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Chapter 746
On the deck, everyone looked towards the oil field, where thick smoke billowed, flames shot into the sky, and the oil field was burning fiercely.
The blazing flames lit up half the sky red, like a doomsday scene.
Even from a distance, one could feel the sweeping heat wave and the suffocating smell of burning.
At this point, no one doubted Zhou Shuwan's ability to find the way anymore.
She led everyone to the remote oil field accurately, but what they saw was heavy-hearted.
It should be the unstable crust on the seabed, coupled with the previous thunderstorm, which probably triggered a series of chain reactions.
Captain Chen stood on the deck, his eyes fixed on the blazing fire in the distance, his brows furrowed, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white.
His adjutant said with a hint of resignation, "This oil field is the bottom line of our freedom of navigation at sea! How can it be destroyed like this?"
Captain Chen took a deep breath, suppressed his anxiety, turned around and ordered: "Send a reconnaissance plane over immediately. I want to know what's going on!"
The adjutant nodded and quickly ran to make arrangements.
A few minutes later, the reconnaissance plane took off from the deck of the mother ship and flew straight towards the oil field.
The sound of the plane's engine was particularly harsh in the night sky. As the plane flew away, everyone's heart was in their throat.
The reconnaissance plane circled above the oil field. Thick smoke almost covered the entire oil field, like a black curtain, blocking all vision.
The pilot tried to lower the plane to get a clearer view, but just as he was about to descend, he was suddenly overwhelmed by a strong sense of crisis.
"Something's wrong!" The pilot's pupils shrank, and he almost instinctively turned the plane and climbed rapidly.
The plane's engine made a harsh roar and the fuselage shook violently in the air, as if it would be torn apart by an invisible force at any time.
Just as the reconnaissance plane changed direction, a deafening roar suddenly erupted from the direction of the oil field.
Immediately afterwards, a huge fireball rose from the oil field, like an angry beast, tearing through the night sky.
The fireball spread rapidly, and the scorching flames engulfed everything around it. The thick smoke and flames intertwined to form a huge mushroom cloud that soared into the sky.
"Boom - boom -"
The explosions continued one after another, the entire oil field seemed to be on fire, and the fire spread rapidly.
Black natural oil gushed out from the oil field and spread rapidly along the sea surface, like a giant black snake, slowly and unstoppably spreading to the surroundings.
As the oil spread, the fire intensified and the entire sea surface instantly turned into a sea of fire. The raging flames jumped on the sea surface, making crackling sounds.
"Retreat quickly!" Captain Chen shouted on the deck of the mother ship, his voice almost drowned out by the roar of the explosion.
He quickly ordered the mother ship to set sail and move away from the oil field.
The mothership's engine emitted a low roar, and the hull moved slowly, gradually moving away from the sea of fire.
The reconnaissance plane flew with difficulty in the shock wave of the explosion. The pilot gritted his teeth and tried desperately to control the plane, trying to escape from the sea of fire.
The fuselage of the plane was vibrating violently, as if it would fall apart at any moment.
The pilot's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and his hands were tightly gripping the control stick, his knuckles turning white.
"Faster... faster..." Not only he was repeating this in his heart, but everyone on the deck and in the cabin who was watching all this was also repeating this in their hearts to cheer the pilot up.
Finally, after several twists and turns, the reconnaissance plane finally rushed out of the range of the explosion and the fuselage gradually stabilized.
The pilot breathed a sigh of relief, his hands trembling slightly, almost exhausted.
He adjusted his flight direction and flew towards the mothership.
A few minutes later, the reconnaissance plane slowly landed on the deck of the mother ship.
The pilot climbed out of the cabin, his steps staggering a little, his face as pale as paper.