Li Sidi is a good swimmer and is in charge of all the work in the water. He said, " There will definitely be a huge storm here within an hour. The fact that the sea water has receded so much is evidence of this. Soon all the sea water sucked in by the low pressure will rush over together, and it will be a small tsunami. We only have three small kayaks here, so I'm afraid the situation is not very optimistic."
What he said was very tactful, but looking at his expression, Uncle San could tell that he thought they were doomed. These people had never seen the world before, and they were all scared and their faces turned pale. Several girls even started crying.
Uncle San took Wen Jin's hand and found that her palms were sweaty. He knew that she was also very scared. At that time, Uncle San had never dealt with such a thing, but he was a professional tomb robber after all, and he had a very good mental quality. At that time, he reminded himself not to panic, because if he did, there would be no hope!
He counted the number of people. There were 10 of them when they came. Now one of them is dead. Another one went back with the ship because he needed to report the accident and the discovery under the sea. Now there are only 8 people in total. Uncle San asked Li Sidi: "How long will this storm last?"
Li Sidi said, "This kind of summer storm is very short, and it will pass in a few dozen minutes, but the sea level will rise by at least five or six meters, and then all the reefs will be submerged." He shook his head, "These few dozen minutes are no joke. If you are hit by the waves, you will either crash into the reef and die, or be swept into the deep sea. I'm not trying to scare you, but this is really a big problem."
Uncle San's mind worked very quickly. He proposed and then rejected several plans in his mind. Rowing back in a kayak would be courting death. No matter how fast he rowed, he could not outrun the storm. He used a respirator to hide in the water. There was a reef on the seabed near the reef, the deepest of which was only more than seven meters. It was no use at all.
Uncle San saw the seabed that was almost visible to the naked eye, like a flash of lightning in the dark night, and suddenly a very risky plan emerged in his mind. At that time, he was not allowed to discuss the feasibility. He said to those people: "Let's not think too much, everyone gather the oxygen bottles and see how much air is left, let's go down to the ancient tomb to take shelter!"
Uncle San was familiar with going down to the ancient tomb, so he didn't think it was a big deal, but the others were all nerds, and this suggestion was too bold. When this was said, everyone was shocked. Uncle San saw that there was a disagreement, so he hurriedly analyzed the significance of the matter for them.
He pointed to the horizon and said, "Look at this storm. We don't feel it yet, but everyone has seen the documentary about tsunamis. This thing is not a joke. If we wait here for the storm to come, there is no chance of survival. We won't even be able to find our bodies. There is a ready-made shelter under the sea. We already know that there must be air in this ancient tomb. The air in this sea bucket is actually alive because it is connected to living water, so the air quality inside should be acceptable. There are not many of us. Staying in there for an hour before coming out is our only chance of survival!"
Uncle San had a talent for motivating people, otherwise he would not have been able to do such a big business in the future. Seeing that he was talking so well, everyone felt a glimmer of hope. They gathered all the diving equipment and deflated and folded the three kayaks. Everything was ready. Uncle San first agreed with them on some sign language for underwater activities. Then he led them underwater, and he himself lit a waterproof searchlight and was the first to crawl into the tomb passage.
The diving equipment at that time was a big helmet on the head, which looked very bulky, but it was very strong. If there were any large sea creatures in front of him, with this helmet, they would not be swallowed up in a flash. Uncle San tried to relax himself as much as possible, and watched as he swam. The tomb passage was getting narrower and narrower. According to this trend, it was a question whether they could pass through in the end. Fortunately, he had all the tools on him, so if things didn't work, he could still break a way out.
There were many reliefs of human faces on the walls of the tomb passage, but now they were covered with a thick layer of deposits, making it impossible to tell which dynasty they were from. These people had never seen the world and had forgotten their current situation. They gathered around to study these faces. Uncle San was so troubled that he had to stop and urge them frequently.
They swam forward for fifteen minutes, turned several corners, and could no longer figure out the direction. Uncle San thought that these people were too chaotic and should be organized, so he gestured to the people who came later to stop. He asked Wen Jin to count the number of people to see if anyone was left behind. Swimming in this narrow tomb passage was physically demanding, and those people were exhausted. When they saw the gesture, they felt as if they had been pardoned and sat down in a daze.
Uncle San looked at them helplessly, thinking that it was not easy to be the boss. He shone the searchlight and wanted to go to the front to take a look. At this time, Wen Jin patted his feet. Uncle San turned his head and saw that she looked very panicked. His heart tightened, thinking, could it be that someone really fell behind?
Wen Jin was so flustered that she didn't know how to express herself. She stretched out a finger and kept shaking it in front of Uncle San. Uncle San didn't know what she meant and asked her: Is there one less person? Wen Jin looked at Uncle San's mouth shape, shook her head, spread out one hand, stretched out four fingers with the other hand, and put the two hands together. Uncle San was very puzzled. He looked at Wen Jin's mouth shape carefully and suddenly realized that what she actually wanted to say was: "There is one more person!"