Chương 103: _【+】(103)

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At this moment, no one was paying attention to how the interference had occurred. Everyone was focused on the screen, wondering what problem had arisen after it returned to normal. That was the key.

"Boss, we've deviated from the correct course," Lan Si's signal flashed and disappeared, and Li Xin, looking at the 26 degrees displayed on the radar, frowned.

"Deviated by one degree, what does that mean? Lao Shan, come here. What's the problem with 26 degrees?" Junqi also looked at the correct heading that appeared after the interference was cleared. His expression darkened, and he suddenly called out.

"26 degrees? How did we get to 26 degrees? Turn back, turn back now! That's the death route, quick!" The man called Lao Shan, upon hearing they had strayed one degree to 26, his face changed drastically. He rushed over, his face pale with urgency, and roared.

"Turn back," Qi Mo ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes, sir," Huang Ying and the others replied in unison, quickly starting up the ships that had been stopped.

"26.1 degrees, how is it so fast? Didn't we already stop the ships?" Li Xin watched the radar spinning rapidly and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Although we've stopped, the water is still moving. The ships will naturally drift. We just need to get them moving," Junqi explained as he stood up.

Li Xin was a landlubber. She was an expert on land, but completely helpless in the water. This was a rare occasion where she was relatively sober, arguably her first time on a boat with a clear mind. She didn't really understand these theories and realities.

Li Xin nodded, about to say something, when she saw the radar jump another point. She frowned. "Too fast." It only took a moment to start the warship, and in that short time, it had already jumped a notch. The speed of the current was truly remarkable.

"Turn the ship around at full power, full speed ahead, now!" Just as Li Xin's words fell, Qi Mo suddenly straightened up, sitting bolt upright. His expression was more serious than ever.

Li Xin was stunned. She saw Qi Mo quickly grab her and pull her up, saying in a deep voice, "Hold on to me," while rapidly operating the controls.

Li Xin saw Qi Mo's hands flying across the control panel. He pushed the control lever straight down, and the ship's bow turned rapidly towards the rear. The entire vessel emitted a humming sound; its speed must have been fully engaged in an instant.

Before Li Xin could react, she saw a large expanse of water in front of her. The line where the water met the sky was changing rapidly. The dizziness she had ignored while focusing on the interference signal quickly returned. Li Xin's vision blurred, and a buzzing sound started in her head. The feeling of vertigo instantly overwhelmed her. She quickly reached out, grabbed Qi Mo's arm, and slumped against his back.

"The pulling force is increasing, a gyre is forming."

"We can't increase speed."

"Can't submerge, the water pressure has suddenly intensified."

In just an instant, Huang Ying, Hong Ying, Li Hu, and the others reported in simultaneously. Their voices carried a hint of surprise and gravity, as well as an imperceptible trace of panic.

Qi Mo said in a deep voice, "Everyone from the submarines, get on the warships. Abandon ship, now." As he spoke, he switched between several channels, successfully turning the ship around and charging backward.

At this time, Junqi also had a serious expression. Seeing Li Xin uncomfortably slumped against Qi Mo's back, he walked over, put an arm around her, and said, "If you're not feeling well, lean on me and sleep for a bit. Don't stand, and don't look." As he spoke, he tried to carry Li Xin away.

Li Xin suddenly lifted her head sharply. "No, don't carry me. I'll stay here."

Junqi's face was uncharacteristically serious. "Behave. This is not the time to be willful. Family Head Qi can't take care of you right now. We shouldn't disturb him, at least not now." As he spoke, he tried to pry Li Xin's fingers from Qi Mo's arm.

Seeing Junqi's grave expression, Li Xin asked, "What's wrong?" as she prepared to let go of Qi Mo's arm.

"Who told you to let go?" Before Li Xin's hand could leave Qi Mo's arm, Qi Mo suddenly roared without turning his head. Li Xin was startled and instinctively tightened her grip on him.

Seeing this, Junqi frowned tightly but didn't insist on taking Li Xin away. Li Xin, leaning against Qi Mo's back, felt his body tense up. She looked up at Junqi. "What's going on?" She didn't dare to look at the vast sea outside, so she couldn't see the situation.

Junqi glanced at the sea outside, then turned to the pale-faced Lao Shan. He said in a deep voice, "Tell us everything you know, now."

Lao Shan, his face ashen and his body trembling, quickly said, "This route is a death route. There's a spiral vortex on it. The center is at about 26.4 degrees. The central vortex isn't large, but its power is the strongest, equivalent to a category ten tornado. It covers the surrounding hundred nautical miles of sea. No ship that has passed through has ever escaped.

"The wreckage of ships that once took this route was found a thousand nautical miles away. This means that almost the entire sea surface is covered by it. If we get pulled in by its immense gravitational force, the consequences are self-evident." After saying this in one breath, Lao Shan's face turned even paler. The voice transmitted through the speakers made the faces of everyone on the other ships change slightly.

"A vortex, a huge vortex." Hearing this, Li Xin's face also turned pale. She straightened up and looked at the radar.

26.3 degrees. Li Xin's face was even more frighteningly pale. At this point, she didn't care about being seasick anymore. She quickly looked ahead. The seawater was constantly flowing, the rolling waves coming one after another, still looking calm and beautiful.

But if Li Xin wasn't mistaken, the entire water surface was flowing in reverse. The ship they were on was desperately trying to move forward, but the water surface was flowing backward. It was eerie, indescribably eerie.

Seeing this, Li Xin took a deep breath. She looked to the side. The submarines piloted by Hong Ying and the others couldn't submerge at all, nor did they dare to. They were currently approaching the warships, quickly abandoning the submarines, and all personnel were boarding the warships.

The force on the water's surface had already reached this level; one could imagine the force underwater. No matter how powerful Qi Mo's arms were, no matter how formidable and sturdy the weapons he produced, compared to the power of nature like this, it was like an egg hitting a rock. Watching the abandoned submarines disappear backward in an instant, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye, Li Xin's heart was in her throat.

"How could this be?" Xiu Shui, pale with fright, was already terrified. Wu Sen reached out and pulled her into his arms, saying in a deep voice, "Don't look."

Seeing that Xiao Yun, Wu Sen, and the others also looked grim, and that several of the surveyors were starting to tremble, Junqi said in a deep voice, "Secure yourselves. No matter what happens, do not panic. You've all seen the situation. Fear is useless. At a time like this, only calmness will help. Don't overthink it. If you can bear it, keep your eyes open and watch. If you can't, then just close your eyes. Family Head Qi needs absolute quiet. We cannot cause trouble." As he spoke, he walked over and stood behind Li Xin.

Wu Sen and Xiao Yun exchanged a look, took a deep breath, secured themselves, and said nothing. They had come this far. Their only option was to fight.

The sea was turbulent. There were no huge waves like when they first set out, nor was it rocking like a cradle as it had been just now. At this moment, everything was quiet, with only the sound of the wind whistling in their ears. The water surface no longer had large waves; it gradually became as flat as mercury, calm and serene, but carrying a chilling power. It came at them like a flash. The three warships, sailing against the current, seemed to be stationary, struggling, advancing, and retreating on the rapidly flowing water surface.

Thieving Passion, Main Text, Chapter 97: Don't Be Afraid

Chapter Word Count: 7777 Update Time: 08-12-12 13:44

"The current is too fast. We are not advancing, but retreating," Li Hu said quickly as he boarded Qi Mo's warship.

Qi Mo didn't say a word. The warship's speed had been fully increased, but the current was too fast, and the force it generated was too great. The entire surface of the water had begun to flow in reverse. The speed of a mere warship was completely unable to penetrate this mirror-like surface.

Li Xin lowered her head, not looking at the backward-flowing sea, her eyes fixed on the radar. The needle on it was constantly shaking, moving towards the 26.3 to 4-degree direction. Li Xin subconsciously tightened her grip on Qi Mo's arm. Seeing that the force on the periphery was already this strong, if they were dragged into the center of the vortex, the situation would be unimaginable.

"Abandon the third warship. Stay close to me," Qi Mo ordered in a deep voice. Instantly, they saw the people on the adjacent warship quickly retreat to Qi Mo's ship. Since the speed and power of the two ships were basically equal and on the same line, transferring personnel was still possible.

The sky began to darken. The summer days were usually long. It was only afternoon now, so it shouldn't be getting dark. This was the powerful force of the vortex beginning to change the surrounding weather. Perhaps it wasn't that the sky was turning dark, but that they were entering deeper into the center of the vortex.

"Speed: three hundred nautical miles per hour."

"All speed has been increased. The ship is moving backward."

Report after report came in quickly, crystal clear. Li Hu sat next to Qi Mo, his hands flying across the instruments, his face growing grimmer. The vortex's power was too great, like an invisible hand grabbing the warship, preventing it from moving forward, only allowing it to retreat.

"Boss, we can't break free from this suction," Hong Ying, on the other warship, reported the current situation with a grim face. Beside him, Huang Ying was maneuvering the warship, trying hard to push forward.

Qi Mo's face was ashen, full of coldness. "Calculate the current speed. Increase the draft depth."

Junqi, standing behind Li Xin and supporting her, had a serious expression, but he couldn't help but show a trace of admiration. His men, even if they weren't trembling, were all pale. They had never experienced such a scene. But he imagined that Qi Mo and his men didn't go through these things all the time either. Yet, they were so well-trained, so calm and composed. This was due to years of training in various skills from a young age, but more so, it was an indescribable trust in their boss. This trust was not baseless. To be able to achieve this, perhaps the man with his back to him, exuding coldness and an invisible aura of authority, Qi Mo, was even more formidable than he had imagined.

"Wuwu." A suppressed sob could be faintly heard. Qi Mo's face instantly darkened.

Junqi, standing behind Qi Mo, suddenly spun around. He saw that among the algae researchers he had brought, a man in his twenties, quite young but an authority in his field, was looking at the scene before him, so scared that his face was pale and he was losing control of his fear, on the verge of a breakdown.

Before Qi Mo could get angry, Junqi strode over, clamped a hand over the man's mouth and nose, and said in a deep voice, "If you want to live, you'll endure it. Otherwise, I'll send you to see the King of Hell right now." As he spoke, he pulled out the gun from his pocket and pointed it coldly at the man.

The man was instantly terrified. He stared wide-eyed at the black muzzle in front of him. He was scared, but the vortex hadn't taken his life yet. There was still a chance to live a little longer, or to hope for a miracle. But this gun could send him to his death in an instant. People all seek life, not death. Comparing the two, the man, trembling all over, tightly covered his own mouth and nose, forcing back the tears in his eyes.

Seeing this, Junqi couldn't help but let out a slight sigh of relief. In a situation like this, the last thing you wanted was an emotional breakdown. It would be like a fuse, igniting everyone's fear. And under such fear, no one could say what would happen. And he believed that before anything happened, Qi Mo would take action to deal with anyone who disturbed his mood. The cold-blooded and ruthless head of the Qi family was not one to give anyone face, not even his Fang family at a time like this.

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