25: Chapter 25: I still have to take action.

"What kind of nonsense is this? Are you bullshitting me? How could there be big sharks? Are you kidding me!"

Long Baichuan scolded, "Jiang Xiaoyu, this is no time for jokes. A life is at stake, yet you backed out halfway?"

"Uncle Long, I'm really not lying to you. If I'm lying, may I be struck down by lightning right now."

Jiang Xiaoyu wanted to cry but had no tears. How could he dare to lie to Long Baichuan? Although he was usually a bit unreliable, how could he joke about saving someone at a critical moment?

He had indeed encountered two big sharks in that cave, at least two meters long, lurking in the cave. As soon as they saw him approach, they writhed their bodies, releasing an extremely dangerous aura.

Jiang Xiaoyu trembled all over. It wasn't that he hadn't encountered creatures in the water before, but he had never encountered anything this big. Their attacks must be incredibly fierce; if he got touched by them, he would die immediately.

Therefore, Jiang Xiaoyu had no choice but to swim up.

Hearing Jiang Xiaoyu's repeated confirmation, Long Baichuan's eyes darkened.

He didn't seem to be lying.

Just then, a middle-aged man in a suit, looking anxious, hurried over.

"Lieutenant Colonel Long!"

"How is my daughter? Has she been rescued yet?"

The person who arrived was the father of the person who fell into the water, and also the richest man in Tianhai City. He held a high status, and his arrival immediately attracted the attention of many reporters.

"Mr. Shen, please trust us. We are doing our best to rescue your daughter. Please don't be anxious."

Seeing the man arrive, Long Baichuan also felt a massive headache.

Jiang Xiaoyu was a bust; he couldn't continue to dive. Seeing how panicked he was, he definitely wouldn't be able to save anyone if he went back down.

Moreover, Jiang Xiaoyu had already dived once, and his Physical Fitness was almost exhausted.

As for the others...

Long Baichuan's gaze swept over A Gan and Zhang Chong. These people were also quite good at swimming, but they were far inferior to Jiang Xiaoyu. Although they were very capable in underwater combat and might be able to defeat the sharks, their Diving Ability wasn't good enough, so they wouldn't work either.

In the end, Long Baichuan made up his mind. He would go down himself. This time, no matter what, he had to rescue the person.

However, in his heart, Long Baichuan actually lacked confidence because he was already old and didn't have the ability he had in his prime.

"Then please hurry up and rescue her, okay? My daughter can't die! How old is she? She's in the prime of her life and hasn't even had a boyfriend yet, and she's going to die? She's my only daughter!"

The richest man in Tianhai City lost his dignity at this moment, shouting loudly with tears streaming down his face.

Long Baichuan felt a massive headache.

Just then, a steady voice came, "I can go into the water to save her."

This voice instantly attracted everyone present. Long Baichuan, the richest man in Tianhai City, Jiang Xiaoyu, A Gan, and the others all turned their gazes to him.

It was Yang Han. He stepped forward.

Yang Han looked calm and said, "I'm not afraid of sharks underwater. Let me go down and save her."

"Young man, don't mess around." Long Baichuan said, "Do you know how deep it is underwater? It's deadly deep. Without long-term Diving Ability, you can't go down at all. You need to hold your breath for at least ten minutes while being in an active state. An ordinary person definitely can't do it."

Long Baichuan's expression was very serious. He could see that Yang Han was very enthusiastic, but how could he let a member of the public go to their death?

If anyone was going to die, it should be him. Even if Long Baichuan had to risk his life today, he had to bring Staff Officer Shen Ge up from below.

Jiang Xiaoyu also muttered to himself. His Diving Ability was invincible; he hadn't found anyone in the Marine Corps stronger than him, and naturally, he wouldn't find anyone among the public either.

If even he couldn't do it, who else could?

"Chief!"

Suddenly, Yang Han's expression became serious, "I can do it, because I am a soldier. My words carry some weight. If I say I can, I definitely can."

These words were spoken with conviction, making Long Baichuan pause. He asked, "You are a soldier?"

"That's right, a soldier from the 81st Group Army." Yang Han said, not specifying the name of the unit.

Seeing that Yang Han's expression was firm and his temperament really seemed like a soldier's, Long Baichuan was silent for a moment. If he went down to save her himself, he feared that not only would he fail to save her, but he would also lose his own life.

The appearance of Yang Han provided a glimmer of hope for the situation.

"Okay."

Long Baichuan finally nodded and said, "Then you go down and save her. I believe you. But you must know that a life is at stake; this is not a child's game. I will confirm one more time: can you save her?"

"I can. I guarantee I will complete the mission."

Yang Han said with absolute firmness.

"Alright, then go down." Long Baichuan said.

Since Yang Han had said so, Long Baichuan could only choose to believe him.

The richest man in Tianhai City, who was standing to the side, grabbed Yang Han's arm tightly, his face full of pleading, "Young man, please, you must save my daughter. If you save her, I'll give you ten million—no, one hundred million is fine! As long as you can save her."

"Sir, please don't be agitated."

Yang Han looked calm and went directly to the other side to put on a diving suit.

There were many who doubted him. Jiang Xiaoyu, A Gan, and the others didn't really believe in his ability. So what if he was a soldier? Could a soldier from a field army compete with someone from the Marine Corps in Diving Ability?

"Team Leader Long is confused. He might as well have let me go save her."

"Sigh, this is a waste of time. Why let someone from a field army go save her?"

"Honestly..."

A Gan, Zhang Chong, and the others sighed, unable to understand Long Baichuan's actions.

By this time, Yang Han had already put on the diving suit.

At the same time, he said in his heart, "System, upgrade my Diving Ability to Level 4!"

"Ding, spent 600 emotion points to upgrade Diving Ability to Level 4! Current remaining emotion points: 1000"

Yang Han exhaled. His Diving Ability had been upgraded to Level 4; that should be enough, right?

Then, he walked step by step toward the water and, under the gaze of everyone, submerged into the water.

"Uncle Long, why did you believe him? Even if his Diving Ability is sufficient, he won't be able to handle those sharks, right?"

Jiang Xiaoyu walked up to Long Baichuan and couldn't help but say.

Long Baichuan sighed. He couldn't explain why he allowed it either. Perhaps it was because, at that moment, Yang Han's incredibly firm gaze made him believe?

That firm gaze was something Long Baichuan had only ever seen in Xiang Yu's eyes, and Xiang Yu was the undefeated legend of the Beast Battalion, always number one.

If he were here, he would surely be able to save Shen Ge.

More importantly, letting Yang Han go down to save her was a last-ditch effort. Jiang Xiaoyu couldn't do it, the others couldn't do it, and he himself was old and couldn't save her.

Yang Han went into the water and, following the guidance, dived toward a cave.

Before long, he found the cave. The cave was very narrow, only wide enough for one person to enter.

That wasn't the point. The point was that on both sides of the cave, there were two figures lurking.

Yang Han's pupils constricted. Jiang Xiaoyu was indeed right; there were indeed two big serpents, or to be precise, big sharks! As soon as these two big serpents saw Yang Han, their bodies immediately began to writhe wildly, as if they had seen an enemy!