The Peerless Master, Moon in the Well!

The moment the explosion went off, Alvin was completely stunned!

As the cruise ship tilted, Alvin frantically called out to Fox and Shirley from the lower deck, wanting to know if they were all right.

It would be incredibly stupid to fail to rescue anyone and end up putting his own family in danger too!

Fox was the first to reply. "I'm fine. Shirley's with me. We'll be on the cruise ship's main deck in a moment. Only a few survivors have minor injuries.

"How about you?

"The ship's sinking faster and faster. Don't push yourself. You'd better get out right away!"

Alvin let out a long sigh of relief. Bracing one hand against the slightly tilted wall, he said, "I'll be fine. You get out first. I'll find a way to buy Stark a little more time."

As he spoke, Alvin gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "We're all here now, so we have to do everything we can, no matter what...

"Remember to find that son of a bitch Simon and put a bullet in him..."

Before Alvin could finish, Stark's shout came through. "Alvin, we have to plug the hole that got blown open! There isn't enough time to evacuate..."

Alvin fell silent for a moment, then said with a bitter smile, "I'm on it. You hurry those people along. If they can't get out, they should jump into the sea. I'll plug that damn hole...

"Fuck, what kind of mess is this?"

After speaking, Alvin sprinted down the cruise ship's passage toward the tilted section. He didn't find the blasted hole until he was almost at the ship's belly, near the engine room.

The explosion had torn a hole about five meters in diameter in the cruise ship's aft port side.

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