Chapter 421: Counterattack
The backup energy cabin also exploded!
The interior of the submarine fell into darkness, with only some small dark red indicator lights still on. These small indicator lights had extra energy and could stay on for a while even if the main energy was cut off.
The sudden
"No, something's wrong..."
The young man's expression suddenly changed, and he suddenly realized the problem.
As soon as the sea monster stopped, the energy tank of their submarine exploded. How could such a coincidence happen in the world?
One explosion would be fine, but two explosions in a row clearly showed the influence of external factors!
Could it be that...
That sea monster has special powers that allow it to control the equipment inside the submarine?
But if he really had this kind of power, why didn't he use it before? Why did he only think of counterattacking after running away for so long?
"What went wrong?!"
The young man couldn't figure it out, so he pressed his head hard. He always felt something was wrong, as if he had thought something wrong.
In just one minute, the situation was out of his control, which made him very uncomfortable.
The terrified cries of the surrounding submarine crew members made him feel even more irritated.
Beside him, a young member stumbled past with a panicked look on his face, muttering over and over again: "How could this happen? This shouldn't happen. I'm still young. I can't die at the bottom of the sea. I'm here to catch the masked man. I'm here to be a hero..."
Not far away, another member shouted anxiously: "Where is the maintenance man of the energy cabin? Where did he go?"
"Can we contact the submarines around us?" someone else shouted.
"That old-fashioned communication equipment should still work, right?"
"Send a few people to check the torpedo room..."
“…”
Everything was fine during normal training, but when it came to the critical moment, the entire submarine was in chaos, as if everyone had forgotten what they should do.
In the darkness, the beam of the strong flashlight flickered back and forth, reflecting blurry light and shadows on the mechanical equipment inside the submarine. The members walked in panic, and some even accidentally bumped into each other.
The young man was so annoyed that he couldn't help but yell, "Be quiet! If you keep making such a fuss, I'll kill all of you!"
As soon as his voice came out, it was like thunder, and the entire submarine became quiet in an instant.
I have to say, this kind of roar is indeed very effective.
The members inside the submarine stopped and turned to look at the young man. Their anxious hearts were filled with anticipation, hoping that this boss could lead them out of danger.
However, before the young man could speak again, a roar was heard outside the submarine.
"roar--"
The sound was extremely terrifying and captivating, with a sense of vicissitudes and wildness, as if it came from a distant ancient civilization, traveling through time and sea water, and exploding in everyone's ears.
Everyone's face turned pale instantly. The sound made their eardrums hurt and their heads buzzed.
The sound was so close, as if it was right outside the submarine.
It goes without saying that the sound came from that huge deep-sea monster!
They all heard it, heard the extreme anger of the monster!
"That monster, it... has it swam up? It's just outside the submarine?" One member's teeth were chattering, cold sweat was pouring down his face, and there was unspeakable fear in his voice.
The monster's body was so huge that it seemed to have no end. In the deep and cold seabed, it was the symbol of fear and death.
Before that, everyone had the opportunity to hunt down the monster because they had taken the initiative to launch a surprise attack.
But now, everything has changed.
When they thought of the terrifying scene of the huge monster floating outside the submarine, they felt suffocated and almost couldn't breathe due to the fear.
"Is it...is it going to eat us?" someone said in despair.
"Why would we mess with such a horrible creature?"
"Do we... do we still have a chance to escape? What about the other submarines around? Did they also have problems? If they are not in trouble, they should be able to launch torpedoes to stop this monster, right?"
In the submarine, many people regretted that they should not have been so confident before.
If they had not chased after this underwater overlord and simply patrolled the seabed as required, they would not be facing the current life-and-death crisis.
Their target was just the masked man, and they all came here with the mentality of just doing nothing.
Just now, everyone was caught up in excitement and excitement, and did not think at all about what the consequences would be if the pursuit failed.
"I'm afraid the other submarines around here have already..."
The fact that there has been no sound of a torpedo explosion so far is enough to explain many problems.
With just a simple thought, they could understand that not only the submarine they were in, but also the dozen or so submarines around them might all be in the same difficult situation as them.
In other words, this energy capsule crisis was not an accident.
It was caused by that sea monster!
"If it has this ability, why didn't it come out before, but fight back now?"
At this moment, everyone in the submarine, in panic, had similar thoughts.
It was this question that confused the young man. He always felt that he had missed something, as if something had not been considered.
That sea monster's previous escape couldn't have been an act, right?
At this moment, one of the members suddenly screamed, his face turned pale, as if he had thought of something: "Masked Stranger! It's the Masked Stranger! There are rumors outside... It is said that he was either eaten by a sea monster, or he is hiding in the stomach of a sea monster, so he has not been discovered!"
"What?"
"Masked man?"
In an instant, everyone's faces turned paler, as if they were coated with a layer of wax. The atmosphere in the submarine was depressing and suffocating.
It's just a sea monster, but it's enough to make people despair.
Now there is another masked monster!
Rumor has it that the masked man has killed countless people and is a terrifying creature that crawled out of hell. His name can stop babies from crying at night. Wherever he passes, even the dogs on the roadside will be kicked!
It is very difficult to deal with the masked monster or the sea monster alone.
But now, the two seem to have joined forces...
"Yes, the masked stranger... This is the place I hadn't thought of before." The young man looked bleak. He took two steps back and sat dejectedly on the console at the back.
At this moment, he understood everything.
The previous pursuit was so smooth because the sea monster did not reach an agreement with the masked man.
And now, the agreement has been reached, and the masked man has taken action!
With the ability of the masked man, as long as he wants, not only the energy cabin, but the entire submarine will be turned into powder in an instant!
"Boss! Boss! What should we do? Can we negotiate with the masked weirdo?"
Everyone looked panicked and no one wanted to die, but the thought of the horrific scene of being buried at the bottom of the sea made them feel cold all over and almost in despair.
It is better to die at the bottom of the sea. Maybe in a few months, members of the research institute will come down to find their remains and bring them back to land for burial.
However, the most likely fate that awaits everyone is to be swallowed by the sea monster!
They no longer dared to think about that tragic future.
At this moment, a heart-shaking roar of a monster was heard outside the submarine.
“Woo——”
It was filled with depressing sounds, so eerie that it made people feel uncomfortable all over, as if their hearts were being pressed down by endless sea water.
In an instant, the sea monster's horrifying words exploded in the minds of all the submarine members.
"You guys make me angry!"
These words were like a bolt from the blue, roaring directly in everyone's heads, frightening many people so much that they fell to the ground on the spot, trembling all over, their limbs going limp, and for a moment they even lost the courage to stand up.
How powerful a creature must be to be able to speak directly into the human mind with spiritual power?
Most of the members here are encountering such a terrifying situation for the first time.
Of course, this should also be the last time!
"I can't escape..."
The young man looked gloomy and his heart was filled with pain.
"Masked man, why did he come to the north?" This was something he had never expected. "He shouldn't have come to the north. The mechanical tribe has set up a heavy blockade in the southern waters. Isn't it said that not even a mosquito can escape? Why did the masked man escape?"
Not only did he escape, but he also happened to meet him!
He was in great pain and hated not only the masked man, but also those mechanical creatures.
How useless are the mechanical race to let a living being like the Masked Stranger escape from the blockade?
At this moment, the submarine suddenly shook violently and a loud explosion sounded on the left side.
Boom!
The sea water surged and rolled violently. The small submarine had lost power and was swaying from side to side in the instantaneous impact of the explosion. The members in the submarine also fell to the ground.
"It's submarine number one on the left, they exploded!" A member with psychic powers and strong sensory ability felt what was happening outside and shouted with fear on his face.
To be precise, it didn't explode, but was directly crushed!
Whale, this giant sea monster that has lived for who knows how many years, can actually control water pressure to a certain extent. This seems to be his psychic talent.
Under the power of his anger, the water pressure around the small submarine suddenly increased, and after a few seconds it was crushed into a pile of underwater garbage.
The members of the submarine naturally died in the huge water pressure, and their deaths were quite tragic.
With Su Xia's help, the big monster had no worries.
These small submarines once posed a deadly threat to whales, but now they are like children's toys and have no ability to resist at all.
“Human, do you feel fear?”
The angry voice of the whale once again exploded in everyone's mind.
Their faces were pale, their heads were buzzing, and they truly felt fear, as well as an indescribable despair.
With a loud bang, another small submarine was crushed and turned into a pile of seabed debris.
Its explosion and shattering completely broke down the psychological defenses of many members.
At this moment, someone couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help shouting for mercy: "Monster, no... sea beast, divine beast, I was wrong before, let me leave, I will never enter your territory again!"
"Yes, yes, let us go!"
"I'm willing to send you 10,000 tons of food!"
"Me too!"
"I can continue to provide you with food for the rest of my life, no matter how much you want, 100,000 tons, 1 million tons, or even 10 million tons!"
In the midst of fear and panic, these members were already speaking without thinking, saying whatever came to their mind. As long as they could stay alive, they would say anything, no matter how outrageous it was.
Of course, some people also placed their hopes of survival on Su Xia.
All I heard was someone shouting, "Masked Boss, we are all human, save us!"
"We are all human beings, why do we have to kill each other?"
"Masked Boss, please let us go. I am willing to join your camp and fight with you. I will follow you to fight those abominable robots for the rest of my life..."
“…”
There are quite a few smart people on these submarines.
Combined with the previous situations, someone in each submarine guessed that the reason why the situation was reversed and the energy cabin exploded must be because of the legendary masked man.
Besides him, who else has this ability?
However, no matter how they shouted, there was no response.
What awaits them is only explosions and death that are getting closer and closer.
“Boom—”
The third small submarine burst, twisted and deformed under the strong water pressure, and finally broke into pieces and exploded with a loud bang, leaving only a pile of metal debris that was swept away by the surging water.
With every explosion, the faces of the other members of the submarine became paler.
There is nothing they can do now but wait for death, feeling powerless and desperate.
"Damn it, is that it?"
On the middle submarine, the young man gritted his teeth and looked at a thinner member in front of him with a flash of his eyes.
He immediately stepped forward, grabbed the member, and asked loudly: "Xiao Wang, can't you communicate with fish within a radius of several thousand meters? Find a fish immediately and bring our message up!"
This member named Xiao Wang is a psychic creature and has awakened psychic talents.
He has a weird gift that allows him to talk to fish.
"Boss, I..."
Xiao Wang hadn't reacted yet. His face turned pale, his voice trembled, and he was in fear of impending death.
"Xiao Wang! Hurry, be quick!" the young man roared, using up almost all his strength.
"Oh, oh, okay, I'll do it right away..."
Xiao Wang raised his hands tremblingly, slowly pressed down his head, closed his eyes, and began to look for sea fish within a few thousand meters around him.
…
At this moment, the sea is calm and the sun is warm.
Han Hai, as the person in charge of this area, was still leisurely and contented, lazily lying on a chair on the deck to bask in the sun, which was really no different from being on vacation.
The rest of the crew members on the ship were similar, looking lazy, leaning on the pull rods and yawning. They didn't look like they were there to surround the masked stranger.
As long as the mechanical race does not lift the blockade, they can continue to live this vacation-like life.
"Boss Hanhai is right. This is what life is all about."
A crew member sighed, looking at the sea level in the distance.
But at this moment, the water surface suddenly made a splash, and ripples appeared. A small silver fish actually jumped out of the water and landed on the deck of the boat with a snap.
This sudden scene made many crew members stunned for a moment.
They had encountered fish jumping onto the boat before and could understand it.
But soon, several more fish jumped up.
“Bang!”
“Bang!”
Several fish fell onto the deck one after another, splashing water stains.
That’s not all. The jumping of these fish seemed to have triggered a chain reaction.
In just half a minute, more than a dozen fish jumped up, as if guided by some mysterious force.
"What's going on?"
This strange phenomenon attracted Han Hai's attention.
He put down the drink in his hand and stared at the small fish on the deck with focused eyes.
The fish were seen swinging vigorously, their tails slapping the deck, struggling to get closer.
Under the gaze of everyone, they actually used their silvery-white fish bodies to form two relatively abstract words - masks!
Seeing these two words, Han Hai's face suddenly changed, he stood up suddenly and said, "Masked Stranger!"
The masked man is underwater?
When he thought of this, Han Hai's scalp suddenly went numb.
The submarine force beneath the surface must have suffered an unimaginable devastating blow, otherwise it would have been impossible for them to pass the message directly, and they could only use this difficult method of letting fish convey the message!
Even with the best-case scenario estimate, there may be few living people underwater now!
"Not good! After the masked man destroys the submarine team, he will definitely come up and kill us all in order to silence us!"
Han Hai took a breath, and a sense of silent fear spread in his heart.
He doesn't want to die!
What to do now?
Han Hai's face turned pale and he broke out in a cold sweat. He glanced at the other ships on the sea and immediately said to the people around him, "Let's go, let's leave this sea area immediately!"
"Ah? Leaving now?"
The others were all startled and asked hurriedly, "Boss, if we leave like this, what will happen to the other brothers?"
"What to do?"
Han Hai looked serious and said righteously: "We are not running away in fear! We just want to bring this news back to the headquarters in person. Those brothers will understand!"
