Chapter 215: Spiritual Giant Sea Turtle

After the two passed through that slightly narrow passage just now, Xiao Hu seemed to feel something odd on the rope, began pulling the rope upward, and the speed of their ascent noticeably increased.

Before ascending, Ye Cheng suddenly had a feeling.

He turned his head and glanced; that big sea turtle actually appeared again, this time it swam into a cave on the right.

Ye Cheng stopped; just now he had found the person under the guidance of the big sea turtle, this sea turtle is definitely a spiritual creature.

Even if it's not spiritual, it's fated with me; is the place it's swimming now telling me there's something inside?

Ye Cheng originally wanted to go check it out, but the diver pulled him, gesturing for him to go up quickly.

Now there are people, Ye Cheng can only give up for now, and talk about it later.

On the deck, everyone's faces were very solemn.

Time has already passed 20 minutes; everyone understands what that means, but because the people below haven't come up yet, they still harbor a sliver of hope.

Lao Li gripped the gunwale tightly with both hands, his brows deeply furrowed.

He is the team leader of this operation; he originally thought it was just a simple salvage mission, but didn't expect trouble on the first sortie at sea.

Lao Li must bear responsibility, and his conscience also feels a bit uneasy, because he wasn't urgent enough.

Cui Shuran and Xiao Rou also stood at the rail, faces full of anxiety.

"Shuran, do you think Ye Cheng will be okay?" Xiao Rou herself also started to lack confidence.

Cui Shuran nodded, "If based on last time, his diving is very skilled, he should be fine, but this time the situation below is more complicated, hard to say."

"I hope he's okay." Xiao Rou clasped her hands and began to pray to heaven; now that's all she can do.

Section Chief Zhao stuck out his big belly, his eyes rolling around.

He also knows, something went wrong.

But the accident isn't the problem; the problem is how to extricate oneself.

Fortunately this time I'm only deputy team leader; that Lao Li is the team leader.

He cleared his throat, glanced at Lao Li, with a look of patriotic concern, "Lao Li, I already said don't be so hasty, be steady, alas, now it's really..."

Lao Li didn't speak; now he is still deep in guilt.

Moreover, he himself lacks experience in struggle; really didn't expect to have to engage in infighting at such a time.

Hearing Section Chief Zhao's words, others involuntarily looked toward Lao Li; people at such a time are easily guided.

Lao Li sighed deeply, turned his head to look at everyone, his face instantly aged considerably,

"Sorry, it's because of my fault that this happened; I will now report to superiors."

Hearing Lao Li take responsibility, Section Chief Zhao's face showed a hint of a smile.

Everyone present sighed, preparing to accept this fact.

Just then, Xiao Rou suddenly stopped Lao Li,

"Lao Li, wait a bit more, Ye Cheng is very capable, he'll definitely manage."

"Right, right, our Ye Cheng is connected with the Sea Dragon King, definitely fine." Wang Defa also interjected, feeling honored to be able to speak before these big leaders.

Section Chief Zhao snorted from his nostrils, looked contemptuously at Wang Defa, "What era is this, still talking about the Sea Dragon King? You country folk are just too ignorant, too feudal."

"Leader, how am I being feudal? Lao Er is really skilled; he can cast a net and catch fish anytime, you say isn't that impressive?" Wang Defa argued vigorously, but his words were utterly ignored.

"Alright, everyone stop arguing." Lao Li raised his hand to stop them.

"I will take responsibility for this matter; now please go down and bring those two young fellows up first, they must not meet with mishap again." Lao Li pointed to the other two divers.

The two nodded; this is currently the most sensible course.

Xiao Rou still wanted to say something, but was pulled back by Cui Shuran; they are merely assistants, the decision must be made by others.

The two divers put on their gear, wore their equipment, walked to the rail, ready to go down.

Just then, a gurgling sound—

A string of bubbles came from beneath the water surface.

The two were stunned; underwater, a human figure was slowly swimming upward.

"They're coming up!" the two shouted excitedly.

Instantly, everyone gathered around, looking toward the sea surface, feelings complex.

It's that feeling of knowing you did poorly on a test but still opening the computer, clicking to check scores, hoping for a miracle.

Both excited and anxious, both heart-dead and yet harboring fantasies.

The shadow beneath the sea surface grew clearer; everyone's hearts rose to their throats—how many people?

"Three! Three! It's three!"

The two divers were the first to see clearly, shouting loudly.

"Ah? Three people? Found them?" Lao Li's hands couldn't help trembling.

Soon, with a splash, three heads broke the surface from below; two wore masks, the other without a mask was Ye Cheng himself.

One of the masked persons removed his mask; it was the missing diver; instantly the whole ship boiled over.

"It's him!"

"It's him!"

"Rescued!"

"Really rescued!"

"Actually rescued, blessings of heaven, blessings of heaven."

"It's okay, great,."

"Ye Cheng, you're amazing!!!"

"Xiao Hu, indeed worthy of being my nephew, hahaha."

The last two lines were spoken by Xiao Rou and Wang Defa; both got a bit carried away, Xiao Rou excitedly jumped around on the deck.

Wang Defa laughed heartily, looking at Director Zhao, letting you look down on people, and saying that we rural folk are feudal—let you see what real strength is!

Cui Shuran was also unable to contain her excitement, her body trembling slightly, her lips pressed together, as she struggled to control her emotions.

Director Zhao stared at the three people in the water with a face full of astonishment: "This isn't scientific! It's been several minutes already; they should have been dead by now!"

The three were hauled up by everyone pulling every which way, and the rescued diver briefly explained how he had gone missing.

He went to retrieve the illumination lamp, then saw something in the cave and swam over; unexpectedly, after swimming there he felt a wave of dizziness, possibly from water pressure, and lost consciousness, only to be shaken awake when Ye Cheng found him.

"My oxygen was almost exhausted back then; fortunately this brother shared his air with me, and we two used a single tank to make it up." The rescued person looked at Ye Cheng with a face full of gratitude.

This is a life-saving grace, a true life-saving grace.

Otherwise, not to mention being rescued, his corpse would likely lie forever at the bottom of the sea, never to find release.

It was said he was rescued in a forked cave passage, and the other two divers looked curiously at Ye Cheng,

"Brother, with so many branching paths below, how did you know which one he was in?"