Li Junjie slowed down, and the pirates rowing behind him adjusted the coordinates of the rocket launcher. The accuracy of the fired rockets gradually improved. One of them was even only a few meters away from Zhou Xuan's speedboat, and the explosion nearly capsized it.
Everyone was extremely anxious. Li Junjie slowed the boat down very slowly, and when it was only two or three meters away from the Wolf Fang Thorn, it almost came to a stop.
Zhou Xuan's ice energy was greatly depleted, but he had no choice but to act again. Taking advantage of the chaos, he squeezed to the front, only a few meters away from the wolf-tooth spike at the front of the boat. He lay prone on the ice and used all his strength to transform the two middle sections of the spike into gold. At the instant they transformed, he simultaneously used his ice energy to absorb them, and the four-meter-wide spike in the middle suddenly fell into the sea!
Li Junjie was taken aback, then exclaimed with delight, "Damn, what's going on?" But he didn't hesitate, steer the speedboat through the gap, and out of the opening. After another twenty meters or so, they emerged from the cave, and a bright light appeared before them as they entered the vast ocean!
As Li Junjie steered the boat to its highest point, he laughed and said, "Damn, these pirates' spikes used to block the ship are so old that they broke at this crucial moment. Hehe, what good luck, what good luck!"
Fu Tianlai glanced at Zhou Xuan and saw Zhou Xuan give him a weak, slight smile. He knew in his heart that it was Zhou Xuan who had done it. In this day and age, there is no such thing as extraordinary luck. There is always a reason for everything!
They drove at full speed for five or six minutes in the ocean. After leaving the island about a thousand meters behind, Li Junjie slowed down and turned back to ask, "Which way?"
The yacht operator is dead, as are the mercenaries and Brooklyn and Thomas, whom Fu Tianlai later hired. There is no one left who knows the terrain here.
There are only eight people left on the speedboat now. Apart from Gao Yuzhen and Fu Tianlai's bodyguards, there is only the Fu family, including Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan was somewhat familiar with the terrain. After all, he had ice energy within him, and when he was captured by the pirates, he did so intentionally, so he paid close attention to the terrain. He remembered very clearly that when he entered the island cave, it was due south.
When Li Junjie asked, Zhou Xuansong immediately pointed to the south and said, "Let's go south, I remember it's this way."
Li Junjie nodded and said, "Okay, hold on tight!"
The yacht was started up again, and in less than ten minutes, the pirate island was completely gone. However, after the island disappeared, all around was the vast, boundless sea, and no one could tell which way was which. When they came, the yacht captain had a compass and navigation equipment, and he was familiar with the terrain, so they didn't get lost. But now, no one on the yacht was familiar with the terrain, and even Zhou Xuan was scratching his head, unable to find his way.
After driving for a while, Li Junjie felt uncertain and asked again, "Zhou Xuan, are you sure this is the direction?"
Zhou Xuan scratched his head, glanced at the sea, and was somewhat speechless. Just a moment ago, on the island where the pirates had their lair, Zhou Xuan could be sure he was due south, but after leaving the island, he had completely lost his sense of direction!
Fu Tianlai and his bodyguards were not familiar with navigation, and Fu Ying's parents certainly didn't know anything about it. Gao Yuzhen and Li Junjie didn't know either, and Zhou Xuan naturally knew even less. Besides, his ice energy was no longer effective at this point, and it was severely depleted!
Li Junjie gritted his teeth, muttered something to himself, and then accelerated to the maximum speed in one direction. He was taking a gamble; he couldn't just circle around here. He didn't have much fuel left, and if he couldn't see the shore and ran out of fuel, he'd be in big trouble!
When you're doing something, what you fear most often comes to pass. After running for two hours, the fuel really did run out. When the speedboat turned off the engine and the noise subsided, all around was still the vast, boundless sea!
The worst part was that the fuel was gone, and there was no food or drink prepared on the boat. Apart from three semi-automatic rifles and a dagger, there was nothing else. Even if they wanted to row, there were no oars!
When we escaped from the cave on Pirate Island, we didn't even think to get some water. Now we're just waiting on the speedboat. Our only chance of leaving this place is to encounter a passing ship before we survive. Otherwise, we'll either become fish food or die of thirst and starvation!
The time was unclear, but judging from the sun slanting across the sky, it was probably around four in the afternoon, and night would fall in two or three hours.
The biggest fear at sea is encountering a storm. Speedboats like theirs, without fuel and unable to move, face a storm without any means of communication; their only option is to wait and die!
Just as Zhou Xuan was preparing to break through the peak, Ice and Movement instantly transformed and absorbed the fist-sized brain matter within the minds of the four pirates within its own confines.
Almost simultaneously, the smiles of the forty-odd pirates froze, their movements became fixed, as if they had turned into zombie puppets in an instant, but no one noticed this change.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan bent over and rushed into the middle of the group. He was bent over so that the pirates behind him couldn't see him, and the dozens of people in front of him were all dead, their stiff bodies becoming Zhou Xuan's protective umbrella.
The moment Zhou Xuan rushed out, the rifles of the mercenaries, Fu Tianlai, and the six bodyguards also opened fire, and the eleven people on the left and right fell one after another in the sound of gunfire.
After rushing out of the cave, Shuai Xuan charged forward with all his might through the crowd, stretching his arms straight out to both sides with his fingers spread wide. Ice energy emanated from his fingers, spreading even further. Wherever the ice energy passed, the pirates froze. The further back the pirates were, the more they reacted and reached for their guns. The last pirate even raised his gun and pointed it at him.
Zhou Xuan ran desperately towards the other side, covering the short distance of about thirty meters in nearly ten seconds. Fortunately, there were people blocking his way. The people behind him didn't even have time to raise their guns and fire. When Zhou Xuan reached the very edge, the nearly one hundred pirates stood frozen in place, as if they had all been paralyzed.
Zhou Xuan, who was running on the opposite side, was squatting on the ground, panting heavily, as if he was about to collapse.
The eleven pirates on both sides were shot dead, as were the four mercenaries and Fu Tianlai. The bodyguards turned their guns, ready to help Zhou Xuan again. But when they saw him run straight ahead with his arms outstretched, the hundred-odd pirates stood there dumbfounded, unable to move. They immediately thought he had been acupunctured, because Zhou Xuan had only converted a clump of brain marrow in their brains, killing them instantly without causing any problems.
Zhou Xuan caught his breath, then waved to Fu Tianlai, signaling the others to emerge from the cave. They cautiously looked left and right before walking to Zhou Xuan's side.
Fu Ying was initially worried about Zhou Xuan. But at this moment, she was completely stunned by Zhou Xuan's skills. After a moment of stunned silence, she helped Zhou Xuan up and asked, "Did you...did you strike their pressure points?"
With Fu Ying's keen eyesight, she could naturally see that all the pirates had stopped breathing. However, she watched Zhou Xuan run out and then back to the other side. Aside from running with his arms outstretched, he didn't use any weapons. The only plausible explanation is that he struck the pirates' vital points!
But within a range of several meters to the left and right, nearly a hundred people were killed in just a few seconds. Even Fu Ying felt that she could not match such skill. Looking at the world, which martial arts master has reached this level?
No! At least Fu Ying hadn't seen it. Such skill only exists in legends, or in movies and novels, among martial arts masters! However, the others didn't see it either. Only the four mercenaries, Fu Tianlai's bodyguard, and Fu Ying saw it. Even Li Junjie didn't see it because he had his back to Zhou Xuan's direction at the time.
Zhou Xuan had used too much ice energy and was indeed exhausted. After catching his breath, he still felt weak, but he didn't dare to stay any longer. Seeing everyone rushing over, he quickly said, "Grab your guns, there are plenty on the ground, just pick one up from each side. We need to find a way out of this place quickly, it's not safe here. We just fired another shot. Although it didn't sound very loud in the cave, it would be troublesome if other pirates heard it and came over!"
With a wave of his hand, Fu Tianlai handed almost everyone a gun. The four hired soldiers and bodyguards even picked up a few more guns and carried them on their backs. It's always good to have more guns!
Three mercenaries walked in front, while another mercenary and Fu Tianlai's bodyguard escorted the others, one in the middle and one behind. The remaining mercenaries lacked experience, especially the six executives. Gao Yuzhen and Fu Ying's parents had never encountered anything like this before.
With Fu Ying's support, Zhou Xuan took the lead. He activated the remaining ice energy, which had been greatly depleted. At this point, the ice energy's detection range was only seven or eight meters, but it was better than nothing. However, Zhou Xuan only used the ice energy to probe when the mercenaries were too much for him to handle. Now, he needed to conserve as much ice energy as possible, because in the most critical moment, only ice energy could save his life!
After walking more than a hundred meters out of the cave, the sound of motors outside became very loud. Heading towards another cave, the lights were on and there was a lot of noise. Clearly, there were many people inside. Knowing it was dangerous, Fu Tianlai instructed everyone to keep quiet and quickened their pace.
Upon reaching the entrance to the water cave, dozens of speedboats were moored in the sea below, and some of the larger boats even had heavy machine guns mounted on them.
The nineteen little ones descended the rope ladder one by one. Four mercenaries chose two slightly larger speedboats, while the yacht operator simply picked his own. Of the three boats, the four mercenaries and six cargo ship executives boarded one, the yacht operator boarded his own, and Fu Tianlai boarded another. Li Junjie piloted the boat, and Fu Ying, Fu Ying's parents, Gao Yuzhen, and Fu Tianlai's bodyguard were on board.
After Fu Ying helped her mother sit down, she looked around and saw Zhou Xuan jumping onto another boat and touching everything. She quickly said, "Zhou Xuan, what are you doing? Come here quickly, or it will be too late if the pirates from the other cave come out!"
Fu Ying didn't understand, and neither did Qi An or anyone else.
Zhou Xuan wasn't just fooling around and stalling for time. He was actually using his icy energy to transform and devour the most crucial parts of the other speedboats' engines and heavy weapons. Because the pirates outnumbered him, if they caught up, the only option was to fight with weapons. By crippling their ships and weapons, Zhou Xuan would prevent the pirates from catching up or using their weapons.
After a few minutes, Zhou Xuan finally jumped onto Fu Ying's boat. The boats and speedboats were one after another, and he had only jumped over three. Pirates were shouting overhead, and the yacht operator didn't stop. He started moving and took the lead, driving out of the way, followed by the mercenary's boat.
One man steered the boat, while the other three fired wildly at the cave entrance, their shouts and gunshots blending together.
Fu Ying stretched out her hand anxiously, "Zhou Xuan, hurry up! Little..."
Fortunately, the mercenaries provided cover fire, preventing the pirates inside from surfacing.
Zhou Xuan leaped with all his might, quickly jumping over to the other side, and Li Junjie started the boat moving. Only after Zhou Xuan jumped into the boat did they drive the speedboat away.