Chapter 21: The Sea Monster Attack
South Pacific Ocean, 500 km north of Yingzhou Island.
The research ships of the Japanese and the United States have been investigating here for a week.
Lu Yuan's warning still had some effect, and for the safety of the scientific expedition team, a US destroyer cruising in the nearby waters was transferred over to escort the two scientific research ships.
In the past week, scientists have dropped dozens of underwater exploration equipment into the nearby sea.
However, it is a pity that the king squid has not been found.
Momoe Yamaguchi is a proud disciple of Kawashima Iwa, a famous biology professor in the Wa Kingdom.
Today, it is he and another American scientist, George, who are in charge of monitoring the underwater probe.
At this time, Yamaguchi Momoe suddenly noticed that there were two instruments that were abnormal.
"Professor, Instruments 21 and 23 are abnormal!"
"Bring up the final image of the instrument immediately!"
"Hey!"
"Professor, come and see!"
Yamaguchi Baihui suddenly shouted, George ran over quickly, only to see a huge tentacle appear on the display screen in front of Yamaguchi Baihui.
The tentacles visibly attacked the detector, and the screen turned snow-white.
"It's... It's... Definitely it, he finally showed up!"
George exclaimed excitedly.
His shouts alarmed everyone.
"George, what's going on, is there something you've discovered?"
"It's it, it's there. Right down below us?"
"You mean, King Squid!"
"Yes yes, of course, there is nothing else but it!"
"Miss Yamaguchi, hurry up and pull up the video!"
"Hey!"
Momoe Yamaguchi replayed the footage as quickly as possible.
"Oh God, this is wonderful, look at this tentacle, how huge this suction cup is!"
The scientific expedition personnel of the two countries shouted excitedly.
Under the command of William, the leader of the scientific expedition team, the scientific expedition team went to the No. 21 and No. 23 areas in one go, and successively dropped 12 underwater unmanned detectors.
That night, the scientific expedition personnel photographed the figure of the king squid again.
However, the king squid seems to be very unfriendly to the underwater detectors that suddenly appear, and as long as the detectors found by it will be attacked by it!
However, all this was not put in the hearts of everyone in the scientific expedition team, thinking that it was just an accident.
The people who used it were immersed in the joy of discovering the king squid.
It's the largest sea creature ever discovered. If it can be studied thoroughly, human biology will surely make great progress.
Excited scientists, in the evening of the same day, announced the discovery of the king squid's traces.
All of a sudden, the discussion about the king squid and the underwater monster became popular on social platforms all over the world.
There was a lot of talk on the Internet, and everyone was fantasizing about how to catch this beast.
Lu Yuan naturally knew about it, and after thinking about it, he once again reminded people not to try to attack it!
It's a pity that neither netizens nor scientific researchers have taken his reminder to heart, human beings have ruled the earth for so many years, and most people have lost their awe of nature.
In the eyes of people, they are at the top of the earth's food chain, and no other animal can threaten humans in any way.
On social platforms, some people even constantly ridiculed Lu Yuan, thinking that he would become a coward when he became rich.
Lu Yuan didn't bother to argue with them, he had now begun to contact the construction company and prepare to build Yingzhou Island.
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Stimulated by the joint scientific expeditions of the two countries, scientific expeditions from other countries have also set sail for the South Pacific.
In the next few days, in order to further understand the situation of the king squid, the scientific expedition teams of the two countries released manned deep-sea submersibles into the sea after discussion.
People can't wait to see this monster of the deep with their own eyes.
The submersible was 1500 meters underwater, and once again captured the figure of the king squid.
"Oh my God! it's too big to imagine that there are so many creatures living at such a deep seabed. ”
"James, turn your camera around, what a beautiful picture, don't miss it!"
Things seem to be going very well, and this time the scientists have taken clearer pictures and images than Lu Yuan.
About half an hour later, the submersible that had completed the mission began to rise, and it was at this time that the king squid discovered the submersible.
With a flick of its tentacles, it struck at the probe.
"Bang"
The distance of the probe swayed, and the people on the research ship found that the king squid was attacking the submersible through the camera on the probe.
"Hurry up and ......!"
Quickly retract the detector.
Captain William hurriedly ordered.
Through computer control, the submersible quickly ascends.
Seeing that the strange creature in front of him was about to escape, the king squid became even more angry, and it wrapped its tentacles tightly around the submersible, trying to destroy it completely.
"Oh my God, James and Beichen are finished!" William let out a lament.
The king squid, who destroyed the submersible, did not return to the deep sea this time, but swam to the surface with the submersible.
The king squid seemed to have some intelligence, and with a wave of its tentacles, it smashed the damaged submersible into the destroyer of the Mi Army.
The "boom" submersible smashed into the sea and stirred up a column of water.
At this time, an unusually spectacular scene appeared on the sea.
Large tentacles of more than 100 meters were waving on the surface of the sea.
Under the agitation of the king squid, the whole sea is not calm.
Tentacles waved across the sea, each one as tall as dozens of floors. It gives a strong visual impact.
The waves that set off seem to be drowning everything in the next moment. Let the people who are in the period feel as if the North Sea Monster has really awakened.
"Oh God, is this the end of the world?"
The commander of the destroyer, who was extremely nervous, gave the order to attack under the tremendous pressure brought by the king squid.
The destroyer's 155-mm guns quickly reloaded and aimed their guns at the King Squid.
William, the head of the expedition, was about to stop the stupid actions of the Mi army.
The commander of the United States has already given the order to open fire.
"Boom"
The shells fired from the destroyer hit directly the area where the king squid was located.
To everyone's surprise, after the explosion, the king squid, which was attacked by the cannonballs, turned out to be intact.
It quickly dived into the water, and soon the sea was calm again.
Just when everyone thought the crisis was over.
The king squid appeared this time, this time sneaking under the destroyer, and then, with its thick and powerful tentacles, it firmly hugged the destroyer, trying to drag the warship to the bottom of the sea.
The soldiers of the United States on the ship, in a panic, used all the weapons they could find to attack the king squid.
In a panic, disaster struck, and a sailor pressed the button to launch a torpedo.
However, at this time, the warship was not ready for launch at all.
"Boom"
With a loud bang, the destroyer broke into two sections and sank rapidly.
The violent explosion also hit the king squid, who was seriously injured and quickly dived into the water, but its two tentacles were left on the surface.
After the king squid left, two scientific research ships rushed forward to rescue people, and after more than two hours of rescue, only 17 people were rescued in the end, and the rest were buried in the sea with their own ships.
When such a thing happened, the scientific expedition team naturally did not dare to stay any longer, and the attack and defense power of the king squid greatly exceeded people's imagination.
After salvaging the two tentacles broken by the king squid, the expedition team immediately chose to leave.
However, the king squid is obviously unwilling to let humans go like this. That night, the king squid attacked the expedition team again.
This time, the expedition team was not so lucky, both research ships were dragged to the bottom of the sea by the king squid, and no one on board survived.
After this incident, world public opinion was in an uproar, and it has been a long time since the proud human race has encountered a challenge from the natural world.
There are marches in both the United States and the Japanese countries to avenge the dead.
The social media platforms of the whole world were full of voices shouting for the destruction of monsters.
Especially in the United States, in the face of such a huge loss, from top to bottom, they have fallen into a state of anger.
Under the pressure of public opinion, the United States and the Japanese slave countries mobilized a powerful fleet consisting of 20 surface ships and 6 submarines. Rush to the target sea area as fast as possible.
It's a pity that the king squid has already left the original sea area at this time.
The fleets of the two countries searched the area for a whole month, and they were able to find the king squid.
In desperation, the two countries had no choice but to withdraw their fleets.
After this incident, the scientific expeditions of other countries also dismissed their plans to continue sending scientific expeditions to the South Pacific.
The lives of scientists are precious, and the scientific expedition team that has just arrived in the South Pacific has all been urgently recalled by the country.
Not only that, but the entire international community has also suspended air routes to the South Pacific region.
After this incident, there was no longer ridicule of the king squid on domestic websites.
No one mentioned the king squid again.
Lu Yuan didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing, but now people had a fear of the sea.
The world shipping industry has been hit quite hard, and many crew members have refused to go to sea. The cost of sea freight has also risen dramatically.
It will take at least a year for the world's shipping industry to fully recover.
It is not only the shipping industry that has been affected, but also the maritime exploration industry, which was already in full swing, has also been directly poured cold water. Calm down all at once.
For many people, treasure is important, but their own lives are even more important, and no one dares to guarantee whether the "sea monster" will attack humans again.
Lu Yuan was also affected by this incident, and several construction companies that had already been contacted were reluctant to go to Yingzhou Island for construction at this time.
After all, Yingzhou Island is too close to the sea area where the incident occurred, and no one can guarantee safety.
In fact, even Lu Yuan himself was very worried in his heart, although he was not afraid of the sea monster, he also understood that he couldn't beat it. When it encounters it, it can only choose to escape.
In this case, the construction of Yingzhou Island can only be put on hold for the time being.
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