Volume 16 Tower of Babel Chapter 824: Safety Device of the Coffin of Eternal Life
The same scene also appeared in the secret room in the core area of the Ark.
"Damn, these damn things..." Zeus stared at the picture as the warships of Fleet Zero were forced to land one after another. His virtual projection showed an extremely angry expression, and even the throbbing blue veins near his forehead and temples were perfectly simulated.
Since the central control computer was destroyed by the crew, even if the Undead Crew regained control of these warships, they would not be able to control them... "It seems that we have to install a device on the warships that can release hypnotic gas when necessary. Once we find that the crew has the intention of mutiny, we will immediately open the valve... No, maybe it would be easier to directly switch to lethal gas." Zeus gritted his teeth and said, "A group of insignificant pawns dare to disrupt our plan..."
"Zeus." Apollo's voice suddenly became extremely cold. "Have you noticed that you seem to have become very irritable and angry recently, and often lose control of your emotions."
"What do you mean?" Zeus turned around and met Apollo's gaze. "What's wrong? Do I need your approval to release my emotions?"
"Of course not, but I have known you for hundreds of years, and in my opinion, you are not such an irritable person." Apollo said, and suddenly took two steps back - his hands were suspended in front of him, as if he was operating something.
"What do you want to say?"
"Zeus...are you really Zeus?" Apollo asked after taking a deep breath.
"What? Do you suspect I'm someone else in disguise?"
"No. I suspect that the consciousness hidden in Zeus's body is no longer the Zeus I know." Apollo's voice became lower and lower. "Just now, I have joined forces with six members of the crew association and used our authority to let the robot enter your cabin under the pretext of daily cleaning..."
"You guys--" The expression on Zeus's face suddenly changed subtly.
"The safety device of your 'Coffin of Eternal Life' has been removed... Did you do it yourself?" Apollo stared at Zeus' face, whose expressions kept changing, and asked word by word.
Zeus did not answer.
"Don't worry, we didn't let the robot do anything to your body, and the robot doesn't have that kind of operating authority... But it took a picture of your current state through the window of the Coffin of Eternal Life... Your erosion seems to have deepened a lot in the past two years. It seems that the space inside the Coffin of Eternal Life can no longer accommodate your body..." Apollo continued to ask, "Although it hasn't been measured yet, your erosion should have crossed the dangerous line that is enough to be expelled from the crew, right?"
"Why, you want to exile me?" Zeus whispered, "Like you did to Chiron?"
"We set this rule together. You also signed on the original piece made of titanium alloy... Even Chiron has no objection to this. Do you want to make yourself an exception? Or do you refuse to admit it?" Apollo said.
"If my erosion really exceeds the danger line, I will end my life on my own, so you don't need to worry about it." Zeus said, "As for now, what you should be concerned about is that deified body that appeared out of nowhere!"
"No, I think you are in greater danger. Since you insist that your erosion level has not crossed the danger line, why not test it—"
Before the word "定" in "定" was uttered, the virtual projection of Apollo was stuck in place, motionless, just flashing continuously, as if the network connection was disconnected.
"Apollo?" Another voice in the darkness asked with some caution, "What's wrong with you?"
"He may have some physical problems." Zeus said unkindly, "Before questioning others, perhaps you should pay attention to yourself first."
"Zeus, did you do something to Apollo?" the fourth voice asked harshly.
"You want to know?" Zeus suddenly laughed softly, "You will know soon..."
"Immediately control Zeus's body! Block all hatches! And put down the mental blocking barrier! And--" The undead crew member could not finish his words before his voice suddenly disappeared.
"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong. I didn't do anything at all." Zeus shook his head. "Yes, Apollo guessed correctly. My erosion level has indeed exceeded the danger line... But the problem is, I am not the only one among us who has exceeded that line."
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Yagunakotor, the core power room.
Just when everyone was worried, Layton suddenly discovered that the space anchor that had been locking Yaguna Tor had disappeared silently!
This situation was so strange that Yaguna Tor floated several kilometers away due to inertia before he realized that the "indestructible" cage no longer existed.
"Old, old dog! The space anchor is gone!" Leighton exclaimed.
"What's missing? The space anchor?" The Hound was stunned for a moment, then jumped up immediately, "You mean, the space anchor that trapped us disappeared by itself?"
"Yes!" Leighton nodded vigorously.
"Hurry! Immediately carry out the rescue mission for Fleet Zero! Make sure to bring all the survivors to Aguna Tor!" Hound said, thought for a moment, and added, "Oh, and take them in separately from the garrison troops originally on Aguna Tor. Don't mix them up."
Hound knew very well that the officers and soldiers of Fleet Zero could not return to the Ark, but there might be people in the garrison of Agunaktor who were loyal to the Undead Crew. These two groups of people could not be treated with the same standards. The original plan would not change. Those who were under house arrest in Block 1 would still be released when the time came...
After all, Fleet Zero took the initiative to revolt, and the garrison did not make any subjective moves to betray the Ark or the Undead Crew. As long as the members of the Undead Crew still retain even a trace of humanity, they should not "deal with" these people.
"Old dog, are we really going to rescue people?" But at this time, Leighton hesitated.
"What's wrong?"
"The number of survivors of Fleet Zero is greater than those in Block One... Let's not talk about how to solve the supply problem. You have to know that the families of these people are still on the Ark. How can you guarantee that these troops who launched an uprising in a fit of rage will not stab us in the back for various reasons in the future... What's more, you can't tell which of these people are actively rebellious and which are 'passively' rebellious..." Layton said in a low voice, "I know you don't want to abandon them, but..."
"There's nothing to say but. If we ignore them now, what's the difference between us and the undead crew?" The Hound waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about anything else, just rescue them first!"
The Yaguna Tor turned its bow and rushed directly towards Fleet Zero, smashing the nearest heavy cruiser into pieces - at this time, all the warships still floating in the sky had been controlled by the Undead Crew Club, and the officers and soldiers on the ship had already escaped in lifeboats, so Layton had no scruples at all when maneuvering the Yaguna Tor to collide.
All the weapons on the Yaguna Tor were unusable, but the huge teardrop-shaped hull and the tremendous power itself were a terrifying enough weapon. Even if the energy shields of the remaining warships of Fleet Zero were all turned to maximum power, they could not stop the behemoth that was pressing down like a collapsing mountain.
In just fifteen minutes, only the warship Yagunakotor was still floating in the air.
Under the guidance of the broadcast by Layton and others, the survivors of Fleet Zero flew to the deck of the Yaguna Tor on the remaining lifeboats, and then entered the interior of the battleship through the transmission channel.
The chaos that Layton was worried about did not occur. Under the command of Major General Alexander, the mutinous officers and soldiers on each ship were divided into several batches, gathered together in an orderly manner, and voluntarily surrendered their weapons and communication and positioning devices.
"Mr. Nick, I believe you have already understood the current situation. Although I know I shouldn't ask, for the sake of the remaining tens of thousands of people in Fleet Zero, I still want to know, what is your next plan?" After settling the survivors of Fleet Zero, Major General Alexander took the initiative to find Hound.
"Uh... just call me Hound. I don't like that name very much." Hound shrugged. "To be honest, we didn't mutiny at all. I don't know why the undead crew would do this."
"I know." Major General Alexander nodded. "The reason why the Undead Crew suddenly attacked Agunaktor may be related to 'that person'."
As he spoke, Alexander glanced upwards with a very obscure look - the "that one" he mentioned was obviously referring to the "Joker" who destroyed the entire black fleet with a wave of his hand.
"Tsk... If this is really the case, then things will be troublesome." The Hound smacked his lips. "Based on my understanding of those people, they may do something like this again."
"This thing?" Alexander was slightly startled. In his guess, he had always thought that the figure that caused the miracle was Ke Lan himself. "By the way, where is Mr. Ke Lan now? As the nominal captain of the Yaguna Tor and the actual controller of this battleship, in this situation, he should stand up as a leader instead of continuing to hide behind the scenes..."
"He's not here." The Hound interrupted Alexander.
"What's that... outside?" Alexander pointed his finger upwards.
"To be honest with you, I don't know either, but I can tell you one thing, that thing was previously controlled remotely by Ke Lan, and now he can also hear our conversation." said the Hound.
"That's right." Alexander was startled by Ke Lan's sudden voice. "To be honest, Major General Alexander, I'm actually quite surprised that your entire Fleet Zero would choose to revolt."
"Mr. Ke Lan?" Alexander looked around, as if trying to find the source of the sound.
"Don't look for it anymore. The Hound didn't lie to you. I'm not on the ship. I'm somewhere far away from here." Ke Lan said, "To be honest, your actions are a bit too impulsive..."
"Alas... I have no other choice... Even if I don't revolt, the soldiers under me will mutiny." Alexander sighed, "What's more, this is a mission to commit suicide."
"In fact, even if you take on this mission, you won't be able to stop Yaguna Tor, and there won't be much damage... I originally planned to evacuate this airspace immediately after escaping. With the mobility of Fleet Zero, let alone intercepting Yaguna Tor, we can't even catch up with it." Ke Lan said.
Alexander: "...It's too late to say anything now, and the incident has already happened. The officers and soldiers below are quite resentful of being treated like this by their superiors. Even if they obey the orders, something bad will happen sooner or later."
"What about the relatives of the officers and soldiers who stayed on the Ark?" Leighton interrupted.
Alexander shook his head. "I can't help it... I think they must have made up their minds when they decided to revolt... As for those who want to return to the Ark because they are worried about their families, I hope I can respect their choice."
"If someone wants to go back, we won't stop them." The Hound nodded, "But if they go back now, I'm afraid they will die."
Alexander sighed and didn't respond.
"But there are some more realistic issues that we still need to clarify." Hound paced back and forth in front of Alexander, "For example... the supply issue. Major General Alexander, how many survivors are there in Fleet Zero?"
"I've just asked the officers of each ship to count the number of people, including the disabled, and the total number is 47,955." Alexander said, and his expression changed a little - as the commander of a fleet, he also knew the importance of supplies.
"Forty-seven thousand mouths to feed... plus there are nearly thirty thousand garrison troops on Yaguna Tor..." The Hound shook his head and raised his index finger. "The supplies we have are only enough to support us for one day... just one day."
