bacchusnovels Chapter 102 Prehistoric Megalodon
Chapter 102 Prehistoric Megalodon
What is that?
As that enormous, illogical black shadow slowly swam across the sky above the base, the same question popped into everyone's mind.
It's too big.
Even the giant screen, hundreds of meters wide, at the Dragon Kingdom's combat center couldn't fully display its entirety.
Through the portholes and external cameras, the crew could only see its mountain-like undulating back and a tail fin larger than the base's main control room. With a gentle sway in the water, it stirred up terrifying undercurrents that could cause the submarine to lose control.
"This...this is a whale? No, whales can't dive this deep!" Chen Hu's eyes widened, and he swallowed hard.
"Its length...I estimate it's over a hundred meters." Wang Yi's voice also became extremely solemn as he stared intently at the direction where the dark figure disappeared. "Its swimming style doesn't resemble that of a mammal."
Just then, drawn by the light of the flare and the energy fluctuations of the base, the huge dark figure seemed to take an interest in the small toy that had suddenly lit up.
It turned around and slowly approached the base.
When it was fully exposed to the light of the flares, billions of viewers around the world gasped.
That was a shark.
A prehistoric monster, magnified dozens of times in size, seemingly swimming straight out of Jurassic Park—the Megalodon!
Its streamlined body exudes explosive power, and its gray-black skin is covered with knife-like scars, showcasing its formidable achievements as the overlord of the deep sea. Most terrifying of all is its gaping maw, densely packed with dagger-like teeth, each one thicker and longer than an adult's arm.
A pair of emotionless eyes, like black glass beads, coldly stared at the luminous tin can in front of it.
Compared to it, this deep-sea base, which originally looked quite large, was as small as a soda can.
"Prehistoric Megalodon? Wasn't that kind of creature extinct a long time ago?" Li Bingyao's voice was filled with undisguised horror.
"In the arena of national destiny, nothing is impossible." Wang Yi forced himself to calm down. "Everyone, to your combat positions! Zhang Wei, maximize the base shield's energy!"
The megalodon seemed to have little patience. It circled the base once, and after confirming that the creature was inedible, it swished its tail in frustration.
"Bang!"
A dull, loud bang.
With just a slight flick of its tail, the entire base shook violently, as if it had been hit head-on by a speeding train.
Inside the control room, countless parts and debris fell down, and the team members staggered and struggled to regain their balance.
"Warning! External shield energy reduced by 10%!"
"It just touched us!" Zhang Wei shouted in terror.
Now everyone realized the seriousness of the problem.
This behemoth doesn't even need to use its teeth; the sheer force of its massive body alone is enough to easily smash the base into a pile of scrap metal!
"We can't just sit here and wait to die!" A cold glint flashed in Wang Yi's eyes. "We must lure it away, or... eliminate it!"
He immediately rushed towards the airlock.
"Captain, what are you doing?" Chen Hu followed.
"Its target is the base. I'll go out and distract it!" Wang Yi said in a deep voice.
"Are you crazy?!" Chen Hu grabbed him. "Your lightning is completely useless in water!"
Wang Yi shook off his hand, his eyes resolute.
"We have to try! Otherwise, we'll all die here!"
He knew Chen Hu was telling the truth, but he was unwilling to accept it. His awakened lightning ability had been invincible in the previous dungeons; it was his pride and his strongest trump card. He refused to believe that it would become completely useless in this deep sea.
He burst through the airlock, hovering in the seawater, facing the colossal beast that resembled a moving mountain.
The megalodon had clearly noticed him, this tiny creature as insignificant as a planktonic organism. Its massive head turned slightly, and its cold eyes locked onto him.
"Come on, you beast!"
Wang Yi roared and unleashed the full power of his lightning.
"Sizzle—"
A dazzling blue electric light gathered in his palm, forming a raging ball of lightning.
He used all his strength to push the lightning ball hard towards the head of the Megalodon!
The lightning ball left a long trail of electric light in the water, looking quite impressive.
However, when it came into contact with the vast expanse of water in front of the Megalodon, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The violent lightning power was like a clay ox entering the sea, instantly conducted, diluted, and decomposed by the endless seawater.
The lightning ball, which had originally been condensed into a ball, was weakened by 99% during the process of spreading. When it finally landed on the Megalodon, it only caused a few wisps of insignificant blue smoke to rise from its thick skin and a few tiny sparks to burst out.
The feeling wasn't even like being shocked; at most, it was like being bounced by static electricity.
The megalodon paused for a moment, seemingly puzzled, then opened its massive jaws and yawned, as if mocking Wang Yi's incompetence.
Wang Yi froze on the spot.
Looking at his ineffective attacks, an unprecedented sense of powerlessness and frustration welled up inside him.
Just then, Su Yuan, who had been closely monitoring the battlefield, sent an urgent telepathic message directly into Wang Yi's mind.
"Wang Yi, stop! I told you, in the water, your misuse of electrical energy will only harm yourself! Seawater is too conductive; your energy will be completely dispersed before it hits the target! Not only will it fail to damage it, but the leaking current could also cause a secondary short circuit in the base's equipment!"
"In the deep sea environment, brute force is no match for technology! Step back and let me think of a solution!"
Su Yuan's voice was like a bucket of cold water, waking Wang Yi from his initial irritation.
He glanced at the alarm lights inside the base, which were flashing again because of his attack, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
He was wrong, very wrong.
He immediately turned around and prepared to return to base.
However, although his attack failed to cause any damage, it successfully enraged the deep-sea overlord.
The megalodon felt offended by being provoked by a small insect.
It let out a silent roar, and with a sudden swing of its massive body, it slammed into Wang Yi and the base behind him with tremendous force!
"not good!"
Wang Yi's pupils suddenly contracted.
This impact was enough to completely destroy the entire base!
He tried to dodge, but found himself locked in place by the massive current of water brought by the giant beast, unable to move at all.
At this critical moment, another airlock in the base suddenly opened, and a burly figure, like a cannonball, charged headlong into the Megalodon without fear of death!
It's Chen Hu!