Chapter 448 Deep Dive Plan
Ghostly waves were surging in the waters of Haiyan Island, and a violent storm was raging in the sky. At 16:12 in the afternoon, the atmosphere in the monitoring hall below the offshore submarine base was dead silent and heavy.
Everyone was silent, and the people on the Infinity side quickly calmed down from their surprise. Everyone had encountered many desperate situations where they were almost dead, and they were already accustomed to Lin Xian's crazy plan. Moreover, it sounded like this was the only evacuation plan in the current crisis.
On the Falcon Sea Regiment side, several people's faces were solemn. Gaddy broke the silence and said, "So, Captain Lin, your plan is to have us all board that nuclear submarine and escape through that 'Quiet Abyss Turbulence'?"
Lin Xian responded, "Orbit, sea, and air—none of these options seem feasible at the moment. Aside from taking refuge on the island, there's no way to escape these strange entities gathering here. But now, with the instability of the Garan Volcano, the geothermal wells have become ticking time bombs ready to explode. Hiding isn't the best option anymore. You all should understand this."
Ryan nodded and said seriously, "Did you come up with this plan because the Chasang Island vent captured the image of the giant ocean god appearing, so now is our chance to pass through the ridge abyss?"
"yes."
"OK." Ryan immediately lowered his sunglasses and said decisively, "I agree with this plan."
"Ryan!"
Erica quickly spoke up, "Even if we abandon the fleet and the Neptune, that submarine can't carry so many people. Should we also abandon all the weapons and supplies?"
"That's right." Vanessa called out a data point. "I just checked. The Abyss-class Borei-09 strategic nuclear submarine down there has a capacity of 400 people. We have nearly 500 people here, equipped with heavy power armor. If everyone were to board, it would be a considerable burden. Even if we managed to escape, how long could we survive in the Pacific without supplies?"
"There's another problem." Mechanic Azir also said to Ryan at this time: "As I said earlier, the flow rate of this super vortex exceeds 40 centimeters per second, and the water depth exceeds 1,000 meters. This situation is a huge test for the submarine's structural materials. Although the people in the Holy City have already gone through this path, the Garlan Volcano is still erupting, and the water temperature and volcanic sand are also a problem. In this situation, if the submarine hits a large volcanic rock or a strong vortex, it may be directly crushed by the water pressure and vortex, not to mention the strange body."
Hearing what everyone said, Ryan just raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, then shrugged and said
"Of course I'm aware of these circumstances, but besides the plan Lin mentioned, do you have a better solution?" He said, glancing at the time. "It's 4:20 PM now. We're hiding here and don't even know which will come first: darkness or a volcanic eruption. If we want to survive, it's a gamble, isn't it?"
Several key members of the Falcon Sea Group fell silent. Ryan immediately looked at Lin Xian and said, "Lin, I have the best submarine mechanics team here. They are very experienced. Perhaps the success rate will be improved?"
"It should be possible." Lin Xian replied.
"Lin Xian." At this time, Chen Sixuan also spoke up: "We all evacuated by submarine, so what about the Infinity?"
Lin Xian looked at Chen Sixuan: "I didn't say that all of us should evacuate by submarine..."
"Ah?" Chen Sixuan frowned slightly when she heard this: "Then we..."
"We'll just take the train to the sea!" Lin Xian said directly.
As soon as these words were spoken, not only the Falcon Sea Group, but also the Infinity Team were all shocked.
"What!? You want to drive a train to dive into the deep sea?!" Vanessa's eyes widened suddenly with an expression of disbelief.
"This is simply suicide!" Erica exclaimed in surprise: "How could a train..."
On this side, although everyone on the Infinity knew that the Infinity had undergone a submersible modification, they had not expected that for such an ultra-deep-sea escape, Lin Xian was planning to drive this heavy train directly into the deep sea.
"I thought you were planning to use the Sky Train." Monica crossed her arms, even she was a little confused.
Lin Xian shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I'd like to, but it probably won't work in this situation."
"Why?!" Shasha asked in surprise, "We have a big spaceship, but we can't use it?"
"You're so stupid." Kiki floated over to Lin Xian and said to Shasha, "You said it was a big spaceship, so guess why it can't be used?"
Shuqin and the others immediately looked up and observed the surrounding environment. Qian Dele reacted and said helplessly
"The deepwater harbor and underwater passage below are too narrow for the Sky Train to pass through?"
Lin Xian nodded, looked up and said, "Yes, unless it's outside, but that's impossible now."
The underwater passage of the deepwater port was specially built for submarines at the original military base. Giant airships like the Sky-class could not pass through it at all. Lin Xian even had difficulty taking this behemoth out of the Black Star Forge in the deepwater port, let alone getting on it. To be honest, there is another way, that is, all personnel enter the deep water first through power armor, and then land after Lin Xian takes the Sky-class train out of the water. However, this plan is too stupid. In comparison, it is more direct to directly use the modified Infinity.
In addition, there is another reason, that is, the Sky-class arsenal ship has not been completed, and this unfinished starship is indeed not as reliable as the Infinity.
Seeing Lin Xian seriously discussing the plan for launching the train, everyone in the Falcon Sea Group looked at each other in confusion.
"Are you really going to drive the train into the deep ocean?" Ryan asked.
"Our train is amazing, isn't it?" Kiki replied confidently. "Don't underestimate it. This train can not only go down to the sea but also soar into the sky. It can even compete with S-class trains. Don't worry."
“That’s right!”
Lu Xingchen also stood up at this time, and said with a heroic look: "If you want to survive in a desperate situation, you must have the courage to fight to the death. We have extraordinary powers, so what do we fear from the sky and the sea!"
Seeing the guy who was just napping with a smug look on his face, Shasha immediately went over to cover his mouth and reminded him
"Brother Lin's plan is to have you sit in the Infinity and sink it a thousand meters into the ocean. Then, through the submarine volcano and the giant ocean god's territory, you can enter the super submarine vortex and escape..."
Lu Xingchen's lower body softened when he heard this, and he almost fell down. Seeing Xiaoqing's gaze, he quickly stood still and said loudly:
"No...it's nothing, just an underwater whirlpool."
"Okay." Seeing that everyone on Lin Xian's side looked calm, Ryan was amazed and looked at Lin Xian and said, "Lin, when are we going to act?"
"immediately!"
Lin Xian immediately said decisively: "Ryan, arrange for people to board the boat immediately and move as much supplies as possible. We'd better set off before dark."
"good."
Rumble!
Before he finished speaking, a violent earthquake occurred again, but this time the earthquake did not seem like a volcanic eruption. It was more like a violent tremor caused by some giant beast stepping on the continental shelf of Haiyan Island. The sound was roaring!
"That monster has gone out to sea!" Ning Jing's expression became stern: "We have to hurry."
"Wait, there's another question!"
Gaddy looked at Lin Xian and Ryan with urgency and said, "It's a long way from here to the super vortex. Once we are tagged by the strange entity, it may be difficult for us to escape. Are we going to run?"
"You're right, so I plan to use an attractant." Lin Xian said immediately.
"Attractant?" Gaddy asked, "How could an attractant possibly cover such a wide area?"
"I'm not talking about ordinary attractants." Lin Xian's eyes glared. He raised his hand and tapped KIKI's mobile device. Immediately, the holographic screen changed, revealing a giant mechanical device. It was a three-dimensional image of the Deep-3 geothermal heat drawer in the geothermal well at the submarine base. He said immediately, "Since you're going to run away, let's set off a grand fireworks display to show us off."
After that, he said to Viola, "Viola, if I take the initiative to detonate the Deep-3 geothermal heat introduction device and release the thermonuclear energy in the geothermal well, what success rate can we gain?"
“What?!” Everyone was shocked when they heard Lin Xian’s words. He was going to detonate the volcano?!
If this operation is carried out without the Dark Mark appearing, the success rate of the plan can reach 23.4%. However, there are also greater risks, including but not limited to 1. Attracting more strange entities or even Unijia No. 1 to the offshore waters, 2. Triggering a volcanic chain reaction, causing the volcano to erupt, 3. ...
"Okay." Lin Xian interrupted
After saying this, he immediately said to everyone, "23.4% is equal to 100% when rounded up. To save our lives, everyone, act quickly."
Ryan and the others: "..."
Hearing Lin Xian's words, all the people in the Falcon Sea Group felt their eyelids twitch inexplicably. The calculation that 23% rounded up to 100% was simply astonishing.
However, no one had time to pay attention to these details. Under Ryan's arrangement, the Falcon Sea Group immediately began to board the ship and transport supplies. At the same time, due to space issues, Ryan asked Lin Xian for his opinion and asked Vanessa to take dozens of people to prepare to board Lin Xian's "train" that was about to be launched.
Lin Xian immediately began to make two preparations. One was to detonate the Deep-3 core heat introduction device, and the other was to release the Infinity's deep-sea diving system, and then let KIKI and Ryunosuke transport the train from the platform to the deep-water port.
16:35
Haiyan Island was shaking violently in the ongoing earthquake, and the lighting equipment on the top of the monitoring hall flickered.
In the sea area from Chasang Island to the southeast, the thick smoke spewing from the crater of Galan volcano has dyed the sky iron gray. In the distance, an indescribable huge black shadow is wriggling on the sea surface, and unnatural light flashes from time to time among the waves.
In the deepwater port, Ryan led his men to give orders at the top of their voices, and the members of the Falcon Sea Group began to land on the submarine in full swing. Many people here were entering a vehicle like a submarine for the first time, and a tense atmosphere continued to permeate the air.
"The mechanical team will check the pressure-resistant valves! The power team will start the engine within three minutes!" The roar of Mechanic Azr echoed in the steel corridor. At the hatch of the nuclear submarine, Erica and Geddy asked the ordinary survivors of the Falcon Sea Group to go into the inner living cabin. At this time, with the continuous earthquakes, boiling bubbles began to churn on the surface of the deep-water port, and the smell of sulfur mixed with the fishy smell of the sea rushed into the nose.
Seeing this scene, Ryan frowned, looked at the time, and quickly said in the communicator
"The eruption is ongoing, but we don't know when it will escalate. By then, hundreds of miles of sea will be in turmoil."
"This world is already hell."
On the upper supply platform, Lin Xian watched as Viola directed the construction and maintenance robots to deploy the deep-diving module that Silent City had previously built for the Infinity.
"We'd better recheck the undercarriage fluid balance module." Luo Yang nervously approached with his mobile device. "We've fought several battles in Haiyan City. We need to consider whether there's any damage."
"That's very thoughtful." Lin Xian nodded and asked Viola to proceed simultaneously.
Amid the humming of the robotic arm, the train chassis deployed three layers of fin-shaped deflectors. Luo Yang's inspection drone's projection danced and flickered across the rails: "The pressure hull is charged to 87%-92%!"
In the car, the moment Chen Sixuan pressed the pressure-resistant window to lower it, there was another earthquake, and the concrete above the platform fell onto the roof of the car with a crisp sound like popping beans.
"The train's deep-sea airtightness test is complete!"
"Train watertight compartment pressure test!"
Lin Xian now came to the Infinity cockpit, activated the Mechanical Heart, and quickly checked all the carriage groups.
He saw beads of sweat on Chen Sixuan's forehead and whispered, "Are you nervous?"
"It's impossible not to be nervous." Chen Sixuan took a deep breath and looked ahead. "Although I believe in you and the Silent City Dao technology, but..."
"But I still think it's a bit unbelievable to launch this train into the water?" Lin Xian said
Chen Sixuan nodded: "It's not easy to go up and down the water." She turned her head to look at Lin Xian, and said with a nervous look
"Didn't I tell you that I have a fear of the deep sea?"
Lin Xian was slightly stunned: "I really didn't say that."
Chen Sixuan raised her palm to show Lin Xian, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Thousands of meters deep, no sunlight, unknown deep-sea monsters, submarine volcanoes, super whirlpools—just hearing about these makes my palms sweat. Okay... don't laugh at me."
"How could I laugh at you?" Lin Xian smiled helplessly and said frankly: "Teacher Chen, actually... I'm afraid too."
Compared to going up to the sky, Lin Xian is actually more afraid of going into the sea. The reason is the same as what Chen Sixuan said. The unknown in the deep sea, the suffocating feeling of sinking, it is impossible not to be nervous. Although he calmly discussed the success rate of the plan with Viola, Lin Xian has a genetically deep fear of the deep sea. This feeling is similar to the feeling of drifting into the depths of the universe in No Man's Sky.
But Lin Xian had no other choice. If there was a chance to fly across the sea, he would never choose such a risk. However, combined with Gu Zheng's consciousness information, Lin Xian knew that this route must be feasible, provided that their luck was not too bad and the train could withstand the high-pressure ocean currents in the deep sea.
[The propulsion system has been deployed and is ready for water testing.]
At this time, Viola's voice came.
Lin Xian immediately turned around and said in a stern voice, "KIKI, prepare to launch the Infinity!"
(End of this chapter)
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