Alien Relic Hunter

Chapter 75 The Shadow in the City
Moreover, according to previous information, the ruins of the underwater city were originally built on a small island. Later, the island sank into the sea for some unknown reason, and the city of Alpha civilization was brought down with it. , but the city in front of me was obviously not built on land.

The urban architectural style of the Alpha people is dominated by towering polygonal towers, and the towers are connected to each other to form a complete urban network—even if the structure of these towers is more stable and the strength of the materials used is stronger. It is impossible for these buildings to withstand the huge pressure of 2000 meters underwater. Unless every gap in the city can be filled with sea water during the sinking process, otherwise the entire city's buildings will be destroyed. The water pressure is badly damaged.

But what Ke Lan saw was a relatively complete underwater city. He couldn't even use words such as "ruins" or "wrecks" to describe it, because most of its buildings were extremely complete and almost impossible to find. No sign of damage.

Of course, based on this alone, Ke Lan will not come to such a conclusion - the most iconic tower in Alpha City does not exist in this underwater city at all, and all the sights are hemispherical. The bunker-style building is like a huge bowl of different sizes buckled on the seabed...

At the beginning, these buildings were designed in this shape to resist the huge water pressure from the outside world - this is not a land-based city sinking into the sea at all, it was originally built underwater!

But the problem that bothers Ke Lan the most right now is not this, but... where is he?

This is definitely not the "relatively safe area" that was planned before launching. If there is such an underwater city at a depth of [-] meters, even the miniature sonar that Ke Lan carries can be swept out, let alone on the Pioneer. The power of that unit is dozens of times that of a miniature sonar.

However, this place is definitely not the bottom of the sea - this sea area is hundreds of nautical miles from the coast, and the shallowest part is thousands of meters deep. If it was at that depth, Ke Lan should feel very difficult to breathe at this moment. The ear will also experience symptoms such as cloudy vision and hearing loss due to excessive congestion, and it is even possible to faint directly...

But he doesn't feel any discomfort now, which means the place is definitely not too deep.

"Well... this city should be built on the sea platform, but I don't know where the border of the sea platform is..."

A sea platform, also known as a submarine plateau, is an underwater highland with a flat top... If the depth here is within 300 meters, then the sea platform is estimated to be more than 1000 meters above the seabed It is impossible for such a behemoth to escape human detection.

"It's really... evil..." Ke Lan couldn't help but say the old dog's mantra.

All the electronic equipment on Ke Lan’s body has gone on strike, and no one has been spared. Not only that, but even the purely mechanical devices such as pressure gauges and underwater density meters have malfunctioned. Otherwise, rely on water pressure and water density. Data, he can calculate the approximate depth of the location.

Taking a look at the underwater city so close at hand, Ke Lan still gave up the idea of ​​exploring. At this time, if he chooses to float up, there may be a chance to escape from this strange waters...

But at this moment, a dark shadow suddenly dangled below, and flashed into the blind spot of the building that the light of the flares could not reach.

"...Looks like a figure?" Ke Lan's heart skipped a beat, "Could it be... Liao Zilang?"

When did he disappear, Ke Lan didn't pay attention at all, but if that shadow is him... Then why is he there?
If that shadow is him... is he still alive?
Ever since Ke Lan saw the giant eye, the entire diving operation has completely deviated from the original plan, and gradually slipped into an unpredictable abyss.

"...Forget it, it's a blessing, not a disaster, it's a disaster... If it's a disaster, then fuck your mother." As soon as Ke Lan gritted his teeth, he picked up the shark hunter machine gun in his hand, opened the safety, and headed towards the not far away. The ruins of the city were visited.

Due to the limited range of the flare, it can only light up part of the area. Most of this underwater city is still hidden in the dark, so Ke Lan can't judge how big it is. It's all the hemispherical buildings.

The smallest diameter of these buildings is about five to six meters, and the largest is more than [-] meters. The surface of the buildings is covered with a thick layer of algae creatures. It is difficult to see the original materials of the buildings, and it is impossible to judge the functions and use.

Finally, Ke Lan's feet stepped on the top of a medium-sized hemispherical building, but before he could stand firm, the algae under his feet suddenly launched an attack, and a few tough seaweeds instantly wrapped around his ankles. Drag him down!
"Even this thing is so aggressive?"

The four pairs of hook claws popped out from the front and rear of the boots, and were nailed to the roof. At the same time, the propellers on the feet were pushed out, and the sharp blades instantly smashed the entangled seaweed.

More seagrass came up one after another, and the propellers turned into lawn mowers. For a while, the algae leaf fragments floated around, until the algae on the roof were harvested one after another. The machine" stopped.

Ke Lan noticed that the black algae that attacked him was a kind of kelp-like algae. After being cut, it would emit a large amount of jet-black juice. The jet-black juice would react violently when it came into contact with the surface of the diving suit. A large number of air bubbles burned the surface of the diving suit with dark traces.

"This inky black juice appears to be extremely corrosive."

Ke Lan retracted the claws, stepped on it lightly, and floated again—although these algae could not pose a threat to him, but those corrosive juices were very troublesome. If the diving suit was damaged, I am afraid that Fa returned to the Pioneer alive.

He adjusted the output of the propeller to the smallest gear, and slowly drifted forward. The place where the black shadow appeared just now was not far in front. If the largest hemispherical building was used as a marker, it would be accurate The location should be fifty to 80 meters to the left rear of the marked building.

"laugh--"

Another flare was ignited just above the landmark building, and a large area that was originally in shadow was illuminated by strong light, but Ke Lan, who was condescending, did not find any trace of the shadow.

"Am I wrong?"

Just when he hesitated, the black shadow flashed across the field of vision again, this time, it was farther ahead... The black shadow seemed to be trying to escape from the illuminated area.

Ke Lan saw clearly this time, it was a human-shaped shadow!There is a head on the shoulders, the torso connects the legs and arms, and the size of the body is basically the same as that of humans!
It's just that at the end of the black shadow's limbs... there are several long and thin unknown objects extending out...

"Could it be... tentacles, right?" The image of the Seed of Erosion suddenly popped into Ke Lan's mind. That kind of monster can even survive in a vacuum for a period of time, so the high pressure of the deep sea should be for it. It's not a big problem...

If it is really that kind of monster, do you still want to chase it?
(End of this chapter)