Volume 15 Gray Fog Forest Chapter 782 Crew
"I was actually teleported to another crashed battleship?" Sanshisan touched his forehead and shone his flashlight at the end of the dark corridor. Compared with the "Shaojiang Kai" frigate whose hull was severely damaged by the detonation of its plasma main gun, the hull structure of the Exocet-class high-speed support ship "Genoa" was better preserved.
Perhaps it is precisely because there are relatively few "open wounds" on the hull that the speed at which the fog penetrates into the space inside the ship is also slowed down... Sanshisan thought.
"I just don't know if this thing can still fly... Well, but even if it can fly, I shouldn't be able to activate it with my authority. It would be great if that kid Ke Lan was here." Sanshisan swept the flashlight across the wall of the corridor and soon found a route map printed on the wall.
Although the route map has faded and is mottled, at least the location and direction of each cabin can be roughly distinguished.
Thirty-Three waved his hand, and two black blades immediately flew over and cleared away the vines covering the route map, revealing the entire map.
From the route map, it can be learned that from the direction where Thirty-Three is standing now, the left side leads to the stern of the ship, and the right side leads to the bow... This is completely consistent with one thing he knows: the military aircraft built by the Ark have an unwritten rule that all bathroom doors are set to face the starboard side.
Someone once analyzed this and said that it was because most of the Ark's warships were asymmetrically designed, with far more turrets on the starboard side than on the port side. Therefore, most warship captains and commanders liked to turn the rudder to the left when facing the enemy, pointing the starboard side with more powerful firepower towards the enemy, while hiding the port side with weaker barrage.
Because of this operating habit, most warships turn left much more frequently than right. If the bathroom is built on the right side, the filth in the pipes will likely gush out of the toilet under the action of centripetal force, causing a farce of "feces smearing on the wall".
This argument seems to be well-founded, but in fact it is completely untenable. Not to mention whether the Ark's warships really focus on starboard firepower, and whether the captains and commanders have the habit of using the starboard side to meet the enemy... The most crucial point is that the actual situation is that the bathroom door faces the starboard side, not all bathrooms are located on the left side of the battleship.
The bathrooms located on the right side also open to the starboard side.
Besides, if centripetal force throws excrement out of the pipe, it has nothing to do with the location of the bathroom or the direction of the bathroom door. The only direct connection is the structural design of the sewage pipe.
The person who posted this article is completely misleading... What's more, warships are all specially designed to prevent reverse seepage. If the crew's excrement could spray out of the toilet, the warship designer would probably be so ashamed that he would commit suicide to apologize.
Sansan still remembers that when he saw this article on a military forum during his free time, he shared it with his comrades in the team as a joke... but most of the brothers who laughed, cursed and complained together at that time are no longer with us...For many of them, not only their bodies have not been found, but even their identity badges have not been found.
Thirty-three is different from Layton and Old Dog. He never likes to call the soldier's identification plate a "dog tag" because he feels that every soldier is a living person... They are individuals, not "dogs".
"Soldiers must obey orders. This has always been the case...but think about what happened in the past. Didn't the people in charge treat you like dogs? No, they are even worse than dogs." This is what Old Dog once said to Sanshisan. It was because of this sentence that the two of them almost got into a fight. Fortunately, Zhuo Ligetu and Layton pulled them apart in time.
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Thirty-Three shook his head slightly, threw these messy memories aside, and continued to observe the route map on the wall.
He is currently in the crew quarters and living area at the rear-middle part of the battleship, while the bridge is located at the front third of the battleship. If he wants to get to the bridge, he has to walk towards the bow on the right hand side.
Although Sanshisan knew that he could not control the "Genoa" with his authority, he still decided to go to the bridge.
In the bridge of the "Shaojiang Kai", Ke Lan met the former captain of the battleship. Even though the captain had turned into some kind of monster, Ke Lan still successfully communicated with him... Although Sanshisan didn't know the specific content of the communication between the two parties, Ke Lan obviously gained some important information from it.
Battleships are difficult to operate. The captain was "detained" by the Gray Mist Forest. Perhaps he is needed to control the battleship... Then, is there also a captain who has been transformed into a monster in the bridge of this "Genoa"?
If so, maybe “it” can also communicate with itself?
"If we can talk, then talk. If we can't talk, then use force. There's nothing to be afraid of." Thirty-three made up his mind, turned right, and walked along the corridor.
The floor of the corridor was covered with rust - originally these places should have been covered with anti-slip rubber mats, but now the rubber mats have aged and fallen off, exposing the metal plates underneath.
The soles of the boots made of special rubber material made a dull "thump thump" sound when they stepped on the metal ground. The "thump thump" sound echoed in the corridor, and combined with the quiet environment, it instantly created the atmosphere of a horror movie.
Faintly, Sanshisan felt as if he heard another sound of footsteps that was not an echo, following not far behind him. When he walked, the footsteps would sound, and when he stopped, the footsteps would also stop.
When he is fast, the opponent is also fast; when he is slow, the opponent is also slow.
The thing that made the footsteps sound was obviously using the echo of Sanshisan's footsteps as a cover. It must be said that this trick was quite effective. At least Sanshisan didn't notice anything unusual until he was followed for nearly thirty meters.
Compared with Ke Lan and Asano Akira, Sanshisan's perception ability is slightly inferior, but as a retired veteran of the special forces, he is still very vigilant.
"What?"
Thirty-three stopped and pretended to look at the ceiling and both sides of the corridor. After a quick glance, he began to walk forward. However, as soon as his front foot landed on the ground, his ankle twisted and he turned 180 degrees, shining the flashlight directly behind him.
About ten meters away, there was a humanoid creature standing in the shadows, but the humanoid creature was wrapped in a thin layer of gray mist. Even with a high-lumen tactical flashlight shining directly on it, its true appearance could not be seen clearly.
The only thing Thirty-Three could be sure of was that this person was dead.
A piece of steel pipe more than one meter long with the end twisted into a knot pierced through the chest of the humanoid creature. The gray fog did not wrap up the steel pipe. Thirty-three could clearly see that there was an inscription stamped with steel in a place that was not covered by rust, which read "B16 Cabin - Air Supply Pipeline".
"This guy... could he be a shipwrecked crew member from the Genoa?"
Thirty-three's mind immediately restored the simulated scene of the crew member's death - when the Genoa fell, the powerful impact force twisted the air supply pipe of the B16 cabin, making this piece of steel pipe become a sharp weapon and directly pierced through the unsuspecting crew member... Of course, it is also possible that this crew member had died before being pierced by the air supply pipe.
Thirty-Three had also seen the combat footage preserved on the surviving warships. With the speed at which the Genoa crashed, most of the people on board had their internal organs crushed by the excessive G-force before the ship even touched the ground... The battle happened too suddenly, and the crew members had no time to put on protective clothing that could resist G-forces.
(Additional note: The setting of the protective suits is inspired by the plot of the Gundam series. This type of anti-gravity protective suit also has the functions of a space suit. It is bulky and will have a significant impact on movement after wearing it. Therefore, the crew on the ship will only wear these things when the warship may be severely damaged or even sunk. The special operations fleet was attacked suddenly, and the battle entered a fierce battle from the beginning, and continued until the entire fleet withdrew from the gray fog forest. Only a very few people in the entire fleet had the opportunity to wear these life-saving protective suits.)
The humanoid creature pierced by the steel pipe showed an extremely uneasy state after being enveloped by the beam of light from the flashlight. It raised its arms in front of its body, as if trying to cover its face with its hands... although Sanshisan couldn't see what its face looked like at all.
"Hey! Are you a crew member of the 'Genoa'? Can you understand what I am saying?" Thirty-three shouted.
He did not launch an attack immediately, but tried to communicate with the other party.
After all, this guy was just following behind him and didn't show any hostility... and after being discovered by Sanshisan, he didn't pounce on him - this was completely different from the behavior of the lurking monsters in horror movies or horror games after being discovered by the protagonist.
At least, Sanshisan felt that there was no need to treat "it" as an enemy for the time being.
Of course, the absence of hostility is one thing, but second-hand preparations still need to be made...A dozen black Nino alloy flying blades, under the cover of the dark environment, flew out beyond the range of the flashlight beam, close to the floor, walls and ceiling, and hovered around this humanoid creature. As long as it moved slightly, these dozen flying blades would be able to cut it into pieces in an instant.
No, to be precise, it cannot be called a "humanoid creature"... because it is impossible for a human to survive after being pierced through the vitals by a steel pipe... so it is either a "dead thing" or it has turned into a monster like the captain of the "Shaojiang Kai".
However, Sanshisan was afraid of irritating the other party, so he did not directly call it a "monster", but instead used the calmest tone possible to communicate.
"Hey, brother, don't be nervous, we are one of us." Thirty-three only said "one of us", but did not explicitly say that he came from the Ark, because he was not sure whether these crew members who were sent by the undead crew to carry out this "suicide mission" had hatred towards the Ark and human society in their hearts.
Thirty-three had to show his "goodwill" while keeping his identity as vague as possible... He didn't want to get into a fight with the other party over a disagreement.
Although he was not afraid of a fight, he would not be able to obtain more information from the other party.
The figure shrouded in gray mist stopped twisting, and the hands that were covering its face slowly lowered. It seemed to be looking at Thirty-three... Although Thirty-three couldn't see the other person's eyes, he could feel a gaze passing over him.
"Strange, is that layer of gray fog one-way perspective? Why can't I see the appearance of this thing, but it can see me through the gray fog?" Thirty-three muttered in his heart, but continued to "chat up" with his mouth.
"Brother, can you understand what I'm saying?" Thirty-three leaned forward slightly, raised his hands to indicate that he had no weapons in his hands, and then repeated the sentence in English.
Chinese and English are the two official languages of the Ark. No matter one's race, bloodline, status or other identity, one must master one of these two languages. Otherwise, one will not be able to survive in the Ark or in the existing human society.
If the other party can't understand either Chinese or English, then Thirty-Three will be completely helpless.
"After becoming a monster, can I only communicate in the language of the Alpha civilization? But the problem is that I don't know the language of the Alpha civilization. It would be great if Ke Lan was here... Maybe I should keep an eye on this guy and wait for Ke Lan and the others to find this place... But the problem is, what if this guy wants to escape or becomes hostile to me during this time? What should I do?" Sanshisan's brain was turning quickly, "Its strength should not be too strong, otherwise it would not choose to follow me secretly... But the problem is that if this guy can only understand the language of the Alpha civilization, and I kill it, wouldn't that mean I have destroyed an important clue? Even if Ke Lan doesn't know how to be a monster, I myself cannot accept this fact..."
Just as Thirty-Three was struggling internally, a somewhat awkward voice came from the figure shrouded in gray fog: "You...you are...the person...who came...in...from outside?"
The sound was like , extremely harsh. It was obvious that the owner of the vocal cords had not spoken for a long time.
But this does not affect Sanshisan's ability to understand what the other party is saying...it is speaking Chinese!
