The streets of Karima were empty. The tourists and residents had all been evacuated. Only the teams from different countries patrolled the streets.
The Nile ran through the middle of the town. The water was rising fast, and the rapids were on both sides of the river, swamping the weeds along the banks.
The cruel sun and the boundless desert seemed to be calling for the arrival of the flood.
For those who were nourished by the Nile, the flood was not a disaster, the absence of the flood was a disaster.
"With the current rate of rise, Karima will be submerged in another hour …"
The latest reports were sent to the command central and also to the first team at Nastassen's tomb.
By then, the suicide squad had been formed. There were 12 members in total, including members from Phecda, FBM and Russia.
On Phecda's side, there were only 2 members, Lou Xiaoning and Chen Jiahwa.
The Nile was rising, and the underground water that flooded the tomb was still and still.
Standing before the narrow underwater staircase, Chen Jiahwa breathed heavily. He was equipped with diving equipment. The oxygen tank on his back was enough for him to stay underwater for an hour. The underwater rifle in his hand was heavy, probably because the arrow-shaped bullets were twice as heavy as normal bullets.
Chen Jiahwa had not received any special training in underwater combat but there were many things that he could prepare for.
The suicide note was one of them.
He had written it before he left and he had a phone call with his parents. They were fine for now but the disaster was getting worse. He did not tell them that he had joined the suicide squad, he only told them to take care of themselves. The words of gratitude that he hid in his heart still did not come out, it was quite strange …
His girlfriend and friends were all on different missions so he could not contact them one by one.
"What's wrong, kid?" Lou Xiaoning walked past him and asked. Chen Jiahwa was panting heavily. "So you're afraid now?"
"Captain Lou, I've always been afraid …" Chen Jiahwa said, "It's not that I'm not afraid … it's just that there's no other way out."
Lou Xiaoning patted him on the shoulder and walked at the front. Liam Wharton from FBM, Alexander Smirnov from the Russian Security Bureau, and the others followed suit. It was not that they did not care about death but there was no other way out.
Someone had to do this kind of f * cking daring thing.
Xiao Xu, Deng Ximei, Uncle Dan, Wang Ruoxiang, Peacock, Feng Peiqian and the rest stayed on the surface to deal with any changes that might occur.
"Let's go, follow me." As Lou Xiaoning spoke, she adjusted the mask on her face, shook her arms and legs a few times, and walked down the stairs into the water.
This staircase had more than a dozen steps above the water level. Below it was the stagnant, pale yellow water.
The members of the suicide squad walked down one by one, tensed up, paying attention to the movements around them.
Chen Jiahwa was in the middle of the team. Captain Lou was the first to step into the water. The moment the water reached her feet, she stopped and said, "Take note, the water is very hot, but the detector shows that it's only 18 degrees Celsius. It seems like it can induce heat in the human body."
They had tested the water temperature earlier, it was around 18 degrees Celsius. That would not cause the human body to feel hot, instead it would feel cold.
However, temperature was a matter of physics. Low temperatures could cause frostbite, and high temperatures could cause burns. However, cold and heat were sensations of the brain's nerves. If the corresponding nerves were destroyed, theoretically, a person could be burned to ashes without feeling the slightest bit of heat.
But the underground water was scorching at 18 degrees Celsius.
After Lou Xiaoning, Smirnov and Liam felt the same. This had to be caused by some kind of abnormal energy.
"Keep your f * cking spirits up." Lou Xiaoning shouted, "This is too f * cking dangerous, will the enemy cook us? Or make us feel like we're being cooked? Our bodies might be fine but after a few hundred degrees Celsius, we'll have a mental breakdown. If any of you feel like you can't take it anymore, turn back immediately. This is not a joke, don't force yourself, now is not the time for that. "
Actually, the members of this team were all tough, they had taken on the role of death warriors in their respective countries' Special Mobile Forces.
They did not waver. The moment they stepped down the stairs, they had already made their decision.
Explosives were tied to each member's body, and they were prepared to perish together with the enemy, or to end the ceremony by blowing them up.
Chen Jiahwa was the only rookie participating in this mission.
He took another deep breath. How could his tightened heart not waver … Turn back, turn back. If he went down, he might drown, be burned to death, crushed to death by falling rocks, crushed to death by the collapse of the stone chamber … Perhaps there were crocodiles in the water, Nile crocodiles …
On the other side, Lou Xiaoning continued forward. In the blink of an eye, her figure disappeared into the water. There was not even a ripple on the water surface.
"The underwater temperature is stable for now." Her voice came from the walkie-talkie. "I don't see that broken underwater robot. The equipment is in good condition. I'm near the entrance of the first chamber …"
Chen Jiahwa gritted his teeth. Remembering Captain Gu Jun's story, he continued forward. This was not a big deal. Finally, after all the members in front of him had entered the water, he also stepped into the water. Suddenly, he felt a burning sensation through his diving suit to his legs. It was as if his body temperature had suddenly increased.
"Motherf * cker …" Chen Jiahwa muttered a curse. He sped up, and after a few more steps, his whole body was submerged.
The underwater light of the helmet illuminated the yellowish water around him. He looked around through the helmet and saw a group of people swimming toward the entrance of the first chamber.
Nastassen's mausoleum had three underground chambers, one after another. The first, second, and third chambers.
The first chamber led to the second chamber, then the third chamber. The third chamber was where Nastassen's sarcophagus was located.
Only the third chamber was located under the pyramid. The other two chambers were only part of the mausoleum.
The team had drafted a plan of action before they entered the water. Lou Xiaoning, Smirnov, and the others arrived at the entrance of the first chamber and prepared to rush in. Chen Jiahwa and the others were on guard outside the underwater staircase.
At this time, their cameras and communication equipment were still working, and the signal to the outside world was not cut off.
"Get ready." Lou Xiaoning said softly. She moved her legs, made hand gestures with her left hand, and held the rifle in her right hand. She was the first to swim into the first chamber.
Chen Jiahwa could vaguely see many cold and bloodthirsty crocodiles' eyes flashing in the surrounding yellow-black water …
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