Treasures Beneath the Sea, Gunfire on the Ship

"Friends aboard the Penguin, welcome to the Radiant One! There are plenty of seats available. Your friend Rondo is here too; he's now a member of our Future Organization," Kabri's smug laughter echoed over the radio. "I'll treat you well, since you still have to help me find my underwater treasure. Oh, and I just saw you salvage my cannons; bring them along too, I'm going to put them in the living room of my Miami villa as decorations."

Yang Yang glanced at Qing Chen upon hearing the voice, her eyes conveying a clear message: Someone is trying to steal your things, are you going to deal with them?

Qing Chen shook his head.

At this moment, he became quite interested in this Kabri, wanting to see what the Future Organization.

On the North Pole, Chilton, Yesenia, and the others had long lost the excitement they had when salvaging the cannons, and the smugness they had shown when facing Zhang Jian and his group.

You should know that just before the Radiant Glory appeared, these people acted as if they had Qing Chen and his group completely under control, thinking that everything was in their hands.

Nowadays, it's a case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

These Time Walker had fallen to the point where, like the crew of the Penguin, they were lambs to the slaughter.

Chilton thought for a moment and said, "We won't go to the Radiant, we'll stay on the Penguin. We'll help you find the treasure you want, but it's more convenient for us to work on the Penguin."

Kabri chuckled over the radio, "Trying to leave yourself an escape route, to keep the story a bit suspenseful, huh? I like that... You guys stay on the Penguin, I'll be waiting for you to find the treasure. Don't try to sneak away, if you search all seven coordinates and still can't find it, you're all dead. Now, head towards area A4."

Chilton's face was so gloomy it looked like it could be wrung out of water. He couldn't think of any good way to solve the problem, but he was also An Xin about handing over the treasure to others.

We can only take it one step at a time.

However, at that moment, a weak voice spoke into the radio communication channel, "But a storm is coming soon. Why don't we anchor in the shallows and conduct the survey after the storm passes..."

Upon hearing this, everyone on the 'Penguin' platform stared at Zhang Jian in shock.

No one expected that Zhang Jian would dare to speak up at a time like this...

On the radio communication channel, Kabri was amused. "Who is this person talking?"

"Captain of the Penguin," Chilton replied.

"Oh?" Kabri became interested. "I see you're a crab fishing boat. Have you ever heard of the North Pole?"

Zhang Jian answered honestly, "I've heard of it. I've been hearing about it since I was a child. It has a very glorious history."

Kabri said, "Do you know where it is right now? My boss is looking for it. If you can help me find it, and if there are gold coins at the bottom of the sea, I'll allow you to take a handful."

Zhang Jian continued honestly, "Everyone says it went to the Barents Sea."

Qing Chen, standing to the side, cast an admiring glance. He hadn't expected Zhang Jian to learn so quickly. Both of his answers were truthful, but neither revealed the truth...

With both an adventurous spirit and a deep understanding of the art of language, if this guy were Time Walker, Qing Chen might want to abduct Zhang Jian back to China, to let him return to his ancestral home and settle down in his roots...

The crab fishing boats set off, heading towards area A4.

Rhythmic music came from the luxury yacht behind them. When Qing Chen turned around, he saw a group of young women in bikinis swaying in the brightly lit cabin of the Radiant Glory.

"So this is what life is like for the North American Time Walker," Qing Chen remarked.

Yang Yang chuckled and said, "Are you envious?"

"I'm not envious," Qing Chen shook his head. "Living too extravagantly will make people lose their fighting spirit. These people can enjoy themselves in the Outer World for a month, but when they return to the Inner World, they will probably need to adapt to the dangerous environment there."

Yang Yang glanced at Qing Chen in surprise, but didn't say anything more.

At five o'clock, the afterglow of the setting sun on the sea seemed to gild the surface of the ocean with a layer of gold.

Chilton and the others sat on the deck, listlessly gazing at the scenery, but were in no good mood whatsoever.

"What do we do now? Rondo used us as Pledge of Allegiance to join the Future Organization, so Kabri must know our strength and how many weapons we brought," Yesenia said worriedly. "Sera, I told you long ago that Rondo is unreliable, but you wouldn't believe me."

Sera is another young person in their team who has a somewhat ambiguous relationship with Yesenia, but they haven't developed into a couple yet.

Yesenia was also shrewd; she privately accepted the kindness of all the men in the team, but refused to accept any of theirs.

At this moment, Chilton tapped the deck with his fist. "Now is not the time to blame our teammates. We need to unite and come up with a plan. Fortunately, it's Kabri's here. Although he's a C-Class expert, even C-Class experts aren't omnipotent. We still have a chance!"

In fact, Chilton didn't know where their opportunity lay either, but as the leader of the team, he naturally couldn't say anything discouraging.

Yesenia sneered, "We had already agreed with Rondo to split into two groups. It was Professor Chilton who asked him to come and meet us. If you hadn't asked him to come, this wouldn't have happened."

"Enough!" Chilton snapped. "Do you think blaming each other will get us out of this?!"

"At worst, I'll join the future too!" Yesenia retorted sharply.

"You think joining the future will bring you good fortune?" Chilton sneered. "Don't you know who Kabri is? Besides, Rondo betrayed you. After you join the future, he'll be living in constant fear that you'll retaliate against him within the Future Organization. So, to prevent your revenge, he'll definitely target you first. Stop arguing. I can overlook what you just said. We need to unite now."

Yesenia muttered, "There are only a few of us. Who are we supposed to unite with? Those dirty, country bumpkin crew members?"

Qing Chen: "???"

Yang Yang: "???"

They were just watching the dogs fight, completely oblivious to the drama, when this girl suddenly dragged them into it too.

What business is it of theirs?!

However, after a moment 'Chilton said to Zhang Jian and Qing Chen, "Please forgive my teammate's rudeness, but now the crew of the Penguin must unite. Although you may think it has nothing to do with you, Kabri is ruthless. After finding the treasure, he will definitely kill everyone on the Penguin to prevent leaks."

Qing Chen thought to himself, what does Kabri's killing of the Penguin's people have to do with our North Pole?

However, he knew what Chilton was thinking. Of all these people, Yesenia was the safest, because she could simply abandon everyone and jump ship to escape, which was why she spoke with such confidence.

But Chilton and his group can't do that; if they want to escape, they have to take the "Penguin." So Chilton has to find a way to trick Qing Chen and the others into coming over and cooperating with their operation.

Zhang Jian and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, while Qing Chen took the lead and went over to sit on the deck.

Seeing that Qing Chen had already made a move, everyone decided to go over there.

At this moment, Chilton vaguely realized that something was wrong. Zhang Jian was clearly the captain, but on the Penguin, it seemed that this Asian boy was in charge.

However, he doesn't have time to think about these things now.

Chilton looked at Zhang Jian: "Captain, you said the storm is coming in two days, is that right?"

He had a vague feeling that this might be their chance to escape.

Zhang Jian said earnestly, "Weather forecasts aren't always accurate. It might come tomorrow, or it might not come until the day after. But when our crab fishing boats hear such forecasts, we usually turn back immediately instead of continuing on to gamble on when it will arrive. You might not know, but the Titanic actually sank in the North Atlantic after hitting an iceberg..."

Actually, Zhang Jian's statement was slightly off. The exact coordinates of the Titanic sinking were a bit south of them, but icebergs were encountered in warmer areas to the south, let alone here.

Further north, in some places, only nuclear-powered icebreakers can guarantee safety.

This is one of the worst climate places in the world, and that's no exaggeration.

Zhang Jian continued with emotion, "When the Titanic went to sea, I shouted don't go, don't go, the ship will sink, and my voice was hoarse. Not only did they not believe it, they even kicked me out of the cinema."

Chilton: "..."

Qing Chen: "..."

Yang Yang: "..."

Chilton was speechless. What kind of time is this to be doing stand-up comedy?!

He thought for a moment and asked Zhang Jian, "If the storm comes, will we have a chance to shake off the Radiant Brilliance?"

"We can't shake it off," Zhang Jian shook his head. "When the storm comes, all we have to do is turn the bow towards the direction the tide is coming from and then drop anchor."

"Then what?"

"Then we'll gamble on whether we can survive," Zhang Jian said honestly. "If the wind speed really is 70 knots, then we have a 90% chance..."

"Then the chances of survival are pretty high," Chilton said with a sigh of relief.

Zhang Jian said, "I will die."

Chilton: "..."

If you keep talking like that, I'll shoot you.

Chilton forced himself to calm down and asked, "What if we turn around and run to the shallows when the storm comes?"

"That would mean hitting a reef and sinking," Zhang Jian said. "In times like these, we must leave before the storm arrives; only then can we survive."

"Understood," Chilton nodded, and he went into the cabin and took three pistols from their suitcases.

He hesitated for a moment, then put one back before turning around and going up to the deck, giving one to Qing Chen and one to Zhang Jian: "Since we're teammates now, I'll share two of our weapons with you for self-defense. Have you ever used a gun before? If not, I can teach you."

Chilton said this with utmost sincerity, as if they had truly become teammates.

"Never used it," Qing Chen shook his head.

After saying that, Chilton began to patiently teach Qing Chen and Zhang Jian how to use the pistol, how to disengage the safety, how to pull the trigger, and how to maintain a posture to counteract the recoil.

He was incredibly dedicated when he taught.

When Qing Chen pretends he doesn't know how, he takes it even more seriously.

After Chilton finished teaching, he said, "The recoil of a pistol is greater than you think, so when you beginners use it, you must hold it with both hands. Don't try to strike a cool pose like the protagonists in movies, or you'll hurt yourself."

Qing Chen quickly nodded. "Understood, understood."

Yang Yang watched this scene with a smile, thinking to herself that there was no one in the world qualified to teach Qing Chen about firearms. It was no joke that he could intimidate so many people with just a sniper rifle during the day.

After Chilton finished teaching them about firearms, the seven men returned to the cabin.

Yesenia complained, "Why give guns to these country bumpkins? And why not give Sera's to them instead of mine to that dirty kid? What am I supposed to use after he's done with it?"

Chilton glanced at her, thinking to himself, "That's exactly why we need to be wary of you betraying us with a gun on you."

However, he still explained, "Didn't you see I gave them my guns too? That's so that when we open fire on Kabri, they can use the guns to draw fire. In the chaos, I'll yell 'Fire!' and then everyone will find cover and let them draw a round of fire first. Then we'll open fire. I'm going to the warehouse to pry open the wooden crates later. There's an automatic rifle hidden there. That's the real weapon we're saving for Kabri."

At sea, people are often hundreds of meters apart, and with such strong sea winds, pistols are practically useless.

So, Chilton wanted Qing Chen and Zhang Jian to go out and sell some goods, and then he would end the battle with an automatic rifle.

Perhaps automatic rifles wouldn't work either, but it was their only option: create chaos, kill the captain, and force Old John, the sailor, to sail away.

This is Chilton's ruthless plan.

It seems that we have done everything we could to be perfect.

Chilton looked at Yesenia: "If you find the gold coin, just tell Kabri you found it. Don't try to hide it from me."

Yesenia paused, then asked, "Why?"

Chilton said, "Because we're going to trick some of them into going underwater to salvage, which will reduce their guard strength! Area A4 isn't deep; ordinary people can go underwater in diving suits, and they'll definitely want to see what the underwater treasure looks like. That way, you can kill some of them underwater, and I'll kill some of them on the ship."

"I see," Yesenia's eyes lit up. "I'll try to trick as many people as possible into going down there, and then finish them off in the water. You guys on the boat will act according to the situation."

"Yes, let's do it!" Chilton nodded with satisfaction.

Just then, Old John's voice came from outside. "We've reached the coordinates. Let's anchor now."

Chilton panicked upon hearing this and quickly found Old John, whispering, "Don't lower anchor!"

How are they supposed to escape once they've anchored?!

Dark clouds had already gathered over the Greenland Sea. Zhang Jian looked up at the sky and muttered, "The storm is coming ahead of schedule!"

As the Penguin slowly came to a stop, the Radiant yacht and the Detroit cargo ship came to a stop, and Kabri also came to the deck of the yacht.

From a distance, the young Black man was wearing a bathrobe with his shirt open and nothing underneath, seemingly unfazed by the cold.

Kabri had thick dreadlocks in her hair and wore sunglasses.

He laughed across the sea, "So you're going to search the sea from here, right?"

Chilton nodded, and everyone around him was tense, waiting for the battle to break out.

Yesenia plunged into the sea, and to everyone's surprise, 12 divers from the cargo ship, carrying spearguns and underwater propulsion devices, also jumped into the water.

Kabri and the others had made two preparations: Yesenia was searching for treasure, they would also be searching for it at the same time.

The speed at which the harpoon shot out was not much slower than Yesenia's speed. If Yesenia had attacked underwater, she might have died in the water.

Although she can become one with the seawater and almost liquefy her body, she will still die if she is hit in a vital spot by a harpoon.

Chilton glanced at the sea.

Almost half an hour later, Yesenia surfaced again, holding a gold coin in her hand and shouting with ecstatic joy, "The shipwreck isn't on A7, it's on A4! In a ditch, those treasure hunters missed it!"

Everyone's eyes lit up. Kabri gave a wink to the people behind him, and some people on the yacht put on diving suits and jumped into the sea with them.

Kabri returned to the cabin and started showering the ladies with money, while waiting for good news from the seabed.

On the deck, only twelve armed security personnel remained standing, coldly staring at the sea and the Penguin.

Chilton reached for the automatic rifle hidden behind the crab cage on the deck. Sera said anxiously, "If you make a move now, you'll kill Yesenia. She can't fight so many people underwater."

But then Chilton growled in a low, menacing voice, "What does it matter to us whether she wins or not? Didn't you hear what she said before? She's been planning to betray us for a long time! Get out of the way, grab your guns, and once those two country bumpkins draw fire, we'll open fire! Sera, you go and restrain Old John, make sure he sails away after he hears my instructions!"

At this point, everything is ready.

The sky above the sea grew increasingly dark, as if a dark divine kingdom was pressing down from the heavens, and the howling winds roared like the ravages of an ancient god.

The waves are getting higher and higher.

He glanced once more at the Radiant Brilliance yacht a hundred meters away, then suddenly shouted to Zhang Jian and Qing Chen, "Fire! Now!"

But after he shouted, he immediately hid behind the crab traps, using the densely packed traps as cover.

Just as he expected, a burst of gunfire rang out, and the two country bumpkins were indeed fooled by him.

"Do it!" Chilton roared.

However, he was suddenly stunned the moment he emerged from behind the crab cage.

Beneath the black iron curtain, the Radiant One still shone brightly.

But the security personnel who should have been standing on the deck with guns were all lying down...

Chilton saw the boy at the bow of the ship turn back to look at him, his teeth flashing an eerie white as he grinned.

With wind speeds approaching 30 knots, at a distance of 170 meters, a total of 12 shots were fired, killing 12 people.

Chilton then realized that something was wrong.

Just now, he only heard the sound of gunfire nearby, but he never heard gunfire from the Radiant Ones or the sound of bullets hitting the Penguin.

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