Chapter 469 Falling into the Deep Sea (12)

Chapter 469 Falling into the Deep Sea (12)

“clang clang~~”

"I think rubbing your fingers together to make that sound is not normal, even for you."

After the battle, Han Zu stood up again after absorbing all the wreckage and residual energy of the fused metal humanoid. The complete recovery of his body seemed to be half a minute slower than usual due to the energy consumption in the previous battle. After the repair was completed, Han Zu felt a dull and heavy feeling in his body. However, he attributed all of this to the fact that he had consumed a lot of energy in the battle, so he didn't take it to heart.

But when he moved his body and adjusted his state, the fingers of his right hand rubbed against each other inadvertently, making a sound of metal sliding friction. The surroundings were very quiet except for the faint buzzing sound of the power sword in Xin's hand, so this discordant sound was clearly heard by Han Zu and Xin as soon as it appeared.

Han Zu raised his right hand and placed it in front of his eyes, but after observing it, he didn't find anything strange. His palm was no different from before.

"Are you sure that sound came from me?"

"I am sure."

"Are you so sure it's my hand..."

"My eyes were on your hand just now."

Although Han Zu's body is almost as strong as metal, and is even stronger than some alloys, his body is still flesh to some extent in essence. So in the past, rubbing fingers together with very little force would not make Han Zu make a sound similar to metal friction, but this time it seems to be different.

“clang clang~~”

This time, under his gaze, Han Zu took the initiative to rub the fingers of his right hand a few times. This time, a clear metal friction sound appeared in his ears. Han Zu used his ability of perspective on his palm in confusion, but after careful observation, he found nothing and there was no change on his palm.

Han Zu raised his left hand again and rubbed his fingers twice, but only a normal friction sound was heard. There was no metal friction sound like that from his right hand, which made Han Zu a little puzzled for a moment.

"Could it be related to the remains of those fused metal humanoids you absorbed? I remember hearing similar metal friction sounds when you were fighting."

"It's possible, but usually after I absorb something, I will clearly feel some difference, but this time I feel nothing..."

Han Zu stopped talking halfway. He thought about the dull and heavy feeling he was feeling in his body, which happened to be in his entire right arm and the part of his chest connected to his right arm.

“clang clang~~”

"Tsk~~"

According to the range he sensed, Han Zu used his right hand fingers to slightly press the right side of his chest and slid his fingers outward. This time, not only did the same sound as before appear, but he and Xin also discovered that the sparks that only appear when metal and iron collided appeared at the place where Han Zu rubbed. This phenomenon immediately reminded the two of them of something.

"Maybe it's because you just absorbed..."

"You mean this part of my body now has..."

"Have you ever encountered this situation before? I mean, when you absorbed other entities?"

"No living creature has ever produced such an effect. Some weapons and the like are just sentient, but there has never been a specific similar situation."

"What about element 12?"

"It's different. Element 12 was more like it was stored in my body at that time, not like the remains of the fused metal humanoid..."

"Merged into one with you?"

"It seems so."

Even Han Zu himself had never experienced the changes in his body this time, and the contractor's equipment showed no changes, but the phenomenon they had just witnessed was not an illusion. No other metal humanoids were scanned nearby, and Han Zu did not sense the existence of other things, so it was safe. So the two talked about Han Zu's changes. Under the current circumstances, if Han Zu, as the main combat force, had problems, the situation would immediately become dangerous, especially after the two had just encountered those metal humanoids.

There are two ways to solve this dilemma. Either find out whether the changes in Han Zu's body are good or bad, or get Xin a proper set of combat armor and weapons. Due to the positions of the two, the latter condition is not easy to achieve, so the problem of Han Zu's physical changes must be solved first.

"Did the detection module and scanning module on your armor find anything?"

"I can't even scan the traitor equipment on you, so don't count on my engineering armor. How do you feel?"

"There's nothing abnormal, except that the part of my body that has changed feels a little sluggish and heavy, just like when I just woke up and my muscle activity hasn't reached normal levels yet."

"Perhaps we should consider stopping our exploration for a while. How about we go back to the battleship?"

"No, those giant marine creatures in the ocean are also a huge threat to us, especially those Leviathan creatures. It's not easy for us to get here. Turning back now will only make us lose all our efforts, not to mention that there are other forces in this ocean. Don't forget the underwater drone at that time."

"You have a point... But before we figure out the impact of your body's changes on you, it's best not to move forward. There are too many unknowns inside this metal structure. It's hard to say whether there will be something like a metal humanoid or something more dangerous. Not to mention that there are two other giant metal structures outside this metal structure."

"But we can't just stay where we are. After all, we didn't find those metal figures on our own initiative. They ambushed us. We must reduce the time wasted on exploring the process of my body's changes. What do you think?"

"The easiest way is to try it. What do you think?"

While talking, Xin raised the power sword in her right hand and the plasma pistol in her left hand, which had cooled down, and looked at Han Zu's right arm. Her meaning was simple: use the overloaded power sword to chop twice, and you will know what is going on. Although this method is rough, it is effective.

"walk slowly."

Han Zu nodded. He really didn't want to waste too much time here because of the changes in his body. He stretched out his right arm without hesitation and placed it in front of Xin.

As for how this method can test whether the changes in Han Zu are good or bad, the two have a good comparison value, that is, the defense of Han Zu's arms. Before Han Zu met Γ4 on the "High Wall" and recovered from the liquid metal man state, his body's defense entered a new level. Compared with before, all of Xin's weapons can cause damage to Han Zu. From then on, except for the power sword in overload mode, all the individual weapon systems of the Tig people (except for weapons such as particle decomposition beams) cannot cause substantial damage to Han Zu. This is not because of how powerful the power sword is after overloading, but because the energy field of the power sword will enter an unstable state under overload, and this unstable state can temporarily interfere with the dense energy flow when in contact, thereby creating damage with the same cutting effect.

Although it was only able to cut Han Zu's skin, it was enough. What the two had to do now was to confirm whether the power sword overload could still cause the same damage. If it could, it would mean that there was nothing wrong with the changed position of Han Zu's body. If the damage caused was greater than the original damage, it would prove that this change was negative for Han Zu.

"are you ready?"

"Cut it."

After Han Zu's confirmation, Xin used the energy from the plasma pistol to charge the power sword to an overloaded state. Xin gripped the power sword tightly, locked onto Han Zu's right arm, and slashed it down fiercely.

"Om~"

"Zizzi~~!!"

However, just after the power sword hit Han Zu's right arm, an unexpected situation occurred.

The power sword slashed at Han Zu's right arm, but it did not cut the skin as expected, but made a familiar sound. After scanning the equipment, Han Zu found that the unstable energy of the power sword's energy field overload seemed to be automatically dispersed by the position where his right arm was hit, greatly weakening their destructive power.

The dispersion of overloaded energy caused the energy blade of the power sword to tremble violently, and Xin almost couldn't hold it. The skin on Han Zu's right arm was not only not damaged, but also showed a state of hardened living metal. Strange metallic reflections appeared at the intersection with the blade. This sudden luster was like flowing mercury of different colors, refracting the light generated by the power sword to different positions.

While the overload of the power sword had not yet disappeared, Han Zu retracted his right hand and stretched out his left hand. This time, Xin successfully cut Han Zu, which was exactly the same result as the two had expected.

To release the excess heat, Xin stopped the overload of the power sword and put it back into the scabbard. The two of them looked at Han Zu's right arm that had returned to normal and began to think.

"When I was rushing over here just now, I saw your fingers inserted into the metal material on the ground. You are sure you couldn't do it before, right?"

"That's right. Even if we put our bodies together, we can't destroy this giant metal structure. But according to what you said, maybe my right hand can do it?"

"Try?"

"Try it!"

Han Zu half-knelt on the ground, stretched out his right palm, and placed his fingertips vertically on the metal structure on the ground. He applied a little force and tried to pierce his fingers into the ground. Although he did not succeed this time, the two men observed that there was some deformation at the position where Han Zu's fingers applied force.

"Qiang!"

Seeing the changes on the ground, Han Zu raised his right hand and stabbed the ground fiercely this time. After the sound of metal colliding appeared again, Han Zu saw that his palm had deeply penetrated into the metal structure that was originally indestructible.

"call..."

After a simple test by the two, the changes in the body should not be a bad thing, but there are some minor disagreements about how to deal with similar situations that may occur in the future. Han Zu believes that he should take the initiative to find these metal humanoids to complete his "upgrade" of the whole body, while Xin believes that they should avoid high-profile behavior. After all, they still know nothing about the interior of the giant metal structure and may encounter something they cannot deal with.

Both of them had their merits, so their disagreement was not big. After discussion, they also proposed corresponding countermeasures when encountering problems. If the two met similar metal humanoids again, Xin would not stop Han Zu from fighting them. If the environment was safe and there was enough time, Han Zu could continue to try to absorb them. However, if they encountered a large number of metal humanoids, or other things that the two could not deal with, then Han Zu would need to restrain himself and avoid them together with Xin.

Xin's proposal was very reasonable, and Han Zu naturally would not refuse. After discussing the countermeasures, the two continued along the previous route, going deeper into the metal structure, trying to find a way to leave the ocean.

However, the metal humanoids that Han Zu had annihilated before were indeed not common things. After another two hours of advancing and exploring, the two still did not find any usable clues. The huge space inside the metal structure was terrifyingly silent. Only the footsteps of the two people echoed in a small range.

After the two continued to move forward in the metal structure for more than ten minutes, the scene in front of them finally changed. A half-meter thick wall appeared in the huge space, dividing the entire space into two parts. Just as the two were discussing which route to choose, a low roar suddenly came from the fork in the road on the right, like the sound of some large machine starting up.

"I think this should allow us to determine our next route."

"Walk."

After walking several kilometers along the fork in the road where the sound came from, they turned a corner and saw a huge circular space in front of them. This place was no different from other places inside the metal structure, except that there was a rectangular device in the center of the space that emitted the same color as the fan-shaped metal plate at that time, suspended on a half-human-high metal base. But other than that, this space was still as empty as other spaces inside the metal structure.

The luminous rectangular device suspended on the pedestal was definitely not ordinary. Neither of their equipment could scan it, not even its energy, shape, or outline. In fact, according to the scan results, there was nothing on the pedestal not far in front of the two people.

"My instinct is that it's best not to touch that thing, whatever it is."

"but..."

"If we want to find a way to leave the ocean, we must do this death."

Xin opened his mouth, wanting to refute Han Zu, but after thinking carefully, he realized that what he said was indeed right this time.

"I hate that you're right... How do we do that?"

"Use the simplest, but also the stupidest method."

"Go over there and pick that thing up?"

"Yes."

Han Zu's upcoming action was naturally reckless, but Xin really couldn't think of any other solution in the current situation. The function of the rectangular device was still unknown, and the two had no idea what it could do. Looking at Han Zu getting closer and closer to the base, Xin could only put his hand on the hilt and wait.