endless route.

Chapter 49 10. Going to the Sea to Rescue People
The storm blocked the route directly to the sea area where the accident occurred. After some twists and turns, several people boarded a fast cruise ship from W-06 to W-04.

This ship will directly pass through W-05, go to W-04, and then stop at the island in the southeast of the W-04V-shaped Sea of ​​Misty. They charter a boat to pass through the Sea of ​​Misty and reach the distressed sea area southwest of the W-05Λ-shaped Sea of ​​Misty.

This is the fastest and safest route, and the only one available to rescuers.

The speed of the fast cruise ship can exceed thirty knots, but it still took a day and a half to arrive.

The weather on the island is fine.

It was nine o'clock in the morning.

Looking to the east, there is an endless dense fog lying in front of the line of sight, refracting white light under the scorching sun, but as long as you pass through the fog, you will jump to the stormy or late-night troubled sea.

The distance is only a few tens of nautical miles.

But the inside and outside are turned upside down.

This is the magic of the endless route, separated by a mist, the sky and the earth are changing, and no one knows what is happening on the other side of the mist.

"Are all these people here to rescue?"

Liu Ming glanced around. The tourists who got off the same boat as them were two groups of Westerners, all dressed neatly and carrying a lot of equipment.

"With a lot of money, there must be a brave man. Go and see the boats. There are so many boats on this island. If you go late, there is nothing." Zheng Yun walked to the far side of the port.

"Then I'll run over to have a look first." Liu Ming became anxious when he heard that, dropped his luggage and ran forward, overtaking the two western teams in front, and then slowed down a bit.

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At around [-] o'clock in the evening, Hu Ruihua and his party of six finally arrived on the island. He only brought Hu Zi and the thin young man with him, and three teammates who were professional in maritime rescue.

The situation was more urgent, and everyone carried the equipment onto the luxury yacht rented by Liu Ming, and Lao Zhang of the search and rescue team sailed the boat, and went to sea first to discuss the solution.

"How much will you pay if this kind of yacht sinks?" Huzi asked with a smile when he got on the boat.

"Then don't let it sink." Liu Ming's face darkened. The yacht is more than 20 meters long and has four bedrooms. Since there are no boats on the island, he can only bite the bullet and rent it.

In the past few days, more than one boat has gone missing. On the night they first went to Qianfu City, several boats had accidents, and dozens of rescue teams came one after another.

The local ship dealers directly set the price on the ground, starting at [-] an hour, and have to sign a compensation agreement.

"It's okay, don't listen to Huzi's nonsense, we brought several inflatable speedboats, this cruise ship is used for resupply, and will not enter the troubled sea area."

Hu Ruihua explained aloud.

In fact, it is also possible to rent a fishing boat. There are many things in the fishing boat, and the yacht has no other advantages except that it is fast.

"Just wait for the news and settle them down." Zheng Yun told Liu Ming to board the yacht.

W-04 There is no danger in the clear sky, Liu Ming, Song Wan and the others are waiting here, Zheng Yun sets off with the search and rescue team alone, to check the situation first.

"Going to sea is smooth!"

Lao Zhang of the search and rescue team shouted, and the yacht slowly left the port under the eyes of others, facing the setting sun and heading towards the endless thick fog.

The sea of ​​mist is a hundred nautical miles wide, and the leap will take halfway through, and they are fifteen nautical miles away from the edge of the mist.

That adds up to 65 nautical miles.

It took more than two hours to pass.

The target is missing in the mist range, the exact location is unknown, they may have to look for it for a long time.

Huzi threw an instrument into the sea and dragged a long and narrow iron cable. By checking whether the iron cable was straight or not, he could confirm the sailing direction, screen out the influence of the current, and calculate the sailing track and display it on the flat chart.

"Brother Zheng, do you have enough things this time?" The thin young man opened a few black travel bags.

It was full of guns and ammunition, and those who didn't know thought they were going to fight pirates.

"Is this mission really that dangerous?" Hu Ruihua interjected, and the others all looked at Zheng Yun upon hearing this.

"It's just planning for the worst. It's better to make more preparations than nothing." Zheng Yun explained.

"Normally, the cruise ship will go around the Qianzhou Strait, but if the sea is too stormy and the ship dare not anchor, it may be swept over." Lao Zhang has a serious expression. He has worked on the ship for many years.

The group discussed for a while, Zheng Yun gave a general explanation of the situation, and went to find someone first, and if the target was determined to be in the Qianzhou Strait, then how to get in, beware of sea monsters on the way.

two hours later.

The yacht has penetrated into the sea of ​​mist, and the visible distance is no more than five meters. The field of vision is full of orange-red mist illuminated by the setting sun, as if you are in the midst of clouds.

The whole world is red and tender, the same color as a flamingo, like sailing into a sea of ​​cotton candy. It's a pity that a group of rough old men can't appreciate it.

They were about to jump, and no one knew what was on the other side, so they all looked serious and said nothing, letting the red light reflect on their faces and guns.

"There is a boat ahead." The emaciated young man suddenly held the drone's screen and opened his mouth. By controlling the search and rescue equipment carried by the drone, he found a boat ahead.

Sure enough, in less than 2 minutes.

A long and narrow speedboat appeared in the orange-red mist ahead, floating alone on the sea surface. There was no one on it, only some search and rescue equipment and supplies.

"..."

Everyone was silent.

Something must have happened. It is impossible for the supply boat to leave people behind, and it is impossible to stop here. It must have floated out of W-05 after being killed.

"Go and have a look."

Hu Ruihua spoke to Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang immediately approached the speedboat and went up to look around. It was indeed empty, and he couldn't tell when the rescue team set off.

"Now we have two boats." Huzi joked solemnly, trying to ease the atmosphere.

But no one answered.

Everyone else couldn't be happier.

Lao Zhang jumped onto the cockpit, looked at the remaining fuel, and finally came to a conclusion that it sailed for more than ten hours without counting spare fuel.

The fuel tank is almost empty.

But this speedboat is faster, with a top speed close to [-] knots, so you can consider using it.

"Use it, our inflatable boat can't carry much oil, it's not as good as others'." Hu Ruihua nodded, and couldn't care about other considerations at this time.

The people fixed the two boats, pumped oil into the long and narrow speedboat, filled it up in one go, and then moved all the things over, and continued to be driven by Lao Zhang.

Xiao Sun from the search and rescue team drove their yacht back to refuel, and then returned to this place to wait when it was full.

In this way, they have twice as much oil, can go farther, and escape faster when they encounter danger, which is much safer than before.

The only disadvantage is that the space becomes smaller. This speedboat only has two cabins, the front and the rear, which are full of equipment. Except for the five of them, not many people can be saved.

Continue to sail deep.

The speedboat charged forward, as if flying on the sea, and within a few minutes, a sense of spatial shock came.

The surroundings suddenly became dark and cold, the raindrops fell heavily, the sea was rough, and the sea wind screamed wildly in my ears, and suddenly jumped to W-05.

It's terribly dark in here.

The sea is dark and deep without light, and the sea is covered with fog, and you can't see your fingers. It's like losing your vision, and you can't even see your teammates around you.

"Turn on the light first!"

Hu Ruihua roared.

Huzi took out the cluster headlights and shone forward. The beam of light pierced through the fog, refracted and diffused in the fog, and even the fog behind became transparent, but it could only be seen for tens of meters, which was basically nothing at sea.

Immediately after the lights came on, the others donned their gear and threw a night-vision camera into the sea.

In the range of fog, the line of sight under the sea is much wider and more important than that at sea. You can see things hundreds of meters away with professional equipment.

After the equipment is activated, Huzi immediately turns off the lights to avoid attracting some marine life to gather and follow.

The speedboat sails in the completely dark sea, relying on the underwater camera to provide the front view.

"The waves are not as big as expected. The sea conditions on our side are not too bad, and the radio is seriously interfered. Let's go ahead." Hu Ruihua let go of the walkie-talkie.

Zheng Yun said nothing.

A strong sense of unease lingers in my heart.

Their speedboat is like a leaf, drifting on the undulating dark sea, it may be swallowed by a big mouthful of blood at any time...

(End of this chapter)