A storm on the sea came without a moment's delay.
As soon as Avril spoke, the sky around her became cloudy. The originally calm sea gradually surged up, and the layers of waves increased in multitudes. The tumbling waves seemed to contain great energy, ready to strike at a moment's notice.
All these changes were telling Raine that this would definitely be a terrifying storm.
The blue sea, which was no longer so soft, was about to show its violent side.
Raine could feel his body going up and down along the waves, shaking more and more.
With his current "power system," he would never be able to escape the storm.
With the reef ahead and the storm behind him, Raine had no way out!
"Captain..." Avril's voice sounded hopeless as she bowed her head, "I'm sorry I brought you here."
"Thank you for saving me in the first place, and you White, I'm happy to have had you by my side all this time to keep me from feeling so horrible, hopefully in another life..."
"Next life my ass!" Raine, who hasn't spoken yet suddenly bellowed, looking up at the thick clouds overhead, and scowled, "Fuck you God, in the last life you took my life, wasn't that enough? Because of that I've been reborn, and you still refuse to let me go!"
"You want my life? Fine, I admit I can't beat you now! But I, Raine, can tell you if you want me to give up, you're dreaming!"
Avril looked at the boat in amazement. This was the first time she had heard Raine talk about his past.
And for the first time, she knew her captain's name- Raine!
"Captain..."
Raine finished venting and turned to look at the belly of his ship.
He had so little to work with. No defenses on board, not even handrails. Just some ropes, seawater purification equipment, fishing nets, life preservers... As a small ramshackle boat at the top of the all-time shabby rankings, Raine certainly lived up to his ranking.
The sea became increasingly unsettled as pulses of rain pelted down in the sky.
Raine tried to calm himself and after a moment's thought said, "Avril, put the antibiotics away and try not to lose them. They're the only medicine we have. Secure the oars with ropes and use the fishing nets to tie the oars on both sides. When it gets bumpy, you grab the nets. Remember, tie them securely."
"You put in the lifebuoy first! Quickly tie the lifebuoy to the boat with a rope, quick!"
Avril froze for a moment but immediately after did as Raine asked and got busy.
"White, make sure you bite down on the nets, okay?"
"Woof!"
Avril was very handy and soon had the job finished.
By now, the oars were inside the boat, tightly secured with rope. And the fishing net was messily stretched across the belly of the boat. Two sections secured in the oar slots, looking messy but were sturdily tied down.
"Captain, what about the water purification unit?"
The water purification device was painstakingly made by Raine. It was of irreplaceable importance, but even if Raine could not bear to part with it, he could not be bothered at this time.
"Don't mind it!"
While Avril was busy, the sea was not the same as before. The wind churned the waves, and the sky was grey with heavy rain.
"Avril, White," Raine looked at his only two crew members and tried to sound calm and confident, "Don't give up. There is hope for us. Once we get through the reef area and get through to the island, we will have hope."
"I know the chances are slim, but I will never give up any glimmer of hope!"
"Hahaha you two look like you've never seen any big waves before. This is just a small inconvenience in front of an excellent captain and helmsman."
"We will survive!"
The sky thundered with a loud bang, and lightning ripped through the sky like tree branches! The wind howled at that moment - the storm was coming!
Raine narrowed his eyes slightly, "What's the point of being arrogant in front of me? Today I'll show you what it means to sail the sea by the helm!" After saying that, Raine shifted his sight to the front.
There was the coral reef area. The bottom of the sea was full of corals. Under the high-speed movement, a giant ship would sink, let alone his small body. He was about to pass through here!
Raine's biggest advantage was that he could see the reef! And this would be the most important factor in their survival!
The waves behind them rolled and arrived in an instant. Raine's body instantly rose five or six meters to the highest point, and this life-or-death parkour was on!
"Ah!"
"Woof woof woof!"
Avril and White were on a roller coaster ride at this point. They barred straight down the several meter-high waves, and their boat speed skyrocketed.
Raine's view was glued to the front. When he noticed his body moving fast, he took control of the rudder to not deviate course.
In just a few moments, Raine had reached the reef!
The reef was ahead! Raine quickly took control of the rudder to avoid it.
Left, right, left front, right front, the sea floor was littered with bumps and bumps, and Raine was dodging from side to side with all his might.
However, a huge wave came up behind him at that moment, sending Raine skyward again.
"Ahhhhhh, help!" Avril cried out for help desperately.
"Shut up! Hold on!" Raine bellowed. His eyes fixed on the point of impact, where a large rocky outcrop lay on the ocean floor!
"Spin, damn it!" Raine fought to turn himself, trying to change the direction of the force of the gale crashing against the hull to deflect the point of impact.
With a loud thud, a small boat fell heavily to the surface. It sank almost completely into the sea, only to float back up quickly. Although the hull still scraped against the edge of the rocks, it did not sink.
The waves were like crazed beasts with their teeth and claws, and Raine's body was as small as a black dot in front of the roaring waves, seemingly ready to be swallowed whole by them.
But he still balanced the boat with all his might while avoiding the numerous corals underneath.
In such a situation, it was difficult for him to avoid the corals completely. The boat's hull had already developed a large number of scars of various sizes. The only blessing was that, although he sustained heavy damage, he was still able to float on the water.
"Come on, is that all you got? Give me more!"
As if enraged by Raine, a huge wave slammed into him from behind, and Raine was swamped straight away. Out of sight, and seconds later, as a wave was crested, Raine was sent into the air again and thrown straight out of the waves surrounding him.
Avril and White kept a death grip on the net. But the throwing power was so great this time that they were almost sent flying out of the boat. They were just holding on to the net before they could detach themselves.
At this point, the oar slot on the hull's right side, along with the side plate on the right side, finally detached. The slotted ring broke off, and the side plate broke off!
As the boat plunges at high speed, the nets are quickly spread. The force grew too much, and Avril and White were thrown off the boat simultaneously!
A question suddenly flashed through Raine's mind.
When Avril and White were thrown into the water at the same time, he had to ask himself- who does he save first?