vrcanaries Chapter 1293
Chapter 1293
The artillery fire tore through the silence of the deep sea, and dense metal fragments, carrying shockwaves, danced wildly in the water.
Zhou Shuwan stared intently at the flashes of fire that streaked past the porthole. Just as the shells were about to touch the submarine, they were swallowed up by an invisible vortex and vanished without a trace, leaving only a few fleeting ripples.
"Fuck! This damned Chinese witchcraft!" Inside the enemy command submarine, the blond commander pounded the control panel. "How did they do that? Shells vanished into thin air? That's impossible!"
The operator beside him was sweating profusely, his hands flying across the panel as the sonar probes swept across the area, but he could not detect any feedback.
What a hell!
Another deputy commander roared in a broken dialect, "Full speed ahead! They can't get far! The submarine is badly damaged and won't last much longer!"
Before the words were even finished, the two enemy submarines charging the furthest ahead suddenly emitted piercing alarms—
It turned out that Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu were maneuvering the submarine directly in the direction they came from, and they collided head-on with two enemy submarines.
They were aggressive and seemed completely disregarded about casualties!
The opponent was stunned by this display of force and descended rapidly. However, before they could regain their rhythm, two deafening explosions were heard.
The first submarine struck the rocky wall at the edge of the basin. Its thick metal hull instantly caved in and tore apart, and the broken pipes spewed out a large amount of high-pressure gas, forming a string of huge bubbles in the seawater.
The second submarine followed closely behind, crashing heavily into the sand and rocks at the bottom of the basin. The violent impact on the reactor core triggered a chain reaction of explosions, sending dazzling flames bursting forth in the deep sea...
Qi Mingyu gripped the control lever tightly, his expression solemn, but he didn't even glance at the two crashed submarines, speeding forward.
The submarine's cooling system was beeping urgently, and the red warning lights were flashing incessantly.
"The submarine can't hold on any longer." Qi Mingyu's voice was a little hoarse. "At this rate, it can only last for another thirty minutes at most, and then it will completely fall apart."
Zhou Shuwan opened her eyes, a faint pain throbbing between her brows.
This involves continuously receiving a large number of high-speed projectiles, which is extremely taxing on one's mental state!
But there is no room for hesitation at this moment.
"Never mind all that, let's go! As fast as we can! We have enough time to get what we want."
While quickly replenishing the torpedoes, Mu Mu said urgently, "They've deployed another formation of over a dozen submarines, immediately..."
Before they could finish speaking, they were met head-on by more than a dozen submarines speeding towards them.
Intense artillery fire then descended once more, covering the surrounding sea like a torrential downpour.
Zhou Shuwan concentrated her mind and extended her perception to the extreme. The torpedoes and shells that came whistling towards the submarine were precisely captured by her spatial awareness the moment they approached.
In this critical moment, she looked at those dark gray enemy submarines and even had time to feel envious!
In the post-apocalyptic world, submarines, as large combat equipment, are a scarce resource. The fact that the US can deploy so many submarines at once shows how wealthy and powerful they are!
The Huaxia base only has two ships...
Without the slightest hesitation, Qi Mingyu maneuvered the submarine, darting and crashing through the seabed rock layers. Sometimes it would suddenly pull up to avoid the deep trenches below, and sometimes it would make sharp turns to avoid the oncoming reefs.
Mu Mu was responsible for monitoring the movements of the pursuers behind them, constantly reporting their location and speed.
Simultaneously, the weapon system was activated to launch a counterattack, with two torpedoes being accurately fired, temporarily forcing back the two leading enemy submarines.
"This can't go on!" Mu Mu shouted. "They have more ammunition than us, and their submarines are better. We'll be caught up sooner or later!"
Zhou Shuwan's gaze swept across the sea ahead, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
In the distance, the endless giant sea cliffs came into view again, their rock walls covered with natural caves of varying sizes.
"Go over there!" Zhou Shuwan pointed towards the sea cliffs. "We'll circle around through the caves and shake them off!"
Qi Mingyu immediately understood and abruptly turned the control stick. The submarine drew a steep arc in the air and rushed towards the sea cliff like an arrow.
The enemy submarine was hot on their heels, its artillery fire exploding behind them and creating undercurrents that made the submarine rock violently.
Just as she was about to reach the sea cliff, Zhou Shuwan suddenly raised her hand, and dozens of boulders stored in her space were instantly released.
These boulders, each weighing hundreds of tons, were collected from the seabed. They plummeted rapidly through the water, crashing violently against the sea cliffs, splashing water and pebbles everywhere.
The murky seawater spread out like a thick fog, instantly blocking the vision of the pursuers behind and severely interfering with sonar detection.
"Now!" Qi Mingyu shouted, maneuvering the submarine to glide along the rocky cliff face, like a nimble fish, and into a hidden large cave.
Of course, you can't tell with the naked eye whether this cave is hollow or not.
However, they had Zhou Shuwan as their cheat code; she had already spotted this cave and directed Qi Mingyu to fly here.
Once inside, Mu Mu immediately shut down the submarine's active sonar and reduced the engine power to the lowest setting.
The submarine moved slowly through the cave, avoiding the stalactites hanging from the ceiling and the obstacles at the bottom.
The cave was pitch black inside, with only the faint glow of emergency lights illuminating the narrow passage ahead.
The rock walls were covered with damp moss, and water droplets dripped from the cave ceiling, making a soft sound in the seawater, which mingled with the low hum of the submarine engine.
With his superb driving skills, Qi Mingyu maneuvered the submarine through the intricate network of caves, constantly changing direction and circling around, completely disrupting the pursuers' tracking trajectory.
A dozen minutes later, when they emerged from another hidden cave entrance, the pursuers were no longer in sight.
Mu Mu breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "Finally, I've shaken them off. Those guys were following me way too closely."
Qi Mingyu remained vigilant: "They are definitely still searching nearby. We need to get to the semi-submersible base as soon as possible, complete the mission, and then leave immediately."
The submarine accelerated again, speeding towards the semi-submersible base.
At this point, they were still four or five kilometers from the base. Qi Mingyu stopped the submarine in the reef area where they had stopped before.
The terrain here is complex, with numerous reefs, making it difficult to be discovered. Moreover, it is not far from the base, which makes it convenient for Zhou Shuwan to carry out her operation.
"Time is running out, I need to collect the supplies now."
Zhou Shuwan closed her eyes, and her perception, like an invisible net, instantly covered the semi-submersible base four kilometers away.
On the base's floating platform, nine dark gray submarines were neatly arranged. These should be all the remaining combat submarines at the base, as many of the submarines that had pursued them earlier had already been lost.