Maybe this incident will come to an end like this, right?
This thought just came to my mind, when suddenly, I noticed a black shadow flashing past my head.
A cone-shaped object suddenly shot into the sea from above our heads, then flashed past the observation window and plunged into the depths of the seabed.
And the direction it was heading in was actually heading straight towards the white monster that had just left!
"Dr. Mo, who was that just now?"
"Anti-submarine missile!? It should be the US military's Aslok anti-submarine missile! Forty-nine, grab the armrest quickly, the shock wave is coming soon!"
I glanced at Mo Xi. Although I had some doubts about how she could confirm that the thing was a missile just for a moment, I fortunately followed her instructions and firmly hugged an armrest with both hands.
Almost at the same time that I was ready, a huge shock suddenly surged out from under our feet. The white bubbles from bottom to top were like fountains, completely surrounding the Jiaolong at once, and the explosion contained in these bubbles
The shock wave shook us all of a sudden.
Although I was prepared, my head hit the wall hard and I temporarily lost consciousness. Fortunately, I woke up soon.
When I woke up, the surroundings were pitch dark, and the lights in the cockpit of the Jiaolong had been completely extinguished. I don't know if the power system failed again or because of some other bigger problem.
A few seconds later, the red control light came on. I saw Mo Xi lying under the console and quickly helped her up.
After Mo Xi saw me, the first thing she said was to ask me to quickly maneuver the Jiaolong to the surface.
"Forty-nine, that was an anti-submarine missile used by the US military. If this thing appears, it proves that the US warship is already above our heads. Gao Liang, they were wrong. That warship happened to be conducting military exercises here.
, They are clearly aiming for that monster!" She explained, "The missile just now probably couldn't kill the monster, so they will launch more missiles in the future! With the current situation of the Jiaolong, just
The shock waves from those missile explosions are already unbearable!"
I was at a loss and pointed to the top of my head and said, "Yes, but look, the power system of the Jiaolong seems to have malfunctioned now!"
"There is a lever under the console. If you pull it, all the loads in the bottom cabin can be thrown away. Without the weight of those loads, the Jiaolong can surface on its own!"
I immediately touched the bottom of the console with my hand, because there was only the faint light of the red control light above my head, so I had to rely on touch to judge the location of the cylinder.
Fortunately, the location of the cylinder was not hidden. I quickly discovered it. Without any hesitation, I pulled the lever down hard. Then, I felt as if the Jiaolong jumped suddenly.
It began to accelerate upward and float.
But almost at the same time that the Jiaolong accelerated its surface, the second and third wave of attacks predicted by Mo Xi also arrived.
A total of six anti-submarine torpedoes, divided into two waves, went into the water one after another and passed in front of us. One of the anti-submarine torpedoes was even only a few dozen meters away from us. From the observation window,
You can clearly see them.
Ten seconds later, there seemed to be several small suns appearing in the dark depths of the sea. The seawater seemed to be boiling and churning. Faced with the pressure exerted by the violent seawater, the titanium alloy hull of the Jiaolong seemed to have completely succumbed.
The barely contracted hull twisted all the internal structural facilities. Even around our cockpit, water vapor and high-pressure air were constantly sprayed out from the broken pipes. In addition, you could also see that they were torn apart.
Sparks burst from the wires.
Surrounded by the terrible noise and the creaking of the hull, I shouted to Mo Xi: "Dr. Mo, can't we float faster? If those Americans attack again, we will really hold on."
Can’t stand it any longer!”
"No more. We have just thrown away all the cargo! Unless the power system returns to normal, there is no way for the Jiaolong to speed up its ascent!"
Mo Xi's answer made me feel a little desperate, but in my despair, I noticed a flaw in what she just said.
Have all the loads been thrown away? No, there should be one load that has not been thrown away on the Jiaolong!
I turned my attention to the observation window. Although I had been attacked by monsters and the shock wave of anti-submarine missiles just now, the two mechanical arms of the Jiaolong were still firmly grasping the wreckage of the submarine submarine.
Although the submarine submersible machine is only a few meters long, the weight of that thing is definitely not lighter than the load-bearing iron plates we dropped. As long as it is thrown away, the Jiaolong's floating speed should be a few minutes faster.
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But before I had time to make any substantive action, Mo Xi had already discovered my intention. She grabbed my hands almost madly, shook her head desperately, and shouted to me: "No.
!Don’t throw it away! It’s the only underwater diving machine in the world!”
Mo Xi's words actually calmed me down, and I said to her: "Dr. Mo, the submersible machine can be rebuilt, but we only have one life!"
Mo Xi still said sternly: "No! Some of the materials needed to make the submersible machine were extracted from the bureau's containment. You have no idea how difficult it is to extract those materials! Now that we throw it away, we will be gone for at least ten years.
It will be difficult to develop a second submersible machine in China!"
"That's better than letting you and I lose our lives." I answered her coldly.
Mo Xi's face was very pale. Seeing my determination, she immediately threw away my hand and wanted to throw herself on the console to prevent me from touching the joystick of the robotic arm.
Upon seeing this, I was about to take action when I suddenly caught a glimpse of a new wave of anti-submarine missiles drilling into the sea from above our heads.
"Damn it!" I couldn't help but curse. I didn't understand why those damn Americans were so crazy. They wanted to attack that monster at all costs.
Seeing that three anti-submarine missiles had already drilled past the Jiaolong, I knew that we didn’t have much time left. At that moment, I didn’t care about hurting Mo Xi, so I kneed her on the lower back.
Then he hit her hard on the back of the head with his right hand.
After some actions, Mo Xi softened instantly.
I pushed Mo Xi from the console toward the ground, grabbed the joystick, and threw the submarine submersible machine off the robotic arm.
In an instant, the Jiaolong gained new buoyancy, and with countless bubbles surrounding it, it quickly began to rise at an accelerated rate.
And almost at the same time that the submersible machine was thrown off the Jiaolong, a violent explosion of light came from under our feet again.
That was the three anti-submarine missiles that exploded on the seabed just now.
The roar and shock wave hit the lower part of the Jiaolong, jerking its thin body upwards, and the creaking hull made a huge sound like the roar of a wild beast.
I immediately threw myself down, my left hand pressed down on the unconscious Mo Xi to prevent her from rolling around, and my right hand tightened on the seat fixed in the cabin, trying to prevent the two of us from rolling around in the cockpit.
I don’t know how long it took, but the light in the cockpit suddenly brightened up. The next moment, I felt as weightless as if I were riding a speeding car in the clouds.
This feeling of weightlessness lasted for less than three seconds, and with a sound like a hammer hitting the sea, I felt as if I was flying, and then fell to the console.
superior.
"ah……"
My spine creaked, my left elbow seemed to be sprained, my temple was slightly bruised, and my head hurt very much. Not far from me, Mo Xi fell to the ground, still unconscious, and her frame was already damaged by the impact just now.
They were crooked, and the glasses were covered with fine cracks, as if they were about to shatter.
Although the situation for both of us was terrible at the moment, I still grinned because I saw the sky outside through the observation window.
Although we experienced many dangers, the Jiaolong and us finally surfaced.
And shortly after we surfaced, a large ship sailed towards us.
That was the Xuelong that was nearby and had been waiting for us! When the Xuelong gradually approached, I saw that Gao Liang was already standing on the deck, waving to us happily!