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When I saw the coffin, I nearly screamed. Ever since my last encounter with the Coffin Corpse, I had developed an intense fear of coffins. Before I could gather my thoughts, Jiao Ba's Underwater Light shifted to the upper left. Turning to look, I was startled again; there was another coffin on the left side.
Then, Jiao Ba quickly directed the light to the right side of the forbidden area. Could there be a coffin there too? I turned again, and as expected, there was indeed another coffin on the upper right. These three coffins hung in parallel at a height, occupying three different directions, with only the entrance of the forbidden area lacking one. What could this signify? A strong sense of fear welled up within me.
Just as I was about to observe further, Mai Lao and Jiao Ba approached. Mai Lao gestured for me to hurry, saying, "We need to go, there's no time."
I glanced at my Oxygen Tank; it was broken and had less than five minutes left. If we didn't leave soon, we would have to keep company with these coffins. This thought jolted me into action. I waved my hand, and the three of us dashed toward the entrance of the forbidden area. However, halfway there, I noticed that the large door was slowly closing.
I couldn't tell if it was just my imagination, but that door was definitely moving. I looked at Mai Lao; he urged us to speed up. We pushed ourselves forward with all our might. When we reached the entrance, the door was indeed closing and had already shut more than halfway; it looked like it would close completely any moment now.
Mai Lao was the first to burst through. Jiao Ba lagged slightly behind; he wasn't as experienced and clearly struggled to keep up with our pace. To ensure he didn't fall behind, I pulled him along as we ran. While this helped him greatly, it also drained my energy.
The door was about to close completely. With all my strength, I managed to push Jiao Ba through just in time. But when it was my turn to escape, the heavy iron door nearly trapped me in between. It was incredibly dangerous; if it caught me, I would surely die here.
My Oxygen Tank got stuck tightly against the door; no matter how hard I tried to free myself, it wouldn't budge. If I removed the Oxygen Tank underwater, I would still drown. Seeing that I was stuck, Jiao Ba and Mai Lao rushed over to help. Despite our combined efforts to pull me out, the iron door remained firmly shut without any sign of giving way.
In my panic, I suddenly realized that I was running out of oxygen. It dawned on me that the heavy door had crushed my Oxygen Tank beyond use. With no other choice, I held my breath and quickly detached the tank. Mai Lao and Jiao Ba dragged me forward as we rushed ahead.
However, without oxygen, I felt like my lungs were about to burst. Just then, Jiao Ba took a deep breath and handed me his Breathing Apparatus. I hurriedly inhaled a few breaths from it, which helped me regain some composure.
The three of us navigated through the graveyard littered with bones and passed through a small wooden door before making our way through a narrow passage back to the cabin. Throughout this ordeal, I barely managed to hold on with just a few breaths left in me. As we burst out from the dark entrance, I felt my brain starting to slow down in response.
Mai Lao dragged me along and once again lent me his Breathing Apparatus. I took a couple of breaths, held my breath for a moment, and returned it to him. The three of us rushed towards the Hatch. In truth, their oxygen supply was running low as well. We all tried to minimize our breathing frequency to conserve oxygen, but even so, it was difficult for the three of us to make it to the Sea Surface with just two Oxygen Tanks.
The journey back to the cabin consumed a portion of our oxygen, and we needed time to ascend from the Wreck to the Sea Surface. By the time we were nearing the entrance of the cabin, the Oxygen Tank was almost empty. It seemed that we were destined to perish here unless a miracle occurred.
We held our last breaths, prepared to fight for our lives, but when we reached the entrance of the cabin, we realized that the Hatch was still closed. We all stared in disbelief; I had completely forgotten that this entrance was shut. Now, surviving seemed nearly impossible. Just opening this Hatch would take at least half a minute, and with no oxygen left, we had no time to waste.
However, when death loomed so close, none of us were willing to accept it without a fight. The three of us frantically pulled at the Hatch. Even Mai Lao, who usually remained calm, lost his composure; life was slipping away, and none of us wanted to die here.
Just when we felt hopeless, the Hatch suddenly opened. In the dim light, I saw Shunzi outside. He immediately reached out his arms and pulled each of us out with great effort. Dazed, I glanced around and noticed that Li Xin and several other sailors were also outside the Hatch.
Due to the short-term lack of oxygen, my head felt a bit foggy. Once Shunzi placed the Breathing Apparatus in my mouth, I took several deep breaths and gradually regained some clarity; I could feel life returning to me. We quickly swam back along our original path.
Throughout this journey, Jiao Ba, Mai Lao, and I took turns using others' oxygen tanks until we finally managed to escape from the Dark Sea Area. However, when we exerted ourselves fully to reach the Sea Surface, everyone lay flat on their backs like dead fish, gasping for air.
The sky remained dark and it drizzled lightly; raindrops hit my face and helped me feel more awake. This time had truly been perilous; without Shunzi and the others, we would have surely perished in those depths. After surfacing, no one spoke; we simply lay quietly on the Sea Surface breathing in fresh air.
Although it was drizzling above, the sea was calm with gentle waves and a comfortable temperature that felt soothing against our skin. Suddenly, I felt an overwhelming urge to sleep; this dive had been more exhausting than any previous ones—it could be described as a brush with death. Yet despite everything, we had lost one sailor—a comrade who fought alongside us.
At that moment, I sensed light shining down on us. I opened my eyes to see a fishing boat anchored nearby. Then a worried female voice called out, “Mai Lao! Loyalty and Righteousness! Is everyone alright?” It was Jenny shouting from the boat.
I wanted to respond but found myself lacking any strength left; not just me—everyone else remained silent as well. I could only weakly raise an arm and wave it in the water.
Soon after, a Lifeline was lowered down. Mai Lao was the first to speak up. “Is everyone okay?” His voice was faint but it was clear that he was recovering quickly; his physical resilience was remarkable.
I straightened my body and turned to glance at him, saying, "It's fine, we're all still alive, aren't we?"
"Li Xin, how are you? Are you okay?" I looked at Li Xin beside me. She was lying on the Sea Surface with her eyes closed, seemingly unconscious. However, I had to admit that Li Xin had saved our lives this time.
She didn't speak, just waved her hand at me. It seemed she was fine, just a bit tired.
Mai Lao supported a nearby sailor and struggled to swim to the Lifeline, calling out to everyone, "Everyone get on the boat, Loyalty and Righteousness, take care of the others."
I nodded, and then we dragged each other back onto the fishing boat, almost rolling and crawling our way back…
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