For several days in a row, the island was filled with the loud noise of the melting glaciers crashing and flowing.
The sound was definitely not a slight cracking sound, but a roar that was packed with tremendous force.
First, there was a dull "click" sound as the thick ice layer peeled off from the main body, so dull that it could make the earth tremble slightly.
Then, tens of thousands of tons of ice plunged into the sea, stirring up a thunderous roar. Then, the broken ice collided and rubbed against each other in the ocean currents, emitting another burst of dense "crackling" sounds, layer upon layer, endlessly.
The sound was like countless giant beasts that had been sleeping for thousands of years awakening, galloping across the sea with heavy steps. Every step they took made the air tremble, and even the rocks on the island resonated faintly.
Standing on the island, the power seems to penetrate into the bone marrow through the soles of the feet, making people clench their fists and feel tight in their hearts. They are shocked by the majestic power of nature, and vaguely uneasy about the disappearance of this world of ice and snow.
The temperature has risen to 27 or 28 degrees Celsius, and the glaciers are melting much faster than everyone expected.
The sea level rose at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the small island that was originally exposed above the water was completely submerged two meters.
If an adult stands on the island, the sea water will directly cover their heads.
No one dared to step out of the mothership and cruise ship easily. The outside world seemed to have become a purgatory of ice and water.
The most dangerous thing is not the rise in sea levels.
When huge ice blocks drift on the sea, they will occasionally hit ships anchored on the shore.
The ships had already been shaken to the point of collapse by the impact of the ice, and several of them even had huge holes in them.
The seawater rushed into the cabin through the breach, and the ship seemed to be grabbed by an invisible giant hand and slowly sank into the deep sea.
In just one week, five ships had sunk—a mid-sized cruise ship, a fishing boat, and three smaller fishing vessels.
Everyone could only stand on the deck of the mothership and watch this scene happen, but they were powerless to do anything.
Under such a huge impact force, a person might be cut in half by a single hit.
"With such a huge block of ice and such a violent impact, who can withstand it?" Captain Shang stood on the deck, staring at the sea in the distance, his throat tight.
The eyes of others also turned red.
These ships had been with them since the land vanished, and together they had survived several natural disasters and the end of the Ice Age.
However, at the moment when the dead sea came back to life, they died along with the ice.
Captain Chen sat in a wheelchair, his brow furrowed, his voice low, "There's nothing we can do now except watch."
But something even more terrifying is happening.
The wind and waves on the sea had not yet subsided when an even more heart-wrenching scene came into view.
Several huge icebergs as big as hills were carried by the violent ocean currents and headed straight for the island like out-of-control white beasts.
They were huge in size, with jagged ice spikes all over their bodies. They rushed forward and smashed the first line of stone wall in front of them into pieces.
Amidst the flying gravel, the ice blocks continued to surge forward with unstoppable momentum.
The crowd suddenly cried out in surprise, and some people even subconsciously took a few steps back.
"Oh no! That piece of ice is coming!" Zhang Jia's voice trembled slightly, and his fingers gripped the railing tightly.
"Don't panic!" Tao Zheng quickly grabbed her wrist, his eyes fixed on the ice ahead. His voice was calm but with a hint of urgency, "The mothership has a protective wall!"
At this critical moment, Captain Shang's previous deployment became a life-saving straw for everyone.
As early as when he realized the risk of glacier melting, he ordered the use of boiling point alloy to weld an additional thick metal barrier behind the original stone wall of the island.
"Boom——!"
The first huge piece of ice hit the metal wall hard. The dull impact made people's eardrums hurt, and even tiny ripples appeared on the surface of the metal wall.
The mothership's hull even shook violently due to the loud noise. The people on the deck staggered to and fro, and some people were so scared that they squatted down and hugged their heads.
Qi Mingyu pulled Zhou Shuwan behind him, his eyes still fixed on the direction of the ice.
What surprised everyone was that, or perhaps it was expected, this seemingly thin metal barrier was as solid as a solid wall.
On the contrary, the hard ice could not withstand the reaction force in an instant due to the extraordinary strength of the boiling point alloy. It began to crack from the point of impact, and the cracks spread like a spider web. Then it shattered into countless small pieces with a "crack", falling into the sea and splashing water all over the sky.
Subsequent ice blocks came one after another, and the metal wall endured violent impact again and again, until a larger ice block hit it from behind. One of the metal walls finally couldn't hold on, and it collapsed with a harsh twisting sound.
But at this time, the ice had exhausted its momentum. After crashing into the wall, it lost its power and slowly broke and melted on the spot. It was no longer able to pose any threat to the mothership and other ships.
Only after confirming that there was no more danger did the tense crowd slowly breathe a sigh of relief. Some people even held on to the railings beside them, their faces finally revealing the relief of having survived the disaster.
Those few short minutes just now felt like I was walking through the gates of hell.
Suddenly, there was another roar coming from the sea in the distance.
Everyone looked up and saw several huge ice blocks being pushed by the ocean currents, rushing towards the mother ship.
The ice was moving at an extremely fast speed, as if it had the power to destroy the world.
"More ice is coming!" someone shouted, with a tremor in his voice.
Captain Shang stared intently at the ice, his voice calm but with a hint of urgency: "Everyone, get in! Don't stay outside!"
He already knew in his heart that this time it probably wouldn't be so easy to get through safely.
The crowd on the deck moved quickly and ran into the cabin.
Zhou Shuwan was pulled by Qi Mingyu. Just after taking a few steps, he suddenly heard a loud crash behind him - the ice hit the metal wall again!
This collision was more violent than any previous one. The huge vibration caused the entire mothership to shake violently. Some objects on the deck were shaken off, making crackling sounds.
The mothership's alarms blared, red lights flashed, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt metal rubbing against each other.
Many people lost their balance and fell to the ground.
Worried about the safety outside, Zhong Tiyun and Zhou Jianghai stayed quietly in the mothership dormitory, only peeking out of the small window to see what was happening.
Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu came to the deck outside so that they could better observe the situation at sea.
At this time, Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu also fell down as the mothership swayed violently.
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