Volume 2: The Undersea City Chapter 47 Preparation for Action
The medical supplies exchange point was not far from Ivan's clinic. In less than half an hour, Natasha had bought everything that Ke Lan had asked her to buy.
A dozen high-pressure steel cylinders that had just been taken out of the ice storage lay side by side on a small cart, their surface covered with a thin layer of frost.
Natasha almost cleared out all the stock at this exchange point... Fortunately, this is a self-service exchange point without any clerks, so it doesn't arouse suspicion or anything.
While Ke Lan was giving Ivan a "blood transfusion", Hound used his connections in the army to get them two large boxes of equipment.
Inside the two large metal boxes were a dozen neatly stacked cardboard boxes of varying sizes. These boxes were all sealed with blank seals, and the original production batch numbers on the sides of the boxes had been erased manually.
"Military-grade tactical deep diving suit, with injectable pressurizing agent, can dive to a depth of 1,200 meters. Reinforced fiber fabric plus four layers of embedded metal mesh, lightweight ceramic armor plate, protection level VI." (PS In the real world, the protection level of bulletproof vests is only four levels from I to IV. In the setting of this book, due to technological development , three new levels are added, namely V, VI, and VII. This level is only used to assess the protection capability of wearable protective gear, and does not include tactical exoskeletons and power armor.)
"One can of Class A oxygen generator produced by Qiyun Chemical can last for 48 hours. These are limited supplies according to military standards and are difficult to buy on the black market." The Hound opened the boxes one by one and introduced them like a treasure.
"Big guy, try this." Hound grabbed a streamlined light machine gun and threw it to Layton.
"The 'Shark Hunter' Type 6 underwater machine gun abandons the piston-type gas-guiding structure used in conventional firearms and adopts a fully enclosed electric bolt, powered by crystals. The theoretical life of the barrel is 80,000 rounds. But don't use it on land. This thing has no cooling device. If it overheats, there is a risk of explosion."
"This caliber... seems to be less than seven millimeters. Could it be an underwater pistol bullet? Is the lethality guaranteed?" Layton narrowed his eyes and looked into the barrel. He saw that there was not a trace of wear on the six right-hand rifling lines. It was obviously a new product that had just left the factory.
"Idiot, this box of bullets is more expensive than that machine gun !" Hound found a bullet belt box made of reinforced engineering plastic from another cardboard box and threw it to Layton. "So there are things that you, a self-proclaimed 'weapons expert', don't know?"
"Shit, this thing didn't even have a prototype when I retired. Even now, it's probably only equipped in a very small number of troops. How could I have ever seen this thing!" Layton opened the ammunition box unconvinced, "Hmm... It has a specification of 150 rounds, and the firepower sustainability is good, but isn't the caliber a bit too small?"
Lying in the box is a kind of underwater bullet that is shaped like a slender steel needle. The exposed bullet head is several times longer than the shell, and there are fluid grooves etched on the surface that are specially used to stabilize the trajectory underwater... However, as Layton said, the caliber of this batch of machine gun bullets is really small, only 4.95 mm, which is smaller than the 6mm arrow-shaped bullets used in conventional underwater pistols.
"This is a special 'explosive bomb' for shark hunters. It contains highly concentrated explosives. Once it enters the target's body, it will be detonated, causing secondary damage." Hound knocked on the lid of the box. "One shot of this thing costs 75 credits. You'd better save it for me."
"So expensive!" Layton was shocked, but he soon discovered that this bullet was indeed expensive for a reason - in order to compensate for the loss of strength caused by the hollow structure, a large proportion of Nino alloy was mixed into the bullet. This stuff was much more expensive than the same weight of gold.
"'Frogman' underwater pistol, you should be familiar with this thing, right? I got eight of them, two for each person, but don't count on the power of this thing, it can only be used to deal with some fragile little guys." The Hound took out eight more iron-gray pistols. This pistol has six barrels, each of which can be loaded with a six-millimeter arrow-shaped bullet. One pull of the trigger fires one round. Of course, you can also change it to a six-round volley mode by adjusting a small knob above the trigger. There is no magazine, so you have to reload after six shots.
However, Hound also purchased a number of pre-loaded magazines. For a skilled shooter, the time required to replace bullets will not exceed five seconds.
"You've spent a lot of money this time, old dog..." Layton was playing with the "Shark Hunter Type VI" with some reluctance to let go.
"As long as his life can be saved, any amount of money is worth it." The Hound curled his lips and looked at the operating room on the side - at this moment, all the liquids in Ivan's body had been replaced with artificial agents that would not crystallize even at low temperatures. His body was full of tubes and wires, and Ke Lan was carefully putting the body into a silver-white liquid nitrogen freezing tank.
Just then, a loud knock on the door suddenly came from above.
"Who?" Layton directly installed the ammunition box on the machine gun, pulled the bolt, and shouted.
"Idiot, I told you not to use this gun on land. Is your head all muscle?" The Hound said this, but he also pulled out a pistol, opened the safety, and pressed his body against the door.
"Could it be someone seeking medical treatment?" Ke Lan stopped what he was doing and raised his head.
"This shouldn't be the case..." Natasha's breathing was a little rapid. "Ivan's clinic only accepts patients with appointments, but I have already canceled all the appointments and paid the penalty for breach of contract..."
"Bang, bang!" There were two more knocks on the door.
"Natasha, it's not convenient for us to speak out. You go up and ask and find a way to drive them away." said the Hound.
"good……"
But before he went up, a familiar voice came from outside: "It's me, Zhuoligetu!"
"Is it the Mongolian? Isn't he still in the hospital waiting for limb reconstructive surgery?" The hound looked at Asano Akira.
"I don't know, but I was the one who informed him about what happened here." Asano Akira said calmly.
"Just stay here and don't move. I'll go open the door for him." The Hound put away his pistol.
Indeed, the only person who came was Zhuo Ligetu. This man followed the hunting dog and walked down. His walking posture was a little funny, and he looked like a top-heavy duck.
"Alas... I can't help it. I'm not used to this mechanical prosthesis, but the growth of the broken limb takes too long and I can't wait any longer." Zhuoligetu smiled naively, "Thanks to you, I didn't die in that damn place. Now the doctor is in trouble. You're all planning to hide it from me, right? You didn't leave me, a burden, behind in the ruins before, so why don't you take me with you now?"
"I'm not trying to hide it from you...it's just..." The Hound hesitated.
"We are brothers who have been through life and death together. I must be included in this operation!"
