The entrance to the pitch-black shaft passage is like a gateway to the abyssal purgatory.

Standing on the edge and looking down, there was a surging black mist in the eyes, and it was impossible to see the reality in it.

Under normal circumstances, no one would dare to venture into an unknown area on this submarine full of mutated monsters.

Because you have no idea what kind of horror awaits you in the dark corners beyond your vision.

However, the situation is critical at the moment.

Terrifying creatures from all directions have completely surrounded the passage where Meng Lei and the others are located, blocking them back and forth.

Moreover, even the sturdy bulkheads around it could no longer provide effective protection.

The thick whip thorns were like cannonballs out of the chamber, frantically destroying everything around them, making a deafening sound.

The entire thalamic world seemed to usher in the final apocalypse, and Zhou Tian trembled.

I didn't have time to think about it, and I didn't bother to send someone to explore the way.

In this case,

When the shaft passage hatch was violently cut, Meng Lei immediately and decisively ordered everyone to evacuate quickly.

As the words fell, several combatants gathered near the hatch showed great execution power, driven by panicked emotions.

Without saying a word, the group jumped directly into the entrance of the dark and deep passage.

Even if he was wearing a heavy diving suit, it was very inconvenient to move, but it did not affect the movements of everyone when jumping.

One by one, like dumplings, plopping fish poured in.

Meng Lei threw the shotgun on his chest behind him and dragged the wounded warrior behind him with one hand.

The sharp pain in the left arm persists and grows worse over time.

He gritted his teeth and pushed his potential to the limit, dragging the wounded man to the edge of the entrance and pushing him down.

"The people below, on!"

Meng Lei roared.

At this time, he didn't have time to care if the other party would fall and be injured, no matter what, he would save his life first.

But he didn't dare to be too reckless, if he broke the wetsuit mask on the wounded's head, it would be better to be killed by the monster directly.

Therefore, he reminded the people below in advance to prepare for the reception and took a dose of preventive injection.

And when everyone entered the lower area in an orderly manner, Meng Lei did not delay any longer, and prepared to drill into the entrance of the passage.

At this moment, a thick and powerful whip pierced the metal bulkhead in front of him in an instant.

Under the flash of lightning, infinite metal fragments were wrapped in a strong wind, and they came coldly.

Meng Lei's scalp suddenly went numb, and he scolded: "! ”

At the last moment, he instinctively rolled on the spot, only to feel that something rubbed against the shell of the diving suit above his head, making a heart-stopping grinding sound.

The next second, before he could come back to his senses.

A strong sense of weightlessness invaded, and his feet were empty, and he rolled directly to the entrance of the shaft passage, and fell from the edge.

"It's over, if the mask is broken, then the cliff will become a vegetative person......"

The thought had just crossed his mind, and it was less than a second.

The feeling of weightlessness suddenly disappeared, and Meng Lei only felt a chill all over his body, as if he had fallen into a package of liquid.

He fluttered twice, barely steady, and then looked up in shock.

only to find that

In the ink-like darkness around them, the other combatants had already thrown out several lighting sticks, which, together with the tactical flashlights in their hands, reflected the surrounding environment.

And at this moment, more than half of the space in the passage they were in was flooded by the icy water.

The biting sea water rippled in the microwave under the fluorescent reflection, constantly turning into ripples and stirring.

The water level had even reached waist-high, and it was clear that there was a side leak somewhere.

"Commander, are you alright?!"

Seeing that Meng Lei was lying on his stomach in a strange posture, everyone hurriedly surrounded him.

Meng Lei waved his hand, subconsciously grabbed his left arm, which was in great pain, and asked in a deep voice:

"What's going on at this level? Where did the water come from, and did you find a leak? ”

Everyone shook their heads.

Someone in the darkness said, "When we came down, it was like this, the water level didn't seem to change much, and the hole shouldn't be particularly serious." ”

Meng Lei nodded, and finally let out a sigh.

The moment he found out that there was a water leak in the third-floor area, his heart was actually half cold.

Because the ghost ship is directly above the beacon station at this moment, if the loophole is huge, even if it is not pulled by the thalamus flesh gun, the ship will inevitably sink eventually, thus causing serious damage to the beacon station.

In that case, all their previous efforts would be in vain.

Fortunately, everything is still salvageable.

As long as the thalamic organ on the ship is destroyed, and Simon is assisted in destroying the core of the beacon station, the disaster can be avoided.

didn't have time to think too much, and after confirming that all the personnel were in place, Meng Lei immediately ordered:

"Immediately confirm the location of the ballast tanks, find the lymphatic organs that hatch the cell body, and start destroying them! We're running out of time, so be sure to end the fight in five minutes! ”

The safe time given by Hans was half an hour, and twenty minutes have now passed.

For the sake of safety, Meng Lei naturally can't get stuck in the limit time of half an hour to complete the task, and must set aside a certain amount of free time to ensure the fault tolerance rate.

Five minutes is enough for a lot to happen.

As his voice fell, everyone did not delay any longer, and raised their flashlights and began to explore around.

The combatant who was wounded in the thigh did not drag everyone back, gritted his teeth and insisted on not letting others help him, and limped forward in the water against the bulkhead, showing great endurance.

At this time, the vibration above the head was still strong.

Those monster crews who had turned into semi-vegetative bodies were still frantically destroying the second-floor area, trying to find the traces of Meng Lei and the others.

A huge noise rolled and reverberated like thunder in the confined space, and through the conduction of the bulkhead, the water surface in the three-story area was shaken and rippled.

Even the rumbling of guns outside the submarine was completely muffled.

It is enough to see how fierce the offensive of those thalamic infected bodies is.

"Everyone walks with their heads down, pay attention to safety, and watch out for the ceiling!"

Meng Lei's voice kept ringing in the earphones, reminding everyone to avoid attacks that might come from the upper area.

Having fought in molten outposts and painted skin parasites, Meng Lei knew that even if these monsters couldn't see their targets, they would attack the enemy through obstacles and cover, so they had to be guarded.

Even though the deck of the submarine is much thicker than the drawbridge corridor in the city, the power of the thalamic infected body is obviously more powerful than that of the painted skin parasite.

No one can guarantee whether these monsters will be able to pierce the deck and attack the lower levels.

So, following Meng Lei's advice, everyone lowered their heads one after another, leaning against the bulkhead on one side, and cautiously moving forward under the wrapping of the seawater.

Along the way, although the vibration above the head was always intense.

But fortunately, those monsters did not attack from above.

In addition, the environment in the third-floor area of the submarine is also relatively clear.

The floating fungal spores disappeared without a trace, and the air appeared so clear that it no longer affected the line of sight.

In addition, a large amount of mycelium, which completely covered the entire second-floor area like a creeper, has also been lost here.

Instead, a strip of flesh-and-blood mycelial organs, like blood vessels and nervous systems, was wrapped around the bulkheads.

The wriggling veins ebb and flow with the rhythm of the breath, intertwined.

Organs that grow like tumors or hearts are constantly agitating and jumping in the piles of flesh and blood.

Faintly, it will also emit a surging blood-colored fluorescence.

Everything here makes everyone feel as if they have suddenly stepped from the rainforest into the body of a large creature.

Walking in the narrow dark passage is like walking in a intestine full of flesh and blood.

The eerie atmosphere is chilling and terrifying.

"It's really strange that the shape of the thalamus in the air and in the water is so different, as Hans said!"

Meng Lei held his breath and couldn't help but use the tip of the shotgun to gently touch the bulkhead on the side.

The firm touch of flesh came, and he felt uncontrollably heartbroken.

Safety is paramount, Meng Lei resisted the curiosity and horror in his heart, and moved forward with the team.

Everyone shuttled in the darkness, intending to speed up, but was held back by the sea.

A minute passed, and only four corridors were walked through, and nothing was found.

Endless flesh and blood creatures covered the bulkheads around them tightly, blocking the text signs on the door, and it was impossible to distinguish where the ballast tank was and where the cargo was held.

Seeing this, Meng Lei was extremely anxious.

In the absence of a diagram of the structure of the submarine, such a blind search is really too time-consuming and inefficient.

If you continue to look like this, you won't be able to find your target in five minutes.

"Commander, it's the same everywhere here, except for blood vessels or blood vessels, it's impossible to tell the difference! How do I find this?! ”

"We're like headless flies, wandering around here, where are the ballast tanks?"

In the team, there are also people who have found problems.

Meng Lei stopped, turned on his flashlight, and looked around solemnly, his face was very ugly.

This sabotage operation was far more difficult than he imagined.

The environment in the submarine controlled by the thalamus is extremely complex, and it cannot be reasoned with normal theory, and it is more tricky than painting a shipwreck.

He stood there and pondered for a moment, and finally his eyes sank, and he gritted his teeth and said:

"Since we can't find the entrance, let's take matters into our own hands and open an opening to come out, and if one doesn't work, two of them!

Judging from the structure of the submarine, there are only a few places where the ballast tank may exist, and I don't believe that the designer can put the ballast tank in the middle of the submarine! ”

After that, Meng Lei pulled out the plasma cutter he carried with him from his waist with his backhand, and yelled at everyone:

"Everyone disperse at once, cut the bulkheads and decks on the perimeter of the passage, and in any case, find the ballast tanks for me in two minutes!"

"Yes!"

As soon as the words fell, the group put down their weapons one after another, took out the plasma cutter instead, and immediately scattered in all directions.

The arc of blue lightning shone brightly, flickering in the pitch-black passage.

The crowd scattered around the three-story area and began to frantically cut through the bulkheads around them.

Meng Lei also plunged headlong into the water, chose a position that might be the ceiling of the ballast tank, lay on the ground of the deck, and aimed the cutter at it.

The ultra-high temperature is enough to melt the steel, dissolving it in an instant as it touches the flesh on the ground.

Dense bubbles accompanied by a thick red slurry like blood drifted through the surrounding seawater.

At this moment, Meng Lei didn't care about whether those red liquids were corrosive or not, and worked hard.

Moments later,

On the deck of the third floor, he cut a hole the size of a human head, and the heavy metal structure fell downward, revealing a bottomless dark space.

Meng Lei did not hesitate, immediately shook off a lighting rod and threw it into it with all his might.

There is a lighting stick the size of half a thermos cup, which slowly floats under the surging water.

Due to the pressure, it does not fall straight down, but floats on the top ceiling.

With the faint light, Meng Lei vaguely saw that in the space below, there were a large number of angular cargo box traces.

They are neatly arranged, covered in irregular flesh and blood, like a breeding ground for hatching monsters, silently hiding in the deepest depths of darkness.

This is a cargo tank, not the ballast tank that Meng Lei is looking for.

"Damn, it's a waste of time!"

Meng Lei immediately scolded and didn't stay where he was at all.

Based on the looming size of the compartment below, he struggled to break through the water, and at another location beyond the scope of the warehouse, he dived into the water again, turned on the power of the plasma cutter to the maximum, and continued to destroy the deck.

Just like that, two minutes passed quickly.

Three positions were changed in a row, and the lighting rods hanging from the waist were all used up, and all the places that could be cut were underneath the warehouses where the goods were stored.

Meng Lei's face was miserable, and he was a little disheartened for a while.

"That's unlucky, isn't it?! Could it be that Lao Tzu went to sea for the second time, and he had to be trapped and die here?! ”

At this time, just when Meng Lei was discouraged, thinking that it was too late to achieve the purpose of this action.

In the headset, a fighter suddenly shouted excitedly.

"Commander! Found it, found the location of the ballast tanks! Come on! ”

Hearing this, Meng Lei was suddenly overjoyed, and hurriedly asked:

"Report position, where are you now?!"

The man yelled, "I'm at the end of this passageway, where I'm signaling you with a flashlight!" ”

Meng Lei turned his head to look, and sure enough, he saw that somewhere in the depths of the darkness, there was a flashlight of a flashlight constantly flickering.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart, and was about to break the water and get closer.

Suddenly, I don't know what the other party saw, and a terrifying roar came from the headset again:

"Fuck...... What the is this?! ”