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Chapter 55 The Perfect Storm (4)

In the cockpit of Queen Mary 2, after learning about the current damage to Queen 2, Captain Hawk's eyebrows were tangled together as if they were tied. He asked the commander who was responsible for emergency repair beside him with a serious expression: "How long can it be supported?"

"Based on the severity of the water inflow from the right cabin of Queen 2, it is up to four hours, which is the time we can only win if we do everything possible to remedy it."

After hearing this, Captain Hawke turned to another technician in charge of collecting meteorological data and asked: "Meteorological maps show that when can we get out of the storm area?"

"It's two hundred nautical miles west to leave the storm area, but at present, due to the severe water inlet on the hull, the navigation speed can only reach a pitiful thirty nautical miles per hour."

"What if I wait for the time? How much time will it take to wait for the storm to dissipate?"

The depressed first mate responded heavily: "If the storm disappears completely, it will be more than eight hours conservatively, but one thing has been measured. The storm is gradually shrinking. I believe that in two hours, the storm will be significantly smaller. At that time, the power of the storm should no longer be threatening the Queen 2's own lifeboat to go into the sea."

When the first mate reported a series of analysis to Captain Hawke, everyone in the cockpit looked at Captain Hawke, waiting for him to make the final decision, which was the only feasible decision.

"The whole ship is mobilized and ready to abandon the ship!" Finally Captain Hawke gave this heavy and helpless order.

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"Yue Ling, have you heard the announcement? You are about to abandon the ship!" Jin Nuanyu Huarong said in a slight shock.

"I didn't expect that our young couple would take a rare return to the boat and actually staged such an ultra-modern version of Titanic!" Li Yueling's mood is very relaxed now. Things have come to this point. What's the use of being depressed? With Li Yueling's optimistic personality, even if the sky falls, it can be covered with a quilt.

After hearing Li Yueling's joke, Jin Nuanyu seemed to be infected by it, and her mood became slightly wider. She looked at Li Yueling with bright eyes, as if she felt that even when the end of the world was immediately at once, there was nothing to worry about. As long as the man in front of her was guarding her by her side, she would not have to be afraid of anything.

"Isn't there a lifeboat? Well! There will be no problem, there is a husband here." Li Yueling smiled and hugged Jin Nuanyu in his arms.

Time passed by minute by minute, and as the weather map showed, the storm was gradually weakening. At this moment, under the leadership of the first mate on the ship, a group of brave crew members had already boarded the deck and prepared to put down the lifeboat as soon as possible.

At the same time, all the tourists of Queen 2 also received a notice that they had to board the lifeboat for the remaining 2 hours. At this moment, Queen 2 was in a state of unimaginable chaos. Some were screaming in despair, some were hysterical, some were silent, some were praying to the sky, and of course some were also some people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos.

However, the guys who came to the luxury cabin and wanted to rob by fire were really not very lucky. They actually hit Li Yueling's hand. It was a must for him to break his legs and bones. However, in terms of humanitarianism, Li Yueling finally handed them over to the staff on the ship, asking them to be the first group of people to board the lifeboat as disabled people.

Although the storm roaring in the darkness at this moment has disappeared from the previous craziness, its danger cannot be ignored. At least in the process of putting down the lifeboat, the three crew members who died in the sea are the best witnesses.

At this moment, the hull of Queen 2 has been tilted right at a 30-degree angle, and the situation is getting worse. The news is heard again, "Dear tourists, please go to the deck quickly. Staff will arrange for everyone to board the lifeboat one by one. Due to limited load capacity, please do not carry any luggage. Thank you for your cooperation."

"Let's go up too." Li Yueling said gently to Jin Nuanyu, who was slightly tired in her arms. It was obvious that she was exhausted because the danger on the deck just now had just been too heavy.

Li Yueling and Jin Nuanyu finally climbed onto the deck with the crowded crowd. This scene gave Li Yueling the feeling that it was a big escape!

"Ladies and children get on the boat first, please come here." It seems that this is an international practice. Fortunately, the number of lifeboats equipped by Queen 2 is enough to carry all tourists and crew members. Otherwise, who would know if this extremely humanitarian and gentlemanly practice will cause some ugly farce.

Because Captain Hawke's timely decision and the power of the storm has gradually been reduced a lot, the current situation is still within the control range, and people's panic has slightly calmed down.

"Yu'er, you get on the lifeboat first." Li Yueling pointed to the crew members who were shouting loudly in the wind and rain in front of him and shouting loudly on everyone's boarding the lifeboat.

After hearing this, Jin Nuanyu looked at Li Yueling affectionately and said, "Be careful." Then he reluctantly followed the crowd.

Watching Jin Nuanyu disappear among the many women and children, Li Yueling breathed a little relieved. What else can he do now? Suddenly a familiar voice came from his ears, "My Chinese friend, we are meeting again!"

"Cliff." Li Yueling turned around and happened to meet Cliff's energetic sunny smile.

"Your little lover is really beautiful! If you have the chance, you must ask me if you have any sister or sister."

"I'm so dizzy. This guy is better than his best friend. The lustful Xiao Suifeng!" Li Yueling smiled unquestionably and reiterated again: "That's not a little lover, but his wife!"

After the joke was played, Cliff said seriously: "My Chinese friend, since you can't ride with your cute little lover, why don't we both be together? In the lonely night, can we have a companion to talk to each other?"

Li Yueling was speechless and had completely given up on correcting the three words "little lover" that Cliff said, spreading his hands and said, "I am willing to accompany you."

With the well-trained crew arrangement, all the women and children on Queen 2 soon boarded the lifeboat. Cliff patted Li Yueling on the shoulder and said, "My Chinese friend, it's our turn to board the ship."

When Li Yueling heard Cliff’s title change ten times, he smiled and said, “Cliff, since we are friends, then you can just call me Yue Ling.”

"Okay! Yue Ling, then don't call me Cliff, let me think about it... Liff... Oh, it sounds so ugly. Let's call me Xiao Ke."

Upon hearing this, Li Yueling was once again impressed by Cliff's funnyness. "Xiao Ke" was really a pity for him to think of it, but it was quite easy to read.

"Not good, the storm is strengthening again, the mast is about to be broken, so everyone should avoid it." While the two of them were talking, someone screamed.

Li Yueling and Cliff looked up at the same time, and saw the huge flagship mast slowly falling down. Looking at the momentum, I was afraid that if it was smashed, there would be at least more than a hundred casualties on the deck.

"Let's go." At this moment, Cliff and Li Yueling seemed to have already discussed it. The two exchanged glances, and did not care about the shocking world. They swept forward as soon as they unfolded.

Li Yueling and Cliff flashed to the position where the mast was about to fall at almost the same time. The black shadow on the head became bigger and bigger. The mast was only ten meters away from the top of the two people's heads, five meters...three meters...

"Take it." With Li Yueling's loud shout, the Heavenly Dao Yuanli spit out from his palm. If he had to give Li Yueling a suitable title for this move at this moment, it would be more appropriate to describe it as "Splitting the Sky Palm".

Cliff was not idle either. His methods were completely different from Li Yueling. He saw a blue light flashing energy ball quickly condensed in his palm, and quickly smashed towards the mast that was about to fall as he waved and pulled.

First, the void palm force that Li Yueling slashed out touched the mast. The pure steel mast weighing several tons was paused by Li Yueling's thrust into the left and deviated from the predetermined trajectory of its fall, but it was still not enough to smash it out of the deck range. However, the energy ball hit by Cliff was barely attacked. Unexpectedly, this energy ball, which was only the size of a fist, was actually condensed with amazing power. After a bang, the mast weighing several tons was suddenly pushed out several meters. The result was obvious. With the joint cooperation between Li Yueling and Cliff, the smashed mast was finally knocked out of the deck range and fell into the turbulent sea.

However, the matter was not over. In desperation, Li Yueling just slashed out with all his strength but forgot that the effects of the forces were mutual. A huge recoil force made his body bounce out involuntarily. According to normal circumstances, Li Yueling only retreated for a while and removed the recoil force. But coincidentally, due to the severe water in the right half of Queen 2, even the deck was tilted at an oblique angle of 30 degrees. In the moment, Li Yueling was actually led away from the hull by this huge impulse and fell into the black sea.

These all happened in the blink of an eye, which shocked the others on the deck. When the first crew member who realized that he wanted to save people immediately started calling, he was pulled by the first mate beside him. The first mate shook his head helplessly and said, "He is a hero..." After saying a brief sentence, he first took off the seaman's hat on his head and lowered his head to silently contempt. The first mate's behavior was responded by everyone. For a moment, the silence on the deck was as dead as a tycoon. Whether it was a great merchant or a famous family, after seeing the scene just now, he was deeply shocked by Li Yueling's behavior.

If there were so many people on the deck, who would think that Li Yueling was not dead, it would probably be Cliff the only one. At this moment, his eyes were slightly red, as if he was talking to himself: "My Chinese friend, oh, no, Yue Ling, I believe you will return safely." This is also the only thing Cliff can do at this moment.
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