The icy waters ripple in the microwave.

The lights of the five submarines are wide open, and they are gathered together in a semicircle, forming a graceful arc of light.

While dispelling the darkness, it also brings an inexplicable warmth to this lifeless dark void.

And under the dim light, as far as the eye can see,

I can vaguely see an illusory behemoth, quietly traversing the deepest part of the dark edge in the refraction of the distorted water waves of light.

More than 100 meters below it, it is probably close to the seabed.

There is also a hazy shadow of a building, angular in the darkness.

If you look closely, you can faintly see a slender wriggling shadow, firmly binding the two together.

In the dark, there seems to be a mysterious force pulling the distance between the two to keep narrowing.

It's a slow process, but it's real and solid.

By comparing the horizontal position of the submarine with the behemoth, it is obvious that the latter is gradually sinking.

Without being intervened by external forces, I am afraid that it will not take another half an hour.

The huge cigar-shaped shadow will completely sink to the bottom of the sea, intimately colliding with the hazy building, merging into one in the darkness.

"Captain, you have about half an hour or so to cut off the flesh spear as soon as possible after clearing the thalamic parasite from that ghost ship.

Otherwise, once impacted, the shell structure of the beacon station is likely to be directly damaged!

When the time comes, it will be troublesome to repair it! ”

In the headset, Hans's reminder echoed in the hearts of every combatant in the communication channel.

"Roger!

We'll speed up and get everything done in half an hour! ”

Meng Lei's calm voice sounded immediately.

Wrapped in the icy water, he held the underwater thruster in his hand and quickly approached the huge submarine shadow in the distance, while not forgetting to command the overall situation.

"Simon, your side should also speed up, and try to destroy the core organ of the thalamus in the shortest time under the premise of ensuring your own safety!"

"Yes!"

Simon's voice was full of anger, and his tone was resolute.

"In addition, the others are also ready to fight, and promptly kill the cell body in the beacon station to cover Simon's actions!"

"Roger!"

Lin Ming and Zhang Chao also agreed, and the sound of orders kept coming from the headphones.

Although everyone acted separately, they did not gather together.

However, at this distance, the signal of the short-distance communication headset is still within the effective range of action and will not be affected in any way, which facilitates the communication and exchange between people.

With the issuance of the order, and the beginning of the action of Meng Lei and others, all the departments began to operate nervously, and they were all ready for battle.

Minutes and seconds passed.

The combat team led by Meng Lei, under the gaze of everyone, gradually approached the huge ghost ship.

It has to be said that the E-class serial submarine is indeed more visually striking than the F-class submarine in terms of overall scale.

The 100-meter-long metal hull is not so shocking from a distance.

But as it gets closer, a huge sense of oppression comes to the face.

Even people who don't have a phobia of giants will instantly feel their own insignificance, shocked by this huge metal creation under human technology!

However, Meng Lei and his party were not in the mood to be shocked and sigh at the moment.

Despite the intense tension and uneasiness caused by the dim surroundings, after approaching the ghost ship, everyone immediately scattered and began to search for the entrance to the ship's airlock chamber.

In fact, if it weren't for the fear of the thalamic cells inside the beacon station, the target would have been diverted after the combat team was discovered, causing Simon's fishing plan to fail.

In fact, they could have cut off the flesh gun that pierced the bottom of the submarine directly from the outside, and used a plasma cutter to melt the tendon structure of the thalamic mycelium.

However, the reality is not always smooth sailing.

In order to ensure the full implementation of the battle plan, they can only enter the interior of the submarine and destroy the lymphatic system that may have completed its evolution.

On the other hand, sever the Flesh Spear from the root of the end.

Soon, under the command of Meng Lei, the entrance to the upper airlock room located on the top of the submarine was easily found by everyone.

With the experience of the last underwater approaching operation, this kind of thing is not a difficult thing for Meng Lei.

"Everyone, please do not open the wetsuit mask after boarding the boat to avoid fungal spores infection on board! Hear no! ”

Outside the airlock chamber door,

Meng Lei pressed the opening button of the hatch with one hand and cautiously gave the entourage a final advice.

In a neat response, he took a deep breath and pressed his palms slightly.

The button of the hatch glowing red immediately sagged, and a deep green light flickered, and the hatch opened instantly.

Meng Lei took the lead in getting into it, followed by five other fighters.

Due to the limited volume of the airlock chamber, it is already the limit to enter six people at a time, and all the participants can only enter in batches.

When the pressure level in the airlock chamber has receded, the internal hatch opens.

A flickering light illuminates the road ahead, and at the same time, illuminates the surrounding environment.

Suddenly, all the participants in the first batch of combatants, including Meng Lei, couldn't help but gasp.

"Oh my God, what is this? It's so beautiful! ”

"It's amazing how they float in the air like gold dust!"

……

I saw that the lights flickered and flickered.

In the air in the cabin, a large number of unknown substances that were slowly flowing like dust and sand floated silently, like a galaxy sprinkled with a surging shimmer.

These unknown substances are ubiquitous in all corners of the ship's cabin, flickering and dimming as the lights flicker.

At first glance, it is hazy and dreamy.

Everyone was amazed, as if they had stepped into a fairy tale world from reality.

Meng Lei also involuntarily held his breath, and while he was amazed, he was not confused by this brilliant performance.

He knows very well,

These strange substances in the air, Eight Achievements are the culprits that caused this E-class submarine to become a ghost ship!

Beneath this fantastic exterior, there is absolutely a deadly killing machine!

If nothing else, these are fungal spores released into the air by the thalamus.

Although it is different from Meng Lei's previous cognition, the spores that exist like fog are more mysterious and dreamy.

But often the more beautiful and seductive things are, the more deadly!

And as if to confirm his conjecture, when his gaze was focused on a certain sparkling spot in the air.

The powerful gold finger really surfaced a large number of dark gold text prompts.

(Thalamic spores: A fungal spores that can survive in the air for a long time, once parasitic in the organism, will use the host's body as nourishment to complete multiplication and evolution in a short time, thereby changing the host's genetic structure and assimilating it into a part of the body.)

In addition, assimilated targets will become extremely aggressive, and will use all means to prey on all creatures within their sensing range in order to maintain their own reproduction and development.

It is very difficult to completely remove thalamic spores by normal means.

The only way is to sanitize at high temperatures, in a high temperature environment above 60 degrees, thalamic spores will immediately lose their activity and completely die!

If you are accidentally parasiticized, you may wish to try to raise your body temperature above 60 degrees Celsius for a while.

Perhaps, there is still a glimmer of life.

Even if the temperature does not reach 60 degrees, the high temperature environment can reduce the activity of thalamic spores, allowing you to live longer.

But only if your body organs are strong enough...... ）

The large-scale introduction was sprinkled, and Meng Lei was a little dumbfounded when he saw it.

The various thalamic organs parasitic on the submarine need to be destroyed with open flames or high temperatures, which Meng Lei knows.

Before he set off, Hanster explained it to him.

As a result, the combat team carries a large number of plasma cutting tools, as well as phlogiston grenades that deal fire damage over time.

However, what he never expected was that the object that had already been parasitized could also use this way to continue his life?

It can be said to be a continuation of life, what is the difference between this method and seeking death?

Not to mention 60 degrees, under normal circumstances, once the human body temperature exceeds 42 degrees, the proteins in the body will be denatured accordingly, which can easily lead to death.

Maintain it at 60 degrees for a period of time, and before the thalamic spores in the body can be boiled to death, the person will be cold first.

"This golden finger is getting more and more humorous......"

Meng Lei complained silently, his eyes moved, and he didn't pay attention to Goldfinger's black humor for the time being.

His main goal at the moment is to explore the ghost ship as quickly as possible and eradicate all hidden dangers on board.

Moreover, everything had to be done within half an hour.

Time is of the essence.

"Everyone dispersed, split up in groups of two, conducted a carpet search of the entire ship, and destroyed any suspicious targets as soon as they were found!"

"Yes!"

The sound of everyone answering was heard in the headphones.

At the same time, the crowd that followed closely behind Meng Lei dispersed, and they no longer paid attention to the thalamic spores scattered in the sky, and walked away in an orderly manner along the passage.

As the flow of people surges, so does the surrounding air.

The invisible air stirred up bursts of ripples against the backdrop of thalamic spores, turning into pieces of indescribable forms, floating wantonly in the darkness.

Meng Lei carried a shotgun in his hand, and walked under the endless fungus around him, carefully advancing towards the depths of the first deck.

He walked steadily, and did not rush into it because of the rush of time.

Even after passing through the corner of the passage, the vigilant probe will first check the situation until it is sure that it is safe before moving forward.

The E-class transport ship is very large, and the length of the hull is already more than 100 meters, including the hull shell.

From the airlock room to the bridge command room at the other end, Meng Lei walked for two minutes before reaching the end.

During the whole process, the lighting system in the corridor was always in a very unstable state, flickering on and off.

Obviously, the electrical system of this submarine, which has been damaged by the thalamic hyphae, is gradually developing in the direction of total paralysis.

However, it may be that the time of parasitism is still short.

There are no anomalies on the first floor of the submarine, except for a large number of fungal spores in the air, and everything is very normal.

It wasn't until Meng Lei opened the hatch of the bridge command room that he finally found a trace of something unusual.

On the all-metal central console, a large number of dark brown strange lines are densely covered at the moment.

It's like the rhizome of a vine, rooted in the crevices of the deck, growing on the surface of the console.

Meng Lei stepped forward cautiously and looked at it with a cautious expression.

I saw that those strange lines were like tentacles, twisting and wriggling on the surface of the center console.

It grows rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, infiltrating and spreading into the interior of the device.

These tentacles were made entirely of countless fine hyphae, and their wriggling posture did not look like plants at all, but more like a strange and terrifying creature.

After noticing Meng Lei's approach, he followed the guidance of the pheromones that filled the air.

The mycelial structure that was originally attached to the surface of the center console to draw electricity, as if it smelled the smell of blood, immediately turned the target and began to spread towards Meng Lei's location.

It's just that these hyphae haven't evolved an attack system.

They just followed the guidance of instinct, regarded Meng Lei as a new prey, and tried to capture it with the most basic means.

Meng Lei frowned slightly, feeling the strong predatory instinct of the creature thalamus.

Fortunately, the mycelium spreads very slowly, and it does not pose any threat at all.

He slowly stepped back, and instead of immediately removing the hyphae, he turned and closed the hatch.

These ordinary hyphae will immediately disintegrate and paralyze after the core organs are destroyed, and there is no need to focus too much energy on this little minion.

The vegetative crew, and the lymphatic system capable of multiplying an army of cells, are the main targets of their combat squads.

In the alternation of light and shadow, Meng Lei left the bridge command room and continued to explore the area on the first floor.

Hatch after hatch was opened, and chamber after chamber was explored.

However, with the exception of a few places, the entire floor area is occupied by hyphae growing in the cracks in the deck.

Not to mention the thalamic organ that has completed evolution, even the crew of this ship has not found the slightest trace.

It's just a sign of the messy and scattered oxygen masks on the deck, as well as the assortment of repair tools.

At some point, there must have been a serious mess here.

"Commander, the artillery control room has been explored, and nothing unusual has been found!"

"Report to the Commander, the electrical room has been explored, and there is no abnormality!"

……

At this time, the sound of the other members of the combat team reporting came from the headset.

Meng Lei stepped out of an independent cabin similar to a confinement room, nodded slightly, and ordered in a deep voice:

"Assemble everyone and get ready to go down to the second floor!"

However, just as he spoke.

Somewhere on the first deck, there was a sudden violent crashing sound, which immediately startled everyone!