The ocean was one of the greatest miracles on Earth. The first life on Earth came from the ocean. This was undeniable. The blue water that surrounded the human world was the largest and most precious legacy on Earth.
A long time ago, humans viewed the ocean as a mysterious domain. They worshipped the ocean, feared the ocean, and even subconsciously stayed away from it. But with the advancement and development of human civilization, the use of the ocean became deeper and deeper. In the beginning, the ocean was used to extract food, then for the voyage of civilization, and finally for the use of energy.
In this long process, it became the most natural place to store secrets. Under the unfathomable water surface, there were too many truths that had been lost in history. Of course, there were also many secrets that had been hidden by those who had the intention to do so.
"Water Joint Unit, you are 2.3 kilometers away from the target. There are underwater surveillance devices ahead. Be careful … Keep moving forward at a constant speed!"
In the underwater radio band, a deep voice sounded from time to time. It was giving instructions to a three-man team that was moving forward at the bottom of the sea. Every time the warning came, it was very accurate. The team was like a soundless ghost. They were less than two kilometers away from Base 101.
Erwin carefully observed the black building at the bottom of the sea not far away. A layer of flowing water covered his body. Even at the bottom of the sea, the water pressure did not affect his movements. On his wrist was a very complicated device that looked like a tablet computer.
Gray mist swirled around his body. Occasionally, a pair of eyes would condense and form on his body. He used his cold and emotionless gaze to observe the surrounding seabed.
When they were close to Base 101, Erwin let out a sigh of relief. He made a tactical hand signal to Cui Tan, who was floating beside him like a fish.
"Cover us!"
Cui Tan nodded. This mutant who was completely adapted to the underwater environment stood in the shadow of Base 101. He opened his arms. The weak undersea current started to move slowly in an anti-clockwise direction. It wasn't sudden but as the waves moved, the surveillance robots stationed outside the base were blown away one by one. They cleared a safe path for Erwin to move forward.
He quickly traversed the underwater path and approached the outer steel wall of Base 101. His left hand pressed against the cold wall as he searched left and right. He was searching for the port he needed on the steel wall.
According to the information Seiber obtained from Pierce's memory, this secret base under the surface of the Greek Peninsula was SHIELD's largest overseas base with the highest security level. It maintained a security system of 400 people at all times, and coupled with its special location, it made it impossible to break in by force.
Infiltration was the best way to conquer such an undersea fortress.
Five minutes later, under the dead silence of the water, Erwin peeled off a corner of the steel wall and connected the device on his arm to the internal information system of the base.
"Sang Ta, get ready to infiltrate!"
Erwin's fingers danced quickly on the platform on his wrist. A moment later, in the surging water film around his body, he said to Sang Ta, who had turned into a mist.
"I will open a gap that only you can pass through. After infiltrating, don't fight blindly. Set up a positioning array and wait for the combat troops to break in. Ten minutes of paralysis of the security system, is that enough?"
"Ten minutes?"
The grey mist assassin replied coldly. "That's enough time for me to kill everyone inside … twice!"
"Stop it!"
Erwin immediately stopped him. "Base 101 contains a large number of dangerous items collected by SHIELD. This base itself has the ability to self-destruct. You know what the World Engine means to us, right? Once it's destroyed, all of Boss' plans for the future will be over! "
"Okay … Hurry up and do it. I'm just saying."
Sang Ta replied bitterly. Erwin's fingers pressed a few times on the tablet on his wrist. "Click." The tightly sealed door in front of them moved a little, but before the water could penetrate it, it returned to its original tight fit.
In this short moment, Sang Ta's mist had completed the process of sealing the door.
The imps were usually trained by Saber himself, and their mastery of their abilities had reached a peak. This was especially true for the Mist Assassin who had followed Saber for the longest time. Now, this guy was definitely the most terrifying silent killer in the world.
This was the Hand of Punishment that belonged only to Saber and The Devil Gang.
Erwin cut off the connection between Base 101 and the outside world and made an OK gesture to Cui Tan who was outside. The Mutants immediately urged the ocean current to wrap around the two of them and rushed to the surface at the speed of an arrow, leaving Sang Ta to fight alone.
Frankly speaking, the interior of Base 101 was really no different from the legendary alien base. It was located at the bottom of the ocean. For the sake of confidentiality, except for fixed projects, all other systems in this base were maintained in the lowest consumption mode.
Following the dim lights all the way forward, they could reach the core of this base. It was a super-large underground facility, but it had been filled with countless warehouses.
SHIELD has been the world's first-class security department for the past few decades. Everything that happens in this world that has an impact on the situation will be monitored by it, and when necessary, it will be interfered with. In this long process of maintaining order, this institution naturally accommodates too many dangerous things.
For example, some of the exiles among the 3,000 aliens currently living on Earth were using weaponized spaceships, some bad creations developed by mad scientists, and some things that have been labeled as dangerous since ancient times.
The existence of these things couldn't be known by ordinary people, nor should they be placed in the hands of any force. Finding a secret place to seal them became the best choice. Therefore, a series of secret bases of all sizes were born, spread all over the world.
Base 101 was one of them. It was also a warehouse dedicated to storing super-large anomalies.
"Poof", "Poof"
Two bloody wounds suddenly appeared on the necks of the two patrolling agents. The two of them didn't even have the chance to make a sound before they fell to the ground and were dragged into a corner.
The Fellow Daoists behind them were already dead silent.
An assassin can't be affected by personal emotions when performing a mission. Santos executed this very well. Holding two daggers made of adamantium in his hands, his body turned into a gray mist that was almost invisible in the darkness and moved forward quickly. Wherever he went, only a quiet land of death was left.
Soon, he entered the core storage area. With a wave of his left hand, the camera in the lounge was cut off. Santos moved his body, took out four positioning gems from his pocket, and placed them in the wide dark space in front of him with special patterns.
Green light began to shine and reorganize in front of his eyes. Obviously, on the other side of the unknown world, there was a force surging to open the portal connecting the two places.
He took a step back, and the green light in front of him quickly bloomed in the four crystals, forming an arc-shaped portal. Sergues and the Death Knight were the first to step out. Behind them were the demon mages in robes. The moment they appeared, they began to maintain the portal. Then, more and more soldiers of the Devil Gang appeared in this underwater fortress.
"Where are the agents guarding this place?"
Sergues glanced at Santos. "Did you kill them all?"
"No!"
Santos shook his head. "I've injected paralyzing toxins into their respiratory systems. Most of them have fallen into a coma. I've knocked out the leader of this place with my own hands. It's said that this place has a self-destruct setting. No one knows what will trigger it … So, you'd better hurry up!"
"Then what are we waiting for?"
Sergues looked at the more than 20 large boxes stored in the core area. He rubbed his chin and finally gave an order.
"Mark these boxes with the teleportation mark and carry them all away! Also, don't forget why we're here. Send some people to find … "
"Legion Commander!"
A voice sounded behind Sergues. He turned around and saw Erwin, who had changed clothes, waving the tablet in his hand.
"I found the World Engine … It's in the lowest cabin."
A Brainiac with a pair of blue glasses shrugged and said, "The second good news is that I stopped the self-destruct sequence … We have enough time to collect our loot."
One day later, on the surface of the old planet Svartalheim, a black machine that looked like a devil's claw stood on the destroyed world plain. The distant horizon was pale due to the refraction of light from the thin atmosphere. The dark planet was shrouded in a layer of ominous color.
Saber stood at the top of the World Engine and calmly looked at the ruins in the distance. Beside him, Dr. Erik, Professor Hawkins, and Dr. Ethan, the three most educated members of The Devil Gang, were preparing for the final operation of the World Engine.
"The ecological environment of this planet has been severely damaged."
Professor Hawkins, the biologist, adjusted his glasses and said, "Even if the Kryptonian world engine can reshape the planet's surface environment, it will take at least 20 years to make it suitable for human habitation. It will take at least 20 years of continuous ecological fine-tuning."
He said worriedly, "What's more, we don't know the original ecological system of this world. It is very likely that dangerous creatures and plants will be born in the reshaped world."
"But this is not a place for ordinary people to live, Professor."
Seiber said in a low voice, "This will be the last escape route I've left for the Devil Gang and the Mutants. If we fail in the modern world, this will be our last chance to rise again. If the remaining citizens of Utopia can't even deal with a few monsters, then they deserve to die!"
Professor Hawkins could feel the stubbornness in Syber's words, so he didn't say anything else. Professor Eric waited for a few minutes and finished adjusting the last module. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and turned to Syber.
"According to Ophila, the World Engine can reshape a world in two hours. But that kind of reshaping is too rough. Only the Kryptonians can survive the initial reshaping of the world. We chose to reshape the world in detail. The process will last three to seven days."
"What's the effect?"
Saber reached out and handed the black keystone left by General Zod to Erik. At the same time, he controlled the silver-gray Kryptonian metal to return to the World Engine. This thing is the metal medium for the World Engine to start. This is why Saber was relieved to hand over the World Engine to SHIELD.
Without the Kryptonian metal in his hand, the World Engine is just a useless piece of junk.
"The first step is to change gravity, then change the density and composition of the atmosphere. Finally, use precipitation to cover the entire planet to create lakes and oceans. Preliminary estimates suggest that the environmental index here will not differ more than 10% from Earth's after the reshaping."
Professor Erik inserted the black keystone into the world engine's control panel. He took a step back and watched as the black keystone was swallowed up by the engine. He looked regretfully at the 50-meter-tall alien technology under his feet after it was fully expanded.
"It's a pity that the remaining fuel of this instrument is only enough for it to start up again. Otherwise, we can just use this thing to make a small satellite for this new planet, just like the relationship between the moon and Earth. That would be more like home."
Seiber summoned a gust of wind and brought the three professors to the cliff at the entrance of Ship Zero. He looked at the World Engine that was spewing out black smoke like a steel giant and said in a low voice, "The World Engine is still functioning.
"As long as we use it to dismantle the planet, we can replenish it with fuel. Don't worry, doctors, we will need it again sooner or later. As for now, let's plan our retreat first."
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