Chapter 462 Falling into the Deep Sea (5)

Chapter 462 Falling into the Deep Sea (5)

Inside the wreckage of the battleship, the armed armory.

"I need some help. These armored containment pods have no power and can't be activated. I can't open these things."

"You didn't try the power sword in your hand?"

"Although the power sword can cut open the lock of the containment capsule, I'm not sure what type of armor is inside, so I can't confirm the direction of the armor inside the containment capsule. If I accidentally pierce the energy core of the armor and cause an explosion, that would be bad. So I need your perspective ability to help me determine the type of armor inside."

"That's no problem, but the armor in the containment chamber is all in a power-off state, so I can't sense the energy fluctuations, and I may not know the model of your armor."

"That's easy. Just tell me what you saw. I can identify the models of various armors, at least most of them."

According to Han Zu's observation, there are a total of 6 armored containment capsules near their current location. The nearest one contains some basic armors. Their defense is far inferior to the mixed armor on Xin's body, and there are no special equipment and modules suitable for underwater activities. Therefore, this containment capsule was immediately ruled out.

The second containment chamber may have suffered secondary damage when the warship collided with the sea. The armor inside and the entire containment chamber were damaged. Although no explosion occurred at the time, the armor could not be used.

The third containment capsule showed traces of the explosion. The reason for these traces may be that the armored energy core inside the fourth containment capsule was damaged during the second impact, causing an explosion and affecting the third containment capsule.

The fifth and sixth containment chambers were not damaged. Inside the fifth containment chamber were some heavy armors, which were the same type of armors worn by the heavy units in the annihilation squad they encountered in the space station. Xin opened the fifth containment chamber and took out a set of heavy armors. Although everything was intact, this type of heavy armor sacrificed a lot of redundant modules due to its defensive power, so it was not suitable for various situations like other types of armors. The heavy armors inside the fifth containment chamber were all models used for land combat and did not have the ability to move underwater. Since there was no energy inside the wreckage of the warship that could support the armor workbench, it was impossible to modify the modules of these heavy armors.

"There's only one left. If there's no suitable armor here, we'll have to take it from the bodies on the ship."

But Xin was lucky. With the help of Han Zu, she figured out the models of armor stored in the last containment chamber. They were multifunctional engineering armors manufactured for engineering operations in extreme environments. Although most of the modules on them were engineering tools and there were no proper weapons, they were armors for use in extreme environments after all. Therefore, the defensive power of these engineering armors was actually no different from that of heavy armor, and some were even much stronger than heavy armor.

But it is not entirely correct to say that they are lucky, because although these engineering armors have high defense and can adapt to various extreme environments, in order to ensure the solidity, precision and stability of the engineering modules on them, these engineering armors can only be replaced with other engineering tools, and cannot be modified to install military modules. For example, the locking sequence, the hazard assessment module, the force field shield, the shielding force field, etc., due to its special structure compared to other armor models, this type of engineering armor cannot use heavy weapons while wearing armor even if the engineering tools at the arm position are unloaded.

But Xin still changed into a set of engineering armor and removed some engineering modules on his arms that were not useful in the deep sea. After all, the defense of this set of engineering armor was much stronger than the mixed armor he wore before. And although he couldn't use heavy weapons, at least close combat weapons such as power swords and some small sidearms could still be used normally.

"I think this kind of engineering armor is actually pretty good. I guess there must be a lot of guys who like to use melee weapons who have modified engineering armor, or at least similar situations."

After analyzing the data of the engineering armor with the contractor's equipment, Han Zu quickly realized that there must be brothers and sisters who like to chop people and have modified the engineering armor. According to Xin's answer, his analysis was correct.

"That's true. There are always some guys in the army who prefer close combat to guns. Over time, a team that specializes in close combat has emerged in the armed forces. Although the armor they use is strictly speaking a special kind of heavy armor, it is said that the earliest batch of people wore modified engineering armor."

"Reminds me of a group of guys called the Sword Guards."

"Almost. There are also a group of people in the Tig army who call themselves that. However, there are many large melee weapons that can be used while wearing armor, so Sword Guard is not an official name. However, most people have become accustomed to this name."

"How is their fighting ability?"

"Generally, they can only be considered second-line troops. After all, under normal circumstances, firearms that can attack from a distance are definitely better than wielding swords and guns. However, there are exceptions. Among those who like close combat, there are also many outstanding ones. Moreover, these close combatants have excellent records in boarding battles. However, in large-scale battles, they rarely have room to perform well."

"But it still sounds exciting. It makes me want to get a power weapon. But even if I like it, I still prefer to use my fists in close combat."

As the two chatted, Xin quickly changed his clothes and performed the final adjustments on the engineering armor on his body. After all the processes were confirmed, Xin put away his weapons and began to ask Han Zu and the others what to do next.

"What did you explore when you went out before?"

"I used the contractor's equipment to draw a partial map of the seabed structure, which includes details of the battleship wreckage as the center and the underwater caves I explored. I also discovered a giant aquatic plant, the same one outside." Han Zu pointed to an aquatic plant outside the porthole next to him.

"We also found a colony of single-celled organisms, some arthropods, and a giant skeleton, but it's been a long time since we found it, so it won't help us get out of here. Oh, by the way, at the edge of this location, less than a thousand meters deep, this area caused serious interference to my contractor's equipment. When I left this area, the interference was reduced to normal."

"So we're going to search this area next, right?"

"Well, if we can find the source of this interference, then maybe we can find something useful, which may increase our chances of leaving here. But even if we can't find anything or a way to help us leave, eliminating the interference source can make subsequent explorations much easier."

After sending the previously drawn structural diagram to Xin, the latter took a careful look at it.

"Oh... the range of the map is really large. Our equipment can't do this, at least the equipment I've used can't do it. It seems that the technology level of the traitors has surpassed ours."

"That's not entirely true. The contractor equipment I use is custom-made."

Xin couldn't leave the warship wreckage from a narrow position by tearing his body into small pieces like Han Zu did, so the two of them spent some time finding another position. The angle of this position was near the part of the warship submerged in the ocean. Due to the angle and air pressure, the hatch at this position would not cause the warship to be infiltrated even if it was opened. However, this position was far away, located at the tail of the warship wreckage, so Han Zu had not left the warship from this position before.

After leaving the warship through this location, the two entered the dim seabed. Although this location was not the place where Han Zu left the warship before, the surrounding environment looked almost the same as that location. Except for those giant aquatic plants, there was nothing else.

After entering the ocean, Xin tested the mobility of the engineering armor, which was very good. The engineering armor could move freely in the ocean. After that, Xin tested the communication system of the engineering armor. After confirming that there was no problem, Xin followed Han Zu and moved towards the range of interference before.

"I didn't expect that the universal propulsion module of this engineering armor is so useful. Although the speed is not fast, it has sufficient energy and is very flexible."

"We've reached the edge, ready to dive."

The two of them slowly dived down, and the light around them became increasingly dim. Just as they were about to descend into the interference range, a group of giant arthropods that Han Zu had discovered before, which should be the same species, suddenly swam out from the darkness below. The size of these arthropods was much larger than those that Han Zu had discovered during his first dive. Among them, there was also a new type of arthropod that looked like an ancient crab with a hard shell. However, their state was somewhat different from the arthropods that Han Zu had encountered during his first dive.

When they swam towards Xin and Han Zu, they did not actively avoid them. Xin quickly drew out his power sword and prepared to engage in close combat with these huge arthropods. However, these arthropods did not seem to want to attack the two, but were just panicking, so Han Zu waved his hand to stop Xin from attacking.

"what's the situation?"

"Not sure, but these arthropods don't seem to be trying to attack us. They look more like... running away?"

"Avoiding their predator? The detection module of the engineered armor didn't scan anything... except these arthropods, of course. Based on the direction these arthropods moved, the thing that made them escape is down there?"

"It should be, but the contractor's equipment on me didn't scan anything. Let's not worry about that for now. Our primary target is still the area with serious interference. We just need to be careful below."

The two continued to dive, and the surroundings became increasingly darker. Fortunately, the engineering armor was equipped with a night vision system, allowing Xin to see the surrounding situation clearly. However, so far, the two have not encountered anything except aquatic plants and arthropods. The surroundings were silent and looked very safe. Of course, this kind of environment still made Xin feel instinctively disgusted.

"...disturb...strange..."

Soon, the two of them dived to the area where serious interference occurred. The communication sequences of the engineering armor and the contractor's equipment were seriously interfered, making it impossible for the two to communicate normally. They could only communicate using gestures. But strangely, this interference did not cause Xin's engineering armor to malfunction.

"Zi...Zi..."

At this moment, the control panel on Xin's armor detected a strange signal. For some reason, this signal was not affected by this area. After checking it puzzledly, Xin found that the source of this strange signal was located in the storage position of the engineering armor. In order to reduce unnecessary energy consumption, Xin uninstalled some unused engineering modules on the engineering armor and used these positions as storage positions. Xin clearly remembered that there were only two things in this storage position. One was Han Zu's stun bombs, and the other was the palm-sized fan-shaped metal plate that Xin had accidentally found before.

Han Zu noticed that Xin had stopped moving and swam over to check her condition. Xin used gestures to tell Han Zu that she had found something, and then took out the fan-shaped metal plate from the storage location. Compared to the hand armor of the engineering armor, it was obviously easier for Han Zu to operate, so she handed the fan-shaped metal plate to Han Zu.

The yellow-green light on some of the patterns on this fan-shaped metal plate was now much brighter. Han Zu tried to operate it with his fingers, but there was no response. It seemed that they were not touch-type mechanisms.

"Maybe this thing has detected something. The brightness of the light on these lines may represent the direction?"

Using gestures, Xin put forward his own guess. Han Zu held the metal plate and moved his arm, but no matter where Han Zu pointed his arm, the brightness of the patterns on it did not change.

"Perhaps we should continue to dive towards the interference range?"

Han Zu nodded, holding the metal plate, and continued to dive, with Xin following closely behind.

After descending one thousand meters.

This position was at the edge of the range where the interference occurred. The communication sequence between the two people gradually left the influence of the interference and they could communicate normally.

"Continue down from here and you'll be out of the range where the interference occurs."

“Is there any change in the brightness of the grain on the metal plate?”

After careful observation, Han Zu discovered that the texture on the metal plate was brighter in the lower right corner before, but now it is biased towards the upper left corner.

"Perhaps the glowing position of the lines on it represents our distance from something?"

"It could also be the direction of a certain location. Now it seems that we should float upward towards the upper left."

"But what will this metal plate lead us to?"

"Why don't we go and take a look? Anyway, we are planning to look for the source of the interference. Maybe this thing can lead us to it."

With a try-it attitude, the two began to slowly float up towards the upper left according to the glowing positions of the patterns on the fan-shaped metal plate.