Undersea Base.
"Looks like it's time to put that plan into action!" Nie Yun rubbed his chin, seemingly unconcerned that the base had been discovered.
All three of Nie Yun's subordinates had now gathered at his summons.
"Boss, did you call us here for a mission?" Lao Da asked.
"Yes! Our base has been discovered!" Nie Yun nodded.
The three froze at the news. Although surprised, none looked panicked. With their boss's strength, whoever came knocking would probably be the one in trouble!
"So, we get to fight?" Lao San looked eager.
"Fight? Yes, you'll get all the fighting you want soon enough! But first, come meet our new partner!"
Nie Yun snapped his fingers as he spoke, and the curtains over several floor-to-ceiling windows beside them slowly rose.
The three looked out through the newly revealed windows, their eyes gradually widening...
There, in an enormous underwater dock, an immense silver warship lay quietly at berth...
"Commander, we'll reach the noise source in three minutes. No suspicious targets detected so far!"
Smith frowned. What was going on? After all this time, the other side still hadn't responded at all. Had I misjudged the situation?
"Stay alert! Shut down active sonar, descend thirty meters, and turn thirty degrees to port! Approach from the flank! Rig for silent running!" Smith ordered.
He sensed danger!
Because of the detour, it took a full five minutes before the USS Florida finally reached the suspicious area. Its bow searchlights switched on and slowly swept the surroundings.
"This is..." Smith's eyes widened at the images appearing on the monitor.
Countless pits, several mountainous piles of ore, and mining equipment scattered everywhere all pointed to this being a resource extraction base!
Everyone stared in disbelief at the underwater mining site, which stretched for kilometers with no