The tremors from the ground were transmitted up the hull, and everyone's nerves were tense.
Major Wei frowned deeply, and a hint of solemnity flashed in his eyes.
"Pass the order down, have everyone leave here as quickly as possible! Don't stop!"
"Yes!"
Next, Major Wei really limited everyone's rest time. The ship was traveling day and night, and the others took turns resting on the ship without stopping, just keeping moving forward.
In the past, they would have followed the usual schedule, traveling during the day and resting at night. Especially since they were carrying such important supplies, any slight accident would result in a huge loss.
However, now when it comes to life safety, these seem to be worthless.
Major Wei also asked Zhou Shuwan several times whether this direction was correct and whether he wanted to change it.
His choice of words was rather strange: "Doctor Zhou, are we heading in the right direction? Do we need to change?"
His choice of words was rather strange, as if hinting at something.
Zhou Shuwan's heart skipped a beat; she certainly heard the test in Major Wei's tone.
Obviously, he had noticed something, but he did not point it out directly. Instead, he chose this euphemistic way.
However, now in such a critical situation, there are some things that she can no longer hide.
"This direction should be safe for now," she finally said, her tone calm but firm. "But if the situation changes, we need to adjust at any time."
Major Wei nodded, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
He did not ask any further questions, but turned around and gave an order: "All ships maintain formation and speed up!"
The fleet continued to move forward, and the roar of the engines echoed over the ice field.
The crew members took turns to rest, their tired bodies supported almost by instinct.
Zhou Shuwan sat in the cabin with his eyes closed, resting.
She looked calm, but she was not at ease inside.
She could feel things more deeply than anyone else present, so she knew that the crisis was not far away. Instead, it was like a beast lurking in the darkness, ready to pounce at any time.
She needs to rest well so that she can use the power of space to prevent danger from coming.
Time passed minute by minute, and the fleet slowly moved forward on the silent ice field.
Until one midnight, Zhou Shuwan suddenly opened his eyes and looked ahead sharply.
"Something's wrong," she whispered, a hint of alarm in her expression.
Mu Mu immediately raised his head and followed her gaze, but only saw a dark ice field: "What's wrong?"
Zhou Shuwan didn't answer, but stood up and walked quickly to Major Wei.
Major Wei had been taking a nap with his eyes closed. When he heard footsteps, he immediately opened his eyes and looked alert. "Doctor Zhou, what happened?"
Zhou Shuwan lowered his voice and said, "I think our people are very tired. Let's stay here and rest."
Major Wei was stunned and looked straight into Zhou Shuwan's eyes.
Her gaze was unwavering and her expression was calm, but there was an unquestionable firmness in her eyes.
Major Wei was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I understand."
He immediately ordered several fishing boats to stop. Because he was unsure whether there would be any danger, he did not allow people to get off the boats and asked them to stay on the boats.
He also ordered people to wake up the sleeping rotation personnel, and all of them carried their equipment and waited quietly in the dark.
Faced with this order, most people were a little confused, but the soldiers' duty to obey orders made them not raise any objections. They quickly put on their equipment and were ready for battle.
Mu Mu stayed by Zhou Shuwan's side. Both of them were fully equipped. Unlike the others, they, the medical staff, also brought some supplies for emergency surgery.
Time passed minute by minute, half an hour, an hour... Just when someone was getting impatient, a deafening sound suddenly came from the front.
Major Wei's expression froze. He picked up his night vision goggles and peered ahead. He saw, hundreds of meters ahead, countless massive ice blocks being tossed up and down, a billowing icy fog that nearly obscured his vision. Then, countless icebergs rose, and countless ice fields collapsed into the abyss...
"Retreat!" Major Wei shouted, and the fleet started quickly, moving away from the collapsing ice field.
The roar of the engines was deafening, and several fishing boats, under the command of Major Wei, fled in panic like frightened birds.
The ship was shaking violently. Mu Mu subconsciously held onto Zhou Shuwan, feeling her body trembling slightly, but she still stared at the chaotic ice field ahead.
The ice layers that were tens of meters thick were like glass shattered by invisible giant hands, and they raised ice waves that were more than ten meters high amidst the dull roar.
The icy mist wrapped in ice chips blew towards me, condensing into white frost on the lenses, and then being hit by the shattered ice chips, making crackling sounds.
Penetrating the mist, I saw that the originally flat ice field was like a torn curtain, with bottomless cracks spreading at a speed visible to the naked eye. The icebergs on both sides of the cracks bulged wildly, with sharp ice spikes piercing the night sky, and then collapsed with even more violent tremors.
The muffled sound coming from deep in the earth's crust is like the roar of a giant beast. The crisp sound of ice breaking mixed with the roar of ice cliff collapse weaves a terrifying giant net in the polar night.
Some of the broken ice layers were not completely separated, but like bridges suspended over the abyss, they made teeth-grinding creaking sounds in the continuous tremors, and could fall into the rolling ice fog below at any time.
There was a tremor under their feet, and everyone broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Major Wei was the calmest among them. He immediately shouted, "Don't panic, it's the movement up ahead. We are safe here for the time being. We must hold steady, we must hold steady!"
Their ships are carrying countless whales, which are very heavy. If they capsize or something happens, the consequences will be unimaginable.
But even in this most critical moment, no one thought of abandoning the whales, which would be a great burden to people.
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