The automatic coffee machine's green coffee display light flashes constantly, the compressor hums, and in steam, the beans are ground into powder, then compressed, and finally extracted into a concentrated liquid coffee that flows like a glass of water.

There is a touch of old jazz music playing in the lounge, and the tunes are very popular among the Mida Busoya nostalgic group:

Baby_won’t_you_pleasee_home?

(Baby, aren't you going home?) ）

Cause_your_lover’s_all_alone.

(Your lover is waiting in solitude.) ）

I_have_tried_in_vain，

(I tried in vain,)

Never_no_more_to_call_your_name.

(Your name has never been called so many times.) ）

Physician Emily bent down and pulled out her freshly made hot coffee from the coffee machine in the break room. She likes the taste of clear coffee, not the sugar and milk in it. She picked up her coffee cup in both hands, blew out, and looked out the porthole at the silent underwater world, where only the "drip-drip-" sound of manta rays came from.

However, the silence was followed by danger, and in the cockpit, the red-haired Arya sat in the central captain's command, directing the fan-shaped crew in front of her to carefully steer the manta rays through the submarine minefield at a slow speed, passing between hundreds of mines that regularly flashed red - for a long time, the submarine train connecting the old city and the new city was the only civilian mode of transportation, and the ruler of Meda Busoya placed mines in the local waters under the maritime canal in order to prevent the poor people of the old city from smuggling into the new city by illegal routes, when hit with sufficient intensity, the mine will be detonated.

In fact, it is not far from the old city to the new town, and if you can also take the undersea train, it can be reached in less than three hours. But after yesterday's riots, the undersea train line was cut off, so the manta ray rescue machine had to take the central lake submarine shaft, and now when returning to the sea, not only to cross the shaft again, but also to enter the canal along the waterway connected by the shaft to the outside world, in the last section of the waterway was laid a large number of mines, through here, to enter the new city, the road is really bumpy, and the time spent is also more than three times that of the undersea train.

In the break, Emily hummed a tune in a low voice, and in Mirage New Town, she also liked to play this song in the small bar she often went to:

“When_you_left_you_broke_my_heart，

(Broke my heart when you left,)

Because_I_never_thought_we’d_part.

(Because I never thought we'd be separated.) ）”

She lazily looked down at the clear coffee in her hand, and a tiny circular halo of water appeared on the surface of the coffee, approaching another, and then another, until even Emily herself could clearly feel the vibration. She looked up at the window, her eyes widening wider and wider—suddenly a few barracuda crossed the otherwise calm waters, and then more and more, and in the blink of an eye, there was already a storm of thousands of barracudas!

Hong Yuesheng, who was in the custody room, and Zhong Jiu, who was resting in his room, also felt the threat approaching.

"Danger!!" Hong Yuesheng shouted involuntarily, although in fact he didn't see anything, but an inexplicable ominous premonition flashed in his mind. Ever since he started piloting mechs by chance, this feeling has become more and more sensitive.

Schools of barracuda traveled between the mines, and one of them, due to its rapid flight, was hit by its companions and deviated from course, and flew up towards a mine, hitting the shell of the mine solidly. Red flames began to glow from inside the mines, and then anger erupted from the inside out.

The pilot inside the manta ray also saw the flickering fire in the distant waters ahead.

“Dammit… (Hell...... Red-haired Arya cursed silently, then ordered loudly:

“Reduce_output_power! Turn_armors_on,ready_for_the_impact!

(Reduced motivation!) Activate your armor now and get ready for impact! During the interval half a minute later than Hong Yuesheng, the red-haired Arya gave a similar command.

“Yes,Captain! (Yes, Captain!) ）”

Since entering the depths of the ocean, the manta rays have retracted their heavy armor, and more than two-thirds of their entire body is surrounded by transparent tempered glass, which from the outside looks like a glowing jellyfish inside. Immediately after the battle readiness warning, the AI Lisa immediately lowered the damaged armor, and the transparent zenith was once again obscured. However, due to the previous battle at the Imperial Park site, the manta ray's protection has been greatly reduced.

The bottom of the sea was also shaken, the waves were undulating, and the powerful blast wave of the explosion rushed towards the manta ray, and everyone held their breath......

The entire cabin shook strongly, and the pilots were almost thrown out of their seats by inertia, and the mutilated bodies of the bombed barracuda swarm "snapped" into the cocktail in front of the girls, staring at them with big round eyes.

“All_units_report_your_condition_immediately!

(All units report the situation immediately!) As soon as the concussion passed, the red-haired Arya immediately inquired about the situation.

“Left_side_is_fine.

(The left hull is normal.) ）”

“Right_engine’s_power_decreased_by30%.

(The right engine is 30% less powerful.) ）”

“Main_engine_got_knocked_a_bit,but_it’s_still_working.

(The main engine received a slight impact, but it is currently working fine.) ）”

Everyone sighed, but the red-haired Arya knew that the crisis was far from over - the swarms of barracuda were unusually fleeing from the direction of the old city, and something must be wrong.

“Detected_strenuous_vibration_from_old_town,and_the_shockwave_scared_those_fishes,which_are_now_affecting_us.

(A violent tremor was detected on the land side of the Old Town, and the shock wave frightened the fish and then to us.) Lisa reported.

Red-haired Arya frowned:

“Such_a_strong_shockwave,if_not_an_earthquake,it_should_be…

(Such a strong tremor, if not an earthquake, is ...... ）”

"Valkyries." It was Nakaku's voice, and after sensing the crisis, Nakahisa asked the tank girl, who had been protecting him all the time, to push his wheelchair to the cockpit.

“Only_Valkyries_or_more_powerful_bombing,the_explosion_energy_can_be_transferred_to_seabed.

(Only Valkyrie bombardment or above can penetrate the ocean floor.) Nakahisa said, because he himself was completely influential, so at this time, he changed his usual hippie smile and frowned.

"Captain...... The navigator pointed forward with a trembling voice.

More bright spots appeared in front of the manta ray, and the bright spots were connected by scorching light, which soon turned into large fireballs and then burst into brilliant sparks.

“Oh_my_god！ (OMG!) ）”

“All_mines_were_detonated!

(The mines were blown up!) ）”

Not only was the impact more intense, but the huge explosion also caused the collapse of the undersea tunnel, mixed with stalactite fragments rushing towards the manta rays with the shock wave.

“Captain,tunnel_ahead_of_us_is_collapsing.

(Report to the Captain, there is a cavity in the tunnel ahead.) ）”

“Right_steering! Quick!

(The rudder urgently turns to the right!!) Red-haired Arya immediately ordered.

The pilot immediately turned the rudder.

“Turn! Smartly! (Quick turn!)"

The manta rays begin to swing their left fin, reversing to the side.

“Hard_over! Captain!

(Turn to the end!) Captain! The driver reported.

The manta rays dodged the falling stalactites in front of them in time, but more collapses began to erupt before and after the tunnel, and the manta rays dodged left and right during the process, and inevitably scraped against the tunnel or the fallen rock wall.

“Bottom_was_been_hit!

(The bottom of the ship was hit!) ）”

Emily happened to run out of the lounge and through the corridor on the ground floor, watching as the huge stalactites smashed into the hull of the ship with the tide. Before she could defend herself, the torn armor at the bottom of the manta rays cracked with a violent impact, and the current shattered parts of the hull hull one after another, sucking Emily into the rolling waves.

“Reporting,bottompartment_No.1_and_2_were_flooded.

(Reported, water ingress into cabins 1 and 3 on the ground floor.) ）”

One after another, the alarms were transmitted to the ship's command room.

Red-haired Alia: "Lisa, close_the_bottom_passagepletely, in_case_water_continues_flooding_in_other_places!"

(Lisa, completely close the access to the lower cabin to prevent the water from spreading into the cabin!) ）”

“Signs_of_life_is_detected_inpartment_No.3!

(Biological reaction detected in Chamber 3!) ）”

Lisa warned, and sent two images to the cockpit display.

“It’s_Emily!

(It's Emily!) "Red-haired Alia cried out as she saw Emily struggling in the water.

“What_wrong_with_this_guy?!

(What is this guy thinking?!) Zhong Jiu looked at the image of the care room with a puzzled expression: the automatic door of the medical care room had been washed out, and the water had spread to two-thirds of the room, but Hong Yuesheng was still sitting on the hospital bed, motionless.

“Attention_please,all_staff_must_evacuate_from_bottom_area_immediately!

(All staff are requested to evacuate the cabin on the ground floor immediately!) ）”

Lisa kept broadcasting, but did not forget to warn Hong Yuesheng in Yaning.

"Patient, please go to a safe area immediately......"

But the sea water had quickly overflowed the tip of Hong Yuesheng's nose, thus enveloping his entire body, and the speed of sound in the water was higher than that of air, and the result was that all the sounds sounded as if they were coming from the heavens above his head, and they were indistinct.

The water was cold and biting, but Hong Yuesheng looked at the blue water, but found that she didn't feel fear at all. He floated in the water, the lights around him flickering on and off. He closed his eyes, as if he saw a cold winter night, the phoenix butterfly, Lingzi and him sitting on the rooftop, a huge passenger plane flying over their heads, the wings of the plane flashed with the same flickering lights, that was the happiness that should have been with them.

In the surveillance cabin, Zhong Jiu shouted Hong Yuesheng's name to the screen, and the image was transmitted to the monitoring room, as if it came from outer space hundreds of millions of light years away, leaving only an empty "woo wow woo wow" sound, which evolved into the sound of a giant passenger plane skimming across the sky in Hong Yuesheng's mind.

“Does_he_still_wanna_survive?!

(Does he still want to live?!) The tank girl was next to Zhongjiu, looking at Hong Yuesheng, who was enjoying calm alone under the water in the monitor, and muttered to herself in confusion.

A strong sense of distress from the outside world called Hong Yuesheng back from his meditation, although he didn't see it, he could feel Emily struggling desperately because of drowning in the corridor not far away, it was a kind of courage from the deepest and most instinctive human heart, wanting to survive in a desperate situation, not only to survive, but also to struggle.

“Emily!

(Emily!) The red-haired Alia looked at Emily in the monitor in pain, a strong current of water pushed her against the wall of the hallway, her head hit the roof heavily, dizzy for a moment, but her hands and feet kept kicking around in vain.

“Captain,we_must_close_the_passage_now,or_this_ship_will_sink.

(Captain, access to the lower cabins must be closed as soon as possible, otherwise the whole ship will be lost.) One of the team members bit his lip and said ruthlessly.

The red-haired Alia understood the importance of taking care of the big picture, and she put her hand on the control handle switch of the cabin passage on the ground floor, but she couldn't pull it down.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in the water beside Emily, grabbed her, and swam down the hallway to the next level.

“It’s_Hong! (It's Hong Yuesheng!) One of the team members shouted happily, and since he got on the boat, more and more people have known his name.

Zhongjiu and the red-haired Alia also secretly rejoiced in their hearts,

“Lisa,active_all_workable_cameras_to_follow_them.

(Lisa, launch all the cameras that can also be used to track them.) ）”

All the team members watched Hong Yuesheng and Emily through the different angles of the surrounding monitors, sweating for them.

Hong Yuesheng pulled Emily to swim through the hatch, both of their faces had turned purple due to lack of oxygen, and finally poked their heads out of a place where the cabin roof was slightly high and had not been flooded, Hong Yuesheng gasped for breath, and patted Emily on the back at the same time, Emily finally recovered from the choking suffocation.

"We still have to continue diving," Hong Yuesheng looked at Emily, who was soaked and even her glasses were gone, shivering from nervousness and cold, and comforted her: "Inhale deeply, don't be afraid, we can do it." ”

Emily's already frozen lips turned purple and she nodded tremblingly.

The two men took a deep breath at the same time, and then dived into the water again.

This time, Hong Yuesheng saw a flowing light flashing at the joint between the underwater wall and the floor, which was originally a flickering light that would only be turned on when the ship was resting and enlivening the atmosphere, and it could be controlled by the computer to the direction of the "flow" of the light, and it had no practical effect in normal times. And now, Lisa has turned on the lights for them to point them in the right direction.

Along the light, the two approached the vertical passage that connected the ground floor and the upper floor.

“Holdon! You_almost_there! Hold_on!

(Hold on!) You're almost there! Hold on! The people in the cockpit were cheering on Hong Yuesheng and Emily, even though they couldn't hear it. Red-haired Alia orders to Lisa:

“Open_the_Gate_2.

(Open Gate 2.) )”

Lisa was the first to be pushed out of the water by Hong Yuesheng from under the No. 2 passage, and then Hong Yuesheng also rushed out, the two greedily inhaled the air, Hong Yuesheng reached out and wanted to turn the round gate handrail above his head, but the gate did not move.

“Open_the_Gate,Lisa!！

(Open the floodgates, Lisa!!) Red-haired Alia raised her voice.

The upper side of the gate was crushed by the cracked and collapsed hull, and no matter what Lisa commanded, the gate could only struggle and tremble, but could not open.

“The_gate_get_stuck.

(The door is stuck.) Lisa reported that Gate 2 of the cockpit console flashed a red alarm.

Hong Yuesheng tried her best to drive and push the gate open, while Emily went to pull the manual emergency switch at the bottom of the gate, but the efforts of the two were in vain.

The water was getting slower and higher, and the two of them had to stick their faces to the bottom of the gate so as not to be overwhelmed by the flooding water.

“Pleasee_on! Bastard!

(Come on!) Bastard!)" Zhongjiu also angrily smashed the gate switch, and when he smashed it for the fifth time, the gate miraculously opened!

"Two masters! Reach out!! ”

Appearing at the gate, Hong Yuesheng and Emily saw the green snake and the white tiger in front of them - fortunately, the white tiger moved away from the ruins blocking the gate and opened the gate by brute force.

Hong Yuesheng handed Emily's hand to the White Tiger, pushed Emily's waist and sent her to the gate by the water, and then climbed up with the assistance of the Green Snake, and almost at the same moment, the red-haired Alia pulled down the switch to close the access to the cabin on the bottom floor. The bottom of the manta rays were closed with all the gates closed, which finally stopped the further spread of the current.

“Oh_yeah!!! (Great!) Seeing through the monitor that Hong Yuesheng and Emily escaped safely, everyone in the cockpit jumped up and cheered.

"What a big boy!" Nakahisa also sighed.

Red-haired Alia also looked at the display and nodded approvingly. ”Captain,we_are_safe_for_now.

Captain, we have avoided the current shock wave and collapse for the time being. The front team reported.

““We_wouldn’t_be_able_to_hold_on_for_long.

(We won't last long.) Looking at the status report on the display, the red-haired Arya had gone from momentary joy to melancholy.

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