Chapter 214: line with translation of chapter title

Didn't expect that once they went, they wouldn't come back; the two of them searched a bit, couldn't find them, so they could only surface, swap an oxygen tank, and go down again.

Didn't expect they still couldn't find them; now everyone panicked completely.

You should know the oxygen in the tank is limited; according to time, it can probably support about 20 minutes.

After another 20 minutes, even if the person is still alive, they will suffocate to death from lack of oxygen.

Wang Defa, standing aside, also heard it all; he whispered in Ye Cheng's ear, 'The hole at the sea bottom is bottomless; just go down and pretend for a bit and it's over—if you really go in, you might end up getting yourself stuck.'

Ye Cheng pressed his lips, not knowing what to say; damn it, are you still mixing it up, you old brat?

Really don't want to just fail to save them; go down and put on a show—impressive he thought of that.

I can go down; give me two sets of diving gear so Xiao Hu can go with me.

What? Xiao Hu also going down? No way." Wang Defa, hearing Xiao Hu also wanted to go, immediately shook his head in disagreement: "He's my nephew; if something happens, how will I explain to his parents?"

Uncle Second, I can take responsibility myself; what do you need me to explain for?" Xiao Hu said in a rough voice.

No, Xiao Hu, it's dangerous down there, and you're not getting paid—why go down?" Wang Defa said so loudly that everyone present heard.

Old Li coughed, then spoke solemnly,

Comrade, rest assured; if you rescue the person, we will thank you.

Wang Defa muttered, glanced at the old man—his face was stern, looking learned—so he dared not say anything more.

Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu put on their diving suits, tied a rope around their waists; he planned to let Xiao Hu wait at the cave mouth while he went down, the rope as a precaution.

Three minutes have passed, leaving seventeen; they couldn't wait any longer, so Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu walked to the boat's side, preparing to enter the water.

Just then, Xiao Rou ran over, her eyes a bit watery, looking at Ye Cheng with worry.

Ye Cheng, be careful.

Ye Cheng gave an OK sign, then flipped into the water.

Everyone stood on the deck, watching the water surface; whether they could be rescued now depended on this attempt.

As soon as he entered the water, Ye Cheng tossed aside his oxygen mask—this thing was a bit unnecessary for him.

Xiao Hu wasn't surprised either; he knew Ye Cheng could stay underwater for a long time.

This sea area isn't very deep, about ten-odd meters; but strangely, after Ye Cheng went down, he didn't find any sunken ship.

They weren't supposed to be here to salvage a sunken ship?

As for the sea-bottom caves, there are quite a few here; the largest is nearly ten square meters; looking down, you see only deep darkness, unable to see the bottom at a glance.

According to the two divers' description, they went into this cave to look for something.

Ye Cheng had Xiao Hu stay around ten meters depth, as going deeper is bad for the body; he himself took the rope down, letting Xiao Hu slowly release it from above.

Upon entering the cave, he felt a chill; the surroundings became blurry—outside the cave one could still see some small fish swimming, but inside it was much quieter.

On the cave walls, seaweed swayed gently; no one knows what lies beneath the seaweed—maybe large abalone, lobster, or danger.

In this unfamiliar place, Ye Cheng dared not move recklessly.

According to the diver's account, that person went missing in a side passage beneath the main cave.

Because time was pressing, after Ye Cheng briefly got used to the environment, he began swimming downward.

He swam down several more meters; the water was too thick, his lamp couldn't shine far, but fortunately he noticed his underwater vision had improved somewhat, perhaps due to the system, allowing him to barely see surroundings.

This position is likely already thirty to forty meters underwater; most divers would be about done here.

Ye Cheng looked around; there were many side passages, each pitch black, with no idea which was correct.

No wonder the two couldn't find them earlier; even if they each had a searchlight, it would probably take over an hour to wander around.

Left with no choice, Ye Cheng had to pick at random.

Pointing at soldiers and generals...

He hadn't finished pointing when Ye Cheng surprisingly saw a sea turtle leisurely swim past in front of him.

For those going out to sea, the sea turtle is a symbol of good fortune; even if caught while fishing, they would hurriedly release it.

Now, in this strange dark cave, suddenly appearing such a large sea turtle—what does it mean?

The large sea turtle slowly turned its head to look at him once, its eyes full of kindness.

(Well, actually Ye Cheng couldn't really tell if it was kind; it was just his feeling.)

Ye Cheng looked astonished at the appearing sea turtle; its appearance so strange—could it be a sign from heaven?

Just as he thought, the sea turtle suddenly turned and swam into a cave beneath him.

Damn!

Is it making the choice for me?

Ye Cheng couldn't worry about that anymore; he followed the turtle and swam into that cave.

He swam through a narrow passage; inside it suddenly opened up, the turtle was gone, but ahead there was suddenly light.

Although there are bioluminescent fish in the sea, Ye Cheng preferred to believe the light ahead was the person he was looking for.

He kicked his legs and swam quickly over; the light grew brighter—it was a diving illumination lamp, fallen on the cave floor.

Since it appeared here, the missing person must certainly be here.

Ye Cheng sank to the cave floor and found the illumination lamp.

He had thought he'd still need to search for the person, but unexpectedly the diver was just lying there by the lamp.

However, he had already lost consciousness; Ye Cheng tugged him, but there was no response.

He strained to lift him up, glanced at the oxygen tank behind him—it was almost empty.

There was no choice; Ye Cheng decisively swapped his own oxygen mask onto him.

While changing the mask, he choked on water and instantly woke up, eyes wide with fear looking at Ye Cheng, his hands instinctively trying to push Ye Cheng away.

Ye Cheng pointed upward, indicating he too had come down from above.

The person then calmed down; Ye Cheng paddled a bit, thinking he could keep up, but unexpectedly the person's hands and feet had no strength at all.

Ye Cheng felt helpless; he could only untie the rope on his body, tie it around him, then bring him swimming outward, pulling the rope as he swam, not knowing whether Xiao Hu could feel it at such a distance.

While swimming, the diver also pulled off his oxygen mask to give Ye Cheng a few breaths.

Ye Cheng also didn't refuse, seeming that being too awesome isn't a good thing either.