Chapter 46: Sunk
Lin Yan’s smile froze on his face.
What the heck? How did this thing get out? It’s not human, so how did it open the door? This is not scientific!
His pleading eyes looked past the drooling Sea Monkey at Wu Xie: What should I do? It’s staring at me!
Wu Xie looked left and right, gesturing to him: Why don’t you slowly back away, don’t startle it, jump into the sea?
Lin Yan glared at him: Do you know what a Sea Monkey is! They are invincible in the sea! Are you wishing I wouldn’t die soon enough?
Wu Xie quietly drew his dagger and gestured, enduring the disgust: Do you think if I stab it with this dagger, I can cut off its head?
Lin Yan and he stared at each other, speechless.
If he could cut it off, what would he be afraid of? He’d just go for it!
First day without Xiaoge, I feel terrible! If Zhang Qiling were here now, this Sea Monkey’s head would be gone!
Speaking of which, when did Zhang Qiling start going on tomb raids? Did he disguise himself as a chatterbox? Who was it? Who is Zhang Touzi?
Lin Yan did not expect at all that Zhang Touzi’s nickname in the original work was because Zhang Hao had a bit of a receding hairline, so he had no idea he had already met Zhang Qiling.
At this moment, he suddenly felt the deck beneath his feet tilt, and he gestured to Wu Xie to look: What’s wrong? Why is the ship suddenly listing?
Wu Xie looked around as quietly as possible. Just as he was about to signal to Lin Yan that it might be the waves, he had a sudden inspiration and glanced at the cabin.
The cabin was already tilted towards the bow, and the water inside was half a foot deep.
His expression sharpened, and he discovered something was wrong. When they had come out earlier, there was only a shallow layer of water in the cabin. Now, with so much standing water, it could only mean that the cabin was leaking!
In other words— he glanced at Lin Yan, a little resentfully: Do you remember what you said when you boarded the ship?
Lin Yan looked back at him: How would I remember? Quickly think of a solution! This Sea Monkey could pounce at any time!
Wu Xie continued to look at him with resentful eyes: You said, you thought this ship wasn’t very sturdy.
Lin Yan became a little impatient: What? It’s indeed not sturdy. It creaks with every step. How can it be sturdy? Hurry up! The main focus now is what’s wrong with the Sea Monkey and the ship!
Wu Xie breathed a sigh of relief and slowly walked up to the deck, gesturing for Lin Yan to follow him: What’s wrong with the ship? Nothing much, it’s just sinking. The cabin is leaking, and it looks like it’s about to sink.
Lin Yan’s legs went weak. He moved towards Wu Xie as quietly as possible, the Sea Monkey still staring at him, but thankfully not moving.
After moving about ten steps, they both relaxed a little, though they continued to be wary of the Sea Monkey.
Lin Yan nudged Wu Xie with his shoulder: “How is it, have you seen our ship? Also, Wu Yong jumped into the sea earlier, and it’s been a while, where did he jump to?”
Wu Xie saw Lin Yan staring at the Sea Monkey, so he shifted his attention to look around: “It’s so dark, I can’t see the ship even if it arrives. Wu Yong… I haven’t seen him either, I hope nothing happened?”
As he spoke, he became a little worried. Lin Yan wasn’t too worried; he knew that the Wu family members weren’t so easily killed. If nothing else, his Third Master Xiao was still waiting for him to be rescued.
At this moment, a calling sound came from somewhere.
Lin Yan listened for a moment, then nudged Wu Xie, who hadn’t reacted yet, “Did you hear that? It sounds like someone’s calling us?”
Wu Xie looked bewildered, “I didn’t hear anything? Is it the sound of the wind? Did you mishear?”
Lin Yan turned his head and listened carefully, holding his breath, “No, someone is definitely calling us! Our fishing boat is here!”
Wu Xie looked around, “The fishing boat is here? Where? Why don’t I see it?”
At this moment, he also heard the calling sound Lin Yan mentioned: “.Consultant Wu! Come.sea.” The shouts were drowned out by the wind, and his senses weren’t as sharp as Lin Yan’s, so he couldn’t hear very clearly, “Did you hear clearly what they were calling?”
Lin Yan listened carefully, “It sounds like they’re calling for Consultant Wu and Consultant Lin, saying we’re almost there, asking us to come over quickly, and to jump into the sea and swim over?”
Wu Xie lowered his head and pondered, “So, is this fishing boat really going to sink? What about these sea monkeys then?”
Lin Yan replied, “How should I know! But you, this bag, quickly check if there’s anything valuable, keep it close in your waterproof wetsuit and take it with you. Throw the rest away! This thing is too much of a burden!”
He remembered that the only valuable thing in this bag was the notebook. If there was anything else, he would have remembered it.
Wu Xie rummaged through it. Besides a few pieces of clothes, there was only a notebook. He didn’t have time to look through it and quickly put the notebook away. By then, Lin Yan had already put on all the equipment for the oxygen tank and was putting on his mask.
“How are you so fast?” Wu Xie’s hand, which was putting on the oxygen tank, trembled, almost dropping the oxygen tank to the ground. Lin Yan gave him a look: a person’s will to survive is endless!
Just as Wu Xie finished putting on the oxygen tank, the deck beneath their feet suddenly trembled. The deck, which was originally the highest point, suddenly dropped. He lost his grip and threw the mask down.
He reflexively bent down to pick it up, only to hear Lin Yan shout, “Damn it, don’t take advantage of my misfortune!” He felt himself being pulled, suddenly swerving to the side.
He looked up and saw a dark shadow charging down from where he had been.
！！！
It was the first time in his life he had come so close to such an ugly face. Those two green-glowing eyes were only two centimeters away from him! If Lin Yan hadn’t pulled him in time, he would have been dragged into the water by the sea monkey!
“Roar—”
With a roar, the sea monkey fell from the highest point of the deck and plunged straight into the sea. Wu Xie, with a pale face, gasped for breath, unable to recover for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, it seemed like someone was talking next to him, but he couldn’t hear clearly. This continued until he was kicked.
“Ah?”
He looked up hazily and finally heard Lin Yan saying something: “How much longer do you expect me to drag you? The ship’s keel is probably broken, and it’s split in half now. It’ll likely sink completely in a few minutes! If you still have the strength, find a place to grab on yourself. I’m out of strength!”
Wu Xie finally came to his senses and felt the hand holding him indeed starting to tremble. He smiled sheepishly at Lin Yan, and with his still trembling hands, he looked for a support point. After several attempts, he managed to stand steady and signaled Lin Yan to let go.
The fishing boat had already split in half, and the place they were in could even see the steel bars in the middle of the cabin. To delay their entry into the water, they could only try to climb towards the highest point and wait for their fishing boat to arrive.
He looked up and saw the silhouette of the fishing boat appearing in his blurred vision. It seemed to be not far away.
At this time, the slope of the ship was already nearly forty to fifty degrees. Once it reached ninety degrees, even the most professional person wouldn’t be able to climb up, let alone the two of them who were already somewhat exhausted in both strength and spirit, and hadn’t fully recovered from the previous scare. Confronting the Sea Monkeys had consumed too much energy; he was already starting to feel his limbs go weak and powerless, but the thought of the Sea Monkeys waiting for them in the sea…
He reached out, gritted his teeth, and began to climb up. Lin Yan beside him did the same.
After an unknown amount of time climbing, in his daze, he felt his feet touch water. He came to his senses and looked around, realizing they were almost at the top. However, at the same time, the fishing boat was about to sink completely, and a whirlpool had already formed around them. And the Sea Monkey, he saw two green eyes watching him from the sea level outside the whirlpool.
What to do?
He fell into despair. If they couldn’t defeat the Sea Monkeys on land, how could they in the sea?
Just as the Sea Monkeys were eager to move and about to charge towards them, a muffled gunshot sounded in his ears.
“Bang!”
Startled, the Sea Monkey immediately dived into the water. Wu Xie looked back and saw their fishing boat was less than a hundred meters away from them, and on the bow of the ship, the person holding the gun…
was the Ship Captain.
Having narrowly escaped, in his daze, he heard Lin Yan’s hearty laughter. He looked over, and Lin Yan was frantically waving at the fishing boat: “Ship Captain! We’re—here—”
