Volume 2: The Undersea City Chapter 56: Bait Tactics
"I will never let this beast get away this time!" Leighton said gritting his teeth .
However, the first attack seemed to have scared the snake away, and the No. 14 deep-sea giant eel did not surface above the water for a full twenty seconds.
"Hurry... hold on... I can't hold on any longer..." Zhuo Ligetu squeezed out a few words from between his teeth. Unlike conventional gunpowder weapons that only produce recoil when fired, this type of electromagnetic weapon will produce recoil continuously from the accelerator when it is charging and ready to fire. A single soldier using a Gauss firearm cannot feel this force very well due to its extremely short charging time and small kinetic energy. But if it is replaced with heavy weapons that require a long time to charge, the situation will be completely different.
Ke Lan, Hound and Liao Zilang hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed the frame outside the gun, and pushed their bodies up to bear as much of the reverse thrust as possible for Zhuo Ligetu.
But despite this, time was running out for Layton. The powered exoskeleton worn by Zhuo Ligetu kept making "cracking" sounds under the heavy load, and some of the more fragile supporting parts even began to deform.
"Hold on! You must hold on!" Ke Lan said to Layton, "Don't fire right after you lock on to the target. We don't have a second chance."
"I know, I know!" Leighton held his breath, his face flushed red, his clothes rustled in the strong airflow from the cabin door, but his whole body was nailed there motionless, like a sculpture.
Layton's mechanical arm was disassembled and turned into part of the bracket, firmly fixed on the nearest keel, while his other hand was hanging on the operating screen of the sight, making fine adjustments with accuracy to the millimeter range.
Thirty seconds passed, and No. 14 still did not appear in the field of vision.
"Ke Lan, this won't work. That beast is too smart. It's stalling for time. If it delays for another half a minute, the stent will definitely be scrapped!" The hound spoke quickly.
"Don't worry, there is still a chance, there must be a chance!"
Ke Lan suddenly realized that this "No. 14" seemed to have to surface when commanding other deep-sea giant eels, and the distance could not be too far. This was why it had been swimming around the entire battlefield - it seemed that there was no means of long-distance communication between deep-sea giant eels - just as he guessed, when "No. 14" dived into the water to avoid the attack, the offensive of other deep-sea giant eels slowed down. For the Pioneer, these thirty seconds were simply a rare opportunity to catch their breath.
This thirty seconds was what Ke Lan and his team had won for the Pioneer, but there was no more thirty seconds left. And to wait until the Ark's reinforcements arrived in Zhonghai, it would take nearly a thousand such thirty seconds...
For the Pioneer, they had to delay until the reinforcements from the Ark arrived, while for the Deep Sea Giant Eel, they only had to delay until the bracket of the Harpoon Heavy Cannon reached the fatigue limit of the metal and was scrapped. The gap between the two was too great...
It is the nature of living things to seek benefits and avoid harm. As long as the "No. 14" deep-sea giant eel hides underwater for a few minutes, Ke Lan and his team will no longer have any means to restrict it.
As for taking this opportunity to send down heavy artillery, that was even more nonsense - although the other deep-sea giant eels had temporarily lost their command, as long as the transport ship dared to approach the sea surface, it would inevitably become their target of attack. Compared with the thick-skinned Pioneer, the transport ship's defense capability was much weaker, and it could not withstand either electric arc attack or powerful tail swing.
Wait a minute! Ke Lan felt a flash of inspiration in her head... Seek benefits and avoid harm... "No. 14" dived into the water to avoid harm, but what about seeking benefits?
If you throw out a big enough bait, can you trick it out of the water?
It has been confirmed that No. 14 is unable to command the deep-sea giant eels on the sea surface from underwater - if a huge flaw appears in the Pioneer's defense at this time, will it be unable to resist the desire to attack and float to the surface?
The brain capacity of this sea beast is not very large. Even as a special individual serving as a "commander", No. 14's IQ cannot surpass that of humans. The success rate of this trap will definitely not be low!
"Can we get in touch with the Pioneer?"
"...Yes!" The voice of the transport ship captain came from the loudspeaker.
"Tell them to turn off the engines, turn the ship sideways, and stop firing all defensive weapons!"
"What?!" The captain's tone was filled with disbelief.
"Didn't you hear it clearly?!" Ke Lan was a little angry. He did n't have time to repeat it again.
"I heard it clearly...but..."
"I'm the commander, do as I say! Also, tell the Pioneer that this is their only chance!" Ke Lan almost shouted.
Benson on the side shook his head repeatedly: "You are crazy, you are absolutely crazy, you will kill everyone on the ship!"
However, Ke Lan had , but was concentrating on staring at the Pioneer below.
"The Pioneer sent a message asking for details of the plan..." The captain's voice sounded again.
"Let them execute it immediately! They have at most fifteen seconds - no, ten seconds!" Ke Lan roared loudly. Time did not allow him to explain too much. Whether this plan could succeed depended on whether the decision makers on the Pioneer were decisive enough.
For that person, this was definitely a huge gamble, gambling with the entire ship and the lives of everyone on board.
It's crazy to think about trusting a completely unknown plan proposed by someone you've never met...but if you hesitate for a moment, it will be too late.
Five seconds later, the Pioneer, which had been moving at full speed to try to break through, stopped. The six large propulsion engines were shut down at the same time, and the ship began to slowly turn sideways. At the same time, the remaining defensive turrets also stopped firing...
Finally, No. 14, who had disappeared from view for nearly a minute, suddenly appeared in front of the Pioneer on the right. More than a dozen deep-sea giant eels quickly gathered around it, as if preparing to launch a final general attack on the Pioneer...
“Layton!!”
“I caught it!!”
The blue arc of light crackled, and the second harpoon instantly rushed out of the barrel, turning into a sharp arrow dragging with electric light and piercing the sea surface!
"Hit the target!" Layton shouted excitedly, "The barb is expanding! The cable is pressurized! OK, we can pull it!"
"Captain, increase altitude immediately! We have to pull this thing out of the water!" Ke Lan raised his head and ordered to the camera.
