Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 843 Undersea Pyramid

"If it gets out of control..." Layton just imagined it, and a cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.

"Let's not talk about this, the destination coordinates will be reached soon, I estimate that there is a high probability that Yagunaktor will plunge directly into the sea... something with such a large volume and mass will definitely cause huge waves, Layton informed Take a look at the garrison of the floating platform at sea and prepare them to resist the wave."

Less than two seconds after Layton sent the message to the garrison troops on the platform, the bow of the Yagunaktor, which was flying horizontally, suddenly sank, and the entire battleship turned ninety degrees in the air, heading straight The sea below falls!
"I'll go!" The hound subconsciously grabbed the guardrail installed around the console, but the ground of the core power room did not tilt because of the falling posture of the battleship. design.

"Damn, this is exciting..." Layton murmured, staring at the holographic image on the console.

They thought that even if Yaguna Ketor was going to enter the water, he should find an angle to cut into the water surface obliquely, even if he was going to land vertically, he should slow down, but no one thought that Yaguna Ketor not only He didn't take any brakes, but instead rushed towards the water like a direct cannonball—fortunately, this place is still relatively far from the coast, otherwise a large tsunami would be unavoidable.

"Quickly, let all the aircraft of the garrison troops on the floating platform be lifted into the air, and maintain an altitude of at least 3000 meters... The rest of the people, immediately dive into the water, the depth must be more than 50 meters! Also, Yaguna Ketor After entering the water, there will inevitably be a low-pressure area at the stern, so those who dive to avoid the waves should be careful not to be sucked into the vortex!" said the hound quickly.

It is actually very dangerous to dive into the water so close to the water entry point of Yagunaktor, but there is no other way—compared to the water, the survival rate of staying on the sea will be lower.

Not long after the news was sent out, the planes parked on the floating platform at sea took off one after another, and the rest of the people took a few speedboats and quickly headed in the opposite direction.

"Damn it, I let them hide under the water, not let them run by boat!" The hound punched his thigh angrily, "Are these guys out of their minds? No matter how fast the boat is, there can be waves." ?”

"They replied that they don't have that much diving equipment, and have sent a message for help to the nearest cruise fleet, if the message can be received..."

"Well, it seems that they can only ask for their own blessings..." Looking at the sea that was getting closer and closer, the hound sighed.

The sea water in Zhonghai is highly toxic and highly radiant. If you fall into the sea without wearing protective equipment, you will definitely die. If you escape by boat, you may still have a chance.

But just when Yagunaktor was about to touch the sea surface, the energy shield of the battleship suddenly turned on to the maximum power, a large amount of sea water boiled and then evaporated instantly, and a large whirlpool suddenly appeared on the sea surface—those who fled The speedboat and offshore floating platform were directly sucked into this vortex, and were smashed to pieces in an instant.

"Damn it!" The hound stomped on the floor hard, with a trace of unbearable in his eyes.

Due to the evaporation of the seawater, the resistance Yaguna Ketor suffered suddenly became much smaller, and he drilled into the seawater very smoothly, and then quickly dived towards the depth of the seabed.

"We are still 400 meters away from the seabed...according to this momentum, we will directly crash into that city, and it is very likely to trigger a violent submarine earthquake." Layton said.

"Earthquakes are just earthquakes. Isn't the earthquake in the molten mine area caused by this thing... Anyway, there are no longer any strongholds in this sea area, and the people in the transfer stations in the coastal area should have gone to evacuate. Let it go." Let's hit it." The hound said with a broken look.

"No." Zhuoligetu suddenly interjected at this moment.

"What's wrong?" the hunting dog turned his head, glanced at this burly Mongolian man, and asked.

"The undersea city that Ke Lan arrived at is not the one on the seabed." Zhuoligetu said in a deep voice, "He once mentioned that the city was built on a raised sea platform. It’s not on a flat seabed. Moreover, if it’s this underwater city, the diving suit that Ke Lan was wearing at that time couldn’t withstand the huge water pressure at a depth of 3000 meters.”

"Grass!" The hound patted his forehead and cursed in a low voice, "How did I forget such an important thing!"

"That is to say, this is a... new ruin that we have never explored before." Zoligetu continued.

……

Although the energy shield has been turned off, Yagunaktor's dive speed is still very fast, and it took less than three ten minutes to reach a depth of 10 meters from the seabed.

Yagunaktor stopped at this depth, quietly suspended in the deep sea, like a sleeping giant beast.

There is no lighting equipment on the outside of Yagunaktor, and the monitoring screen is pitch black and nothing can be seen, but the panoramic scanning equipment displays the shape of the seabed in the form of 3D modeling on another screen—— The entire seabed is very flat, and an oval-shaped city wreck with an area roughly equivalent to two East Ninth Districts spread out around a pyramid-shaped building in the center.

The few people in the core power room almost immediately focused their attention on the pyramid-shaped building.

"It is indeed not the 'city under the sea' that Ke Lan has been to." The hound murmured, "He never mentioned that there is a pyramid in the center of the city under the sea, and the stone pillars that can be seen everywhere in his description There are no statues here either."

The sonar accuracy of the "Pioneer" icebreaker is completely incomparable with Yaguna Ketor's scanning equipment. The former can only scan a "remains of suspected city wreckage" on the seabed, while Yaguna Ketor's scan The device is even accurate enough to outline the outline of each building.

"What do you think this pyramid is used for?" Layton asked.

"The term pyramid comes from the tombs of ancient Egyptian pharaohs and the temples used by the Mayans for sacrifices in the old era, and it also symbolizes some kind of mysterious cosmic energy." Zofia Soma continued, "But in the Alpha civilization There is no conclusion in the academic circles about what it means in .

"Are there any pyramid-shaped buildings in the ruins of the Alpha civilization?" Chi Hanfeng, who had been standing in the corner and remained silent the whole time, said, "I don't know much about ruins, so I think you guys should be experts in this area. Bar."

"I don't dare to be an expert, but even if I haven't been to the famous ruins, I have read the general information." The hound's tone is very serious, as if he has changed into a different person, "There are pyramid-shaped buildings in the ruins, But not many...and most of them have no specific meaning or use."

"Old dog, do you still remember the ruins we explored when we first 'formed a team'?" Layton's tone suddenly became a little weird.

"Of course I remember, the A-087 ruins 'Glacier Fissure', but after its twin ruins 'Bottomless Tiankeng' were exposed, this ruin has completely collapsed and fell into the abyss, even if there is anything in it Things have not been excavated, and now they are all buried deep in the ground."

"Do you still remember the corpse of the missing pilot? It turned into a monster in the end, and we took a lot of effort to kill it." Layton continued to ask.

"Of course I remember, but compared with the enemies we encountered later, that monster can only be regarded as weak." The hound nodded.

"The key point is not the monster, but the sarcophagus that the monster crawled out of. It was placed on a high platform shaped like a pyramid!" Layton said.

"Are you trying to say that this pyramid-shaped building is the tomb of the Alpha people? Just like those pharaohs in ancient Egypt?" The hound frowned, "Building the tomb in the center of the city...Although I always have a It’s an indescribably weird feeling, but when I think about it, this is an Alpha civilization, not Earthlings, and all the unreasonable things seem to make sense again.”

"No, that's not what I meant." Who knew that Layton shook his head, "I think this is a temple, or an altar."

"Why?" the hound wondered, "Do you think that the resurrected pilot's corpse was actually a sacrifice placed on the altar?"

"At that time, we all regarded the stone cabinet as a coffin, and the corpse of the pilot who crawled out of it later strengthened our first impression... But thinking about it now, maybe we were a little preconceived... That stone cabinet, very Maybe it wasn't intended to be used for storing dead bodies, it's just because it's the right size."

"I suddenly remembered something." Zhuo Ligetu also said, "According to the survey data of the living quarters in the remains of the Alpha civilization, the living space of the Alpha people is obviously larger than that of humans. Ke Lan also said that he In the image of the Alpha man seen in the "Meow Dream" video, the upper body is similar to that of a human, but the lower body has a lot of tentacles, and the whole body is much larger than a human... For a human, the size is just right' Sarcophagus, too small for an Alpha."

"So, the 'sarcophagus' is actually just a box for storing things." Zhuo Ligetu continued, "The broken stone tablet is stored."

"According to Ke Lan's recollection, the stele was engraved with prayers to that 'great god'... That's why I think that the pyramid-shaped stele may be used by the Alpha people to enshrine their god The altar." As soon as Layton finished speaking, his whole body froze suddenly, and he turned his head to look at the hound, "Old dog... Yaguna Ketor's locked state has been released."

"Removed? Then you can control it now?" the hound asked with a brightened expression.

"No, my operating authority has been deleted. Unless I can contact Ke Lan and ask him to give me the authority again, I will not be able to activate this big guy." Layton shook his head, "But, now We can get out."

"Get out? How to get out? The seabed is 3000 meters deep outside, and once you get out, you will be crushed as thin as paper." The hound shrugged, "We are still locked in this prison."

"If it's just a few people, it's not impossible to go out." Chi Hanfeng stood up, "In order to explore the various blocks inside Yagunaktor, we had prepared equipment for various environments. Among them Including a small deep submersible that can accommodate four people. The limit depth of this deep submersible is about 1000 meters. Even the "Eye of Hell" in the extreme sea can only go in. The depth of 3000 meters is completely impenetrable. question."

"Abyssal submersible..." Hound and Layton glanced at each other, both of them saw a trace of worry and fear in each other's eyes, "I remember very clearly that the abyssal submersible that was released on the 'Pioneer' icebreaker back then, When it was pulled up, there was no living person inside... I would rather call it an iron coffin than a deep submersible."

"But this is the only way we can leave now." Chi Hanfeng, who has never experienced the incident of the city under the sea, naturally does not feel the same fear. The wreckage of the submersible came shockingly, "You can rest assured that this deep submersible was provided by Ye's consortium. My technician team and I have undergone a series of modifications and enhancements. It is absolutely safe. You must know that when the research institute When the scientific research team explored the "Eye of Hell" abyss in the extreme sea, they used a large number of prototypes of this type of deep submersible. After so many missions, the accident rate was zero. Let alone this enhanced model .”

"No, it's not that we can't trust the performance of the deep submersible..." The hound waved his hand, "Oh, let's not talk about this, no matter how risky it is right now, we can only bite the bullet."

He knew very well that if he continued to hesitate, it would be difficult for the situation to turn around—although the closed transmission channel was opened again, the situation they were trapped in remained unchanged, it was just that the four walls of the cage were controlled by Yagunaktor. The hull of the ship turned into hundreds of millions of tons of sea water.

There are still nearly 80,000 people in Yagunaktor... and the remaining food will not last long at all.

The hound dared not think what would happen to a man in a state of extreme hunger.

"Layton, you and the eldest lady stay at Yagunaktor, in case you can get in touch with Ke Lan... There are four places for deep submersibles, I, Zoligetu, and Lao Chi, and there is one place left ..."

"I'm willing to go!" The young man named Qi Xiao, a reserve hunter of the Hunting God Hunting Corps, volunteered and raised his hand.

"Go to hell, if something happens to your kid, your father will never let me go." The hound raised his hand and gave him a shudder.

"I just contacted Ghost Owl, and he said he is willing to participate." Zhuoligetu said, "In terms of experience, he is better than us."

"That's right, Ghost Owl can be considered a well-known character in the hunter ranking list, it's better to bring him than a kid." The hound nodded, "I was worried at first that he wouldn't take the risk. "

"Everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope now. Even if I want to protect myself wisely, I can't do it." A cargo hover vehicle with the logo of the logistics department printed on it flicked and drifted to a stop in front of everyone. Owl jumped out of the cab.

He happened to be assisting the logistics staff of the Hunting God Hunting Group to carry and distribute supplies, and he was only a few hundred meters away from the console. As soon as he received the news, he drove over immediately.

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