Chapter 99: Burial of God (IV)

It was a dark cloudy night with strong winds. Waves were rolling in and out, and the people on the boat could see white waves in the black sea.

"We are now on the high seas, but this is Japan's economic zone. We have applied for a 12-hour waterway control, so there is no need to worry about any ships passing through here." Yuan Zhisheng had to shout loudly to drown out the sound of the howling wind and the steam turbine.

"This devil is coming!" Caesar shouted back.

The sea was rough and their ship was large, but it was still swaying under the rough waves. If it were a smaller ship, they might have been praying to the gods for protection.

"Are we going to rely on this ship to drop the submersible?" Caesar shouted. He suddenly felt that slaying the dragon was not going to help. If they relied on this ship to drop the submersible on the sea, they might not be able to get up. Although this ship was big, it was as small as an ant in the storm.

"No!" Yuan Zhisheng said, "This is just a ship heading to the destination. You just need to wait, our Japanese branch will take care of it!"

Caesar felt relieved after hearing this.

Zhang Baiqing and Chu Zihang did not run out to watch the storm foolishly, but stayed quietly in the room eating seafood.

"It's rough outside, what's there to see? Caesar doesn't look like someone who hasn't seen the world."

"Maybe it's because you're more excited when you slay a dragon for the first time." Chu Zihang said silently: "Not everyone has your strength and experience."

While the two were talking, Caesar and Gen Chisheng came back from the deck.

"I thought you were blown away by the strong wind!"

"How could that be! Zhang Baiqing, don't think you can look down on me just because you are S-rank." Caesar said domineeringly: "Even if you are stronger than me in strength, I don't believe that you are better than me in cooking."

Then he ran into the kitchen to prepare the seafood, flipping through a booklet in his hand from time to time. It was a cookbook he bought from a bookstore, which recorded various Japanese gourmet cooking techniques.

"Do you need some wine to relax?" Yuan Zhisheng took out sake.

"Drinking before a mission, isn't that a bad idea?"

"The alcohol content of sake is not high. It won't affect us mixed-bloods if we drink a little."

Yuan Zhisheng poured wine into the two people's glasses, and the three of them began to drink in small sips and discuss the issues.

"It's ready." Caesar finally finished cooking the seafood and brought over a steamer.

"Hokkaido-style steamed king crab. When it comes to seafood preparation, Japan is actually the best in the world." He opened the lid, revealing the orange-red king crab inside, and then dismembered the king crab with the Dick Tudo he carried with him.

As he removed the king crab's legs, he said, "Japan is an island country with no tradition of grazing. Beef and mutton are rare items that only the nobility can eat. Ordinary civilians still rely on seafood for a living, so their seafood cooking skills are unique in the world. It can be said that all their cooking skills are focused on seafood. After all, they have nothing else to eat."

Yuan Zhisheng didn't know whether he was mocking Japan's poverty or praising Japan's seafood cooking skills.

After unloading the king crabs, Caesar ran out again and came back with a bottle of wine.

"How can delicious food be paired with wine? This is a noble rot wine from Château d'Yquem, which is perfect with seafood."

He brought wine but not the matching goblets. However, he didn't care and poured the wine into the glasses of the four people.

The four of them raised their glasses and clinked them, then slowly savored his cooking.

"Didn't Uesugi Yue come?" Zhang Baiqing asked Yuan Zhisheng. He didn't see this old pervert on the boat, which shouldn't be the case considering his concern for Yuan Zhisheng.

"I didn't let him come." Yuan Zhisheng shook his head: "I didn't want to make him worry."

"Young master, we are close to the Sumeru throne ahead, get ready to arrive." Crow walked into the room and reported to Yuan Zhisheng.

"Well, send a signal light and let Sumeru open the dock." Yuan Zhisheng said.

"Let's go out." Yuan Zhisheng stood up and said to them.

The four people walked onto the deck. There were still strong winds and rough seas outside, but a huge monster appeared in front of the ship. They could see from afar the shadow of the monster standing still in the rough waves.

"This is a joint project between the Ganliu Research Institute and Maruyama Construction, the Unsinkable Sumeru Throne."

The huge monster, like a mountain on the sea, turned on all the lights, illuminating this palace on the sea.

The ship slowed down and slowly approached the palace, which opened its gates to them.

"Floating platform?" Caesar was familiar with this thing.

"Yes." Yuan Zhisheng said, "These offshore floating platforms are suitable for long-term operations at sea, and are mostly used for exploring oil and seabed mineral veins. Although they move slowly, they are not afraid of strong winds above level 12 or even tsunamis. This time we have concentrated all six Xumi seats here as the base for this deep-sea exploration. So you don't have to worry about safety issues on the sea."

"It does look reliable." Caesar exclaimed.

When they walked up there, they discovered that there was an army in this palace on the sea.

Yuan Zhisheng introduced the army of thousands of people to them: "This is a plan created by the eight families of Sheqi with all their strength. We have helicopters for aerial inspections and can drive away ships. We have large-caliber twin machine guns and individual missiles for fire deterrence. We are even equipped with light torpedoes this time, so we can fight against cruisers. We will observe the weather conditions in the sea and on the sea surface at any time, and report any problems at any time to ensure safety. There are also special personnel on standby at any time on the surface of the sea, and rescue will be carried out immediately if there is a problem."

"You will go down with us. We are all very relieved. In fact, there is no need for such a big fuss." Caesar patted his shoulder.

"I'm not showing this to you." Yuan Zhisheng shook his head and said, "If you want to kill the dragon, you must be fully prepared. This is an extremely powerful dragon. Once it is born, this Sumeru throne will become a ruin and sink to the bottom of the sea. Everyone will die."

"That's right." Caesar admired their all-out attitude.

"After I enter the submersible, the situation on the Sumeru throne will be handed over to Zhang Jun. Zhang Jun can command Crow, Yaksha and Sakura to cooperate with your actions." Yuan Zhisheng bowed deeply to Zhang Baiqing.

"Don't worry, I will be in control of the overall situation."

In fact, the biggest problem on the sea is that they are afraid that Herzog will suddenly show up with Genjitsu and ruin their plans.

If Uesugi Yue was not here, even Minamoto no Chisei would find it difficult to stop Minamoto no Chiono.

If Herzog's men are on the surface, then Zhang Baiqing, who is extremely powerful, is the final guarantee. "There is still one hour before the operation begins. During this hour, we will check the situation of the Trieste and the bomb to ensure that everything is safe. You three can chat freely or take a nap. It's best to go to the toilet. After all, there is really no toilet in the Trieste."

"understood."

Zhang Baiqing took out his cell phone and dialed: "Professor Schneider, Zhang Baiqing, the person in charge of the Kassel Academy operation, reports that the diving team has arrived at the designated location and will dive in an hour."

"understood."

Heavy breathing sounds came from the phone, and a hoarse voice sounded as if the vocal cords had been repeatedly beaten.

An hour later, the order was given and the action began. Zhang Baiqing sat in the command room on the Sumeru throne. Yuan Zhisheng and the other two put on special combat uniforms. In addition to being waterproof, they were also wrapped in a thin layer of iron mesh on the outside, a bit like an anti-static cover.

This was actually created by Kassel Academy after learning lessons from the Greenland Sea to resist mental shocks in the dragon embryo area.

"Why are you carrying a knife with you? Aren't you going to drop a bomb?" Chu Zihang asked Yuan Zhisheng in a low voice.

Yuan Zhisheng still held his spider in his hand.

"We really don't need knives under the sea, but we may not need them once we come out to the surface. Please bring your weapons with you, and we will be prepared for all kinds of defenses," Yuan Zhisheng said to them.

"Ok, I see."

Chu Zihang and Caesar picked up their knives again and walked into the Trieste submersible with Yuan Zhisheng.

As the submersible entered the water, Angers and Pompey appeared in the planning command room of Kassel Academy.

"Principal Angers, Director of Pompeii."

The two nodded slightly to Professor Schneider, who was carrying an oxygen tank.

"Are you nervous? Your son is in there." Angers asked Pompey.

"I'm not nervous." Pompey asked, "Why don't you increase the explosive equivalent? If my guess is true, then it won't be so easy to die without the embryo."

"Do you have a grudge against the Japanese?" Angers said, "The bomb's equivalent is already large enough. I'm afraid the Japanese branch has also made some adjustments. The current explosive equivalent is enough to cause an earthquake and tsunami. If it is increased a little more, that's 1.25 million people."

"If my guess comes true, won't 1.25 million people still die?"

Pompey speculated that the last time the White King revived, it caused a major earthquake that almost dragged the entire four islands of Japan into the sea.

However, because the epicenter, Takama-ga-hara where Hakuoh was, was on the seashore, the earthquake first shook Takama-ga-hara into the sea, and Hakuoh also sank into the trench along with Takama-ga-hara.

The dragon king embryo on the Lenin nuclear-powered icebreaker fell right into the trench, and it is very likely that it became the nutrients for the revival of the White King.

The White King is about to be hatched and born. Once it comes out, if there is another major earthquake, Japan will not be able to escape the fate of sinking into the sea.

Schneider looked at the two of them strangely and asked, "Is there any other hidden story behind this operation?"

His voice was like the whirring sound of a broken bellows, even when he spoke there was a leak. Someone who makes such a sound should be lying in the ICU waiting for rescue instead of teaching as a professor at a university.

"Yeah." Anger nodded and said, "But this is just Pompeii's guess. We have to send the submersible down to check the details to find out."

Schneider nodded and did not ask any further questions. Instead, he turned to look at the big screen, which showed the video sent back by the Trieste.

The trench was very deep, and the Deliaste just kept sinking. The video sent back seemed to show endless water, which made people feel a little depressed.

Caesar looked at the scenery outside the observation window and felt a little heavy.

The feeling of falling into an endless abyss was not pleasant. Chu Zihang and Yuan Zhisheng glanced out the observation window and then looked away, waiting quietly for the bottom.

It felt like a long time had passed before Caesar suddenly saw a little green light outside the observation window. He opened his eyes wide, leaned over the observation window and said loudly: "Did I see the light?"

When the other two heard this, they hurried over to look outside.

There was indeed light, and it was green. Chu Zihang said uncertainly, "Could it be a lantern fish?"

Lantern fish are distributed in the world's oceans and live at a depth of 1500 meters. They are also called deep-sea anglerfish. They have a big mouth and seem to swallow everything. Their biggest feature is that they have a small lantern hanging in front of their head, which emits light to attract small fish and then swallows them in one gulp.

"How many meters have we dived now?" Yuan Zhisheng asked the control room on the surface.

"Young Master, you have already dived to over 7000 meters and are about to hit the bottom."

"Why does this light look a little strange? Aren't lantern fish small?"

Then the green light seemed to have discovered them and was moving towards the Trieste.

Caesar looked at the approaching green light and felt that it did not seem to match his impression of lantern fish. The lights of normal lantern fish are very small, their bodies are only a few dozen centimeters long, and they look ugly.

"so big."

After the lantern fish got closer, they could see the whole body of the fish. It was about one meter long, ugly, with uneven body, and the lantern on its forehead emitted a faint green light.

"If there is enough food, it might grow to this size." Chu Zihang's eyelids suddenly twitched, "But how can there be enough food at a depth of 8 kilometers?"

It’s not that there are no living creatures on the seabed 8 kilometers deep, but compared to the sea surface, the resources are too few and too scarce.

The lantern fish came closer and they could see the surface of the fish more clearly.

"Why do these fish scales feel a little bit wrong?" Yuan Zhisheng frowned and observed the surface of the lantern fish.

"Where do deep-sea anglerfish get their scales? This fish has no scales on its body, but instead has a layer of hair and fine spines." Caesar took a breath and said, "If you say these are dragon scales, I might believe it."

(End of this chapter)