Chapter 356 - 335: Death Spiderweb Plan
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
Massive shockwaves emanated from the Undersea Space Wormhole. They traveled through thousands of meters of water to reach the surface, creating widespread swells.
The waves created by the sonic vibrations rose and fell slowly. Illuminated by the pillar of blue light from the seabed, it was as if they were performing a dance.
Countless fish and other marine creatures, shaken by the sonic waves, leaped from the sea or scattered into the distance.
The entire surface of the sea was a flurry of activity.
The water on the seabed had already begun to boil, its temperature steadily rising toward the surface. It was a chaotic scene in the truest sense.
Some of the sailors on the warships had never witnessed such a sight and couldn’t help but look on with expressions of awe and fascination.
’It’s so beautiful...’
In the command room of the Shandong, Zhao Weiguo watched the countless fleeing fish on the mesmerizing sea surface and muttered to himself with a deadpan expression:
"Run... Run for your lives..."
On the screen, footage from dozens of unmanned submersibles, filming from various angles, showed that the Undersea Space Wormhole’s expansion had now stopped.
The diameter of the Wormhole’s apparition reached a kilometer, while measurements showed the physical Wormhole’s diameter had stabilized at around two hundred meters.
At the same time, energy fluctuation charts from various detection instruments showed the undersea Wormhole had become an energy epicenter. It was releasing a colossal amount of energy, comparable to the explosion of a megaton-class nuclear bomb.
After all, heating such a vast area of seawater was no easy feat.
Seeing the value for the physical Wormhole’s diameter—198.42 meters—Zhao Weiguo couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
According to the data model provided by the Commander, the Exotic Giant Beast was between four and five thousand meters long. A creature of that immense size shouldn’t be able to pass through such a small Wormhole.
In other words, they would likely still be facing the beast’s tentacles, not the beast itself.
With their previous experience, this would be much easier to handle.
At the very least, they now had three Electromagnetic Railguns.
Although relieved, Zhao Weiguo also felt a faint sense of regret.
Humanity now understood the beast’s overall anatomy and the location of its central nervous system’s weak point. He believed they wouldn’t be at a disadvantage even in a head-on confrontation.
Humans had always excelled at hunting prey much larger than themselves.
Although this beast’s size far surpassed any giant creature hunted in human history, it was, in the end, just an animal.
’If they could actually hunt and kill this gargantuan creature, the significance would be truly immense...’
Just as this sliver of regret crossed Zhao Weiguo’s mind, a colossal BOOM erupted from the seabed. Immediately, alarms blared across every fleet, and red combat alert lights flashed on warship after warship.
On the footage from the deep-sea unmanned submersibles, two tentacles, each over fifty meters thick, were slowly emerging from the physical Wormhole.
After slithering several hundred meters across the seafloor, the two tentacles didn’t stretch upward. Instead, they gripped the seabed firmly.
Immediately after, more tentacles emerged.
Each of these tentacles was dozens of meters thick, with the largest approaching nearly a hundred meters—colossal appendages beyond human imagination.
And contrary to their previous behavior of reaching for the surface, this time the tentacles spread out to the sides along the seafloor. After extending for hundreds, even a thousand meters, they anchored themselves firmly to the seabed.
Their strength was so immense that it caused undersea mountains to collapse and rumble. They coiled and writhed like demonic creatures from myth and legend.
Seeing this, Zhao Weiguo’s heart sank. ’This is bad,’ he thought. He quickly spoke into the United Fleet’s communication channel:
"The Exotic Giant Beast is attempting to pass through the Wormhole in its entirety! Execute Plan K! I repeat, the Exotic Giant Beast is attempting to pass through the Wormhole in its entirety! Execute Plan K!"
The next second, the voice of Clark, the new commander of the Eagle Country Fleet, came through his earpiece:
"Rest assured, General Zhao. We are ready. The last time the great military of Eagle Country suffered a failure of this magnitude was in the 1950s. Back then, we truly had no other options. But this time, we must have our revenge immediately. We’ll make this thing understand the power of an Eagle Country bomb! I ask that your fleet cooperate with us and enjoy the most spectacular show."
Clark’s voice was firm and resolute, seemingly fearless and brimming with confidence, as if he was absolutely certain he could take down the beast.
Zhao Weiguo nodded slightly and said:
"Very well, General Clark. I’m relieved to hear you say that. Since your side doesn’t require our assistance, I wish you a pleasant hunt."
Clark replied sincerely, "Thank you for your well wishes. I’ll have the President tweet his thanks to you... Now, equip NBC suits!"
The last sentence was clearly an order issued to the sailors of his own fleet.
Zhao Weiguo cut the communication channel with the Eagle Country Fleet and issued the same order to don their NBC gear.
This command had been rehearsed before, so all the officers and soldiers of the entire fleet quickly put on their gas masks and donned their anti-radiation combat suits.
This was a joint operation for the various national fleets present, with all warships forming a United Fleet. Therefore, the same orders were now being rapidly issued. Just a few minutes later, all naval personnel in this sea region had completed their anti-radiation preparations.
They knew it might not be necessary, but it was crucial to be prepared for any contingency.
At the same time, the cannons and missiles of every warship were aimed at the central area of the Wormhole Sea Region, ready to fire at a moment’s notice.
On the undersea video feed, enormous tentacles were now cramming the two-hundred-meter-diameter physical Wormhole, continuing to spread out in all directions along the seafloor.
The Exotic Giant Beast’s body was as pliable as an octopus’s.
Data monitoring showed that the Exotic Giant Beast’s body was rapidly passing through the physical Wormhole.
In the process, it was even compressing its own body!
In the command center of the Eagle Country Fleet’s flagship, a Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Commander Clark stared intently at the data on the screen before him.
Using visuals and the undersea sonar network, the human side could track the volume of the beast passing through the physical Wormhole in real time.
It appeared that nearly half of the beast’s body was already through.
The surrounding sea surface was already a mess of turbulent waves, driven by the undercurrents surging up from the depths.
Clark’s eyes narrowed as he ordered:
"Activate Operation Death’s Web!"
The next instant, dozens of meters above the Undersea Space Wormhole, a web made of metallic nanofilament was activated.
A series of metal pillars, which had been retracted into the seabed, had previously laid out a massive net of metallic nanofilament. Now, they shot upward, slicing toward the body of the Exotic Giant Beast!
’No matter how large its body is, it won’t matter once it’s cut to pieces!’
