harpoon, grabbed the harpoon and tried his best to snatch it away.
B didn't expect Zheng Yubai to be so agile underwater, and he almost lost the harpoon when Zheng Yubai grabbed it so suddenly. Fortunately, he didn't mind, and when Zheng Yubai grabbed it for the second time, he let go and gave the harpoon to Zheng Yubai.
As soon as the harpoon left his hand, B had already taken out a miniature underwater pistol from his waist.
"Puff", the bullet cut through the water curtain, leaving a line of water and shooting towards Zheng Yubai.
Zheng Yubai was unable to dodge in a hurry and held the harpoon in front of him. The bullet hit the fork of the harpoon and bounced out at an angle.
The first shot missed, so B fired again. Zheng Yubai twisted his body to avoid the attack, and threw the harpoon back with all his strength.
This time, Zheng Yubai used 90% of his strength. The harpoon broke through the waves and headed straight for B's chest.
B had been immersed in water for many years and was as nimble as a loach. If it were someone else, he would have been pierced by Zheng Yubai's attack, but he twisted his waist at the critical moment and moved his body purely by waist strength, avoiding this fatal attack.
Zheng Yubai exerted too much force and felt his breath disordered. He kicked the water with his feet and tried to get up to breathe. After B dodged the harpoon, he saw Zheng Yubai floating up, so he chased him and fired at him. He fired two more shots but missed, and ran out of bullets. He simply dropped the pistol and jumped up like a fish. When Zheng Yubai was about to emerge from the water, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Zheng Yubai's ankle.
Just as he was about to float to the surface, Zheng Yubai's body sank. He looked down and saw that his left foot was grabbed by the man and he was dragging him down with all his strength.
"Not good." Zheng Yubai turned over and wrestled with B. His internal energy was already a little chaotic, and the big movement at this moment added fuel to the fire. It was obvious that one breath was not enough.
B saw Zheng Yubai coming down to fight, which was exactly what he wanted. He didn't need to really defeat Zheng Yubai, as long as he delayed for a while, Zheng Yubai would naturally fall into a coma due to lack of oxygen. It would be easy to deal with him then.
Sure enough, after two or three times, Zheng Yubai felt that he could not breathe anymore, but he could not break free from B for the moment. He felt dizzy and couldn't breathe, and was about to drown.
At this critical moment, the four pupils suddenly activated, and in a trance, Zheng Yubai's eyes appeared in front of him again. On the meridian map, a group of air currents representing breath were scattered in all directions and could not gather together. Zheng Yubai tried to use his mind and internal force to drive them, and he actually saw that they really followed his consciousness and slowly gathered in his body. This was undoubtedly a ray of light in the darkness, giving Zheng Yubai hope to survive.
Under Zheng Yubai's control, the energy quickly gathered and flowed along the meridians again and again. Unconsciously, Zheng Yubai learned the internal circulation. And this circulation also brought him an additional benefit, which he did not know for the time being.
"Why haven't you fainted yet?" B was a little out of breath. He and Zheng Yubai had been fighting for five minutes. At first, Zheng Yubai seemed to be unable to hold on and seemed to be about to fall down at any time. But somehow, after a moment, he was as energetic as if he had taken a pillow of stimulant. B's strength and fighting skills were not as good as his, and he soon couldn't resist.
Seeing the right opportunity, B pulled out a dagger from his leg and stabbed it towards Zheng Yubai's face. Zheng Yubai was quick-witted and grabbed his wrist and squeezed it. B felt a sharp pain in his wrist, and his hand loosened, causing the dagger to fall. Zheng Yubai grabbed the dagger with his other hand and slashed it.
"Blur, blur!" The tube between the oxygen bottle and the oxygen mask on B's back was cut open, and seawater immediately poured into the oxygen mask.
B had never encountered such a situation before. He panicked and tried to take off his mask, but he felt a pain in his chest. The dagger he was supposed to use to kill someone was stabbed into his chest. B looked at the seawater pouring out of his chest in disbelief. He lost his vitality in an instant, and his breathing became more and more rapid until it suddenly stopped.
With a stabbing blow, Zheng Yubai got rid of B's entanglement. He kicked the water with his feet and finally returned to the surface.
"Huff, huff..." Zheng Yubai gasped for breath and suddenly felt that being able to breathe freely and smoothly was actually a very happy thing.
B's body floated up, Zheng Yubai reached out to tear off his mask, but he didn't recognize him.
"Who on earth is this person?" Just as Zheng Yubai was thinking, he suddenly saw two snakes swimming quickly towards him on the sea not far away.
These snakes are not completely dead yet... Zheng Yubai was shocked. He might be able to defeat a skilled human killer in the water, but facing snakes, animals that can live in water naturally, Zheng Yubai dare not be arrogant no matter how confident he is. (To be continued)