Alien Relic Hunter

"Well, to be precise, it can't be counted as seeing it with his own eyes." Hound thought for a moment and corrected, "What he saw should be some images that were preserved through special means."

"Well... In this case, it is very reasonable for the city to be damaged like this." Ghost Owl said. He did not ask for further details. He knew very well that every hunter and every hunting group had He has his own secrets, and these secrets will not be easily shared with outsiders... Although Ghost Owl is now a grasshopper on the same rope as Hound and others, he still has this self-knowledge.

He and the people of the Hunting God Hunting Group can trust each other. This trust is limited to the situation where both parties cooperate to survive. As for those things involving core secrets, it is impossible for the other party to share them with a "temporary collaborator" like him. .

However, he also believes that if it is a secret related to the focus of this operation, the three people in front of him will not hide it from him... In the past few months of getting along, Ghost Owl can still understand the temperament of these people. relatively clear.

To be fair, these people gave Ghost Owl a good impression. If he hadn't signed a lifelong contract with the Gray Bird Hunting Group, and this old club had always treated him well, he might actually have switched to God Hunting. group.

Thinking of this, Ghost Owl couldn't help but froze for a moment.

Although he was not very clear about the details and inside story of the current situation, he still knew roughly what happened - he certainly did not think that he had rebelled against Ark, not only him, but also the hunting gods and hunting groups who had been with him day and night during this period. There are no signs of rebellion at all... let alone signs, not even the reason or motive can be found.

After much deliberation, there is only one possibility. It is that the God Hunting Group discovered some kind of technology left behind by an alien civilization inside Yagunaktor or something that is enough to overturn the existing balance of power. In some cases, Driven by people's inflated ambitions, it is possible to plot rebellion... But the problem is that Ghost Owl has been on the front line of exploring Yagunaktor during this period. If there is such a thing, he It's impossible not to notice any clues.

Moreover, after being suddenly attacked by the black fleet, the performance of the God Hunting Group was completely in line with his expectations - if this group of people was really plotting a rebellion, they could not have been unprepared.

The only thing that puzzles Ghost Owl is the "weapon" that instantly destroyed the black fleet. Although he still doesn't know what that weapon is, judging from the performance of everyone in the Hunting God Hunting Group, they Like myself, I also knew nothing about it before.

The one who is most likely to have a problem is Ke Lan, the leader of the God Hunting Group and the nominal captain of Yagunaktor, who has disappeared for some time.

If he was the one who attempted to rebel, then would he... and the other members of the Hunting God Hunting Group be considered abandoned sons who were sacrificed?

Can he still return to the Ark alive... and return home?

Just when the ghost owl was thinking wildly, the deep submersible trembled slightly and stopped.

A tilted tower was less than three meters away from the porthole. Under the control of Chi Hanfeng, two mechanical arms reached out from the bottom of the deep submersible and adsorbed on the surface of the tower.

With the assistance of these two robotic arms, the deep submersible slowly climbed down like a robot.

"Do you feel that the ruins of this city... although they are ruins, are very clean?" Chi Hanfeng said while looking at the images from the camera at the end of the robotic arm.

"Well, it is indeed very clean." The hound nodded - generally speaking, within a few years, a layer of something like rotten cotton will appear on the surface of a ship or building that sinks to the bottom of the sea. The scientific name of this layer is It's called "biofilm." Many people think that biofilms are mainly composed of aquatic plants, corals or barnacles, but in fact, these organisms can only be regarded as latecomers to "move in with their bags". At the beginning, these prefabricated structures were " "Environmental modification" is actually bacteria.

Even in the deep sea, there are many microorganisms that can live in extreme environments, and for those bacteria that feed on metals or minerals, a ship or a house that sinks to the bottom of the sea is absolutely useless. It can be regarded as a delicious meal that can satisfy tens of thousands of generations of descendants.

These bacteria can corrode metal and concrete, forming a layer of "rust clothing" on their surfaces... As time goes by, this layer of "rust clothing" accumulates thicker and thicker, gradually turning into a mini but complex ecosystem. Circles, all kinds of marine life will be attracted... At this stage, sunken ships or sunken buildings have another name: "artificial reefs".

But in this underwater city, this phenomenon is completely invisible.

The metal and concrete parts of the building do show signs of corrosion and oxidation by seawater, but this is just a very normal chemical change, and no microorganisms are involved in this change process.

"Are there no microorganisms in this water?" Chi Hanfeng said in disbelief.

"The true forbidden area of ​​life...tsk..." The hound smacked his lips and whispered, "A land of death."

The deep submersible climbed nearly a hundred meters down the tower and finally landed on the street. The cover on the back side of the deep submersible lifted upwards, and two thicker folding mechanical arms poked out of it. This pair of The end of the robotic arm has a three-toe structure, and each support toe is equipped with a pneumatic suction cup, which can firmly fix the deep submersible to the ground, so there is no need to worry about being swept away even if it encounters an undercurrent.

But in this way, the shape of this deep submersible looks very much like a bipedal mecha, especially the recurved joint structure of the legs and the extremely classic "Walker" series mecha. Almost exactly the same.

"Is this thing modified by that guy Layton?" Hound muttered. "Aren't you afraid of affecting the stability of the structure if it's so fancy?"

"The extra space required to install the motion robotic arm will indeed affect the strength and stability of the main structure, but as long as the physical properties of the material are strengthened, this loss can be made up." Chi Hanfeng continued, "The original exploration' The inner shell and outer shell of the deep submersible used by Hell's Eye' Black Abyss are made of N65-level alloy materials. The outer shell of the thing we are riding now is N97-level, and the inner shell is directly made of pure Nino alloy. The strength is at least 30 percent higher than that of the prototype... The prototype has even been to a depth of 10,000 meters, and three thousand meters will not put any pressure on our 'special machine'."

"When it comes to mechanical things, you suddenly become confident... In this regard, you and that guy Layton are exactly the same." Hound said, "What about weapons? Does this thing have any weapons?"

The biggest fear comes from the lack of firepower - although the hound also knows that it is difficult for conventional weapons to achieve attack effect on those weird monsters, but compared to wandering around the ruins unarmed, it is better to hold a gun. Makes you feel a little more at ease.

"The melee weapon is equipped with four round Nino alloy saw blades and a 'dragon gun' that uses crystal energy bombs as the driving mechanism." Chi Hanfeng said, opening the weapon control panel on the side of the console, "Remote There is only one type of weapon, twelve 'Tusk Type IV' torpedoes, each with a crystal energy bomb warhead. A hidden high-pressure liquid tank is added to the prefabricated fragments, which is filled with active cells of flesh-eating worms. Once the target is hit, the culture medium containing active cells will be directly injected into the target's body tissue, and even mutants cannot withstand this dose."

Although the heretical sect has been destroyed and the remaining small fish and shrimps have been basically wiped out, considering that Ke Lan once encountered an attack by the erosion seeds on an unknown desert island, the equipment headed by Chi Hanfeng and Leiton The R\u0026D team still regards monsters like erosion seeds as the primary imaginary enemy.

"Is there only twelve shots?" Ghost Owl asked.

"Limited by space, we can only carry twelve rounds." Chi Hanfeng nodded, "But don't underestimate the power of this thing. One round used to attack ships can sink an old-era ship with one round." Iowa-class battleship."

"Sink a battleship with one shot? Do you mean when it hits the ammunition depot or engine room?" Hound's eyebrows raised. Although he was not very interested in these things, he didn't know about the Iowa-class in the old era. The battleship is probably a battleship of some caliber, but since it can be called a battleship, its defense power will definitely not be that low. Judging from the image on the weapon control panel, this "Tusk IV" torpedo is about the size of an adult's arm. It is a bit whimsical to think about using this thing to sink a battleship.

"No, as long as it can hit the main frame of the battleship or explode inside the battleship, it can be sunk." Chi Hanfeng said seriously, "The crystal energy bomb installed on the warhead is a 'condensed' version."

The concentrated energy crystal is a "new" type of energy crystal artificially simulated by the research team of the Yip Consortium after analyzing the structure of the "pure energy crystal" obtained from Leviathan's body. However, this concentrated crystal has a The fatal problem is instability. It cannot output the energy stored inside in a stable manner. If it is used as an ordinary energy crystal, the violent energy flow will instantly destroy the internal structure of the converter and even cause an explosion.

The research team has spent a lot of time trying to solve this problem, and because of this, except for the experimental 'concentrated version' of crystal energy bombs, this "concentrated crystal" has not been used in any fields of practical application.

"Hiss... you actually put this thing into a torpedo? Is this thing stable? If it explodes, we shouldn't even have any residue left, right?" Hound took a breath of cold air.

"It's not very stable, but it's not as dangerous as you think... The crystal energy bomb is not nitroglycerine. Besides, the warhead of the warhead is in a suspended state, and ordinary collisions cannot detonate the bomb." Chi Han Feng said, "If the situation really reaches the point where the torpedo will be exploded, then I estimate that our deep submersible will no longer have any airtightness at all... By then, we will all be directly exposed to three thousand Under the heavy pressure of meters-deep water, it makes no difference whether the torpedo explodes or not at this time."

"That's best..." The hound just breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly his whole body straightened up on his seat as if he had been electrocuted.

Not only him, but Zhuoligetu and Ghost Owl also had similar reactions.

The ghost-like black shadow just now was hovering about ten meters directly behind the deep submersible!

This is something similar to seaweed, or, in other words, like a large ball of tangled hair... If Ke Lan were here, he would definitely feel that this thing is similar to a novel he has read before. The monster called "Forbidden Woman" is very similar. But unlike the "forbidden woman", this ball of "hair" is not made of solid material. When those slender hair strands swing with the water flow, there will be a kind of ink at the end that spreads out after being dropped into the clear water. The way it comes...Those so-called hair strands are actually made of a liquid substance.

Although no visual organs could be seen on this monster, the four people in the deep submersible still felt that their eyes were firmly locked on them through the portholes... This feeling was like being targeted as prey. The instinct in my heart is screaming crazily, telling myself to escape from this place quickly.

"This thing...when did it follow us?" The hound's facial muscles twitched unnaturally. His hand just grabbed the armrest on one side of the seat with such strength that the protruding joints turned white. .

"I don't know." As if he was worried about being noticed by the thing, Chi Hanfeng shook his head so small that it could be ignored. He glanced at the sonar screen with the corner of his eye, "The sonar didn't scan anything. Even now, the sonar is telling me... there's nothing there."

"This thing seems to be liquid." Zhuoligetu whispered, "Please pay attention to the edge of its 'body'. The boundary between it and the sea water is very blurry."

"I didn't expect you, Mr. Mongolian, to be so observant... I don't usually notice it." The hound's body froze in place, and it also didn't dare to make any big movements. "But the question is... is its body solid or not?" Liquid, what’s the difference?”

"There is still a difference..." Chi Hanfeng lowered his voice, "If this thing is a ball of liquid, and the density of the liquid that makes up it is very close to that of seawater, then it can indeed be scanned by sonar. To achieve 'complete invisibility'...sound waves penetrate its body just like sea water, without any abnormal feedback."

"So that's it..." Hound took a deep breath and nodded, as if he had made a decision, "Lao Chi, prepare to launch torpedoes... No matter what this is, we must strike first!"

"At this distance, if a torpedo is detonated, we will also be affected." Chi Hanfeng said in a low voice.