pjbooks Chapter 291 Sowing the Seeds!
Chapter 291 Sowing the Seeds!
They gathered in a depression at a depth of 1,500 meters, and the dark red glow on their bodies was noticeably brighter than before.
They are converging, concentrating the residual polluting energy within their bodies.
Zhang Yan slowed down and approached, scanning the sonar at full power.
Three Class B pollutants formed a triangle, with the seawater at the center oscillating at a frequency invisible to the naked eye, and a miniature energy vortex was forming.
They are trying to open a tiny contamination node.
If successful, this node will take root on the seabed like a seed, continuously spreading the energy of the Ruins to the surrounding area. After a few months, the entire marine ecosystem will be polluted.
"We will not let you succeed."
Zhang Yan pressed his finger on the weapon panel.
Two supercavitating torpedoes were launched from the belly of the mechanical shark, leaving white supercavitating trails as they hurtled toward their target at speeds exceeding two hundred knots.
explosion.
The explosion at a depth of 1,500 meters in the ocean produced no flames, only a rapidly expanding white bubble that was instantly compressed back by the ocean pressure.
The shockwave hurled sediment from the seabed tens of meters high, and the three targets were directly vaporized at the center of the explosion.
On the sonar screen, the last three dots disappeared simultaneously.
Zhang Yan leaned back in his seat and let out a long sigh.
Total annihilation.
He activated the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart Disc, and blue light spread across the water, absorbing all the remaining primordial energy within the explosion zone.
The completeness percentage jumped slightly from 70% to 71%.
"Qin Xiao, eliminate all underwater targets."
"Received. The White Tiger has been brought under control on the cargo ship, the port area is under lockdown as normal, and no one has escaped."
"Where is the core source of pollution in the cargo hold?"
"It's still there, but it's stopped jumping. The light has gone out."
Without the energy supply from those monsters, the core naturally went out.
Zhang Yan controlled the mechanical shark to begin rising to the surface.
At a depth of 1,500 meters, it will take some time to surface.
He took out his phone—there was no signal in the deep sea, of course, but the system's built-in satellite communication module could be used.
He sent Nie Qingcheng a message: "It's all set. It's surfacing and will be there in fifteen minutes."
Reply in seven seconds.
"I'm waiting for you in the car. I've kept the ribs warm for you."
Zhang Yan's lips twitched slightly as he read the message.
She brought spare ribs.
When the mechanical shark surfaced, all the searchlights on the dock were already on.
Qin Xiao's men took control of the cargo ship, while Baihu crouched on the deck, its dark blue electronic eyes standing out conspicuously in the night.
Police tape was put up around the port area, and several black SUVs were parked at the berth entrance. Qin Xiao himself was standing by the pier, holding a walkie-talkie.
Zhang Yan climbed onto the pier from the back of the mechanical shark and put the shark into his storage space.
"Has the core cargo hold issue been addressed?"
"I haven't moved as you said, waiting for you to come back."
Qin Xiao followed in his footsteps.
The two quickly walked onto the cargo ship's deck and entered the cargo hold through the hole torn open by the white tiger.
The once pulsating dark red core now lies quietly between the containers, like a light bulb that has lost its power, its surface completely dull.
Zhang Yan squatted down, took out the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart Disc, and stuck it on.
A blue light shone, and the remaining primordial energy in the core was completely absorbed, as if peeling away layers of an onion.
The entire process took less than ten seconds, and the core was completely transformed into a lifeless object with no energy response.
"Where did this batch of goods come from?" Zhang Yan stood up.
"I checked, and this ship departed from a small port in Southeast Asia three weeks ago. It stopped twice along the way, and the crew were all temporary hires. The boss can't find any information about it."
Qin Xiao lowered his voice.
"Someone deliberately sent these things to Jinghai."
Zhang Yan did not respond.
He already had the answer in his heart, but now was not the time to say it.
"All items on the cargo ship were destroyed, and the crew members were sent for inspection. They were released after it was confirmed that there was no residual pollution."
"Don't report this."
"clear."
Zhang Yan disembarked from the cargo ship, walked through the port area, and saw a Maybach parked in the shadows two hundred meters away.
The headlights were off, but the driver's side window was half open, and an arm was resting on the window frame.
He walked over, opened the passenger door, and got in.
There was a faint aroma of pork ribs inside the car.
There was an insulated lunchbox in the back seat.
Nie Qingcheng turned her head to look at him, her gaze sweeping from his face to his arms, and then to his clothes.
"You're not injured?"
"no."
"What's that on the clothes?"
Zhang Yan looked down; there was a small black stain on his cuff—blood splattered from the monsters in the cargo hold.
"It's completely dead, it won't get infected."
Nie Qingcheng stared at the mark for two seconds, then pulled out a pack of wet wipes from the center console and handed it over.
"wipe."
Zhang Yan took it and wiped his cuffs.
Nie Qingcheng started the engine, and the car silently drove out of the port area.
"How many?"
"Fourteen Class B pollution sources, plus one core pollution source."
"Is everything resolved?"
"It's all resolved."
Nie Qingcheng nodded and didn't ask for any more details.
She stepped on the gas, and the car merged into the empty, dark highway.
Zhang Yan leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes for a while.
I'm not sleepy, I'm just organizing information.
Fourteen Class B pollutants were deliberately released into Jinghai Port via cargo ships—this was not an indiscriminate spread of the pollution, but a precise test.
To test his reaction speed, to test his combat strength configuration, and to test whether there are any loopholes in his defense network in Jinghai.
Moreover, the first reaction of those monsters after being hit was not to fight back, but to flee into the sea.
Their command is not "kill", but "sow".
This means that Ruins has changed its strategy.
Instead of confronting him head-on, they used this low-cost infiltration method to slowly expand their influence where he couldn't see them.
Eight months.
The system gives an eight-month countdown.
Zhang Yan opened his eyes as the car entered the gate of the villa area.
Nie Qingcheng parked the car in the garage, and Zhang Yan got out of the car and went around to the driver's side to open the door for her.
She stepped off in her high heels, and Zhang Yan casually took the insulated lunchbox from the back seat.
"Is Xiaorou asleep?"
"My sister is watching over us; she should be asleep by now."
The "sister" that Nie Qingcheng mentioned was that mechanical puppet.
Upon entering, the living room lights were on their dimmest setting.
Nie Xiaorou's room door was closed, and there was no sound.
Zhang Yan heated up the ribs, and the two sat down at the table.
Nie Qingcheng didn't eat; she just propped her chin up and looked at him.
"You've lost weight again," she suddenly said.
No way.
"Yes, the lines of your cheeks are more defined than last week."
Zhang Yan took a bite of the rib without saying a word.
Nie Qingcheng reached out and ran her thumb across the area below his cheekbone.
"It's good that you're back."
Zhang Yan took her hand and kissed her fingertips.
"I'm back."
Nie Qingcheng's gaze softened for a moment, then returned to its usual coldness.
"After you finish eating, go upstairs. Xiaorou will definitely start nagging you again first thing tomorrow morning."
Zhang Yan finished the ribs in three bites, washed his hands, and went upstairs with Nie Qingcheng.
After the bedroom door closed, Nie Qingcheng wrapped her arms around his waist from behind and pressed her face against his back.
"Don't jump into the sea alone next time."
"There's a mechanical shark."
I wasn't talking about equipment.
Zhang Yan turned around and looked down at her.
"understood."
Nie Qingcheng didn't say anything more, but stood on tiptoe and kissed him.
The night was very short.
……
The next morning, when Zhang Yan was calling Qin Xiao in the living room to arrange the aftermath work in the port area, Nie Xiaorou had already started making a scene.
She rushed downstairs in a cartoon pajama set, her hair a mess, and stormed into the kitchen to rummage through the refrigerator.
"Brother-in-law! Do you have any milk?"
"On the table."
"Do you have any bread?"
"In the oven."
"Is there...?"
"Find it yourself."
Nie Xiaorou grumbled as she sat down at the table with her milk and bread.
Nie Qingcheng came downstairs in a suit dress, and the sound of her high heels made Nie Xiaorou sit up straight instantly.
Good morning, sis.