NOVPUBTen minutes later, Wu Bin and Han Jiaoyan met up again.
"How did it go, did you find any life jackets?"
Han Jiaoyan shook her head.
"We looked everywhere, but couldn’t find any life jackets, and on our way here, we ran into the crew members. We originally wanted to ask them for help, but they seemed a bit off."
Upon hearing this, Wu Bin immediately became alert.
"What was off about them? Tell me in detail."
Han Jiaoyan spoke, "Some tourists, out of fear, had run up to the deck and asked the crew members what was going on."
"Not only did the crew members not explain, but they also forcibly took those tourists back to their rooms, telling them to stay there and follow commands."
He Bingbing also added from the side, "It’s true, two foreign men who didn’t cooperate were directly knocked down by the crew members. They took several punches, and one of them was knocked out right there and then."
Xu Qian spoke calmly, stating her own judgment.
"They’re not crew members, they’re pirates."
Seeing the group of girls scared, Wu Bin could imagine how panicked they were at that moment.
Song Bing was getting anxious.
"Brother Wu, what should we do without life jackets? I’ve never passed a swimming test."
Song Bing was now in a complete panic.
If only he had taken swimming lessons seriously instead of just ogling at the girls.
Now, with only a few tricks at his disposal, he guessed he wouldn’t last a minute before being drowned alive.
Wu Bin said in a deep voice, "Since we can’t find any life jackets, we’ll have to do our best to find things that can float."
"Wood, planks, or even large plastic bottles will do."
"Then find some ropes to tie all these things together; that will increase the buoyancy."
Upon hearing Wu Bin’s suggestion, everyone nodded their heads; their minds instantly cleared.
Just as they were about to go back to their rooms to look for these floating items, two crew members came over from a distance, yelling at them.
"Why are you here? Did not you hear the broadcast? Hurry back, don’t run around!"
Those two clearly didn’t take Wu Bin and his group seriously.
In their eyes, Wu Bin and his group were no threat.
What waves could foolish college students possibly make?
"You go ahead, I’ll deal with them," Wu Bin said.
Hearing this, the group immediately left to look for things in their rooms.
Only Xiao Hu and Yang Kang stayed behind.
Wu Bin knew why Yang Kang had stayed; after all, he was the counselor, and he would have a hard time explaining if something happened to himself.
But why had Xiao Hu not left?
Seeing Wu Bin looking at him with a puzzled expression, Xiao Hu felt a bit embarrassed.
"I... my leg hurts, I can’t walk."
Wu Bin said "Oh," then remembered that he had deliberately made Xiao Hu endure some of the pain from his fungal infection as punishment.
Wu Bin patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, you’ve received your due punishment. Remember to keep clean in the future, bathe and wash your feet regularly, and don’t be so slovenly."
Xiao Hu was baffled by what he heard.
Are we really having this conversation now when those crew members, holding sticks, are ready to split our heads open? And you’re talking about personal hygiene?
After lecturing Xiao Hu, Wu Bin looked at the two crew members and calmly asked, "This ship has hit a reef, hasn’t it?"
"Looking at this situation, it won’t be long before this ship completely capsizes. What then for the lives of so many people on board?"
"By telling everyone to stay in their rooms, do you really think that will ensure their safety?"
"We need life jackets, we need lifeboats, please ask your staff to guide everyone to safety. Stop neglecting your duties."
Upon hearing Wu Bin say this, two crew members suddenly burst into laughter.
"Didn’t expect to find someone not afraid of dying."
"Kid, don’t say I didn’t give you a choice. I’m offering you two options now."
"Either go back to your room and quietly wait for death, or we will beat you to death right now. Choose one."
Arrogant and overbearing!
Yang Kang furiously scolded the two men, "You are crew members of this luxury cruise ship, and we are guests of this oil tanker. Is this how you treat your guests!"
Wu Bin always felt something was off.
These two crew members had said it earlier, to quietly wait for death in their room.
That meant these two crew members already knew what would happen to them.
Considering this, Wu Bin became unsettled.
If these two crew members were in league with the one who poisoned them...
Just as Wu Bin was thinking this, the two crew members had lost their patience.
"Not choosing, huh? Then I’ll choose for you! Old Cui, do it!"
Seeing the crew member approaching threateningly, Wu Bin also started to act.
[The skill ’Shared Hardship’ has been triggered]
[Adjusting the distribution of the disease burden among the targets.]
[Warning, warning, such adjustments might lead to the target’s death. Please use this skill cautiously!]
Hearing the system notification, a cold sneer played on Wu Bin’s lips.
Death?
Death is even better!
The two crew members, opting for force when gentleness failed, were hell-bent on making Wu Bin and the others return to their rooms to await death. How could Wu Bin simply sit back and wait for death? 𝘯𝘰𝑣𝘱𝑢𝘣.𝑐𝑜𝑚
Just as the two crew members could bear it no longer and were preparing to truly test Wu Bin, they suddenly stopped their advance involuntarily.
"Why do my feet suddenly itch so much?"
The other one nodded in agreement.
"It’s suddenly so itchy, I can’t stand it—I have to scratch."
This intense itching sensation could completely incapacitate the opponent.
One of them had already taken off his shoes.
The moment he removed his socks, Xiao Hu and Yang Kang were startled.
The man’s right foot, starting from the sole extending forward, was entirely purplish-black, obviously, his leg had completely necrotized.
If it were just one foot that was necrotic it might have been manageable, but alas, both of his feet were necrotic!
Now, let alone charging at them to force them back to their rooms, he couldn’t even move himself.
The man wanted to ask his partner for help, but his partner wasn’t in any better condition, similarly with both legs numb and equally purplish-black feet, a horrifying sight!
They couldn’t understand why the illness suddenly turned out like this.
Just before they started the action, they had been healthy without any issues, but at this critical moment, they failed.
Standing aside, Xiao Hu also noticed something different.
He lifted his pants to check, and suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, my leg is almost healed! My leg is finally healing!"
Xiao Hu was about to have one of his legs amputated due to surgery.
After all, his fungal infection was the most severe.
But unexpectedly, now his leg was slowly starting to recover!
