Volume 3 Hello, Eri Chapter 193: The Route to the New Century (V)
The Lenin became a hell on earth, with blood splattered on the floor, walls, and even on the ceiling. Herzog was like a man in his own land, and the sailors on the ship were completely unable to resist this existence that was beyond their cognition. Rifle bullets could hardly hit Herzog who was moving at high speed. Some sailors even drew out their daggers and tried to get close to him, but their chests were still pierced.
The news of the humanoid monster on the ship was notified to the captain's room by radio communication. The captain arranged more people to carry weapons to block it while trying to communicate with Mr. Chen. The audio signal was like a stone sinking into the sea without any response. The captain did not know that the communication equipment carried by Mr. Chen had been damaged in the battle. Now the only person who could communicate with the entire ship and make decisions was him, the captain.
The descriptions of the sailors were vague, and the captain could only piece together some impressions. The target was probably a humanoid figure in a tattered robe, moving toward the top of the deck. Since rifles were unlikely to be effective against the target, perhaps heavy weapons could be considered. However, the only heavy weapon firepower on the ship that could directly attack the deck was probably the machine gun mounted on the Halo helicopter parked on the deck. Even this was temporarily installed. The original Halo helicopter was designed for transportation and did not have space for installing extra weapons.
What to do? The captain forced himself to stay calm and make the right decision. The sailors on the ship had basically never participated in a real battlefield. The captain thought that those cruel times were over, but the nightmare suddenly came tonight, and everyone was doomed.
Escape? The captain suddenly turned his head and looked at the helicopter on the deck. Escape is not a shameful choice. When necessary, it is also a victorious retreat!
The captain decisively sent out a radio signal for help in the shipwreck, hoping that someone in Japanese territorial waters could receive it. Just as he was doing this, he saw a blurry black shadow rushing out of the deck cabin and crashing into the crowd. In an instant, the deck was filled with gunfire and screams.
The shadow used his claws to knock down the sailors one by one until the deck was clear, then picked up the soldiers' rifles and aimed them at the helicopter's fuel tank. A storm of fire swept across the sea. The shadow rushed to the side of the ship and shot all the lifeboats hanging or parked on the deck and threw them into the sea.
He is destroying all the escape facilities! The captain suddenly understood the shadow's intention. With this guy's fighting power, no one on the ship would be his opponent. Once all the escape equipment was destroyed, the Lenin would become a coffin drifting on the sea, and he could kill everyone on the ship one by one!
The captain didn't know why the black shadow was so brutal, he only knew that he couldn't just sit there and wait to die!
The captain loaded his rifle and rushed out of the captain's room with his service pistol, pointing it at the deck. However, the dark shadow that had just been wreaking havoc there disappeared. The captain turned the muzzle of his gun and searched around in the dim light.
A cold murderous intent descended from the sky! Herzog went straight for the captain's neck from above his head, split his claws apart, and pierced the edge of the captain's throat with one side, pressing the captain to the ground and holding his vitals with one knee.
"Where is the embryo!" Herzog roared loudly, his body covered in muddy blood.
"What...embryo?" The captain didn't understand. What embryo was this guy targeting?
As a group of soldiers who were purchased along with the Lenin, the captain and soldiers were all ordinary people. During the incident at Black Swan Port, they were only responsible for sailing and transporting goods, and had never seen what was inside the cargo.
Herzog used all his strength to break the captain's neck, and howled like a wolf towards the sky.
He went all the way from the freezer to the deck, killing every soldier he met and tearing open every hatch, but he still couldn't find the metal insulation chamber where the embryos were stored. He thought the captain of the Lenin would know, but the captain was just an ordinary person who was paid to do things, and Mr. Chen did not reveal the secret.
Herzog had to return to the deck again. He had to find Mr. Chen, even though he knew there was a high probability that he could not defeat him. Only Mr. Chen knew where the embryos were placed. It was normal for such a large ship to have several unknown secret rooms.
At the bottom of the Lenin's cabin, Mr. Chen opened the Lenin's sea valve to the maximum and removed the huge water pipes. A torrent of sea water quickly poured into the cabin, making a thunderous echo. Mr. Chen returned to the upper cabin in the water flow and destroyed all the watertight compartments along the way to the point where they were unusable.
He wanted to let the Lenin sink. The uncontrolled sea valve would allow a large amount of seawater to flood into the cabin. Countless warships have done this in history, such as the Bismarck, which was almost a famous meme and had the world's first sea valve.
The Lenin weighed about 19,000 tons, while the famous Bismarck battleship weighed about 41,700 tons, only half of that. Modern research can prove that the claim that the Bismarck sank in 20 minutes was just to save the German army's face, and that the actual scuttling of a battleship usually takes one to five hours, and is also affected by many factors.
With the tonnage of the Lenin, Mr. Chen predicted that it would take about forty to one hundred and fifty minutes to complete the self-sinking. He wanted to take away the embryos in the incubator and kill Herzog to let his body perish along with the icebreaker. It would not be a problem for him to cross the Japanese territorial waters and reach the land without carrying any equipment. It really was in line with the old Chinese saying that it was a desperate move.
It was indeed extravagant to let a 10,000-ton ship be buried with the enemy, but this was part of the plan. The purpose of the Lenin going to Japanese territorial waters was to sink itself here, and it was just forced to start the plan a little earlier. If you consider it from this perspective, Mr. Chen should even thank Herzog, because Herzog helped him clean up the sailors on the ship, so that Mr. Chen didn't have to do it himself to avoid a mutiny in the army when sinking.
Mr. Chen walked across the bloody cabin floor, and every step felt like he was walking in a stream of red. He arrived at the secret room where the embryos were stored. In fact, it was right above the engine room, in the middle of the aisle, and had been transformed into something that looked like a wall.
He found the mechanism to open the door on the side of the pipe. Just as he stretched out his hand to push open the secret door, a figure suddenly flashed in the aisle. Mr. Chen subconsciously pointed his knife at him.
"Mr. Chen?"
It was a sailor on the ship, who had groped his way here along the wall, leaving a trail of blood along the way. He was lucky not to be killed directly by Herzog, as the long-distance raid and impatience slowed down Herzog's attack power. He had three cuts on his body, from the shoulder to the waist. It was hard to say how long he could survive with such injuries.
Mr. Chen thought for a moment: "What's your name?"
"...Hijiyama Takatoshi."
This is a Japanese name. At the end of World War II, the Soviet Union entered Northeast China and fought against the Japanese Kwantung Army. Many orphans were left in the war, some were left in China, some were lucky enough to return to Japan, and some were taken away by the Soviet army. Hijiyama Takatoshi is the descendant of the orphans at that time, which left some traces of Russian on his Asian face. He is a mixed-race child.
"Comrade Long Jun, a bloodthirsty monster has appeared on this ship. It has extremely ferocious hostility towards humans. We must never let such a thing flow into human society, otherwise countless people will become victims. Now is the moment to decide life and death!" Mr. Chen's expression was as hard as steel.
Hijiyama Takatoshi saw the numerous knife wounds on Mr. Chen's body, the black and white swords in his hands, and the golden pupils, and he probably understood that Mr. Chen had fought with that monster. Just like what was described in those legendary stories, the entire sailor unit had no resistance to that thing, but Mr. Chen seemed to have an abnormal power to fight against the monster, and the golden pupils were the best proof.
"I saw that monster go to the deck. I hope my life can help you! Please give instructions!" Hijiyama Takatoshi saluted Mr. Chen. He didn't think he could survive. Even if he survived, he would die if he faced that monster again. Since the fate of the world now rests on this ship, there is no reason not to be a hero before he dies. Even in the face of death, he must raise his last courage! The spirit of the ancient generals awakened his fighting spirit.
"I have opened the sea valve of the Lenin. It won't be long before the ship sinks." Mr. Chen pushed open the hatch of the secret room. "Your task is to bring the four thermal insulation cabins stored here to the deck. They are very important and can fight against Herzog. There will be many more monsters like this in the future. And I will be responsible for holding back Herzog...that monster."
Mr. Chen realized that he was speechless. He shouldn't have said that name, but it didn't matter. Bijiyama Takatoshi would also die here tonight. Let this passionate young man help him one last time before he died. It would be too much of a burden to take these incubators to the decisive battle with Herzog.
"I understand!" Hijiyama Takatoshi walked into the secret room. The four metal insulation cabins were quite large, but fortunately there was a small trailer available. They could just stack them up two by two.
Mr. Chen protected Hijiyama Takashige, and the old cart made a creaking sound. They shuttled through the passage leading to the deck. Not far away from them was the body of a sailor. Hijiyama Takashige took away two rifles and several grenades. He wanted to give one to Mr. Chen, but Mr. Chen shook his head and refused, saying that such weapons were useless against that thing.
Hijiyama Takatoshi looked at Mr. Chen's back and felt that he was extremely reliable for some reason. What happened on the Lenin tonight was like a bloody murder in a storm, and the one who survived would become a hero who would go down in history. The young man was not afraid at all now, so he just let Herzog do it! Hijiyama Takatoshi believed that Mr. Chen would defeat the monster. This is what the story says. How can a hero lose? If he had to sacrifice his life to help, he would not hesitate. The samurai blood flowing in his body was boiling!
“Stop!”
They had just arrived on the deck and saw the thick smoke and the destroyed helicopter. Both Hijiyama Takashige and Mr. Chen heard a wolf-like howl. Mr. Chen held two swords in his hands, taking a cautious posture, his back like a bear or tiger, and veins bulging on the back of his hands.
Herzog jumped down from the captain's room and stood in front of the two men. When he saw Hijiyama Takatoshi's cart, a look of joy appeared on his ferocious face.
"Give me the embryo!" Herzog stuck out his snake-like tongue, greedy like a devil.
"If you want it, then have to take it. You already know this rule." Mr. Chen patted the topmost insulation cabin and whispered a mysterious spell. "Here is what you want. Come on! If you can beat me!"
At this moment, a strong wind blew, and Mr. Chen's tattered coat rustled like a cape. As a genius specializing in close combat, Mr. Chen deserved this domineering attitude of "If you have the guts, come and beat me." A clown like Herzog was nothing more than a despicable thief in the eyes of the mixed-bloods. In front of ordinary people, he could certainly rely on his bloodline to bully , but in front of a real dragon-slaying family, he had to kneel down and surrender, or even commit suicide in fear and trepidation!
"run!"
Mr. Chen roared, and Hijiyama Takashige rushed out, and Herzog jumped up at the same time as him. At this time, there was no room to hide any cards. Mr. Chen activated Shisui from the beginning, but on such an empty deck, Shisui had to fight for a long enough time to play its maximum effect.
Herzog really wanted to stop Hijiyama Takatoshi, but the guy was obviously so badly injured that he was pushing the cart faster than a rabbit, almost like drifting through a curve, and he hunched over and slipped under Herzog's sharp claws that were blocking his way.
The next moment, Mr. Chen collided with Herzog, the metal-like bone-cutting blades, sparks flying everywhere. One knife hit and the second knife exchanged, Mr. Chen had no time to breathe or change air, he pressed the attack to the limit in one breath, each knife carried enough fatal force, like a whirlwind, smashing at Herzog one after another, the purpose was very clear, that is, to use a violent storm of attacks to leave Herzog no room for retraction.
Hijiyama Takatoshi rushed to the edge of the deck and looked back. The two pairs of golden pupils were already fighting each other, so fast that they could not see their shadows clearly. He didn't know what to do. Mr. Chen only asked him to help transport the insulation cabin to the deck, and he would be responsible for stopping Herzog, but he didn't tell him what to do next! Escape with these things?
But there was nothing on the deck that could be used for escape, the helicopters were blown to pieces by the explosion, and there were no lifeboats available. The entire Lenin became an isolated island on the sea. No matter how strong a person's physical strength was, it was impossible to swim such a long distance to find land.
We can only try our best!
Hijiyama Takashige gritted his teeth, took out the grenade in his pocket, pulled out the safety pin, then turned around and rushed towards Herzog.
The earth-shattering explosion knocked Hijiyama Takashi to the ground, and he fell flat on his face. The grenade slid from the deck into the sea. Mr. Chen and Herzog were forced to separate and steady themselves because of the sudden vibration, otherwise they would have been thrown into the sea.
The explosions sounded one after another, like artillery bombardments in a war. In places that they could not see, a large number of mechanical equipment inside the Lenin were exploding due to overloaded and high-temperature operation. The serial explosions completely destroyed the Lenin's power system. More seawater poured in from under the damaged waterline, which would greatly accelerate the capsizing of the Lenin.
This is because Mr. Chen damaged the sea valve connecting the water pipes inside the ship. All equipment on the warship requires sea valves to introduce seawater for cooling, heat dissipation, cleaning or fire fighting. The internal temperature of some equipment when operating without cooling may be as high as more than one thousand degrees, which is simply a bomb that can explode at any time.
Mr. Chen and Herzog suddenly rushed out at the same time because they both saw the cart slowly sliding towards the edge of the deck, but neither of them wanted to give in to the other, and finally they wrestled with each other and fought while running. In this situation, they didn't even care about using any moves. Teeth, elbows, nails, blades, bones, anything that could cause harm was a weapon.
At this time, another more powerful explosion was heard, pushing the cart completely into the sea. In a hurry, Hijiyama Takatoshi realized that the situation was urgent and rushed out, hugged the two metal insulation cabins, hooked his feet on the fence and threw the two insulation cabins behind him, and desperately pulled himself back with the hook force of the bones on his feet. He felt that his bones seemed to be cracking, but giving up at this time would be tantamount to committing suicide!
He gritted his teeth and finally got himself back on the deck. At this time, the wrestling figures passed by him. Mr. Chen finally got the upper hand. His black and white knives nailed Herzog's right shoulder and left leg respectively. He was riding on Herzog and trying to control his movements with his body. He punched Herzog's head with such force that even his knuckles were festered and bloody, revealing his white bones.
Seeing this, Hijiyama Takashi rushed to help with his rifle bayonet. He had just stabbed Herzog twice when the twisted undead monster suddenly burst out with amazing strength again, broke free from the restraints of the black and white knife, kicked Hijiyama Takashi away, and rolled over while holding Mr. Chen who had no time to escape. On the gradually tilting Lenin, the two of them climbed over the fence and fell into the sea.
"Mr. Chen!" The thermal insulation cabins were gradually sliding to one side again. Hijiyama Takatoshi picked up the two thermal insulation cabins and rushed to the side of the ship to check. He did not forget Mr. Chen's order to protect the thermal insulation cabins.
On the boundless ocean, Hijiyama Takashige could only see the quiet darkness. The two people and the two thermal cabins were like stones dropped into the sea; even the ripples that appeared were swallowed up in an instant.
