The two moved quickly.
After passing many cut-open iron fences, the long pipe finally came to an end.
We are currently in a huge circular cavity, at least ten meters in diameter.
According to Song Yuming, this used to be a water storage tank, and they will need to be pulled up by cables.
Before the incident at the underwater base, there was a high-pressure airtight chamber above it.
The water level is kept at a safe height by using extremely high air pressure.
However, this high-pressure chamber is now completely useless, as the hatch has been cut and dismantled.
After climbing ten meters using the cable, Liu Kai finally set foot on this unfamiliar base he had never seen before.
The lights pierced through the lake water, illuminating a two-meter radius around him.
However, after seeing the tragic state of the interior, one cannot help but feel a strange sense of oppression.
The once spacious corridor is now occupied by the lake.
Even though the body had been removed, many random things were still floating in the water.
Clothing, shoes, ID tags, miscellaneous items, scraps of paper, sealed test tubes...
These things floated at varying heights in the water, drifting aimlessly with the undercurrent.
The entire research base actually looks like a space station.
Several lost, unidentified small fish emerged from the darkness and then slowly swam back into it.
It was here that the scan allowed Liu Kai to see for the first time the enormous hole in the top of the base!
He couldn't help but imagine the horrific scene that had unfolded.
This large hole was the direct cause of the annihilation of the entire underground base.
The surrounding concrete was broken, and the opening was pitch black.
The interior is densely packed with steel bars, but a solidified steel ball hangs from the broken part of each bar.
It looks like it was instantly melted by something and then rapidly cooled down.
Based on the location of the steel bar's meltdown, the initial hole that was pierced was approximately one meter in diameter.
Later, a massive amount of soil and lake water surged in from above due to the loss of pressure.
The opening, which was only one meter wide, has been torn apart to its current length of over ten meters.
The ordeal didn't end until the entire base was submerged and a significant portion of it was filled with collapsed swamp soil.
Fortunately, the staff remembered their mission at the time.
They bravely and relocated the ray weapon in time, thus saving it from being buried by a mountain of silt.
The collapse at the main entrance has stopped.
But the broken parts resembled a toppled domino.
Other structures in the base were also affected, gradually cracking and even collapsing.
Liu Kai couldn't even imagine what it was like inside the base back then.
How desperate those staff members must be.
But at the same time, I became even more curious.
That's a full 30 meters of concrete, not to mention several meters of silt on top.
The mysterious "ray weapon" is so powerful that it actually pierced through such a thick barrier.
Liu Kai couldn't help but recall the "seventh-generation aerospace fighter" that the "Strategic Deception Bureau" had been trying to cover up.
It is said to be equipped with a devastating ray weapon.
Could it be that this base is researching this?
While he was pondering, Song Yuming had already begun to move forward.
"Brother Qiu, that thing is just ahead, hurry up."
Liu Kai quickly followed.
The two of them used their hands and feet, turning left and right for a while, and finally arrived at a spacious room.
This should be the base warehouse.
Sure enough, Song Yuming paddled forward.
The light on his helmet illuminated the strange object that sat silently in the center of the warehouse.
It was a cylindrical object that shone with a metallic luster.
Its entire body is covered with a hard alloy, with every seam fitting perfectly.
It made it look very smooth, without any resemblance to what a ray weapon should look like.
If you don't look closely, you might mistake it for a solid lump of iron.
"Bang bang!"
Song Yuming patted the cylindrical shell, which produced a dull echo.
"Brother Qiu, this is our mission objective. Now it's your turn to perform."
Liu Kai stepped forward and examined the mysterious machine.
I felt quite emotional.
With the government attaching such importance to this, could it be that this thing can really end the fate of the world being frozen?
They want to modify, or even mass-produce, ray weapons into something capable of unfreezing the entire world.
It seems there's still a long way to go.
I wonder if the authorities ever came up with a way to get this massive machine weighing over ten tons out of the country back in my previous life.
Liu Kai was only stunned for a short while.
Carefully initiate a scan to thoroughly check the inside of the machine.
The internal circuitry is extremely intricate and also very fragile.
Fortunately, the seal is excellent, and all the key parts are protected from moisture erosion.
Walk around the machine and inspect it.
After confirming that there was nothing unusual, Liu Kai prepared to immediately put it into his storage space and take it away.
But there's still a burden in the room.
After a moment's thought, he turned his head to Song Yuming.
The bright searchlight shone through the helmet visor, illuminating Song Yuming's puzzled face clearly.
“Mr. Song, I believe Secretary Qin has also told you that I am used to acting alone.”
Upon hearing this, Song Yuming also raised his head, his eyes seemingly filled with a strange emotion.
"Brother Qiu, I..."
"Alright, Mr. Song, whatever task you've been assigned, I've made myself very clear. Your duty was to lead the way. Now that your task is complete, please return."
Liu Kai thought Song Yuming would say something more.
But to my surprise, he was silent for a moment, and then he smiled.
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