Alien Relic Hunter.

"Cooperation? How to cooperate?" Yeger asked.

He suddenly realized that at this critical juncture, it doesn't matter whether Wilson is a human or a monster... On the contrary, if this guy has any hidden cards and surprising abilities, Yeger can't help him now. Make it out now.

Even if a tentacle popped out of Wilson's mouth, it was nothing to worry about.

As long as he can restart the damn machine, it will only allow him to successfully detonate those torpedoes...

"I don't mean to let you die with those deep-sea giant eels outside." Wilson said in a low voice, "As long as you do what I say, we can all survive."

"You tell me what to do first?" Yeger asked.

No one is not afraid of death... Even if Yeger once lost his will to survive after Hans's death, as long as anyone can see a glimmer of life in a situation of mortal death, the survival instinct of living things will motivate him to seek life. This gleam of dawn is approaching, reaching out to—

No matter how credible Wilson's words are, it's time to be a dead horse and a living horse doctor... Yeger thought.

"I will restart the control system of the body later, and then activate the hidden energy source. After regaining control of the body, don't fight with these deep-sea giant eels, and rush directly to the submarine pyramid." Wilson's speech was fast, but The articulation is very clear, as if he was afraid that Yeger heard it wrong, and the syllables of each word are very standard, "Those deep-sea giant eels will try their best to stop us, don't worry, you only need to use the thruster's output. It doesn't matter if the valve is pushed to the top, even if the thrusters and engines blow out due to overload. As long as we can get into that pyramid, we can survive, you understand?"

Yeger nodded. He was about to ask why Wilson was sure he could survive after entering the underwater pyramid, but Wilson seemed to see through his thoughts, and immediately replied: "Time is running out, don't ask any more, wait until it's safe. , I'll tell you what you want to know."

After speaking, Wilson took off the cover and put his right hand in.

Yeger didn't know what he was doing, but he heard a piercing siren, and then all the extinguished screens lit up.

It's just different from the previous normal operation state. At this time, all the screens that light up are red, and the value bar and UI that should be used to check the status of the machine are gone, and the only thing that can be seen is the outside. Surveillance footage and [-]D scans of the seabed topography downloaded from Yaguna Kotor.

Communication with Yagunakotor was not restored either.

Even if Yeger doesn't understand these things very well, he also knows that the restarted system is definitely not a normal state.

"I can't even see the fuel balance and injection angle of each thruster." Yeger said urgently, "How to control this?"

"It depends on how you feel," Wilson replied. "Although there have been some small changes in the control system, all the control circuits are still functioning normally. How you drove it, you still drive it now." …

Thirteen of the sixteen monitors outside "Zuo Kirk Kai" have been destroyed. Of the three remaining monitors, only the one in the front left can transmit the external picture back, and the other two are It was because of the loss of the light used for illumination, only a black sea of ​​water could be seen on the screen.

These monitors have infrared thermal sensing mode, but the problem is that whether it is the buildings of the underwater city or those deep-sea giant eels swimming around at high speed, the temperature and seawater are almost the same, and it is impossible to see from the thermal imaging screen. See the difference.

As for the sonar, although the positions of those deep-sea giant eels can be scanned, the refresh rate of the sonar simply cannot keep up with the moving speed of those deep-sea giant eels. Every time it is refreshed, the scanned positions can be greatly deviated, let alone It is used for positioning, even if you want to use it to judge the movement trajectory of the other party, it is difficult to do.

At this time, "Zuo Kirk Kai" was like a blind man.

Still a blind man with broken limbs and wounds all over.

"You just need to control the body to move towards the underwater pyramid," Wilson said. "You don't have to worry about anything else."

"Don't worry about anything else..." Yeger was stunned for a moment, and he was startled, it seemed... the deep-sea giant eels outside had not attacked "Zuokirk Kai" for a while...

Did they give up and shift their target...or, for some other reason?
He subconsciously glanced at Wilson one more time.

Wilson's face was hidden in the shadows, and from Yeger's point of view, he could only vaguely see his cyborg eyes emitting the same red light as the screen.

Who is this guy?Yeger grunted in his heart, but didn't ask—he knew that even if he asked now, the other party wouldn't answer.

"Okay." Yeger sighed, carefully pushed the joystick forward, and the body began to move slowly.

The angles of the nozzles of several propellers have been disrupted, and the moving "Zuo Kirk Kai" first tumbled a few times in the water, and then barely adjusted its balance.

Thanks to Yeger, an experienced pilot, without relying on AI assistance and angle monitoring equipment, he adjusted the nozzle to the appropriate angle with just a few knobs, and pushed the broken body toward the submarine pyramid. drifting in the direction.

Yeger originally thought that after the body moved, it would be immediately besieged by the deep-sea giant eel... But several minutes passed, and there was no movement outside.

Those deep-sea giant eels that were frantically besieging "Zuo Kirk Kai" not long ago seemed to have disappeared at this time.

Not even the "deep-sea giant eel will do everything in its power to keep us from getting to the pyramid," as Wilson said.

Yeger looked at the sonar display. The light spots that symbolized the deep-sea giant eels had disappeared, and only the wreckage of the buildings that would not move remained around the body.

Once again, the underwater city fell into an eerie silence.

"What about those deep-sea giant eels? Where did they go?" Yeger couldn't help but ask.

Wilson turned his head and glanced at Yeger. For some reason, Yeger always felt that the red light emanating from Wilson's prosthetic eyes was a little scary. …

like blood.

"You'll find out soon enough," said Wilson, word by word.

……

It didn't take long for Yeger to figure out what Wilson meant by "you'll find out soon."

Although "Zuo Kirk Kai" has not approached the underwater pyramid, when the sonar shows a dense light spot, it is enough to make one feel the scalp tingling - dozens, no, there should be hundreds of deep sea giant eels hovering Around the underwater pyramid, it was like a gregarious beast guarding its nest.

"This... what are they doing?" Yeger took a deep breath and asked.

"Guarding the ruins was originally the responsibility of these biochemical weapons." Wilson said calmly, "They are just performing the tasks set by the manufacturer for them."

"Biochemical weapons? Makers?" Yeger raised his eyebrows. "You mean, are these deep-sea giant eels made by Alpha people? Aren't they native creatures that evolved naturally on Alpha planet?"

"Heh." Wilson suddenly let out a contemptuous laugh, "Aboriginal creatures on Alpha planet? The only native creatures on Alpha planet are Alpha people. Except for them and these foreign creatures, all creatures are The guinea pigs made by the Alpha people... the guinea pigs made the guinea pigs, every time I think about it, I find it ironic."

"How did you know about these things?" Although Yeger felt a little confused after hearing what Wilson said, he knew very well that these things were obviously not a common fitter from the Engineering Department of the Hunting God Hunting Regiment. Qualified to know.

Not even Rear Admiral Alexander, the commander of Fleet Zero, does not necessarily know these things.

Wilson wasn't supposed to know these things, but Yeger didn't think he was talking nonsense.

"I said, I'll tell you everything you want to know when you get to the Undersea Pyramid," Wilson said. "Now, get ready to launch all the torpedoes, and then head towards the base of the pyramid at maximum speed. , there will be a door there, rush in and we'll survive."

"Charging forward with the shock wave of the torpedo? I'm afraid the body can no longer withstand such devastation." Yeger worried, "Before getting close to the pyramid, the body will disintegrate halfway."

"Before this, didn't you think about perishing with those deep sea giant eels? Now they are gathered there, the torpedo launch button is in your hand, isn't this a great opportunity for you? Why are you hesitating now? Is it because there is no death threat?" Wilson asked after another, "No, I'm telling you very clearly, we have never escaped death threats from beginning to end...you can try to step back. , I promise, these deep sea giant eels will immediately rush up and tear the body and us to pieces."

"Then why don't they rush up now?" Yeger wondered.

"Because the protection of the submarine pyramids is the highest priority, they must do other things after ensuring the absolute safety of the pyramids."

"That's just..." Yeger seemed to have guessed something, turned his head and stared closely at Wilson's arm that was still inserted behind the cover-Wilson's arm was also a cyborg The prosthesis is just covered with a layer of silicone artificial skin that is very similar to human skin. …

"Yes, just after I restarted the control system of the body, I launched three torpedoes in the direction of the submarine pyramid. The submarine pyramid was attacked, and these deep-sea giant eels had to go back to defend this highest priority 'first target' ...until the threat is lifted."

"No wonder... that's why we can only move forward, not backward, right?" Yeger took a deep breath and pushed the safety cover of the torpedo launch button with his thumb.

"Yes." Wilson said solemnly.

"One more question, why do you want me to drive the body? Since you can launch torpedoes, you should be able to control the body through those control circuits, right?" Yeger squeezed the joystick in his handshake. Ask your inner doubts.

"The direct connection between this level of prosthetics and the mecha's control circuit requires processing a large amount of data, which puts too much load on the brain." Wilson said, Yeger only noticed at this time that Wilson's nasal cavity continued to have stickiness The nosebleed came out and dripped onto the console directly below.

"Even that outrageous recovery ability is useless?"

"It's useless." Wilson shook his head. "It's time to move forward. There is not much time left for this body and this machine, and those deep-sea giant eels will soon rush up."

"Okay...as long as this machine doesn't disintegrate." Yeger gritted his teeth, pressed down the torpedo launch button heavily, and then pushed the joystick to the end, while his right foot firmly stepped on the propeller. injection valve.

Even at the bottom of the water, he could still feel a strong push back, followed by a dull explosion along the sea—and a terrifying shock wave that was half a second earlier than the explosion.

"To open the energy shield, you only need to open the shield at the back of the body!" Wilson shouted, "Don't stop, rush forward!"

Yeger did so immediately, and he knew exactly why Wilson asked him to activate the shield at the back of the body-the heat released by the energy shield would evaporate the seawater it came into contact with into water vapor, and in the process would produce A huge thrust pushed the body out like a cannonball.

The dilapidated "Zuo Kirk Kai" collided head-on with the swept shock wave, and even the last monitor screen that could see the outside scene was black... But fortunately, the body did not disintegrate. The deadly seawater didn't pour into the cockpit either.

"Continue to accelerate forward, the airtightness of the cockpit is still intact, and you don't need to worry about anything else!" Wilson urged, "These torpedoes can't kill the deep sea giant eels, they will attack us soon, and they have to be entangled. Before you go, rush in!"

"I know! I know!" Yeger replied again and again, he felt the joystick in his hand creaking, as if he would be crushed at any time, and there were constant "bang" sounds around the cockpit. Piece by piece of the screen shattered, and the fine transparent powder flew in all directions like stardust, and then was dyed the color of blood by that strange red light.

The next instant, Yeger felt the force on the feedback joystick disappear - a situation that can only mean two things: one, the feedback sensor has failed; High-density deep-sea waters.