Volume 14: Devastation Chapter 667 Restarting the Engine
"What do you mean...?!" Sergeant Ken was shocked and turned to look at Collins with his eyes wide open, like a tiger ready to bite its prey.
Collins was shocked by Sergeant Ken's condition, then nodded and said, "Generally speaking... the engine's power part and fuel delivery system are the most vulnerable. In the old era, many civil airliner accidents were caused by hitting birds flying in the sky, and the wreckage of the birds drilled into the engine's air intake..."
"The power of two hydrogen bomb explosions may not be enough to destroy this relic, but it is more than enough for the 'little bird'..." Martin slammed his palm hard with his fist, "Collins, you are smart. Why didn't I think of this!"
"It still won't work." However, blasting expert Jino still shook his head. "The premise for birds to crash into a plane is that the plane's engine is in working condition. Even if a hundred or a thousand birds get into the engine of a plane parked at an airport, it is impossible to cause an explosion... As for the fuel tank, I believe that with the technology of Alpha Civilization, its safety measures must be complete, and it is not so easy to be detonated by a hydrogen bomb."
Collins: “This…”
Jino continued, "If this relic is really a giant engine, then the power it generates when it is ignited is far greater than the power generated by a tactical hydrogen bomb explosion. Even such terrifying energy can be contained, so you can imagine how difficult it would be for the two hydrogen bombs detonated inside to cause damage to it."
This is like a flood gate of tens of millions of tons, which was originally built to intercept raging floods. But now someone wants to dig a stream and divert the stream water into the dry river channel to destroy the flood gate... This is pure fantasy.
"Unless," Jinuo raised his head and looked at the dazzlingly complex steel structure above him, "these two hydrogen bombs can become the 'last straw that breaks the camel's back'."
"What should we do?" Martin asked after taking a deep breath.
"Restart the engine and increase the output to maximum power, then detonate the hydrogen bomb at a critical location." Kino said word by word.
"Pause!" At this time, Ke Lan's consciousness suddenly spoke out.
The scene in "Mewtwo" suddenly froze, as if he had activated the time stop, but compared to the time stop in which the whole world turned black and white, "Mewtwo" in the paused state could still retain its original color.
"Core Mastermind, I need to check the earthquake data of Alpha Star monitored by the Ark on July 4, 902 of the New Era." Ke Lan said, "I think this should not be data that requires a vote of all members to be unsealed, right?"
"On July 4, 902 in the New Era, a total of 74 earthquakes were detected, including two with a magnitude of more than 6..."
"These are the two earthquakes with a magnitude of more than 6. I need to know their detailed information."
"At 1:26 p.m. on July 4, 902 in the New Era, the focal depth was 15 kilometers, the magnitude was 7 to 8.5, and it lasted for 45 minutes , the focal depth was 11 kilometers, the magnitude was 9, and it lasted for 16 seconds." The core brain replied.
“Why is there no epicenter?”
"The epicenter location involves confidential data. It cannot be disclosed to you in the current state. All crew members are required to vote..."
Before the core mastermind finished speaking, Ke Lan interrupted it: "Okay, I get it... It's obvious. The earthquake was caused by the 776 Special Forces Team. The first time they restarted the '92nd engine wreckage', and the second time they destroyed the engine by detonating a hydrogen bomb... Both the time and the magnitude of the earthquake match."
"But I'm really confused... What's the purpose of an engine that can cause a magnitude 7 earthquake just by starting it?" Ke Lan pondered for a moment, then said, "Continue playing 'Mewtwo'."
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The members of the 776 Special Forces Team quickly made a decision - to do as Kino said, as that was their only way to blow up the ruins.
"Kino, if we can really find the main control device of this relic, how confident are you that we can restart it?" Sergeant Ken asked Kino very seriously.
"Boss, you know I'm a very serious person, and I never want to give others false hope..." Jinuo sighed, "I can't give an answer before I see those things."
"I understand." Sergeant Ken nodded. "If everything is OK... let's get started!"
The formation of the 776th Special Forces Team was adjusted briefly - Samuel and Martin, wearing Fearless Warrior armor, were moved to the front. Martin once wanted to be a relic hunter, so he learned a lot about the Alpha Ruins, but later gave up this "dream" because he was drafted into the army. As for Samuel, he had been a relic hunter for two years before becoming a soldier, and he was the only one in the entire 776th Special Forces Team who had a hunter license.
Although he is responsible for some logistics, support and other work, he is a person with practical experience after all, and is much stronger than Martin who can only talk about it on paper.
"To be honest..." Samuel's voice came from under the heavy helmet of the fearless warrior, sounding very dull, "This ruins is completely different from the ones I have explored... These steel structures are not like the style of the Alpha people at all."
"What's the highest level of ruins you have explored before?" Martin couldn't help but ask.
"A-level."
"Is this true? You are already qualified to explore A-level ruins, why do you still join the army?" Martin was a little surprised.
" The hunting group I was in was responsible for guarding the logistics camp that time, and we didn't enter the ruins." Samuel suddenly sighed, "There were a total of four elite hunting teams, with more than 30 people in total, and in the end no one was able to get out. Fortunately, it was not my hunting group's turn to explore the mission, so it was forced to stop... It was also that exploration that made me realize my own strength. Since then, I have not accepted any high-level ruins exploration missions."
"...What is the highest level of ruins you have entered?"
"C-level, eight people went in, two died, one went crazy, and another lost a leg." Samuel answered truthfully, "I was lucky, there were no spare parts left there."
