Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 421

[Chapter 419]

, gunshots roared, and the steam engine drove the heavy mechanical spider to turn its body. The six-barreled machine gun spun and spewed tongues of angry flames around, sweeping across the monsters that kept emerging from the mist like a harvest, and from time to time Bullets flew from those thick fogs, hitting the armor of the walkers and the sandbags that made up the barricades.

There are also “soldiers” among the monsters, including heavily armed soldiers, and even walking mechanical spiders flowing with black mud.

And as the battle continues, these dangerous enemies are also increasing.

“These sons of a bitch are copying us!”

shouted a soldier in a breathing mask, his metal armor scarred and knuckles furious, as he frantically pulled the trigger from behind a barricade. The power pipeline at the center was damaged, and hissing steam gushed out from the valve, and on the steam backpack behind him, the logo of the elite garrison of Frost City could be seen.

“We’re not the only ones they copied,” the team commander said loudly, his voice hoarse and dull behind the breathing mask—the dense fog on the street was getting worse, in order to avoid the possible poisonous gas in the fog, now he entered the combat zone to execute The garrison troops on the mission have already put on these dreadful breathing masks, “Every living thing that appears in the fog is an enemy, all enemies!” “

I just saw a group of people running past the intersection ahead!” Another The soldier suddenly shouted, “It looks like armed civilians—or sailors on the ship!”

“I saw it too, it was blurry, they looked like they were burning, but the fire was green!”

The team commander raised his head upon hearing this, However, in the next second, a strange whistling suddenly came from the other side of the thick fog, surrounded by the sharp sound of death.

A grenade pierced through the thick fog, crossed the gap between the barricades, and fell directly at the foot of the steam walker-without any reaction time, the grenade exploded and rained shrapnel.

The thin metal breastplate couldn’t block the deadly impact at such close range, and the squad commander and his soldiers were blown out together.

After an unknown period of time, he regained a little bit of sobriety in a trance. From the corner of his eye, he saw the steam walker staggering down, its armor was torn, and all the power pipes were spouting white mist. The only remaining machine gun turret poured out the final barrage as it fell.

Countless shadowy things emerged from the fog and rushed to the next intersection.

The team commander squirmed slowly, holding a grenade that had been pulled off the tab tightly in his hand. He couldn’t remember when he got it—maybe when it was blown up just now, Maybe it was a subconscious reaction when I lost consciousness.

Feeling exhausted, he threw the grenade into the thick fog.

However, he only let go weakly.

The iron-gray metal cylinder came loose from his hand and rolled down the street with a clattering sound, its fuse hissing in smoke as it rolled to the side of the road and fell into a dry sink again—through Darkness, falling into the gap, slipping through the sloping ventilation tunnel, falling into the subterranean world of the frost city-state that has been eroded by the years, there is a roar in the forgotten darkness.

“Boom!”

There was a muffled sound from far above the head, the ceiling of the tunnel seemed to tremble slightly, and a little dust and dust fell.

“Sailor” shrank his neck immediately, his shriveled face showed a trace of tension: “This place really won’t collapse?!” “

At least it hasn’t collapsed in the past few decades,” Lawrence stepped forward, and the walls of the corridor on both sides The inlaid gas lamp gave off a dim glow, illuminating the way forward, “As a mummy, why are you so timid? Your ‘abnormality’ should be something that scares others?

” I think… digging such a huge underground space under the city-state itself is scary enough!” Abnormality 077 said nervously, “What do you think…” Lawrence shrugged: “I don’t

know , I didn’t dig it.”

Then he ignored the mummy, but lowered his head to the small mirror on his chest and said, “Martha, how is the situation over there?”

“It’s very lively,” Martha’s voice came from the mirror, and the background seemed to be mixed with the sound of explosions and artillery firing from afar, “After you entered the second waterway, the entire mirror world went ‘crazy’—— All the ships in and around the port are firing at me.”

“All right?”

“I’m not that easy to sink—but the bad thing is, the enemy doesn’t seem to be that easy either, they’re replenishing from their reflections all the time. Lawrence

was silent for a while, and looked up at the dark and deep corridor ahead.

“How far is it from here to the deepest point?” he asked.

“It’s far away, but you can take a ‘shortcut’.”

Lawrence frowned. “Shortcut?”

“Have you noticed the puddles on the ground? Find a street sign, and then find the puddle closest to the street sign. Take a look at the scenery reflected inside.”

Lawrence followed Martha’s instructions suspiciously to a standing water that met the requirements, and looked down at the reflection inside.

A crossroads was reflected in the reflection, and a nameplate was nailed to the wall next to the intersection, and the words “Shangcheng District Sewage Main Pipeline” could be vaguely seen.

He opened his eyes wide and looked up to his side.

On the wall next to him, the words “pollution discharge in the port area” were impressively written on the mottled nameplate.

Martha’s voice came from the mirror: “Did you see it? The world in the mirror image is not continuous.” “

…Unbelievable…just like a dream…” Lawrence muttered, looking down at his feet again Even as one of the most experienced captains on the boundless sea, he had to admit that everything in this city of mirror images was beyond his imagination, but soon he came to his senses, ” Then how can we take advantage of these ‘shortcuts’?”

“You have already arrived,” Martha said with a smile, “When you have stayed in front of this ‘mirror’ long enough, you will have arrived.”

Lawrence was stunned and hurried look up.

In front of him was a crossroads, with dimly flickering gas lamps inlaid on the wall of the corridor at the intersection. According to his latest nameplate, the mottled handwriting was faintly discernible – the main sewage pipe of the upper city

.

Abnormality 077 looked at the sudden change of environment around him in astonishment, his eyes quickly swept back and forth among the roadside nameplates and the reflection of the stagnant water, and after a long time, he suddenly shouted: “Is this reasonable?!

” He set his sights on the mummy.

Lawrence didn’t care about the “sailor’s” reaction, he just looked thoughtfully at the dimly lit corridor ahead, and after a long while he frowned suspiciously and said to Martha: “We are already in the second waterway, but you What about the ‘helpers’ mentioned earlier? Where are the ‘Queen’s Guards’ fighting on the second waterway?” There was a

distant sound of artillery fire in the mirror, and Martha’s voice was delayed for a few seconds before arriving in Lawrence’s ears: “Go Fork on the left, follow the red road sign, stop and wait when there is no road…they will appear, when the time is up, they will appear.” Lawrence frowned: “time?” “

…

the Queen The attack time of the guards is at midnight—every day at midnight, and before this time, they are invisible.” … “Golden Flute”

tavern

, in the secret room where the underground liaison station is located, the “old ghost” lying on the bed “Suddenly opened his eyes.

“What time is it…”

The old man seemed to be in a trance, muttering as if in a dream, but in the dimly lit room, the only response to him was the occasional “beep” sound from some monitoring equipment, and the sound coming from nowhere. Incoming, faint gunshots.

The next second, the old ghost suddenly widened his eyes.

Faint gunshots?

gunfire!

The old man woke up instantly, and the gunshots came to his ears, faint and indistinct, as if separated by not only thick walls and floors, but also decades of time – he quickly got up from the bed, Then he stretched out his hand and picked up the things beside the bed.

It was a big wrench that he kept by his side even when he slept.

It is his tool and his weapon.

“The fight is on…the fight is on…I can’t sleep here…it’s time to assemble…”

the old ghost muttered, shivering, putting on his shoes, and putting on the cloak that was placed on the chair next to him. coat, and then raised his head, looking at the room where he had just slept.

This is the secret room used to communicate with the Sea Fog Fleet. Nemo arranged for him to rest here and take care of the equipment here.

But in the next second, the old ghost seemed to have forgotten everything related to this room again, his eyes became cloudy again, and he looked suspiciously at the door not far away.

“Oh! The door is here!”

The old ghost suddenly realized, with a happy look on his face, then he walked over quickly and pulled open the iron door leading to the secret underground passage.

Opposite the door is a narrow and cold corridor. The lights in the corridor flicker on and off, and there is a hissing sound caused by insufficient gas supply from the gas pipe.

“The gas pipeline is not normal… Is the air pressure not enough… No, no, now is not the time to care about these…” The old ghost looked at the lights in the corridor and muttered quickly. He took a step forward, but It seemed that he suddenly remembered something, and looked back at the secret room where he was resting just now.

The room was empty.

Everyone was probably gathered in the tavern on the ground.

“Crow, I’m going out, you stay at home!”

The old ghost shouted to the empty room, then turned around, and slowly walked towards the deep and dark passage with his big wrench that never left his body. .

Go to the second waterway.

The time has come for the Queen’s Guard to strike back.

(end of this chapter)