After learning of the decision made by the capital's safe zone, Qiao An'an wasn't too angry. In the apocalypse, it wasn't unreasonable for the people in the safe zone to consider her needs.
After all, there aren't many people in this world who would come to her aid like Grandpa Gu and the others.
Qiao An'an didn't comment much on the matter; she simply took the USB drive and had Chi Xiaoyu connect it to her phone for offline navigation.
Chen Zhou wanted to swim to the vicinity of the submarines to see if those research submarines were still usable.
If it's usable, they can go down in a submarine; that's much better than diving.
He was just about to go into the water.
Several submarines that were not far from them all self-destructed.
Fortunately, the submarine was some distance from the speedboat, and the explosion did not injure anyone on the speedboat; it only splashed some water.
This also indirectly shows that their actions were all under the watchful eye of the underwater laboratory.
Tang Rui was somewhat worried: "The lab is threatening the capital's safe zone, saying they've developed a third-generation virus carrier. If the lab releases a third-generation virus carrier, we'll have no way to fight back..."
Although Tang Rui didn't say it aloud, Qiao An'an could still tell that Tang Rui meant it was dangerous to go there so rashly.
Rescuing Ya Ya is an extremely dangerous operation. Qiao An'an knows she has no right to let others take risks for her, nor is she prepared to let anyone take risks for her: "This operation is indeed dangerous. I can take you to the shore first before we set off."
Tang Rui was a shy person, and hurriedly waved her hand, saying, "I...I didn't mean that."
Shen Zhou also said, "I think the research lab probably hasn't developed a new virus, otherwise they would have already airdropped it across the country. It's not just a simple threat. The reason they're threatening the capital and other safe zones is that they think we pose a threat to the lab. Destroying the lab can not only save Ya Ya, but also eliminate the lab's threat to the safe zones. I think we should act as soon as possible."
Everyone agreed that Shen Zhou's words made sense.
Grandpa Gu went even further, saying, "I watched Ya Ya grow up. If she's in danger, I can't just sit idly by. I'm going to the lab with you."
After turning on offline navigation, Chi Xiaoyu said to Grandpa Gu, "Grandpa, you can't do it."
Grandpa Gu, who has lived to this age, hates nothing more than being told he's no good. He asked angrily, "Why am I no good?"
Zhang Qiang is a professional.
He explained on behalf of Chi Xiaoyu: "Children under ten and people over sixty are not allowed to dive, and besides, we don't have that many diving suits."
Because they only brought seven diving suits with them, not only could Grandpa not come along, but Fang Yuyang also had to stay behind.
Regarding this matter, Shen Zhou expressed a different opinion. He felt that Zhang Qiang's diving suit should be given to Fang Yuyang. He said to Zhang Qiang, "If you go down with us, we will have to protect you if we encounter people from the laboratory. You can still guide us on the dive if you stay on the ship."
Zhang Qiang made some bold statements while in the RV.
But the people in the submarines had almost pierced the speedboat, and he had narrowly escaped bullets several times, which had completely extinguished his previous enthusiasm. When he heard Chen Zhou make this arrangement for him, he nodded hurriedly: "Sure, I can guide you on the dive from the ship."
Seeing Zhang Qiang's response.
Qiao An'an gave Grandpa Gu a look.
Grandpa Gu and Qiao An'an had been through many life-and-death situations together, so he immediately understood what Qiao An'an meant. This speedboat was Qiao An'an and the others' escape route. He couldn't leave Zhang Qiang, Tang Rui, and the children alone on the speedboat. He had to guard the speedboat: "In that case, I'll stay. I can help you watch the speedboat."
The underwater conditions are unknown.
No one knew how long they would have to stay underwater.
After making arrangements for everyone.
Qiao An'an and the others planned to eat their fill before the speedboat reached the designated location.
They ate self-heating hot pot again. While eating, Fang Yuyang took out milk powder and a thermos from his backpack to make milk for Fang Nianqiao. After feeding Fang Nianqiao, he changed his diaper. Fang Yuyang solemnly handed the child to Grandpa Gu: "If I don't come back, I'll leave Nianqiao in your care and Gu Bei's."
Grandpa Gu didn't like hearing that, and gave Fang Yuyang a flick on the forehead: "Pah, pah, pah! Fang Yuyang, can't you speak properly? Don't keep saying you can't come back. Every one of you must come back safe and sound. I'm over eighty years old, and I'm counting on you to take care of me. How am I supposed to help you take care of your children?!"
Fang Yuyang covered his head: "Grandpa, are you really going to hit me? I'm the one who's going to war!"
Shortly after everyone finished eating, the speedboat arrived at the location designated by the navigation system.
Zhang Qiang first threw a tow rope into the water, then taught everyone how to properly wear a diving suit.
After everyone put on their diving suits, Zhang Qiang instructed them to put on their helmets, test the exhaust valves, and adjust the air. Only after confirming that everything was normal were they allowed to go into the water along the ropes.
When their helmets were submerged in the waterline, Zhang Qiang told them to stop venting and then checked their wetsuits, helmets, joints, cuffs, etc. for any leaks.
Only after confirming everything was in order were they allowed to descend: "Remember, the descent speed must not exceed 10m/min!!!"
After everyone gave Zhang Qiang an OK sign, they slowly began to dive underwater.
It is noon.
The lake surface was sparkling and very clear under the sun.
At the beginning of the dive, everyone thought the water was very clear and the fish swimming around were quite cute. After descending to 30 meters, the sunlight could no longer penetrate. Although they could still see their surroundings, the visibility was very low. By the time they reached 150 meters, it was not much different from nighttime.
Even with the underwater searchlights they wore on their heads turned on, they could only see within three or four meters; beyond that, it was pitch black.
No wonder most people don't dare to dive any deeper than 80 meters.
Even setting aside the lungs that are being squeezed and unable to bear it, no normal person could stand being in this endless darkness for long.
In order to find the laboratory as soon as possible, Qiao An'an and the others spread out and searched the surrounding area.
As Qiao An'an was walking, she suddenly felt something trip her up and fell face-first into the mud at the bottom of the lake. It took her a while to find what had tripped her: a disgusting worm about ten centimeters long. The worm had a flat body, with more than thirty segments in total, a long tail, and dozens of tentacles on its sides.
This appearance inexplicably reminds one of the corpse beetle from the novel *Ghost Blows Out the Light*.
To Qiao An'an's surprise, there were several more at her feet. Qiao An'an was most afraid of insects, especially segmented ones like these, which inexplicably reminded her of centipedes. Terrified, she stomped her feet frantically while quickly throwing the insects she was holding away: "Insects!!!"
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