Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Now, the only remaining threat on the battlefield is the few sea monsters that appear alongside the man-made structures... The accompanying Type 039 conventional API submarines have no way to deal with the aerial enemies, so they can only retaliate against these sea monsters, since they are the only enemies that can be hit by torpedoes.

dong dong!

One after another, 533mm anti-submarine torpedoes were launched from the tubes, crashing into the sea monster upon impact, quickly staining the ocean red with its blood...

Half an hour later, the entire sea returned to calm, but the warships still emitting smoke and the red seawater proving that the previous battle was not an illusion.

"Commander, the research vessel has accommodated all underwater personnel..."

"Hmm..." The ship's commander nodded and said, "...Change course, abort the scientific expedition, and prepare to return to the Xirang base. All ships, report on the extent of damage..."

Before the damage figures could be tallied, the adjutant went into the CIC and handed over the subsequent orders to the ship's command.

"Report! There are new instructions from above!"

He flipped through the ship's command results and raised an eyebrow slightly.

After salvaging the wreckage of the unknown civilization's spacecraft and its carrier ship, the samples were escorted back to the Xirang Base under the cover of the Pengkun-1...

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Shangqiu needs to understand the enemy deep in the sea.

Chapter 361 Spoils of War

In the abyss, a research fleet that had just survived a battle was resting.

"Commander, this is damage..."

The ship's commander took the report and began to read it.

[Type 054L frigate, No. 3: Radar equipment damaged, fire breaks out on board, five seriously injured... twenty slightly injured...]

[Ship #4, heavily damaged...]

......

Seeing the damage to the warship, the ship commander breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the weapons of these unidentified flying objects were just high-energy lasers, which had limited damage to the warship. And this was the ocean, the easiest place to find "coolant".

"Have all the wounded been settled?"

"He has been taken to the infirmary and is in relatively stable condition. He will receive full treatment upon returning to the Xirang Base..."

The commander nodded. Basically, all the wounded were burns, which are a very troublesome injury that heals very slowly. Fortunately, Shangqiu's biotechnology has made great progress, and the existing technology can ensure that no scars will be left after healing.

"Any news from the research vessel?"

"The crew that went down haven't found the wreckage of the enemy transport ship yet..."

The ship's commander nodded. The higher command had ordered the research fleet to salvage as much of the wreckage of the transport ship and enemy aircraft as possible.

Taking into account the possibility of enemy reinforcements, the research fleet will only stay in the current waters for two hours, and then set sail back to the Xirang base for rest, regardless of whether it can salvage anything.

In the sky, the drones launched by Pengkun-1 are providing early warning for the fleet. However, this is the ocean, and the early warning can only be provided from the air and the sea. If the enemy approaches from the deep sea, the fleet can only rely on the dispersed Type 039 conventional submarines.

The research vessel is currently positioned above the sunken transport ship.

Two teams of eight iron balls were launched and dived towards the seabed to search for the transport ship sunk by YJ-18.

Wang Fugui nervously looked around as he piloted the iron ball. The water here was 4200 meters deep... Apart from the pulse signal lights emitted by the iron ball from his fellow workers, there was no other light source.

The two teams had been exploring the nearby waters for half an hour without finding any man-made remains. Wang Fugui looked at the foreman and signaled: What should we do?

The foreman responded: Continue the search.

They could only search underwater in the pitch black.

A specially designed iron sphere is conducting overall command. This equipment, which was temporarily installed to prevent emergencies, is similar to wire-guided torpedoes. A 0.3mm thick optical fiber is connected to the iron sphere, and communication with the research vessel is carried out through this optical fiber.

"Are you sure this is the location?"

Inside the command-type iron sphere, the foreman picked up the communicator and asked, "We've been searching the surrounding waters for half an hour, using a net-like search, within a 500-meter radius, but we haven't found any ship wreckage."

"Confirmed. Based on the location sent by Chongming, the wreckage of the transport ship should be nearby..."

"But we haven't detected any man-made objects at all. Could you double-check the sonar signal..."

"Impossible. There were too many underwater torpedoes exploding during the battle, severely interfering with sonar. But aerial monitoring definitely indicates it's in this area. Perhaps it was deflected by ocean currents..."

"Half an hour. If we haven't found the target by then... I'll prepare to take my men up there," the foreman said seriously, as he had to be responsible for his men.

"Okay..." His superior agreed to his request.

Half an hour later, the iron ball had searched an area of ​​800 meters around it, and apart from collecting some silver metal fragments, it had not found any man-made objects.

The foreman frowned, noticing that the time was up. He then sent a pulse signal underwater to remind the other iron balls to prepare to regroup.

This message was also sent to the CIC of the Type 055L destroyer.

"Commander, the salvage team has not found any wreckage of the enemy transport ship..."

The ship's commander frowned and said in a low voice, "Neither of the two YJ-18s sank the enemy...?"

According to the information gathered by Chongming's TARPS pod, the two YJ-18 missiles did indeed hit the enemy's transport ship, but... they did not sink it. The enemy may have submerged and withdrawn from the current sea area.

In specific circumstances, due to the noise generated by the battle, sonar data could not be analyzed, and positioning could only be achieved through aerial means.

"Commander, what's next?"

"Aircraft... If the transport ship is missing, at least salvage some aircraft as soon as possible! We may not have as much time as we thought."

The ship commander said with some concern that he absolutely did not believe that the technology the other side had shown did not have an efficient communication method. The transport ship that had not found any wreckage had already escaped.

The battle has just ended... enemy reinforcements might already be approaching the current sea area!

Although reinforcements were arriving from the Xirang base, continuing the fight like this was the worst possible tactic – adding fuel to the fire. Moreover, the fleet had just finished a battle and needed to rest.

"Leave the current waters as soon as possible!"

Soon, the ship's command issued orders to the underwater salvage team, and the iron ball quickly moved to a new position to prepare for salvaging the downed aircraft.

Boom boom boom!

Rocket-assisted underwater drone launchers rose from the deck of the research vessel and launched underwater drones in all directions. These drones would search for the crashed aircraft, while some assault boats were also launched to retrieve the debris scattered on the sea surface.

At a depth of 5000 meters underwater, Wang Fugui, having received new instructions, is searching for the wreckage of the aircraft in the trench.

The lighting equipment on the iron ball's shoulder illuminated a range of more than twenty meters in front of him, but Wang Fugui could still feel a little nervous.

Unlike previous seabed mining and exploration, now we truly know there are enemies nearby, and they are unknown enemies at that.

Could those enemies be operating underwater...? Thinking of this, Wang Fugui couldn't help but tighten his grip on the control stick slightly. This was the seabed, where the aircraft's laser weapons couldn't attack. Besides, he was piloting an armed iron ball with a harpoon launcher on its hydraulic arm for self-defense. Don't underestimate the iron ball's teeth!

Wang Fugui tried to comfort himself while searching for the wreckage of the aircraft in the nearly 100-meter-deep trench...

"Ok?"

Wang Fugui suddenly narrowed his eyes. He had found some metal fragments in the trench... However, he did not rush over immediately. Instead, he called his teammates first. He was the last person who would do something reckless.

The Underwater Safety Regulations state: Don't try to be a hero, and don't be alone underwater!

The pulse light flashed a few times, and the foreman quickly led his workers over.

The foreman also spotted the metal fragments in the trench and gestured for them to come and take a look.

The four formed a "cross-shaped killing formation" and explored forward. Following the fragments scattered in the mud and sand, they quickly found a flying machine with a broken outer shell.

Chapter 362 A Deal

Scattered, silvery-white parts lay on the seabed. Wang Fugui and his colleagues followed the tracks of the parts, all nervously glancing around, wary of any sea monsters that might suddenly appear...

The foreman used pulse signal lights to direct the team members to carefully approach the aircraft.

100m...

50m...

When they got within 20 meters, Wang Fugui and his coworkers finally saw the silver-white aircraft buried in the sand and gravel.

As they drew closer, the shape of the aircraft was gradually revealed to them.

The outer shell was made of an unidentified silver-white metal, with some symbols of unknown purpose on it. There were two small rolled edges on either side of the aircraft. However, the outer shell was now cracked, and no bubbles were escaping from the cracks, probably because the interior was completely filled with seawater...

After the four people slowly approached the aircraft, they first checked its condition and, after confirming that its structure was not completely damaged, prepared to pull it out of the mud and sand.

The robotic arm was carefully secured to the aircraft's outer shell, and Wang Fugui could clearly feel the force exerted by the robotic arm through the force feedback module on the control stick.

After jamming the aircraft's outer shell, slowly and forcefully pulled it out of the mud and sand...

An hour later...

The winch on the research vessel spun rapidly, and the cable wound quickly around the shaft, retrieval the object from the sea.

With a splash, the silver-white aircraft was lifted from the water and immediately transferred to the research vessel.

"Slow down...slow down..."

Under the guidance of the staff, the aircraft was finally salvaged and landed on the deck.

With a clatter, the silver-white aircraft was slowly placed on the deck.

Several soldiers in hazmat suits immediately stepped forward and sprayed the aircraft with high-pressure water cannons to wash away the mud and sand, then sprayed it with disinfectant...

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On the azure sea, the fleet, whose scientific expedition had come to an end, was heading towards the Xirang base. Compared to before, the fleet now exuded a more somber and murderous aura.

With a deafening roar of thunder, a torrential downpour began to sweep across the once clear and tranquil Sponge City. The sea breeze quickly picked up, and large raindrops pounded on the deck of the warship, shattering into pieces before finally merging into the ocean.

"Commander, due to weather conditions, we are temporarily unable to receive air force support, and satellites are also temporarily unable to monitor the surrounding seas..."

The ship's commander nodded and said in a deep voice, "Have all ships enter alert mode, especially the research vessels!"

"understand!"

After salvaging an aircraft, the fleet, concerned about enemy reinforcements, set sail back to the Xirang base without hesitation after the deadline. However, the weather turned against them, and they encountered a storm on the way back.

There's nothing we can do about it; encountering a storm at sea is a very common occurrence.

Meanwhile, a high-level meeting was underway at the Shangqiu Comprehensive Command Center.

The meeting was attended not only by high-level officials, but also by academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and high-ranking officials from the Navy. The meeting was held behind closed doors to discuss the next steps.

The laser projector showed the battle between the research fleet and the demonic offspring.

"You all saw it, right? These sea monsters can indeed be controlled..."