Chapter 326: The Island
The waves grew larger, and only then did everyone understand why Su Chen had constantly urged them to keep swimming.
Once the sea started to get rough, there was simply no way to move forward.
However, fortune never comes singly, disaster comes in pairs.
A towering wave swept in from the distance.
It was about thirty meters high, like a black city wall.
Seeing this scene, everyone's faces showed utter despair.
They gained a profound understanding of the power of nature.
Not to mention just a few people.
Such a huge wave could probably even overturn a cruise ship.
"Everyone, take a deep breath and dive into the sea!" Su Chen immediately ordered.
Such a large wave, crashing onto a person, could shatter a body with just its impact alone.
Only by diving into the sea was there a sliver of hope for survival.
Even without saying it, everyone knew the terror of the waves and followed suit.
They desperately dove down.
Of course, they did not let go of each other's hands, but held tightly together.
Normally, those who hadn't received training couldn't dive very deep, but with Su Chen leading, everyone quickly submerged ten to twenty meters into the sea.
In the sea, although still affected by the waves, it was undoubtedly safer than on the surface.
Diving tested one's lung capacity greatly, and soon many people could no longer hold their breath; men were somewhat better off since they naturally had larger lung capacities than women.
Women had it worse; due to the pressure underwater being naturally high and women wearing more clothes than men, which might not feel much normally, they quickly faced the risk of suffocation.
Luckily, Su Chen had an astonishing lung capacity and with his help, everyone got through the danger without harm.
Xia Yan resignedly closed her eyes.
After falling into the sea, she had been mentally prepared.
Knowing she might need to sacrifice a lot to survive.
Xia Yan was a girl who liked thrills.
She usually watched movies about zombie apocalypses.
In those movies, women were the weaker group.
To survive, sometimes for a bottle of water, a piece of bread, they had to offer themselves.
Although it wasn't the apocalypse from the movies.
For them, it was almost the same.
Su Chen showed immense capability.
He was their only hope for survival.
If, to survive, she must offer her body.
Xia Yan didn't know what she would choose.
Now, to avoid suffocation, she had no choice but to let Su Chen kiss her.
What about next time?
Xia Yan suddenly felt she was thinking too much.
Although Su Chen was powerful, his character was trustworthy.
And right now, it was only because she was about to drown.
Originally, Su Chen had intended to help the air hostess Xiao Yifei.
But seeing that the female pilot had already reached Yifei's side.
It seems this female pilot's lung capacity was quite good.
That's good; it meant he could use a little less oxygen.
Although with Su Chen's help, the women could dive a bit longer underwater, they couldn't stay indefinitely.
If the waves didn't pass in the next minute, then they would be doomed.
But fortunately, it seemed their luck wasn't bad this time.
Just as they were about to reach their breath-holding limit, the wave passed.
Everyone immediately surfaced, gasping for fresh air.
Xia Yan's cheeks were slightly red.
She dared not look at Su Chen.
Though Su Chen had saved her, she still felt like she had betrayed her husband.
But at the same time, she felt oddly thrilled.
Lin Xi, however, seemed to be in better spirits than she was.
That was not logical.
Ultimately, Xia Yan could only assume that Lin Xi's face was paler!
What Xia Yan didn't know was.
Su Chen and Lin Xi were actually husband and wife, and they had already experienced such incidents before.
So, Lin Xi could remain so calm.
The wave had passed, and the people behind, who didn't hold hands like Su Chen and others when the wave hit, were instantly swept away to who knows where.
In fact, although everyone had avoided the direct impact of the wave.
In reality, the body was still carried by the wave, not knowing how many meters they had moved.
However, to their surprise, several people were washed near Su Chen.
Including that male student.
He didn't expect to still be at the end of the group.
Initially, he had actually been left kilometers behind.
It was unexpected that he was washed to the front of the group by the waves, and moreover, he was unharmed by the wave's impact.
Such luck is unbeatable.
"Brother!" After emerging from the water, the male student saw Su Chen and immediately swam excitedly towards him.
"Bro, how far have we swum, and how long till we reach the island you mentioned?" he asked ecstatically.
Su Chen had mentioned the island was twenty kilometers away; it should be close now, right?
Just now, he thought he was surely going to die.
Yet unexpectedly, not only did he not die, but he was also washed to the very front of the group.
Regrettably, Su Chen's answer left him disappointed.
"Sorry, I lied to you all, there's no island ahead."
"Bro, you're joking, right? There must be an island ahead, right?" The student's smile disappeared, struggling to accept this outcome.
"You liar, if we had known, we wouldn't have followed you at all!"
"Exactly, it would have been quicker to just die outright."
"..."
The other few who were also lucky to be washed to the front changed their expressions upon hearing this.
They didn't expect Su Chen had deceived them.
Making them swim tens of kilometers for nothing.
Ultimately just wasting their energy.
If they had stayed put, perhaps they could have lived a bit longer.
Now, everyone was tired, sleepy, and thirsty.
"Wait, what is that?" Suddenly, the female pilot pointed in a direction, ecstatically.
Everybody turned to look, only to see a black dot in the distance.
Su Chen immediately widened his eyes.
From his experience, that was definitely an island!
Initially, he was just trying his luck; unexpectedly, they had actually swam near an island.
Of course, thanks to the recent wave.
Because of that huge wave, it had moved everyone at least two to three kilometers in the sea.
That's why they could see that island.
If not for that wave, perhaps the direction chosen by Su Chen would have been completely wrong, and even if they swam a few dozen more kilometers, they might not have encountered an island again.