I write obituaries for the gods

"Let me introduce you to the special features of this place."

Oswald took out a hand-drawn map and showed it to everyone.

“Your operation was excellent. The submersible bypassed the whale nest’s radar without triggering any additional alarms, and the chosen entrance was relatively safe.”

“I handled this part, how could it be bad?” Jiang Zhengge said jokingly.

“The area we are currently in is the lower half of the Whale Nest,” Oswald pointed to the map. “It would take a long time to explain in detail, so I have just made a rough summary.”

"The lower half of Whale Nest is mainly for living, entertainment, and staff dormitories. We are currently in the rest room."

"The central part of the Whale Nest is mainly for offices, experiments, and power areas. The reactor that supplies energy to the Whale Nest is located in this area."

"The top of the whale nest is the command center and the WHALE array."

Lin Chen rarely heard Oswald speak so much at once; he had always given the impression of being taciturn.

As it turns out, they just disliked ineffective communication, not that they were mute.

“There’s already a ‘nepotism’ phenomenon in Yudu,” Jiang Zhengge frowned. “Has the W weapon been activated?”

Oswald nodded:

"Most of the staff are returning to the lower half of the zone, while the middle section is being guarded by fully armed soldiers."

"What about Euclid?" Lin Chen asked softly.

“He’s in the command center,” Oswald said in a low voice.

“You just said that the reactor is located in the middle of the whale nest,” Jiang Zhengge pointed to the middle of the map, “If we cut it off, would that stop the activation process of the W weapon?”

“We can give it a try,” Oswald said.

“Then let’s go,” Jiang Zhengge said, drawing a pistol from his armor. “Find an open area and bring our men over.”

“Follow me.” Ash flames ignited on Oswald’s face, and he transformed into the female secretary once again.

Ten minutes later, in the dining hall at the bottom of the whale nest, the researchers huddled in a corner, trembling, while Jiang Zhengge stood beside them, holding a gun and watching them.

"Lin Chen, open the door." Jiang Zhengge turned around.

Lin Chen took out the door opener, adjusted the depth to 3.84, and pressed the button—

"Buzz!"

An illusory door opened out of thin air, and Lucy led the way out, followed closely by members of the Armed Forces Department.

“Brother Lin, we’re here,” Wang Pan stepped forward and shook hands with Lin Chen. “The people from the Second Rapid Response Division might not be able to come. The situation in the city is a bit serious, so some officers have been transferred to fill their positions.”

"It's alright, it's enough," Lin Chen nodded. "How's it going in Yudu?"

“Not so optimistic,” Louis’s voice came through the headset. “Except for Pearl Beach, the number of gamma-level sightings is increasing in every district, and we’re running out of manpower.”

"Where are the Foundation's demigods? Why aren't they showing up to play the hero now?" Li Zhanyi frowned.

“They were as quiet as if they were dead,” Louis sighed.

“The W weapon is the source of everything,” Lin Chen said softly. “Solving it will solve the problem of corruption in the city.”

"Our people are ready to go at any time!" Wang Pan shouted.

"......"

So, the group set up a temporary base camp in the canteen and confirmed their surprise attack plan.

Because Oswald had taken control of the lower half of the monitoring room in advance, the people in the upper half are currently unaware of what happened in the lower half, and the alarm has not been triggered.

Therefore, Section One decided to act as a vanguard, infiltrate the mid-level control room, shut down the alarm, and then have the joint team take control of the reactor.

According to Oswald's intelligence, the access mechanism inside the Whale Nest is similar to that of the Foundation building, and the elevators to the upper floors require a Level 3 access card.

There are two objectives: to shut down the reactor and to obtain the access card.

“Also, be careful of Xilena Boswell,” Jiang Zhengge added. “If we encounter her, report it immediately, and we’ll deal with her first.”

"Now, let's take action!"

"..."

In the middle section, along the white corridors, fully armed Foundation soldiers patrolled back and forth, carrying brand-new rifles.

As they walked, one of the soldiers suddenly stopped and muttered to himself:

"I need to use the restroom..."

"Are you crazy? Where's the toilet?" The soldier accompanying him turned around.

The next second, he received a solid punch to the face.

"Uh!"

His comrade fell to the ground, and the soldier knelt down and lifted his upper body:

"He's not feeling well! Someone come here! He's not feeling well!"

Three or four soldiers patrolling nearby rushed over upon seeing this. Just as they were about to check on the fallen man, the guns in their hands flew out and stuck to the ceiling.

"What's going on? This..."

A clear ringing sound rang out, and everyone looked down to see the soldier pull the pin on the grenade.

"Merry Christmas," Lin Chen said calmly, controlling the soldier.

"Bang!!!"

"..."

Two figures fell from the ventilation duct and passed through the smoke and dust of the explosion.

Lin Chenyun casually pulled out his pistol, released the safety, and his eyes still gleamed with a deep blue light.

Li Zhanyi clung tightly to his back, the girl clutching his sleeve, her eyes closed.

"Three seconds later, two on the right and one on the left," Li Zhanyi said quickly.

Lin Chen raised his gun and fired. Almost simultaneously, two soldiers were drawn by the sound of the explosion.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

They collapsed to the ground as soon as they rounded the corner. Then, Lin Chen turned his gun and aimed to the left—

"puff!"

The third shot fell to the ground.

"Section Chief, Section A is cleared," Lin Chen pressed the earpiece, "What about you—"

"Behind us!" Li Zhanyi suddenly shouted.

Lin Chen whirled around, and almost simultaneously, a soldier who had survived the grenade explosion rushed out, brandishing a tactical knife and charging towards Lin Chen—

"Ahhhh!"

"Crack!"

Lin Chen cleanly and efficiently buried the superalloy axe into the soldier's head, then pulled and kicked it, and the soldier fell to the ground.

"Still as light and agile as ever. The deep-sea armor is too heavy for me," Lin Chen calmly looked around. "Section Chief Jiang, how are things on your end?"

"It's solved."

With a "whoosh," the door at the end of the corridor opened, and Jiang Zhengge waved:

"This way."

The three of them ran quickly down the corridor and soon arrived at the door of the monitoring room.

"Oh!"

Jiang Zhengge used wind pressure to tear open the iron gate, and Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi followed closely behind. The three of them each took charge of a different direction and fired shots in succession, taking down the security guards in the monitoring room.

"Check the surveillance footage to confirm if we've been exposed," Jiang Zhengge said quickly.

Lin Chen tapped the monitoring panel several times to adjust the image.

The surveillance camera showed nothing; it was completely black.

“Confirmed concealment,” Lin Chen said. “Louis, your hacking toy is working well.”

“Of course,” came Louis’s muffled voice. “Although we can’t control it, we can keep them in the dark for a while.”

“We don’t need to make do now,” Lin Chen plugged a USB drive into the computer, “Let’s turn off the lights for them.”

"Zizzizi!"

Accompanied by electromagnetic interference, the screen in the monitoring room flickered rapidly a few times.

“All communication bands have been silenced,” Louis said, “but Whale Nest’s firewall is too powerful. I can’t hack any deeper. This is all I can do for you.”

"It's nothing, thank you for your hard work," Lin Chen said. "Go and help the Second Counter-Strike Division protect the city."

“We need to speed things up; they’ll notice something’s wrong sooner or later,” Jiang Zhengge said in a low voice. “The window of opportunity isn’t long. Zhanyi, you’ll take command.”

"Ok!"

Li Zhanyi sat down in the chair and looked at the more than ten monitoring screens in front of her, her eyes flashing with blue light.

"Squad A, enter from the east corridor. Squad B, prepare to flank. Anticipate 5 enemy soldiers. Patrol squad, equipment..."

With the blessing of Li Zhanyi's "prophecy", the joint team quickly broke into the middle zone, advancing from different directions to search for Foundation soldiers as efficiently as possible.

On the split screen, a dark mass of armed officers swept through the corridor like dragons crossing a river, precisely targeting the enemy as if they had opened their eyes to the heavens.

No, they did indeed have a third eye... Lin Chen thought to himself.

Soon, good news came over the channel:

"Laboratory, control."

"Office area, under control."

"Did you find anything?" Jiang Zhengge asked.

"Yes, the function of this godforsaken place... is probably more than just W weapons."

Deep inside the laboratory, in a room illuminated by a dim blue light, Wang Pan strolled past one culture container after another.

Inside those containers, indistinct human figures floated, surrounded by pipes.

“Youlan Energy’s pollution levels are too high,” Wang Pan said, holding up a small chart. “This seems to be… that old ‘artificial god’ project.”

“That’s clever,” Jiang Zhengge laughed. “If it’s carried out underwater, the leakage of the blue energy won’t be so easy to detect.”

"Shipping out, shipping out, access card found," Lucy said, holding up the tag in her hand. "Poor old man, he had to resist, otherwise he might have survived."

"Okay, let's pack up and send the card over. The rest of you can stay and deal with these test subjects."

Wang Pan paced back and forth in front of the experimental container, his gaze sweeping over the figures suspended within it:

"Let me count, there are a total of..."

As he counted, his pupils contracted slightly.

Because one of the containers is empty.

"Be careful," Wang Pan whispered, "one of the test subjects has escaped!"

Almost simultaneously, in the monitoring room, Li Zhanyi's hand trembled slightly.

"Squad A! Watch out ahead!"

At this moment, Team A is on its way to the reactor chamber.

Through the monitor, Lin Chen saw that Squad A had stopped, the shield bearers held up their shields, and the riflemen began to set up their rifles.

The next second, azure arcs of electricity exploded from the end of the corridor, instantly engulfing the entire corridor—

"Zizzizi!"

"The surveillance system is malfunctioning," Jiang Zhengge pressed his earpiece. "Team A! Please respond! Repeat, Team A!"

No one answered.

“I’ll take care of it,” Jiang Zhengge said, drawing his pistol. “Lin Chen, you and Zhan Yi stay here until Team B brings the access cards over. Then go straight to the third floor, and we’ll take care of the reactor.”

"Wouldn't it be safer if I went with you?" Lin Chen asked.

“It’s too late. The situation in Yudu is getting worse and worse. The W weapon could be launched at any time,” Jiang Zhengge said quickly. “If the W weapon is mostly submerged in subspace, it is very likely that it is equipped with a subspace power engine. In this case, stopping the reactor will not be able to disable it.”