After two days, the Qianlong finally arrived above the underwater volcano in the Indian Ocean.
At this time, according to information from the Washington State military, most of the survivors in Indonesia and the Malay Archipelago had left the islands and traveled by boat to areas relatively safe due to plate tectonics.
Many of the surviving forces that fled to the equatorial zone, including those from North America, South America, and Africa, have already made preparations to cope with the situation.
Those who haven't taken any action yet, even if they wanted to leave, can't now—
In just two days, the global freezing process has moved forward again, with even parts of the equatorial region already frozen over.
The waters where the Washington warship and cruise ship were located were frozen over. Without an icebreaker to clear the way, the warship and cruise ship were like frozen islands, unable to move forward even an inch.
This is the state of the vast majority of current survivors.
There is almost nowhere left to escape in this world; what people are waiting for is either the final freeze or the final explosion.
Inside the Qianlong.
Looking at the advanced scanning radar system that was not at all outdated, Gou Fugui couldn't help but cast an admiring glance at Master Long.
Receiving this look, Master Long smiled smugly and happily, tapping his pipe against the control panel:
"We have arrived at our destination. According to the sonic wave detection, the area below is indeed an underwater volcanic region with relatively large energy fluctuations."
"So now, shall we talk about how to detonate an underwater volcano?"
A glint of light appeared in Lord Long's eyes: "You guys didn't ask Admiral Hai for weapons or explosive bombs to detonate, and all the energy the Qianlong needed along the way was brought out by you, Fugui, bucket by bucket."
"So, besides transforming into a polar bear, what else can you transform into, kid?"
When Gou Fugui heard Long Ye's question, he grinned. His face showed no panic at being exposed by Long Ye; instead, he even smiled smugly.
"Then I can become many things."
As he said this, a pack of high-end cigarettes appeared in Gou Fugui's left hand, and a bottle of Maotai liquor, which is used worldwide, appeared in his right hand.
He placed the cigarettes and alcohol in front of Master Long, and then, with a final gesture, pulled out a timed explosive bomb that was clearly dangerous and vicious.
Even with his vast experience and knowledge, Master Long was still somewhat dumbfounded when he saw this kid conjuring objects out of thin air, a feat that defied scientific explanation.
Long Ming, the cool guy, widened his eyes and, for the first time, revealed a silly and cute look like Little Star and Fei Lian.
"!!"
"You, you little rascal! You've had far more adventures than your Lord Dragon!"
After his initial surprise, Master Long shook his head and sighed, "I thought my adventures and skills were impressive enough, but you've surpassed me, kid."
Gou Fugui's beautiful phoenix eyes were full of smiles.
"I still can't compare to you, sir."
At this moment, Master Long suddenly reached out and patted Gou Fugui on the shoulder, and then patted Xie Tianlang, Song Sanchuan and Si Wuyai one by one.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Gou Fugui was taken aback.
But Master Long glanced at his severed right arm and said, "With great power comes great responsibility."
"One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand. How many deaths and skeletons have you traversed to get this far?"
The long-haired youth remained silent for a moment before answering softly.
"Perhaps, countless."
Upon hearing this answer, Master Long paused, then forcefully patted the shoulder of the long-haired boy who he found quite pleasing to the eye.
"Don't be discouraged. Let me tell you, no matter how great the hardships and disasters are, they will eventually pass. This is just the darkness before dawn."
Gou Fugui laughed again: "Thank you for your kind words. I also believe that we will have the best ending."
"Good lad!"
"Alright, enough of the nonsense. Since you can conjure up such a powerful weapon out of thin air, the first and most necessary condition for detonating the underwater volcano has been met."
"The next question is..."
"What we're going to detonate is a volcanic lava mountain range on the seabed of the entire Indian Ocean. The Qianlong can take you to any location on the seabed mountain range, but which locations are the best detonation points?"
"If we were to use the Qianlong's sonic probe to explore every area, it would take at least seven to ten days. But I think the ice spreading from the poles probably won't give us that much time."
Gou Fugui had seriously considered this point many times over the past two days, and even tried to probe the seabed using the ultrasonic waves of the orca Fugui.
Although it can receive feedback from ultrasonic detection, all it can "see" is the height of the underwater mountain range and whether it has erupted.
The pace of magma activity beneath the mountains could not be determined.
Finally, he tried to activate the super vision of the Seven Colors Wealth and finally determined that the location of the detonator could be determined by the "color of the energy".
Even so, he probably couldn't possibly see the energy of the entire underwater mountain range clearly. Fortunately, he never intended to rely solely on detonating bombs to achieve everything.
The volcanic mountain range that ignited here was just the spark that ignited a prairie fire.
Here, this "spark" can also ignite the whole world.
"You can rest assured about that. My eyes are as sharp as the Great Sage's. I can see where a bomb can be placed and where it can't. As long as I look underwater, there won't be any problems."
Master Long chuckled, and Long Ming stared at Gou Fugui with a look of shock and envy, which drew a cold glare from Xie Tianlang, who was speechless.
"In that case, kid, get ready and we're going down?"
Gou Fugui, Xie Tianlang, Song Sanchuan, and Si Wuyai exchanged glances and nodded in unison.
Then, the Qianlong blew its final cry at sea before plunging into the abyss.
However, a small white mechanical tit was left floating on the water where the Qianlong submersible dived.
The deep sea remains perpetually dark and silent.
The long-haired youth leaned against the window, but no longer saw the large schools of fish that should have been active here.
Suddenly, a black and white figure circled around the Qianlong. Gou Fugui's expression changed instantly. He walked straight to the hatch and gritted his teeth, begging Master Long to let him out.
The moment Dragon Lord raised his eyebrows and opened the hatch, the young man's long hair turned into a dazzling seven-colored hue. After entering the sea, he slapped the head of the orca brother who was rushing over and trying to whine.
"Why haven't you run away yet! Didn't you hear the ultrasonic waves?! Or are you tired of living and want to become a fully cooked killer whale? You still dare to whine to me? What are you whining about!"
The little orca was slapped several times, its head buzzing, but it still happily swung its tail and nuzzled its big brother several times in full support.
"Waaaaah~"
If we promised to meet again, then we must meet one more time before leaving.
So now, the whale can leave.
Don't worry, boss. Orcas are the coolest and the fastest swimmers!
Gou Fugui looked at the half-grown creature happily circling around him, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to pat its head again.
Instead, it took out a fragrant pork leg from its own pocket and stuffed it into the mouth of the orca brother.
"Alright, this is the last meal I'll treat you to. Now swim to a safe place."
"If we succeed today, we may meet again someday in the future."
"Waaaaah!"
The little orca remembered, and then swam away, looking back every few steps.
Back inside the submarine, Long Ming stared at Fu Gui'er's colorful hair with envy for a long time.
If Xie Tianlang hadn't been watching, he probably would have asked Gou Fugui where he learned the transformation technique.
At this point, the Qianlong had already descended to a depth of one thousand meters in the deep sea.
Relevant energy detection fluctuation data have appeared on the Qianlong submersible's detection screen.
Looking at the data on the screen, both Master Long and Song Sanchuan's expressions became serious.
Si Wuyai was also carefully observing the seawater outside the window, his brows furrowed.
"Something seems off."
"The energy fluctuations beneath the seawater have become unusually active and frequent."
Looking at the data on the detection screen, Song Sanchuan said, "The sea temperature outside has now reached 33°C."
"If we follow the pattern of temperature rising with increasing depth, the seawater temperature at the bottom may exceed 45°C."
"But this temperature value is based on the current energy fluctuations. If the magma activity in the earthquake and volcanic zone below is more intense... the seawater temperature may be even higher."
"Fugui, are you really going to go straight into the sea? Even with your physical strength, you can't withstand that kind of high temperature for more than half an hour."
Gou Fugui paused for a moment, then nodded: "You can't see clearly from inside the submarine. I still need to stand in the sea, on top of that underwater mountain, to determine the best detonation location."
"But this shouldn't be a big problem, as long as I can go back to the ship when I can't stand it."
"At least there's enough time."
Just as Gou Fugui finished speaking, Song Sanchuan's laptop suddenly emitted a sharp buzzing alarm.
He jolted, quickly turned on his computer, and saw footage captured by the two surveillance cameras of the mechanical tit left on the sea surface—it was like a silent apocalyptic movie.
The ocean, which had been calm when it arrived, suddenly surged with huge waves, and then, due to the extreme cold, the waves turned into countless tiny ice crystals when they fell back down.
Suddenly, heavy snow began to fall from the sky, almost obscuring the heavens and the earth. The oceans on both sides of this line, which were not yet frozen, began to freeze at an alarming rate.
At the end of the transmitted video footage, the sea was slowly closing in, and Si Wuyai and Song Sanchuan almost simultaneously announced the final time limit:
Two hours!
"Damn it, we only have two hours left!"
"Based on the speed at which the sea is freezing, as reported by the little tit, the entire sea surface will be completely frozen in two hours at most! If we cannot detonate the underwater volcanic mountain range within two hours, even the Qianlong will not be able to break through the frozen sea surface and the giant waves after that time!"
"Moreover, once the sea surface is completely frozen and the ice layers spread down, even underwater volcanic eruptions might not be able to break through this ice barrier! Therefore..."
"So we have to get everything done within two hours." Si Wuyai pushed up his glasses slightly.
"It will take another half hour to dive to a sufficient depth, and then at least an hour to place the seven detonators in different locations. With only half an hour left... can the Qianlong submersible surface as quickly as possible?"
Everyone looked at Master Long, who chewed on his pipe: "Going down wasn't easy, but coming back up isn't! As long as you guys can hold on, half an hour will be enough!"
So everyone started to take action.
The Qianlong was descending at top speed. Gou Fugui took out two sets of specially made pressure-resistant diving suits from his spatial storage, and then took out a third set at Longming's strong request.
Song Sanchuan, Si Wuyai, and Long Ming each wore a deep-sea pressure-resistant diving suit and held a high-energy explosive bomb in their hands.
Neither Qicai Fugui nor Xie Tianlang wore pressure-resistant diving suits; the two of them carried four timed explosive bombs.
"Are you all ready, you crazy kids? We're about to hit an underwater volcano!"
Master Long's voice rang out.
Gou Fugui was the first to nod. "Master Long, open the hatch! I need to go down and get my location set!"
It was 4:30 PM on January 26th.
Gou Fugui fell from a depth of 1,680 meters in the deep sea and once again stood on the top of the entire underwater world.
He has only activated the bloodline transformation of one cute creature in this world so far, but he does not plan to activate any more cute creatures.
He closed his eyes, and the golden manual in his mind flipped open with a rustling sound, finally settling on the page about the seven-colored mantis shrimp.
Then Gou Fugui reached out and folded the two adorable photos of the colorful mantis shrimp from the previous and next pages together.
After the blinding red light faded, two more pages appeared in his "Cute Creature Handbook," indicating that he could no longer transform.
The page belonging to the rainbow mantis shrimp, however, has become a completely gold page.
This was a "forbidden technique" that automatically appeared in his mind after he passed through the first world, a technique he believed he would never use.
Consuming two different bloodlines will grant one bonus.
But he used it anyway.
In the moment when the page featuring the rainbow mantis shrimp shone with golden light.
The young man in the deep sea seemed to be glowing all over.
His long hair was flowing freely as he slowly opened his eyes.
A dazzling light burst forth from his eyes, scattering like shooting stars across the seawater.
With just one glance, he seemed to see everything in this entire dark underwater world.
Including the erupting lava volcano and the increasingly resentful, fiery "blood" suppressed beneath the mountains in the sea.
In an instant, he found the seven weakest points in the mountain wall.
Then, with a light leap, he jumped into the Qianlong.
Gou Fugui, who had just boarded the ship, closed his eyes and gave seven precise locations to the people in the cabin.
"These are the seven places where we're going to place seven detonators."
As he uttered those words, two extremely thin lines of blood slowly seeped from the corners of his closed eyes.
His face, which was exceptionally pale from being submerged in water, appeared strikingly red.
Xie Tianlang's aura turned incredibly cold in an instant.
Song Sanchuan gasped, "Fugui'er, what have you done?!"
The long-haired youth stood quietly in place, a slight smile playing on his lips: "It's nothing, I just saw too much in an instant. It's like... an ant staring directly at the sun and being punished."
Before Song Sanchuan could say anything more, Master Long's voice rang out:
"First person checked! Who's going down?"
Long Ming was the first to stand up, walked to the hatch, and jumped down.
Master Long, Song Sanchuan, and Si Wuyai all stared intently at the monitor screen, the underwater searchlights of the Qianlong were already turned on to the maximum.
After jumping in, Long Ming was clearly unaccustomed for a moment, and was even swept away by the strong pressure of the deep sea and the waves.
However, he quickly realized what was happening. He pressed the explosive bomb against his chest with one hand, and with the other hand and both feet, he moved quickly. Finally, five minutes later, he reached the location illuminated by the searchlight and placed the timed explosive bomb in a crevice in the underwater mountain range.
He then swam back up as fast as he could, and as he rushed in, the special diving helmet he was wearing broke open, revealing two cracks.
However, after Long Ming took off his helmet, his somewhat indifferent honey-colored face revealed a smile of having completed his mission.
"We have accomplished our mission! The seawater pressure below is extremely high, making it difficult to breathe while swimming. The water temperature is also very high, and the resistance is strong. Please be careful when you go down."
Song Sanchuan patted Long Ming hard on the shoulder: "Good brother! Don't worry, you know what I mean."
Ten minutes later, Song Sanchuan was the second to enter the sea, and twenty-eight minutes later, Si Wuyai entered the sea.
It is 5:46 PM.
There are 44 minutes left until the two-hour freeze-thaw period.
Four of the seven detonating bombs have not yet been placed.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Master Long's forehead; time was running out.
They only had 14 minutes left to place four detonators, but even that wasn't enough time to send the submarine to those four locations.
When Master Long gritted his teeth and decided to fight desperately at the bottom of the sea.
Gou Fugui opened his eyes, which had been closed the whole time. Xie Tianlang also walked to the screen in the cockpit and stared at the last four resettlement points that were not marked in green.
"Master Long, just start the boat and head up as fast as you can."
Master Long suddenly turned to look at Xie Tianlang and Gou Fugui: "What do you two think I am, a coward who's afraid of death?!"
Gou Fugui's bloodshot eyes curved into a smile: "I didn't say you had to run alone. Tianlang and I will each take two of the remaining four spots. I know the locations, and he has memorized them. We can place these four detonators in the shortest time possible."
"Then, the two of us will catch up, and we'll escape together."
Long Ye chewed his pipe so hard it made a cracking sound, his eagle-like eyes fixed on Xie Tianlang and Gou Fugui for a long time before finally slamming his hand on the hatch button:
"You two little brats better keep your word! Otherwise, I'll definitely turn around and bring you back!"
Gou Fugui laughed, and Xie Tianlang's eyes also showed a smile.
"Don't worry, my life is very precious. No one can take it from me so easily!"
Then, Xie Tianlang and Gou Fugui exited the cabin at the same time.
After giving Yuanyuan's hand a firm squeeze, Xie Tianlang sped off towards the two furthest points.
Fu Guiyuan gently clenched her hands, then turned and swam in the other two directions.
At this moment, the underwater volcanoes and magma seemed to feel the pressure of time and ice, and extremely thick gray smoke spread throughout the entire seabed.
The seawater began to heat up, but it couldn't heat up the human heart.
The moment Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang left the cabin, Master Long commanded Long Ming to activate the Qianlong's extreme control mode.
The entire Qianlong was rushing upwards at top speed.
However, the immense resistance of the seawater and the pressure of the deep sea still tore and dragged the dragon's steps like an unwilling abyss demon.
6:06.
The Qianlong submersible has risen to a depth of 1,280 meters.
Everyone in the cabin was looking at the detection screen; they had not yet detected the presence of Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang.
6:18.
The Qianlong submersible is located at a depth of 770 meters in the deep sea.
With only twelve minutes left before the entire ocean freezes over, if the Qianlong submersible rushes upwards at top speed, it might be able to break through the ice before it freezes completely.
However, Xie Tianlang and Gou Fugui remained silent.
Long Ye's hoarse voice rang out in the cabin: "Stop and wait for those two brats."
"If we can't wait any longer, we'll go back!"
At this moment, Xie Tianlang was holding Gou Fugui directly above the entire underwater mountain range. Gou Fugui gently exhaled and thought to himself:
【here we go. 】
In that instant, the seven pre-placed explosive bombs were detonated, starting with the one closest to the underwater volcano.
At the exact moment the timed display showed 00:00, a massive explosion occurred within the underwater mountains.
Then came the collapse of mountains and the cracking of the earth!
Crimson magma erupted from the weakest point of the earth! It seemed as if the entire underwater world was shaking.
Rumble rumble rumble—
The first bomb exploded the crater, followed by a second, a third, and a fourth explosion that sounded like the growls of demons.
When the last explosive bomb exploded, the entire underwater mountain range was uncontrollably shaken, and fine cracks appeared in the mountains, from which thick smoke billowed.
Then, the cracks in the mountain range grew larger and larger, and the billowing smoke grew thicker and thicker!
Finally, a deafening roar that shook the world erupted.
The tiny, smoky cracks eventually coalesced into a terrifying fissure that pierced the entire deep sea and land. Then, a colossal magma dragon, roaring and howling, erupted from the abyss of the earth, causing the entire ocean to boil!
"Walk!!"
The moment the "magma dragon" appeared, Xie Tianlang and Gou Fugui rushed upwards at top speed.
Meanwhile, the cracks in the seabed continued to spread and expand, and the giant dragon composed of molten lava roared as it occupied every part of the ocean and...land it passed through.
The time is 6:26.
Only four minutes remain before the ocean freezes completely.
Just as Master Long was about to speak with a gloomy face, the two small dots they had been waiting for finally appeared on the detection screen.
"Master Long!!"
Song Sanchuan shouted.
While ordering Long Ming to rush upwards at top speed, Master Long pressed the fishing net of the Submerged Dragon.
At this moment, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang dived upwards at top speed. Beneath their feet was gushing lava with extremely high temperatures, and above their heads was the ocean that was about to be completely frozen.
Xie Tianlang grabbed the fishing net with one hand, stuffed his beloved Yuanyuan into the metal net cage, and then followed her in.
As the Qianlong submersible soared upwards like a flying dragon, it quickly retracted its fishing net.
By this time, everyone on the ship could see the sea above them.
However, when they had risen to a depth of 200 meters, the Qianlong submersible detected that the sea above them was completely frozen, and that due to the huge waves, there were at least tens of meters of ice pressing down on them.
"Is this God deliberately trying to kill us? Master Long, shall we fire our submarine?"
Old Man Long knocked on his cigarette. "I used to have some, but I threw everything away to escape."
So now they are completely frozen underwater, and the erupting lava from underwater is about to engulf them.
At this moment, in the fishing net of the Qianlong, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang also discovered this dead end, caught between two cliffs, with wolves in front and tigers behind.
"...It can't be that bad, can it?"
They managed to create an earthquake and landslide, but then they got stuck at this last step?!
Just as the lava below was about to hit them, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang also entered the Qianlong and arrived at a position ten meters away from the ice above their heads.
Suddenly, a huge cracking sound came from the ice above their heads.
That was a different kind of earthquake.
It was the sound of the glacier cracking overhead.
"???"
No one knew what had happened, but everyone knew this was the last chance!
Master Long stood up, laughed heartily, and slapped the crimson button on the Qianlong submarine that was set to full speed ahead. Beneath the falling ice and above the gushing lava, the submarine burst out of the sea, carrying lava and thick fog, like a flying dragon in the sky.
As the "flying dragon" broke through the ice, the tremors on the unfrozen seabed began to spread in all directions.
First, huge cracks appeared at the weak junctions of the seabed and continental plates. Then, the cracks spread from the seabed to the continent, and from one continent to another.
The thick, solid ice, which was originally impossible to melt easily, was rapidly melting under the tearing action of the scorching magma.
The frozen waves crashed down again with tremendous force, and the frozen sea surface receded rapidly.
When the giant magma dragon from the sea roared and burst forth from the surface, soaring into the sky, it triggered a simultaneous eruption of every dormant volcano along the equator.
This almost frozen, snow-white world was suddenly dyed a fiery red.
then.
All the people and lives frozen in ice seemed to hear the sound of the ice shattering at that moment.
After the cold winter.
It was a warm spring.
[Thanks to the saviors for successfully repairing the world's core.]
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