flstandardbreds Chapter 1094
Chapter 1094
Without giving them much breathing room, the second water wall arrived quickly!
Zhou Shuwan immediately told Captain Chen that the waves ahead were too big and there was a possibility of a second water wall!
Captain Chen ordered all ships to prepare.
Qi Mingyu stood beside Zhou Shuwan, his eyes fixed on the rolling sea outside the window.
The sea, which had briefly returned to calm, began to stir again. The sound of waves crashing against the ship's side grew more and more rapid, like countless fists pounding wildly.
Not long after, the sky outside the window suddenly darkened, and the once bright sea was shrouded in shadow.
Captain Chen looked up and saw a wall of water, taller and wider than before, slowly rising on the distant horizon. It was like a huge silver city wall, with a devastating momentum, crushing towards the fleet.
"Attention everyone! The water wall is still ten nautical miles away! Maintain course and do not deviate!" Zhou Shuwan said in a deep voice.
The fleet is now positioned away from the center of the water wall. By remaining stationary, they can avoid the most powerful part of the attack.
The massive hull of the mothership began to rock violently under the force of the waves. The tables and chairs in the cockpit creaked and groaned. Several crew members lost their footing and stumbled into the instruments.
Qi Mingyu subconsciously reached out and held Zhou Shuwan tightly in his arms, while his other hand gripped the handrail beside him.
Captain Chen kept his eyes glued to the massive wall of water ahead, which required tilting his head back to see, and kept issuing commands: "Increase port engine power by 10%! Maintain stability on the starboard side! All ships in the convoy, keep your distance to avoid collisions!"
"Yes!"
The wall of water drew ever closer, its enormous shadow engulfing the entire mothership. The roar of the waves was deafening, as if it would tear the ship apart.
Zhou Shuwan could clearly see various debris mixed in with the wall of water: broken ship planks, twisted steel cables, and even a floating corpse, which sent chills down her spine.
She was taken aback, then realized that this was one of the crew members who had just gone missing.
I never expected that he would be carried back here by the ocean current!
But others cannot see this horrific scene with the naked eye.
Just as the water wall was about to hit the mothership, Captain Chen shouted, "Everyone hold on tight!"
The next second, a tremendous impact came, and the mothership was like a leaf being swept up by a gale, violently heaving on the sea.
The instruments in the cockpit emitted a piercing alarm.
Zhou Shuwan was tightly protected by Qi Mingyu. Although her body was shaken violently, she was not injured. However, her ears were ringing and she could not hear clearly for the time being.
After an unknown amount of time, the shaking gradually subsided, and the wall of water finally swept past the area where the mothership was located, heading into the distance.
Most of the fleet successfully avoided the central area of the water wall. Only two cruise ships were hit by the edge of the water wall, resulting in damage to their hulls and injuries to a few crew members, but none of them were seriously injured.
Captain Chen breathed a sigh of relief and was about to order the maintenance crew to go and provide assistance.
"Oh no! The third water wall is coming!" The monitoring crew member's voice was filled with terror: "It's only eight nautical miles away!"
Captain Chen's heart sank instantly. The interval between the two water walls was so short that there was no time for the fleet to adjust its position.
He immediately shouted over the loudspeaker: "All ships, turn immediately! Head northeast at all costs! Quickly!"
This time, the water wall moved even faster, like a silver lightning bolt, and instantly rushed to the front of the fleet.
Three ships were too close to react in time and were hit head-on by the wall of water.
The massive ship tilted instantly under the impact, and containers, supplies, and survivors fell into the sea.
The screams of the crew members came intermittently amidst the deafening roar of the waves, making them impossible to hear clearly, but they were all the more heartbreaking.
"Save people! Let the rescue happen..." Captain Chen gritted his teeth and gave the order, but when he saw the next water wall approaching ahead, he suddenly lost his voice.
At this point, they are even struggling to protect themselves!
Not to mention rescuing people!
This time, a water wall over thirty meters high came crashing down again!
At this moment, they were facing the center of the water wall.
Zhou Shuwan shouted, "Adjust course immediately! Turn sixty degrees to the southeast! That's the weak point of the water wall!"
Her voice pierced through the chaotic roar of the cockpit, carrying an undeniable penetrating power.
Captain Chen almost instinctively agreed: "Do as Dr. Zhou says! Run the starboard engines at full power! Maintain reverse thrust on the port side to assist steering!"
The crew's fingers flew across the control panel as the massive mothership, like a clumsy behemoth, struggled to steer through the waves.
The clicking sound of metal gears meshing mingled with the roar of the waves, making each second feel incredibly long.
Qi Mingyu's arm remained tightly protecting Zhou Shuwan, but his gaze was fixed on the window.
The water wall, over thirty meters high, was already within reach, its surging waves at the top like the fangs of a giant beast, crushing down with an aura of annihilation.
"Quick! Faster!"
Zhou Shuwan's forehead was covered in cold sweat. She could clearly "see" that the water flow in the center of the water wall was rotating at an astonishing speed, enough to tear apart the steel hull in an instant.
The water flow to the southeast is relatively gentle, and although it is still dangerous, there is a glimmer of hope.
“Three more nautical miles!” she roared. “Maintain this angle! Don’t shift!”
Just as the mothership was about to complete its turn, the edge of the water wall swept to the stern.
The enormous impact slammed onto the deck like a hammer blow, instantly twisting and breaking the stern railing.
The shaking inside the cockpit was more intense than ever before.
Captain Chen shouted, "Stabilize! We must stabilize!"
After an unknown amount of time, the devastating impact gradually subsided.
Captain Chen opened his eyes with trembling hands and looked out the porthole. The wall of water was roaring toward the northeast, leaving behind a messy sea.
The stern of the mothership was severely damaged, and several small fires broke out on the deck, which were slowly extinguished by seawater, emitting thick black smoke.
Of the three ships that were hit head-on by the wall of water, two have sunk completely, and only one is still struggling on the surface of the sea, tilted at more than 45 degrees, and may capsize at any time.
Worse still, several other ships were swept away by the giant waves created by the walls of water, deviating from their course and drifting towards unknown waters.
"Captain, our stern is severely damaged, and the engine power has dropped by thirty percent!" Lieutenant Yun's voice was hoarse. "Moreover, many crew members have fallen into the sea!"
Captain Chen leaned against the control stick and closed his eyes helplessly.
The fleet had already suffered heavy losses from four consecutive water walls; if this continued, they would likely be wiped out before reaching their destination.
Zhou Shuwan gripped the handrail and slowly stood up, her face as pale as paper, but she still forced herself to say, "Captain Chen, we cannot stay here, we must leave this sea area as soon as possible."
The intervals between water walls are getting shorter and shorter, and no one knows when the next one will come.