Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

"Fire!"

Jiang Nian's roar echoed through the encrypted channel.

The external weapon modules of the three submarines opened fire simultaneously, and specially made underwater bullets flew straight at the guard team.

"Aim for the knees and elbows!"

"what!"

A guard screamed and fell to his knees, his right knee armor shattered, and blood seeped into the water.

But the other five had already spread out and their energy rifles were beginning to charge.

"Evade!" Jiang Nian slammed the control stick.

The submarine capsized, and a beam of eerie blue energy grazed the hull, melting a charred crater in the alloy wall.

"This power..."

"Don't stop! Keep suppressing!"

Jiang Nian maneuvered the submarine to the side of the passage and fired from a blind spot.

The two combat robots then opened fire.

The rotating machine gun spews fire, creating a dense barrage of bullets in the water with a rate of fire of thousands of rounds per minute.

The submarine's external armor was instantly riddled with holes.

"Number Five! Report damage!" Jiang Nian asked urgently.

"All external sensors are destroyed! Power reduced by 40%!"

Driver No. 5's voice was tense, "We can still fight!"

"Retreat! Number Six and I will provide cover!"

The two submarines charged forward simultaneously, unleashing all their firepower on the combat robot.

The bullets struck the robot's thick armor, making a sound like raindrops, but with limited effect.

Jiang Nian stared at the structure of the two robots.

It has a tracked chassis, a cylindrical combat module on the upper body, and a rotating sensor array on top.

"Shoot the top sensor!"

Both underwater vehicles simultaneously raised their gun barrels.

Sparks flew from the sensor cover of a robot, and its rotation became noticeably slower.

"Works! Continue!"

Just then, a voice came from the direction of the gate: "The gate is 60% open! Two more minutes!"

“We don’t have two minutes!” Jiang Nian glanced at the sonar screen.

More red dots are emerging from the depths of the assembly point.

At least twenty.

He pressed the emergency communication button, "We need backup!"

"Hold on!" Bai Yongxu's voice came through the phone. "The feint attack team is retreating and will be at your position within three minutes!"

"Three minutes is too long!"

Before the words were even finished, a second group of guards appeared at the other end of the passage.

This time there were ten of them, all wearing heavy exoskeletons and wielding large-caliber underwater shotguns.

"This is troublesome," Hailong VI murmured.

Heavy exoskeletons offer more than three times the defensive capabilities of ordinary combat suits, making it difficult for their weapons to inflict effective damage.

The ten men had already raised their shotguns.

"spread!"

As soon as Jiang Nian finished speaking, ten shotguns opened fire simultaneously.

Countless tiny steel balls formed a deadly metallic storm in the water, instantly covering the entire cross-section of the channel.

"Boom!"

The Hailong 5 submersible was hit first, its external armor was riddled with holes, and the hull went out of control and crashed into the wall.

"Number Five!"

“I…I’m still alive…” Pilot No. 5 coughed up blood, “but the underwater vehicle is destroyed.”

"Abandon ship!" Jiang Nian decisively ordered. "Number Six, come to the aid of Number Five!"

Jiang Nian maneuvered the submarine to a horizontal position in the middle of the passage and unleashed all the remaining ammunition.

Most of the bullets that hit the heavy exoskeleton were deflected, with only a few hitting the joint gaps.

One of the guards stumbled backward, but quickly regained his balance.

“This won’t do.” Jiang Nian stared at the figures that were closing in step by step.

He took a deep breath.

"Mr. Qin, is the jammer still usable?"

"It's barely usable, but the power is only thirty percent of normal," Old Qin replied quickly. "What are you planning to do?"

"To create chaos."

Jiang Nian pressed the jammer activation button.

The familiar buzzing sound rang in my ears.

"not enough."

Jiang Nian gritted his teeth and pushed the jammer's power to its limit.

The piercing high-frequency sound waves spread outwards from the submersible.

It's a frequency that humans can't hear, but it can directly stimulate the nerves.

The effect is immediate.

The guards at the front suddenly clutched their helmets and let out painful roars.

The heavy exoskeleton became unsteady in its movements.

"The gate!" Hailong No. 4 suddenly roared, "Cut it open!"

The massive alloy gate crashed down, revealing the deep warehouse space behind it.

"Go in!" Jiang Nian shouted, forcing back his headache. "Quickly!"

Hailong No. 4 and No. 6 piloted the underwater vehicles into the warehouse, while the No. 5 pilot was dragged in by the robotic arm.

Jiang Nian took one last look at the passageway.

The guards are recovering from the nerve disturbance and are raising their weapons again.

He pulled the control stick sharply, and the underwater vehicle made a sharp turn, rushing into the warehouse.

Almost simultaneously, energy beams and steel balls blasted at the gate, sending sparks flying from the alloy wall.

"Close the inner door!" Jiang Nian roared.

Inside the warehouse, there is also a small sealed door.

The Hailong-4 reacted extremely quickly; the submersible's robotic arm grabbed the door handle and pulled hard.

The sealed door closed, keeping the gunshots from the passageway out.

The warehouse fell silent instantly.

Only the low hum of the submarine's engine and the heavy breathing of the crew could be heard.

"We're safe now," Hailong VI said, panting.

Jiang Nian leaned back in his seat and wiped the blood from his nose.

The warehouse is very large.

It is at least half the size of a football field.

Rows of alloy shelves are neatly arranged, with metal boxes of various sizes stacked on them.

"Is that marrow ore?" Hailong No. 4 shone its searchlight on the nearest shelf.

The box was semi-transparent, and you could vaguely see pale blue crystals inside.

“Yes.” Jiang Nian pulled up the data for the transport ship. “Each standard container contains fifty kilograms of crude refined marrow ore. This warehouse has at least one hundred containers.”

"Five tons..." Hailong No. 5 gasped. "How much is that worth?"

“It’s not about money.” Bai Yongxu’s voice came from the base. “Marrow ore is the core raw material for the organization’s technology. With these samples, we can analyze their technical route and even find their weaknesses.”

"But how do we transport them?" Hailong VI raised a practical question, "Our underwater vehicles can't carry many."

“No need for the whole Games,” Jiang Nian said. “Take one sample from each box, and then…”

He paused, then said, "Blow up the rest."

There was a moment of silence on the channel.

"Blow them up?" General Zhao's voice came through. "Jiang Nian, those are all valuable research materials!"

“They are also war materials for the organization,” Yang Zhan added. “I agree with Jiang Nian’s opinion. If we can’t take them with us, we should destroy them. We can’t leave them to the enemy.”

Bai Yongxu remained silent for a few seconds.

"Approved. But we need to collect as many samples as possible. Professor Qin, how many samples are needed for analysis?"

“One hundred grams per box is enough,” Old Qin calculated quickly. “But it’s best to take samples from different batches of boxes to increase representativeness.”

"Understood." Jiang Nian opened the hatch. "Sea Dragon Squad, prepare to take samples. Number Four and Number Six, provide cover. Wounded number Five, stay in the submersible to monitor the sonar."

Jiang Nian put on a lightweight underwater work suit, took sampling tools, and swam out of the submersible.

The water in the warehouse was very clear, and the temperature was a few degrees lower than outside.

He swam to the nearest shelf and opened a box.

The pale blue marrow crystals shimmered with an eerie light under the searchlight, and subtle energy flows emanated slowly within them.

These crystals contain enormous energy; if not handled properly, a single box could be enough to flatten an entire warehouse. Jiang Nian carefully used sampling forceps to pick out a small piece and placed it into a specially designed shielded container.

The inner wall of the container is coated with an inhibitory coating developed by Qin's team, which can temporarily isolate the energy radiation of the marrow ore.

One, two, three...

He moved quickly along the shelves, taking samples from boxes in different locations.

Hailong No. 4 and No. 6 were on guard at the warehouse entrance, their sonar constantly scanning the situation outside the sealed doors.

"There's some noise outside," Number Six suddenly said. "They're cutting the sealed door."

"With this size of door, and the organization's equipment, it would take at most five minutes."

Jiang Nian sped up.

He has taken twelve samples, and he is still eight short.

“Jiang Nian, that’s enough,” Old Qin said. “Twenty samples are enough for us to build a complete analytical model.”

"Take three more." Jiang Nian swam towards the shelves deep inside the warehouse.

The boxes there are larger and the markings are more complex.

“These are…” He leaned closer to look at the labels on the boxes.

It wasn't a regular number, but a string of encrypted symbols.

"Old Qin, can you identify it?"

The sound of rapid keyboard typing came from Qin Lao's end.

"Decoding... Wait, this symbol system..." His voice suddenly changed, "Jiang Nian, stay away from those boxes!"

"what?"

"That's high-purity marrow ore! Its energy level is more than ten times that of ordinary boxes! And the label indicates that it's in an unstable, active state!"

Jiang Nian's pupils contracted.

He immediately stepped back.

But it's too late.

Inside the box, the pale blue light suddenly became dazzling.

The crystal was vibrating violently, striking the inner wall of the container.

"It's going to explode!" Hailong No. 4 roared.

"Everyone, retreat the underwater vehicles!" Jiang Nian turned around and swam at full speed.

Deep inside the warehouse, the surface of the three large crates shone so brightly that it was impossible to look directly at them.

"boom!"

Jiang Nian felt a huge force pushing from behind, and was thrown out, crashing heavily into the warehouse wall.

The three large boxes have disappeared, replaced by a spherical cavity with a diameter of five meters.

At the edge of the cavity, the alloy wall melted into liquid and slowly dripped down.

Even more terrifying is that at the center of the void, space itself is distorted, and light bends into bizarre arcs.

"It's a micro-space collapse."

Old Qin's voice was filled with fear, "The high-purity marrow ore exploded out of control, causing a localized distortion. Jiang Nian, you must leave there immediately! The distorted area will expand!"

Just then, a hissing cutting sound came from the direction of the sealed door.

There were fifteen fully armed guards, all wearing heavy exoskeletons.

They were visibly stunned for a moment when they saw the scene inside the warehouse.

But soon, the gun was pointed at Jiang Nian.

"Put down the sample and surrender." The lead guard's cold voice rang out through an external loudspeaker.

Jiang Nian stopped what she was doing.

He was still twenty meters away from the underwater vehicle.

There were fifteen enemies in between.

"Advisor Jiang, we'll cover you!" Hailong No. 4 controlled the underwater vehicle and raised its weapons.

"Don't move," Jiang Nian suddenly said.

He stared at the guards, then glanced at the spacetime distortion zone deep inside the warehouse.

A crazy plan took shape in his mind.

"Elder Qin, will the spacetime distortion caused by the marrow ore explosion affect the marking system?"

“Theoretically, yes,” Elder Qin replied quickly. “Spacetime distortions can warp energy fields, including bio-energy fields. Your marking system might… undergo unpredictable changes.”

"What about the organization's equipment? Their exoskeletons rely on sophisticated energy control systems, right?"

"Of course, but..."

"enough."

Jiang Nian took a deep breath and turned to face the guards.

"Want a sample?" He held up the shielded container in his hand. "Come and get it."

After saying that, he suddenly threw the container into the spacetime distortion zone!

"No!" the guard captain exclaimed.

The two guards instinctively rushed toward the container, attempting to intercept it in mid-air.

A piercing scream emanated from inside the exoskeleton.

Three seconds later, the two collapsed to the ground, their exoskeletons completely destroyed, and the fate of the people inside was unknown.

The remaining guards were stunned.

"Who else wants it?" Jiang Nian asked coldly.

The captain of the guard stared at him, his eyes flashing with anger beneath his mask.

"kill him."

At a command, all weapons opened fire simultaneously.

But Jiang Nian had already made his move.

He didn't rush towards the submarine, but towards the spacetime distortion zone!
"Jiang Nian! Are you crazy!" Yang Zhan roared at the base.

"I'm not crazy."

The energy beams and steel balls grazed his body, but always missed by a hair's breadth.

Five seconds later, he reached the edge of the distortion zone.

Even though we're still three meters from the center, the distortion effect is already quite noticeable.

"It's now."

An invisible wave emanated from him.

"What is that..." The guard captain stared at the strange sight before him.

Jiang Nian hovered at the edge of the distortion zone, the space around his body was distorted, and light intertwined with multiple phantoms on his body.

"Fire! Fire at full power!" the captain roared.

All weapons unleashed their firepower once again.

But this time, the bullets and energy beams began to distort their trajectories after entering the distortion zone.

“It’s a force field distortion.” The captain gritted his teeth. “He’s using the distortion zone to create a defensive field. We can’t get any closer.”

"What should I do?"

The captain stared at Jiang Nian, then looked at the warehouse entrance.

His mission was to retrieve the sample, but now the sample is in the distorted region, and his men are dying one by one.

The target in front of us is clearly not something that can be dealt with by conventional means.

"Retreat," the captain finally ordered. "Report to command and request special handling for the squad."

"But……"

"Excuting an order!"

The guards began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Jiang Nian watched them leave without giving chase.

he can not.

Maintaining this state requires a tremendous amount of energy every second.

"They're gone," came the voice from Hailong No. 4. "Advisor Jiang, come back quickly!"

The activity of the Jiang Nian marker system gradually decreased.

The resonance in the spatiotemporal distortion region gradually weakens.

He felt dizzy and almost lost consciousness.

He struggled to swim back to the submersible, and as soon as he crawled into the hatch, he collapsed into his seat.

"Advisor Jiang!"

"I'm fine..." Jiang Nian gasped for breath, "Where's the sample?"

"Here it is." Hailong VI operated its robotic arm to retrieve the shielding container from the corner of the warehouse.

In the chaos just now, the container was thrown out, but it didn't fall into the core of the aberration zone; instead, it landed on the edge.

"Twenty samples, all intact." Confirmed after inspection by number six.

"Blow up the warehouse, then we'll retreat."

"Settings complete, detonation time: five minutes." (End of Chapter)