The submarine remained silently at its current location on the seabed.
Lu Yuan and the others stared silently at the row of walkie-talkies in front of them.
After a while, Lu Yuan turned his head and looked at the people beside him.
"Are you sure you've tried all the channels?"
The team member nodded: "Yes, Mr. Lin, we've already tried! There really is no response."
Lu Yuan hummed in response and then fell silent, and everyone remained silent.
Just as everyone was about to burst out holding back, a hissing sound suddenly came from the walkie-talkie.
The people who were just about to move stopped abruptly, even consciously lowering their breathing.
Lu Yuan gradually increased the volume of the walkie-talkie, and only then did the signal slowly recover somewhat.
"Shh shh shh"
The sound of the electric current grew louder, but there was still no human voice.
Lu Yuan glanced at the time on the dashboard.
Half an hour has passed since the explosion.
"Damn it, why is there still no response! You two, go investigate and see if our signal is faulty or affected by the explosion!"
The two team members quickly turned around and left the cabin.
Lu Yuan looked up at the transparent protective panel.
Through the panel, one could clearly see various flames flashing in the water above, which appeared to be a large fire burning on the supply ship.
Lu Yuan didn't know how many people on the ship were still alive, nor did he know whether Qiao Lin had immediately led his men to retrieve the contents of the supply ship after seeing it destroyed.
They are now like blind men hiding underwater, with absolutely no source of information.
The reason Lu Yuan didn't dare to go up was because their signal was interrupted. If something really happened to the people on the shore, it would be a very wise choice for them to stay below.
No one knows whether those Earthlings have called for reinforcements. If they have, then Lu Yuan and his group going back would basically be suicide missions.
After waiting for a few minutes, I heard the voices of two teammates behind me.
"Boss Lin, we've checked. Our signal is very stable and hasn't been blocked. We checked the signal at the top, and we suspect the problem lies with the people up there!"
Lu Yuan slammed his fist on the table: "Damn it, we failed at the last minute!"
"Boss, what's next?"
"Yes, boss, we don't have much oxygen left in the submarine. We need to make a decision quickly: whether to leave here or go ashore. We can't afford to waste our oxygen like this!"
Lu Yuan nodded and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Let's try floating 30 meters tonight and see if it's a problem with their signal!"
The crew immediately buoyed the submarine up thirty meters.
The walkie-talkie was still crackling, giving the impression that someone was there, but there was no one at all.
At this moment, Lu Yuan suddenly looked up and saw several boats appearing on the water.
"Hmm? Look, aren't there several ships up there? Could these be supply ships?"
The team members immediately began operating the instruments and equipment to conduct the inspection.
Less than a minute later, the team member exclaimed in surprise.
"Boss Lin, look! The sonar has captured an image! The hull shows a ship produced by the Northern Resistance Military Region! Look!"
Lu Yuan was immediately startled, and then quickly went over to take a look.
Sure enough, the codes on them indicated that these ships came from the Northern Resistance Military District.
"Damn it, what's going on? They're from the Northern Resistance Army? Do you know these people?"
Lu Yuan was puzzled as to why it was someone from the Northern Resistance Army, since the Northern Resistance Army was quite far away from them.
Everyone shook their heads: "We haven't had any contact with them, but we've heard some things about the Northern Resistance Army. Their territory is larger than ours, and their land area is even larger! More importantly, their industrial system has been largely restored!"
Lu Yuan looked shocked: "What? Their industrial system has been restored? They can manage this even during this period?"
"Yes! After all, their side is the main war zone. Their military strength is even enough to fight a direct war with the Earthlings, and they might even win!"
Lu Yuan was shocked by their words again: "What? They're even more powerful than the Earthlings? No way! How come I've never heard of that before?"
Several people who spoke up shook their heads helplessly: "This information is an open secret in the military; everyone in the military knows it!"
"Okay! By the way, are these people friends or foes?"
The group exchanged glances and said in unison, "They can be best described with one word!"
What words?
"bandit!"
"What? Bandits?" Lu Yuan was extremely shocked. "What the hell is bandit? How can you describe someone as a bandit?"
The group of people gave a wry smile and said, "This isn't just how we described it! Everyone's saying it. Even the people of Earth are saying it!"
"Why do we call them bandits?" Lu Yuan was still very interested.
"These people won't be spared, whether they're from Earth, the military, or civilians! Their armies are even robbing each other!"
Lu Yuan frowned slightly: "Is it this chaotic? Don't their superiors care?"
"Sigh, manage? There's no way to manage them! You can't catch them at all. After all, it's not like before, with cameras everywhere to monitor. When something like this happens, it's basically just swept under the rug. Nobody in the military can control anyone. Everyone's starving, and the higher-ups are used to it. Since nobody's starving, they just turn a blind eye."
Lu Yuan could only sigh, "Alright, let's go make contact now! After all, we're all Earthlings, they should be willing to give us a chance!"
Just as Lu Yuan was about to order everyone to go up, he suddenly heard the static in the walkie-talkie disappear.
"Huh? What's going on? Why is there no sound?"
Then Lu Yuan quickly gestured for everyone to be quiet.
The entire submarine fell silent immediately.
Then a hoarse voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"How long are you planning to hide down there? If you don't come up soon, we're going to take everything! Hurry up and take your men and get everything out of there!"
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