Chapter 308: Heading to the Deep Sea (01)
Sailing in the ocean is boring and monotonous, especially this kind of long-distance underwater voyage, dark all day, that feeling is really quite bad, although they have had a similar experience, it does not mean that they have fully adapted to this environment, but their patience is different from ordinary people, even if they do not adapt, it will not be affected too much.
At a depth of two hundred meters under the water, they can't get the signal from the outside, and there is no way to get more information, they feel like exiled prisoners, trapped in a can and sunk under the water, it seems that they have lost contact with the outside world forever, and even have a feeling of being abandoned by the whole world, they can't hear anything other than the roar of the propulsion system, the feeling of irritability and monotony is crazy, and at the beginning, in order to pass the time, they will find some topics to discuss and discuss. Clock Tower', reminiscing about the past, summing up experience, imagining the future, but after a long time, they found that almost everything they could say had been said, and in the end they didn't even bother to open their mouths, so they all consciously fell into silence, except for sleeping, just staring at a place in a daze.
During this period, they have to discuss, the possibility of this operation, first of all, the 'clock tower' should know the news here to a large extent, but in the end, how much effect this news will play, is still unknown, as a huge organization, their internal coordination ability, information transmission ability is not clear, but they believe that there will be a trap in that place There is a great possibility, but it is an ocean, even if ' It's not so easy for the Clock Tower to ambush them, the only possibility is that there is something hidden under the water, mines have been laid in advance, or there are a few submarines in ambush, this is the most likely, after all, there is so little that can be done in the ocean, but they can't tell how many submarines an organization like the 'Clock Tower' has, but from what is known' Clock Tower's sea power can significantly exceed the size of the navy possessed by many countries in the world, and for some small or weak countries, a submarine and a warship are enough to protect themselves. There are at least five submarines parked in the Bering Sea's base as far as they can see, although not all of them can be used normally, but at least three can be moved, which is enough to destroy the regular navies of some countries, could it be that they really have more submarines or armed ships hiding in some corner of the world? It's not that there is no such possibility, it's just that according to common sense, the probability is low, if the 'Clock Tower' really has such a strong strength, then they really have to re-examine this organization, but if this is really the case for the heavy punch, it is not shocking news, after all, the 'Clock Tower' is best at bringing them "surprises", for which they have long been accustomed to it.
Although the submarine has been upgraded, although the basic equipment has not been updated, but the electronic system can basically be said to be different from what it used to be, the radar and sonar system has been completely replaced with a new one, even if the old United States has reservations, it is impossible to take the most advanced, and it is completely the old system that cannot be compared with it, and it can even be said that in the world, in addition to the old United States, few countries can really master the technology, coupled with the addition of torpedoes, mines and other weapon systems, it can be said that the safety factor has been greatly increased, After all, they are walking towards an enemy who may have prepared everything, but they have to take risks and try, and they are inevitably apprehensive in their hearts.
During this period of underwater navigation, they basically have nothing to do except eat and sleep well, in fact, the number of people involved in this operation is not small, counting the support force of cuttlefish, there are dozens of people, but these people basically can't be counted on, people are technicians, professional submariners, have rich sailing experience, it is impossible to follow them to charge, that is to say, people who can be used, but the griffin and a few of his subordinates and a few people brought by the crab claws, it is only about 20 people, And no one knows what the situation they really have to face, if it is really as they expected that there is likely to be a sea encounter, the number of people is negligible, but if there is really a problem that must be solved by a squad operation, it will be another matter, but fortunately, this time before boarding the submarine, they got a batch of new equipment, and in the process of dock delivery, the consumed ammunition was replenished and more things were obtained, including several new underwater rifles, As well as some melee weapons and high-powered explosives, in fact, these are all prepared according to the griffon's request, although many people think that these things are basically useless, but the griffin still insists on bringing them, indicating that they are prepared.
In the process of sailing, they also immediately took advantage of the opportunity of the submarine to get in touch with their superiors to obtain more information, but from the current situation, it is not possible to judge whether the 'Clock Tower' has known about this side of the matter, and the interrogation of some prisoners on the submarine has not achieved any valuable gains, but it does confirm that the 'Clock Tower' has made a large-scale abnormal investment in Divia, and the above is investigating this matter along the way. The investigation of the Clock Tower's stealth industry has further yielded gains, but everyone knows that this process will definitely not be too fast, on the other hand, 03 and the military doctor have successively launched investigations into the problem of the Tiger Fish, as an old opponent, they attach great importance to the reappearance of this guy, no matter what identity he appears in the Bering Sea base of the 'Clock Tower', it is worth studying, although there is still no valuable harvest so far, but they all know that it is certainly no accident that a person like the Tiger Fish appears on the territory of the 'Clock Tower'.
After a long period of speculation, they finally approached the coordinates, and they used the captive to try to re-establish contact with the 'clock tower', but received no response, as was the case with the previous contacts, which would not be answered until long after the call.
"If they don't respond, it means we've been exposed, and they don't plan to do anything to us, or don't have the guts to deal with us." The ghost said as he spoke.
"Can't you say something auspicious?" The worm was awkward to hear him.
"Do you mean that they pretend to respond, and then make a trap, and wait for us to be lucky?" The ghost really didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said.
"Either way, it's not what we want to see, right?" The crab claws seemed to be very conflicted, he was worried that he would not get any response, this time he ran in vain, and he was even more worried that the enemy would make a trap after responding, and wait for them to fall into the net, in short, he felt that neither outcome was what he wanted.
"Either way, there has to be a result, and no matter what the outcome, we have to bear it." The griffon said.
After a full three hours, they finally waited for the response of the 'clock tower', and after a series of identifications, the captives calmly responded to the next order, and stood by at the coordinate point, waiting for the new command.
"Is this a bird feather? It's clearly that we're waiting there for someone to beat us. "The ghost seems to have thought it very clearly.
"Coordinate points and other news...... "Heavy punch is completely unable to figure out what the other party is going to do."
"What the hell are you going to do? We're almost there, and while we haven't found any threat in range, I don't think it's a good idea. "The cuttlefish obviously doesn't like this inexplicable feeling, it's as awkward as a person standing under a street lamp in the dark, staring at countless people in the darkness without any hide.
"This fucking ......" couldn't make up his mind for a while.
"Once you reach your destination, you can maintain the depth of communication, turn off the power system, and stand by in place." The griffon, who had not spoken, said.
"If you want me to see the place where we grab the maximum depth, no one can see anyone? And then they turned off the engine and waited there silently, whatever they wanted. We all have enough time to react, I don't believe they can find a submarine with the power system turned off at such a depth, and even if we could, we could not detect them first, at least we could strike first! "Crab claws said.
"Is there something wrong with your brain? Have you forgotten? They told us to wait there for the next order, and you dive underwater, how do you receive the news? The ghost rolled his eyes and said.
"I forgot about that." Crab Claw scratched his head, "Then we can only wait there no matter what happens?" Why do you feel so stupid? β
"We decided to come here because we weren't very smart." The ghosts seem to think that they are stupid and pitiful.
"Since you're here, don't complain so much." I think they're in a ridiculous situation right now, like fools at the mercy of others.
"If they want to deal with us, it is impossible for us to wait here, after so many days, they can be ready for anything, as soon as we arrive, they will do it directly, how can it be later than us? Is there any point in that ambush? That's not called an ambush at all. Worm said.
"The analysis makes sense." The griffon nodded, "But I'm afraid we'll have to wait until I get there to know, all our current speculations don't make sense until they are finalized, and if they really have everything ready, then we won't have a chance to reach our destination at all." β
That's right, anyway? They are still some distance away from that coordinate point, and what will happen in the end, no one knows.
"Well, there's no need to discuss it any further, all of them are in a state of first-level combat readiness." Heavy punch said.
In fact, there is no need to say that the cuttlefish people have been prepared, all emergency preparations, in order to prevent detection, the active detection equipment is turned off, and only the backup birth and fall system is kept to receive the signal, in short, everything is ready and can start a war at any time.
"It's the first time I've used a guy who is not very handy, but I hope the impact won't be too big." Cuttlefish said he really didn't have much experience piloting such Russian-made submarines.
"Don't be kidding, the lives of this boatload of people are in your hands." The ghost said.
"Isn't it a bit late to say that now? Why did you go before you left? Why didn't you bring up a substitution at that time? The cuttlefish squinted at him and said.
"How did I know you drove this thing with two knives? You didn't say anything about it back then, you didn't make a mistake. The ghost snorted.
"Shut up." The sonar soldier snorted.
This affected other people's work, and the two of them stopped talking, and began to take their places, whether they had a job or didn't have a job, and the whole person fell into a state of silence, but fortunately, the large-scale detection did not find anything abnormal, but found some large creatures, although these things were the largest, but they did not pose any threat to them.
"Whales or something?" The ghost asked in a low voice.
"What else could be so big but that thing?" Crab claws whispered.
"Maybe it's the king squid, there are more big things in the sea." The ghost said.
"Hmph, it's probably a megalodon, right? You've watched too many movies, haven't you? "Worm thinks he's too naΓ―ve.
"It's not surprising that there's something in the sea, the human discoverable range is less than 5% of the total area of the ocean, so whatever is normal, maybe there are people and underwater cities." The cuttlefish's words were serious, not like a joke at all.
"Underwater City? It's not like I haven't seen it before, hey......" Heavy Punch remembered some of the past.
"We're almost there, everyone be on guard!" The cuttlefish was a little preoccupied, and it could be seen that he was full of worries about the road ahead.
"An anomalous echo signal was detected, most likely an underwater ship." The sonar soldier's report drew everyone's attention.
"Are you sure?" The cuttlefish immediately asked.
"It's not certain yet, it's too far away, but judging by experience, it shouldn't be wrong, it's likely to be a submarine a little bit larger than us." After speaking, the sonar soldier added, "The probability is higher than 60%. β
"That said, there's a 40% chance it's something else, right?" The ghost's question is a bit annoying.
"Basically, I can't be wrong." The sonar soldier said.
"People make mistakes, don't jump to conclusions, or you'll be laughed at." What the cuttlefish said, the last half of the sentence is very heavy, obviously for the ghost, he is quite dissatisfied with the ghost's disbelief in the judgment of his subordinates.
"I'll recheck right away." The sonar soldier understood what the cuttlefish meant, and immediately became cautious.
It didn't take long for them to see the echo signal on the detection screen, and they knew that it was not small without the sonar soldier saying it, although they couldn't tell what it was, but it also made everyone a little nervous, maybe it was really an enemy ambush......