Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 850 Zorkirk Kai
six hours later...

A strange thing that could vaguely be seen to be transformed from the "Zokok" underwater multi-purpose mecha was placed in front of Layton.

The expressions on the faces of everyone in the engineering department were filled with joy and worry...but they were more exhausted and astonished. It seemed that even they themselves could not believe it. They actually built a " Theoretically, it is an underwater combat mech that can withstand water pressure at a depth of 3000 meters."

The original rugby-shaped cockpit of the "Zokok" mecha was equipped with a six-layer pressure-resistant armor shell, and the visual portholes were completely sealed and replaced with several underwater monitors with bright searchlights, which were originally driven by hydraulic rods. The joints of the limbs are replaced with a "muscle-like" transmission mechanism filled with pressurized fluid in the hose. Under water, the internal and external pressure at the joints can be self-pressurized to reach a balance state, so as to avoid the fragile mechanism. The nail joints were crushed by the terrifying external water pressure when they moved.

In terms of weaponry, in addition to the remaining "Fang IV" torpedoes, there are also hidden explosive harpoons everywhere in the body, even in close combat, there is no dead angle at all.

In this way, the "Zokok", which originally weighed less than six tons, suddenly became a behemoth of nearly forty tons.As for the most important power system, the engineering department installed an auxiliary engine removed from the No. This extreme data allows this body to have a speed of 60.00 knots underwater, which is almost twice the maximum speed of nuclear submarines in the old era.

"This thing... can it really withstand the water pressure outside?" The middle-aged engineer who was wearing the helmet backwards tugged at the sleeves of the strong man standing next to him and muttered in a low voice.

"The design is not done by you, we are only responsible for processing and assembling." The strong man stroked the half-inch-long stubble on his chin, "According to the test results, it should be able to withstand it..."

"That's just a virtual test by inputting various data into the computer, and the real thing hasn't even touched water!" The middle-aged man shook his head repeatedly, "You know, I used to work in Anaheim Electronics. At that time, the newly developed airframe had to go through at least [-] unmanned actual aircraft tests and six bionic body driver tests before it was delivered to the test pilot as a formal test machine. I really can't accept such hasty..."

"That's right." Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, another engineer on the side answered, "No matter how much this thing is modified, it still uses Zokok's skeleton, and Zokok's limit diving depth is 800 meters. meters...Even if the machine body can withstand the water pressure at a depth of 3000 meters from various data, but the actual situation will not be known until it is actually in the water...I don't know who will be so unlucky to be selected as this machine The pilot of the airframe."

"Anyway, it won't be me." The middle-aged man curled his lips, "I have witnessed a test driver locked in a radiation-exposed cockpit for three full days because of an unexpected failure of the safety system. 10 minutes... Although the man was rescued later, he suffered from an incurable acute radiation sickness. In just four hours, the skin on his whole body was so rotten that there was no good place, and then the muscles began to melt , turning into lumps of bloody stuff falling off the skeleton..."

As he spoke, the middle-aged man's face became paler and paler, and he subconsciously covered his mouth with his hand.

"You're the first one I've ever seen to be able to talk about myself." The strong man smiled dryly, "But you can rest assured that if something really goes wrong with this thing, from the deformation of the cockpit to The contents are completely crushed for no more than three seconds, the pain is fleeting, and soon you will know nothing."

"Anyway, I don't want to die." The middle-aged man took out a water bag from his pocket and took a sip, "It was after that accident that I secretly canceled my mecha driver's license. Sometimes, I also directly tell others that I don’t know how to drive this kind of thing...Anyway, even if I am killed in this life, I will not sit in the cockpit.”

"Tsk, the engineer in charge of developing mechas has such a strong psychological shadow on driving mechas that no one will believe me if I tell it." The strong man scratched his head, "Then since you are so afraid, why don't you change your job? ?”

"I majored in mechanical dynamics at university. In my major, the salary for researching and developing military mechas is at least three to five times higher than that of companies that produce civilian machinery... In the end, it's not about earning a few hard-earned money." Well. If it weren’t for the attractive treatment offered by the Hunting God Hunting Group, I wouldn’t have jumped ship to come here. Don’t you?”

"Me? Of course I'm not. I'm just curious about Yagunaktor, so I decided to come here... Hey, it seems that the deputy captain wants to drive this machine by himself?" The strong man is 1.9 meters tall, Therefore, even standing in the back row of the crowd, you can clearly see what is happening at the front.

"Layton? That guy's mecha driver's license isn't high, right?" The middle-aged man stood on tiptoe, and the apostle let his vision look past the dark heads in front of him. I have to count the little girl named Valentina. I saw her battle in the Mech Contest before. Even in the ace pilots, her operation can definitely be counted in the top ranks, but I haven’t watched it for a long time. It's her time, maybe she's not on Yagunaktor right now?"

"Not only her, but the head, the deputy head of Hound, the deputy head Ivan, and the deputy head Akira Asano have also disappeared for a while... Sigh, in the current situation, I don't know if they are still alive." Another engineer sighed, "Originally, I jumped to the Hunting God Hunting Group just because they wanted a high monthly salary, but I didn't expect to end up with such a bad thing now."

"The deputy head was stopped by several people, all of whom are senior cadres in the hunting group." The strong man continued to "broadcast" the real-time news ahead to his companions, "After all, he is the only one left on Yagunaktor There is a deputy head, if he also leaves Yagunaktor, no one will be able to calm down the situation."

"Isn't there still the head's wife?" Another engineer wondered.

"You don't understand this. The head's wife seldom interferes with team affairs, and she is not familiar with people in various departments... She alone can't hold down the people below... Believe it or not, Hypothetical... I mean hypothetical, as long as Deputy Commander Layton drives this thing out, if something goes wrong, there will definitely be people on board to rebel." The middle-aged engineer said in a low voice, "Maybe, there are such people around us." people."

"Uh, a man came in outside the hangar, with bandages on his body... He actually volunteered to be the pilot?" The strong man continued, "But, his injury doesn't seem to be light, he can't even walk. It's all going badly..."

"Huh? There are still people who take the initiative to deliver to your door?" The middle-aged engineer was stunned for a moment, "Is this person tired of work?"

"That seems to be a pilot of the Zero Fleet..." the strong man muttered, "but then again, according to Zokok's operation, as long as the soles of his feet can move and ten fingers can move, he can fly, even if this person Wrap it into a zongzi, as long as the hands and feet are exposed, it’s not a big problem.”

"I know that person." Another engineer did not know when he had stood on a pile of parts boxes, "That person's name is Yegel, and he is indeed a pilot of the Zero Fleet. This person seems to be the same as our captain. I know... I heard that he is one of the leaders of the Zero Fleet uprising."

"But Zokok needs two drivers." The middle-aged engineer said, taking off the hard hat that was buckled upside down on his head, "Damn it, it turned out that I was wearing it backwards, no wonder the straps always felt tight My neck hurts..."

"They seem to be planning to choose someone who is familiar with this airframe in the engineering department as the co-pilot..." The engineer who stood on the box hurriedly climbed down again and again, as if he was afraid that he might be injured because of the high height. , and attracted the attention of others, "Oh my mother, don't choose me!"

Everyone in the engineering department broke out in whispers again, and the people standing in the front two rows subconsciously retreated a certain distance—obviously, no one wants to drive such a machine without even the most basic airtightness test in time into the deep sea at 3000 meters.

"I'm going!" A loud voice sounded beside him, scaring the two engineers to squat on the ground.

The middle-aged engineer who had been wearing the hard hat turned his head around in astonishment, only to see that the strong man who was chatting with him just now walked forward with his hands raised.

"I am willing to be the co-pilot of this machine." He continued as he walked, while the crowd automatically separated to the two sides, giving him a wide enough passage.

"You...are you crazy?" The middle-aged engineer really wanted to reach out to hold him, but after thinking about it, he put down the hand he had just raised——I don't know this guy very well, at most We only had a few meals together after work. Since he is willing to "send his death", it means that he will not be that unlucky guy... If he is going to hold him back now, it is difficult for him to replace him To be that goddamn co-pilot?
Thinking of this, the middle-aged engineer closed his mouth firmly. He rubbed his hands a little uneasy, and then quietly moved behind the others.

The two pilots put on special driving suits - a hard diving suit like a space suit.

This deep-diving suit can withstand 300 meters deep water pressure, but both of them are very clear that its comforting effect is just greater than the actual protective effect. If there is something wrong with the mech itself, this deep-diving suit is simply impossible Keep them alive at a depth of 3000 meters.

Yeager took several deep breaths, then raised his hand, and gave a thumbs up to the driver of the crane.

On flat ground, wearing this kind of hard diving suit is impossible to walk at all, and the driver must be hoisted into the cockpit of the mech by a crane.

Accompanied by a dull impact sound, the submersible suit that wrapped Yeager's body was "embedded" into the cockpit, and several safety locks on the side immediately connected with the special seat, connecting him to the human body. The diving suit is firmly fixed to the seat.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Wilson, an electrician in the No. [-] Workshop of the Engineering Department of the Hunting God Hunting Corps. I completed the newly added part of the circuit in the console of this machine. No one in the Engineering Department knows this part better than me. It's constructed." The strong man who entered the cockpit first turned his head to look at Yegel, and stretched out his hand to him.

"Yager, the captain of the air combat unit of the heavy cruiser 'Betelgeuse' of the No. [-] Fleet." Yeager shook hands with Wilson. "Hearing what you said, the tension in my heart seems to have dissipated a lot."

"I thought that the person who volunteered to fly this thing would not be nervous." Wilson said while adjusting various equipment on the console, "I heard that the air combat units of the ships of the Zero Fleet are almost The entire army was wiped out, and there were very few survivors... Your injuries must have been left at that time, right?"

"That's right." Yeager nodded.

"Are you flying a fighter jet?" Wilson asked again, "Have you ever piloted this kind of mecha?"

"My mech pilot's license level is M9...Of course, I took the test six years ago." Yegel said to himself, "It's just that I prefer to fly airplanes."

"If I knew it was you who would be driving it, I would have replaced the joystick with a fighter jet handle." Wilson said half-jokingly, "By the way, why did you choose to take the initiative to carry out this mission? Aren't you afraid of death?"

"I am very aware of the situation Yaguna Ketor is facing now... staying here will not make any difference, it is better to try as much as possible, and the thing I am best at is probably only driving skills. Yegel said, "What about you?"

"Me?" The strong man squinted his eyes, and an imperceptible faintness flashed in his eyes, as if he was a different person, he restrained all his expressions, "Same as you."

"Ha." Yegel let out a short laugh and stopped talking.

All the equipment of "Zokok Kai" has been debugged. With the huge roar of the engine cooling device, the whole machine stood up from the ground and walked towards the gate of Hangar No. [-] step by step.

Although it looks clumsy when moving on the ground, as long as it enters the water, the mobility of the whole body will rise to a whole new level - this is a high-mobility weapon specially developed by the engineering department for underwater combat However, compared to the "safety" pursued by the deep submersible carried by the Hounds and the others, the first priority in the design of this body is "combat capability".

Layton knew very well that there were very dangerous things hidden in that seemingly peaceful city under the sea... Otherwise, the hounds and the others would not have used such a powerful weapon as the "Tusk IV" torpedo.This thing exploded nearby, it can definitely be said to kill one thousand enemies and damage eight hundred. The hounds must have been forced to use it...

What kind of monsters are enemies that can't be dealt with even by Nino alloy saw blades and dragon guns?

(End of this chapter)