The two men exchanged another glance. Paul read fear and other meaning in Charles's eyes, so he quickly picked up the communicator, turned on the channel switch, and shouted, "Captain's cabin! Captain's cabin! Change course immediately to due south! Full speed ahead! Full speed ahead!"
Upon receiving Bao Bo's order, the two men in the captain's cabin immediately adjusted the course and changed the direction of travel. However, they were now sailing against the wind, so the ship could not reach its maximum speed.
Paobo went to the ship's side to look at the water and the sky, and to test the wind direction. However, the wind speed was getting faster and faster, and the clouds in the sky became thicker and darker in just a short time. Along the horizon, the dark clouds looked oppressive.
It seems the storm hasn't arrived yet, but the omen is already quite strong, hinting at a major hurricane.
Pao Bo then carefully considered what Zhou Xuan had said earlier, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Zhou Xuan had always seemed mysterious and powerful, and it seemed that his ability to estimate storms was also outstanding. In the vast depths of the Atlantic Ocean, escaping the eye of the storm at this time would be extremely difficult!
In a moment of panic, Pao Bo quickly said to Charles, "Charles, hurry to the captain's cabin and urge them not to be careless. Escape south at full speed! I'll go find Mr. Zhou and see if he has any other ideas!" Charles, knowing the urgency of the situation, nodded hastily and ran quickly toward the captain's cabin. Pao Bo also turned and ran toward the lounge. He wanted to find Zhou Xuan and ask him for help, to see if there was any way to escape. Although there wasn't a storm big enough to frighten them yet, it seemed that a storm would arrive soon. They had indeed misunderstood Zhou Xuan.
At this point, Bob didn't have time to think anymore and rushed to the lounge. Zhou Xuan and Wei Haihong were chatting. When they saw Bob run in, Zhou Xuan immediately smiled faintly. At this moment, Bob knew he was in a hurry.
If Zhou Xuan hadn't been confident, how could he have remained calm in such a situation?
As soon as Paobo rushed into the lounge, he quickly said, "Zhou... I'm sorry, I was wrong. Please think of a way to get through this storm." Zhou Xuan remained silent for a moment, and before he could answer, Paobo continued, "Or you could think of it this way: Is the storm too big? As long as it's a weaker one, our cruise ship can withstand it."
Zhou Xuan shook his head and said, "It's a Category 11 typhoon with waves reaching tens of meters high. Can this cruise ship withstand that?"
Pao Bo was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat. This ship was his treasure, his life's work. How could he bear to see it destroyed like this?
"Zhou, since you know about such a huge storm, you must have a way to save it, right?" Zhou Xuan hesitated. He didn't know if he could stabilize such a large cruise ship in such a storm, but he estimated that towing a cruise ship wouldn't be a problem. He knew from his strength training that he was very strong and could easily lift a truck weighing tens of tons. However, it was inconvenient to exert his full strength. To avoid arousing suspicion, Zhou Xuan couldn't lift the truck and fly. He could only try it secretly, and it was not easy to avoid other people's eyes and gazes.
With Zhou Xuan's abilities, if he were to fly alone, he could certainly fly at a speed invisible to the naked eye. However, if he were carrying an excessively heavy object, such as this large cruise ship, his flying speed would not be fast, and he would naturally not escape the attention of others.
That's why Zhou Xuan hesitated. If he wanted to escape the storm, as long as he wasn't afraid of being discovered, it wasn't necessarily impossible for him to protect the cruise ship. But he was considering whether it was worth it. If possible, he should do it without their knowledge.
When the storm was within 30 kilometers of the cruise ship, Zhou Xuan suddenly felt that the speed of the storm had increased and the energy at the center of the storm had also increased significantly, which surprised him!
This change was something he hadn't anticipated. Of course, storms inherently contain unknown factors, so it was normal for it to exceed his expectations. However, Zhou Xuan was genuinely surprised to see this change. The storm had changed too much and hadn't followed his predicted pattern, which was why he was astonished.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan estimated that since he wanted to help rescue the cruise ship, it would take some effort, and he wondered if he had the ability to stabilize the cruise ship.
Paul and Charles could never have imagined that Zhou Xuan would do something even more outrageous than what they had seen.
At this point, there wouldn't be enough time to take action or increase the boat's speed. Pushing the boat through the water wouldn't be enough to escape the storm, while lifting it to flight speed might allow them to escape the storm, but concealing their presence would be difficult. This ability is not as effective as disciplining the bodyguards and crew on the boat. Those actions would only make the bodyguards and crew think Zhou Xuan was a master of ancient martial arts. Although those abilities were superb, they wouldn't seem outrageous to them. As for flying, that goes without saying.
Zhou Xuan hesitated. In the meantime, the prelude to the storm had already begun. The howling of the wind could be heard from outside the ship. Charles's voice came through the communicator: "Paober, the wind force has reached level five and is increasing rapidly. The storm is coming soon. What should we do?" Paober's face turned pale. This wind force was only the prelude. If it reached the eye of the storm, they would definitely be doomed. This cruise ship would face the most severe test in its history!
At this moment, without even listening to the reports from the bodyguards and crew outside, they could already hear the rapid and loud patter of raindrops. One of the windows in the lounge was open, and raindrops, mixed with the howling wind, swept in, slapping the faces of the three men painfully.
Paobo quickly closed the window, a simple task that was now difficult in the strong winds, and this was only the beginning of the storm.
The entire ship began to rock violently, and the three men, who were resting, were also tossed about and unable to stand steadily. Bob was so anxious that his veins were bulging, and he tried to rush out, but the ship suddenly veered off course, throwing him to the side and slamming him hard against the ship's wall!
Volume 1, Chapter 685: The Mysterious Island
Bob cried out, his forehead splitting open and bleeding profusely, as the ship tilted sharply again. Bob was thrown out of the cabin door, and before he could even see anything, a deluge of water poured over him. He was drenched, unable to open his eyes, and felt himself falling into a bottomless abyss.
Just then, Bob was suddenly grabbed by a strong hand, which pulled him back and shoved him back into the cabin. Zhou Xuan's voice rang in his ears: "Lock the door, and whatever you do, don't come out!"
Pao Bo then opened his eyes and saw clearly that he and Wei Haihong were both in the rest room, and Wei Haihong was closing the door tightly.
Pao Bo knew without a doubt that Zhou Xuan had saved him, but he asked Wei Haihong in surprise, "Wei... Where is Mr. Zhou? Where did he go?"
To be honest, Pao Bo was worried that Zhou Xuan might be in danger. In this kind of weather, no matter how capable Zhou Xuan is, he can't fight against fate, can he?
In this raging storm and turbulent sea, no one could resist, yet Zhou Xuan was pushed in by him. Meanwhile, he himself was left outside the cabin. Didn't Wei Haihong, who was like a brother to him, worry?
Pao Bo looked at Wei Haihong. His face was calm, without a trace of panic or fear. It seemed that he was indeed not worried about Zhou Xuan. This puzzled Pao Bo. Did Zhou Xuan have a way to ensure their safety?
The ship was still rocking violently, and Bob and Wei Haihong were struggling to hold onto the fixed shelves in the lounge to keep themselves from being thrown around.
Zhou Xuan had already flown to the back of the ship. Amidst the raging storm and towering waves, he stood as still as a rocky reef. No matter how fierce the waves were, he remained firmly in place after they crashed against him.
Zhou Xuan was certain that he himself would not be threatened by the typhoon waves, but the cruise ship probably wouldn't be able to withstand the onslaught of the storm at its peak. He was certain that "if he weren't here, the cruise ship would undoubtedly have been swept away by the storm and swallowed up."
Fortunately, everyone on the deck had run back to the cabins on the higher decks, leaving the deck empty. Therefore, they wouldn't have seen Zhou Xuan fly from the deck to the stern.
Zhou Xuan first looked out from mid-air behind the ship. "The storm is only twenty minutes away. He wasn't sure if he could stabilize the cruise ship and prevent it from being swept away by the storm waves. So he had to push the cruise ship away quickly and move faster than the storm."
After estimating the speed and time it would take for the storm to arrive, Zhou Xuan landed, attached himself to the steel hull at the stern of the ship, and then began to push the ship with his strength.
The massive cruise ship was suddenly propelled to a greater speed. The two navigators in the captain's cabin were completely unaware that the fierce storm was pounding against the windows, making it impossible to see even a meter ahead. They could only rely on the radar detection instruments in the bridge to probe the surrounding environment.
Propelled by Zhou Xuan, the cruise ship was six or seven times faster than it could run at full speed on its own power. Sailing through the waves, Zhou Xuan felt he wasn't struggling and could go even faster.
However, just as Zhou Xuan was forcefully pushing forward, he suddenly noticed a sign that he was about to fall into the sea. He was immediately taken aback. How long had it been? Moreover, he also felt that his "ability was still very strong," so it couldn't be due to energy depletion, but something else.
In a moment of panic, Zhou Xuan quickly flew onto the ship's deck. Once on the deck, he realized that the ship was spinning in circles on the sea. Two hundred meters away, a gigantic whirlpool had appeared, and the dark hole in the middle of the whirlpool was as big as a house, like a monster with its mouth wide open, waiting for food to be delivered to it.
Zhou Xuan suddenly felt a sense of panic, because he couldn't use his energy anymore. His strength was still at the level before he evolved hundreds of times. He no longer had flight or that powerful energy absorption rate; no wonder he couldn't fly earlier!
What could be the reason for this? Since gaining the energy to fly, Zhou Xuan had never experienced anything like this. The energy had only "become stronger" as he became more skilled and proficient, rather than being lost.
The current situation is that he is gradually losing the ability that made him the most powerful. He can no longer fly. This terrifies Zhou Xuan. If he can't fly, then he won't be able to escape from this cruise ship in the deep sea, much less take Wei Haihong away. What could be the reason for this?
Seeing the enormous whirlpool in front of the ship, Zhou Xuan grew anxious. But without the ability to fly, there was nothing he could do, no matter how anxious he was. The cruise ship was approaching that massive and terrifying whirlpool; with that suction force, even if the ship were running at full speed, escape would likely be impossible.
Zhou Xuan was trapped on the deck, caught in the raging storm. Without the ability to absorb energy hundreds of times stronger than before, he had regressed to the level he had reached a few months prior.
The ship's owner and crew were completely unaware of the current situation. While Zhou Xuan was pushing the ship, the hull had stabilized, but visibility was still extremely poor due to the intense storm and torrential rain. The current situation was even more perplexing; the cruise ship had resumed its violent rocking, even more intense than before.
Zhou Xuan was already struggling to stay afloat on the deck and couldn't move. The storm was getting bigger and bigger. When Zhou Xuan strained his eyes to look around, what he saw shocked him even more.
The storm arrived ahead of schedule, for reasons unknown. His abilities inexplicably vanished again, and the ship was caught at the edge of a massive whirlpool.
It seems that he really can't escape his fate. Man proposes, God disposes. He was indifferent before. If he had known that his flying ability would be unusable, why would he have stayed until now? He could have taken Wei Haihong away from this dangerous area as soon as possible. It would have been easy to take Wei Haihong away from here alone. But now it's troublesome. First, his flying ability is gone, and the energy in his body has weakened to only the level it was a few months ago.