bioinnovel Chapter 210 Deep Sea!
Chapter 210 Deep Sea!
Zhang Yan and Nie Qingcheng entered the mechanical shark, its streamlined shell trembling slightly in the water.
Inside the cockpit, a panoramic deep-sea projection screen lit up, clearly displaying the dark underwater world to the two of them.
The mechanical shark started up, and a dark blue light streaked across the deep sea, like a real sea monster, silently diving into the depths.
As the mechanical shark ventured deeper, the pressure of the seawater increased exponentially, and the external landscape became increasingly bizarre.
Occasionally, deep-sea creatures would flit past the edge of the beam of light. They were enormous and strangely shaped, some even with scarlet eyes that exuded an abnormal ferocity.
Zhang Yan noticed these abnormalities and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.
"Something seems off about these deep-sea creatures." Nie Qingcheng's voice rang out in the cockpit. Her gaze fell on the projection screen, and the scarlet eyes made her feel uneasy.
"Hmm, there's a familiar energy fluctuation emanating from them."
Zhang Yan responded that he adjusted the mechanical shark's sensors to their highest sensitivity in an attempt to capture more information, "similar to the polluted humans in Jinghai City, but to a much lesser degree."
"Has the pollution from the Ruins spread to the sea?" Nie Qingcheng's voice was somewhat low.
"The possibility is not small."
Zhang Yan said, "However, these creatures are not very large, which means that this is not the core activity area of the Ruins. It may just be spreading the pollution, like casting a net, to capture scattered energy."
The mechanical shark continued to descend, and the surrounding environment became increasingly dark, with visibility dropping to its lowest point.
However, the life support system and panoramic projection technology inside the mechanical shark made the two feel no sense of oppression from the deep sea, as if they were in a comfortable land space.
"System, where is the location of the fragment of the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship?" Zhang Yan asked in his mind.
The target is below our current location; we need to continue descending.
The system responded coldly.
How much deeper?
【unknown.】
Zhang Yan frowned slightly. The information provided by the system was always accurate, so this vague answer meant that this place was unusual.
He controlled the mechanical shark and increased the speed of his descent.
The barometer readings continued to climb, and the mechanical shark's shell emitted a slight humming sound—the subtle adjustments made by the deep-sea memory metal under immense pressure.
Nie Qingcheng held Zhang Yan's hand tightly, her palms damp with sweat.
She knew this was no ordinary underwater adventure, but a direct confrontation with the unknown and danger.
Just then, the radar above the panoramic screen suddenly emitted a piercing alarm.
"Warning: A massive energy reaction has occurred ahead, and the spatial structure is abnormal. Avoidance is advised!"
Zhang Yan's gaze instantly locked onto the screen, where the originally calm ocean current had strangely twisted, forming a huge vortex several kilometers in diameter.
The center of the vortex was pitch black, as if it could devour all light.
"Is it a natural phenomenon, or... a defensive mechanism of the Mo family ruins?" Nie Qingcheng's voice carried a hint of tension.
"I don't know." Zhang Yan tried to control the mechanical shark to avoid it, but the suction of the vortex was far beyond his imagination. The mechanical shark's huge body appeared so small in the water flow that it was impossible to break free.
"Hurry up!" Zhang Yan reminded him in a deep voice.
The mechanical shark was swept up by the whirlpool and plummeted downwards at an astonishing speed.
The powerful centrifugal force caused the aircraft to shake violently, and even with the cushioning system, Nie Qingcheng's body slammed hard against the seat.
She gritted her teeth, trying not to make a sound, and simply gripped Zhang Yan's hand even tighter.
The fall lasted for an unknown period of time before the violent shaking suddenly stopped. After a brief period of weightlessness, the mechanical shark crashed heavily onto a hard surface.
"Have we arrived?" Nie Qingcheng's voice trembled slightly.
Zhang Yan inspected the mechanical shark for damage; there were minor scratches, but the core system was intact.
He turned his gaze to the panoramic screen; the outside world was still pitch black, but the water flow had calmed down.
"here……"
Zhang Yan's tone carried a hint of confusion, "It's not the seabed."
The environmental scanning system above the screen started working, emitting laser beams in all directions to construct a three-dimensional model of the surrounding environment.
As the model gradually became clearer, an incredible sight unfolded before their eyes.
The space they were in was an enormous circular cave.
The cave ceiling soared into the clouds, and the surrounding walls were as smooth as a mirror, gleaming with a metallic sheen.
The mechanical shark was resting on a huge platform, below which lay a bottomless chasm.
Within the rift valley, a complex network of pipes and lines can be vaguely seen, resembling a sleeping underground city.
"Where am I?" Nie Qingcheng's heart pounded.
"System, analyze the current environment," Zhang Yan thought to himself.
Analysis complete.
[The current space is the core area of the Mohist relics, located below the seabed of the East China Sea, and supported by hyperdimensional space technology and a stable crustal energy structure.]
The external vortex serves as the entrance to this space, controlled by the core of the ruins.
Hyperdimensional space?
"The Mohist school indeed harbors too many secrets."
Zhang Yan's gaze fell on the ancient yet technologically advanced structures on the screen.
He knew that this was a level of technology that Earth's civilization could not achieve.
"Where is the location of the fragment of the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship?"
The target is located at the deepest part of the core area, approximately 27 kilometers from the current location.
27km…
"Visibility here is zero; we can only rely on the mechanical shark's scanning system."
Zhang Yan said that he activated the mechanical shark's energy detection mode.
On the screen, energy fluctuations rose and fell like breathing, forming a complex energy map.
Most of the energy sources are dormant, but a few are unusually active, one of which is emitting energy fluctuations similar to those of the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart fragment.
"Besides the fragments of the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship, are there any other relics in the Mo Family's ruins?" Nie Qingcheng asked.
"The relics of the Mohists are not just a pile of dead objects."
Zhang Yan said, "It's more like a giant living organism with self-repair and defense mechanisms."
He maneuvered the mechanical shark to slowly ascend into the air and leave the platform.
The mechanical shark's thrusters emitted a soft hum, like a guiding light in the pitch-black space.
They wandered through the caves, and the surrounding scenery constantly challenged Nie Qingcheng's understanding of the world.
The enormous robotic arm hovered in mid-air, its complex circuit boards spreading like blood vessels, and energy faintly flowing through some of the translucent pipes.
Everything here exudes a grandeur and mystery that transcends time.
"There don't seem to be any signs of life here," Nie Qingcheng observed.
"There are no other carbon-based life forms besides us."
Zhang Yan responded, "But the number of mechanical life forms is too large to count."
"Is it a defense system?"
"Most likely."
The mechanical shark passed through a massive archway and entered the interior of the ruins.
This is no longer an empty cave, but a labyrinth composed of countless square chambers and narrow passages.