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Xia Xia, outside the southern waters, in an unknown high seas area.
The weather conditions in the four hundred nautical miles around Love Island were terrible. The strong sea winds swept up huge waves that were more than five meters high, making the sailing conditions very unfavorable.
A small frigate with a star-spangled flag 'exploded' with loud 'clang' sounds amidst the sea winds and huge waves.
This small frigate was already half-tilted and was in danger of capsizing at any time.
It was the Seahawk III that Shi Lei had ordered the second generation Steel ship to attack.
Inside the Seahawk III, helmsman Tom put on a life jacket. Even if he jumped into the sea under such circumstances, he would still die.
However, after putting on the life jacket, helmsman Tom felt comforted.
Of course, it was only psychological comfort.
The temperature of the sea was below ten degrees Celsius. If a human entered the sea at this temperature, they could only last about forty-five minutes to an hour before they died from hypothermia.
In a shipwreck, most of the victims did not drown.
After all, with a life jacket, the chances of drowning were not high.
Instead, it was the low temperature of the sea that took away the human's body temperature, causing them to die from hypothermia.
"Captain, are we going to die?" Helmsman Tom asked Captain Rudell.
Rudell's luck was slightly worse. In the process of being attacked by the Steel ship, Rudell's calf was accidentally scratched by the flying steel shards.
Now, Rudell's calf was still bleeding. The situation was not ideal.
"Tom, I'm sorry. If I had listened to your advice an hour ago and chose to return, we might not have met that Clear Sky Pirates!" Rudell's tone was deeply apologetic.
Helmsman Tom sighed. "Captain, you have your own considerations. As a warship, if we ran away without a fight, as you said, we would face military court and imprisonment."
Rudell laughed bitterly. "What military court, what imprisonment. If I had known this would happen, I would have brought you back even if I had to go through military court.
At least I would have had to sacrifice myself and all my brothers would have survived! "
"Captain, let's think about what we should do when our Seahawk III sinks in a few minutes!" Helmsman Tom reminded Rudell.
Rudder's face wavered, and at last he gave Tom a look that beckoned him to come nearer.
Tom understood the hint in Rudell's eyes. He approached Rudell and whispered, "Captain, do you have any arrangements?"
"Tom, help me to the captain's room. I want to write the final captain's log. I want to die in the captain's room!"
Rudell didn't deliberately lower his voice, so the other crew members in the command room also heard his voice.
Rudell's pessimistic statement affected the others. The other surviving crew members looked very depressed.
Rudell continued, "Brothers, let's write a logbook or leave a will for our families. Hopefully, our wreckage will be discovered by the headquarters."
The crew of Seahawk III started to write silently. Only Helmsman Tom had a strange look in his eyes. He didn't ask Rudel about it in the command room. Instead, he helped Rudel, whose calf was injured, and limped towards the captain's room.
After helping Rudell into the captain's room, Rudell immediately ordered in a low voice, "Lock the cabin door!"
Helmsman Tom followed the order and quickly locked the cabin door of the captain's room. Then he said in confusion, "Captain, if we do this, we won't live for long!"
The safety features of the captain's room were very good. Whether it was the thickness of the armor or the airtightness, they were all excellent.
Based on the size of the captain's room, even if Seahawk III sank, the residual air in the captain's room could ensure that Rudell and Helmsman Tom could breathe for at least an hour.
However, what was the use of an extra hour?
In the darkness, do you feel your life slipping away bit by bit?
Rudell sat on the bed and didn't answer Tom immediately. Instead, he asked, "Tom, if we die like this, do you have any regrets?"
Helmsman Tom fell into deep thought and finally nodded. "Captain, I have many regrets!"
"For example?" Rudell asked.
Clang!
There was another loud sound. The alloy bullet fired by the third-generation electromagnetic cannon hit Seahawk III again, causing it to sink faster.
Rudell and Helmsman Tom's expressions changed slightly. Seahawk III couldn't hold on for much longer and was about to be destroyed.
The third-generation pirated electromagnetic cannon's power was quite terrifying!
Helmsman Tom also sat next to Rudell and sighed. "Captain, don't you know about my family's situation?
I only have my mother at home. If I die, what will she do? "
In fact, Captain Rudell and Helmsman Tom already knew each other before they joined the army. Their relationship was quite good.
However, the two of them didn't usually show it to avoid any criticism.
"If that's the case, live on for me. Tell the headquarters everything that happened today and let them take revenge for us. Find that damned Clearsky Pirates and send them to the gallows!" Rudell's tone became agitated.
Rudell looked deeply at Tom and said solemnly, "Tom, take care of my family in my place!"
Helmsman Tom's eyebrows twitched. There was an indescribable look in his eyes. "Captain, what do you mean?"
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In the storm, the second-generation Steel ship didn't seem to be affected at all. It quickly shuttled through the storm like a silent Grim Reaper, harvesting the last of Seahawk III's life.
"Clang ~ Gululu ~"
Another alloy bullet with a mass of 10g was fired. It became the last bullet to send Seahawk III to its grave. It completely pierced through Seahawk III's waterproof cabin and caused it to sink into the depths of the cold sea.
The second-generation Steel ship faithfully recorded the sinking process of Seahawk III. Shi Lei ordered Izur, "Wait for three minutes and see if there are any survivors.
If there are, don't hold back and kill them! "
The attack on the Lijian Province's warship was definitely a top secret, so they couldn't leave anyone alive.
Izur followed Shi Lei's order and circled the area where Seahawk III sank. He used the infrared thermal detector to scan the situation on the sea surface.
The temperature of the sea was very low. As long as there were humans floating up, they could easily detect the infrared radiation from their body temperature.
The second-generation Steel ship's wait was very meaningful, because there really were two survivors floating on top of Seahawk 3.
These two people weren't Captain Rudell and Helmsman Tom, but two other crew members.
The two crew members thought that they had escaped from Seahawk III, but they were caught by the waiting Steel ship. The Steel ship's airborne machine gun finally came into play and easily harvested two lives.
After waiting for a few minutes and confirming that there were no more crew members floating up, Izur reported the situation and said that they couldn't find any more sources of infrared radiation on the sea surface. Shi Lei ordered Izur to drive the second-generation Steel ship to Love Island.
The second-generation Steel ship was still more than 100 kilometers away from Love Island. Even in such bad weather, it would take less than half an hour.
Shi Lei took the time to drink a cup of strong coffee. He wanted to continue his mighty performance from last night and stay up all night.
Twenty-seven minutes later, the second-generation Steel ship arrived at a position only five nautical miles away from Love Island.
The weather on Love Island was worse than the previous high seas. The height of the waves in the surrounding waters had reached six meters.
The dark clouds in the sky flickered with lightning, hindering the satellite scanning in outer space.
In the surrounding waters, there were no other ships on the surface except for the 90th Philippine warship stationed on Love Island.
As for whether there were nuclear-powered submarines under the water, it was still a mystery for the time being.
However, whether there were submarines under the water or not didn't have much to do with the Steel ship.
The Steel ship did not have underwater combat capabilities, nor did it have any weapons that could threaten underwater.
Even if there were submarines peeping in the vicinity, the Steel ship still couldn't do anything to them.
However, according to Shi Lei's calculations, Xia Xia would not allow submarines from other countries to enter the waters of Love Island.
Therefore, Shi Lei boldly sent the Steel ship to Love Island to provoke the Philippines.
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Love Island.
The 90th Philippine warship stationed on Love Island was guarded by a total of seven elite soldiers with very comprehensive knowledge.
These soldiers not only had very strong wilderness survival skills, but they also had very strong mental fortitude.
If they didn't have strong mental fortitude, it would be impossible for them to be stationed on a dilapidated warship and constantly worry about when Xia Xia would come and kill them.
The captain of the 90th Philippine warship was Lemas Dessau.
Lemas had a lot of experience in being stationed. Under normal circumstances, there was no way to deal with Lemas.
However, there was one person who wasn't too troublesome to deal with among this batch of personnel.
The youngest member of the Philippine warship stationed on Love Island was called Sith Candace. He asked Lemas. Although Sith tried to sound as fearless as possible, his eyes betrayed him.
"Captain, are we really only at level one danger level now?" Sith Candace asked.
Sith Candace's eyes were filled with deep worry. He was afraid that Xia Xia would come and kill them in the next moment, or a tsunami would come and attack them. Or maybe, as the rumors on the Internet said, Nanyue State would also come and cause trouble for them.
In short, Sith Candace was very afraid!
"We are indeed in danger, but it's definitely not too much danger.
Starting in 1997, we occupied Love Island for ten years.
During this period, how many times has Xia Xia warned us?
However, they never took action.
It's not that Xia Xia can't deal with us. It's just that Xia Xia and Lijian Province are playing a game.
We are just insignificant pawns. As long as Lijian Province can withstand it, Xia Xia won't dare to do anything to us! "Lemas saw the problem very clearly.
However, he didn't see the danger under the storm …
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