Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 237 Crisis
creak—creak—creak—

The two hunters gripped the valve tightly and exerted force in the same direction. As the muscles in their arms bulged, the metal valve, which had been sealed for years, slowly opened with a screeching sound.

Boom!
The hunter threw the metal valve on the ground, then turned on the flashlight on his gun and carefully peered his upper body into the pipe.

"cough cough"

The pipes were full of dust.

The hunter coughed as he observed the situation inside the pipe. As the light swept across, shocking traces came into his view.

Everywhere there were holes left from punctures, stretching out into the distance in a neat and dense pattern.

If you listen closely, you can still hear faint sounds.

"They're all in the past!"

"The hunter said anxiously."

He exited the pipe, tense but rational, and said, "There are traces of them in the pipe, at least three of them, and I can still faintly hear their footsteps. They've already gone far away."

Ran Bing looked anxious: "Jing Nan, did you hear that? The Devouring Beast has already gone to the Dome."

"I understand. You two stay and guard the pipeline, the rest of you go to the dome to provide support." Jing Nan's tone was very calm, as if he was not flustered at all.

Her words eased Ran Bing's mind a little.

Ran Bing said in a deep voice, "Understood, I'll go right away."

"Mo Cheng and Fei Xue, stay here to guard the pipeline. The rest of you, come with me."

She ran outside with lightning speed.

Without any hesitation, the hunters all followed Ran Bing and ran out.

Mo Cheng and Fei Xue exchanged a glance. They stood guard at the entrance of the pipe, silently listening to the sounds inside to prevent more offspring from passing through.

Inside the navigation control room, Jing Nan's eyebrows were tightly locked.

"They're moving too fast."

"The pipes inside the lighthouse are intricate and complex. Even experienced workers might get lost if they have to walk through the pipes from the lower platform to the top of the dome, but these Devouring Beasts seem to know the way."

"What exactly is the Croto system?"

Jingnan's expression was far more unpleasant than her voice.

According to records on the lighthouse, the Kloto system helped the lighthouse avoid many disasters long ago.

but now.
“Mark, I don’t know whether you or the Devouring Beast will reach the dome first, but I hope it’s you,” Jing Nan said in a low voice.

There are no gates near the dome.

When the Old World designed Tartarus, it did not consider the possibility of something crawling into the dome along the pipes, and the dome itself was only an emergency measure that was not intended to be used.

Among the many solutions for air parking, using an inflatable dome is the last resort.

The designers never actually imagined that Tartarus would ever need an inflatable dome, so they didn't make any meticulous safety plans for it.

However, even with valves, it's meaningless against a beast that can corrode steel.

Mark's voice came through the communication channel: "I wish it were me too."

He piloted Dawn into the corridor, then activated the thrusters on his back, and flew diagonally upwards to the outside of the lighthouse.

From his angle, he could see a long queue stretching for two floors along the corridor.

The city defense forces maintained order, the ranks moved forward steadily, and the hovercraft departed fully loaded; everything seemed orderly.

But he understood that the entire lighthouse was now hanging on an invisible steel wire.

Once the dome is destroyed by the beast, the lighthouse will be finished.

"Lord Mark," a robot approached Mark from below, "what has happened? Do you need my help?"

Mark paused for a moment.

He had already maxed out Dawn's power, but the robot caught up with ease.

The situation was critical, and Mark didn't have time to think.

“Some Devourer Beasts are flying through the pipes toward the lid at the top of the lighthouse where helium is stored. If the lid is damaged, the helium will leak out, and the lighthouse could very well fall,” Mark said urgently.

"I need your help to protect the dome. The password to open the internal passage of the dome is 794691." There is a special passage for maintenance on the dome.

Simply enter the password to open the two airtight doors and enter the interior of the dome.

If they act quickly enough, they can get into the dome before the offspring arrive and trap it inside the pipes.

The robot nodded slightly: "Understood. The situation is critical. Protecting the dome is the top priority."

As soon as the words were spoken, the robots all over the lighthouse raised their heads and flew towards the top of the lighthouse, like a sheet of mercury flowing backwards.

The hovercraft that had been lingering nearby waiting to pick up passengers also changed direction and rose upwards.

"Lord Mark."

"It's an emergency, I'll wait for you upstairs."

As soon as he finished speaking, the robot next to Mark began to accelerate.

The anti-gravity engine increased its power, emitting a bright blue light, propelling the robot past Mark in an instant and heading straight for the dome.

Mark glanced at the thrust data on the screen.

[Thrust has reached its limit]

[Current speed is extremely high, please be careful.]

Extremely fast?

Mark gave a wry smile.

After a while, Mark arrived at the dome entrance and entered with the robots that were ahead of him in line.

The interior of the dome was incredibly spacious and empty.

The oxygen content here is almost zero, and Mark relies entirely on the emergency oxygen provided by Dawn to keep breathing.

There were already six robots inside the dome at this time.

They flew around in mid-air, searching for the Devouring Beast.

Mark breathed a sigh of relief.

He was a little faster than the Devouring Beast, and when he entered, he was greeted by the intact dome.

Ta da da - da da da -

Da da da--

Suddenly, strange sounds came from inside the dome.

Mark's heart, which had just settled, jumped again as he anxiously searched for the source of the sound.

There were many pipes inside the dome, and he couldn't immediately determine which pipe was making the noise.

At that moment, all the robots turned around and faced the same direction.

call out!
call out!
call out!
call out!
The silent sound of the electromagnetic gun vibrated in Mark's eardrums.

thump—

It looks like something fell down.

Mark rushed over to check, but he didn't see the beast's corpse. He only saw a pool of green, bubbling blood and a dent in the inner wall of the dome caused by the electromagnetic cannon.

Chi—Chi—Chi—

The blood of the offspring seeped downwards, and the dome thinned at a visible rate.

Mark reached out, trying to use the Dawn Armor on his hands to counteract some of the acid, but the acid corroded faster than he expected. Before he could even reach out, light shone in from outside.

This was followed by a loud hissing sound of air leaking out.

call! ! !
Mark's expression changed drastically.

The purpose of the dome is to use helium to help the lighthouse levitate when necessary. Therefore, the dome itself is made of a special alloy with good ductility and low density, and its thickness is very small.

A tiny bit of acid can corrode through the dome.

The Kroto system has been on the lighthouse for decades, and it knows exactly what the lighthouse's greatest weakness is.

(End of this chapter)