Chapter 476: The Situation Changed Abruptly
If something goes wrong, there must be a demon! His sixth sense told him that things weren't that simple today.
After another half hour, there was still no situation. Except for the low roar of the battleship's engines running, the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet!
Yu Wensheng frowned slightly, and a strange feeling rose from his heart, as if something was secretly peeking at him!
"Looks like something is coming closer!" He spoke, but his tone was not very sure.
"I also feel that something is wrong!" The other Awoken chimed in.
"Do you want to get out for a while?" A third person asked.
"Don't worry, consult the commander of the battleship first!"
While everyone was deliberating, the situation outside the battleship changed further.
A large black shadow emerges from the depths of the trench, and it can be seen that it looks a bit like an octopus and a bit like a giant sea serpent! There are 18 thick wrists and feet in the abdomen!
The monster's skin and wrists and feet are covered with dark red bone spurs and bone blades! Despite its size, more than twice as large as the trench battleship, it was extremely light and agile! Yet a dozen breaths, it was almost to the battleship.
Something was wrong, and the most sensitive instrument on the ship did not react to its arrival! It was a few awakened people who first noticed that something was wrong!
"Damn, what's that?" When the guy's wrists and feet were close to the hull of the battleship, the commander of the battleship finally spotted the situation with the naked eye in the observation window.
"Oh my God! Shura squid! It turned out to be Shura Squid! The first mate said with a pale face.
Shura Squid, the second most dangerous thing on the planet Cyanobacteria! A trench hunter's nightmare! A ferocious existence that must be dispatched to deal with a fleet or a strong star!
In the well-documented history of humanity since the colonization of the planet. I've only captured two Shura squids! All of them came at a huge cost!
"Immediately float up. Full speed breakaway! The commander of the battleship made a quick decision. This boatload of people combined is not enough to stuff that guy's teeth.
The battleship immediately turned. Rush to the surface of the sea at extreme speed! The engine makes a hard chatter sound because it is overloaded! The ship's own 300-millimeter particle cannon kept firing, hoping that it would be good to stop it.
"There's something up there, too!" The observer screamed, crying in his voice, "It's the mongoose, and the Moro shark!" Sky...... And jackals! ”
In just a few dozen breaths, this sea area has been filled with all kinds of dangerous things! And it's all top-ranked horror existences!
Yu Wensheng watched as a thigh-thick wrist and foot entangled the trench battleship, and with a slight twist, the high-strength alloy shell several meters thick shattered like a piece of paper!
He activated the energy shield on his body just in time before a large amount of seawater poured in. Then he pulled out the energy knife and slashed at that wrist and foot with all his might!
The sharp energy blade slashed on the wrists and feet, as if it was slashed on cotton, soft and powerless!
Without saying a word, he put away the energy knife and rushed towards the sea! Since you can't help it, let's run for your life!
But for those people on the ship, he can't control it, so he can only take care of himself first!
After rushing less than thirty meters, one wrist and foot wrapped around him, followed by the second, and then the third......
Those brachiopods belong to a Yama squid!
It only lasted less than ten seconds. He put aside the resistance for the time being. As the beast could hold him close to his mouth, he struggled to reverse the energy in his body. Launched a self-destruct!
An orange-red fireball exploded in the sea, briefly illuminating the deep trench in the light of the fire.
In that area that is difficult to see, a few crying lifeforms appeared faintly, and they disappeared!
This scene is still playing out in this sea area!
……
Stretching out his palm, his five fingers were combined, and a bright blade of light rushed out of his palm, converging into a two-meter-long sword.
With a circle of palms, the sword swept across the ground, splitting the hard alloy floor tiles in half!
This is a new sword technique passed down by Lan Yu, and some modifications have been made according to the laws of this world. Cultivating to a high depth, the power is also extremely terrifying!
For the first demonstration, the strength is not well controlled, otherwise after this sword will crack the floor tiles, it will only leave a crack as thin as a gossamer, and it will only come if you don't look carefully!
"Don't use this trick lightly in the future, unless you don't think about staying alive!" Lan Yu's voice sounded in his mind, "Although the things I taught you don't belong to this world, it's hard to keep them from being noticed!" So it's better for you to be more restrained! ”
The sword light dispersed, and Ye Qingyuan began to meditate and breathe. This recipe is very powerful, and the only drawback is that it consumes too much source energy. The energy in his body was already much higher than that of the awakened person of the same star, but it only lasted for a few minutes before the oil ran out!
Inside, Chen Yan stood in front of the window, staring at Ye Qingyuan, who was practicing swords in the distance, with an unobstructed expression of affection in her eyes.
"Sister, is this the man you are looking for?" A coquettish voice sounded in her ears.
I don't know when, a tall woman stood beside her, looking like she was also peach blossom and jade-faced, dignified and beautiful, but the corners of her eyes inadvertently revealed a trace of evil.
"Looks good!" She smiled, "I have good qualifications, and I look very good!" Where did you get that? ”
Licking her lips slightly, she whispered again, "Why don't you play with me for a few days?" ”
"Dreaming, you?" Chen Yan glanced at her, everything else is easy to say, why might her own man give it to her?
"Hey! Don't be so stingy, okay? It's hard for me to come back again! She teased, "You're just looking for a playmate, and when you've had enough, you're gone!" Could it be that you are still thinking about letting him be your man? ”
"That's exactly what I estimated!" Chen Yan smiled sweetly.
The smile on the woman's face froze, and her voice became cold: "Did I hear me right? Are you really trying to find a man for yourself? Have you forgotten all the laws woven by the commandos? ”
"The above has made you stay here for a long time, so that you are ready to serve the commando weaving at any time! You don't even talk about raising a man here, and you still think about it......"
"Looks like I'm going to have to reflect your current state to the top. It's no longer suitable for this position! ”
"My business. Don't bother with you! Chen Yan said with a cold face. But for the above, I have my own say! ”
"Huh? I hope so! She glanced coldly at the other person, turned and walked away for a while
"General, this is the result of two weeks of mission!" Walton handed a small chip to Luo Hanxing.
Luo Hanxing took it and embedded it in the photon computer, skimmed it hastily, and asked dissatisfiedly, "That's all?" ”
"Yes, it's all here!"
Seeing the other party's expression, Walton said with a wry smile: "General." We've done our best! Since this quest was released, no less than 20,000 awakened people have received the quest in the name of groups or individuals, and less than one percent of them have returned! ”
"Although there are still people taking on the task now, the number of people has been greatly reduced!"
"The horror of that ghost place has exceeded the psychological bottom line of most people, no matter how much money there is, your life is gone! What's the point? ”
Two weeks have passed, and in the end, only more than 20 organizations or groups of individuals have handed over the completed surveying and mapping maps, a total of 57 copies!
A total of 500 mapping tasks. If you all come at this rate! How long will that take?
It's no wonder that Luo Hanxing is dissatisfied.
However, he didn't have anything to say, and the team of the Awoken did their best. So many people have died, and it has even affected the fishing plans of major organizations!
It is as expected that the year-end performance statements of major pharmaceutical organizations this year will definitely not look so good!
"If you have three more months, how many tasks can you complete?" After being silent for a while, Luo Hanxing asked again.
"It's hard to say! Under the shock of huge casualties, not many people dare to take risks at the moment! Walton said helplessly, "I guess there will be at most fifty maps completed!" ”
"What if, if the pay is more?" After hesitating again and again, Luo Hanxing threw out another sentence.
At this time, Walton couldn't hide his gaffe: "Do you want to increase the pay?" How much to add? ”
"Double! How is it? Luo Hanxing gritted his teeth, "From now on, anyone who completes a surveying and mapping task can receive a reward of 90,000 crystal nuclei, and there will be other rewards for groups or individuals who complete more than ten tasks!" For example, I will use the power in my hands to confer on them the title of Honorary Sir of the Empire! ”
The Imperial Honorary Sir is, in the eyes of the orthodox superiors, naturally nothing. But for civilians, it has a big enough appeal!
High social prestige, priority in serving as an ordinary local official, great preferential treatment in taxes, credit, medical education, and other social benefits are more than ten times different from ordinary citizens!
Even after committing a crime, it is better to have a particularly bad nature, and the sentence is extremely lenient!
Although it is not an official superior, it is one of the necessary conditions for becoming a superior, such a title, as long as there is hope to obtain it, it is not a person who will refuse!
Walton's eyes lit up, and it was obvious that even he was a little moved by this condition. However, after thinking about it carefully, he still picked the corner of his eye: "No! General, in fact, this is no longer a question of money! That place is far more dangerous than going to the battlefield! ”
"If my guess is not bad, after increasing the reward, there will definitely be many people who will take risks, but the number of tasks completed in the end will not exceed one hundred and fifty, or more optimistically, three hundred is the limit!"
"So far, nearly 20,000 awakened people have been buried there, and the loss of various equipment is even more incalculable! For this reason, there are currently many high-level leaders of large organizations who have expressed their dissatisfaction with you, General, in private! ”
There was a long dead silence in the living room.
"Then let's do it for now, you send the new remuneration standard away for a while!" After a moment of hesitation, Luo Hanxing still made up his mind. "But it's up to fate how much can be accomplished in the end!"
"Well, everything is as you wish! My General! Walton sighed softly.
Coming out of the Awakened team, on the flying car, Luo Hanxing was still unhappy.
After spending so much money, but still not seeing any hope of completing the task, it is no wonder that he is depressed.
In desperation, he didn't estimate it, so he simply let the people he brought it take over for the time being, even if there were heavy casualties, the money was enough to pay their pensions!
But reason told him that if he did, it would only make things worse!
He brought 3,000 awakened people this time, most of them were above five stars, and they were all descendants he had cultivated over the years. In addition, there are 2,000 elites who are subordinate to the Special Ops Commando Team temporarily assigned to him by Her Royal Highness the Princess!
In terms of warships, there are 50 "Qinghai" warships, 50 trench warships of the latest model that are suitable for scientific research and investigation tasks in extreme environments, and more than 300 warships of ordinary military standards.
With the authorization of the princess, he can also mobilize no more than five hundred warships in the strategic command and two thousand special forces to assist.
That's all he has at his disposal now!
From a literal point of view, the combat effectiveness is not abundant, and no matter how difficult the task is, it should be somewhat certain.
But after querying the secret files related to the empire with his own authority, his originally extremely firm confidence was also shaken a little!
From the discovery of this planet by the advance fleet of the empire more than 8 years ago, to the large-scale immigration development later! The Empire's top brass has never stopped exploring the deep sea.
The sum up of the empire's loss in that place. It contains two dry star powerhouses, nearly 1,000 powerhouses above seven stars, a total of more than 3,000 trench warships, tens of thousands of ordinary standard warships, more than 20,000 medium and low star awakened people, and millions of ordinary casualties!
But as for why the empire still obsessed with that place after experiencing such heavy losses, and did not estimate that it would use prohibited weapons to completely destroy that place, that is, even his authority could not be known!
If, at the cost of almost total annihilation, he can successfully complete the task, he will admit it.
As long as the task is completed, there will be an admonition to the above, and Her Royal Highness the princess will not be too harsh on him, and the lost combat power will soon be replenished!
But the problem is clear, this is an impossible task to complete at all, even if he even takes it together, it will not change the result!
If your men are killed and wounded, and the mission is not completed. Even with the honor of the dry star, his position will not be able to be kept to a large extent!
He is not like Xing Feng, he has the support of the family race behind him in everything.
Therefore, he estimated that such a method was made, although tens of millions of crystal nuclei were too much, but if the current dilemma could be solved, it would be nothing!
"If you really don't have the means, do you turn to a strong person of another race, such as a ghost race, or ......" He involuntarily came up with such an estimate.
Then reason told him it wasn't going to work. How can a different race be allowed to participate in a major matter related to the security of the Empire?
After thinking about it for a while, as one of the high-ranking figures in the Ministry of Security, he has the combat effectiveness of Qianxing, and he still has a lot of resources at hand. As long as he is willing to pay a sufficient price, he can also get help from some big forces.
But in the end, he still revealed it for the time being, not to mention whether he could afford the price or not, even if he was willing, he would not be able to solve the current problem at all, it was just a waste of resources.
"That's it! Let's take it one step at a time! It's really impossible to re-evaluate other means! With a long sigh, he put the headache aside for a moment.
Ye Qingyuan looked at the woman in front of him with a blue face.
Just a moment ago, this woman named Lan Shixuan found him who was walking in the courtyard.
Originally, I heard her claim to be Chen Yan's close friend, but his attitude was relatively polite.
I didn't think that this woman was very self-respecting between her words, and tried her best to seduce and tease, and when she couldn't bear it, he thought about brushing his sleeves away.
Lan Shi saw that he couldn't get angry, so he thought about it. The two of them then set their hands together.
"It's useless, just your little cultivation, why maybe you can beat me!" Lan Shixuan smiled coquettishly, "Obediently put down your weapon, follow my sister and I to be happy, as long as my sister is happy, I will give you some benefits!" ”
"Please respect yourself!" Ye Qingyuan said coldly, and privately clenched the energy knife in his hand. (To be continued.) )