Chapter 715 Lifeboat

The cruise ship that lost power inevitably caused people to panic. A raging fire began to burn at the rear of the entire cruise ship. According to the intensity of the fire, it is estimated that it will not take long for the entire hull to be burned to the ground.

Fortunately, the people on the ship were not stupid. In order to survive, people started to put out fires spontaneously. They used dry powder fire extinguishers and water spray guns. Even if they did not have serious fire-fighting tools, they could still get wet. Clothes are made into fire blankets to put out fires.

Fortunately, the cruise ship is not a warship and does not have ammunition depots or the like. Otherwise, with this kind of fire, the entire hull will explode in minutes, and everyone will die by then.

Although there is no ammunition depot on the cruise ship, there is still a fuel storage room, and unfortunately the fire has spread here.

Under the influence of the high-temperature flames, the fuel storage room was ignited unsurprisingly, and a huge explosion occurred.

The cruise ship, which was already out of control, became even more unstable. Soon the area covered by the sea of ​​​​fire expanded rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Now not only is the rear of the cruise ship on fire, but the entire middle of the cruise ship is also on fire.

"Run away! The cruise ship can't hold on anymore!"

I don't know who shouted such a sentence, which caused other people present to start to panic and even have the idea of ​​​​escape.

There are 16 small survival yachts on both sides of the cruise ship. Each small survival yacht can carry thirty people. Sixteen means that 420 people can be rescued.

More than four hundred people may seem like a lot, but now the survivors on the cruise ship are counted in units of thousands. Compared to the thousands of people alive, these four hundred and twenty people are really too few.

Seeing that the fire on the cruise ship was still increasing, some people who were not determined began to think crookedly and wanted to get a seat in the small survival boat in advance, and there were many people who had this idea.

If there is a need, there will be competition for points. More and more people are starting to think about the idea of ​​​​lifeboats, even those self-defense forces who have just protected civilians. As the fire on the yacht is getting bigger and bigger, people's emotions are starting to get out of control again. status.

A strong man with tattoos on his arms and back, who looked like he was not a good person at first glance, pushed away the thin woman standing in front of him, then cursed and tried to get into the lifeboat.

This scene happened to be seen by the Self-Defense Forces who had just arrived. A recruit looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly a hint of excitement appeared in his heart. He quickly ran over to help the thin woman, and then pointed his gun at the tattooed strong man and scolded her. .

"A grown man like you actually bullies a weak woman? Your behavior has seriously triggered my bottom line. If you don't want to die, please come down and apologize to this young lady."

"Huh? Do you know who I am! I'm the boss of the Tianhe Group!"

"I don't care who you are, hurry up and apologize."

"grass!"

Obviously, this tattooed man who claimed to be the boss of the Tianhe Group was enraged. After being enraged, the brawny man took out a pistol from his waist without saying a word, pointed it at the self-defense force recruit in front of him and pulled the trigger. .

At such a short distance, even a three-year-old child can successfully hit the target, and the strong man is no exception. He directly shot the Self-Defense Forces recruit in front of him to death, and then fired at the group of Self-Defense Forces behind him. attack.

It's a pity that the strong man's marksmanship is not very good. Several times the bullets missed other people's faces and flew out randomly. Only a few bullets successfully hit the enemy.

Naturally, the Self-Defense Forces would not let this strong man go crazy. A dozen of them pointed their rifles at the strong man and fired at him.

The dense rain of bullets turned the strong man into a hornet's nest, whether intentionally or unintentionally. Another person occupying a seat several meters away from the strong man was also hit by a bullet in the chest, and died completely in his disbelieving eyes.

"Asshole! Don't accidentally injure civilians!"

"Sorry! Captain"

Although it seems like this was just a friendly accident, who knows.

The man called captain, after reprimanding his team members, turned to look at the other civilians.

"Everyone, please rest assured. We are a self-defense force that advocates helping civilians. We will never do anything to harm civilians. Now everyone is lining up and boarding the ship one by one."

Seeing that the captain's attitude was not bad, the civilians who were originally frightened and panic began to line up dubiously in order to calm down. However, there were also people who looked on with cold eyes. These people who looked on with cold eyes had been bullied by the Self-Defense Forces in the past, so they did not It is easy to trust these people.

Seeing that except for a small number of civilians, everyone else was obeying his orders, the captain of the Self-Defense Force was obviously very satisfied.

"Everyone should line up. One lifeboat can only accommodate thirty people. It cannot exceed the limit. If it exceeds the limit, it is likely to roll over, so don't overload it."

With that said, the team leader began to personally direct the team to board the ship. During this period, he did not do anything else. It seemed that he was just here to command the team.

Gradually, a group of people who were watching indifferently also joined the queue with hesitation. After all, no one wanted to die. These lifeboats were their only hope. In order to survive, they could briefly trust the Self-Defense Forces.

Soon there were only two lifeboats left here, and there were still many civilians queuing up. It was obvious that the lifeboats here couldn't save everyone.

When the Self-Defense Force captain discovered that there were only two lifeboats left, he ordered other soldiers to prevent civilians from continuing to board the ship, while he stood aside and shouted loudly.

"Everyone! Now there are only two lifeboats left. Sorry! We need to requisition these two lifeboats because..."

The captain naturally didn't believe that these civilians would give up these two lifeboats because of his speech, but the lives of civilians are lives, and the lives of their Self-Defense Forces are not lives? Besides, he has safely delivered several lifeboats and saved hundreds of lives.

He has done this much. Is it too much to fight for two lifeboats for himself and his subordinates? Of course not.

The reason he let the civilians board the ship first was mainly for the current situation. They have done well enough. Why can't they requisition the last two lifeboats now? There is no burden in my heart.

Obviously, civilians will not give up their lives for this reason.

The people queuing at the scene wanted to board the ship by force, but they were forced back by the black muzzle of the gun.

"Everyone think about it. In this doomsday where zombies are rampant, only those of us with military literacy can protect more people, so..."

"What does it have to do with me if you want to protect others! I don't want to die! I want to board the ship!"