Apocalypse: I Build A Doomsday Train Chapter 1136 - 436: Energy Venting

"Captain Lin."

Ryan observed Lin Xian, knowing that if Lin Xian, in his capacity as a Sword Holder, successfully survived facing the people from Holy City in the submarine base, he must carefully consider Lin Xian’s words.

"What did you learn from Holy City?"

Lin Xian countered, "I want to ask you, how did you know about the situation with Galan Volcano?"

Ryan shrugged, "While monitoring Uniga 1 before, we noticed that the monster would approach the seabed volcanic group for some kind of hunting ’activity.’ Upon investigation, we found that the monster’s activity surprisingly accelerated the activity of Galan Volcano, so everyone at the base believed that the monster’s actions were possibly to forage for underground energy. That’s how it is..."

"What about that taboo item you mentioned that can control the volcano?" KIKI asked.

"He’s talking about the Earth Core Heat Inducer," Lin Xian explained at that moment, "This thing is basically bait to attract more high-level abnormal bodies for Uniga 1. The Foundation’s purpose might be to use this opportunity to study world-class organisms, so if this thing stops..."

"Then the Giant Ocean God will act and strike Galan Volcano!" Ning Jing stated.

"Correct."

Ryan responded, "Based on previous experiences from the Foundation, when the density of high-level abnormal bodies gathered in this sea area is high enough, the monster will appear. Now that the Foundation has withdrawn, only a group of people from Holy City is stationed there, so to me, this seems like a good opportunity."

Lin Xian understood upon hearing, "But you didn’t expect the monster to appear early due to Holy City’s luring agent and show up at the West Coast, far from the island and the volcanic group, affecting you as well with no gains."

Ryan looked helpless, "I thought you would engage with the people from Holy City yesterday. Our Hawk Sea Group was ready to assist, as long as we could together uproot the stronghold Holy City established on the island, then this plan might have proceeded smoothly."

"Hide in the submarine base, wait for the Giant Ocean God to hunt, and then make a big score before leaving?"

Lin Xian nodded, "When you put it like that, it makes a lot of sense."

"Having guts is one thing." KIKI crossed her arms, "Now knowing the monster is the Giant Ocean God, do you still plan on this?"

Ryan held his head in a wry smile, "The Foundation’s internal secrecy is too high. I always thought it was some S-Class organism."

Lin Xian, upon hearing Ryan’s information, confirmed his previous suspicions, just not realizing the device would cause a chain reaction.

"Captain Lin." Ryan saw Lin Xian frowning deeply, couldn’t help but continue questioning, "You just mentioned less than 24 hours, what does that mean?"

"The stability of the geothermal well has reached a dangerous threshold. I investigated the log at the monitoring center, and based on their technical standards, if it’s not shut down within 24 hours, there’ll be an energy overload risk that could lead to the entire submarine base being unsustainable."

After Lin Xian finished speaking, he glanced at Ryan, planning to leave. He already knew the situation on Sea Rock Island and Galan Volcano; now the goal was to locate Vio, find the orbital node, and directly use the Sky Dome Train to venture out.

During this time, he could have the convoy members scour the base for materials, and he could take the nuclear-powered submarine as devouring material.

As for Neptune, Lin Xian didn’t have the time to help others repair the carrier. If it was a problem with the power system, it would take him at least half a day, making the risk unnecessary.

Ryan, hearing Lin Xian’s words, quickly lowered his sunglasses, "What!?"

"Impossible?" Erica’s expression changed drastically, "We previously obtained information from the base’s control pipeline that the device shouldn’t reach its cooling cycle for at least another 3 days?!"

Gedi spoke up, "Could it be related to yesterday’s events?"

"It should be." Vanessa frowned, "Geothermal activity has accelerated..."

"OMG, aren’t we doomed then?" The towering Azir also expressed surprise.

Seeing their reactions, Lin Xian frowned, "You can’t evacuate this sea area in 24 hours?"

Ryan looked at Lin Xian, his tone shifting, "Captain Lin, you may not be aware, once Uniga 1 enters active state, the whole several hundred kilometers of this sea area become dangerous. Even hiding in the submarine base requires silence, escaping this sea area within this time frame is impossible, even a Floating City would be taken down by the atmospheric organisms drawn here. At this time, no human in the sea area would survive to escape; the best way is to dock at Sea Rock Island and wait for the storm to pass!"

Upon hearing this, KIKI immediately countered, "But Galan Volcano is going to erupt, the entire Sea Rock Island might be submerged, how can we hide then?"

"Our original plan was to leave once Uniga 1 completed its hunt." Gedi crossed his arms, his face gloomy, "If that device can’t sustain until Uniga 1 completes its hunt, then it’ll be troubling."

"Indeed." Ryan stated solemnly, "If that device gets shut down, the sea monster will immediately rampage and flee, and Uniga 1 will certainly mobilize, triggering an early eruption of Galan Volcano, turning this sea area into a hell, with the resulting massive tsunami potentially submerging the Asia-Pacific coastline..."

"By your reckoning, are we stuck between going and staying?" Lu Xingchen questioned with a frown.

At this moment, Ning Jing analyzed, "If the Giant Ocean God surfaced yesterday, it’s very likely lurking in the sea area around Sea Rock Island for hunting."

"Why not the sky?"

"Flying device?" Ryan shrugged, "As the former security chief of that base, I can only say the air is more dangerous than the sea. I didn’t know before, but yesterday when I saw the monster rising from the sea to the sky, I understood. This monster is practically the universe’s ruler, truly perplexing for us humans to confront."

Hearing this, Lin Xian felt his heart sink, sensing trouble.

It looks like they’re surrounded by endless giant sea monsters, and deeper down, there’s an ultimate hunter. Since being targeted by the Giant Ocean God yesterday, Lin Xian had a gut feeling the monster might actually be watching them!

"Wow, what do we do now?" KIKI looked towards Lin Xian, "We can’t leave nor stay?"

"Perhaps we could hide in the submarine base and wait for the disaster to pass?" Shi Zhi whispered.

Lin Xian shook his head upon hearing, "Won’t work, it’s not just about Uniga 1 now, but Galan Volcano. Once it erupts, the magma well under the island will surely cause a chain effect, quickly sinking the island into the Pacific Ocean."

"What about hiding on Sea Rock Island, surely there are defensive structures on the main island?" Ning Jing suggested.

"Defend against hundred-meter tsunamis?" Ryan noticed the people around Lin Xian starting to discuss anxiously and then spoke up, "Even handling an earthquake is a concern."

"Problematic..."

Vanessa also looked serious, saying to Ryan, "Ryan, repairing Neptune will take at least 48 hours, we simply don’t have time."

"It’s not about whether Neptune can be repaired anymore." Ryan looked with a wry smile at Lin Xian, "Even if Neptune were repaired, we couldn’t outrun a tsunami within 24 hours; the time is too short unless luck is favorable, like a small-scale eruption of Galan Volcano or..."

"Or the monster starts hunting early, allowing us to shut that device and leave safely?" Lin Xian suggested.

"Exactly." Ryan sighed, "However, from the Foundation’s early transfer arrangements, it seems they have calculated the irreversible crisis precisely, hence the transfer order, really troublesome."

"Any other solutions?"

"Yes, early energy dispersion!" Lin Xian stated at this moment, "We might try to disperse part of the geothermal well’s energy first, and then slow the eruption."

"How to disperse energy? That’s a volcano!" Erica was incredulous, "And this action might attract more abnormal bodies, making it even more dangerous."

"Yes, what if it causes an early eruption?" Vanessa also commented.

"I think it might be feasible."

Ryan spoke up, "I know that base has a dedicated backup energy dispersion pipeline, located in the Southeast Sea Area if we open it, it might buy us some time. The issue is, underwater there..."

At his words, Lin Xian’s group immediately thought of the aerial photos they previously took, the deep water’s enormous whirlpool abnormal body, sending chills down their spines.

Lin Xian furrowed his brows, "At this point, we can only take a gamble."

"I agree."

After Ryan finished, he looked at Lin Xian, then extended his hand, "Captain Lin, let’s collaborate, perhaps increasing our survival rate."

"Alright." Lin Xian shook hands with him immediately, stating, "Now, you need to dock the fleet into Sea Rock Island’s port, then we’ll split into two groups: one attempting to disperse the energy from the inserter, and the other finding a suitable shelter on the main island."

After speaking, Lin Xian’s expression grew tense, checking the time, and glancing around.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the storm is coming, let’s act!"