Chapter 352 Bronze and Dragon
Night fell over the Yangtze River, with a light mist floating on its surface.
The Kassel Academy monitoring ship is brightly lit, floating like a glowing mayfly in the inky river water.
Professor Mans looked at the images sent back by the underwater robot. The visibility underwater was extremely low. There were only a few ruins of the submerged Baidi City ruins, and there was no trace of the huge city in the past.
Nearly an hour has passed since they discovered the abnormal signal that lasted only six seconds, but so far the underwater robot has not found anything special. Various equipment on the research ship are running, and no abnormal signals have been captured. Everything seems to be normal.
But this is obviously not normal.
The people from the Tang and Zhou families could not understand the fancy data. They could only look at the images taken by the underwater robot and the three-dimensional sonar images. They did not say anything and just waited for the results from Kassel College.
Let professionals handle professional matters. They are here to maintain order and prevent Kassel Academy and Long Jun from messing around.
"No biological signals of large life forms have been detected, so biological danger can be ruled out." Intern specialist Selma raised her head and reported to Professor Mans cautiously.
In order to slay dragons, Kassel Academy has made many improvements to its equipment. Even if a pure-blooded dragon hides well, unless it has the ability to completely conceal any signs of life, some clues can always be captured.
At the moment, there is nothing at the bottom of the river except some small fish and shrimps. There are no larger fish or turtles.
But this is not a good sign. Judging from the signal just sent back by the underwater robot, the environment at the bottom of the river is very suitable for the survival of large fish, but abnormally, they are nowhere to be seen.
There are two reasons. Either an extremely powerful predator uses this place as a hunting ground, or this place is occupied by some creature at the top of the food chain, and those with a little instinct to seek profit and avoid harm have run away.
Judging from the current situation, there is no doubt that the second possibility is the most likely.
Caesar leaned against the console, his slender fingers tapping on Dick Tudor's scabbard. He saw Professor Mans frowning and talking to Professor Schneider on the communication channel, so he volunteered:
"Professor, please let me go down. The underwater robot is too slow and its exploration efficiency is too low."
The trip to the Japanese Trench had shocked him enough, and he didn't think anything could be more dangerous than being surrounded by tens of thousands of Deadpools.
It's only a few dozen meters deep here, so if there's any danger, we can pull him up immediately. It won't be like the time in the Sea of Japan, where it would take more than ten to twenty minutes just to recover the floating platform at sea.
Professor Mans looked at him when he heard the voice. The young student union president had a firm look in his eyes, but he didn't seem anxious. It was obvious that he was not trying to take credit or show off, but simply wanted to contribute rather than just standing there stupidly wasting time watching the underwater robot crawl at a snail's pace.
The starting point is good, but Professor Mans knows that there is probably a dragon hidden underneath.
The Dragon King's methods were strange and unpredictable, especially since the one below was the absolute king in the field of alchemy. No one knew if he was hiding under the water, waiting with his bloody mouth wide open.
If they really agreed to Caesar's request, they would be sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth. The Gattuso family would definitely not let it go.
Although he was also a hard-core aristocrat, his power was far inferior to that of the Gattuso family. His name was Mans Rundstedt, not Hilbert Jean-Anger.
"Diving in unknown conditions is too dangerous." He shook his head and refused, turning to look at Ye Sheng beside him: "Ye Sheng, use the 'snake' to explore first."
He ultimately adopted a conservative strategy.
Ye Sheng nodded and took off his coat to reveal a tight-fitting diving suit.
Shude Aki helped him put on the equipment. Although he was only releasing the Word Spirit on the water surface, Ye Sheng would fall into a state of exhaustion when releasing the "snake". He was not a monster like Lu Mingfei, so he had to take safety precautions and have someone around him.
Caesar was his new partner. He also changed into his equipment, tied a safety rope, and then with a splash, they both plunged into the dark river.
The searchlight shone on the surface of the river, and two dark figures could be vaguely seen underwater. They were only one meter away from the water surface, so they could return immediately if there was any emergency.
Everyone on the boat held their breath and waited, not daring to make a sound. Only the hum of the running instruments filled the silence.
The underwater world seemed like another universe, freezing cold. Ye Sheng was suspended in the water lit by searchlights, feeling the freezing river water seeping into every gap in his diving suit. He glanced at Caesar who had come behind him, and felt a little weird.
In the past, I had Aki's soft and warm chest to lean on, but now it was Caesar's solid and exaggerated pectoral muscles. It felt very strange, as if there was a gun staring at me from behind, and I felt very uneasy.
But the situation was urgent and there was no room for picking and choosing.
He closed his eyes and released the Word Spirit Snake. The invisible bioelectricity spread out like a spider web. The vacuum snake passed through the collapsed and decaying ruins, drilled deep into the mud, and went all the way down.
Time passed minute by minute, and Aki Shude stood on the side of the ship, staring at the "slender" figure locked up by the strong man without blinking, and his worry grew more and more with each second.
Professor Mans and others nearby were also waiting in awe, not daring to relax at all. Intern Selma and the first mate were staring at the instruments in the control room. If anything was wrong, they would immediately report it and pull the two back on board.
At this time, Ye Sheng's heartbeat had dropped to an extremely dangerous frequency, and his body temperature was also dropping. Caesar felt like he was holding a piece of Arctic ice, but it was carved into the shape of a slender, delicate and handsome man.
Suddenly, the beautiful man in my arms shuddered, and his heartbeat and body temperature began to rise.
"Did you find anything?" Caesar asked curiously.
However, Ye Sheng did not answer, and his body began to tremble and then shook.
Caesar immediately realized that something was wrong. He leaned over and found that Ye Sheng in the helmet was pale, his eyes were half-open, the light gold in his pupils flickered, and his expression gradually distorted, as if he was suffering from some torture.
At the same time, Selma also felt something was wrong. Ye Sheng's heart rate soared, and he immediately loudly informed Professor Mans.
Professor Mans's face changed drastically. As soon as he took the communicator, he heard Ye Sheng's voice squeezed out from between his teeth:
"Professor... there's... underground..."
His voice was intermittent, and there was an unreal feeling as if he was walking on clouds. He stopped in the middle of the sentence.
The vacuum snake has passed through more than forty meters of rock and touched the towering ancient bronze city, awakening the great existence sleeping inside.
Ye Sheng's pupils contracted violently. All the released "snakes" broke into the king's domain at the same moment. The invisible electric current seemed to have a physical form, sending a burning pain. This pain that went straight to the soul was also transmitted back to Ye Sheng's brain, along with a series of incredible images:
The mountain was hollowed out, and liquid bronze poured into the huge gap on the top of the mountain. The high temperature brought by the scorching liquid metal collapsed the mountain wall, and the Bronze City was born in the destruction.
In the Bronze City, countless people and dragons knelt in the center. A boy curled up on the throne they were worshipping. Lava-like golden-red veins flowed under his pale skin, and only the tears flowing from the corners of his eyes were extremely clear.
When the vibrations of the "snake" touched the throne, the boy sitting on it suddenly opened his eyes!
Those were a pair of light golden eyes, not dazzling, but filled with unparalleled majesty!
In just a moment, Ye Sheng felt as if he was in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, facing the earth-shattering explosion.
He tried to retrieve the Vacuum Snake, but was unable to do so and was forced to stare into those captivating eyes.
The young man on the throne frowned slightly. This simple change in expression represented a terrible reality - the Dragon King who had been sleeping for thousands of years was awakened!
He showed a hint of displeasure, displeasure that a human dared to peek into his and his brother's bedroom.
In an instant, the vision of all the "snakes" was filled with golden flames. Ye Sheng screamed as his spiritual body was being burned.
Hearing the extremely painful screams, Professor Mans's face changed drastically, and he immediately shouted into the communicator: "Get out! Ye Sheng! Terminate the Word Spirit immediately!"
"Caesar! Surface! Surface!"
Just when Ye Sheng was about to collapse mentally, a big hand chopped off the back of his neck. In an instant, his consciousness fell into nothingness, the Word Spirit Snake completely collapsed, and the whole person was forcibly shut down.
It's Caesar!
Before Professor Mans gave the evacuation order, he knocked Ye Sheng unconscious as screams echoed through the communication channel. When ordinary people are attacked by hackers, the most effective way is to turn off their phones and disconnect from the Internet.
He surfaced carrying the unconscious Ye Sheng, and the recovery device on the research ship was already pulling the safety rope.
But they had just surfaced and had not yet approached the research vessel when all the instruments suddenly sounded a shrill alarm at the same time, and a strange buzzing sound came from underwater, like some ancient bronze chimes being struck.
Everyone's faces changed drastically. The river water began to boil. Suddenly, huge waves three or four meters high emerged on the vast river surface. The research ship was shaking violently in the waves. Jiude Aki, who was reaching out to pull people on the deck, almost fell into the river.
“There’s an earthquake!”
“There’s an earthquake!”
The strong tremors were felt over a radius of hundreds of miles, and the Navigation and Maritime Administration immediately issued a warning notice.
Fortunately, the magnitude of the earthquake was not strong, and the intensity in the central area of Baidi Mountain was only about level 5. Pedestrians traveling and sightseeing at night in the nearby Fengjie County were in chaos, but they were just unstable and not injured.
Inside the B&B, Xia Mi had already put down her cell phone and rushed out of the yard with Chu Zihang. Looking at the surging water of the Yangtze River, they looked at each other and knew that something big had happened.
Xia Mi could sense that an old friend had woken up from his sleep and wanted to go and see him, so she urged Chu Zihang to go over and help.
Chu Zihang also wanted to go, but Lu Mingfei had told him to keep an eye on Xia Mi, so he declined, saying, "Lu Mingfei and Old Tang have already gone."
It’s because they went there that I want to go and take a look!
Xia Mi wanted to grab Chu Zihang by the collar and push him against the wall, asking him harshly whether he was colluding with Lu Mingfei to harm Zhongliang.
Finger also came out. He was obviously a person who loved to join in the fun and eat melons, but at this time he kept silent about watching the Dragon King's revival. He falsely spread the imperial decree that there was news from the academy, asking them to stay in Fengjie to prevent Deadpool or bounty hunters from taking advantage of the situation and causing trouble.
With legitimate reasons, Xia Mi had no choice but to stay reluctantly.
On the other side, Lu Mingfei and Lao Tang had also arrived near Baidi Mountain. It was obvious that they could not see the earth shaking.
On the river, the research vessel was like a drop in the ocean, rising and falling with the waves as if it might capsize at any time.
Lu Mingfei watched Caesar and Ye Sheng drifting in the water, sometimes reaching out to grab the ladder of the research vessel to climb up, and sometimes being knocked down by the waves. The situation seemed critical, but in fact it was not safe at all.
But he was not in a hurry to take action. Everyone at Kassel Academy could still hold on. The most urgent task was to hold down Old Tang, whose golden eyes had ignited and who might lose control at any time.
On the side, Old Tang had already sensed a familiar breath. The ground under the river was cracking, and the ancient bronze city had broken through the rock and soil that buried it, announcing its return to the world.
The humming sound of bronze chimes came from the bottom of the river. Every soul-stirring sound was like a chisel hitting his brain hard, unsealing the sealed package of memories.
The personality named Lao Tang is like the research vessel on the river at this moment, trying hard to stay steady in the stormy waves and not be swallowed up.
“Aaaaah——” The red-gold eyes were bloodshot, veins bulged on Old Tang’s forehead, and he held his head with both hands and roared hoarsely, as if he was in great pain.
Old Tang could feel that the power dormant in his body was reviving, and the great existence named Norton deep in his soul was also waking up. However, for some reason, it seemed a little hesitant, and every step out of the soul palace was tentative, allowing him to continue struggling.
However, accompanied by a loud roar in the river, screams were heard from the research ship, and a huge shadow was faintly emerging from the bottom of the river under the water surface illuminated by the searchlight.
Inside the underground bronze city, a slender figure slowly opened his eyes and whispered softly, "Brother."
The pale golden eyes looked around in the narrow bone bottle, but did not find his brother who was sleeping with him. There was only a big crack in the sleeping cocoon. Panic flashed in the boy's eyes, and strength surged in his slender and weak body. He pushed open the crack and slowly walked out.
The clear sound of footsteps echoed in the silent palace. He looked up and saw only the bronze dome engraved with patterns and dragon characters. However, his gaze seemed to penetrate the entire palace, penetrate dozens of meters of rock, penetrate hundreds of thousands of tons of river water, and saw the figure holding his head in pain on the shore.
“Brother…Brother…Brother!”
The slender figure swayed his frail body, walking out of the bedroom with every step and thought.
Outside, all the mechanisms in the Bronze City activated, and a huge black shadow quietly rushed out.
Thick fog was boiling over the surface of the river, turning it into a boiling furnace. The research vessel of Kassel College was like a dead leaf tossed on the waves. Every time a huge wave hit, the angle of the hull tilted made people think it would capsize in the next second.
In the river, Caesar's golden hair had been scattered by the waves. The noble young man of the Gattuso family was in a miserable state, but he finally managed to grab the side of the boat. With a sudden force of his right arm, he threw Ye Sheng, who was hugging him tightly, onto the boat, and was steadily caught by Jiude Yaji.
Just as he climbed onto the boat and prepared to meet the enemy together with the Tang and Zhou families who had drawn their weapons, the surging river surface in front of him suddenly bulged, and a rugged dragon's tail broke through the water, bringing with it a murderous attack in the sky!
(End of this chapter)
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