Cannon fodder, he just wants to win [Quick Transmigration]
Chapter 52 Free Diving
After returning to Bohol Island from the Blue Hole in the Bahamas, Duan Yan seemed a little absent-minded, as if he had fallen into some kind of depressed mood.
Xie Bujing asked him, but every time Duan Yan just smiled and shook his head, saying that he was fine.
Until one day, Xie Bujing lay on the bed and asked Duan Yan to give him a massage.It was so comfortable, Xie Bujing quickly fell asleep.
When he got up the next day, he realized that it was almost ten o'clock in the morning, he missed the morning dive training, and he was halfway through the dynamic breath-hold training in the morning.
He actually slept for so long?
Xie Bujing rubbed his hair, lifted the quilt and got off the bed: "Didn't I ask you to call me?"
Duan Yan was wearing a Cuban collar and short sleeves, and was sitting at a desk reading a medical book.
Hearing this, he raised his head: "I saw that you were in a deep sleep, so I didn't call you."
Xie Bujing didn't respond. He rubbed his head and walked into the bathroom, saying, "Don't let me sleep for so long next time."
"You..." Duan Yan's vague voice came from outside the house.
"What?" Xie Bujing poked out half of his head with a toothbrush in his mouth, "What did Ni just say?"
"Are you pushing yourself too hard?" Duan Yan was a little worried, "You have dived more than 100 meters in just one year. No one can reach your depth."
"No!" Xie Bujing wanted to say something, but the toothbrush in his mouth made him a little slurred.
He turned around to rinse his mouth, washed his face again, and then came out and said: "I am in good condition now, if I am too tired, I will rest myself."
Duan Yan pursed his lips and remained silent.
"What's wrong with you recently?" Xie Bujing rubbed Duan Yan's furry head, "I don't feel like you anymore?"
Yes, he has always been the type who will definitely do it if he decides.
When did you become so indecisive?
Duan Yan came back to his senses in a daze, and shook his head: "It's nothing, maybe I'm too tired."
"That's right, you and I have run so many games together, and you still have to deal with the company's affairs. If you are too tired, take a rest." Xie Bujing suddenly thought of something, and asked, "How is your diving variety show?" ?”
"Very good," Duan Yan nodded, "After the first season aired, the response was good, and they are already planning the second season."
"That's good, I'll go to training first." Xie Bujing waved his hand, turned and left.
Duan Yan looked at Xie Bujing's back, his expression sank a little.
During this period, Xie Bujing practiced methodically and participated in two more competitions.
Two months later, coach Abel made a bold proposal to him.
"Challenge the world record?" Xie Bujing had just finished practicing static breath-holding, and the gel coat on his body was still dripping with water.At this time, he has been able to hold his breath statically for nearly 9 minutes, and he can swim more than 200 meters dynamically with fins.
Although he could see his progress every day, he never thought that this day would come so quickly.
Abel nodded: "I think you have enough ability to try to challenge the world record."
"Two months ago, you dived to 95 meters with constant weight and no fins in the competition. You broke through 98 in yesterday's training." You are progressing so fast."
After being silent for two seconds, Xie Bujing nodded, "Then please leave it to the coach."
Now Xie Bujing is still not sure that he can do it, but he is willing to give it a try.
While running in the evening, he told Duan Yan the news.
At this time, the sun had already set, and the sea in the distance showed a deep blue color. They ran on the beach, and there were broken coral corpses lying around their feet.
"Xiao Duan, the coach said that I can challenge the world record." Xie Bujing said with some surprise.
"World record?" Duan Yan's expression darkened for a moment, but he quickly calmed down, and said in a gentle tone, "What project?"
"Constant weight without fins," Xie Bujing said, "My current record is 98 meters, and the world record is only 102 meters."
Behind Xie Bujing, Duan Yan frowned slowly.
"What's wrong?" Xie Bujing turned his head and looked at Duan Yan curiously.
"It's okay." Duan Yan shook his head, and quickly caught up. "I'm just a little worried. Is it too fast? You haven't learned diving for two years."
"It's been almost two years, it's been a long time," Xie Bujing said, "You still have memories of Jiang Xuekuo and Ding Haisheng, right? At that time, I was alpine skiing and short board surfing, breaking the world record, and it was almost 2 to 3 years ago .”
"But..." Duan Yan hesitated.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. Xie Bujing also trained at the same speed in the first two worlds and participated in competitions. He encouraged and accompanied him before.
But in the project of free diving, Duan Yan felt a little strange.
"Don't think too much," Xie Bujing patted Duan Yan's arm, "Maybe the original owner's experience has affected you, but I'm not Du Su, we have to go back together, right?"
Duan Yan's Adam's apple rolled, but he didn't speak.
"And the so-called limit," Xie Bujing looked at the last ray of light in the west, as if riding a fiery red sun in his eyes. "Isn't it just that before you try, you think you will never be able to do it?"
The sea breeze from the Pacific Ocean caressed every pore of Xie Bujing, as if a signal summoned him to dive into the sea.
"I'll go first, such a mother-in-law doesn't look like you at all." Xie Bujing complained, "Obviously you would encourage me before."
Duan Yan ran slower and slower, and finally stopped in place.
Xie Bujing ran towards the bright light ahead without looking back, only Duan Yan was left in this quiet and dark night.
At this time, there is still half a year before Xie Bujing will participate in the new challenge, and the training plan is also proceeding in an orderly manner.
Able taught Xie Bujing a new breathing method-diaphragmatic breathing, which is a way to control the diaphragm, which can better help him maintain balance during the dive.
In addition, Xie Bujing has to do a lot of strength training.Strengthening physical strength is only a small aspect. His more important purpose is to gain weight, because heavier weight will help him descend faster during the dive.
In addition, the previous daily training will continue.
Xie Bujing has no time for recreational diving in the early morning. He needs to make full use of every second to prepare for the official competition.
At the same time, the worry in Duan Yan's heart still hasn't disappeared.
I don’t know if it’s because I worry too much, but one day, Duan Yan dreamed that he and Xie Bujing were diving in the sea together.
The picture at the beginning is very beautiful, they walk with the dolphins, free and happy.But as he swam, Xie Bujing went with the dolphins, leaving him alone in the icy sea.
The sea water poured down from all around, Duan Yan suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping for breath as if someone had stuck his throat.
Duan Yan blamed this on his reaction to being left out.
It is undeniable that the deeper Xie Bujing dives, the further the distance between himself and him becomes.
Although there is nothing abnormal about their daily relationship, Duan Yan always has a feeling that Xie Bujing's heart is no longer here.
He is drawn by the sea to deeper and more private places—places he cannot reach.
Xie Bujing felt that Duan Yan was thinking too much, but he didn't expect that one day after his static breath holding training was over, Frank stared at him for a while, and suddenly said, "You shouldn't be so impatient."
Xie Bujing didn't speak.
Frank said again: "You shouldn't let yourself improve so fast."
Xie Bujing looked at Frank silently, he didn't think what Frank said made sense.
He now has a responsible coach, a professional team, no problems in training, and he is mentally prepared.Others may think that his diving figures are too amazing, but for Xie Bujing, all this is just a step-by-step progress.
A month later, Xie Bujing participated in deep diving training and broke through his first 100-meter constant weight without fins.
During that test, his ears were slightly injured due to the pressure, but he still successfully completed the water discharge process, and the results were valid.
Another two months passed, and at this time, there was still one month before Xie Bujing challenged the world record holder at the Red Sea World Championships in Egypt.
At this time, Xie Bujing announced during the training process that he would challenge the depth of 103 meters.
On the day of the dive, the waves were very big and the sky was overcast.
Duan Yan repeatedly checked all kinds of mechanical equipment nervously, and found that there was no problem with all the equipment, but even so, he couldn't shake off the anxiety in his heart.
Xie Bujing wanted to laugh: "You have pulled the safety rope a dozen times, will you give it to me?"
Only then did Duan Yan come to his senses, and quickly tied the safety rope around Xie Bujing's waist, and buckled the other end to the guide rope.
At this time, Xie Bujing was already floating on the surface of the sea. He was wearing a tight rubber suit, with a buoy on the back of his head, his legs resting on the floating objects, and he was holding the guide rope with both hands, waiting for the countdown from the coach.
The wind and waves were very strong today, causing him to dangle on the sea surface, but Xie Bujing was already used to all kinds of harsh sea conditions, so he hardly felt anything about it.
The countdown ended, Xie Bujing arched his hips and dived into the water.
Duan Yan was sitting on the deep diving boat, staring at the underwater monitor without blinking, almost out of breath.
Until now, he finally knew what the emotion that had troubled him for months was—fear.
Xie Bujing's fear deepened every time he dived one meter further.
If he can't free dive, he probably doesn't know what that means.
But he does know.
It is precisely because you know that you will know how terrible it is.
When diving, the double pressure caused by the atmosphere and sea water squeezes the athlete's lungs and ear canal; due to lack of oxygen, the athlete will inevitably experience dizziness; the accumulation of lactic acid in the body will cause muscle pain...
What's more, if an athlete encounters difficulties at the bottom of the sea, he cannot immediately ask anyone for help.
To some extent, freediving is more dangerous and cruel than any other sport.
But even so, there are still athletes who continue to challenge.
It seems that the more painful they are, the more they can feel the true meaning of the sport.
Duan Yan took a deep breath and turned his gaze to the monitor.
In the monitor, Xie Bujing has already got the mark point and started to return to the water surface.
But this is still not enough to make Duan Yan completely relieved, because the real challenge has only just begun.
Xie Bujing still has to rely on his own strength to swim 103 meters upstream and successfully complete the water discharge process within 15 seconds, which is considered a successful challenge.
In the deep sea, Xie Bujing paddled gently and vigorously with both hands, rising along the guiding line little by little.
The effects of negative buoyancy tugged at him, but he still didn't show any hesitation.
80 meters, 50 meters, 20 meters...
Xie Bujing's altitude continued to rise, reaching 10 meters below the sea.
Positive buoyancy came into play, pushing his body up rapidly.
Xie Bujing rushed out of the water, and Duan Yan's heart also rose to his throat.
After a brief silence, Xie Bujing took off the nose clip and raised the depth tag in his hand.
"I'm fine," he shouted to the coach.
At this point, Duan Yan's heart that was mentioned in the middle of the sky also fell heavily.He jumped into the sea with a sigh of relief, and hugged his most cherished person tightly.
One month later, Bujing Xie and his team flew to Sharm El Sheikh in the Red Sea, Egypt, to participate in the Freediving World Championships.
Located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, Sharm El Sheikh has a large area of colorful coral reefs and is a world-famous free diving holy land.
The moment he walked out of the cabin, Xie Bujing instantly felt the hot and dry place here. It is November, and the temperature here is still close to 11 degrees.
The turquoise desert is reflected in the blue water, and the date palm trees are floating in the sea breeze. This is a landform that Xie Bujing has never seen before.
On the night of their arrival, the divers they knew took them to a Greek-style dinner.
At this time, Xie Bujing heard that Norbert.Lansing - the world record holder for 102 meters of constant weight without fins - will challenge the depth of 103 meters in this diving competition.
This is also the record that Xie Bujing wanted to break before, but now...
"I want to change the goal to 104 meters." Xie Bujing said to coach Abel.
"Are you sure?" Abel looked at Xie Bujing with deep blue eyes, and said seriously, "You know, you have never dived to this depth before."
"I think I can give it a try," Xie Bujing said. "I have dived to 103 meters before, and my body tells me that it is not my limit."
Indeed, last time Xie Bujing's 103-meter challenge ended, he returned to the water surface and got a white card, and even the degree of fainting was very low, which was like a miracle.
Abel could see that Xie Bujing had made a lot of preparations, so he agreed to the decision.
On the day of the game, early in the morning.
When Xie Bujing got up, he suddenly found that his nose was a bit blocked.
It should be cooling down in the middle of the night. He caught a little cold, but not to the extent of a cold.
The problem is not big.
Xie Bujing wrapped his nose in a tissue and blew his nose vigorously. It took five or six sheets of paper in a row before he felt that his nose was unobstructed again.
"Did something happen?" Duan Yan came out of the bathroom, "I seemed to hear something just now."
"No," Xie Bujing hurriedly kicked the tissue into his pocket, shaking his head, "Maybe it's the birds chirping outside."
Duan Yan stretched out his head to take a look, only the cool sea breeze and the blue sea outside the window.
"I just flew away," Xie Bujing walked into the bathroom calmly, "I'm going to wash up first, wait for me to eat together."
Duan Yan paused, but still didn't express his worry.
He had that dream again last night.
Perhaps it was because he and Xie Bujing lived in the same room, the feeling in the dream was particularly real.
He dreamed that Xie Bujing dived to the bottom of the sea, surpassed the depth label by one meter, and finally disappeared completely in the deep sea.
And no matter how hard he paddled, he couldn't catch up with Xie Bujing's figure.
……
In the bathroom, Xie Bujing threw the tissue in his pocket into the toilet, and pressed the flush button to destroy the evidence.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with him, and he just avoided making the other party worry.
After catching a cold, it will affect the balance of ear pressure, so you can't dive deep.But he didn't have a cold, Xie Bujing took a deep breath, his nasal cavity was unobstructed, he was full of energy, and everything was fine.
Xie Bujing opened the door after washing and almost bumped into Duan Yan's face.
"Are you really okay?" Duan Yan stood at the door, looking at him gravely.
Duan Yan has really become more and more sensitive recently, like a nagging old woman, he doesn't feel at ease about what he does.
Xie Bujing didn't bother to explain to him, instead of answering, he asked instead: "Duan doctor, did you examine me? What do you think I have?"
Duan Yan actually thought about it seriously, and seemed to really think that this proposal was not bad.
He took out his stethoscope and thermometer, and said with a serious face, "Sit on the bed first."
Xie Bujing: "..."
Duan Yan did not give in: "Come here."
"I'm teasing you," Xie Bujing tiptoed and pressed his forehead to Duan Yan's, "Do you think I have a fever?"
Duan Yan's expression was still serious: "Do you think you can fish in troubled waters like this?"
"...All right," Xie Bujing stretched out his body, "Come quickly if you want to check."
Duan Yan carefully checked Xie Bujing's heart and lungs, evaluated his current health status for a few seconds, and finally stood up: "Okay, let's go eat."
Xie Bujing: "I'll just tell you there's no problem."
Today is a sunny day, the sun has risen at 8 o'clock in the morning, the sky is blue, the sea is green, and the weather is very suitable for competitions.
Before the competition, Xie Bujing did an hour of yoga and meditation.
By the time the staff reminded him to start the game, he had already cleared away any distracting thoughts.
Xie Bujing lay on his back on the surface of the water, taking small mouthfuls of air, filling his lower abdomen, lungs, chest cavity, throat, mouth...every part of his body.
When the countdown ended, Xie Bujing dived into the rich blue of the Red Sea.
Long-term training made his strokes gentle and powerful, and soon he dived to 30 meters underwater.
It's a depth he likes a lot.
Here, his body will begin to free fall.
And he will start to feel the presence of nitrogen narcosis.
The so-called nitrogen narcosis is that the nitrogen in the lungs enters the blood and body under pressure, paralyzing the body.
The nitrogen narcosis felt at a depth of 30 meters is still very light, and there is a certain sense of dizziness, but it will also stimulate athletes to continue diving.
Xie Bujing's body has undergone long-term professional training, and this level of nitrogen narcosis is almost non-existent for him.
But the vague sense of excitement inspired him to continue along the leading line.
The further down he went, the more pressure his body suffered.
More and more nitrogen began to enter the body, and during the calm fall, he felt slightly dizzy.
When he dived to about 60 meters, Xie Bujing's diaphragm suddenly moved.
This is not a good phenomenon.
The diaphragm twitched, which meant that his body wanted to breathe, especially since he was still 44 meters away from his goal.
Xie Bujing relaxes his body, restrains his thoughts, minimizes physical consumption as much as possible, and lets his body do free fall along the guiding line.
This feeling of falling is wonderful, as if floating gently in space, enough to resist the dizziness caused by nitrogen narcosis, and the pain caused by the increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
After exceeding 80 meters, Xie Bujing descended faster and faster, softly and quickly, like a leaf falling in the wind.
However, his body became more and more uncomfortable.
The accumulation of lactic acid made his muscles ache, and the nitrogen narcosis almost made him lose his mind...
He was desperate for oxygen to get into his lungs.
But no.
If he returns now, he will be deducted points, and this challenge will fail.
Moreover, he has endured such pain thousands of times, and the current physical discomfort is just an insignificant time in his breaking through the limit.
Supported by willpower, Xie Bujing continued to go down. Soon, he saw the weight lead plate hanging on the guide rope, and his 104-meter-deep marker was stuck with Velcro not far from it.
Xie Bujing tore off the Velcro, paddled the water with both hands, kicked down with his legs spread, and swam towards the light above his head.
In order to mitigate the effects of nitrogen narcosis, he could not rise rapidly from the beginning.
Although freediving does not require a nitrogen stop like scuba diving, too fast ascent will also aggravate the nitrogen narcosis reaction.
His plan was to rise steadily to 60 meters, and then use the stored energy and oxygen to rise rhythmically.
But gradually, paddling became more and more difficult, and the force of the deep sea pulled him, causing him to consume more and more oxygen.
His ears started to ache and his thighs and extremities started to heat up from the buildup of lactic acid.
Nitrogen drunk made him unconscious, like a dark sea, with all kinds of ghosts wandering.
He couldn't hold back anymore, and couldn't wait to get rid of this uncomfortable situation.
Xie Bujing continued to paddle upwards, and quickly rose from 80 meters underwater to 20 meters at an astonishing speed.
"too fast!"
Duan Yan looked at this scene with a solemn expression, frowning tightly.
Because of the rapid ascent, the pressure on his body quickly dropped from 10 Pa to 3 Pa. His squeezed lungs began to expand, and the oxygen needed by his body gradually increased.
But in fact, the oxygen content in his body is almost depleted.
To make matters worse, as the depth decreased, blood began to flow back from his brain to his extremities.
He stroked his hand upwards mechanically, but the consciousness in his brain became more and more blurred.
After recovering to 10 meters, Xie Bujing fell into a brief faint.
The brain became blank due to lack of oxygen, and there seemed to be bursts of white light spots in front of his eyes.
The safety divers of the organizing committee surrounded Xie Bujing, watching his actions nervously, but did not dare to step forward immediately.
Looking at this scene, Duan Yan's whole heart was about to tug.
He wished he could rush down immediately to lift Xie Bujing out of the water, but he didn't dare.
Because most divers experience this brief blackout, quite a few are able to regain their senses and move on.
When the brain detects the lack of oxygen in the human body, it will automatically shut down the nerve function to ensure that the human body suffers further damage.
This physiological reaction can effectively prevent people from holding their breath to commit suicide on the surface of the water, but it is enough to cause fatal consequences underwater.
Xie Bujing fell into a brief coma, but he still firmly locked the air in his mouth.His mouth was swollen, like a little squirrel storing food.
That means there is still hope.
This is also the reason why Duan Yan and the rest of the safety divers still chose to wait.
Finally, three seconds later, Xie Bujing moved his body again and rose to the surface of the water in one breath.
He was holding on to the sling in a daze, with a blank expression.
"Breathe! Breathe!!" On the boat, Abel was yelling at him frantically.
Xie Bujing just woke up like a dream, panting heavily, raised his hand to remove the nose clip and eyepiece.
However, when he gestured "ok" to the referee and was about to say "I'm fine", his body began to tremble with "samba" symptoms, and blood began to gush out of his nose and mouth, which was shocking.
But Xie Bujing still did not give up.
He maintained his sanity and tried his best to say three words to the referee: "I'm fine."
Duan Yan was on the surface of the sea within reach of Xie Bujing. He watched Xie Bujing try his best to say these three words, and his heart twitched intermittently.
He never thought that the three words "I'm fine" could have such a cruel meaning.
About two seconds later, Xie Bujing fainted in the sea, and was quickly hugged by Duan Yan.
This is the first time Xie Bujing suffered from lung compression, which is also a problem that most freedivers will encounter.
The referee gave him a red card and he failed the challenge.
Xie Bujing asked him, but every time Duan Yan just smiled and shook his head, saying that he was fine.
Until one day, Xie Bujing lay on the bed and asked Duan Yan to give him a massage.It was so comfortable, Xie Bujing quickly fell asleep.
When he got up the next day, he realized that it was almost ten o'clock in the morning, he missed the morning dive training, and he was halfway through the dynamic breath-hold training in the morning.
He actually slept for so long?
Xie Bujing rubbed his hair, lifted the quilt and got off the bed: "Didn't I ask you to call me?"
Duan Yan was wearing a Cuban collar and short sleeves, and was sitting at a desk reading a medical book.
Hearing this, he raised his head: "I saw that you were in a deep sleep, so I didn't call you."
Xie Bujing didn't respond. He rubbed his head and walked into the bathroom, saying, "Don't let me sleep for so long next time."
"You..." Duan Yan's vague voice came from outside the house.
"What?" Xie Bujing poked out half of his head with a toothbrush in his mouth, "What did Ni just say?"
"Are you pushing yourself too hard?" Duan Yan was a little worried, "You have dived more than 100 meters in just one year. No one can reach your depth."
"No!" Xie Bujing wanted to say something, but the toothbrush in his mouth made him a little slurred.
He turned around to rinse his mouth, washed his face again, and then came out and said: "I am in good condition now, if I am too tired, I will rest myself."
Duan Yan pursed his lips and remained silent.
"What's wrong with you recently?" Xie Bujing rubbed Duan Yan's furry head, "I don't feel like you anymore?"
Yes, he has always been the type who will definitely do it if he decides.
When did you become so indecisive?
Duan Yan came back to his senses in a daze, and shook his head: "It's nothing, maybe I'm too tired."
"That's right, you and I have run so many games together, and you still have to deal with the company's affairs. If you are too tired, take a rest." Xie Bujing suddenly thought of something, and asked, "How is your diving variety show?" ?”
"Very good," Duan Yan nodded, "After the first season aired, the response was good, and they are already planning the second season."
"That's good, I'll go to training first." Xie Bujing waved his hand, turned and left.
Duan Yan looked at Xie Bujing's back, his expression sank a little.
During this period, Xie Bujing practiced methodically and participated in two more competitions.
Two months later, coach Abel made a bold proposal to him.
"Challenge the world record?" Xie Bujing had just finished practicing static breath-holding, and the gel coat on his body was still dripping with water.At this time, he has been able to hold his breath statically for nearly 9 minutes, and he can swim more than 200 meters dynamically with fins.
Although he could see his progress every day, he never thought that this day would come so quickly.
Abel nodded: "I think you have enough ability to try to challenge the world record."
"Two months ago, you dived to 95 meters with constant weight and no fins in the competition. You broke through 98 in yesterday's training." You are progressing so fast."
After being silent for two seconds, Xie Bujing nodded, "Then please leave it to the coach."
Now Xie Bujing is still not sure that he can do it, but he is willing to give it a try.
While running in the evening, he told Duan Yan the news.
At this time, the sun had already set, and the sea in the distance showed a deep blue color. They ran on the beach, and there were broken coral corpses lying around their feet.
"Xiao Duan, the coach said that I can challenge the world record." Xie Bujing said with some surprise.
"World record?" Duan Yan's expression darkened for a moment, but he quickly calmed down, and said in a gentle tone, "What project?"
"Constant weight without fins," Xie Bujing said, "My current record is 98 meters, and the world record is only 102 meters."
Behind Xie Bujing, Duan Yan frowned slowly.
"What's wrong?" Xie Bujing turned his head and looked at Duan Yan curiously.
"It's okay." Duan Yan shook his head, and quickly caught up. "I'm just a little worried. Is it too fast? You haven't learned diving for two years."
"It's been almost two years, it's been a long time," Xie Bujing said, "You still have memories of Jiang Xuekuo and Ding Haisheng, right? At that time, I was alpine skiing and short board surfing, breaking the world record, and it was almost 2 to 3 years ago .”
"But..." Duan Yan hesitated.
He didn't know what was wrong with him. Xie Bujing also trained at the same speed in the first two worlds and participated in competitions. He encouraged and accompanied him before.
But in the project of free diving, Duan Yan felt a little strange.
"Don't think too much," Xie Bujing patted Duan Yan's arm, "Maybe the original owner's experience has affected you, but I'm not Du Su, we have to go back together, right?"
Duan Yan's Adam's apple rolled, but he didn't speak.
"And the so-called limit," Xie Bujing looked at the last ray of light in the west, as if riding a fiery red sun in his eyes. "Isn't it just that before you try, you think you will never be able to do it?"
The sea breeze from the Pacific Ocean caressed every pore of Xie Bujing, as if a signal summoned him to dive into the sea.
"I'll go first, such a mother-in-law doesn't look like you at all." Xie Bujing complained, "Obviously you would encourage me before."
Duan Yan ran slower and slower, and finally stopped in place.
Xie Bujing ran towards the bright light ahead without looking back, only Duan Yan was left in this quiet and dark night.
At this time, there is still half a year before Xie Bujing will participate in the new challenge, and the training plan is also proceeding in an orderly manner.
Able taught Xie Bujing a new breathing method-diaphragmatic breathing, which is a way to control the diaphragm, which can better help him maintain balance during the dive.
In addition, Xie Bujing has to do a lot of strength training.Strengthening physical strength is only a small aspect. His more important purpose is to gain weight, because heavier weight will help him descend faster during the dive.
In addition, the previous daily training will continue.
Xie Bujing has no time for recreational diving in the early morning. He needs to make full use of every second to prepare for the official competition.
At the same time, the worry in Duan Yan's heart still hasn't disappeared.
I don’t know if it’s because I worry too much, but one day, Duan Yan dreamed that he and Xie Bujing were diving in the sea together.
The picture at the beginning is very beautiful, they walk with the dolphins, free and happy.But as he swam, Xie Bujing went with the dolphins, leaving him alone in the icy sea.
The sea water poured down from all around, Duan Yan suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping for breath as if someone had stuck his throat.
Duan Yan blamed this on his reaction to being left out.
It is undeniable that the deeper Xie Bujing dives, the further the distance between himself and him becomes.
Although there is nothing abnormal about their daily relationship, Duan Yan always has a feeling that Xie Bujing's heart is no longer here.
He is drawn by the sea to deeper and more private places—places he cannot reach.
Xie Bujing felt that Duan Yan was thinking too much, but he didn't expect that one day after his static breath holding training was over, Frank stared at him for a while, and suddenly said, "You shouldn't be so impatient."
Xie Bujing didn't speak.
Frank said again: "You shouldn't let yourself improve so fast."
Xie Bujing looked at Frank silently, he didn't think what Frank said made sense.
He now has a responsible coach, a professional team, no problems in training, and he is mentally prepared.Others may think that his diving figures are too amazing, but for Xie Bujing, all this is just a step-by-step progress.
A month later, Xie Bujing participated in deep diving training and broke through his first 100-meter constant weight without fins.
During that test, his ears were slightly injured due to the pressure, but he still successfully completed the water discharge process, and the results were valid.
Another two months passed, and at this time, there was still one month before Xie Bujing challenged the world record holder at the Red Sea World Championships in Egypt.
At this time, Xie Bujing announced during the training process that he would challenge the depth of 103 meters.
On the day of the dive, the waves were very big and the sky was overcast.
Duan Yan repeatedly checked all kinds of mechanical equipment nervously, and found that there was no problem with all the equipment, but even so, he couldn't shake off the anxiety in his heart.
Xie Bujing wanted to laugh: "You have pulled the safety rope a dozen times, will you give it to me?"
Only then did Duan Yan come to his senses, and quickly tied the safety rope around Xie Bujing's waist, and buckled the other end to the guide rope.
At this time, Xie Bujing was already floating on the surface of the sea. He was wearing a tight rubber suit, with a buoy on the back of his head, his legs resting on the floating objects, and he was holding the guide rope with both hands, waiting for the countdown from the coach.
The wind and waves were very strong today, causing him to dangle on the sea surface, but Xie Bujing was already used to all kinds of harsh sea conditions, so he hardly felt anything about it.
The countdown ended, Xie Bujing arched his hips and dived into the water.
Duan Yan was sitting on the deep diving boat, staring at the underwater monitor without blinking, almost out of breath.
Until now, he finally knew what the emotion that had troubled him for months was—fear.
Xie Bujing's fear deepened every time he dived one meter further.
If he can't free dive, he probably doesn't know what that means.
But he does know.
It is precisely because you know that you will know how terrible it is.
When diving, the double pressure caused by the atmosphere and sea water squeezes the athlete's lungs and ear canal; due to lack of oxygen, the athlete will inevitably experience dizziness; the accumulation of lactic acid in the body will cause muscle pain...
What's more, if an athlete encounters difficulties at the bottom of the sea, he cannot immediately ask anyone for help.
To some extent, freediving is more dangerous and cruel than any other sport.
But even so, there are still athletes who continue to challenge.
It seems that the more painful they are, the more they can feel the true meaning of the sport.
Duan Yan took a deep breath and turned his gaze to the monitor.
In the monitor, Xie Bujing has already got the mark point and started to return to the water surface.
But this is still not enough to make Duan Yan completely relieved, because the real challenge has only just begun.
Xie Bujing still has to rely on his own strength to swim 103 meters upstream and successfully complete the water discharge process within 15 seconds, which is considered a successful challenge.
In the deep sea, Xie Bujing paddled gently and vigorously with both hands, rising along the guiding line little by little.
The effects of negative buoyancy tugged at him, but he still didn't show any hesitation.
80 meters, 50 meters, 20 meters...
Xie Bujing's altitude continued to rise, reaching 10 meters below the sea.
Positive buoyancy came into play, pushing his body up rapidly.
Xie Bujing rushed out of the water, and Duan Yan's heart also rose to his throat.
After a brief silence, Xie Bujing took off the nose clip and raised the depth tag in his hand.
"I'm fine," he shouted to the coach.
At this point, Duan Yan's heart that was mentioned in the middle of the sky also fell heavily.He jumped into the sea with a sigh of relief, and hugged his most cherished person tightly.
One month later, Bujing Xie and his team flew to Sharm El Sheikh in the Red Sea, Egypt, to participate in the Freediving World Championships.
Located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, Sharm El Sheikh has a large area of colorful coral reefs and is a world-famous free diving holy land.
The moment he walked out of the cabin, Xie Bujing instantly felt the hot and dry place here. It is November, and the temperature here is still close to 11 degrees.
The turquoise desert is reflected in the blue water, and the date palm trees are floating in the sea breeze. This is a landform that Xie Bujing has never seen before.
On the night of their arrival, the divers they knew took them to a Greek-style dinner.
At this time, Xie Bujing heard that Norbert.Lansing - the world record holder for 102 meters of constant weight without fins - will challenge the depth of 103 meters in this diving competition.
This is also the record that Xie Bujing wanted to break before, but now...
"I want to change the goal to 104 meters." Xie Bujing said to coach Abel.
"Are you sure?" Abel looked at Xie Bujing with deep blue eyes, and said seriously, "You know, you have never dived to this depth before."
"I think I can give it a try," Xie Bujing said. "I have dived to 103 meters before, and my body tells me that it is not my limit."
Indeed, last time Xie Bujing's 103-meter challenge ended, he returned to the water surface and got a white card, and even the degree of fainting was very low, which was like a miracle.
Abel could see that Xie Bujing had made a lot of preparations, so he agreed to the decision.
On the day of the game, early in the morning.
When Xie Bujing got up, he suddenly found that his nose was a bit blocked.
It should be cooling down in the middle of the night. He caught a little cold, but not to the extent of a cold.
The problem is not big.
Xie Bujing wrapped his nose in a tissue and blew his nose vigorously. It took five or six sheets of paper in a row before he felt that his nose was unobstructed again.
"Did something happen?" Duan Yan came out of the bathroom, "I seemed to hear something just now."
"No," Xie Bujing hurriedly kicked the tissue into his pocket, shaking his head, "Maybe it's the birds chirping outside."
Duan Yan stretched out his head to take a look, only the cool sea breeze and the blue sea outside the window.
"I just flew away," Xie Bujing walked into the bathroom calmly, "I'm going to wash up first, wait for me to eat together."
Duan Yan paused, but still didn't express his worry.
He had that dream again last night.
Perhaps it was because he and Xie Bujing lived in the same room, the feeling in the dream was particularly real.
He dreamed that Xie Bujing dived to the bottom of the sea, surpassed the depth label by one meter, and finally disappeared completely in the deep sea.
And no matter how hard he paddled, he couldn't catch up with Xie Bujing's figure.
……
In the bathroom, Xie Bujing threw the tissue in his pocket into the toilet, and pressed the flush button to destroy the evidence.
He didn't think there was anything wrong with him, and he just avoided making the other party worry.
After catching a cold, it will affect the balance of ear pressure, so you can't dive deep.But he didn't have a cold, Xie Bujing took a deep breath, his nasal cavity was unobstructed, he was full of energy, and everything was fine.
Xie Bujing opened the door after washing and almost bumped into Duan Yan's face.
"Are you really okay?" Duan Yan stood at the door, looking at him gravely.
Duan Yan has really become more and more sensitive recently, like a nagging old woman, he doesn't feel at ease about what he does.
Xie Bujing didn't bother to explain to him, instead of answering, he asked instead: "Duan doctor, did you examine me? What do you think I have?"
Duan Yan actually thought about it seriously, and seemed to really think that this proposal was not bad.
He took out his stethoscope and thermometer, and said with a serious face, "Sit on the bed first."
Xie Bujing: "..."
Duan Yan did not give in: "Come here."
"I'm teasing you," Xie Bujing tiptoed and pressed his forehead to Duan Yan's, "Do you think I have a fever?"
Duan Yan's expression was still serious: "Do you think you can fish in troubled waters like this?"
"...All right," Xie Bujing stretched out his body, "Come quickly if you want to check."
Duan Yan carefully checked Xie Bujing's heart and lungs, evaluated his current health status for a few seconds, and finally stood up: "Okay, let's go eat."
Xie Bujing: "I'll just tell you there's no problem."
Today is a sunny day, the sun has risen at 8 o'clock in the morning, the sky is blue, the sea is green, and the weather is very suitable for competitions.
Before the competition, Xie Bujing did an hour of yoga and meditation.
By the time the staff reminded him to start the game, he had already cleared away any distracting thoughts.
Xie Bujing lay on his back on the surface of the water, taking small mouthfuls of air, filling his lower abdomen, lungs, chest cavity, throat, mouth...every part of his body.
When the countdown ended, Xie Bujing dived into the rich blue of the Red Sea.
Long-term training made his strokes gentle and powerful, and soon he dived to 30 meters underwater.
It's a depth he likes a lot.
Here, his body will begin to free fall.
And he will start to feel the presence of nitrogen narcosis.
The so-called nitrogen narcosis is that the nitrogen in the lungs enters the blood and body under pressure, paralyzing the body.
The nitrogen narcosis felt at a depth of 30 meters is still very light, and there is a certain sense of dizziness, but it will also stimulate athletes to continue diving.
Xie Bujing's body has undergone long-term professional training, and this level of nitrogen narcosis is almost non-existent for him.
But the vague sense of excitement inspired him to continue along the leading line.
The further down he went, the more pressure his body suffered.
More and more nitrogen began to enter the body, and during the calm fall, he felt slightly dizzy.
When he dived to about 60 meters, Xie Bujing's diaphragm suddenly moved.
This is not a good phenomenon.
The diaphragm twitched, which meant that his body wanted to breathe, especially since he was still 44 meters away from his goal.
Xie Bujing relaxes his body, restrains his thoughts, minimizes physical consumption as much as possible, and lets his body do free fall along the guiding line.
This feeling of falling is wonderful, as if floating gently in space, enough to resist the dizziness caused by nitrogen narcosis, and the pain caused by the increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
After exceeding 80 meters, Xie Bujing descended faster and faster, softly and quickly, like a leaf falling in the wind.
However, his body became more and more uncomfortable.
The accumulation of lactic acid made his muscles ache, and the nitrogen narcosis almost made him lose his mind...
He was desperate for oxygen to get into his lungs.
But no.
If he returns now, he will be deducted points, and this challenge will fail.
Moreover, he has endured such pain thousands of times, and the current physical discomfort is just an insignificant time in his breaking through the limit.
Supported by willpower, Xie Bujing continued to go down. Soon, he saw the weight lead plate hanging on the guide rope, and his 104-meter-deep marker was stuck with Velcro not far from it.
Xie Bujing tore off the Velcro, paddled the water with both hands, kicked down with his legs spread, and swam towards the light above his head.
In order to mitigate the effects of nitrogen narcosis, he could not rise rapidly from the beginning.
Although freediving does not require a nitrogen stop like scuba diving, too fast ascent will also aggravate the nitrogen narcosis reaction.
His plan was to rise steadily to 60 meters, and then use the stored energy and oxygen to rise rhythmically.
But gradually, paddling became more and more difficult, and the force of the deep sea pulled him, causing him to consume more and more oxygen.
His ears started to ache and his thighs and extremities started to heat up from the buildup of lactic acid.
Nitrogen drunk made him unconscious, like a dark sea, with all kinds of ghosts wandering.
He couldn't hold back anymore, and couldn't wait to get rid of this uncomfortable situation.
Xie Bujing continued to paddle upwards, and quickly rose from 80 meters underwater to 20 meters at an astonishing speed.
"too fast!"
Duan Yan looked at this scene with a solemn expression, frowning tightly.
Because of the rapid ascent, the pressure on his body quickly dropped from 10 Pa to 3 Pa. His squeezed lungs began to expand, and the oxygen needed by his body gradually increased.
But in fact, the oxygen content in his body is almost depleted.
To make matters worse, as the depth decreased, blood began to flow back from his brain to his extremities.
He stroked his hand upwards mechanically, but the consciousness in his brain became more and more blurred.
After recovering to 10 meters, Xie Bujing fell into a brief faint.
The brain became blank due to lack of oxygen, and there seemed to be bursts of white light spots in front of his eyes.
The safety divers of the organizing committee surrounded Xie Bujing, watching his actions nervously, but did not dare to step forward immediately.
Looking at this scene, Duan Yan's whole heart was about to tug.
He wished he could rush down immediately to lift Xie Bujing out of the water, but he didn't dare.
Because most divers experience this brief blackout, quite a few are able to regain their senses and move on.
When the brain detects the lack of oxygen in the human body, it will automatically shut down the nerve function to ensure that the human body suffers further damage.
This physiological reaction can effectively prevent people from holding their breath to commit suicide on the surface of the water, but it is enough to cause fatal consequences underwater.
Xie Bujing fell into a brief coma, but he still firmly locked the air in his mouth.His mouth was swollen, like a little squirrel storing food.
That means there is still hope.
This is also the reason why Duan Yan and the rest of the safety divers still chose to wait.
Finally, three seconds later, Xie Bujing moved his body again and rose to the surface of the water in one breath.
He was holding on to the sling in a daze, with a blank expression.
"Breathe! Breathe!!" On the boat, Abel was yelling at him frantically.
Xie Bujing just woke up like a dream, panting heavily, raised his hand to remove the nose clip and eyepiece.
However, when he gestured "ok" to the referee and was about to say "I'm fine", his body began to tremble with "samba" symptoms, and blood began to gush out of his nose and mouth, which was shocking.
But Xie Bujing still did not give up.
He maintained his sanity and tried his best to say three words to the referee: "I'm fine."
Duan Yan was on the surface of the sea within reach of Xie Bujing. He watched Xie Bujing try his best to say these three words, and his heart twitched intermittently.
He never thought that the three words "I'm fine" could have such a cruel meaning.
About two seconds later, Xie Bujing fainted in the sea, and was quickly hugged by Duan Yan.
This is the first time Xie Bujing suffered from lung compression, which is also a problem that most freedivers will encounter.
The referee gave him a red card and he failed the challenge.
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