Volume 12: Yaguna Kotor Chapter 598: Annihilation Operation
"No, that's not right!"
Ke Lan suddenly had an idea in his mind. He didn't need to kill the black mummy. As long as he could get it out of the transport plane, he could also achieve his original goal.
As for how to kill it or capture it alive as a research sample, that is a problem that the Undead Crew and the military need to consider.
The black mummy's movements were slow, which meant that Ke Lan had a lot of room for maneuver - as of now, the simplest, crudest and most effective way was to open a large enough hole in the cockpit and then throw the black mummy out.
The cockpit of the Hercules transport plane is located between the middle and upper floors. Whether going up or down, if you want to open a passage directly to the outside of the body, you have to have a long distance. Only in front of the nose is the direction closest to the outside space.
This place should be the porthole of the cockpit on other aircraft, but the porthole in front of the Hercules is blocked by streamlined metal armor, and replaced by a hemispherical screen composed of hundreds of display units that covers most of the cockpit.
The sixty-four compound-eye all-round cameras installed outside the fuselage can transmit the outside scene to the screen exactly as it is, acting as the cancelled portholes.
Ke Lan only needed to cut open these screens and the casing and armor behind them to create a big hole in the fuselage and throw the black mummy out of the cockpit.
Without further ado, Ke Lan immediately rushed towards the nose of the plane, dragging the chainsaw sword.
This hole cannot be opened in front of the nose of the plane, because the strong airflow will form a loop in the cockpit, which will suppress Ke Lan's next move. Only by opening the hole on the side, with the help of the pressure difference between the high-speed airflow outside and the cabin, can a suction force be generated to push the black mummy out of the cabin.
After choosing a good position, Ke Lan once again started the "engine" of the chainsaw sword and smashed the sword towards the screen.
The screen, which was originally like a transparent porthole, suddenly turned black in a large area, and the broken glass quickly spread out along the point where Ke Lan hit it.
Countless pieces of glass and metal spurted out from the impact point, and the rotating chain cut in unhindered, but the chainsaw sword only cut in half a meter before Ke Lan felt waves of resistance in ever-changing directions coming from the tip of the sword.
He suddenly realized a problem.
The cockpit and first-class cabin are equipped with automatic balancing devices, which can keep the space inside the cabin stable when the aircraft's fuselage performs various flips, dives, rises and other movements. To achieve this, one design requirement must be met: the outer shell of the fuselage and the internal cabin are separate and movable.
This resulted in the situation that even if Ke Lan split the inner bulkhead, the corresponding outer shell of the aircraft would continue to change. Not only would it be impossible to open a stable passage, it would also cause serious damage to the aircraft's body.
"Damn, this is exciting..."
Ke Lan had no choice but to go back to the control console and turn off the automatic balancing device in the cockpit.
Suddenly, the entire cockpit turned into a roller coaster - no, even the most thrilling roller coaster in the old era could not compare to this transport plane rolling in the real sky.
If I really need to find something to compare it to, it's a bit like a drum washing machine running at full power...
The living armor had several long spikes with barbs growing out of the soles of Ke Lan's feet, which, like the claws on hiking boots, were firmly wedged into the floor of the cockpit, preventing him from rolling with the cockpit.
The black mummy also inserted its ten fingers into the floor, and on all fours, it approached Ke Lan little by little - the wildly swinging cockpit did not have any effect on it.
Ke Lan led the black mummy towards the nose of the plane with some difficulty. After crossing the dividing line between the ground and the screen, Ke Lan had to crush the screen underneath with every step, and then make sure the spikes on the soles of his feet were fixed on a strong enough steel frame. On the other hand, the magnetic force of the black mummy was now strong enough to stick its body to the metal ground, and no matter how the cockpit swung, it would be of no use.
Ke Lan originally planned to turn the living armor into a soft whip to drag the black mummy out, but it seems that this method is not feasible, so he can only change the plan temporarily.
He kept swinging, smashing, and dragging the chainsaw sword, and the black mummy crawling on the ground was constantly closing the distance between it and Ke Lan... Just when the black mummy was more than five meters away from Ke Lan, Ke Lan finally stopped his actions.
He set a trap - he used the chainsword to cut a triangular slit in the bulkhead and the hull of the aircraft, but he did not cut it completely, leaving a connected section at each corner, just like the pre-torn slit on a packaging bag.
Fortunately, the black mummy's IQ was not high. It did not see Ke Lan's intention and continued to crawl towards Ke Lan along the shortest straight line.
Finally, when the black mummy entered the "trap triangle" preset by Ke Lan, the chainsaw sword in Ke Lan's hand suddenly turned into a long-handled war hammer and smashed hard on the edge of the "pre-torn opening"!
"Bang! —Swish!"
The sharp sound of metal tearing came from below, and a light-transmitting gap suddenly appeared on the edge of the trap triangle area, and a strong suction force continued to come from the gap.
A grappling hook, also transformed from living armor, shot out from Ke Lan's other hand and fixed on the top bulkhead. With the help of this grappling hook, Ke Lan swung behind the black mummy, swung his warhammer, and smashed it down again!
“Ka--”
One corner of the trap triangle had collapsed, and as the air flow passed through the metal holes at the edge of the crack, it kept making sharp and piercing whistling sounds - it had to be said that the quality of the steel used by the Ye Group to build the aircraft was really strong. Two of the three corners had already broken off, but the entire triangle still had not fallen off the fuselage.
"The last one!"
Ke Lan took two quick steps back to avoid the arm extended by the black mummy. He twisted his waist and moved to the left rear side of the black mummy. He aimed the warhammer in his hand at the last connection point and swung it down fiercely.
“Bang!!”
The last support of the triangular area was also lost, and the entire triangular steel plate, along with the black mummy attached to the steel plate, was immediately sucked out of the cabin!
"It's finally done." After breaking the connection point, the giant hammer in Ke Lan's hand turned directly into an anchor hook and hooked the edge of the gap, preventing Ke Lan, the triangular steel plate and the black mummy from being sucked out of the plane.
But just when Ke Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief and was about to restart the automatic balancing device, he heard a dull loud noise coming from outside - this noise was much louder than the noise when he landed on the back of the plane when he jumped on board.
Ke Lan's heart skipped a beat, and a bad guess suddenly popped up in his mind.
He quickly returned to the control console and turned the universal camera towards the tail of the plane. As expected, the cut triangular steel plate and the black mummy hit the sideways-turned tail of the plane after being sucked out of the cabin, leaving a very conspicuous dent.
The black mummy tore off the steel plate that was stuck to his body, then stood outside the plane and walked towards the nose of the plane step by step.
"He's really persistent." Ke Lan complained, but his expression was relaxed - although he didn't completely get rid of this monster, his goal had been achieved.
"Lin Qiming, can you hear me?" Ke Lan switched the surveillance camera to the first-class cabin, and saw that all the operators of the crisis management department and the experts from the research institutes were looking towards the tail of the plane in panic, obviously startled by the collision just now.
"Yes, I can hear it." Lin Qiming said loudly, "You have taken control of the cockpit, right ?"
"It's under control for now." Ke Lan said, "I can only say temporarily, we don't have much time left..."
"What was that noise just now?" Lin Qiming asked impatiently, "Could it be that there is a second person boarding here?"
"It's not a boarding ship. It's a black cardinal. To be more precise, it's a black cardinal who has completed a sacrifice. It's outside the cabin right now and is approaching me."
"Do you need us to support you?" Lin Qiming's expression changed slightly. As the deputy chief of the Crisis Management Department, he certainly knew what the black cardinal was referring to, and he also understood what the words "the sacrificed black cardinal" meant.
"It's useless. Even I can't get rid of that thing." Ke Lan refused.
He originally wanted to add that you are coming here just to get killed, but in the end he didn't say it - he was not afraid of hurting the other party's self-esteem, he just wanted to save time.
"Then what do you want us to do?" Lin Qiming asked again. He knew in his heart that if there was no urgent task assigned to them, Ke Lan would not contact them in this way.
"There should be enough parachute packs in the cargo hold for all of you. Your mission now and that of your operators is to distribute the parachute packs to everyone and teach those researchers how to parachute. Remember, we don't have much time. I can only keep the plane stable for now. If that thing reaches the cockpit, you won't have a chance to parachute."
"Understood!" Lin Qiming responded loudly and ran towards the cargo hold with several operators.
While Ke Lan was maneuvering the plane to keep it flying as smoothly as possible, he glanced at the black mummy's moving speed from time to time to estimate the time it would take for it to arrive at the cockpit.
Fortunately, the black mummy's movements were still slow. According to the current speed, Lin Qiming and the experts from the research institute had at least fifteen minutes to escape.
Although for someone who has never tried skydiving, it may be a bit difficult to master a new skill, which is also an extremely dangerous extreme sport, in just fifteen minutes, there is no other way - as long as you don't fall to death or injure your brain, you can still be rescued even if you are seriously injured.
Ke Lan opened the Hercules transport plane's communication system again and said in the public channel: "I am Ke Lan. I have temporarily regained control of the Hercules transport plane. I need support."
His communication was quickly responded to: "This is the 651st Fighter Squadron of the First Fleet. We are now 1,100 meters behind you and ready to provide support at any time. In addition, according to the surveillance images, there is an unidentified humanoid creature on the back of the Hercules transport plane, slowly approaching the nose of the plane. Please pay attention."
"I know. I'd like to request to speak directly to the person in charge of the First Fleet." Ke Lan said.
After a brief silence, a steady voice sounded: "I am the person in charge of the First Fleet. How do you need us to support you?"
"The rear command center should have also seen the thing on the back of the transport plane, right?" Ke Lan asked.
“Yes.”
"That thing is a black cardinal - the kind that has completed the sacrificial ritual. Its current known abilities are that its physical strength far exceeds that of Nino alloy, and its magnetism is constantly increasing. However, it seems to have certain defects in its mobility, and its movement speed and movements are relatively slow... As for its intelligence level, it is currently unknown, but I personally think that this thing is not very smart."
"Understood. Your report has been delivered to the crew council, which requires us to fully cooperate with your plan."
"Very good, my plan is very simple - I can't kill this thing, and with the firepower of the fighters following behind, it is estimated that it can't be destroyed either, so let's ignore it for now and make the rescue operation the primary goal. I have asked Deputy Chief Lin Qiming of the Crisis Management Department to take the experts from the institute to prepare for parachuting. I need fighters to ensure the safety of these people when they parachute. At the same time, immediately organize a medical search and rescue team to enter the White Ridge Mountains to pick up the parachutes." Ke Lan said, "I have to mention that most of the people in the institute are parachuting for the first time, and it is expected that there will be many seriously injured people. It is best to send a few airships with medical cabins over immediately and stand by over the White Ridge Mountains. As for the thing on the back of the plane, I will try my best to take it away from the parachuting area, and then it will be left to you to deal with."
"Four search and rescue teams on standby have already flown to your airspace. Another rapid response team consisting of sixteen destroyers will arrive at to support the search and rescue operation. As for the Black Cardinal, the main force of the fleet will be responsible for the annihilation operation." The other party replied.
