As the impurities in the seawater settled slightly, the Gipsy Danger looked towards the center of the impact, its searchlights blaring at maximum power.
Finally, Raleigh and Zhang Qing saw a huge figure standing in front of them amidst countless floating seabed debris, and further away from that figure was the monster that had just tormented them to the point of near death.
" Pangu!"
"It's the president!"
Raleigh and Zhang Qing both recognized the huge figure immediately.
They had just received news of reinforcements, but unexpectedly, it wasn't Crimson Typhoon that arrived.
Seeing the monster's blurry figure standing still, sucking up water, Zhang Qing disregarded whether the communication connection was working and instinctively shouted:
"Chairman, watch out!"
The monster remained stationary, instead opening its mouth wide to suck in water. This seemed like a flaw, but it was actually just a trap set by the monster.
They had just been infected once.
At such times, if a mech dares to approach, the monster will spit out all the water it has sucked into its belly and use the water flow as a weapon to knock down any mech that gets close.
Zhang Tianyuan couldn't hear Zhang Qing's warning.
But Mako Mori instinctively sensed something was wrong, and she also called out a warning, "President, watch out for traps!"
"Knew..."
Zhang Tianyuan activated the two thrusters on the mecha again to increase its forward speed.
These functions can also be activated underwater, but it will be much more troublesome to maintain them later.
With the help of the thrusters, and the subtle currents created by the monster sucking in water, the massive Pangu made its journey on the seabed much easier.
Thump!
The giant axe parted the water in the sea, transferred from the back of the mecha to its hand, and was magnetically attracted to Pangu's hand.
Zhang Tianyuan's attention was entirely focused on the blurry monster opposite him, and the mecha moved closer and closer to the monster step by step.
Suddenly, Zhang Tianyuan turned slightly to Mako Mori and asked, "Is the Pangu antifreeze? Does it have the ability to fight in extremely low temperatures?"
Mako Mori paused for a moment, then nodded.
That's definitely true.
" The Pangu has the widest range of applications of all mechs; it is minimally affected by both high and low temperatures."
"That's good..." Zhang Tianyuan muttered to himself, then continued walking towards the monster.
As the mech drew closer, the " Scunner " on the opposite side slowed its water absorption, and its internal structure began to change in preparation for spraying water later.
At the same time, its large claws began to swirl, creating whirlpools on the seabed and stirring up the surrounding silt and debris. The vision that had just become clear was instantly turned into chaos again.
Taking advantage of the moment, the Scunner began to change position.
The Gipsy Danger wanted to help, but he was completely disoriented in the environment.
Zhang Tianyuan also couldn't see where the monster was, and could only keep changing direction based on the radar results.
On the other side.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
As the light representing the mecha drew closer, Scunner silently waited for a more suitable distance.
However, what it didn't know was that Zhang Tianyuan was also waiting for the right distance.
Mako Mori watched the monster appear and disappear on the radar, constantly reporting the data.
90 meters.
60 meters.
"30... The monster is right in front of us!"
Suddenly, she looked up sharply and stared at Zhang Tianyuan.
Zhang Tianyuan received this signal.
In an instant, the mech's propulsion power was turned up to maximum.
He held the giant axe in front of him and charged forward...
At the same moment, like Scunner balloon
Its swollen belly writhed continuously, the water inside pressurized and swirled, then sprayed outwards!
Beep beep beep!
Even Gipsy Danger outside the attack range were able to detect the water attack using sonar, and the system automatically triggered an alarm.
"Prepare for impact!" The Gipsy lowered its body once again, preparing for the impending impact of the water flow.
However, just like the last time the monsters crashed...
Raleigh and Zhang Qing prepared for a full half minute, but they didn't feel the impact arrive.
And even the AI's warning has been lifted...
The two piloted their mechs, scanning their surroundings with a puzzled expression. Zhang Qing even quickly brought up the detection system on the system.
The results showed that they were surrounded by empty space.
Let alone monsters.
The Pangu has disappeared.
Where did they go?
What's going on?
Not only were Raleigh and his companion puzzled, but Tendo Choi in the base was also equally confused.
Just now, the Pangu suddenly went offline.
This means that either the Pangu is no longer on the seabed, or its communication system has been destroyed, or something else...
The Pangu has been destroyed.
When Old Pan saw that the Pangu was offline, his heart pounded.
"What happened? What happened?" Taylor was standing to the side and immediately saw the Pangu logo disappear from the screen.
Moreover, the transmitted images are gone.
"Where is the Pangu? Where is the Chairman?"
Taylor couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
He stared intently at Old Pan.
Upon hearing this, Ning Jihua immediately came over.
Then, he also stared at Old Pan...
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Old Pan's face.
"Gentlemen, this could just be a communication disruption, or it could be a time jump, like when the chairman used Spacetime Tunnel to reach the seabed..."
Old Pan explained the possible scenarios, expressing optimism about the disappearance of the Pangu.
In his view, this must be another time jump by his future big boss.
But his thinking doesn't mean the other two think the same way...
Taylor seemed even more anxious than Ning Jihua, personally urging Tendo Choi to continue contacting the Pangu and retrieve the mecha immediately.
Tendo Choi could only grimace and continue working under pressure.
What they didn't know was --
At that moment, Mako Mori was gazing absently at the scenery outside the mecha.
Outside the mecha, there was an endless expanse of white, with thick ice stretching for thousands of miles, forming a vast and desolate land.
A biting wind swept across the mecha, instantly freezing a thick layer of ice on its exterior.
Following the mecha, the seawater dripping from its body froze into ice before it even hit the ground, some of it still clinging to the mecha, frozen into long icicles, and in some places even forming a small waterfall.
Mako Mori shivered involuntarily inside the mecha; just seeing the sight made her feel cold.
"Is this the polar region?" She recalled Zhang Tianyuan's question from earlier.
Zhang Tianyuan chuckled, nodded, and said to her, " Antarctica!"
Just now, the instant he approached the monster, he simultaneously opened two Spacetime Tunnel, taking the monster on a series of jumps to the Antarctica Continent in the Pacific Rim Spacetime.
Mako Mori shook her head, a smile appearing on her face. "I didn't expect this..."
She truly hadn't expected this to happen. Just moments ago, she was thinking about how to fight the Scunner underwater, and the next instant, they were in Antarctica.
However, she quickly gathered her thoughts and offered operational suggestions for the mecha, instructing Zhang Tianyuan to enhance the Pangu's heat dissipation capabilities. This would raise the external temperature of the mecha and ensure that its external joints would not...
Frozen.
Zhang Tianyuan did as instructed, and soon bursts of heat emanated from the Pangu.
The icicles that were just hanging outside the mecha quickly melted and fell back to the ground.
Only then did Zhang Tianyuan turn around to look at the Scunner he had brought with him.
The monster was now completely frozen in time.
The seawater that sprayed out of its Barry was like a giant tube of super glue, sealing its lips completely. The seawater clinging to its body also froze into a layer of frost armor, just like the Pangu.
Zhang Tianyuan circled around the Scunner once.
Although the monster still showed signs of life, it was clear that it didn't have much time left.
The seawater it just inhaled is its death warrant; once its body temperature drops and the seawater freezes, it will freeze to death.
All he has to do is wait here.
You don't even need to wait.
Because the Scunner ' hands and feet were already frozen to the ice on the ground, even if it were still conscious, it would still be unable to move.
The monster's only fate was to await death in this icy wasteland.
"Just leave it here and let it live a little longer. If something else happens on the seabed later, it might be useful as a key to the wormhole."
This is one of the main reasons why he didn't simply banish Scunner.
Leaving a half-dead monster alive might come in handy.
Zhang Tianyuan took one last look at the natural ice sculpture formed by the monster in front of him.
Suddenly, I realized that sending the monster to Antarctica is actually a good idea, although it would severely damage the microbial environment Antarctica.
Normally, researchers and others who go to Antarctica must undergo numerous checks to ensure that they do not bring any bacteria to this continent that has been frozen for thousands of years. Even the garbage at Antarctica research stations must be collected and taken out for disposal.
Only through such multiple layers of protection can the original features of this continent be preserved.
But today is different.
A mech, an alien monster, and a large amount of deep-sea water...
Nobody would believe that the levels of microorganisms in this aren't excessive.
Zhang Tianyuan waved his hand, signaling Mako Mori to contact the Shatterdome Base and inform them of the mech's current location.
"Tell them to prepare to send people over to remove the monster. This must be the best-preserved monster in history."
Looking at the frozen Scunner, Mako Mori also felt that this monster was so perfectly intact that it was hard to believe.
To this day, there isn't a single scar on Scunner's body.
If Dr. Newton saw this, he would absolutely go crazy...
With that in mind, Mako Mori quickly reconnected to the base via satellite communication.
Seeing the Pangu reconnect, Tendo Choi let out a long sigh of relief.
Welcome back, Pangu!
Where are you now?
"Uh... we're currently somewhere in the Antarctica Continent. I've already sent back the latitude and longitude. The Scunner has been frozen into a huge block of ice by the low temperatures here. You need to come and take it away as soon as possible."
"Did they kill the monster with low temperatures?" Tendo Choi shook his head. "That's a pretty good idea."
It might be a bit demanding on the communications staff.
If you had connected a few minutes later, you might not have seen me at all...
Tendo Choi was suffering inside, but didn't know who to tell.
All they could do was work diligently and coordinate with the salvage team to prepare to go to Antarctica to retrieve the monster's carcass.
Then, Zhang Tianyuan asked about the situation at the bottom of the sea again.
"The situation underwater?" Tendo Choi paused upon hearing this. " The Gipsy Danger have already begun executing their plan..."