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

Chapter 1048

The rope of the suspension ladder swayed violently in the sea breeze. The surface of the thick hemp rope was covered with a layer of white salt frost, which rubbed He Chengshi's palms so hard that they hurt.

He moved down the rope ladder, and because of his injury, his whole body swayed violently, and his knee hit the iron frame of the ladder heavily, making a dull "bang" sound.

But he gritted his teeth and said nothing, and finally came to the surface of the sea.

Qi Mingyu threw him a piece of wood and a lifebuoy.

Let him rely on these and wait for rescue from his subordinates at sea.

When He Chengshi finally climbed onto the wooden board and looked up, the cruise ship had already sailed away without any hesitation.

Huge waves splashed all around.

He stared at the departing cruise ship with a heavy gaze, not knowing what he was thinking.

After waiting for a while, his men finally arrived.

The first to arrive were the first batch of small boats.

Several people called out to him in panic, and hurriedly helped him to the seat in the middle of the boat. Someone immediately took out something to help him re-bandage his wound.

However, they did not have as good conditions as the Zhou family, so they could only make sure that the bandage cloth was as clean as possible and boiled in boiling water.

He Chengshi closed his eyes and leaned against the side of the boat, breathing slightly.

After waiting for a long time, he looked across the sea towards the cruise ship with an extremely complicated expression.

He remembered the scene he had accidentally seen when he was tied up on the deck.

This was something he had not noticed after boarding the other party's ship.

Because this metal looked no different from ordinary steel, and he was so focused on the helicopter at the time that he wasn't paying attention to anything else.

But this time, when he was held hostage there and lying on the ground, he personally felt the difference of this metal.

He also remembered that when they were fighting fiercely before, the other party used a metal plate that looked very thin but very strong as a shield.

The other party's cruise ship was covered with a special metal.

The metal covered the key parts of the hull, and even the shallow pits left by the rain of ice spikes were very few. It was much stronger than the ordinary steel plates they used.

In the end times, material resources are scarce, and this special metal is even more difficult to come by.

When the ice rain came, his men had searched the abandoned port on the seabed, but only found a few pieces of debris that were completely useless.

But on the Zhou family's cruise ship, most of the hull is covered with this metal. How could this be possible without a powerful force behind it?

"Chief, what should we do now? Should we chase after them?" A subordinate came over and asked in a low voice.

There was resentment in his eyes as he stared at the cruise ship sailing away in the distance, his fists clenched tightly.

Several other men echoed this, their voices filled with anger.

They suffered heavy losses this time. More than forty brothers were killed and their fuel was stolen. If they just let the other party go, they would not be able to swallow this humiliation.

He Chengshi suddenly raised his hand to stop them.

He leaned against the side of the boat and took a deep breath. The pain in his abdomen made him frown and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't chase."

"But, Chief!" The subordinate was anxious: "Just let them go like this? We have so many brothers..."

"What's the point of catching up?" He Chengshi interrupted him, his eyes sweeping over everyone present: "They have torpedoes on their ship, have you forgotten?"

This sentence made everyone silent.

Their base only has three small cruise ships, each of which is a treasure they have accumulated with great difficulty. One of them has already sunk in the previous battle. If they really catch up, they may not be able to save the remaining two.

He Chengshi paused, then asked, "How many people died this time?"

The subordinate who had spoken just now lowered his head and said in a heavy voice, "Chief, we've counted the number of our men. Forty-three of them have died. A dozen more are injured and are now lying on the cruise ship at the back."

Forty-three.

He Chengshi silently repeated the number.

These people had followed him from land to sea, and had survived the most difficult days together. But now, because he wanted to steal the other party's helicopter, they lost their lives in vain.

He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and when he opened them again, the emotion in his eyes had been replaced by a cold gloom.

He raised his head and looked in the direction where the Zhou family cruise ship was leaving. The ship was getting farther and farther away and gradually turned into a small black dot on the sea.

But his gaze seemed to be able to penetrate the sea surface and was firmly fixed on the ship.

"Forget it," he spoke again, his voice filled with unquestionable calmness: "Tell the two cruise ships behind us not to follow, let's go back to base."

"But, Chief, are we just going to let it go like this?" The subordinates were still unwilling to give in.

"Never mind, what else can we do?" He Chengshi glanced at him, his tone a little tired, yet ruthless: "If we chase after them now, we'll be courting death. But I'll remember this. We'll definitely meet again."

He knew very well that the Zhou family was definitely not a simple group. The equipment, supplies, and special metals on their ship all indicated that there was a powerful force behind them.

Moreover, what Zhou Shuwan said just now also made him feel uneasy.

If the other party really didn't have a helicopter, then who was it that he saw two months ago?

Are there other survivors in this sea area?

If it really exists, then this sea would probably be even more unstable.

At the same time, on the Zhou family's cruise ship, Zhou Shuwan and Zhong Tiyun were standing on the deck, observing the movements behind them with binoculars.

Seeing that He Chengshi's boat was heading towards the two cruise ships behind and had no intention of catching up, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did Zhong Tiyun have the mind to talk about what she had seen in that sea area before.

"Wanwan, did you notice? The reef led by Chief He..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Shuwan already knew what her mother was going to say.

He Chengshi and his team built a sea base around the land on the seabed.

The so-called base is nothing more than a group of ships merged together, and the survivors live on the ships.

This model is the same as that of Xue Wuwen and others, both of which are small bases at sea and civil organizations.

However, perhaps because the land here did not sink so deeply when the earthquake occurred, it still retained most of its original appearance before the earthquake.

Therefore, this base can also find a lot of useful materials, especially the most precious oil resources.

But nowadays, everything in the ocean is changing rapidly. I don’t know how that huge reef group became entangled with the buildings on the seabed and grew slowly.

Perhaps before the sea froze, this sea area was particularly suitable for the growth of clams.

After freezing, the clams gradually died, leaving only the hard shells.

He Chengshi and his companions survived by mixing the powder made from the clam shells with food.