novelraw Chapter 322 - 257: Life of Water
Chapter 322 - 257: Life of Water
Boom!!!
A thunderclap exploded.
A lightning bolt nearly a kilometer long erupted from the heavy storm clouds, tearing the night apart.
But daylight lasted only for an instant, as the sky was once again covered by a shroud of gloom. The entire Cortes Sea seemed devoured by shadows, interspersed with terrifying thunderstorms and rain, presenting an imminent apocalyptic scene that left one in awe of nature’s majesty.
At this moment, the footage from the camera in Ah Gui’s hand was being streamed live on Douyin.
Even though the signal was poor, occasionally stuttering.
The fifty thousand online viewers in the livestream could still see this almost apocalyptic view.
And in the center of the endless sea, Wang Ye riding the waves.
Wang Ye’s height and build already stood out like a crane among chickens in a crowd. Yet at this moment, he seemed no more than a tiny ant in a massive flood, exceptionally small and insignificant.
[Wow, is this the Cortes Sea’s wave...?]
[So terrifying.]
[It’s more spectacular than in the movies!]
[This is scarier than skyscrapers-high waves. Even sharks could be smashed!]
[Too terrifying... How brave must one be to surf in such massive waves?]
[Can Wang Ye really succeed in the challenge? I’m a bit doubtful.]
[Relax, that’s Wang Ye we’re talking about.]
[The distance is too far, the picture is a bit blurry.]
[Is that person in the gray surf suit Wang Ye?]
[That’s right, that’s Wang Ye!]
[He looks so small...]
[It’s even more exaggerated than in the movies; even in Extreme Thief, surfing wasn’t this terrifying.]
[Of course, a lot of it in movies is special effects; the sense of pressure isn’t as strong as in reality.]
[In reality, waves are more unstable and dangerous than in movies.]
[Oh, who is that group next to him? They don’t look like they’re from China.]
[They have the Red Bull logo on their uniforms, probably the Red Bull Challenge Team.]
[The Red Bull Team is noticeably half as slow as Wang Ye and their movements are stiff.]
[Really, only by comparison can you see how impressive Wang Ye is...]
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As soon as the livestream began, the Douyin platform started promoting it heavily,
In just over ten seconds, it drew in millions of online viewers.
While intense discussions were stirring in the livestream chat.
On the sea’s surface,
Wang Ye was still struggling to survive amidst the terrifying waves.
The surfboard beneath his feet skimmed across the water at speeds over 100 km/h.
But the waves behind him continued to cling closely,
Above his head, there was an imminent crashing tubular wave, almost engulfing him.
Usually, the propagation speed of waves is linked to wind speed; the faster the wind, the faster the waves. When the wind speed reaches a certain threshold, wave speed can exceed 50 km/h.
However, the fifty-meter-high waves behind Wang Ye already exceeded 80 km/h, nearing 100 km/h. Although the speed wasn’t extremely fast overall, the massive size and height of the waves made them incredibly destructive over short distances. The deeper the water, the more destructive the waves, as more seawater could be manipulated.
Whenever Wang Ye realized his speed was insufficient, he would use Primordial Qi to accelerate the surfboard beneath him,
His surfing skills inherently had speed-boosting traits, and combined, his top speed nearly reached 200 km/h.
Compared to Wang Ye, Carlos and the Red Bull Challenge Team seemed turtle-paced. They stood on their boards struggling to maintain balance, pressing their weight forward in pursuit of speed.
But they could only watch desperately as the tubular wave behind them slowly enclosed them, like a monstrous hand gradually closing in, ready to crush them.
Even Carlos, the most skilled among them, barely maintained distance from the breaking point, let alone the struggles of the other team members.
"Come on! Just half a minute more, and we’ll win!"
"Lower your center of gravity, keep your eyes wide open, don’t let your guard down!"
"Maintain speed! Faster! Faster!!"
Carlos tirelessly shouted commands.
But due to the deafening waves behind him, his voice sounded tiny.
He had to almost scream for those around him to vaguely hear him.
Fortunately, he and his team had spent enough time together.
They understood Carlos with just a glance.
Yet, despairingly, despite the team behind Carlos striving to adjust their actions according to his instructions, they were still being slowly engulfed by the waves overhead.
As the captain, Carlos could only watch in pain as his teammates were swallowed by the abyss.
Just as Carlos intended to slow down to assist his teammates behind him,
suddenly, a terrifying collapsing wave swallowed a man behind him in an instant.
Boom!!!
Countless white spray splashed onto Carlos’s face.
But his eyes widened like ping-pong balls.
"Ra... Raoul!!"
Before Carlos could finish speaking,
a few meters away, several teammates were engulfed by the wave one by one.
Like fragile saplings snapped by a fierce wind...
Carlos’s eyes turned red all at once.
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