"Stop advancing. Engage hover mode on all thrusters," Jiang Bing said.
Kong Yan immediately took control of the joystick, bringing the entire submersible to a hover before the glowing ring on the seafloor as they observed it and its surroundings.
Ivan and Qiao were rapidly operating the detection instruments in their hands. All manner of data poured down the screens, while a long cable trailing behind the submersible transmitted every real-time signal to headquarters aboard the icebreaker.
Inside the icebreaker serving as the maritime headquarters, a group of researchers in white lab coats had all widened their eyes, scarcely daring to believe what they were seeing.
"What is that!?"
"A starry sky! There's a starry sky on the other side! My God, am I hallucinating?"
"The energy fluctuations are rising again. The water temperature around that ring is already approaching one hundred degrees Celsius."
"What is this? A spatial gateway to deep-sea Atlantis? A wormhole?"
"Bring the deep-diving vessel back up! It could be dangerous!"
"..."
The headquarters erupted into a clamor. Everyone felt as though they were going mad.
They had never imagined they would witness something so fantastical!
The magnificent sight within that glowing ring was undoubtedly a starry sky—but how could it appear on the seafloor?
While headquarters descended into chaos, Kong Yan and the others in the undersea submersible were likewise staring dumbfoundedly at the roughly two-meter-wide ring. The entire vessel had fallen silent.
"Wh-what exactly is this? Is it really a spatial wormhole?" Kong Yan muttered as he looked at the wormhole before him. "Why do I have such a bad feeling about this? Could that popcorn movie Pacific Rim actually have prophetic powers?"
Qiao glanced at the thermometer beside him and said:
"Bing, the water around us has already reached one hundred degrees. The