Chapter 2958 The Morning That Never Returns (Thirty-three)
Chapter 2958 The morning that never returns (33)
Bedivere looked at the big hole, his face full of gloom.
"Could it be that we are supposed to descend from here into that bottomless hole?" He then asked, "This is definitely a trap."
"Yes, I'm afraid it's 100% a trap." The King of Knights sent a message: "But the kidnapped people are all among them. Even if it is a trap, we have to break through it."
(Ah this...)
"A biological reaction was detected at three thousand feet. A large platform was detected at the same depth." Nat suddenly said: "This large hole is probably caused by some kind of subsidence phenomenon, and the people you said were captured are all hiding."
It’s on that platform."
"Three thousand feet...it's so deep." Bedivere hummed: "Eve, can the Dawn's transmission beam reach such a deep place?"
"Yes." The ship's artificial intelligence navigation system gave an affirmative answer: "But abnormal gravity disturbances are detected in the cavity, and the stability of the transmission beam will be affected. In order to maintain stability, more energy is needed."
"...Is it an energy problem again?" A drop of sweat broke out on Bediwell's forehead. The energy problem has been bothering the Dawn for a long time. Now they have not been able to get a powerful enough power source to maintain the Dawn.
The complete functions of the ship can only be allowed to go into battle in an incomplete state.
"Is there an energy problem?" A communication came from King Arthur: "That's easy to handle. Just connect the wires and transmit the energy from Skid Plattney's Ark to Dawn."
When the King of Knights said this, Ark's artificial intelligence navigation system had some objections: "Warning: Improper use of energy may cause abnormalities in Ark's power furnace."
"Please try to maintain its stability if you can." The King of Knights said, "The power distribution potential of the Ark shouldn't be at this point, right?"
"...As you command, Lord Temporary Captain." Ada, the Ark's artificial intelligence navigation system, replied.
"Is there really no problem with this?" Bediwell was a little worried: "If the power furnace of the Ark is damaged, then..."
"The risk assessment is complete. The optimization calculation results have been evaluated: In order to resist the gravity disturbance in the large cavity, the transmission beam is only allowed to transmit one person at a time." Dr. Virgil said: "And you'd better wrap the two transmission beams together.
, to maintain their stability."
"Wrap around?"
"Just let the two teleportation beams wind together in a spiral shape." The troll replied: "There is no structure in the universe that is more stable than a spiral structure, especially something like the teleportation beam that is dominated by gravity waves."
"...Understood, let's set it up as you said." King Arthur replied: "Ada, how long can the teleportation beam last? We use the teleportation beam to reach the platform under the big cavity, and then put it
Is this plan feasible to rescue the kidnapped people one by one?"
"Considering the overload of the power system, the maximum working time of the transmission system is...two hours." The ship's artificial intelligence navigation system replied.
"It takes two hours to rescue thousands of people...an average of four or five people per minute?" Bediwell rubbed his chin and thought: "It's too tight. And this is still an ideal state.
.God knows what kind of enemy we will ambush when we reach the big cave below."
"What will happen in two hours?" the King of Knights asked again.
"The power furnace will enter an overheating state and must be shut down for six hours to cool down before it can operate safely again." Ada answered.
The people below can't wait that long. If they wait another six hours, those kidnapped people will probably be sacrificed to the abyss.
No. I'm afraid that even now, some people are being sacrificed to the abyss. Instead of hesitating about what to do, it's better to take action first and save as many people as possible.
"I have an immature idea." Bediwell said: "Is it possible... to send our personnel who can be used as combat forces into the large cave one after another, and then kill their sacrifices first?"
Let’s talk about it later? If our enemies are defeated and there are no more sacrifices, the remaining people can be rescued slowly, right?”
"What if the enemies in the big hollow are beyond our ability to defeat?" the King of Knights suddenly asked again.
"It's really rare for Arthur to say such weak words..." Bedivere snorted.
"We are just preparing for the worst. Our opponents are abyssal forces. They are in a higher dimension than us, and this big hole is probably still their territory. Maybe all our attacks will be ineffective against those abyssal creatures, and we will only be beaten.
If things turn out to be like that, if we throw combat power into the big hole, we will just die."
"So... just the two of us go into the big hole?" Bedivere asked tentatively.
"If you have to choose the plan with the least sacrifice, this is it." The King of Knights looked at the people beside Bedivere through the holographic screen and replied: "There is no need to let your crew risk their lives for this mission.
Right?"
"What do you think?" Bedivere then looked back at the crew members beside him.
"I knew this was a suicide mission from the beginning." Gunner Nat stood up from the gunnery seat: "It's no big deal. If this is going to hell, I will go to hell with you."
."
"I don't have any objections either." Gladiator Bereld smiled widely: "In short, there are powerful opponents here to challenge. Isn't this exactly what I dream of?"
"I also want to go down for a walk." The troll suddenly said.
"Dr. Virgil???"
"I can protect myself, you don't have to worry." Virgil replied: "And the environment down here is a mystery, it's really curious."
"Maybe this is part of the abyss?" the werewolf young man threatened.
"Wouldn't that be better?" The troll laughed and said: "Stepping into the abyss with a human body is a strange thing that many people can't even dream of. Cherish this opportunity."
Dr. Virgil seems to show an unusually strong interest in the abyss, maybe he has noticed something.
"Then let me go with you, old man." Great Mage Logan also said: "The [Abyss] you call is full of charm for scientists, and it is also full of charm for magicians. You have to see it with your own eyes."
"Well..." Queeg also cast a look at Bedivere, seeming to want to follow suit.
"Count me in too." Solar also said: "I just want to see which one of my immortal body and those immortal monsters in the abyss is truly immortal."
"Isn't this almost a full-scale deployment?" Bedivere said with a wry smile.
Of course, Academician Zuster didn't say anything. Lawrence also showed a mysterious wry smile.
"That..." Over at Skid Plattney's Ark, Othello the Tiger Man also asked: "Can I descend into the Hollow?"
"You are on the ship. The Ark cannot be left unattended." said the King of Knights.
"No, I will go down and your Majesty will stay on the boat."
"What?"
"You are the acting captain of the Ark. If anything happens, you can only control the actions of the Ark. It would be very bad if you also ventured into the void." Othello said: "And I am a permissible loss.
."
The King of Knights showed a profound expression. Othello's words were not unreasonable, but letting King Arthur wait on the boat was not his usual style. The King of Knights always liked to take the lead and stand on the front line of the battlefield. He always believed that this was the only way to
Reflecting his value as a king.
"Arthur, you really should stay in the ship," Bedivere also said: "The system on the Ark needs your permission to operate. If you also go into the big hole, there will be something wrong with the Ark's power furnace. We won't be able to do it."
If Shuguang is powered by power, the plan will be ruined."
Bediwell would never fully trust those artificial intelligence navigation systems. He believed that it must be [human] who makes major decisions affecting life and death at critical moments. Machines have no feelings and no [heart], and all decisions they make are cold.
, and excessive emphasis on rationality, and these decisions may only cause unnecessary sacrifices.
"...I understand." The King of Knights sighed: "Then I will stay here."
"Lawrence, you stay in the Dawn. If anything happens to me, you will have full command of the operation of the ship." Bedivere said to his first mate again.
"Boss, I really want to go down with you, but... okay." Lawrence replied. Although he was unwilling to give in, he did have a lower level of combat effectiveness among the people here, so he followed
If you go down to the big hole, you will probably die. It is better to stay on the ship and do auxiliary work.
"Then, teleport me there first." Bedivere moved towards the Dawn's teleportation room.
"Are you ready?" In the transfer room, Bereld operated the control panel of the equipment: "We can only let people down one by one, so the captain leaves first. Half of the remaining people will move to the Ark.
, when you two reach the platform of the big hollow, we will continue to put down the other two people."
"Can."
"Don't die," the bald man reminded jokingly.
"I won't die so easily." Bedivere snorted and jumped onto the platform that transmitted the beam.
A golden ray of light shot out, and soon merged with another ray of light from Skid Plattney's Ark not far away, turning into two spiral rays of light, pointing directly to the deepest part of the big hole. That one
The bottomless pit surrounded by clouds and mist was partially illuminated by two intertwining beams of light.
"Let's get started." The werewolf youth jumped into the teleportation beam and was carried out by the light. There was another figure on the opposite side, who also approached by the teleportation beam, and finally moved down almost face to face with Bedivere.
"You are..." Bedivere looked at the tiger man. This tiger man was the one who was with King Arthur on the Ark just now.
"The commander of the orc coalition, Othello." The tiger man replied.
"Have we met somewhere before?" Bedivere then asked curiously. The strange pattern on the tiger man's forehead looked a bit familiar: "A long time ago, for example, more than ten years ago? At that time, there seemed to be a man and
The soldier you look like..."
"I don't have any impression of you." Othello also looked at Bedivere and replied: "I didn't join the coalition as early as you said. You must have recognized the wrong person."
"Just take it as such." Since he was shouldering a more important task, Bedivere didn't take it to heart and put this strange idea aside for now.
And... the idea of letting the two teleportation beams circle together to maintain stability is really a bad idea. The two beams took the two of them down and rotated in mid-air, almost knocking off Bedivere's head.