Mobile Shelter

As the electromagnetic cannon fired two projectiles, the seaweed growing in front of the vehicle vanished without a trace in an instant.

Two electromagnetic cannon projectiles carved out a path through the once lush seaweed thicket, a path perfectly suited for the vehicle's driving.

Looking at this road, which was completely carved out by electromagnetic cannon ammunition, it is now clear that the ground, which should have been made of fine sand, is now covered by seaweed roots.

Even after being burned by electromagnetic munitions, only a pool of ashes was left on the ground. The current scene gives Dong Qi the feeling that wildfire cannot be extinguished and will grow again with the spring breeze.

However, the road did indeed lead directly to the sea, so Dong Qi didn't hesitate and drove straight there.

As Dong Qi's car set off on the road that had just been cleared through the seaweed, the seaweed on both sides suddenly began to sway incessantly.

Without much thought, Dong Qi could already guess that the reason for the swaying of the seaweed on both sides must be the mutated marine creatures hidden in the seaweed.

Just as Dong Qi had guessed, as his vehicle drove into the middle section of the seaweed thicket, some of the mutated marine creatures hidden among the seaweed couldn't resist and began to attack Dong Qi's vehicle.

However, the frame of Dong Qi's natal car had super strong defense, so when faced with the sudden impact of those mutated marine creatures, those mutated marine creatures were like eggs hitting a rock.

Even when faced with such an attack, Dong Qi's car remained perfectly stable without the slightest sway. Not to mention, the suicidal impacts from the marine creatures didn't leave a single scratch on the paint on the car's exterior.

Dong Qi drove his beloved car, enduring the impacts of the mutated marine creatures, and plunged directly into the sea.

Theoretically, after Dong Qi's car plunged into the sea, it should have suffered an even stronger attack.

After all, the sea is their preferred battlefield compared to land.

But to Dong Qi's surprise, those marine creatures that were so aggressive on land suddenly became docile in the water, losing their strong desire to attack.

Although there are still many mutated marine creatures in the waters near the coastline.

However, once the car actually entered the water, Dong Qi discovered a rather strange phenomenon.

Those are the mutated marine creatures. When their bodies are in the sea, the personalities and expressions of these marine creatures are not much different from those of ordinary marine creatures before the mutation.

Just like before a natural disaster, most marine creatures do not show strong aggression when facing humans. After discovering humans, their most common emotions are curiosity and fear when facing unknown creatures.

However, once these mutated marine creatures leave the ocean and come into contact with the air, their temperament instantly changes from docile to irritable, and they exhibit strong aggression upon discovering humans.

At this moment, Dong Qi recalled his experience of crossing the ocean to return to land. He thought that he was able to return smoothly because his vehicle could completely isolate the human presence inside, thus preventing attacks from the mutated marine creatures living in the ocean.

However, in retrospect, that initial conjecture may not have been entirely accurate.

However, at this time, Dong Qi's natal vehicle was still in a completely sealed state, so the mutated marine creatures in the water no longer actively attacked the natal vehicle, perhaps because the natal vehicle completely isolated the aura emitted by the humans inside.

However, Dong Qi was not a professional and had little interest in studying mutated marine life, so although he had some guesses, he did not have the intention to verify them in detail.

Since the mutated marine creatures in the water no longer attacked him, Dong Qi didn't bother to provoke them. Relying on the vehicle's sturdy shell, he directly pushed his way upstream against the current into the sea amidst the army of mutated marine creatures.

It was at this moment that Dong Qi noticed that the additional, simple underwater navigation components were somewhat inadequate.

However, even though it was an extra, simple component, once the car had enough energy to drive it, it produced a powerful, brick-like effect.

Despite its low energy conversion ratio, as long as sufficient energy is provided, the speed of this vehicle navigating water is no slower than that of a typical small yacht.

While sailing at sea, Dong Qi also occasionally encountered some ships floating in the sea.

These ships come in a wide variety of types, including commercial transport ships, civilian sightseeing cruise ships, and even military warships, all of which Dong Qi has had the privilege of encountering.

Upon seeing these ships, Dong Qi immediately thought of his only experience providing maritime support.

However, just in case, Dong Qi did not approach the military warship with powerful firepower, but instead cautiously approached a merchant ship of a thousand tons.

As Dong Qi slowly approached, he found no trace of human activity on the ship.

After confirming the situation, Dong Qi had no intention of boarding the ship to investigate. Instead, he wanted to try directly to see if he could put the ship into the Hundred Refinement Furnace to refine alloys.

To Dong Qi's surprise, after many attempts, the Hundred Refinement Furnace was unable to directly put it into the refining space.

At first, Dong Qi thought the reason he couldn't take the ship into the furnace was because the furnace's refining space was too small to fully contain it.

But after trying a few smaller ships, Dong Qi finally understood that the reason why the Hundred Refinement Furnace could not collect those ships was because the ships adrift at sea had become nests for some mutated marine creatures.

Although there were no visible signs of biological activity on the surface of those ships, the interior cabins were actually completely occupied by marine life.

Even if traces of human habitation or even human figures can be occasionally found on some ships, they are merely bait presented within the trap.

Just like how the Tibetan macaque imitates human behavior, it is trying to use this method to lure humans closer.

Once humans board those ships, they are essentially falling into a trap set by the marine creatures that inhabit them.

After discovering this situation, Dong Qi checked several more ships and found that the conditions on all the ships he encountered were basically the same. Only then did he give up the idea of ​​collecting money from the ships at sea.