Chapter 170: Chapter 168, 169: Zerg Mobilize! (Please subscribe, monthly ticket) Chapter 170: Chapter 168, 169: Zerg Mobilize! (Please subscribe, monthly ticket) According to the intelligence, a Zerg nest had been discovered in the Sakura Trench, where the average depth exceeded six thousand meters, with the deepest point reaching ten thousand meters!
Data from the Deep Sea Detector indicated that the coverage area of this Zerg nest was more than twice that of the Mariana Trench!
Because the Deep Diving Device had not reached the bottom, it was temporarily unclear what was at the base.
“Both the Sakura and Bai Ying exploration teams conducted investigations, and they also hadn’t reached the bottom. The deep diving devices were mostly destroyed around six thousand meters underwater,” He Hongwei said.
“Just as we suspected!” Song Jinhong said, “Since the Mariana Trench had been migrated to by the Zerg, there would certainly be more Zerg in the Sakura Trench!”
“The most critical issue isn’t just this,” He Hongwei said, “Our observation team discovered that a large number of Zerg and mutant creatures were gathering and exploring the surrounding sea regions and land.”
“Through the Zerg communication system, we intercepted an infrasonic signal emitted by the Zerg. Translated, it suggested they were searching for underwater channels leading to estuaries!”
“Estuaries? Could they be planning to enter inland via the rivers?” Upon hearing this, Kong Qing immediately sensed the danger.
“It’s entirely possible!” Qin Peng said, “Our analysis suggests that if the Zerg intended to occupy the land, entering inland through river estuaries would be the most convenient method!”
“Estuaries are critical junctures connecting the ocean to the land, equivalent to military strongholds!”
“Breaking through estuary cities would be the most suitable choice for them! Firstly, they were underwater, where we couldn’t adequately observe, attack, and intercept them!”
“Secondly, via rivers, they could directly bypass our land defenses; if fast enough, they could enter the relatively weakly defended inland areas within a day!”
“By that time, it would be too late to defend or clear them out!”
As he finished speaking, everyone broke out in a cold sweat. If this were true, wouldn’t the Zerg Disaster soon spread to the mainland?
He Xingzhou thought for a moment and asked, “Xuanwu, regarding the Zerg detected in the Sakura Trench, what’s their evolutionary level? Are there many that could adapt to land survival?”
Xuanwu replied, “The detection data showed that most of them were ocean mutant creatures. From their physiological characteristics, there were no obvious land creatures; most were suspected to be amphibious.”
“That’s it!” He Xingzhou added, “I believe the Zerg currently didn’t have a large number of terrestrial biological units.”
“Another goal of theirs when searching for estuaries would be that upon occupying an estuary, they could hold the gate between the ocean and land to massively breed amphibious and terrestrial Zerg units.”
“Xuanwu, open the map!” Qin Peng shouted. Xuanwu had already opened the map and marked the Zerg nest and the positions of nearby estuary areas.
“There were several estuaries closest to the Sakura Zerg nest, including some of the larger ones like the estuary of Sakura Island’s second largest river, the Rikugun River, located in Miehan.
“As well as Korea’s Lodong River and Han River estuaries.”
“If these Zerg were to come to our waters, the closest and largest estuary would be Shanghai, at the Yangtze River estuary!”
“Judging from the geographical position, they were farthest from the Shanghai estuary, so the risk of Zerg coming here was relatively low.”
“We shouldn’t take this lightly. We must closely monitor the Zerg’s movements in the ocean.” Qin Peng immediately ordered, saying, “Send the fleet and scientific research teams to the East Sea and nearby Pacific Ocean to explore, deploying Deep Sea Detectors extensively and keep a constant watch on them!”
He immediately relayed the instructions.
“We also needed to prepare!” The Xuanwu Executive Officers continued preparations while observing.
He Xingzhou accelerated the research and development of the mechanical exoskeleton. He spent several days upgrading the back and load-bearing structure.
The next step involved combining past mechanical arm technologies with ergonomics, sensor technology, and control technology to create a mechanical exoskeleton arm for humans.
At this point, the team exploring the East Sea sent a message, saying they had detected traces of Zerg activity.
Xue Yang reported, “The Zerg had begun their movements; they were migrating en masse on the seabed, destroying many of our marine monitoring stations!”
“We had already identified three routes.”
The first route appeared on the maritime chart.
“From the Zerg nest in the Sakura Trench, a Zerg contingent was advancing; their numbers were unknown, and they seemed headed toward the Kantou Region of Sakura Island, likely the Diaozi District Rikugun River estuary.”
“The second contingent seemed to have a route from the Zerg nest toward Korea’s Busan Lodong River estuary.”
“There’s a third group!” Xue Yang’s tone became distinctly somber as he said, “It seemed to be emerging from the Sakura Trench Zerg nest, entering the East Sea from the Pacific Ocean, targeting the Shanghai Yangtze River estuary!”
Upon hearing this, Cui Weimin immediately asked, “How did you determine that their target was definitely these estuaries?”
Xue Yang explained, “The speed of Zerg and mutant creatures in the ocean varied. Some Zerg were extremely fast, equivalent to scouts or vanguards.”
“They reached the target area in advance to scout, forming a relatively dense belt of mutant creatures. Subsequent contingents were converging and advancing along this route, which is why we deduced this.”
“You were right!” Cui Weimin said, “It truly is the estuaries!”
“Moreover, these three target locations were extremely critical! Once the Rikugun River estuary was captured, they could directly proceed along the Rikugun River into the Sakura Kantou Plain, which was the heartland of the entire Sakura Island!”