Yangtze River, Three Gorges.
After long and meticulous preparations, Kassel College finally bared its fangs once more.
The newly refitted Moriah, like a steel behemoth fresh from rest, dropped anchor in the deep waters of the Three Gorges Reservoir. Unlike its previous exploratory mission, it was now fully armed.
After reaching an agreement with Orthodox and obtaining authorization, Kassel College equipped it with the most advanced weapons systems.
The lunatics of the college's Equipment Department had crammed nearly their entire arsenal into its hold. The ship now combined cutting-edge human technology with ancient alchemy, and its firepower rivaled that of a cruiser. In theory, it could annihilate any known "life-form"!
As one veteran gamer agent put it, "Even a god will be blasted to pieces if it dares show a health bar!"
Professor Mans Longdeshited remained the captain. It was he who had once brought back Dragon King Norton's Bone Cinerary Urn from the depths of Bronze City.
However, the two heroes of the previous mission—assistant agents Ye Sheng and Jude Aki—could not take part in the operation again.
For unknown reasons, Ye Sheng had fallen into a deep coma after the last mission and had yet to awaken. Aki, meanwhile, had publicly revealed that they were lovers and kept vigil by his bedside day and night.
But the college was never short of successors. Elites selected from among the students took up their predecessors' missions and duties.
Professor Longdeshited stood on the bridge, his booming voice carrying through the ship. "Now, repeat the final duty roster! Captain, Mans Longdeshited; First Mate Grayson, responsible for steering; Second mate Gunnar, responsible for sonar and torpedoes; Third Mate Pacino, supervising the lower decks; Chief engineer Kumagai Kinao, ensuring the engines and fuel supply. Underwater operations personnel: Team A, Caesar Gattuso, Zero; Team