Xu Hang had focused all his attention on the sea beast. Even the sudden upheaval aboard the ship had not concerned him much.
Never mind that several pirates had already been subdued by the crew—even if a few of them had boarded with guns in hand,
with him and these men who had once been his soldiers, there was nothing to fear.
But with Ye Yuan's reminder, Xu Hang quickly realized what was going on.
That was right. It could not possibly be such a coincidence. The chances of two groups of pirates suddenly appearing in the same waters were far too slim.
If Ye Yuan was right, then that Research Vessel might actually be a Pirate Ship.
Could Zhao Ximin be aboard it?
As he watched the Research Vessel sink halfway beneath the water, Xu Hang's heart suddenly leaped into his throat.
"Enough. I'll go take a look. If the hostages are on that ship, then they must be in danger now."
Through his senses, Ye Yuan had already seen that one researcher had been sucked into the whirlpool created by the sinking ship.
The remaining few were still relatively safe, but as the whirlpool expanded, they too were in grave danger.
Most importantly, the beautiful, ethereal-looking girl who was likely the target of his rescue mission could not swim.
She was only staying afloat with the help of her companions. The situation over there was even worse than he had imagined.
There was no longer any time for him and Xu Hang to keep talking. If they wasted even a few more sentences here, that girl's life would be in danger.
Even if she was not the Zhao Ximin Xu Hang had mentioned,
Ye Yuan did not want someone as lovely as a fairy to end up sleeping