Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 641 - 665: Pulling Together in Times of Trouble

Chapter 641: Chapter 665: Pulling Together in Times of Trouble

After rowing for over an hour, Li Yifei received a message from Zheng Mingrui. Right then, in front of Sophia, he replied to it. After he finished replying, Sophia coldly said, "Turn that thing off. If you can kill me, then you can turn it back on. If you die by my hand, then try turning it back on. I don’t want anyone to disturb us."

"No problem!" Li Yifei promptly turned off his watch and then said to Xu Shanshan, "Shanshan, I’ve already informed your sister. They won’t worry now."

"Mm!" Xu Shanshan nodded, then yawned and said, "Brother-in-law, I’m a little cold. I want to lean on you and lie down for a while."

Li Yifei immediately opened his arms and said, "Come here."

Xu Shanshan immediately lay down next to Li Yifei, resting her head on his arm and hugging his chest, murmuring, "Brother-in-law, do you think it wil rain?"

Li Yifei looked at the sky and said, "It looks like it’s about to start. If it starts raining and the wind picks up, if we don’t find land, I’m afraid we’ll all drown."

Xu Shanshan hugged Li Yifei tighter and softly said, "It’s alright. With brother-in-law here, even if I drown, I won’t be afraid."

Su Mengxin also looked at the sky, full of concern, and said, "It’s really troublesome now. Miss, I don’t know what exactly you want to do, but we’re all in the same boat now. The most pressing issue is to find land before it rains, or to get on a bigger ship. Do you have that kind of assurance?"

Sophia was also rather annoyed at this time. According to her memory, if they rowed forward for another two hours, there should be a small island. There, she could have a real contest with Li Yifei. But given the current circumstances, getting to the island was becoming quite difficult.

However, given her character, she would never show weakness. She huffed and continued to row, but her movements became noticeably faster.

"Yifei, the wind is picking up."

After a while, the wind began to rise, and the waves surged along with it. The small boat rocked back and forth on the waves, splashing a lot of water into it. Everyone’s clothes were quickly soaked, and with the wind blowing, everybody felt bitterly cold. Su Mengxin hugged her shoulders and moved closer to Li Yifei.

Li Yifei said, "Everyone, take off your clothes now."

Although Xu Shanshan and Su Mengxin didn’t know why Li Yifei wanted them to do this, they didn’t hesitate to start undressing as soon as he said it. Seeing Michelle not moving, Li Yifei promptly said, "Michelle, you too."

Michelle’s face instantly turned a shade of crimson, but she still bit her lip and reluctantly started to undress, her heart beating uncontrollably. ’Could it be that Li Yifei thinks we’re all going to die and wants to make a move on us now?’ she thought. If that was really the case, then so be it. She had always liked Li Yifei. If she could give herself to him at the last moment of her life, there would be no regrets.

But Michelle quickly realized she was wrong. Li Yifei quickly tore their clothes, as well as his own, into long strips, and then twisted them into a long rope, tying it around each person’s waist while saying, "Our boat is definitely going to sink soon, and we’ll end up in the sea. Although we have lifebuoys, the waves could easily sweep us away. Now, if we’re tied together, I can take better care of all of you."

The boat started to rock even more violently, and large raindrops began to fall from the sky, stinging when they hit the skin.

Xu Shanshan suddenly clung tightly to Li Yifei’s waist, her voice choked with emotion, "Brother-in-law, do you think we could really die?"

Li Yifei smiled faintly and said, "Silly girl, with me here, how could I let you die?" In reality, Li Yifei also felt unsure at this moment. Although he had swum across dozens of nautical miles with Su Mengxin before, that was only with one person, and the weather was good. But now, with the weather being so severe and unable to distinguish direction in the vast sea, human strength appeared truly insignificant. Nonetheless, he didn’t want them to lose hope, and so he remained composed amidst the chaos.

Looking at Sophia, Li Yifei smiled faintly and said, "Do you want to stay with us?"

"No need!" Sophia replied coldly.

Li Yifei grinned and said, "I advise you to stay with us after all. Even if you’re a great martial artist, you can’t contend with the sea alone."

Xu Shanshan immediately said, "Brother-in-law, let’s not bother with her. It’s all this bad woman’s fault that we ended up like this."

Li Yifei, although not keen on staying with this dangerous woman, knew if Sophia were with them, he would have a formidable ally, and everyone’s chances of survival would increase. But it wasn’t about saving her.

Sophia snorted but didn’t respond.

Li Yifei helplessly shrugged his shoulders. Since she wouldn’t agree, there was no point in bothering with her.

The rumbling of thunder rolled on, lightning streaked across the sky like silver snakes, the wind grew fiercer, the rain heavier, and waves tossed their boat up and slammed it down into the troughs repeatedly. Soaked to the skin and battered, Li Yifei was tightly holding onto Su Mengxin and Xu Shanshan, while Michelle was clinging firmly to his neck from behind. In the face of nature’s fury, all pretense and shame had become unimportant—no one would think there was anything improper about being this close to Li Yifei anymore.

With a whoosh, another wave lifted their boat high, and this time Sophia failed to keep the balance. When the boat came crashing down, it capsized, and everyone was trapped underneath.

Though everyone had anticipated this possibility, actually being thrown into the sea panicked Xu Shanshan and Michelle, who could only cling tightly to Li Yifei.

Li Yifei had taken a deep breath just before the capsize and immediately began to dive down with everyone.

In the midst of stormy winds and rain, the surface was chaotic with high seas, but a few meters below, the water was much calmer. Li Yifei, disoriented, could only swim forward, hoping to escape the storm’s range and find salvation.

But soon, Li Yifei started to feel pain. Michelle was still clinging tightly to his neck, nearly suffocating him. He hurriedly let go of Xu Shanshan, pulled Michelle in front, and finally got some relief around his neck. Then he immediately covered Michelle’s mouth with his and transferred a breath to her.

Michelle had never experienced falling into the sea before and was quite disoriented, instinctively holding on to Li Yifei—a drowning person’s reflexive response. But Li Yifei’s breath quickly brought her back to her senses. Despite the pitch-black water where she could see nothing, she realized it was Li Yifei. She felt both embarrassed and awkward, never having imagined that such an incident could happen underwater.

Feeling Michelle calm down, Li Yifei gently patted her back and tugged on the rope around her waist before letting go of her.

Michelle got the message and released Li Yifei. Now that she had oxygen, she no longer panicked, especially with Li Yifei by her side, giving her reassurance.

Li Yifei then gave another breath to Su Mengxin, who was well-versed in the procedure. She not only took a breath but also playfully explored Li Yifei’s mouth with her tongue. In such dire circumstances, Su Mengxin’s playfulness was somewhat amusing to Li Yifei.

However, Li Yifei didn’t dare to reciprocate. After letting go of Su Mengxin and tugging on the rope, he prepared to help Xu Shanshan breathe. However, when he pulled the person to him and felt clothes, he immediately knew it was Sophia and quickly let go. She hadn’t been tied together with them but must have grabbed their ropes when the ship sank.

Fortunately, at that moment Sophia didn’t lash out. Otherwise, underwater, Li Yifei wouldn’t have been able to avoid her Flying Dagger. This time he found Xu Shanshan and quickly gave the near breathless Xu Shanshan air.

Xu Shanshan greedily inhaled from Li Yifei’s mouth, reluctant to let go.

At this point, Li Yifei was transferring breath to three people in addition to his own needs, which was a considerable burden. After helping each of the three once, he no longer had the capacity to continue a second cycle for them all. So, after swimming a bit further, he started to lead everyone up towards the surface.

"Inhale!" As they neared the surface, their bodies began to act uncontrollably. Li Yifei could only do his best to hold on to them, worried the rope would not withstand the force after being strained for so long. Relying on his hands was more reliable.

Finally reaching the surface, the high waves and fierce winds were torturous, and mouthfuls of rainwater and seawater were inescapable. But at least they were breathing fresh air. Li Yifei took a breath and shouted, "When I count to three, everyone take a breath and dive—we can stay under longer that way."

"One! Two! Three!" Li Yifei had to shout, unsure if they could even hear him, then he pulled everyone down for the dive.

This time, they were all prepared and not as frantic as before. Li Yifei didn’t need much effort to take them down. After transferring breath twice more, they surfaced again.

Li Yifei paid no mind to Sophia, but she cooperated well. In the face of nature’s mighty power, human strength was insignificant. If she wanted to survive, she had to unite with Li Yifei and the others.

Sophia’s strength wasn’t much inferior to Li Yifei’s. Although she wasn’t as adept in the water, she could at least take care of herself. And during the dives, she exerted a fair amount of effort—otherwise, with just Li Yifei alone, repeatedly diving in the stormy sea with several people would have left him exhausted long ago.

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