Chapter 404: Dive!
The night is vast and the sea is boundless.
At this moment, the absolute protagonist of this incident, Su Xia, is on the southern sea.
There is no rain in this area anymore, and when I look up, the sky is filled with bright stars.
Below him was the vast and boundless ocean with endless waves and rippling waves.
Away from the city, the whole world became much quieter, with only the sound of the sea rising and falling in the night.
【View the current area map】
Su Xia clicked on the system map and began to correct his own location.
He did not come to this sea area on his own initiative.
In fact, he had planned to return directly to Coral City without passing through Seahorse City, making a detour and walking through the wilderness area all the way.
But as soon as he left the Zero Tavern, he was discovered by scouts from the Mechanical Clan.
Su Xia was worried that once he disappeared, the mechanical tribe would frantically bomb the area without hesitation.
He was not afraid of the bombing, but the residents below were unlucky.
Therefore, he did not hide, but rushed straight to the team of scouts, dismantled a pile of scrap metal with a few clicks, and then walked away, carefree and easy, leaving only a free and easy back to the other mechanical scouts.
"Damn masked weirdo!"
"Chase!"
The other mechanical warriors around went into full force, reporting Su Xia's location to the other soldiers while tracking her.
After that, the entire mechanical base in Conch City roared a few times, and the army moved out collectively.
But in just a moment, the number of mechanical creatures chasing Su Xia reached three digits.
"Masked man, stop!"
"Lord Mercer has something to say to you!"
"Master Todd is also willing to communicate with you!"
"Don't run, we don't want to kill you!"
"We would like to share the secrets of evolution with you..."
“…”
Just like last time, their main goal was not to kill Su Xia, but to stop Su Xia.
More than ten minutes later, the number of mechanical creatures chasing Su Xia had reached thousands, and the number was still increasing.
“Boom boom—”
The whole city roared with the sonic booms of flying mechanical creatures.
Triangular-shaped air superiority combat robots cut through the night sky, with brilliant tail flames and continuous whistling sounds.
In addition to these serious air superiority robots, there are also various types of flying scouts.
The gates of each mechanical base have been opened, and thousands of different reconnaissance mechanical creatures have flown out. Some look like birds, and some look like bees. They are densely packed, covering the sky and the sun, like a swarm of locusts passing through. The buzzing sound covers most of the city.
"Masked Stranger, Lord Yu Tuo of Coral City asked me to bring you a message. We, the Mechanical Clan, sincerely want to cooperate with you."
"Master Yutuo also asked me to tell you that he has become a Level 5 creature. I am looking forward to our next battle."
In the back, some mechanical creatures shouted.
They turned on their own PA systems to the maximum, trying to make their voices sound less cold: "Masked Stranger, you have fought with Lord Yu Tuo many times, so you are considered an acquaintance. You should be familiar with Lord Yu Tuo's character, right?"
Su Xia: “…”
Other mechanical creatures are okay, but Yu Tuo’s character is not.
That guy is a human being, very insidious. He would never fight head-on if he could attack by surprise. His character is even worse than Mercer.
After all, like most mechanical creatures, Mercer was proud and confident, and rarely played any tricks.
"Masked man, give up resistance!"
“We are surrounded by our people!”
Not only were there sounds coming from behind, but shouts from mechanical creatures could also be heard from both sides.
During the entire chase, Su Xia kept changing directions, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, like a nimble swift.
Even so, the mechanical creatures were getting closer and closer to him.
After all, those air superiority combat robots have engines. When the afterburner is fully activated, the speed of some of them even exceeds Mach 10. In the dark night, they are like dark blue swords and can be thousands of meters away in the blink of an eye.
As iron bodies, these flying creatures have no so-called pilots and do not need to consider the human physical burden. Their speed limit is the limit of their own engines and alloy materials.
It can be seen that some mechanical creatures are still accelerating.
“Boom boom—”
There seemed to be no end to their speed increase. The metal skin on the surface was dented, and the internal alloy skeleton could be clearly seen, but they still did not stop.
The distance between them and Su Xia was shrinking visibly.
Su Xia had no other choice in this regard.
"It's really amazing to have an engine." With a body of flesh and blood like him, there is no way he could reach such a terrifying speed in his lifetime.
Unless he slowly mechanizes himself like Yu Tuo.
But he still hasn't figured out how much of Yu Tuo's human nature is left in his body?
Under the cover of night, Su Xia rushed left and right, and finally flew towards the vast sea helplessly.
In other words, he was forced into the sea.
He originally wanted to go north and return to Coral City.
But now he had to enter the southern waters and even used his talent [Will of Wind] once on the sea to escape the pursuit of the mechanical race.
Of course, it's just a temporary relief.
"The coast has been completely blocked."
Su Xia frowned and looked at the map, thinking seriously about the way back.
Now, the entire coast of Conch City has been controlled by the mechanical clan, and the eyes of mechanical creatures are everywhere.
It is foreseeable that in the future, not only the coasts of Conch City but also other coastal cities in the southern part of the continent will be blocked.
Even the desolate coastline without cities would be blocked by a large number of mechanical creatures, leaving Su Xia no chance.
While carrying out the blockade, the Mechanical Clan will send troops to continue hunting Su Xia on the sea.
If this continues, Suxia will not be able to get close to the land, and will not be able to obtain fresh water resources and food supplies. One day he will surrender and be forced to negotiate with the mechanical clan.
"Not only will they blockade the coast, they will also blockade various islands at sea, completely cutting off my chances of getting supplies."
At that time, the initiative will be completely in the hands of the mechanical clan.
The Mechanical Clan has three major camps, and the entire Central Continent and the surrounding waters are under the control of the "Deep Diver Camp".
Whether it is Mercer, Todd or Yu Tuo, they are all creatures of this camp. Their lair is on the sea, which is said to be a mechanical city floating on the sea.
This city is very mysterious. It sometimes appears in the northern seas and sometimes in the southern seas, drifting unpredictably.
Sometimes the city is seen by employees of some merchant ships.
The blurry photos now circulating on the Internet were taken by those employees.
"The sea is the home of the Deep Divers camp. They are more familiar with this place than I am. I must return to land as soon as possible." Su Xia silently made a plan.
His ability to become invisible is achieved by covering his entire body with nanorobots; he himself does not disappear.
As Zhuang Ren said, this ability has a fatal flaw.
When he moves, he causes the air around him to flow.
The mechanical creatures are not fools. They must have thought of this and made targeted plans to deal with Su Xia's stealth ability.
If Su Xia guessed correctly, the entire coastline might be covered with sensors of the mechanical race.
From the sky to the earth, and even deep underground, a net was formed, waiting for him to fall into it.
"Can we take advantage of strong winds and extremely turbulent air flow to sneak into the land area?" Su Xia thought about it seriously and felt that this plan was feasible.
However, dangers also exist.
Mechanical creatures are so sensitive that it is extremely difficult to deceive their perception.
At this time, small nanorobots were also making plans for Su Xia.
[The continent's coastline is extremely long, and the Mechanical Clan should not be able to block every corner, so there must be omissions.]
[At this time, the southern coastline must be the focus of the mechanical tribe's blockade]
[The same is true for islands in the southern waters]
【……】
[Perhaps we can go north and enter the northern waters, or even the Far North Sea]
[In the Far North Sea, the land is extremely fragmented, with thousands of islands and a winding coastline. It is in an extremely low temperature of dozens of degrees below zero all year round, and ordinary metal creatures cannot survive for a long time...]
【……】
The little robot mentioned that low temperature metal materials have a great impact.
There shouldn't be many mechanical creatures living in the Far North.
If Su Xia goes there, he might be able to find a breakthrough and return to land.
"Extremely low temperatures do have an effect on metals, but they also have an effect on flesh and blood." Su Xia pinched his skin and felt that he could not withstand the extremely low temperature of the Far North Sea. He might be frozen into a human stick before he even arrived.
That kind of place is basically a forbidden area for life.
Only land creatures with thick fur and high fat content, such as polar bears and Arctic foxes, can survive in it.
Of course, some polar scientific expedition team members have discovered traces of Zerg on the vast ice fields.
The vitality of insects is even stronger than that of cockroaches. They can form a nest by simply burrowing into any place. This is something that humans can never compare to.
"We should move. This area is probably being searched by the Mechanic Clan."
Su Xia closed the map, pressed his body against the sea surface, used layers of sea waves to cover up the air fluctuations caused by his movement, and moved at a high speed to leave the area.
The night was filled with dangers, and he was not out of danger yet, as mechanical creatures were searching everywhere around him.
If he can't find a way to return to land, he may have to play hide-and-seek with the mechanical people on the sea for a long time, constantly changing direction and position.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise coming from the sea not far away.
"boom--"
In the vast ocean in the dark night, a giant whale suddenly jumped out. Its body was huge and its body was a dreamy deep blue. It seemed as if it was about to leap into the starry sky, and then it fell heavily on the water, causing a wave.
To ordinary people, this wave is particularly magnificent.
But in the vast ocean, this little movement is not even a small splash.
Su Xia's heart moved, and she suddenly thought of the scene in "The Adventures of Pinocchio" where the little Pinocchio hid in the belly of a whale.
"This is a good idea!"
He has nanorobots protecting him, so he shouldn't be corroded by the whale's gastric juice. He can just drill directly into the whale's stomach.
But he quickly shook his head. He could only hide in the whale's belly for a while, not forever. He had to find a way to get to the land.
If you stay in the sea for too long, you will be discovered by the mechanical tribe sooner or later.
At this moment, Su Xia suddenly thought of the super submarine he had won in a lottery before.
"The Nautilus!"
Su Xia hurriedly opened the storage space and saw the cigar-shaped black object symbol in the corner.
Before leaving Coral City, he used up the two lottery chances he got in the previous mission. The first time he drew a "Narcissistic Doll", and the second time he drew the submarine he named "Nautilus".
At that time, he wanted to take out the submarine to have a look, but the game system prompted him that he had to find a space large enough.
Right now, the vast ocean where he is, isn’t it just such a space?
【take out!】
Su Xia's mind moved, and he immediately clicked the icon.
He rubbed his hands, even a little excited. Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea had such a huge influence on him that he had a deep-sea dream for a long period of his childhood.
He originally planned to find some time when he had free time to drive this submarine around in the ocean for a while.
But unexpectedly, the opportunity came like this.
[The submarine "Nautilus" has been taken out]
Su Xia got the hint.
At the same time, he suddenly had a pair of special small headphones in his hand.
[Through this headset, you can communicate with the smart butler on the submarine and let the smart butler control the submarine for you]
Seeing the prompt, Su Xia immediately put the earphones into his ears and adjusted the position.
Soon, he heard a gentle female voice, probably the ship's intelligent steward: "Captain, do you want to surface?"
"yes!"
Su Xia nodded and sent the order.
A moment later, in the deep blue sea below him, the water was surging and the waves were rising and falling, and a huge black oval submarine slowly emerged.
It was like a big black fish, quietly stopping below Su Xia, motionless, letting the sea water splash against it.
"Huh, this submarine doesn't have a conning tower?" Su Xia was surprised when he saw the Nautilus entity floating up.
On the other side of Earth, most submarines have a conning tower.
It is the protruding part on the back of the submarine. Early submarines did not have it. It was just a cylindrical pressure-resistant body.
But later, various countries began to add periscopes, communication materials, navigation facilities, radar equipment, etc. to the submarine command console, causing the command console to become larger and larger and become what it is today.
However, the existence of the conning tower will increase the underwater resistance of the submarine and also affect the hydrodynamic noise, which has many disadvantages.
Many countries have tried to remove the submarine hull, but due to technical reasons, the final results were mostly unsatisfactory.
"Captain, the command platform of this submarine is not prominent. It may be different from the impression you have of submarines. Do you need me to introduce it to you?" The gentle girl appeared again in the headset.
"Open the hatch first and let me in." Su Xia said.
"OK."
The hatch of this submarine is in the middle and is completely black. If you don't look carefully, you can't see it at all, as if it is integrated with the entire shell.
It has no shell and has a stealth appearance, just like a drop of water, which can easily blend into the vast ocean.
There is a special smell inside the submarine.
Su Xia couldn't tell what the smell was, it sounded like fresh seaweed and not unpleasant.
"Captain, welcome aboard the Nautilus."
The lights inside the submarine are on, and the overall color is comfortable white, clean and tidy.
Pipes, lines, buttons, dashboards, and displays of various colors appeared in front of Su Xia, which was so dazzling that he felt like he was entering a spaceship.
Afterwards, the smart butler began to briefly introduce the situation of the submarine to Su Xia.
There are sixteen huge missile launch tubes in the middle of the submarine, which can carry a total of 192 warheads. Unfortunately, there are no warheads inside now.
There is a giant sonar dome at the front and the main ballast tank at the rear, which controls the submarine's ascent and descent by filling and draining water.
The entire submarine is divided into four floors, including the sonar cabin, broadcast cabin, command cabin, commander's rest cabin, staff rest cabin, missile control cabin, canteen, etc.
"Captain, under normal circumstances, this submarine can accommodate hundreds of crew members." The butler introduced.
"Can I control it alone?" Su Xia asked.
"Yes, I can complete more than 99% of the commands for this submarine for you. I will remind you of the parts that need to be completed manually."
"Can we dive now?"
"sure."
"Then let's hide. My current situation is quite bad. I'm being hunted by a bunch of enemies..."
Su Xia briefly explained his current situation and let the smart butler make his own judgment.
After a moment, the butler said, "It's just a branch of the mechanical race that has not yet developed an interstellar civilization. There is no need to worry. Their underwater forces cannot find me. Captain, you can rest assured."
"That's good."
Su Xia breathed a sigh of relief, and her anxious heart was temporarily at ease.
Next, he doesn’t have to worry about the problems of the mechanical race for the time being.
According to the analysis of the small nanorobot, he can drive the submarine to the north, find an opportunity to break through the blockade of the mechanical race in the Far North Sea, and return to land.
Many people in Coral City are waiting for him, and they must be getting anxious.
"Captain, where are we going next?" The butler asked Su Xia in a gentle voice.
"To the north!"
Su Xia gave the order.
"All the way north!"
