NOVPUBMy god, what a commotion!
If the previous capsizing of the ship was the result of natural gravitational forces, then this time, the capsizing seemed extremely unnatural.
It was as if something in the water was shaking the entire vessel.
Fortunately, the shaking didn’t last long, and it soon stabilized.
Click.
Wu Bin finally found the right key to unlock the iron door.
He grabbed the girl’s wrist and ran directly towards the deck.
"Uncle, my classmates..."
Wu Bin snapped, "In this fucking situation, you’ve got time to worry about others? Save yourself first!"
Wu Bin dragged the girl onto the deck.
Only then did he realize that many South Korean rescue teams had already arrived near the cruise ship.
Several helicopters were circling overhead, and there were many rescue boats around. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝒐𝒎
But what was very strange was that no matter how much the people on the deck waved and called for help, the helicopters and rescue boats did not show any intention of approaching.
They consistently maintained a certain distance from the cruise ship, as if they turned a blind eye to the people on the deck.
Yang Kang also noticed the abnormality and started cursing.
"What the hell do these South Koreans mean? The rescue teams are clearly here, so why aren’t they coming to save us?"
Seeing that the rescue personnel had no intention of acting, Wu Bin said in a deep voice, "There’s no time, strap on whatever floating objects you’ve gathered, and jump off one by one. Once you’re in the water, try to stick together as much as possible."
After saying that, Wu Bin led a group of people to the edge of the deck.
They looked down once and were immediately so frightened that their legs went weak.
Even though the ship was already tilted, the height from where they were to the water’s surface was still a good ten meters.
For those who had not received proper training, a ten-meter diving platform was an absolute nightmare.
Not to mention that some of them couldn’t even swim.
One of the girls started crying.
"I have a fear of heights, can I not jump?"
Yang Kang became desperate.
"You think you have a choice not to jump now?"
"Either you jump and take a chance, or you just wait to die on this deck, which do you choose?"
The girl sat down on the ground, crying and shouting, "I choose neither, I’m really scared, I dare not jump."
The girl was terrified.
It was normal, after all; a ten-meter dive with the wrong posture could knock her unconscious upon impact.
Jumping didn’t necessarily mean survival either.
As everyone was scared and hesitating, two helicopters bearing the flag of Dragon Country flew over from the distance.
Seeing them, the whole group of agricultural university students excitedly jumped up and waved.
"We’re here! Come and save us!"
"Our own rescue helicopters have come, come on, everyone stand up and wave!"
Unlike other rescue teams, the helicopters from Dragon Country were part of Dragon Country’s maritime rescue team.
They had immediately dispatched a rescue team the moment they received the distress call.
The rescue boats were slower than the helicopters, hence they sent two rescue helicopters first.
As the two Dragon Country rescue helicopters approached the deck, a warning from South Korean officials came over the radio channel.
"Dragon Country rescue team, pay attention to your flight path. You do not have our rescue authorization, please immediately cease your rescue operations!"
"I repeat, you do not have rescue authorization, please immediately cease your rescue operations!"
The co-pilot, Zhang Pei, looked at the pilot, Liu Qiang.
"Captain, how should we respond?"
Liu Qiang was focusing intently on controlling the flight joystick and had not taken South Korea’s official warning to heart at all.
"Respond my ass, do we need their authorization to rescue our own country’s people? What a joke."
"Just decrease our altitude; I want to see what these South Koreans dare do to me!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Under Liu Qiang’s command, the two helicopters took turns descending, sending out rescue team members to guide Yang Kang and the others to escape.
Seeing Wu Bin preparing to take her onto the helicopter, the girl hesitated.
"I’m South Korean, can I also get on?"
The girl was somewhat afraid.
She worried that if she got on without asking this question and the pilots from Dragon Country found out, they might kick her off.
Seeing how anxious and nervous the girl was, Wu Bin couldn’t help but find it amusing.
"As long as you’re human, it doesn’t matter which country you’re from. Hurry up and get on!"
Wu Bin yanked the girl onto the helicopter.
It was at that moment that the strange and sharp piercing sound once again came from the deep sea.
Everyone instinctively covered their ears, their faces contorted with pain.
With the eerie sound fading, the already capsizing luxury cruise ship suddenly seemed to be pulled by a strong force, the hull beginning to sink into the water, accompanied by the creaking of metal.
Liu Qiang was an experienced pilot.
Seeing the state of the cruise ship below him, he immediately judged that the luxury cruise ship was beyond saving.
Seeing that Wu Bin had pulled the last girl up, the captain maneuvered the controls to promptly raise the helicopter’s altitude.
After the two helicopters successfully gained altitude, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that the helicopter had risen to a safe distance, they should be safe.
The people, spared from disaster, looked down and were instantly rendered speechless, staring agape.
The capsizing luxury cruise ship was entwined with several pitch-black tentacles.
Wu Bin was stunned.
What the hell!
Was the Abyssal Lord this powerful?
Wu Bin had originally thought that the so-called Abyssal Lord was merely a larger marine creature.
But upon seeing these tentacles, he instantly realized that the situation was far from simple.
Based on the length and thickness of the tentacles, the main body of the Abyssal Lord must have been at least sixty meters long!
Without a massive body, the Abyssal Lord couldn’t possibly control these tentacles.
In other words, those fervent South Koreans were indeed worshiping a mysterious giant sea monster.
And this kind of giant sea monster was something that no official organization had ever disclosed.
Could this be within the purview of The Ninth Bureau?
If they really wanted him to fight such a disgusting sea monster in the water, he’d rather be shot dead on the spot.
"Look! The ship is sinking!"
Xiao Hu’s voice interrupted Wu Bin’s thoughts.
Wu Bin looked down and saw that, under the swaying of the tentacles, the luxury cruise ship had completely overturned and was slowly sinking into the sea.
The girl covered her mouth, pointing excitedly at a group of people on the deck, "Those are students from our class; could you please go back and save them?"
Captain Liu Qiang shook his head.
"We haven’t left the danger zone yet, and it’s very risky to go back now; it doesn’t meet the rescue criteria."
As soon as Liu Qiang finished speaking, a nearby South Korean helicopter was violently pierced by a tentacle from the water and exploded on the spot!
