No. 4's prediction was correct. When Serra and his group of more than 20 people arrived at the target location, they discovered that there was indeed an abandoned factory deep in the forest.
Entering the abandoned factory, everyone found a very large and deep well, which was the water supply point for the factory area.
Serra stood in front of the shaft and looked at the time, 7/23/10316:23, 3 hours before sunset.
After estimating the time, Sierra thought it should be enough. She released the detection device, and the two detection balls fell straight into the shaft. After a while, the scanned images began to be transmitted back.
It touches the water surface 35 meters down from the entrance of the well, and the water depth reaches an astonishing 195 meters. It is detected that the well reaches the edge of an underground lake. When the detection ball enters a depth of 90 meters, the depth on both sides begins to change sharply.
Zooming in, the two detection balls also split into ten and began to scan in different directions.
Soon the water model was traced on Serra's arms.
It turns out that there is a very complex underground river system under the Ningxi Swamp. They are crisscrossed like blood vessels, and they gather into lakes underground and run to unknown distances.
Judging from the model alone, the target area Serra was looking for was above a relatively wide underground river. The wisdom core quickly marked the coordinates and simulated more than a dozen routes. Finally, calculations showed a relatively direct and direct route.
Safe route.
But no matter which route you take, you have to jump into the well and swim through the water.
"Okay, I have shared the route. You follow me down, and the others will take the Hunter to meet at the meeting point a hundred kilometers away." After saying this, Sera jumped into the shaft first.
The ordinary soldiers began to line up and gather in an open area inside the factory, but the remaining ten people led by No. 1 were not so anxious.
No. 4 said with some worry: "Boss, underwater work is not easy to handle, not to mention this is the Ningxi Swamp. I am afraid that we will encounter S-level and above alien species in such deep waters."
I received a reminder on the 1st, but my employer had already taken action.
After thinking about it, No. 1 said: "Let's go. Wealth can be found in danger. Besides, No. 5 also brought a camouflage curtain. Although it is not effective underwater, it should not be targeted. Just find the target quickly!"
Be smart!"
After saying that, No. 1 also jumped down the shaft.
Not long after, the eleven people met underground. Sera was a little angry when they saw them hanging around like this, but she didn't say anything. After the small team of eleven people gathered together, the exoskeleton began to adapt to the deep-diving form, and then everyone began to move forward underwater.
The functional load carried by No. 5 unfolded into an underwater sail and swam at the forefront.
No. 4 follows closely behind, with the matrix vision always open and responsible for the alert. 6, 7, and 8 are responsible for the rear of the team. They face backward and cooperate with 2, 3, and 9 through the link device. No. 10 is a newcomer, and he is still the first
Once on a mission, No. 1 wisely asked him to stay in the middle of the team to assist.
The underwater world after the end is indeed an extremely dangerous place, because unlike the surface, the combat power displayed by the aquatic creatures here after alienation is terrifying. And the most important thing is that the natural camouflage provided by the water body makes them
It is easy to avoid conventional scanning, such as the detection ball released by Sera, which makes it completely unable to detect threats hidden in the water.
The team's silent progress seems very quiet, but these movements in the water are easier to detect by hunters than prey falling into spider webs. The scanning range of No. 4's matrix vision also increases with the depth of dive.
Zooming out, the water environment here is particularly turbid and desert-like, with no trace of aquatic life at all.
The more this happens, the more unsettling it becomes.
Sera's initial eagerness now feels a little regretful. Although the path she chose is the shortest, it now seems to be the most dangerous.
"Everyone, pay attention to your surroundings. The detection range has been reduced to less than 20 meters, which exceeds the limit avoidance distance." No. 4 reminded.
"Understood!" Everyone responded one after another.
The eleven people underwater were as inconspicuous as a group of shrimps in the entire water body, just a tiny black dot. When they bypassed the edge of the underground lake by diving and came to the lake area, the relative proportions became apparent.
Even more trivial.
"There are still 700 meters away from the target point, pay attention to safety." No. 4 reminded again.
But just when she finished reminding her, the original calmness in the matrix vision suddenly broke into a small tremor.
This slight tremor might have been ignored by No. 4 in normal times, but in a state of high tension, No. 4 immediately realized that danger was coming.
However, although No. 4's consciousness was correct, his reactions and warnings were not that quick.
Because No. 5 swam at the front, he was the first to be hit when No. 4 sensed the crisis. He only saw a sudden black shadow in his field of vision, and then there was a heartbreaking stabbing pain in his waist and abdomen.
What everyone saw was that a dark shadow suddenly appeared and bit No. 5 in an instant, followed by roiling blood that obscured their vision. Then, in the turbid blood, the remaining lower body of No. 5 was vomited.
He came out, passed through the crowd with his bloody legs, and then sank toward the deep water.
"Damn! What the hell! Everyone, be careful!" No. 1 was so frightened and angry that he quickly transformed into fighting form.
Everyone was also stunned by this horrifying scene, but they, who had experienced many battles, reacted quickly, and the link device connected them to each other. While accelerating away from the attack area, 6, 7, and 8 began to move towards the back of the team.
Drop mines to prevent pursuit.
No. 4 is now the vanguard, and everything in her matrix vision has returned to calm, but at this moment, her heart feels like falling into an ice cave.
This enemy was so fast that she couldn't see the size of the enemy clearly, let alone the level of alienation.
However, without machine analysis, No. 4 was sure that his party had encountered an S-level or above alien species.
Sera is also horrified now. After all, she is only an officer, and she still lacks a lot of actual combat experience like this.
"There are still 300 meters to the target point, everyone, hurry up! Try not to get entangled with it in the water!" No. 1 urged.
As soon as he finished speaking, there were continuous sounds of dense explosions behind him. The dull underwater detonations were caused by the mines deployed by 6, 7, and 8, and with the help of bright light.
No. 4 finally saw the enemy clearly.
It is an ugly alien species with hundreds of tentacles on its lower body and a head like a rose. It has a beautiful but deadly name "Blood Rose", but people who have encountered it prefer to call it "Devil's Kiss".
With the explosive thrust of its tentacles, it can suddenly attack while dormant and sneaking, then unfold its petal-like head or mouth, bite the prey with thousands of sharp teeth, and then spin quickly.
It is vulnerable to the bite force and the power of the death spiral!
As long as you are bitten by the devil's kiss underwater, you will either die or be disabled!
But now that the Devil's Kiss has encountered the obstruction of the mine, it looks a little embarrassed, but No. 4 is not happy, but his face changes from fear to despair!