Chapter 21 The Storm

The storm is coming.

The sky became dark, as if the night had fallen early.

The lightning dancing in the dark clouds flickered on and off like a light bulb with unstable voltage.

Thunder and tremors were faintly heard in the clouds, as if the sea god was roaring.

The waves rolled up by the hurricane are tens of meters high, pushing them layer by layer, like a moving tall building, smashing down.

If you want to survive the storm, you must go against the wind.

Only by facing the wind and waves and standing on the cusp can we be proud of this unpredictable ocean.

Most of those who can survive in such a sea have extraordinary courage and wild character. They are either rebellious, or resolute, or bold and open-minded, or fierce and domineering.

Only in this way can we bravely advance in the torrent and face the wind and waves.

Under the command of the captain, the sailors on the Potato rowed their oars vigorously, issuing orders one after another, lowering the sails, swinging them, and the helmsman desperately controlled the balance of the ship, facing the huge waves head-on On board, the sailors were chanting, and their movements were in unison.

Shen Yi stood on the bow deck, his feet were planted on the deck like roots, and he remained motionless.

In front of this majestic world, he neither resists nor flinches, just faces, gazes, appreciates, and then savors carefully, as if he is viewing a painting, completely unaware that he is already in the painting.

Of course, this has his own strength, and it is also related to the water-based specialization ability.

Basic water-based specialization: not affected by special water terrain such as ships. When fighting in water, all attacks, movement and attack speeds are halved, and the ability to withstand water life is increased.

The basic water-based specialization has greatly enhanced his adaptability to the sea. For this alone, the Broken Blade team paid a full 10,000 points.

"Shen Yi! The wind and waves are very strong! The boat seems to be unable to hold on!" The voices of King Kong, Hong Lang and others came from the channel.

"Did an appetizer before the official mission stump you?"

"This appetizer is a bit hard, it's stuck in my throat!"

"Don't worry, the ship is not so easy to be destroyed, otherwise how can we carry out the mission?" Shen Yi said, looking at the sky above his head: "But it seems that we still need to do something to ensure safety."

"do what?"

"Then it depends on what the trouble is." Shen Yiyou replied.

A fierce big wave hit a sailor and threw him into the ocean. The sailor was dancing in the air and shouting.

Without raising his head, Shen Yi raised his right hand, flying claws flew across the sky to catch the sailor, and snatched him back from Sea God's hand.

The sailor plummeted to the ground and looked around in amazement. He obviously couldn't figure out why he came back again. The first mate had already kicked him on the ass: "You bastard, go to work if you're not dead! Turn around at twelve degrees !"

The sailor ran to work like a shit.

Shen Yi watched this scene calmly, and he said loudly: "Everyone, pay attention to protecting the sailors! Without enough sailors, the ship's ability to move will be greatly restricted."

"understood!"

"In addition, this storm should be a good time for us to take advantage of the opportunity to meet up. Everyone immediately approached Gentle's position. Gentle, you go forward as much as possible and rush to the front!"

"clear!"

Shen Yi quickly walked towards the captain.

The captain of the Potato, Courtney, was roaring loudly directing the sailors to fight the storm. He tied himself to the mainmast, and waving his hat, with a bottle of rum in his hand, cried, "Come on, my boys! Come on! This shitty weather won't last!" How long! The dawn is at hand!"

Shen Yi came to Courtney and asked, "Do you need my help? Captain."

Courtney looked at Shen Yi in surprise: "How did you get up here?"

He found that Shen Yi grasped the mast with only one hand, and then sat beside him easily. Although the storm beat his whole body to the tide, his expression was as casual as if he was taking a bath in a hot spring.

"It doesn't matter, Captain, I'm asking if there's anything I can do for you?"

"No,

No need, boy, it's just a little turmoil, nothing big. We'll get through in no time. "

"Little storm?" Shen Yi looked at the captain suspiciously.

Courtney scratched her scalp and corrected herself: "Not too small, but definitely not the worst I've seen."

"In this case, maybe I can ask you to turn the course a little bit and head southwest!"

"That's not easy. It's hard for us to keep sailing normally in such a storm. We have to adjust the position according to the wind direction, otherwise if there is a crosswind, you know what the consequences will be!"

"Of course, the boat will be blown over. But the crosswind is not strong in this case. Maybe we can push it?"

"I think it's very difficult, unless there is enough ballast to make our ship more stable."

"How much do you need?"

"At least twenty tons."

boom.

Two huge metal arms suddenly appeared on the board of the Potato, causing the whole ship to sink into the water.

Everyone was dumbfounded, and Courtney himself looked at Shen Yi in shock: "God, that's..."

"Ballast." Shen Yi replied: "About twenty tons. I can adjust the weight according to your needs, as long as you can let me pass through this area quickly."

Only Shen Yi can do such a thing with Reapers for ballasting. If the Reaper had wisdom, he would weep silently.

Courtney rolled his eyes: "You must be the son of the sea god, you must be!"

"Even if it is, it's just a stepson."

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Potato bravely advances in the wind and waves.

Shen Yi no longer pays attention to sailing, professional things are left to professional people, even Shen Yi may not be able to perform better than professional sailors in this vast ocean.

The storm at sea was still fierce.

For those who have not experienced the stormy sea, it is always difficult to imagine how people can protect themselves in front of the majestic power of the world. Sailors cursed loudly in bad weather and worked hard to keep the wooden boat from capsizing. The knowledge of ship steering that he acquired some time ago enabled Shen Yi to understand what the sailors were doing and why they were doing it. This allowed him to help out occasionally, and those adventurers who passively entered the world of Pirates of the Caribbean were greatly disappointed. mold.

An hour of preparation work is not enough for them to learn and understand the knowledge of boat handling, and water-based specialization is not a must for every adventurer. Many people didn't even do the most basic preparations. They even forgot to equip the compass and chart. With the wind and waves bumping on board, they were dizzy and screamed.

Occasionally, when a wave hits, one or two sailors will be thrown from the ship. Some self-absorbed adventurers don't care about the life and death of "insignificant" sailors at all.

However, as the wind and waves get bigger and bigger, these people have to pay the price for it.

A bolt of lightning flashed down in the sky, splitting the mast of a ship on the sea in two.

The mainmast fell down, and the sailors ran away in panic. The boat, unmanned, began to list in the wind and waves.

When a big wave came, he gave the boat a hard push from the side, like a hand on a toy, and the big boat turned over...

Storms don't break ships, but they capsize them.

Seeing all this through the telescope, Shen Yi sighed.

"One out," he said.

"Could it be a member of the blood stabbing team?" Gentle asked.

"I don't know. The night is too heavy and the distance is too far to see clearly. But I think they shouldn't be that bad."

"I wish they were that bad." Hong Lang muttered.

Everyone laughed in the channel.

For adventurers who are not yet able to control nature, and whose strength is not against the sky, the battle at sea is compared to comprehensive strength, compared to water, compared to ships, compared to knowledge of ship manipulation, compared to people's understanding and adaptability to nature, compared to The degree of utilization of weather changes, compared to various unplanned factors.

Shen Yi didn't know if the blood-stabbing team could survive this storm, but he knew that if he felt bad, then Xie Rongjun would definitely not feel better.

The storm in front of me was like a hurricane whistling in a secret room, with a low and peculiar whirl sound, and waves of wind and waves rushed to the surface of the ship.

Looking at the raging storm, Shen Yi's eyes showed excitement.

He opened his arms and suddenly shouted to the sky: "Let the storm be more violent!"

The rumbling sound seemed to satisfy Shen Yi's needs, and in the vast and dark night, stern lightning strikes...

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The storm is like a naughty god, playing tricks on the adventurers.

Xie Rongjun's face has turned purple. The "Little Widow" is now supported by experienced captains and sailors. He has superhuman strength, but he can't help. His Dragon Flame War Saber is invincible, but it cuts through storms; the Blood Saber Art is fierce, but it can't repel thunder; guarding the fortress can protect itself, but it can't protect merchant ships; Step by step passive, and painful.

"Captain! The ship is about to fail!" A team member yelled in the channel.

"Shut up! How many storms and waves have come over, can a pirate of the Caribbean stump us all? This storm is just a prelude to the mission, and it's just to wipe out some unqualified adventurers. If you can’t pass it, then die as soon as possible!” Xie Rongjun’s thunderous anger spread to the ears of every team member through the team channel: “Defend your ship and protect the sailors, I believe that the storm created by the city must be critical. Dot! It cannot create an uncontrolled storm!"

Whether it is a veteran adventurer, Xie Rongjun also saw the crux of the problem.

After all, this storm is just a cover to scare people, as long as there is no problem with itself, it will definitely survive.

However, as if mocking Shen Yi and Xie Rongjun's prophecy, the weather suddenly changed at this moment.

A huge tornado vortexed in the center of the ocean. The swirling column of wind went straight to the sky, connecting the clouds at the top and the sea water at the bottom. , creating a violent storm in an area.

"Oh, hell!"

All the captains and adventurers on this route let out exclamations of wonder at the same time.

Although this spectacular scene was absolutely shocking, it also made everyone's hearts fall to the bottom. Even Shen Yi was dumbfounded looking at this huge wind column, wondering what would happen if this tornado came towards him disaster aftermath.

Could it be that Bloody City intends to wipe out all the adventurers before the official mission begins?

The wind column was spinning rapidly, whistling and rushing across the sea, and the lightning struck down one after another, illuminating the night sky with uncertain brightness and darkness. The sound of the wind in my ears was like the roar of a big truck engine, which made people feel dizzy, and also made people's will undergo a huge test at this moment.

A trace of despair rose in everyone's heart.

At this moment, a ray of sunlight suddenly appeared in the sky.

The sun broke through the dark clouds and spilled onto the ground.

Although it is only a wisp, it brings infinite vitality.

Suddenly, the huge tornado disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.

The storm comes and goes quickly, the dark clouds all over the sky recede and disappear, and the sky is bright again.

The hurricane ceased, and the sea suddenly returned to calm.

Everything came so suddenly, the sea that was still violent and turbulent just now became like a gentle woman under the thin light, and the slight waves hit the ship's side, only the sound of calm splashes.

"What... what's going on?" Everyone shouted.

Why did the storm suddenly disappear?

"Shen Yi, do you know what's going on?"

Shen Yi didn't answer.

He is enjoying the beautiful scene in front of him.

Under the blue sky, seagulls fly by in groups, and the sun shines in the refraction of the waves. Some ships on the sea are raising their sails again. After experiencing the storm, the adventurers are about to go on the road again.

After thinking for a while, he replied: "I don't know how the storm suddenly disappeared, but maybe we will see the answer soon."

It seemed to confirm Shen Yi's words.

The calm sea suddenly became choppy again.

A large ship with a strange shape suddenly rushed out of the water. The huge spikes on the bow opened like a shark's mouth, and its image was hideous like a terrifying sea monster.

The speed of the boat was extremely fast. As soon as it broke out of the water, it headed towards a merchant ship at high speed. The unusually long sharp ram was like a savage and strong man who forcibly entered a woman's body. straight in!

"Ghost ship! It's a ghost ship!" All the adventurers shouted.

"The Flying Dutchman..." Shen Yi also muttered to himself: "I think we know how the storm calms down, right? Some people think that the ghost ship is easier to deal with than the storm..."