Entering the sea once again, Luo Kai's body and mind were filled with a sense of freedom. He couldn't help but have a thought. If he could survive, he might as well find a remote island to end his life.
A few hours later, the three of them floated on the surface of the sea like duckweed. Their bodies were exhausted and their hearts were constantly testing their willpower.
"I can't take it anymore. This old man can't take it anymore!"
Thirteen stopped and turned around to support Li Gui. "Hold on!"
Li Gui's wrinkled old face blushed. He smiled bitterly and said, "This time, I really can't take it anymore. If you two brothers can survive, I have some good toys in Longyang County City. I'll give them to you two brothers …"
Thirteen interrupted, "I'll carry you!" After saying that, he carried Li Gui on his back and continued to swim forward.
Luo Kai also swam over and said softly, "It's my turn later."
The sun was right above their heads. The scabs on their wounds had turned white and swollen under the seawater. The pain was unbearable.
After a while, Thirteen's speed obviously slowed down. Luo Kai went forward to take Li Gui. This old man was already unconscious.
He sighed in his heart. He also felt that his limbs were starting to weaken. They had been running for their lives for the past few days. After the intense battle last night, they had severely overdrawn their bodily functions. If they didn't see land today, they might really die in this vast sea.
Luo Kai's swimming skills couldn't be described as good. It was as if he was originally a creature of the sea. Every time his limbs moved, he would try his best to borrow the power of the water. Even though he was carrying a person, it was still very easy.
After swimming for a while, they were still surrounded by the vast sea. There wasn't a trace of hope. Li Gui woke up. He looked at his two companions and suddenly said, "If you two brothers don't mind, how about we become brothers of the opposite sex?"
Luo Kai licked his dry lips and smiled. "Sure, it seems like I'm the youngest. I'll be the third brother!"
Thirteen hesitated for a while and nodded.
Li Gui grinned and said, "You two brothers might think that I'm taking advantage of you. It seems like I'm already older than your father. Actually, I'm only 42 years old this year."
Thirteen was stunned. "I'm forty-seven."
"Haha, then you'll be the eldest brother. The old man will be the second brother, and Brother Luo will be the third brother!"
Li Gui was in a good mood and began to talk about his past. He was born in the Misty Mountains in the southern part of Seongma Province, where there were many poor villages. In this era, there were only two paths for the children of poor families. One was to go to school, and the other was to become a soldier. Unfortunately, he didn't even have the chance to go to school. When he was seven or eight years old, he was abducted by swindlers and sold off to become a slave on a farm. Later on, he followed a merchant group to do business and learned some survival skills. He began to travel around the world, and once, he even pretended to be a student of the Body Arts Academy and attended a lecture at a university in the capital …
Li Gui's eyes lit up when he talked about the glory of his university days. He said excitedly, "Beijing University is the birthplace of genetic technology. The most elite people of the human race are gathered there. After the transformation of biotechnology, the men are fine, but the women are amazing. All of them are as beautiful as flowers and as beautiful as fairies …"
Luo Kai helplessly turned to look at Li Gui, who was spitting saliva everywhere. He couldn't help but interrupt him. "It's nothing more than plastic surgery."
Li Gui became serious. "Third Brother, plastic surgery can't make you look like a fairy. Appearance is secondary. The students there all practice high level Body Arts, and their level of life has undergone a complete transformation. Their temperament is unparalleled. If we can survive, I'll take you there to broaden your horizons!"
As they chatted and laughed, they forgot about their tiredness. However, a person's energy was limited. Under the scorching sun, the three of them quickly lost their energy. Slowly, they couldn't swim at all, and could only float on the surface of the sea like dead fish.
Just as Luo Kai was about to fall asleep, a thunderous explosion sounded around him. His eardrums were buzzing from the explosion, and he was momentarily deafened. When he opened his eyes, he saw Thirteen shouting something at him, but he couldn't hear anything. Li Gui was long gone.
Unknowingly, two armored fleets had appeared on the surface of the sea. They were firing at each other from afar, and they were right in the middle of the battlefield.
From time to time, monstrous waves rose up around them, and shrapnel flew everywhere. In the face of such powerful modern weapons, human strength seemed insignificant. The three of them were like duckweed in a raging sea, about to be drowned at any time.
Artillery shells exploding in the water and in the air were two completely different concepts. The density of the water was higher, and the shockwave produced by the explosion was at least ten times more powerful than in the air.
Another artillery shell exploded beside Luo Kai. The center of the explosion was too close to him, and the invisible shockwave directly knocked him out.
…
Time seemed to have fallen into eternal darkness. After a while, Luo Kai woke up on a shore full of reeds and seaweed. The scorching sun made him dizzy. This was a sign that his body was dehydrated. He didn't know how long he had been unconscious, and he didn't know where he was. He couldn't even tell if he was still alive, because he couldn't even move his fingers.
He felt that he might be frozen, or like Thirteen, there was a problem with his spinal nerves, because he couldn't even feel pain.
A few sea crabs climbed onto his body and used their two large pincers to bite the rotten flesh on his wound.
He also saw a bunch of flies laying eggs on the wound on his shoulder. He couldn't help but imagine the scene of maggots hatching in his body. He felt both disgusted and relaxed. Any life would sooner or later become nourishment for other life forms, and eventually turn into dust. For more than a year, death had been closely following him, and now it was finally here.
After an unknown amount of time, the sun was no longer glaring, and dusk came. Some dew condensed on the stems and leaves of the reeds beside him. Luo Kai stared at the crystal clear dew and drooled. His heart was no longer resistant to death, but his body craved nutrients.
Time slowly passed, and seeing the dew gradually evaporate, he couldn't help but become more and more anxious. Perhaps God had heard his call, and his stiff mouth finally opened. At this moment, he only hated that his tongue wasn't long enough. After a long time, the tip of his tongue finally touched the sweet dew.
This drop of dew contained so much energy that Luo Kai immediately connected with his taste buds. A trace of sweetness filled his mouth, and there was also the fragrance of plants. This was the best drink in the world.
He licked all the dew on his face, not even letting go of the wet soil. His groggy head gradually became clear, and he could finally move his neck. He began to change his target. About a meter to his left, there was a small puddle. He never thought that his neck and tongue could stretch so long, and he could use his tongue to scoop up water like an animal.
The next day, a greedy sea crab crawled to his mouth, and a pair of small eyes stared at his lips that were swollen from being soaked in seawater. In its mind, this piece of meat was relatively tender, so it immediately used its two large pincers to fiercely clamp on his lips.
The sharp pain at the side of his mouth woke Luo Kai up. Seeing the funny creature in front of his face, he didn't hesitate to put it into his mouth and chewed hard. The hard shell was bitten into pieces by him, and he swallowed it directly into his stomach.