dognovel Chapter 1286
Chapter 1286
At this point, he didn't mention that his wound hurt anymore.
Although Zhou Shuwan has been taking good care of his burns these past few days.
However, wounds scalded by hydrothermal vents at temperatures exceeding 300 degrees Celsius are extremely difficult to heal.
Although he hasn't shown it these past few days.
But no one knew better than him how gruesome the wound on his back was.
Even though Zhou Shuwan has been carefully applying ointment every day for the past few days, the deep wounds that expose the bone are still difficult to heal.
Even through the close-fitting clothing, I could still feel a faint burning pain under my skin, as if countless fine needles were slowly piercing me.
The burn ointment in Zhou Shuwan's space is actually very effective; it can inhibit infection and relieve pain.
As a doctor, Mu Mu also knew that such deep burns would eventually take time to heal.
So he didn't want to distract his sister and brother-in-law anymore, so even though it hurt, he gritted his teeth and endured it.
Zhou Shuwan knew all too well about his forbearance, but she also knew that he was now an adult and could no longer show the same excessive concern he had shown when they were children.
Qi Mingyu carefully started the submarine.
With a soft hum from the engine, the submarine slowly turned and headed towards the coral reef colony.
The journey was exceptionally smooth at first, with complete silence in the deep sea.
The only sound was the faint creak of the submarine cutting through the water, and the temperature readings on the dashboard were steadily decreasing, allowing the three to breathe a sigh of relief.
Zhou Shuwan closed her eyes, focusing intently on sensing her surroundings, which was their greatest guarantee of safety at this moment.
Just then, Zhou Shuwan suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze instantly becoming sharp.
She lowered her voice and urgently warned, "Something's wrong! There's a situation! Four or five submarines are approaching from the side at high speed!"
Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu felt a chill run down their spines.
The three quickly scanned the area outside the porthole, and unfortunately, they found themselves in a vast, open sea.
The surrounding area is flat and open, without even a single protruding rock.
The submarine was like a target exposed in open ground, with nowhere to hide.
The enemy submarine was extremely fast, and according to Zhou Shuwan's estimation, they only had a maximum of ten minutes left.
Zhou Shuwan's eyes darted around rapidly, and soon her eyes lit up as she pointed in one direction.
"Go that way! Keep this course, full speed ahead, and we'll reach a group of deep-sea caves in about ten minutes!"
"Those caves are embedded in the sea cliffs, and the entrances vary in width, enough to hide a submarine!"
Without the slightest hesitation, Qi Mingyu turned his wrist to adjust the course and slammed on the accelerator pedal, instantly accelerating the submarine and leaving a long white ripple in the seawater.
The enemy submarine on their side seemed to have noticed their movements and was also heading this way.
Of the three, only Zhou Shuwan could accurately sense the other party's movements, and she frowned slightly.
Have they been discovered?
how come!
But she whispered reassuringly, "Stay calm, the sea cliffs are just ahead."
Qi Mingyu was fully focused on maneuvering the submarine, avoiding the scattered obstacles on the seabed, and the submarine sped through the dark depths of the sea.
Finally, after more than ten minutes, a steep deep-sea cliff appeared outside the porthole.
The cliff face is densely covered with countless caves, some large enough to accommodate two or three submarines, others so small that only one person can barely pass through – these are the sea-eroded caves that Zhou Shuwan had mentioned.
Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu both recognized that they had passed through this place before.
However, this wasn't their destination at the time, so they didn't stop and quickly moved on.
Qi Mingyu immediately slowed down and, together with Mu Mu, carefully maneuvered the submarine, slowly entering one of the medium-sized caves.
The cave entrance looks narrow, but the interior is quite spacious. The surrounding cliff walls are uneven and covered with patterns of varying depths, which perfectly conceal the outline of the submarine.
Zhou Shuwan immediately took out several huge rocks, each taller than a person, from her spatial storage.
These were all things she had hastily received from her online space.
This is where it comes in handy.
She cleverly piled the rocks at the entrance of the cave, leaving only a very narrow gap for observation.
From the outside, this cave looks like an ordinary cliff cave blocked by rocks, and you can't tell that a submarine is hidden inside.
Not long after the arrangements were completed, Zhou Shuwan whispered, "They're here. They'll be here in seven or eight minutes."
Mu Mu was also a little surprised and asked, "Did they spot us? Why are they coming this way too?"
Zhou Shuwan shook her head: "Their speed hasn't increased; it doesn't look like it!"
But how could they possibly be heading in the same direction in this dangerous deep sea?
Before the three could figure it out, the enemy submarine was getting closer and closer.
Qi Mingyu turned off most of the non-essential equipment and all the lights on the submarine.
The cabin fell into a deathly silence, with only the soft, suppressed breathing of the three people and the faint sound of the seawater crashing against the cliff.
They all crowded around the crack in the porthole, their eyes fixed on the outside.
Seven or eight minutes felt like an eternity.
Soon, four dark gray submarines appeared in the waters outside the sea cliffs and slowly sailed toward them.
This time, Qi Mingyu and Mu Mu held their breath and carefully observed the other's submarine hull.
Just as Zhou Shuwan said, the dark gray metal was not made of ordinary military submarine material.
In the deep sea, by the faint light of the enemy submarine's searchlight, one can clearly see a faint dark green sheen on the metal surface.
It appears to be thicker and heavier than ordinary steel, and is clearly plated with a special metal synthesized from coral polyp mucus.
The enemy submarine's searchlight beams swept across the sea cliffs, and white beams of light swept across the cave complex.
But they only passed by quickly and did not stop, clearly not discovering anything.
The four submarines headed straight ahead.
Zhou Shuwan and the others breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Only when the sound of the enemy submarine's engine gradually faded into the distance and the beam of the searchlight completely disappeared from sight did Mu Mu finally breathe a long sigh of relief and whisper, "My God, that scared me to death. I thought we had been discovered."
Zhou Shuwan suddenly realized.
Qi Mingyu also thought of it and looked at Zhou Shuwan: "They're coming in this direction, could it be that they're also heading to the Coral Sea?"
Zhou Shuwan nodded, a hint of helplessness on her face: "Probably."
“We had only figured out the patrol patterns near the base before, but we didn’t expect them to patrol the coral area regularly.”
But thinking about it carefully, it's not surprising. The mucus secreted by coral polyps is extremely important to them, as it can withstand boiling water and high temperatures. They would definitely protect this area carefully.
"So what do we do now?" Mu Mu asked. "Are we just going to wait here?"
"We can only wait," Zhou Shuwan said. "Since they came for the coral, they'll definitely stay for a while. Let's wait patiently until they leave before we go over."
The three of them waited quietly inside the submarine.
Zhou Shuwan kept her eyes closed, sensing the movements of the enemy submarine.