Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 198 Drifting on the sea
The trajectory of the strong winds at sea was unpredictable, and the five people on the boat did not know how to sail, let alone control the boat. They could only watch the sailboat below them move rapidly forward in an unknown direction.

"Now we can only try our best to steer the ship!"

Several people gathered at the rudder, only to find that the rudder had been broken into two pieces by the huge wave just now and could not be used at all.

"It's over now. The horse's head is broken off. Even the most skilled doctor can't prescribe medicine..."

Now that misfortunes never come alone, the five people felt sad and fell into silence.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Lu Ping raised another question that would soon need to be addressed: "By the way, is there anyone among you who can't swim?"

"Yidao and I have been trained since we were young, so we are pretty good at swimming."

Duan Tianya and Gui Hai Yidao have been strictly trained by Zhu Wusi since they were young. Their abilities in various aspects may not be particularly outstanding, but they definitely have no weaknesses.

Lu Ping nodded, then turned his gaze towards Xuanyuan Sanguang.

Xuanyuan Sanguang shook the sieve and said loudly, "What are you looking at me for? I have been in the martial arts world for decades, how can I not know how to use water?"

That's right, if he couldn't swim, he would have been defeated by others in this area long ago.

"What about you?" Lu Ping finally looked at Murong Jiu.

"I can swim, but I'm not very good at it."

Murong Jiu paused after speaking, and looked up at the storm on the sea: "After all, even if you are a good water expert, facing this kind of environment, it should be difficult to guarantee that you can survive, right?"

Even Lao Zhang, who had thirty years of experience at sea, was swallowed up without a trace by this sea storm, not to mention those of them who had lived in the inland all year round.

"What you said makes sense. Given the environment, it doesn't matter whether you can swim or not. We are all the same!"

"It sounds like you can't swim?" Murong Jiu keenly noticed the information revealed in Lu Ping's words.

Lu Ping didn't hide it and admitted it frankly: "Yes, so if I fall into the water, I still need you to save me!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely cooperate when the time comes and won't move."

"...Haha, I don't think you have good intentions at all!"

Over the next period of time, the storm grew stronger.

The sailboat sometimes went forward, sometimes to the right, and sometimes spun in place. Strong winds blew from all directions, and huge waves hit from the front, back, left and right, making several people on the boat feel nauseous and dizzy.

Everyone had no choice but to leave the deck and hide in the cabin.

The wooden boat creaked and the sails whistled, which matched the roar of the sky and the sea, making it seem as if thousands of troops were fighting outside, which was terrifying.

The air gradually became heavy, and several people fell asleep unconsciously in this depressing atmosphere.

After an unknown amount of time, the sailboat seemed to hit something, and the whole ship shook violently, with a loud bang that spread throughout the cabin.

Lu Ping suddenly woke up and sat up.

Others also woke up from their sleep because of this special vibration.

"what happened?"

“It feels like we’ve hit a rock.”

"Listen, it seems that it is not as noisy outside as before. Could it be that the storm has stopped?"

"If that's the case, we are really blessed!"

When a few people came out of the cabin, they saw that the sky outside was clear and the haze in the sky had dissipated. The wind was no longer as strong as before, but became gentle.

The sun shines through the clouds onto the sea, creating a sparkling scene before your eyes. Seabirds fly overhead, calling out loudly, as if they are singing to survive another storm.

Surprised that they had safely survived the crisis, the few of them took the opportunity to inspect the ship.

The result was surprising. The ship was not leaking, and its masts, sails, and ropes were not broken by the storm, so it is still sailing normally.

"There is such a magical thing?!"

“We are indeed very lucky!”

A storm of that magnitude could be called a Category 15 typhoon.

Not to mention at sea, even on land near the coast, safety cannot be guaranteed. How could this ship survive the storm intact?
Could it be that there is a boat elf?

"This ten-year-old ship is so scary..."

Lu Ping sighed, and thought of Lao Zhang who was drowned in the sea and whose life or death was unknown. He felt even more desolate, "I'm sorry, Lao Zhang, I shouldn't have doubted you just now..."

After calming down, they recalled the boat shock that had just woken them up.

"By the way, what was that shock just now?"

"There doesn't seem to be any reefs on the sea nearby..."

As they were wondering, Murong Jiu, who was standing by the boat, suddenly exclaimed, "Come and have a look! There seem to be a few coffins floating over there!"

A coffin appeared on the sea?
Could it be that we encountered a body buried at sea?
This is not a good sign!!

A few people frowned and rushed over to take a look. They found that there were indeed several wooden coffins floating beside the boat. They thought that they must have hit the boat just now.

But these wooden coffins were all open and empty.

"Strange...why is there an empty coffin on the sea?"

"I think the seal was not tight during the burial at sea, and after the coffin lid fell off, the body inside sank into the sea, so only these empty coffins are left?"

That is indeed one explanation.

"No, look carefully, there don't seem to be any traces of nails on these wooden coffins?"

"I have also seen burials at sea without coffins."

"Another possibility is that these coffins are used for escape." It is inevitable to encounter storms at sea, and it is difficult to equip most sailboats with lifeboats, so using coffins becomes a solution that is not a solution.

"If these coffins are really for escape, then why are they here?"

Lu Ping thought for a moment and guessed, "It is very likely that a ship was destroyed by the storm just now, so the people on the ship used the coffin to escape, but they still failed to escape the storm and fell into the water, leaving only the empty coffin in front of us."

Upon hearing this, the other people nodded, thinking that Lu Ping's guess was the closest to the truth.

Thinking it would be a waste if they didn't take them, the group worked together to salvage the coffins, but were shocked to find that there was something hidden inside the coffins.

"What is this? A dead fly stuck to it?"

Lu Ping stepped forward and tried to pick it up, but found that he couldn't get the dead fly off.

"Uh... I think that should be a bat pattern!"

"bat?"

Lu Ping was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted.

Since there are bat marks, does that mean these coffins are from Bat Island?

If my guess is correct, maybe I can find the destination of this trip based on the direction these coffins are floating from.

However, when Lu Ping set his eyes on the vast ocean, he felt that this idea was too unrealistic. Now that the storm had stopped, he didn't know how to look for the direction of the ocean current, so he had no idea where to start.

Suddenly, a group of seabirds appeared in sight again.

"Seabirds? Wait! Maybe we can follow them to find French fries... No, follow them to find the island!"

As we all know, seabirds cannot fly over the sea all the time. They must find a piece of land to stop and rest every once in a while. Therefore, on the land near the sea, you can often see large groups of seabirds gathering together to rest.

Thinking of this, Lu Ping suddenly became excited.

"Quick! Let's catch up with those birds!"

"As long as we follow them, we will definitely find land!"

However, when he turned around, he saw four constipated faces: "How are you going to follow?"

"Of course, we should move the boat closer..."

Lu Ping stopped talking halfway, and then his expression became horrified: "Oh, right! The rudder has been broken for a long time!"

I was so excited just now that I forgot this most basic condition.

"There's no other way. Now I can only use Qinggong to rush over."

Lu Ping slapped his head and started doing warm-up exercises.

Qinggong?

The four of them were stunned at the same time and quickly spoke up to stop Lu Ping's idea.

"Absolutely not!"

"Don't you know how to swim?!"

"Seabirds are incredibly fast. Even if you have extraordinary martial arts skills, there is nowhere to gain leverage on the sea. Doing this is simply courting death!"

"That's true. Besides, we don't even know how far the nearest island is. Once you get lost at sea, you may never come back!"

The problem of having nowhere to gain leverage is easy to deal with. With the skill of catching wind-turned rocks, Lu Ping is not afraid of falling into the sea. But the possibility of getting lost is something he has to consider.

"But it will be useless even if we just stay here!"

"Instead of waiting until the water and food on the boat run out and we are exhausted before making any plans, we might as well make a desperate effort while we still have the strength. Maybe we still have a chance!"

This is a very realistic problem. After thinking about it for a while, they realized that Lu Ping's judgment was correct. After looking at each other, they made a decision.

"In that case, let's go together."

In the next hour, the group began to dismantle the wrecked ship for reuse.

By using ropes, wooden boards and nails in the cabin, several coffins that had been salvaged were tied together to make a simple raft.

Then, after a hearty meal and taking as much fresh water and food as possible, they headed towards the direction where the seabirds were moving.

Perhaps it was because of their good luck that they had favorable winds and waves all the way, and with Lu Ping at the tail of the raft, who continuously used his internal energy to emit energy as a propulsion force, the speed of the entire raft was quite considerable.

At dusk, an island appeared where the sea and sky met.

"Captain, we see land ahead!!"

"Well done, Inspector Murong, bring the raft over to me!!"

"It seems we are still very lucky. I thought we would have to drift on the sea for three to five days..."

"Once I get ashore, I must have a good meal and a good sleep!"

"What to eat? Oh, let's eat those seabirds..."

"What?! They are our saviors!!"

"If you have the guts, don't eat it."

The appearance of the island before their eyes inspired the five people.

Lu Ping increased the power output of his palm, and the rest of the people paddled hard, speeding up the raft again.

At nightfall, the group finally reached the shore.

(End of this chapter)