Chapter 95 A sudden storm
Gordon raised his head and was shocked to find that it was still afternoon, but the sky was getting dark quickly.
The originally sparse, white, cotton-like clouds turned into an unpleasant dark gray, like thick, indestructible sewage, flowing and converging at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The dull thunder echoed in the dark clouds, and the surrounding wind gradually became fiercer. In the strong wind, the airship swayed from side to side.
Gordon clung to the guardrail at the edge of the ship's side and looked blankly at the sky that became abnormal almost in the blink of an eye.
"Don't be dazed, kid, quickly wrap the rope around your waist and tie it tightly! Don't forget the pork chop, tie it up too. The storm area ahead is too wide, we can't go around it, we can only continue to rise above the thunderclouds to avoid the storm. "The professor's voice came from the side.
“Up, up, meow? Shouldn’t we land as soon as possible now, meow?” Pig Chop stammered.
"It's too late! Stop talking nonsense! Fasten the safety rope first. Do you want to be blown off the deck by the wind and smashed to pieces?!" the professor screamed.
The sharp roar woke Gordon up. In just a few words, he could clearly feel that the wind and rain around him had become more violent, and he could no longer stand still.
Hurryly took the two safety ropes fixed to the deck that the professor threw over, quickly wrapped the two-finger-thick rope tightly around his waist several times, and tied it with a tight knot.
Then he grabbed the trembling pork chop lying on the deck and tied it up like a silkworm. After making sure that even if it fell on the deck accidentally, it would be safe, Gordon breathed a sigh of relief.
After seeing Gordon fixing himself and Pork Chop, the professor stopped talking nonsense with them and quickly came to Lao Hei who was struggling at the helm. He raised his telescope and began to observe the storm ahead.
He must quickly find a relatively safe ascending route. If he rushes into the thundercloud rashly, the small airship will be torn into pieces by the strong wind before long.
Alva, who also had a safety rope tied around his waist, staggered over and explained to the professor with a pale face: "In strong convective weather such as storms and thunderstorms, it is difficult for the airship to land safely.
If you land forcefully and may even be blown to pieces on the ground by the airflow, a relatively safe way is to ascend to the thunderclouds in advance before the storm comes, where it will be relatively calm. "
“This is not normal, it’s too abnormal!” The professor’s eyes were full of horror as he observed the terrifying storm clouds gathering in front of the airship at an unscientific speed.
“It’s clearly not the summer when thunderstorms are common, so how could a thunderstorm of this magnitude suddenly appear in the plains?”
For Professor and Lao Hei, who travel by airship to various parts of the mainland all year round to observe and study natural ecology, it may be a bit exaggerated to say that extreme weather such as hurricanes, thunderstorms and hail is commonplace, but they have long been accustomed to it.
The “calm before the storm” thing is pure bullshit.
How could there be no warning signs before the storm arrives? Changes in air pressure, changes in clouds, and changes in humidity have become instinctive for the professor to use all of these to predict storms in advance.
However, the arrival of this storm caught the professor by surprise. When he noticed it, a considerable storm cloud had already formed.
As a naturally occurring form of severe convective weather, storm clouds cannot appear without reason. As the most basic symptom, changes in air pressure are also one of the necessary prerequisites for their formation.
Without even the basic conditions for its formation, where did this huge storm come from?
In fact, the professor already had some vague guesses in his mind.
But he was praying, praying that it was just a frightening fantasy, praying that this was just an ordinary storm, and that he didn't notice it in advance simply because he was old and confused.
"The clouds are thinner on the port side! Turn 40 degrees to the left and continue to rise!" Putting aside the anxiety in his heart, the professor commanded the airship in a deep voice and continued sailing.
This is the first time he has faced a natural disaster at such a close distance.
Strong hands grasped the railing tightly, and a safety rope was tied around his waist as a second insurance, but he still had a fear of being thrown into the air at any time and torn apart by the strong wind.
The boat is tilting to the right.
"What's going on?! Didn't I say turn the rudder to the left!" The professor's sharp roar came again, and Gordon looked at the bow of the ship where the helm was.
"It's no use! I have full left rudder, and the airship is out of control!" Lao Hei yelled, and the airship lost control again amid the storm and thunder, which made the experienced helmsman feel scared.
The airship in the strong wind was like a light leaf, swaying and moving closer to the huge swirling storm cloud in front of it on the right.
“Damn it! The storm clouds are forming so fast, hurry up! We are about to be sucked in!”
Professor can do nothing but remind loudly.
Gordon watched helplessly as the airship they were riding in was feebly pulled and dragged by the storm, constantly approaching the tornado column that seemed to connect the sky and the earth.
Like an insect caught in a spider's web, knowing that death is right in front of us but unable to escape.
The rain was no longer as soft as usual under the strong wind, and it fell on the cloth and deck of the airship's air tank, making a crisp sound like the collision of metal.
The few people on the deck were already soaked to the skin, but they didn't care about it. They just stared blankly at the giant spiral cloud that had almost enveloped them in front of them, flashing with lightning from time to time.
Leave it to fate, which is the only thing they can do at this time.
The moment it was caught in the tornado cloud, the airship suddenly began to accelerate. At the same time, the entire body of the airship shook violently. The wood, metal and ropes rubbed against each other, making a shuddering "squeak" sound, and even if it disintegrated in the next second No one will find it strange if it becomes fragments all over the sky.
Is this going to kill you?
Gordon clenched his fists, feeling no fear in his heart, only unwillingness.
I haven’t hunted the Fire Dragon yet, I haven’t become a famous hunter, I haven’t seen the wider world, and there are too many things I want to do but haven’t had time to do.
“Crack!” The crisp sound of the wood breaking seemed to hit their hearts directly.
The deck could not withstand the ravages of the hurricane and began to break layer by layer. Everyone closed their eyes and prepared to welcome death.
“Huh?” Maybe it was five seconds or ten seconds, maybe it was half a minute, Gordon opened his eyes in confusion.
The surrounding rain has become much lighter, the wind has almost completely stopped, and even the airship that was shaking violently and could disintegrate at any time has stabilized.
If it weren't for the dark gray cloud walls that flashed with lightning from time to time around him, Gordon would have almost thought that everything before was a nightmare.
“We are in the eye of the storm.” The professor said with a gloomy face, “It is the center of the storm cyclone. The air pressure here is low and the wind speed is relatively static. We are safe for the time being.”
"temporary?"
“The storm is moving at a high speed, and it is impossible for us to control the airship to hide in the eye of the wind. Soon we will be thrown out of the eye of the wind, and then sucked in again, and so on until the storm dissipates.
Of course, I don’t think this airship can withstand much more. The professor kicked a broken and warped deck next to his feet and said with a wry smile: "This feeling of waiting for death to come twice in a row is really terrible." "
(End of this chapter)