The storm showed no signs of abating. There was roaring thunder in the thick dark clouds, and lightning pierced the sky from time to time in the dark sky. It constantly demonstrated its power to all humans in it.
The overwhelming force pushed the Monyach forward, as if the giant ship would disappear under the huge waves of the Yangtze River in the next moment.
Great despair and frustration of failure enveloped everyone on board. There was no response from the intercom frequency, and no miracles would occur in the rough waters.
A huge light spot in the distance moved across the dark water, and a moment later, a call appeared at the left front of the bow.
"Please note Monyach, this is the Maritime Safety Administration of the Yangtze River Waterway. Please turn on the lights and reply. Please turn on the lights and reply."
Everyone understood that hearing this voice meant that their exploration had ended in failure.
The humiliation of mission failure, the anger of losing former comrades, and countless emotions gathered in everyone's hearts.
But they will never show it. They are the elites of Kassel Academy. No matter what problems they encounter, their lives and feelings belong to the dragon-slaying mission at any moment before the ship sinks.
The third officer stepped onto the deck from the control room at the bottom of the ship, "Captain, do we still have to wait?"
Professor Mance's eyes were fixed on the surging seawater. He hoped that he could find Ye Sheng and Shude Aki in it, but in fact there was nothing except the surging seawater.
He sacrificed the lives of two outstanding students, but got nothing. Instead, he had to accept rescue at this moment, so he just retreated. He was unwilling to accept it, but he had no choice.
"Oh." He lowered his head and sighed deeply. His eyes were tired as never before. He suddenly felt so tired.
"Signal light reply..." Before Professor Mance could finish his words, the turbulent seawater suddenly experienced an abnormal fluctuation. The next moment, two dark heads poked out from under the seawater.
Professor Mance immediately turned on the flashlight and shined it towards them. The light hit the pale faces of Ye Sheng and Jiude Aki, "Ye Sheng! Aki!"
Professor Mance couldn't believe his eyes. This plot was like the protagonist in a movie story who would never die. No matter what dangers and difficulties they encountered, they could return safely.
Professor Manns used to often complain that American movies were always so stale. When you see the beginning, you can know that the protagonist must have walked through the mountains and seas of fire with his own strength.
But when such a protagonist's aura enveloped his students, he felt how wonderful this protagonist's aura was, making people feel a feeling of joy deep in their hearts.
Shutoku Aki struggled to push Ye Sheng, who was on the verge of coma, onto the lifeboat. There was a smile on her pale face, because they all survived this mission.
"Pull them up quickly, Thelma!" Professor Mance shouted loudly. While greeting Thelma, he hurriedly walked towards the operating table, trying to pull the two people up together.
"Professor, the jar we took out was snatched away by others." This was Yaji's first sentence after boarding the ship. Ye Sheng had fallen into a coma due to exhaustion of his strength and unlimited release of the Spiritual Snake.
"Let that jar die, as long as you two come back, everything will be worth it." Mance said subconsciously, but then he felt something was wrong from Aki's words.
"You mean someone robbed your things underwater. It sounds like it was planned for a long time."
A trace of solemnity flashed across Professor Mance's face. There are two different concepts between the jar being dropped and being snatched away. The latter means that there are other organizations that are very familiar with the Kuimen Project.
That's why I was able to wait there and snatch the jar away.
"Yes." Aki nodded, and after regaining some strength, she forced herself to stand up.
"We were able to come up because he left two oxygen bottles for us. Otherwise, the oxygen for both of us would not be enough to support us to reach the surface."
Aki felt frightened when he thought of oxygen.
Without the two bottles of oxygen provided by this person, she and Ye Sheng might have been buried in the seawater of Bronze City forever and become one of the lonely souls wandering the Yangtze River.
"I even brought oxygen bottles specially for you."
Professor Mance's mind turned around. Why did the person who stole the things know that Ye Sheng and Aji were lacking oxygen? Even he only knew it a few minutes ago.
Could it be that Professor Mance quickly took out his walkie-talkie, "You can hear it, right? You have monitored the frequency of our speech."
"Sure enough, although the professor is old, his mind is still very flexible, and he thought of this so quickly." Su Enxi's reply on the intercom seemed very brisk.
"By the way, although we saved your beloved student, there is no need to thank us. We are the kind of people who do good deeds without leaving a name." Su Enxi's words came from the intercom.
"I'm personally very grateful to you or you for saving Ye Sheng and Ya Ji, but you took something you shouldn't have taken away. You can't control this kind of thing."
"My opinion is to send the things back, and we will treat it as if the previous incident never happened, otherwise you won't want to know what the secret party has to do."
Professor Mance said slowly, but his calm words contained a deep threat.
"Are all the people at Kassel Academy like this? They helped you one moment and threatened your savior the next. You are simply overestimating your moral bottom line."
Su Enxi turned over on the bed, reached out and took out a potato chip from the side and stuffed it into her mouth.
At this time, the originally calm sea surface suddenly turned into a whirlpool, and a huge shadow emerged from the depths of the ocean below the Monyach, like a monster's giant mouth trying to swallow them up.
A violent impact came from the armor on the bottom of the Monyach, and a huge shock spread throughout the entire ship in an instant.
People standing and sitting on it were unable to maintain their balance under the powerful vibrations, and fell onto the deck and in the cabin.
Mance and Aki also stumbled and fell on the deck, rolling to the mast before stopping.
The experienced third officer on the side grabbed the mast at the moment of impact. This made him not as embarrassed as the others and became the only person still standing at this time.
"What is that!" The third officer watched the huge shadow pass under their ship. After the collision, the shadow sank quickly.
But there has never been any record of how such a large creature could survive in the Yangtze River.
"Turn on the sonar and see what that guy is." Mance helped Aki aside. He stood up, his golden pupils lit up, and quickly gave orders to the other crew members.
"The speed is very fast and the contact time is very short. There is no way to accurately image it, but the length is estimated to be about fifteen meters. It looks like a mutated large fish."
"Fish!" The third officer looked in disbelief. "What kind of fish can swim at a speed of fifty knots, and also hit the armor at the bottom of our ship with such force?"
Mance watched the shadow gradually move away from the Monyach. It seemed that the monster had its own behavioral logic. It did not want to attack them, but seemed to be looking for something.
A sudden flash of inspiration came to his mind. Could this be the defender of Bronze City? The person Aki mentioned before had snatched the jar from their hands. Could this monster be looking for that thing?
"Professor Mance, if you are smart enough, you should know what this guy is looking for. You are not capable of holding this jar."
Su Enxi's voice came from the walkie-talkie held by Professor Mance, but her voice seemed very relaxed, as if she didn't take the monster in her eyes just now.
"You crazy people, do you think you can control this? This is not a monster without intelligence. Your greed will bring you destruction."
Professor Mance shouted at Su Enxi on the other side of the intercom.
"Oh, really, then open your eyes and see how we grasp it." Su Enxi's disdainful words came from over there.
A golden light shone from the depths of the ocean floor. The light was so brilliant that everyone on board the Monyach could see it clearly.
As the golden light spread, a pressure from the bloodline also came, and they couldn't help but feel the urge to kneel down.
