noveldepot Chapter 48 The Lament of a Broken Body
Chapter 48 The Lament of a Broken Body
The icy seawater churned under the violent shockwave of the explosion, and the core control room of the deep-sea listening station "Deep Blue Tomb" was instantly transformed into a hellish scene.
"Three minutes left!" Lin Mo growled into the communication channel, the countdown numbers on his tactical goggles a glaring red.
The modified guard emitted a piercing metallic scraping sound, like the roar of a dying beast. Its reinforced titanium alloy right arm transformed into a massive chainsaw, sweeping across with a whistling sound as it tore through water. Lin Mo ducked and slid, his high-frequency vibrating dagger slicing through the ground, leaving a trail of blinding sparks, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow. The chainsaw grazed his shoulder armor, instantly cracking the hard, pressure-resistant material and leaving a deep, bone-revealing gash.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a volley of miniature missiles launched from the guard's left arm, leaving no place to hide in the confined space. Lin Mo abruptly pressed the overload button on his thrusters, sending him flying backwards against the wall like a cannonball. The missiles crashed into the server rack behind him, and the violent explosion blasted a large hole in the already crumbling dome, letting seawater carrying debris rush in.
Through his clouded vision, Lin Mo saw the blood-red countdown about to reach zero: [00:00:30].
"There's no time!"
He held back no longer, forcibly unlocking the genetic lock within his body, the dark golden veins faintly emerging beneath his diving suit. Instead of retreating, Lin Mo charged forward, meeting the guard's frantically swung chainsaw. The dagger clashed with the metal arm, erupting in a dense shower of sparks. Each parry left his hands numb, but he had to hold on.
The guard's core reactor is located in its chest, encased in thick composite armor. Conventional attacks are completely ineffective.
"You want to purify me?"
During a close-quarters fight, Lin Mo suddenly released his dagger, gripped the guard's missing mechanical arm tightly with both hands, and used the momentum to deliver a powerful spinning kick to the guard's core shield. The shield's energy instantly overloaded, emitting a piercing alarm sound, and a crack appeared in it.
It's now!
He grabbed the high-frequency vibrating dagger that had fallen to the side with one hand and plunged it into the crevice. The ear-piercing sound of metal tearing through the water pierced the water, and he used brute force to pry open the armor plate.
What was exposed was an energy core that was flashing red light wildly.
【00:00:05】.
Lin Mo expressionlessly pulled the high-explosive cutting round from his waist, removed the safety pin, and then revealed an extremely cold smile in the guard's lifeless electronic eyes.
"burst."
boom--!!!
A violent explosion instantly engulfed everything. The core reactor of the guard was detonated, and the chain reaction directly destroyed the entire server array. The ghost channel named "Noah" let out a mournful scream on the data plane before vanishing into nothingness.
The shockwave flung Lin Mo away like a falling leaf. He crashed through the already shattered observation window and was swept into the dark, icy currents of the deep sea.
Behind them, the steel tomb, "Deep Blue Tomb," began to collapse. Huge concrete blocks and twisted steel bars fell like an avalanche, burying that sinful secret forever beneath the deep-sea mud thousands of meters below.
Lin Mo struggled to steady himself in the raging torrent, his mask cracked and the oxygen level alarm flashing wildly. He glanced back at the crumbling ruins, the blood-red countdown that had haunted them for so long finally stopping at midnight.
"It's over," he said softly into the communication channel, his voice hoarse but carrying a hint of relief.
The thrusters let out their final, mournful cry, carrying their wounded master with them...
It slowly rose towards that faint light source on the sea surface.