Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 627: Fire a Missile

Lin Yuan's sharp eyes immediately caught sight of a sharp spike about 2 meters long, like a rapier.

This long spike was piercing straight into the chest of a submarine sailor.

Lin Yuan dared to guarantee that if he was pierced by this sharp thorn, he would be pierced through.

At such a deep underwater location, if there is an open wound in the chest or abdomen, there is no chance of survival.

The huge water pressure will squeeze high-pressure seawater into the wound, causing irreparable and fatal damage to internal organs and internal bleeding.

So Lin Yuan didn't bother to think about where the 200-meter-long spike came from under the 2-meter-deep water.

He grabbed the submarine sailor's arm and pulled hard.

As Lin Yuan exerted force, the sailor suddenly moved a long distance towards Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan's pull saved the submarine sailor's life at the critical moment.

The sharp thorn pierced the sailor's diving suit and left a long gash on his chest.

Immediately afterwards, a huge body followed the spikes, swam past them quickly, and went away into the distance.

The crisis was temporarily resolved. Except for Lin Yuan and the sailor who almost lost his life, the others were still frightened.

Who could have imagined that we would suddenly encounter such danger 200 meters underwater?

But what on earth is this thing?
Dolphins? Whales?
Thinking of the 2-meter-long spike, Lin Yuan suddenly thought of an animal:
Narwhal is a cetacean. The male narwhal can reach 4.8 meters in length (excluding the length of the horn) and weigh more than 1.6 tons, making it a huge creature.

The iconic feature of the narwhal is the horn on its head that looks like a rapier. If you look closely, you can find that the horn is spiraled counterclockwise, which looks quite magical.

For a long time in Western history, the horn of the narwhal was regarded as the horn of the legendary unicorn, and was believed to have the effect of warding off evil and purifying.

In fact, the narwhal's horn is not a horn, but its long tooth. This continuously growing tooth pierces the upper jaw and protrudes out of the body.

The iconic long horn, combined with the fact that the narwhal's habitat is the Arctic Ocean and Greenland area in the Arctic Circle, Lin Yuan immediately concluded that he had encountered a narwhal.

Before he had time to think about why the narwhal was coming towards them, he immediately noticed that the submarine sailor's face changed drastically.

Even through the diving helmet, one could see that his face had turned ashen and his facial expression was ferocious, as if he was enduring pain.

Lin Yuan immediately thought of the narwhal attack just now, when his diving suit was punctured by the sharp spikes.

If Lin Yuan had not pulled him in time, he would have been pierced through. With the swimming speed of the narwhal and the huge kinetic energy brought by its weight of more than 1.5 tons, even a polar bear could be pierced through, let alone a human.

The sailor who escaped was not unscathed.

Once a diving suit is punctured, it loses its sealing function and its pressure-resistant effect.

A large amount of extremely cold, high-pressure seawater poured into his body through the holes in his diving suit. Lin Yuan's experience in the escape capsule just now was replicated one-to-one on him at this moment.

Obviously, this submarine sailor does not have the same physique and quality as Lin Yuan, and cannot withstand such underwater conditions.

He must be brought back to the Virginia as soon as possible. The short period of extreme cold and high pressure will not cause irreversible damage to him.

As long as he returns to the Virginia immediately and receives the necessary treatment and recuperation, he should be able to recover.

So Lin Yuan quickly waved his hand, signaling everyone to return immediately.

The submarine sailor had lost the ability to move and had to rely on help from others to get back into the submarine.

Meng Tao swam over from the side, and together with Lin Yuan, he held him and swam towards the Virginia, which was more than 30 meters away.

But just as Lin Yuan and others were swimming towards the Virginia, several dark shadows appeared in the gray waters and were swimming towards them quickly.

Narwhals are social creatures!

This thought immediately flashed through Lin Yuan's mind.

More than a dozen sharp spikes appeared in their field of vision.

Gan!
If it was just one sword attacking just now, then at this moment it was ten thousand swords coming out at the same time!

Faced with the dense "sword formation", the two submarine sailors were completely dumbfounded.

Lin Yuan and Meng Tao reacted immediately: Dodge!

Just avoid the narwhal's sharp horn and you'll be safe.

Judging from the behavior of the narwhal just now, they probably didn't want to attack him, but just happened to pass by here.

Although narwhals are carnivores, their diet mainly consists of small fish such as Arctic cod and flounder, and they are not interested in prey the size of humans.

So this is not a hunting behavior, you just need to avoid the narwhal's horn and let them pass by.

Lin Yuan and Meng Tao, who already had a tacit understanding, exchanged glances and immediately understood each other's thoughts.

Lin Yuan let go of the frozen submarine sailor and handed him over to Meng Tao.

He pulled two other submarine sailors with him, staring intently at the group of narwhals swimming rapidly towards them, and quickly judging the angle of the whales in his mind.

The group of narwhals were very fast and arrived in front of them in an instant.

While Meng Tao was holding the diver, he suddenly kicked out and hit a narwhal on the head.

Of course, his leg strength was not enough to cause any harm to the narwhal, which weighed more than 20 times his own weight. He just used the recoil force to paddle aside and passed by the narwhal.

In fact, Meng Tao did not cause any harm to the narwhal.

The narwhal just turned its head slightly, as if to express its dissatisfaction, and immediately swam away.

You have a pretty good temper!

But Lin Yuan was in much more trouble. The five narwhals swimming towards them had very small gaps, forming a small "sword wall".

It's like an ancient knife cart full of sharp blades.

If Lin Yuan was alone, he could of course easily avoid it.

But at this moment there were two stunned submarine sailors beside him, and Lin Yuan could not leave them alone.

The Virginia came to this sea area for him to shoot a movie, and the submarine sailors who followed him out of the cabin were there to prevent him from getting into an accident due to not being able to adapt to the underwater environment.

Therefore, it is neither reasonable nor moral for Lin Yuan to give up on them.

But in the current situation, even Lin Yuan felt helpless.

The narwhal's horn is certainly deadly, but even if you avoid the horn, being hit by the narwhal's body is still unbearable.

A 1.5-ton narwhal traveling at over 60 kilometers per hour is no different from being hit by a car on land.

The wall formed by the five narwhals left Lin Yuan and others with no room to dodge.

At this critical moment, Lin Yuan could only try to pick up the underwater loudspeakers on the waists of the two submarine sailors and press the general alarm button in the lower right corner at the same time.

"Beep beep!"

Sharp alarms sounded at the same time.

At the same time, the speeding narwhal seemed to be frightened by something and scattered rapidly, swimming past them.

Seeing that the crisis was finally resolved, Lin Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that his bet was right.

Narwhals have poor eyesight and rely mainly on echolocation to perceive the external environment. They are very sensitive to sound.

This sharp and piercing high-frequency alarm sound not only interferes with the echolocation system of narwhals, but also makes them feel quite uncomfortable.

The narwhal's reaction was more intense than Lin Yuan had expected, which was a bit beyond his expectations.

It seems that this group of narwhals is very anxious?

Emotions are extremely unstable.

When he thought of this, Lin Yuan immediately felt something was wrong.

Since narwhals are echolocating animals with a very strong ability to perceive underwater situations, it is impossible for them not to sense the presence of Lin Yuan and others while they are moving.

Given the temperament of narwhals, they generally will not rush directly into an underwater obstacle the size of a human.

But they did this today, why?
Obviously Meng Tao also realized this, and he looked at Lin Yuan with a puzzled expression.

When it comes to understanding the creatures in the Arctic region, Meng Tao is even better than Lin Yuan.

After all, Meng Tao was the one in charge of security. He had spent a lot of time researching the natural conditions and creatures of the Arctic Circle. Lin Yuan only knew what Meng Tao had told him after he had sorted it out.

At this moment, a dark shadow appeared again in the gray water.

As soon as they saw the black shadow, Lin Yuan and Meng Tao's pupils contracted violently, and they were obviously completely stunned.

If Lin Yuan could speak at this moment, he would definitely shout: "Gan!"

Because the black shadow was so big, it looked like a moving hill underwater!

What on earth is this?

As the black shadow approached, Lin Yuan felt the water beside him begin to fluctuate violently.

It was obvious that the huge water disturbance was caused by the body of this giant beast as it approached.

How could there be such a huge monster underwater in the Arctic Ocean?

As the giant beast continued to approach, its true appearance finally appeared in front of Lin Yuan and others.

This is a huge whale with a large, round head covered with tumors and a spindle-shaped body.

A name flashed through Lin Yuan and Meng Tao’s minds at the same time: bowhead whale!
The bowhead whale, also known as the Arctic whale, is a type of baleen whale.

An adult bowhead whale can grow to over 23 meters in length, equivalent to an eight-story building, and weigh over 100 tons, equivalent to the weight of 20 elephants.

On this planet, only the blue whale can surpass the bowhead whale in weight. The second-ranked fin whale is slightly larger than the bowhead whale, but they are also on par with each other.

It can be said that the bowhead whale may be the most domineering whale. Unlike the blue whale and fin whale, which have slender bodies and pointed heads, the bowhead whale has the largest head.

The shape of the bowhead whale makes it quite recognizable. The round and fat whales in children's simple drawings generally capture the characteristics of the bowhead whale.

The bowhead whale that appeared before us was obviously an adult.

When the bowhead whale appeared in front of Lin Yuan and others at close range, they had no intention of resisting at all.

In front of such a behemoth weighing over 100 tons, humans are really too small.

Even Lin Yuan would be unable to resist such a giant beast. As long as the bowhead whale lightly slaps its tail fin, it can crush Lin Yuan and others completely.

However, this bowhead whale was obviously just passing by. When it noticed the presence of Lin Yuan and others, it paid them a little attention and immediately swam away to a nearby place.

Seeing the bowhead whale flying away, the three submarine sailors immediately breathed a sigh of relief, feeling lucky to have saved their lives.

After all, being in front of such a giant, the feeling of oppression is really too strong.

However, Lin Yuan, who possessed legendary talent, read anxiety from this bowhead whale.

Yes, it is anxious!
Lin Yuan recalled the narwhals that had sprinted past them a moment earlier, seemingly sharing the same anxiety. Why were both narwhals and bowhead whales anxious?
To someone who doesn't know the difference between these two species, one might think the bowhead whales were hunting the narwhals.

That's why the narwhals fled desperately, and the bowhead whales, unwilling to lose their prey, followed closely behind.

But this is obviously impossible.

Because bowhead whales are baleen whales!

All the large whales in the world are baleen whales.

Baleen whales do not have sharp teeth, but instead filter feed on small social creatures such as krill, which means they don't have to chew.

Therefore, baleen whales have no way of eating animals like narwhals, and there is no possibility of hunting them.

On the contrary, narwhals are not afraid of bowhead whales. Instead, they like to follow behind bowhead whales and serve as their younger brothers and followers.

There are two main reasons for this. The first is that the main natural enemy of narwhals is killer whales. Once locked by a group of killer whales, the narwhals will inevitably pay a bloody price.

Bowhead whales dislike killer whales very much, but they have the strength to crush and beat killer whales with their size advantage, so they have become the narwhal group's big backer and bodyguard.

Lin Yuan could imagine the scene of the narwhals with stars in their eyes, shouting that the bowhead whale was mighty.

The second reason is more important, which is the continuous ice sheet in the Greenland waters.

Narwhals need to surface to breathe, otherwise they will suffocate to death underwater.

When breathing, narwhals will choose places with ice holes and stick their heads out to breathe.

Polar bears, as natural enemies, often stay in such ice holes, waiting for narwhals, seals and other animals to come and breathe.

Ventilation is certainly dangerous, but having no place to ventilate is even more dangerous.

The continuous ice sheet within the Arctic Circle may result in no ventilation holes for dozens or even hundreds of kilometers.

In this case, the narwhal group will face the risk of running out of oxygen underwater and suffocating to death.

This is when the awesomeness of the bowhead whale comes into play.

Although bowhead whales also need to breathe, they generally do not suffer from not being able to find a place to breathe.

Since there is no ventilation hole, just break the ice and make an ice hole yourself.

With its huge weight and strength, bowhead whales can even break through 60 cm thick ice and create a breathing point on their own.

When a group of narwhals follow behind bowhead whales, they can share breathing points and avoid the risk of suffocation.

It can be said that the narwhal group is the biggest fan of the bowhead whale and they like to swim behind the bowhead whale very much.

Bowhead whales also like this group of followers. According to biologists' observations, after discovering a group of krill, the narwhals will take the bowhead whales to the feeding spot.

These two animals perfectly embody what mutual help and mutual benefit means.

But at this moment, this bowhead whale and the narwhal group expressed anxiety at the same time. What was the reason?
oxygen!

Suddenly this thought flashed through Lin Yuan's mind, and he turned to look at Meng Tao.

Meng Tao nodded at him and pointed above his head, obviously having the same idea.

Yes, bowhead whales can indeed break through the ice and create a breathing area.

However, when the ice is too thick, more than 1 meter, bowhead whales are unable to dig holes.

In this case, bowhead whales may face the risk of suffocation from lack of oxygen.

The biggest feature of the N-17 route chosen by the Virginia this time is that the ice on the surface is extremely thick, which is obviously beyond the ability of bowhead whales to open holes.

Under normal circumstances, groups of bowhead whales and narwhals should not appear in such waters.

Maybe because I was lost?

Or maybe they forgot the taboos in order to hunt.

In any case, a group of bowhead whales and narwhals strayed into these waters.

At this moment, they are anxious because they can't find a place to breathe and are about to suffocate to death.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan wanted to help these animals.

He took Meng Tao and three submarine sailors and quickly approached the Virginia, opened the external hatch and entered the escape capsule.

The water level in the escape pod began to drop, and Lieutenant Colonel Louis' voice came from overhead: "Lin Yuan, are you all right?"

There is a communication system inside the escape pod, which allows you to communicate directly with Lieutenant Colonel Louis in the command room.

"It's nothing serious. There was a small accident when we encountered a group of narwhals." Lin Yuan said.

"A school of narwhals?" Commander Louis couldn't see what was happening outside the boat.

"There is also a humpback whale, and it seems that they are about to suffocate to death due to lack of oxygen. I would like to ask you to help them." Lin Yuan said.

"Help? I'm willing to help if I can, but how?" Lieutenant Colonel Louis asked in surprise.

"The missiles on the Virginia can penetrate the ice cap above, right?" Lin Yuan asked.

Upon hearing Lin Yuan's body temperature, Lieutenant Colonel Louis was stunned.

But he soon realized that it could work.

First of all, when a submarine is sailing underwater, it must consider the ability to surface urgently in the event of an accident, even if the sea surface directly above is covered with ice, there must be a way to deal with it.

Therefore, nuclear submarines have excellent icebreaking capabilities. For example, the Virginia-class submarine can break through ice about 2 meters thick, while large submarines like the Ohio-class submarine can even break through ice 3 meters thick.

This is all thanks to the fact that the nuclear submarine's hull is made of various hard metals such as titanium alloy. Only expensive weapons like nuclear submarines can do this regardless of cost.

But even though nuclear submarines have the ability to break ice, they will not do so most of the time.

Because the submarine underwater has no idea how thick the ice on top is.

What if it exceeds the design limit, or even becomes a huge iceberg?
It would be too unfair if it hit the iron plate directly, causing the submarine's hull to be damaged and water to enter, eventually causing the submarine to become silent.

Therefore, submarines with vertical launch units will use another means to break the ice, which is to launch missiles.

As we all know, submarines do not only have the ability to launch torpedoes forward as a means of attack.

Most modern advanced submarines are equipped with vertical launch units in the middle of the hull, which can launch cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles vertically to the water surface, and strategic nuclear submarines can even launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.

With such means, when a submarine needs to surface urgently, the best way to break the ice is to launch a cruise missile vertically upwards.

The power of a cruise missile is enough to penetrate thick ice and create a gap for the submarine to surface.

The first people to do this were naturally the Russians, who practiced the principle of simplicity, crudeness and effectiveness.

But this was so cool that the US Navy immediately copied this move with their Sharingan and added it to their own skill set.

At this time, Lin Yuan suggested to Lieutenant Colonel Louis that he launch a cruise missile directly upwards to create an ice hole, thus saving the lives of the bowhead whales and narwhals.

"But..." Lieutenant Colonel Louis seemed to still have doubts.

"I know that launching cruise missiles has costs, and I can bear this part of the costs," said Lin Yuan.

The cost of a Tomahawk cruise missile is about $100 million, and at most no more than $150 million.

Lin Yuan felt that he could fully afford it.

The reason he did this was not because he had a lot of money to burn, nor was it because he was obsessed with animal protection and was willing to spend so much money on a few whales he met by chance.

But today's chance encounter with a group of bowhead whales and narwhals will give him an opportunity he had never thought of before.

Bowhead whales and narwhals are both social mammals belonging to the order Cetiformes.

The dolphins that are well known to humans also belong to the order Cetiformes.

Therefore, both bowhead whales and narwhals are animals with quite high intelligence.

At the same time, they are social animals. Social animals all have one characteristic, which is that they have a strong awareness and willingness to cooperate.

In the eyes of Lin Yuan, who has a talent for communicating with animals, this is a very good partner.

If he could help the bowhead whale and the narwhal solve their survival anxiety, he might be able to use their gratitude to persuade them to help him make a movie.

When I think about the underwater scene in "The King of Spy 2", with a behemoth like the bowhead whale appearing in it, the visual effects and gimmicks are simply amazing!

Whether it is in the promotional stage, telling stories about saving animals, or showing the audience incredible scenes they have never imagined on the big screen, the box office of "King of Spy V: The Last Airbender" may increase by another $2 million to $1 million.

From this perspective, a Tomahawk cruise missile worth more than one million US dollars can be exchanged for such a return, which is definitely a profitable deal.

Facing Lin Yuan's suggestion, Lieutenant Colonel Louis hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Firing a Tomahawk missile to break the ice isn't a problem, and you don't need to bear the cost. We have training expenditure targets for our missions. As long as we're not attacking targets in other countries, the authorization process isn't that strict, and the formalities can be completed later."

Therefore, I agree to follow your advice."

I have to say that Lieutenant Colonel Louis was quite generous. He helped Lin Yuan save more than 100 million US dollars right away.

But Lin Yuan didn't want to save money like this, and he didn't want to leave any room for criticism during the promotional process. So he insisted, "Thank you for your kindness, but I will definitely make up for this expense through sponsorship."

Seeing Lin Yuan so insistent, Lieutenant Colonel Louis didn't say much.

"Okay, I'm going to prepare to launch the Tomahawk cruise missile right now."

"Okay, please take this slightly injured submarine sailor back to the boat to recuperate first." Lin Yuan said.

As the water in the escape pod drained away, the inner hatch opened.

Two submarine sailors helped the sailor who was feeling unwell due to a ruptured diving suit back into the submarine first.

Lin Yuan immediately closed the hatch, filled it with water again and prepared to leave the cabin, while Meng Tao stayed by his side.

After the ice cover is broken, he will need to go out of the cabin again to communicate with the rescued bowhead whales.

At this moment, the voice of Lieutenant Colonel Louis came from the communication channel above his head.

"Ready to launch!"

"10!"

"9!"

……

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"emission!"

(End of this chapter)