Meiman's Endless Skills

Chapter 268 The Big Ship Begins to Sink
The night was hazy and deep, and the sea was shrouded in mist. The passengers on the big ship who had gradually fallen asleep did not know that the danger was getting closer.

Only the superpowers lurking on the ship, when Kraken brought the iceberg closer to a certain distance, their sixth sense was better than ordinary people, so they finally became alert.

However, they failed to think of the crazy plan of the Holy See and the real owner of the big ship. Although they could feel that a fatal crisis was getting closer, they didn't know where it came from, let alone in this icy sea, even if they had extraordinary abilities If you leave the big ship rashly, you may also face great risks.

Most importantly, none of their tasks are done yet.

Therefore, even if the next step is likely to be very dangerous, they must stay.

Danger, it is impossible to become an opportunity.

And when Kraken approached with a huge iceberg, the superpowers who had been on alert immediately realized that even they could not stop it just in the face of such a natural disaster.

In addition, some of them were keenly aware that there was a terrifying and violent aura lurking in the sea water under the iceberg.

They chose to watch this scene indifferently, and did not warn anyone. Although it is related to the survival of more than 2000 lives in the future, some of them are wizards who walk in the dark all their lives, and some are ruthless agents who take orders first. , some are fanatics who can sacrifice everything in order to protect and inherit.

Therefore, human life is often just a number in their eyes.

Even John and Jenny, who executed and directed the ensuing disaster, couldn't help feeling jittery at this point, praying.

Although they have a way to restrain Kraken and have arranged rescue ships nearby, they also know that only if there is no mistake in the plan, can they guarantee the survival of the people on board.

As for how many people can survive in the end, in their plan, at least the vast majority, whether it is the Holy See behind them or the owner of the big ship, hope this is the case.

Under such a huge disaster, it is impossible not to die. If it is only a number of tens or hundreds, it is still within their acceptable range, but if too many people die, they will also bear enormous pressure.

After all, they cannot guarantee that all their plans behind the scenes will never be leaked out.

Except for them, like a bystander, King Kong, who saw all this from the perspective of God from the beginning to the end, also watched this scene happen calmly.

He wasn't interested in revealing anything.

However, he didn't do nothing completely, at least he secretly calculated what would happen after the iceberg collided with the big ship.

In this way, based on the estimated results, he would control the angle and force of the collision between the iceberg and the ship in advance, so that the people on board would not be directly killed by the collision in their sleep.

King Kong is still very confident about whether he can do this perfectly.

About 10 minutes later, it turns out that he has this ability too.

Originally, this collision would at least take away the lives of hundreds of people from their sleep, but after the collision, except for some unlucky people who bumped and bumped, no one died.

If someone can clearly see the situation of everyone on board like King Kong, he will definitely shout a miracle.

Or maybe the captain of the ship, or some respected person, stepped forward at this time, comforted the passengers and allowed them to face the next rescue work in an orderly manner, and then we could find this out after counting the number of people.

However, even if the captain stood up, few people were willing to cooperate.

The catastrophe is imminent and they fly separately. This moment is vividly reflected. Even the vast majority of people have just woken up from sleep, their heads are still confused, and they don't know what happened.

The whole ship was in chaos.

The cries of children and women, the acerbic curses of gentlemen, the hysteria of good people, the vast majority of people are like headless chickens, just fleeing desperately.

Smarter people knew how to run to where the lifeboat was, but more people saw other people running wildly and followed them without thinking.

The chaos lasted for a while, and then the captain managed to bring the chaos under control, but the effect was not great, and it was completely predictable. When everyone knew what happened, a bigger chaos would come.

Because of King Kong's secret intervention, without accident, the speed at which the big ship sank was more than twice as slow as in the original plot.

Therefore, although the lifeboats on the ship are still only enough for half of the passengers, as long as everyone stays rational and waits quietly for nearby ships to come to rescue, it is enough for everyone to be rescued.

It may be a bit cruel, given such a situation that tests human nature, but King Kong is not a superhero who pursues greater ability and greater responsibility. He will only save those who are worth saving from beginning to end.

His perception enveloped the entire big ship, and he saw everyone's reaction in his eyes. The woman holding the child was hit by a running man, and the man ignored it as if he didn't see it.

When the woman and child were about to fall, King Kong had a thought, and the man who was about to continue running suddenly slipped and fell, and then the woman and child knocked down by him fell directly on top of him. A little frightened, but not hurt.

Such a scene only happened within two seconds, and the other people nearby just reacted. Such a coincidental result can be called a small miracle.

Everyone who saw it thought it was God's punishment, and the wicked got their reward in the end, but this didn't make them stop and applaud, except for giving them some vigilance. Only the really kind people stopped to check the women and Is there a problem with the child.

Similar scenes are happening in different corners of the ship. People who see them will subconsciously say "God" in their hearts, and then think it's a coincidence, but they don't know that there is really a man like God in the dark who is watching their every move. move.

Just when King Kong was rating everyone in his heart, he suddenly noticed that Ruth ran towards the room he was in instead of retreating with his fiancé or looking for Jack.

This situation surprised King Kong a little.

Bang bang bang!
As if afraid that King Kong wouldn't hear her, Ruth stopped being a lady, and slapped his door loudly, and at the same time started calling his name.

King Kong hesitated for a moment, but did not go to open the door. He hoped that Ruth would leave soon after knocking on the door and receiving no response.

However, the situation was once again beyond his expectation. After knocking for a while without any results, Ruth actually started knocking on the door.

With Ruth's strength, it was naturally not enough to break open the door. After a few tries, Ruth chose to give up. Just when he thought she was going to leave, she ran into the nearby corridor and got the fire axe.

Just when she was about to split the door open, King Kong opened it.

Seeing King Kong safe and sound, Ruth seemed deeply relieved: "It's good that you're fine. Our ship hit an iceberg and it's about to sink. Let's go, it's too late!"

She spoke quickly, and didn't ask King Kong why he didn't respond to her at the beginning, but planned to take his hand and leave.

King Kong stayed where he was and didn't move, and Ruth couldn't pull him at all.

"I'm not joking, Jin!" Ruth thought that King Kong didn't believe what she said, and pointed to the people who were frantically fleeing in the distance, "Look, everyone is on the run."

"Thank you!"

King Kong, who had been silent from the beginning, finally spoke.

He looked at Ruth with some emotion. To be honest, he thought that his previous estrangement was enough for Ruth to forget him, so now Ruth came to him to escape with him in a critical moment, which surprised him very much.

"Thank you for coming, Ruth." King Kong's face was very calm, and there was no trace of tension. Ruth's nervousness had calmed down a lot after being infected by him.

King Kong shook his head and continued: "I know the ship is sinking, but you go, I want to stay."

Hearing what he said, Ruth was very puzzled, and became emotional again: "Why?!"

why?
For this question, King Kong didn't directly tell her the answer, but put it another way: "Did you know Ruth, the lifeboats on the ship are only enough for half of the passengers, and I want to give this opportunity to women and children."

The answer given by King Kong seems to reflect the responsibility and sacrifice of a real man, and it is also a reasonable statement for Ruth.

"how come."

Ruth obviously didn't know that the lifeboat was only half enough to save the people, and for a moment she didn't know what else to say.

Telling King Kong not to care about other people, she obviously couldn't say that.

"Let's go Ruth, your life has just begun, and there is a brighter future waiting for you, don't waste time on me."

King Kong continued.

"I"

Reason told Ruth that what King Kong said was right, she should listen to him and leave immediately.

But she found that she still couldn't do it, so she just dropped King Kong and escaped like this, which made her feel that she must be crazy, obviously it was just a man she had just known for a few days, and the relationship was not very close.

"I decided, me too"

Just as Ruth was talking, a man's voice came from the corridor on the other side: "Ruth, where are you? Come here dear, it's almost too late!"

"It's Carl."

Hearing this voice, Ruth subconsciously entered King Kong's room, and then closed the door behind her backhand.

Listening to the voices continuing to shout outside, Ruth was silent for a while.

King Kong said at this time: "It can be heard that he really cares about you, maybe you should leave with him."

King Kong didn't want to comment on Karl. Perhaps his purpose of pursuing Ruth was not so pure, but it could be seen that he loved Ruth very much.

However, King Kong could also see that even without him and without Jack, it would be difficult for Carl and Ruth to get together in the end.

Carl is the second generation rich man, while Ruth is a declining nobleman. The probability of Carl pursuing Ruth, liking Ruth and valuing Ruth's aristocratic status is half and half.

As for Ruth, although she came from a noble family in the Eagle Country and received traditional education, since she came into contact with Karl, or the country on the other side of the ocean, which represents a new era in the future, she is destined to yearn for more free and beautiful love.

Therefore, she prefers to choose by herself instead of passively accepting, she is like a rebellious girl who is late in puberty.

Suddenly, Ruth plucked up the courage to look up into King Kong's eyes, ignoring Carl's voice getting farther and farther outside: "I want to stay with you."

From her voice, King Kong could hear determination, he was silent for a while, and didn't try to persuade her any more.

He turned back to the room and sat down on the sofa.

Ruth threw away the fire ax and came to sit next to him: "Maybe we can talk about something before the ship sinks."

She wanted to say and do something, but in the end she couldn't muster up the courage like before.

Ruth didn't realize that, sitting next to King Kong, her emotions gradually calmed down, and she was not frightened or disturbed by the impending death.

It seemed that she could accept all this calmly.

King Kong poured her a cup of tea: "I only have tea here, no coffee."

Ruth ignored the details that King Kong brought his own tea and tea set, and subconsciously took a sip of the tea in front of him.

Tea is no stranger to the nobles of the Eagle Kingdom. This oriental drink is deeply favored by the nobles.

Ruth took a sip, but didn't know what kind of tea it was. She just felt very comfortable after drinking it, which was better than what she had ever drank before.

She couldn't help admiring.

"It's perfect. I didn't expect to drink such perfect tea at the end of my life."

King Kong smiled and shook his head: "Don't be too pessimistic. We may not be rescued. It will take some time before the ship sinks. We may wait until other ships come to rescue us."

Ruth's eyes lit up when she heard this, but then dimmed again. She felt that King Kong was still too optimistic.

"Hope it's what you said."

King Kong said again: "If we can all be rescued today, what are your plans for the future? Or if you have any unfulfilled dreams, can you tell me?"

Ruth thought about it while drinking tea very ladylikely: "If I can survive, I want to go to my mother first, say sorry to her, and then if I have a chance, I want to go around the world. It's big and wonderful, and I don't want to be sad when I face death again one day because I didn't get to see it."

"It's a good dream." King Kong nodded, "You can consider traveling around the world. There are indeed many beautiful places in this world."

"Yes, it's beautiful, but it's also very dangerous. Many places in the world are in chaos now." Ruth said this, and looked at King Kong again, "So, before that, I hope to find someone who can protect me, Then travel the world with him."

Faced with Ruth's expectant gaze and straightforward meaning, King Kong hesitated for a moment:
"You are a good girl Ruth. I am not as good as you imagined. I already have more than one girlfriend, and I even have a daughter."

(End of this chapter)