Chapter 240: Surprised? Not surprised? Unexpected? Not unexpected?

(Sorry sorry, please forgive me……)

As for this high-temperature cutting job, Liu Xiaotian is still doing it for the first time.

However, his movements are quite proficient.

Compared to the oxy-acetylene cutting torches many people have seen, this high-temperature cutting gun, which Liu Xiaotian, as a transmigrator, sees as 'black technology,' is obviously N levels higher.

First, it doesn't need to be connected to two long tubes and those two acetylene and oxygen tanks; instead, it's just a small container weighing less than ten kilograms.

Liu Xiaotian doesn't know what's inside, but the effect of this thing truly leaves him in awe.

A 30-millimeter-thick steel plate, after just a moment's work, already has a slit cut in it; at most another five minutes, and a door can be opened in this hull.

This move is absolutely something Hu Sha never even thought of before.

Speaking of which, this is also thanks to Ao Ni Ke, the submarine captain who gave the Action Team a ride; Liu Xiaotian saw this thing in the hatch where their diving gear was stored.

Sure enough, it's the youth—daring to think and daring to act.

In one, one look `no, one wrong version%!

It's not that we disregard the hostages' lives; rather, only by crushing the pirates and successfully rescuing them is the safest way.

Although we would have to bear some risk for this, it's still better than having a bunch of pirates bow their heads, right?

Upon entering the cabin, Liu Xiaotian immediately reported the operation's progress to the Elder Principal of the Warrior School far away.

Otherwise, even if we gave the ransom and met all of Hu Sha's demands, could we guarantee their safety? Negotiating credibility with pirates—that's not crazy?

In such a vast sea area, air support cannot appear, and ships cannot approach from the surface; the only viable way is to approach from underwater near the hull.

But if they want to start up and sail again, that's hard to say.

Unfortunately, he naturally wouldn't know that Liu Xiaotian, with Jiaweis's help, had already confirmed the cabin's interior situation before acting; cutting the hull posed no danger at all.

Compared to those diving gears, this little 'black technology' is nothing but a drizzle to Captain Ao Ni Ke; Liu Xiaotian just glanced at it twice, asked about its usage and effect in passing, and Ao Ni Ke directly gave him two.

Anyone with a bit of sense knows that Hu Sha must have guessed someone was trying to board from the hull; angry, Hu Sha would likely continue killing to increase his threat.

Leaving aside the possibilities of flooding, hull rupture, and sinking, what if damaging the hull caused some equipment inside the cabin to explode?

But there's no way; Liu Xiaotian currently has no better option.

This news somewhat surprised the Elder Principal.

Then everyone on this ship is basically doomed.

No one would doubt that after Hu Sha gets everything he wants, there's at least a fifty percent chance he'll silence all the hostages.

Once given, it will inevitably be another brand-new, greater disaster!

It can be said that the most difficult step of this mission is boarding the ship.

Against Hu Sha and his men, no restraint is needed; upon encountering them, while trying not to fire if possible, any means may be used to kill the opponent!

But in his view, that Eastern nation always handles hostage situations with extreme caution, launching a rescue only when it's absolutely certain.

After hearing Liu Xiaotian's method, the Elder Principal actually also broke a sweat for these young people.

"Clang!" A steel plate 1.5 meters square was severed from the hull by the high-temperature cutting gun, fell into the cabin, and produced a huge sound.

But how could Hu Sha, as a pirate, not have thought of that?

Hu Sha, who controls dozens of hostages, is no saint; if forcing boarding caused casualties, Liu Xiaotian couldn't answer for it—not to mention he couldn't bear that responsibility with his small frame. At least, even if they succeeded in the rescue, they'd need another ship to pick up those tourists.

Thus Hu Sha dares to assert that even if they have launched a rescue operation, they certainly wouldn't dare use such a dangerous method.

Because among his conditions, one is weapons.

At this moment, even though Hu Sha heard no noise, he also felt something was off; he immediately called a few subordinates and ordered them to start searching the cabin layer by layer right away.

He indeed hadn't expected that Liu Xiaotian and those young soldiers would actually manage to board the ship in such a short time.

Not to mention encountering big waves; even during normal sailing, setting aside the issue of water ingress, the reduced stability caused by a breach in the hull makes it easy for seawater to tear the hull apart, ultimately leading to sinking.

Yet the safety hazards this approach entails are so worrisome that it was ultimately rejected.

No matter how strong this cruise ship's sturdiness appears against human force, before nature's power it's still trash.

And that kind of weapon—probably no country would dare to offer it as a bargaining chip to him.

"The Action Team has entered the Dream Vessel, preparing to launch the rescue operation!"

At this time, Liu Xiaotian had already led seven soldiers into the cabin, paired up, and they split up to act.

Who would have thought that such a thorny problem would be so easily solved by Liu Xiaotian? Of course, the method he used had already been thought of by someone earlier.

More than ten minutes had passed since the seven sharks left in succession, yet the guards on the rail still found nothing, giving Hu Sha a faint ominous premonition.

Moreover, he didn't have time to keep delaying.

Although Liu Xiaotian chose a relatively high position for the 'door,' even with waves while stationary, the ship wouldn't take on much water into the cabin.

Before he took charge of this rescue mission, the commander responsible for the operation from the Eastern nation was still headaches over formulating a boarding plan.

This included the method of breaking open the hull to enter the cabin directly.

If not for that, Liu Xiaotian's group wanting to board the ship would probably still be rather difficult.

His men just need to hold the rail; not even special forces, unless they're not the invisible Six Dolls, would dare think boarding is possible.

As a pirate lord who has dominated these waters for years, he's tried almost every boarding method.

As the group leader, Liu Xiaotian's sole requirement is: try not to fire, but killing is not forbidden.

However, this method of 'opening a door' on the hull also carries great hidden dangers.

If it weren't for the stun grenade's effect not yet faded, Hu Sha and his men, even on the deck, would probably be able to hear that sound.

In the rescue mission, any plan that could threaten the hostages' lives will not be approved for execution.

Such an order is naturally extremely comfortable for these young, hot-blooded soldiers.

Besides Liu Xiaotian and the four other soldiers from the Eastern nation, pick any one of the remaining soldiers from various countries, and back in their original units they had all carried out various kinds of tasks.

Speaking of enemy kill count, although Liu Xiaotian is the first among the four, compared to other trained soldiers he at best ranks in the middle, or perhaps even further back.

Among the seven soldiers he personally selected, the one who killed the fewest enemies was La Li Ai, yet he still killed exactly twice as many as Liu Xiaotian! So, after hearing Liu Xiaotian's issued command, even the soldier serving as a sniper on the distant sea surface is included, a hint of surprise arose in the hearts of all seven soldiers...

(End of chapter)