N-M Chapter 079 Your Package - Please Check
Chapter 079 Your Package - Please Check
The setting sun, like blood, spread across the shimmering sea.
In a certain sea area of the East China Sea, a massive fleet is cutting through the waves.
This is the East China Sea fleet returning from completing the Sakura mission.
On the deck, the salty sea breeze dispelled the previous tension.
Several soldiers who were not on duty huddled by the railing, chatting animatedly with unlit cigarettes dangling from their mouths.
"Hey, you guys didn't see what happened back then."
A dark-faced squad leader pointed eastward, spitting as he spoke.
"Those huge waves, they blotted out the sky! I reckon Japan is in big trouble this time, they'll have to redraw their maps."
"Should!"
The young soldier next to him curled his lip, looking disdainful.
"This is what they call karma. They deserved what they got when they dumped that nuclear wastewater into the sea."
"I heard Mount Fuji was bombed flat?"
What does "flattened" mean?
That was a direct touch!
Not only the volcano, but also the surrounding cities and tectonic plates sank into the sea.
"Hahaha, that sounds so refreshing!"
Laughter filled the deck.
For these hot-blooded men, the trouble over there is the best snack to accompany their drinks.
Beep—beep—beep—!
Just as everyone was chatting happily, a shrill and urgent alarm suddenly blared over the entire fleet without warning.
"Level One Combat Deployment!"
"Level One Combat Deployment!"
The commander's hoarse roar came over the loudspeaker.
The soldiers, who had been chatting idly, almost reflexively dropped what they were holding and rushed to their respective battle stations.
The atmosphere in the bridge command room was extremely tense.
"What's going on? Where did this target come from?"
Fleet Commander Zhao Gang strode to the radar screen.
The radar operator was drenched in sweat, his fingers clattering rapidly across the keyboard, his voice trembling.
"Report...Report! A giant underwater unidentified object has been spotted at six o'clock! It's moving extremely fast! It's already exceeded eighty knots!"
"Eighty sections?!"
Zhao Gang's eyes widened in surprise.
"Are you telling me a science fiction story? What kind of submarine can go 80 knots? Is that a torpedo?"
"No...it's not a torpedo!"
The radar operator pointed to the enormous dot of light on the screen.
"It's enormous! This size... it's probably close to 100 meters!"
"And..." the radar operator swallowed hard, "it seems to be dragging something behind it, another big one!"
Zhao Gang's heart skipped a beat.
A giant object?
Incredibly fast?
Still dragging things along?
In an instant, he couldn't help but think of the three giant beasts on Sakura Island.
"Could it be that thing heading straight for us?"
Thinking of this, Zhao Gang's palms were sweaty. He grabbed the communicator and connected directly to the highest command.
"Reporting to the commander!"
A fleet in the East China Sea encountered an unidentified creature approaching at high speed!
An unknown behemoth, suspected to have appeared in Japan! Requesting permission to fire!
There was a two-second silence on the other end of the communicator.
Then came an aged yet steady voice: "Stay calm. First, confirm the target's characteristics. If it's the black one... do not fire."
"What if it were the other two?"
"Do not fire unless they attack first."
Zhao Gang was stunned.
What kind of order is this?
But military orders are absolute, so he could only grit his teeth and give the order:
"Attention, all ships!"
Main gun locked on! Torpedo flooding!
No one is allowed to fire without orders!
"Open your eyes wide, you all!"
Just as he issued his order, a sudden storm arose on the previously calm sea.
The once calm seawater began to churn violently, as if it had been boiled.
Everyone held their breath and stared intently at the churning sea.
Boom! ...
Under the watchful eyes of the world, accompanied by a loud bang, the sea surface less than 500 meters away from the flagship exploded instantly.
Amidst the splashing water tens of meters high, several thick tentacles, resembling pillars reaching to the sky, suddenly emerged from the water and waved in the setting sun.
Immediately afterwards, a huge, slippery head emerged.
It was a giant squid, so large it made you question your existence and send chills down your spine, with eyes of all different sizes.
"Holy crap! It's...it's that squid from Sakura!!"
"Holy crap, this is way too big, too terrifying! Could this really be Cthulhu?!"
The soldiers on deck were horrified, their hands trembling as they gripped their guns.
However, that's not the most shocking part.
What surprised everyone even more was...
As the giant squid fully surfaced, everyone was horrified to discover that its tentacles were wrapped with several thick steel cables.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the steel cable, a colossal object was slowly emerging from the water, dragging behind it.
squeak - squeak -
Accompanied by a tooth-grinding metallic scraping sound.
The enormous object was slowly dragged out of the sea.
When that thing was revealed to everyone, the entire fleet, including Zhao Gang in the command room, and even the high-ranking officers watching via satellite from thousands of miles away, were all dumbfounded.
It was a huge, steel-cast... platform?
Do not!
That was a ship broken in two!
Although the ship was badly damaged.
But as a naval commander, Zhao Gang recognized the outline of the thing at a glance.
Nimitz-class!
This is...
Could it be the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that the US lost during the tsunami?
"I...I'm so pissed..."
When he finally saw the number on the ship, he was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.
This……
Isn't that a bit too far-fetched?
While everyone was stunned.
The giant squid dragged the tens of thousands of tons of scrap metal as easily as if it were a tattered snakeskin bag.
It swam to a spot not far ahead of the fleet.
Then, very humanely, it released the tentacles.
boom!!!
The massive wreckage of the aircraft carrier crashed heavily back into the water, the resulting splash nearly capsizing the nearby escort ship.
After doing all this.
The giant squid waved its tentacles twice in the direction of the fleet.
That looks like it's...
salute?
Or is it saying "bye-bye"?
Anyway, after the whole thing finished gesturing, it suddenly spewed out a huge column of water and plunged into the deep sea, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Only half of the aircraft carrier's wreckage remained on the surface of the sea, drifting alone in China's territorial waters, rising and falling with the waves, slowly sinking...
Dead silence.
A deathly silence that lasted for a full minute.
"that……"
The adjutant swallowed hard, breaking the silence.
"Captain, what's this? A delivery?"
Zhao Gang's mouth twitched violently.
He looked at the pile of floating scrap metal, then at the receding signal on the radar, and suddenly felt his head buzzing.
What the hell is this?
A mutated giant squid dragged a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier from the waters of Japan all the way back to the United States, then dumped it at their doorstep and ran away?
This plot is so dramatic, even novels probably wouldn't dare to write it like this.
"No, this matter needs to be reported to our superiors!"
Zhao Gang snapped out of his daze, grabbed the communicator, and his voice trembled with excitement.
"Sir! The monster escaped! But... but it left something behind!"
"What is it?"
"An aircraft carrier! The US aircraft carrier that went missing in Japan!"
……
The capital city, the highest-level operations conference room.
Upon hearing the report, even the seasoned generals who had seen it all couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances, their expressions as varied as those of a Sichuan opera face-changing performer.
"this……"
An elderly general wearing reading glasses rubbed his temples.
"That kid... he really does act recklessly just like his father."
At this moment, everyone knew perfectly well that the squid was absolutely obeying Lin Fan's orders.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have dragged an aircraft carrier into Chinese territory.
But now...
"What should we do?"
Another staff officer pointed to the wreckage image on the big screen, looking utterly bewildered.
"This is active equipment of the US military. Although it's a wreck, the nuclear reactor technology and the special steel inside... are all valuable items."
"However, as long as this thing is still floating on the water, the US might be able to spot it very soon."
"If they come asking for it back then, should we give it to them?"
If they don't give it, then it's blatant embezzlement.
If you give it to someone, it's like spitting out meat that's already in your mouth. Who would be willing to do that?
"Give me a damn thing!"
The old man sitting at the head of the table suddenly slammed his hand on the table, a sly smile spreading across his face.
"We found this in our own territorial waters; it's a gift from nature! What does it have to do with the US?"
"But the serial number on it..."
"What number? I don't see it."
The old man squinted and spoke nonsense with a straight face.
"That's clearly a huge piece of marine debris that looks like a ship!"
To protect the marine environment, we have an obligation to salvage it and dispose of it harmlessly. Isn't that reasonable?
That's incredibly shameless!
A suppressed laugh rippled through the conference room.
"Alright, stop laughing."
The old man's smile faded, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
"Pass down the order: the engineering corps is to be mobilized immediately and tow this thing into the dock tonight!"
Remember, be quick!
Before the Americans can react, take it apart into parts!
"Furthermore, we've publicly announced that we are conducting a maritime garbage cleanup exercise, and that no foreign vessels are allowed to approach!"
"yes!"
Everyone responded in unison, their faces beaming with an expression that said, "Even though we're being lewd, it's really fun."
This is not just a problem involving an aircraft carrier.
This is like peeling off the face of the US and throwing it on the ground to stomp on it!
……
at the same time.
While China was busy "picking up trash".
The neighboring country of kimchi, Busan.
The last rays of the setting sun finally sank completely below the horizon.
Darkness, like a tidal wave, engulfed the desolate city.
The streetlights were sparsely lit, and the solar-powered neon lights on the streets flickered incessantly, occasionally emitting a buzzing sound, making the whole city seem particularly eerie.
The once empty streets began to see some shadowy figures appearing.
click-
The manhole cover was pushed open.
A pale, withered hand reached out, followed by a bald head.
It took a deep breath of the cold night air, and in its gray eyes, there were no pupils, only endless bloodlust and madness.
Followed by.
Underground parking garages, subway station entrances, deep within abandoned shopping malls...
Countless pairs of scarlet or gray-white eyes lit up.
They are afraid of sunlight.
During the day, they hide like mice.
But now, the sun has set.
This is their time.
"Awooo—!!!"
A mournful howl pierced the night sky, followed by thousands upon thousands of echoes.
The entire silent city seemed to come alive in an instant.
In the past, this would have been an absolute nightmare for the survivors.
But tonight, these monsters did not hunt as usual.
They seemed to be summoned by some kind of call, a kind of suppression and command from the depths of their blood.
Countless dark figures, like rivers flowing into the sea, converged in the same direction.
That's the direction of Lotte Hotel.
And at the entrance to the hotel lobby.
Lin Fan was sitting on a genuine leather sofa that had been moved out from inside, holding a bottle of soda and crossing his legs.
Before him stood a dense, seemingly endless army of zombies.
Jack squatted at his feet like a loyal lackey.
Lin Fan took a sip of cola and let out a loud burp.
Looking at the army of monsters before him, he grinned, revealing a set of white teeth.
"Big guy."
"Time is up."
"Lead your henchmen and wreak havoc!"
"Target……!"
"All areas surrounding Busan!"