Reborn: I Stock Up and Bully the Trash to Dominate the Apocalypse

Although it had just experienced the attack of ice rain, the cruise ship was still firmly controlled by the strange mirror-like current.

The sea surface was still as calm as a huge mirror, without any ripples, only the sunlight reflecting off the ice, creating a dazzling light.

The appearance of floating ice allowed them to feel the power of the undercurrent more intuitively.

Pieces of ice of different sizes moved slowly on the sea surface, colliding with each other and making low "crackling" sounds.

Those floating objects were clearly not far from them, but within a few minutes they shrank into blurry white dots, as if they were wiped off the sea by an invisible hand.

Qi Mingyu stood on the deck, his eyes fixed on the ice floes in the distance.

His brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

The undercurrent was not only fast, but also seemed to have a fixed direction. If they continued to be carried along in this way, they would sooner or later be dragged into unknown waters.

"The temperature is still dropping due to the ice rain," Mu Mu said. "The sea surface temperature is only about 5 or 6 degrees Celsius now, so the ice will melt very slowly."

But according to past experience, once the ice rain ends, the temperature will rise back quickly.

"This time the ice rain lasted only two hours, while the previous ones lasted for several days and nights." Zhou Jianghai looked at the floating ice around the cruise ship.

Qi Mingyu said, "We have to find a way to get rid of this undercurrent."

Wanwan needs to rest to recover, so they have to rely on their own strength to get out of this undercurrent.

Otherwise, they will be dragged to increasingly unknown distances. Not to mention what dangers they may encounter, once the fuel runs out, they will really have to leave it to fate.

Zhou Jianghai came over with a new buoy. "Should we measure the current again? Perhaps the undercurrent has changed direction."

Qi Mingyu nodded: "Test! We will test it every ten minutes and we must understand its changing pattern.

The buoy was thrown into the sea, and the orange ball was particularly conspicuous in the sun.

Several people watched it with bated breath. Sure enough, the ball quickly began to move backwards. Although the speed was slightly slower than before, it was still amazing.

"The direction hasn't changed, but the speed has decreased slightly." Mu Mu frowned. "This may mean that we are approaching the intersection of two ocean currents."

"If that's the case, then that's our chance." Qi Mingyu's eyes flashed with hope. "Where two currents meet often forms a whirlpool or turbulent area. Although dangerous, as long as we grasp the angle, we may be able to follow the turbulent current and break out of this undercurrent."

"But we know nothing about the seabed topography here," Zhou Jianghai said worriedly. "If we make a mistake, we might hit a reef."

"We don't have time to hesitate," Qi Mingyu said firmly. "Waiting here is like waiting for death. Actively looking for a breakthrough at least gives us a glimmer of hope."

After discussion, they finally decided to start the cruise ship and head west.

That's where the intersection is most likely to occur.

The cruise ship slowly turned, and the engine emitted a low roar.

On this unusually quiet sea, the sound seemed particularly abrupt.

Time passed minute by minute, and the sea remained as calm as before.

After four hours of sailing, the careful Mu Mu discovered that the ice floes in the distance began to show irregular movement trajectories, and some even circled in place.

“We’re approaching our target area,” he said excitedly. “The ice floes are becoming increasingly chaotic, indicating unstable ocean currents.”

“Okay, keep going!”

The sound of the cruise ship's engine became more rapid, and the bow cut through the calm sea, leaving a brief trail of water.

However, just as they were about to enter the intersection area, the sea surface suddenly changed strangely.

Tiny ripples began to appear on the sea surface ahead, and these ripples spread out at an astonishing speed, forming concentric circles of varying sizes.

What is even more shocking is that in the center of these concentric circles, the sea water is slowly sinking, forming funnel-shaped whirlpools.

"Is this... a multi-vortex area?" Mu Mu gasped. "We may have entered a rare multi-vortex belt."

Qi Mingyu's forehead was covered with beads of sweat. "This is more dangerous than I thought. But it's too late to turn back now. We have to get through."

"But these vortexes look very unstable," Zhou Jianghai said worriedly. "If you get sucked into one, the consequences will be disastrous."

"I'll choose to fly through the gaps between the vortices." Qi Mingyu gripped the steering wheel tightly, his eyes as sharp as an eagle. "Dad, you and Mu Mu will be responsible for observing the changes in the vortices on both sides and remind me to adjust the direction in time."

The cruise ship entered the multi-vortex area cautiously.

On the sea surface around, the whirlpools are like the eyes of the ocean, which is chilling.

The sunlight shines on the center of the vortex, creating a strange light and shadow effect, as if some unknown secret is hidden deep in each vortex.

"The vortex on the left is expanding!" Mu Mu suddenly shouted.

Qi Mingyu immediately adjusted his direction and avoided the expanding vortex.

However, just as he avoided one, a new vortex appeared on the right.

"A new vortex was found on the right!" Zhou Jianghai reminded.

"I saw it!" Qi Mingyu responded calmly: "Hold steady. We must maintain our current speed. If we go too slow, we will be easily captured by the vortex's gravity."

The huge cruise ship shuttled between the whirlpools, and every turn was extremely thrilling.

Fortunately, on the boundless sea, even these suddenly formed whirlpools are far enough apart from each other to allow the entire cruise ship to dodge and turn.

Suddenly, a huge vortex appeared in front of them. Its diameter was at least three times that of the cruise ship, and the sea water in the center had formed a bottomless black hole.

"Oh no!" Mu Mu exclaimed.

This black hole-like vortex is the main vortex, and Qi Mingyu and his crew's cruise ship was captured by its gravitational field!

The cruise ship began to drift uncontrollably towards the main vortex.

Qi Mingyu tried desperately to adjust the steering wheel, but with little effect.

“Push harder!” he yelled. “We have to break free from its pull!”

The roar of the engine seemed particularly abrupt on the vast sea, but it could not conceal the invisible force that was dragging them step by step into the abyss.

The bow of the cruise ship has slightly tilted towards the main vortex, and the hull has begun to tilt slightly.

"The steering wheel is becoming more and more sluggish!" Qi Mingyu gritted his teeth, gripping the steering wheel tightly with both hands, veins bulging on his arms.

"This is because the water flow generated by the vortex is changing the water pressure distribution under the ship." Mu Mu quickly analyzed, "If we can't break free within 30 seconds, we will be completely sucked into the center of the vortex!"

Zhou Jianghai stared at the edge of the vortex: "Left! There's a gap on the left!"

Qi Mingyu didn't hesitate at all and turned the steering wheel all the way to the left.

The cruise ship let out a harsh metallic groan, and its hull almost scraped the edge of the whirlpool.