bioinnovel Chapter 318 Active!
Chapter 318 Active!
In the direction of Japan, the energy data remains completely clean—abnormally clean.
Meanwhile, in the East China Sea, weak, periodic energy pulsations were observed in the southeastern waters of the Miyako Strait.
It has a very low frequency and weak intensity, like a heartbeat.
Zhang Yan stared at that pulsating signal for a long time.
It is not a characteristic frequency of the ruins.
It is Xuanwu.
It woke up.
Zhang Yan turned off the holographic projection and took out the controller of the Devouring Shark from his storage space.
I sent a message to Nie Qingcheng—
"We're leaving tomorrow morning. What would you like to eat for dinner?"
A reply was received three seconds later.
"you."
Two seconds later, another message came in.
"Just kidding. Winter melon and pork rib soup."
Zhang Yan put his phone back in his pocket and walked out of the command room.
When he reached the elevator, he took it out again and glanced at it.
The third message.
Come back soon.
……
Zhang Yan left home at five in the morning.
There was a note on the coffee table in the living room, with neat handwriting: "The soup is on the second shelf of the refrigerator. Heat it for three minutes, but don't overcook it."
There was a pair of neatly folded clean socks and an energy bar next to it, but they weren't what he had prepared.
Nie Qingcheng didn't know when she woke up and put it down.
Zhang Yan stuffed the energy bar into his pocket and quietly closed the door.
It was still dark outside.
When they arrived at the dock, Qin Xiao was already waiting.
"The equipment is all in the vehicle."
Qin Xiao handed over a hard-shell box. "My sister-in-law called last night and asked me to prepare an extra box of compressed rations and two liters of fresh water, saying she was worried you'd go hungry at the bottom of the sea."
Zhang Yan took it.
"There's something else." Qin Xiao's tone changed. "It just came from the military—at 3:42 a.m., satellites detected abnormal heat activity inside the Yokosuka base, which lasted for seventeen minutes before disappearing."
"What level of heat source?"
"Unlike conventional equipment, the peak temperature exceeds 1200 degrees Celsius."
Zhang Yan paused for a moment.
What's Ito up to?
One thousand two hundred degrees—either it's forging something, or...
He didn't think about it anymore.
Today's target is Xuanwu; we'll deal with the Sakura Kingdom matter when we get back.
"Keep an eye on it, and if there are any new developments, immediately switch to the encrypted channel."
"clear."
Qin Xiao watched Zhang Yan walk towards the unmanned berth at the end of the dock.
The sea breeze was strong, carrying a salty, fishy smell.
Zhang Yan summoned the Devouring Shark from his storage space.
The six-meter-long black mechanical giant shark silently slid into the water, barely making a splash.
The streamlined carbide alloy shell gleamed coldly under the dim lights of the dock, the high-frequency oscillating cutting teeth were retracted into the jaws, and the torpedo hatches on both sides were tightly closed.
Zhang Yan jumped onto the shark's back and glanced back.
Qin Xiao stood on the dock, the wind making the hem of his clothes flutter.
"Twelve hours," Zhang Yan said.
Qin Xiao nodded.
The mechanical shark dives.
The sea closed up, leaving not even a single bubble behind.
……
At a depth of 150 meters underwater, the cruising speed is 40 knots.
Zhang Yan sent the first message to Nie Qingcheng.
"Let's go."
The reply came very quickly.
"Um."
Just one word.
But Zhang Yan knew she definitely wasn't asleep; she probably didn't even close her eyes.
"Don't stay up late, get some sleep."
"Mind your own business."
Zhang Yan smiled and put his phone away.
As we descended further, the signal was lost.
He brought up the system panel.
The energy pulse signal of Xuanwu is constantly being updated—the frequency is increasing.
When he left the ruins last time, Xuanwu was in a deep dormant state, with all vital signs at their lowest point.
But this pulse frequency is clearly a sign of some kind of awakening.
The problem is, what caused the awakening?
Was it a natural recovery, or was it caused by external stimuli?
If it's the latter—something that can awaken one of the Four Spirits of the Mo Family in a hyperdimensional space—it wouldn't be very friendly.
The mechanical shark continued to descend.
300 meters... 500 meters... 800 meters.
The surrounding light completely disappeared.
The backup pipeline for the deep-sea high-pressure water jet has been preheated, and the sonar has switched to passive mode, reducing all active signal output.
Zhang Yan didn't want to disturb anything—at least not before entering the ruins.
Time passed second by second.
In the third hour, the sea-devouring shark arrived at the seabed of the East China Sea.
The entrance to the vortex from last time is still there.
The seabed sediments were continuously stirred by some force, forming a slowly rotating depression about twenty meters in diameter.
Compared to last time, the vortex rotates much slower, but the suction is stronger.
The sonar readings showed that the water pressure distribution at the bottom of the depression was extremely uneven, and the entrance to the hyperdimensional space was somehow...breathing.
Like the heart, it alternates between tension and relaxation.
It is exactly the same as the pulse frequency of Xuanwu.
Zhang Yan stared at the data for ten seconds.
Xuanwu's heartbeat drives the entrance to the ruins.
This discovery made him frown.
The last time we entered and exited this entrance, we relied on the vortex's own periodic opening and closing.
However, if the entrance is now tied to Xuanwu's state, it means that—entering is easy, but exiting depends on Xuanwu's attitude.
He quickly assessed the combat strength at his disposal.
Sea-devouring Frenzy Shark, full state.
In the storage space: White Tiger is at full energy, Xing Tian is at full energy, Xuan Scorpion is fully repaired with 87% energy, and Tyrannosaurus is at full energy.
The Vermilion Bird and Azure Dragon cannot deploy underwater due to environmental limitations.
The Heavenly Craftsman's Heart is 92% intact and the purification pulse is usable, but it dropped by one percentage point after the last use, so it should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.
Thousand-arm system online.
enough.
Zhang Yan closed the system panel and gripped the control stick with both hands.
"Enter."
The sea-devouring shark adjusted its posture, head down, and cut into the edge of the whirlpool at a 30-degree angle.
The water flow suddenly became violent.
The mechanical shark's shell emitted a dense metallic stress sound as the shock absorption system operated at full power.
Zhang Yan was strapped to the seat by the seatbelt, feeling as if he had been stuffed into a runaway centrifuge.
The duration was shorter than the last time.
About twelve seconds later, everything returned to calm.
The searchlight of the sea-devouring shark lit up—
A familiar scene.
Inside the hyperdimensional space, in a massive artificial cabin, lies the core area of the Mo family's relics.
The star crystals embedded in the ceiling were still emitting a faint, cold light, but the brightness was at least half that of the last time.
The air—or rather, the simulated medium within this space—carries a dull, oppressive feeling.
A system notification popped up.
"A significant change in the energy field inside the ruins was detected."
"The residual pollution concentration in the ruins has increased by 217% compared to the last time."
"Black Tortoise Life Signal: Active"
"The host is advised to maintain the highest level of alert."
Zhang Yan didn't move.
He stared at the last line of data—"Xuanwu Life Signal: Active".
It's not hibernation, it's not deep sleep.
active.
The mechanical shark hovered in the center of the cabin, while the beams of searchlights slowly swept across the surroundings.
The Mohist runes on the metal wall no longer glowed, and fine cracks appeared in some places.
The auxiliary machinery on the ceiling remained stationary.
The entire site resembles a factory with most of its power off.
But somewhere in the corner, something is moving.