Chapter 407

The news that a divine stone had appeared in Xisha spread rapidly across the entire internet.

Under the joint gaze of tens of millions of netizens, box after box of stones were moved down from the great treasure ship by the archaeological team members.

Because of the height difference of the ship's hull, the assault team also needed to go back and forth between the two ships when moving the boxes.

When the last box was unloaded, and Tianzhen and the others wanted to return to the ship to check other cabins, Fatty was surprised to find that the great treasure ship was moving away.

The great treasure ship, which had been sailing side-by-side with the cruise ship, actually began to turn its rudder in less than a minute!

Subsequently, the ropes used to secure the two ships began to pull taut rapidly.

The captain of the cruise ship hadn't had time to act when he heard Zhang Tianshi shout "Retreat"!

Then the rope snapped instantly with a "bang"!

Because of Zhang Tianshi's reminder, those who were far from the ship's edge felt a lingering fear in their hearts upon seeing this.

The force of the snapped rope was enough to seriously injure a person.

If one were swept by the rope, the outcome would probably be a fracture.

And the great treasure ship, having lost the connection of the rope, drifted away within minutes, gradually becoming completely invisible.

The change happened so fast that many people didn't react.

Watching the great treasure ship disappear, Fatty said anxiously: "What should we do, Professor Chen? Should we go full speed to chase it back?"

The fisherman A Shui stopped him: "Don't chase; it's gone, which means it let us go; don't chase anymore!"

Professor Chen was also a bit hesitant at this moment; it seems that after the assault team boarded the great treasure ship just now, the fisherman guide had already popularized what a sea ghost ship was to Professor Chen.

Just now, busy moving stones, the fear in his heart couldn't gain the upper hand.

Now that the great treasure ship had left on its own, leaving room for thought, the feeling of lingering fear came out.

Thinking that the most important stones had already been moved down, Professor Chen said: "Don't chase; let it go."

"The official side has already sent ships to meet this batch of stones; our task tonight is to safely hand over the stones."

"This thing is not safe on this ship, so everyone, work hard and take turns on night watch tonight."

Special Forces Captain Wang took the initiative to stand out: "The main night watch work should be handed over to our special forces; you just send a few people to assist."

At this time, they heard Zhang Tianshi say: "I'm used to meditating at night and don't sleep much; count me in."

Tianzhen and Fatty, seeing this, were not to be outdone and immediately raised their hands to sign up.

Instantly, the archaeological team members for the night watch were decided.

Besides the trio, three others were sent, totaling six following the special forces.

The cabin where the stones were placed was naturally the key protection object, with special forces members guarding the stones with live ammunition.

Others were stationed in various parts of the cabin and deck.

Although everyone felt that there was no need to be so formal, because apart from that great treasure ship being quite eerie, they hadn't encountered any other situations.

Even in the nearby sea area, they didn't see a single other ship.

It seemed as if the coastal fishermen didn't come to this area to fish at all.

The surroundings were terrifyingly quiet!

Asking the fisherman guide A Shui, his meaning was that because of the big storm, they had deviated from the original position.

Now they have to find a way to return to the place of the shipwreck burial.

Even he is not familiar with this sea area; generally, fishermen don't come to places they are not familiar with.

Everyone's expressions were very relaxed; even Little Zhao, who was responsible for moving stones in the assault team, joked with Professor Chen.

Asking if they could first look among the people on this ship to see if there was an owner of the Unyielding Stone.

This proposal made everyone's eyes shine, looking eager to try.

Professor Chen, however, refused: "Time is too tight, and we are sailing on the sea at night."

"To pick stones, one has to spread them all out; going back and forth wastes time."

"Once something happens, it's really too late to clean up."

Professor Chen refused, and everyone had to give up with some disappointment.