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Chapter 54 Exploding Octopus! An Extremely High-Value Research Target! (Please read on and add to your favorites!)

On the screen, several enormous, disproportionate shadows are slowly emerging from the bottomless darkness...

They are silent, like lurking ghosts.

Wherever they went, the otherworldly fish that were originally feeding on the sheep carcass seemed to have encountered a natural enemy, and instantly exploded and fled for their lives!
The two enormous shadows finally reached the sheep carcass.

They unceremoniously stretched out their thick tentacles, entangled the bait, and began to greedily feed.

It's now!

"Do it!"

Wang Zhen gave the order!
The operator slammed down the button!
The alloy mesh and cage switches deployed around the decoy activated instantly, closing in upwards with lightning speed!
"boom--!!!"

The giant octopus, which was enjoying its meal, didn't even have time to react before it was completely trapped in the inescapable net!

The cage, made of a special alloy, has gaps only five centimeters in diameter, which directly and tightly traps two enormous creatures known for their flexibility and ability to fit into any gap.

They seemed to sense the threat of death and began to struggle frantically and violently!

boom! boom! boom!
A terrifying force kept pounding against the alloy cage, and the steel platform traps that had sunk underground were shaking!

The lake surface instantly became murky, and the underwater camera lost signal due to the violent shaking, completely losing its view.

"Hahaha... Close the net, close the net!"

The winch roared deafeningly, and the huge steel cable stretched taut as it began to slowly lift the trap cage, which was ten meters long, five meters wide, and five meters high, from the bottom of the lake.

Two giant octopus tentacles stretched wildly out from the gaps in the cage, slapping and stirring up towering waves!
But how can flesh and blood fight against the creations of industry!

Just when Zhao Chong and Xiao Zhou thought they could drag them ashore in one go, the winch suddenly stopped.

The enormous cage remained half-floating and half-submerged on the water's surface, no longer rising an inch.

"Is there a mechanical malfunction?" Zhao Chong asked instinctively.

"No!" Wang Zhen's expression was extremely serious. "This guy has very strange habits! He'll explode once he's completely out of the water!"

"explode?"

"Yes, a literal explosion!"

After Wang Zhen finished speaking, he roared into the communicator, "Stay calm! Stay calm! Keep it suspended above the water, don't pull it all the way out! Let them vent their anger! Let them release their pent-up frustration!"

Watching the colossal creature struggling frantically on the water's surface, and hearing the relentless pounding of the steel cage, Zhao Chong and Xiao Zhou could feel the immense pressure emanating from it, even from hundreds of meters away.

This is a deep-sea octopus from another world!
The "twenty meters" figure in the report is far less impressive than what you see with your own eyes!

That's not a living being, it's a mountain of flesh that moves in water and has an extremely fast movement and attack speed!

The two enormous creatures seemed to realize that struggling was futile, and their massive bodies suddenly shrank back!
The next second, a thick, black liquid, as thick as oil, gushed out of their bodies!

"Zi-"

A teeth-grinding sound was heard!
The moment the black liquid touched the lake water, the lake water churned violently at a speed visible to the naked eye and boiled instantly!
Large plumes of white steam, carrying a fishy and pungent odor, rose up, as if the entire lake had been splashed with strong acid!

Xiao Zhou was stunned by the illogical scene before him and exclaimed, "Holy crap! What the hell is that octopus?! Is it spraying aqua regia?!"

"Pretty much!" Wang Zhen roared back, still shaken. "Their ink is more corrosive than concentrated sulfuric acid once it comes into contact with air! The chemical protective suits you're wearing are for protection against this."

They had learned their lesson the hard way; on their first two hunts, they almost lost their lives because they didn't understand this strange ability!
Once the intensity of the two octopuses' spewing subsided slightly, a glint of excitement and ruthlessness flashed in Wang Zhen's eyes. He chuckled and issued his latest order.

"Alright, contain it as planned! Watch out for its sneak attacks."

"Understood!" "Don't worry, we won't make any mistakes this time."

"You never go too far wrong."

Soldiers wearing multiple layers of protective gear pressed the trap switch, hoisting the giant octopus to a new location.

The soldiers dropped one high-strength, corrosion-resistant bucket after another under the squid to collect the ink that could dissolve bones.

Furthermore, some soldiers quickly spun the large barrel to collect the bio-ink that the octopus had sprayed into the lake.

Once it was transported up, a vacuum pump was immediately used to isolate it from the air.

Zhao Chong and his companion were not given any combat mobilization. When they tried to help, Wang Zhen chased them away to watch the spectacle, citing the lack of dangerous training.

Seeing that the materials had been collected enough, Wang Zhen continued, "That's enough. The last step is to squeeze every last drop of ink out of them!"

Following the command, the walls of the alloy cage began to slowly contract inward!
The two octopuses, which were tightly restrained, let out a silent roar and spewed out black liquid even more frantically.

However, the amount of bio-ink used the second time was almost harmless, causing only a slight ripple within a radius of about ten meters.

The soldiers, wearing multiple layers of protective clothing, quickly placed the anti-corrosion containment buckets back in place. The sprayed ink, emitting smoke, fell into the buckets as it dripped out.

Soon, the two giant octopuses were completely out of ink!
Looking at the two enormous creatures writhing in agony and being forcibly squeezed within the alloy contraption, Zhao Chong was filled with emotion.

This isn't fishing!
This is clearly a ruthless and efficient "super exploitation"!

Once he confirmed that the giant creature in the cage was completely unable to resist, a smile appeared on Wang Zhen's face.

He licked his chapped lips, his eyes shining.

"Tsk tsk, poor octopus."

Zhao Chong looked over upon hearing the sound and saw that Wang Zhen's gaze was not that of someone looking at a living being, but rather that of someone looking at a moving mountain of gold.

"Wang Zhen, you didn't catch this thing to eat, did you?" Zhao Chong asked subconsciously.

"It's not for eating, this thing is a super high-value target!"

While Wang Zhen was speaking, the other team members had already begun their actions.

Dozens of soldiers in protective suits stepped forward with heavy steps, carrying gleaming industrial cutting machines and huge hydraulic shears and cutting saws!
"Zizzi——!"

Amidst a piercing roar, a diesel saw was slammed down onto the tentacles of one of the giant creatures that had emerged from its cage!
Amidst the piercing sound, the octopus's body contracted violently, its color changed, and it sprayed out a small amount of ink.

"hiss……"

Zhao Chong's pupils contracted sharply. He clearly felt an invisible, sharp sound wave pierce through the air and stab into his eardrums.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The severed giant tentacles fell to the ground, like a dragon's tail that had been cut off, twitching and bouncing wildly, smashing shallow craters into the ground!

However, this struggle quickly becomes powerless once the main energy supply is lost.

A few minutes later, the still slightly trembling piece of flesh was quickly sealed up by the soldiers in a specially made cryogenic chamber.

The entire process was efficient, precise, and completely devoid of any emotion...

Seeing this, crows flying in the wind and snow in the sky let out a mournful "caw-caw-caw."

Zhao Chong looked up at the crow and had a feeling that he could hear gloating in its sound.
(End of this chapter)