To avoid causing the hull to collapse, Cheng Tian and the others chose to crawl past the timber rather than destroy it, because it was simply too massive. It pierced straight through both sides of the hull and had probably already taken on the role of a load-bearing pillar.
After they bent down and crawled through, something unexpected happened.
Milotic... got stuck...
Everyone: ...
Milotic: (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)
The space left underneath was not particularly large, but both the humans and the two Greninja could crawl through easily.
But... Milotic seemed to have gotten a little fat...
Milotic: Hydro Pump warning.
Ahem... ever since evolving from Feebas, Milotic had always carried herself like an aloof queen. When had she ever embarrassed herself like this? After twisting her creamy-white body left and right without managing to squeeze through, she grew so angry that white light lit up her tail.
Cheng Tian's heart jolted, and he immediately stopped the Iron Tail she was about to unleash.
This was no joke. If the ship collapsed, the losses would outweigh the gains.
The technicians below were still working!
He could only work with Cao Min to push Milotic back out first and leave her watching from outside...
In the gunpowder storage area, they could see enormous cannons and lead shot, along with all sorts of gunpowder packed into barrels or crates.
There was no telling how many years this gunpowder had been submerged. It could not have been more thoroughly dead. Apart from the powder soaking in whole crates, some had spilled out during violent jolts. Much of it had been washed away by the seawater, leaving only a layer of gunpowder on the deck that resembled gray volcanoes.
Cheng Tian crouched down and pinched a little between his fingers, then stood up and walked toward