Global Exploration: Starting from Decrypting Chernobyl

123: Hundreds of ghosts surround the ship! Whose home court?Let’s go back five minutes...

On the largest TV channel in the United States, the morning news was being broadcast.

“Good morning, everyone, this is BBC News. I’m Thomas. First, let’s take a look at today’s top morning stories!”

“...”

While all Americans were eating breakfast and watching the morning news on TV... a news flash suddenly interrupted the broadcast!

“Excuse me...”

“We have an exciting announcement for the American people. This morning, our country’s ocean-class aircraft carrier, the St. George, under the command of the Maritime Command, has arrived at Miami Port. Simultaneously, aircraft have been dispatched to explore the Bermuda Triangle, which has puzzled humanity for centuries!”

On the TV screen.

A well-dressed, energetic man smiled and said.

“It is said that the results of the exploration are perfect!”

“Next...”

“Let’s connect live to the scene and see...”

“What American spirit of adventure looks like!”

“...”

“Static...”

The news footage flickered with static, and then a clear image reappeared in everyone’s view.

Under the camera, a middle-aged man in a naval uniform, with a serious expression, pointed at a huge electronic screen behind him and said in a loud voice.

“Hello, everyone.”

“This is the St. George Maritime Command.”

“As you can see...”

The man reached out and pointed at the satellite broadcast screen behind him.

“On the satellite image behind me, our self-developed and manufactured world’s most advanced stealth fighter, the F-22 ‘Falcon,’ is circling above the Bermuda Triangle. And on this aircraft’s advanced radar...”

“A scene that will shock the world has appeared!”

“Next...”

“Let our great pilot explain what he saw!”

“...”

After saying that.

The middle-aged man stepped aside from the electronic screen behind him.

And just then, the electronic screen’s display was cut to the radar monitoring screen equipped on the ‘Falcon,’ with a blue background constantly flashing red dots.

“Did you see it?”

The pilot’s frivolous and confident voice rang out from the giant electronic screen.

“Fellow Americans.”

“You must be very curious why the Bermuda Triangle is a graveyard for planes and ships, why it’s so dangerous?”

“This question has also troubled us humans for hundreds of years. Today...”

“Let me reveal the secret to you!”

The pilot smiled faintly.

He asked the audience.

“Do you see the red dots flashing on the radar screen?”

“Brothers!”

“Do you know what those are?”

“Hehe...”

The pilot chuckled.

“They are a group of strange creatures that were cursed at some unknown time and turned into skeletons. Every week, they are sent out to patrol the waters of the Bermuda Triangle, and then...”

“Kill the humans who happen to pass by!”

“At this point, you must be asking...”

“Are these skeletons controlled by someone, and what is their purpose in doing this?”

“...”

The pilot fell silent for a moment.

Just as the audience stopped what they were doing and saying, anxiously waiting, his eerie voice once again resonated softly.

“Of course there’s a purpose!”

“The person behind them is Hernando!”

“He seems to be guarding a secret that cannot see the light of day!”

“As for what this secret is...”

The pilot chuckled.

“Our great America will soon send people to explore it. I’m just a scout!”

“Hehe...”

“At the same time, it’s also to tell you, under the eyes of the world, with my safe return, that Bermuda is not that mysterious at all. We humans...”

“Can completely conquer it...”

Boom!

As soon as the pilot finished speaking!

Just as the people on the St. George had just switched their view back to the satellite perspective, preparing to let people all over the world witness the ‘Falcon’ flying a circle over the waters of the Bermuda Triangle... a huge ball of fire lit up the entire sky, turning it crimson!

The ‘Falcon,’ which had been flying quietly over Bermuda just moments ago, had now turned into charred aircraft wreckage.

It was falling towards the surface of the Bermuda Sea!

In front of people all over the world... the ‘Falcon’ once again demonstrated to people... what the mystery and danger of Bermuda were!

What it meant to be... a graveyard for planes and ships!

“...”

“Static...”

The screen flickered, and the military on the St. George directly cut off the broadcast, switching back to the perspective of news Host Thomas.

“Cough, cough...”

Thomas awkwardly coughed.

He forcibly changed the subject!

“Next, let’s look at the next news story. The Associated Press just announced...”

...“It’s not a good thing, because the location where this marsh gas rises is random. Generally speaking...”

In the dark depths of the sea.

Master Sang’s low voice slowly spoke.

“Unless it’s a particularly unlucky fellow.”

“Otherwise, this small-scale marsh gas explosion theoretically won’t harm any ships or planes.”

“In these five hundred years...”

A ghost fire flickered in Master Sang’s eye sockets.

“It seems it has only happened once, right!”

“Hehe...”

Suddenly!

Just as Master Sang was chuckling, a bubbling sound came from the area where the marsh gas was rising not far away... “What’s wrong?”

The Fatty narrowed his eyes.

“I don’t know...”

Zhang Meng frowned.

“Judging by the commotion, it seems like something has sunk from over there.”

“Shall we go take a look?”

“Alright!”

Wu Tian nodded.

Then he started the Breaking Waves and slowly sailed towards the other side of the deep seabed... “This...”

Under the illumination of the Breaking Waves’ front searchlight.

A charred aircraft wreckage, broken in two, now lay quietly on the seabed, with its engine still flickering with a dark red light, quickly fading into darkness in the cold seawater.

“Oh ho?”

“I’m afraid, in five hundred years, there’s going to be one more unlucky fellow?”

Wu Tian glanced at Master Sang.

“Master Sang...”

“What a coincidence!”

“...”

“Hehe...”

If Master Sang didn’t lack a scalp, his scalp would probably be covered in sweat at this moment.

Looking at Wu Tian’s unfriendly expression.

Master Sang quickly explained.

“No...”

“Everything I said is true. In the past five hundred years, indeed only one ship was blown in half and sank to the seabed because it happened to pass through an area where marsh gas was released. This...”

Master Sang looked at the aircraft wreckage in front of him, on the verge of tears!

“This is at most the second unlucky fellow!”

“I really didn’t know!”

“You have to believe me!”

While begging for mercy, Master Sang secretly glanced at the Fatty.

“I really...”

“I really dare not lie anymore!”

“...”

Wu Tian frowned, then glanced at the bullet screen in his mind, wanting to see the netizens’ analysis.

But with that glance... Wu Tian was stunned.

“...”

“Hahahahaha, Brother Tian, don’t make things difficult for my poor Master Sang, he’s really telling the truth!”

“I can’t, I’m going to die laughing!”

“Master Sang: There should have been one case in five hundred years...”

“America: Don’t rush, add me in!”

“...”

“I have to say, when it comes to courting death, our Dragon Country really can’t compare to the Americans!”

“No wonder there are fewer Americans.”

“So even Trump could come to power, oh!”

“...”

At this moment, a netizen summarized what had just happened and told Wu Tian on the bullet screen.

“Brother Tian, Master Sang is telling the truth.”

“It’s just that these Americans are courting death. In order to snatch the results of our Dragon Country’s exploration, they didn’t hesitate to send warships directly to Miami Port. This crashed plane is an F-22 stealth aircraft that took off from the St. George!”

“Just now...”

“It was blown up by the rising marsh gas!”

...After roughly browsing the bullet screen, Wu Tian finally understood the truth of the matter.

He slowly opened his mouth wide.

Damn it... So while he was having a thrilling adventure in Bermuda.

These opportunistic bastards from America had already dispatched an ocean-class aircraft carrier?

And they even wanted to snatch his exploration results?

Damn it... Did he give these American dogs too much face?

“...”

“Hmm?”

Suddenly!

Just as Wu Tian was thinking about how to deal with these Americans, he seemed to have thought of something and turned his head to look at Master Sang.

“...”

“Hmm?”

Master Sang, who didn’t understand, was stunned.

The ghost fire in his eye sockets flickered, and he looked at Wu Tian with some fear.

This man usually doesn’t think... but when he does, it’s a bit scary!

“Cough, cough...”

“Don’t be afraid!”

Wu Tian noticed Master Sang’s fear, then gently reached out and stroked Master Sang’s bald skull to show goodwill.

Then he seemed to realize it was a bit inappropriate.

He changed to tapping on Master Sang’s skull with his hand.

“Click, click...”

Hiss... but it still seemed inappropriate!

Just as Wu Tian was pondering how to express goodwill.

“...”

“Wuwu...”

Master Sang, who had been through a lot and lived for nearly two hundred years, burst into tears with a wail.

“Grandpa...”

“Great Grandpa!”

“Can you please just say what you want? Don’t scare me. You’re really too terrifying when you don’t speak!”

Wu Tian: ...“Uh...”

He retracted his right hand, which was frozen in the air.

Wu Tian lightly coughed, masking his embarrassment.

“Cough, cough!”

“Actually, it’s nothing much.”

“It’s just that I want to ask you a favor. Actually... rather than a favor, I’m helping you increase your performance, how about it?”

“Are you interested in doing a big job?”

“After this job, you can sleep for ten or twenty years without any problem!”

“...”

“Really... really?”

Master Sang looked at Wu Tian with some disbelief, confirming in a low voice.

“Pfft!”

Wu Tian looked impatient.

“Why the hell would I lie to you?”

“If I wanted to kill you, wouldn’t it be more economical to just do it directly?”

“Are you in or not?”

Wu Tian rolled his eyes at the latter.

“One word!”

“...In!”

The ghost fire in Master Sang’s eye sockets flickered several times, but then desire overcame rationality, and he nodded in the air, agreeing to the ‘performance’ Wu Tian mentioned!

“Good!”

Wu Tian’s eyes lit up.

He gave Master Sang a thumbs up.

“You’re a hero!”

“Master Sang!”

“Come here, come closer, I’ll tell you how to do it...”

...After a long while, the ghost fire flickered in Master Sang’s skull, and he asked Wu Tian with disbelief.

“Really?”

“Just doing this will work?”

“Yes!”

Wu Tian chuckled.

“Trust me, no one understands those reckless, idiotic opportunists better than I do. If you do this, you’ll definitely catch them all in one fell swoop!”

“Hiss...”

Master Sang clicked his clean bone teeth.

He nodded heavily at Wu Tian.

“Indeed, only an enemy truly understands the enemy. This job...”

“We’re doing it!”

“Little brother, just wait for my good news!”

Master Sang’s voice was filled with confidence!

“...”

“Alright!”

“You go!”

Wu Tian nodded.

“Uh...”

Master Sang and Kyle looked at the completely enclosed cabin space of the Breaking Waves, and asked somewhat puzzled.

“Where do we...”

“Get out?”

“Hehe...”

“That’s easy!”

The Fatty chuckled, holding Master Sang’s and Kyle’s skulls in his arms, one in each hand, and then, to their bewildered surprise, directly shoved their heads into a large pool in the rearmost compartment of the Breaking Waves submarine... As the ghost fires in the two skulls flickered with confusion and fear... the Fatty chuckled.

He reached out and pressed a flush button!

“Splash, splash...”

A massive amount of water surged from all directions of the pool, rushing towards Master Sang and Kyle!

“Holy crap...”

The two finally understood what this place was.

They were instantly exasperated!

“Damn you, Fatty, just you wait for me!”

“Bastard!”

“Fatty!”

“You’re really despicable!”

“Gurgle, gurgle...”

“You...”

“Gurgle... just you wait for me!”

Whoosh!

A flushing sound rang out.

Master Sang and Kyle swirled and disappeared into the hole at the bottom of the pool, finally rushing out through a position slightly below the stern of the Breaking Waves!

Through the resin composite shield, Wu Tian smiled slightly at the two.

“You two!”

“Have a good journey!”

Master Sang: ... Kyle: ... “Hahahahaha, I’m going to die laughing, Brother Tian’s ‘have a good journey’ almost sent Master Sang and Kyle directly to the afterlife!”

“No...”

“Didn’t they leave quite well?”

“Hehe!”

“The channel is also very legitimate! (Witty)”

“Honestly.”

“My Fatty is truly a genius.”

“To be able to think of such an exit, it seems he usually studies a lot!”

“Studies?”

“Upstairs, explain clearly, how does he ‘drill,’ how does he ‘research’?”

“Get out of here!”

“You little pervert!”

“...”

Master Sang and Kyle helplessly glanced at Wu Tian and the other two in the Breaking Waves, then sighed and floated towards the aircraft wreckage, broken in two, nearby.

Under a flicker of green light...

Not long after, a complete F-22 stealth fighter reappeared perfectly in front of everyone.

However... some of the connections at the broken parts didn’t look very real.

But... this did not affect its authenticity at all!

“Splash...”

A massive ocean current vortex, only around the plane, slowly formed, lifting this most advanced US F-22 fighter jet slowly towards the sea surface!

As for the pilot’s tattered corpse... it was left directly in place, its flesh pale and bloodless.

The arrogance on his face had long since vanished.

In its place was an extreme fear that had not yet fully manifested!

”Tsk tsk...”

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Watching the F-22 fighter jet slowly disappear from view, the fatty pulled his sleeves together and said with a sniff.

”This maintenance capability is strong!”

”What a pity!”

”Hiss...”

”If this were brought to a factory, wouldn’t it be better than any machine?”

Wu Tian: ... Zhang Meng: ... ”Let’s go!”

Wu Tian glared at the fatty behind him, who looked regretful, and said grumpily.

”Stop looking, damn it.”

”Anyone who didn’t know would think you like male skeletons, damn it!”

Fatty: ... ”...”

”Where are we going?”

Zhang Meng asked with a frown.

”Are we still going in the direction Master Sang pointed earlier?”

”...Mm.”

Wu Tian nodded.

”Master Sang said that at the end of this direction is a huge Pyramid, which is where Hernando stays, and many secrets are hidden there.”

”At the same time...”

”There’s also a box of cursed gold coins.”

”These gold coins seem to be able to awaken the secrets of human souls.”

”I’m a little interested.”

”Oh?”

A glint flashed in Zhang Meng’s eyes.

”Are you interested in that too?”

”...”

”Oh, really?”

”Isn’t this a coincidence?”

Wu Tian was stunned, then smiled slightly at Zhang Meng beside him, saying with a shared understanding, ”Then let’s go?”

”Let’s go!”

”...”

”You two are lucky, but I’m not...”

”I don’t want to go!”

The fatty in the back seat looked worried.

”I’m going to face danger again, and I, Fatty, can’t swim...”

”My crotch...”

”I’m very worried!”

...Just as the fatty was chattering endlessly, complaining about the upcoming dangers, and Wu Tian had already placed his right hand on the start button... ”Boom...”

”Boom...”

In the deep seabed in the distance... strange noises echoed.

”...”

”What’s that sound?”

Wu Tian’s expression straightened, his finger hovering above the start button, as he pricked up his ears and gazed into the dark water in the distance.

”I heard it too...”

Zhang Meng frowned.

”It seems...”

”Is it the sound of something exploding at the bottom of the sea?”

”It seems like...”

Zhang Meng was slightly startled.

”The wreckage of various shipwrecks are exploding one by one, listen...”

”The sound is getting closer and closer!”

”...”

”No way...”

The fatty in the back seat was immediately stunned.

”This is the deep sea.”

”And...”

”Who could explode so many plane wreckages one by one? Haha, that’s impossible!”

”This...”

Suddenly!

The fatty’s eyes lit up slightly.

”This should be a methane explosion!”

”Right!”

The fatty affirmed.

”This must be a methane explosion!”

”Otherwise, how could it make such a huge sound?”

”...”

”No...”

Wu Tian slowly shook his head.

He said calmly.

”A methane explosion can at most make two or three consecutive sounds, and at most no more than ten...”

”But listen!”

Wu Tian pointed his right hand towards the deep sea in the distance.

”This kind of huge, continuous explosion sound is incessant...”

”And, it’s constantly approaching us!”

”Clearly, it’s very possible that these remnants exploded for some reason...”

”No, that’s not right!”

”Could it be...”

Wu Tian’s expression turned grim.

”Because of the methane explosion just now, these skeletons sleeping at the bottom of the sea were awakened?”

”...”

”Holy crap!”

The fatty’s voice trembled.

”Boss...”

”You can eat whatever you want, and sleep wherever you want, but don’t talk nonsense!”

”A small methane explosion, haha...”

The fatty laughed to himself, deceiving himself.

”How could it wake these sleeping skeletons?”

”Skeletons are heavy sleepers!”

”They can’t be woken up, haha!”

”...”

Ignoring the pale-faced fatty muttering to himself, Wu Tian and Zhang Meng continued their analysis.

”I think your analysis is very likely.”

Zhang Meng gnawed on his fingernails.

”If that’s really the case, I suggest we avoid them first.”

”With so many shipwrecks and so many skeletons, it’s hard to say how many Green Flame Skeletons are as strong as Master Sang and his group, not to mention the even higher-level Blue Flame Skeletons!”

”Their various strange abilities...”

”In the water, we are probably at a disadvantage!”

”...”

”Alright!”

After a moment of contemplation, Wu Tian nodded.

Currently, the enemy is hidden while we are exposed.

It’s indeed not suitable to confront them head-on.

It’s better to increase the depth first, observe from a distance, and then decide.

Ideally, we can reach the Pyramid without disturbing these skeletons. Even if Hernando is strong, a three-on-one fight will always be advantageous!

”...”

”Click!”

Having made up his mind, Wu Tian directly reached out and pressed the start button, intending to take the Breaking Waves and ascend towards the sea surface!

However... a series of howls that seemed to penetrate the soul... echoed throughout the dark seabed.

The Breaking Waves... was suddenly gripped in place by an unknown powerful force, unable to move at all!

Moreover... just as Wu Tian tried to activate the nitrogen acceleration... ”Sizzle...”

All precision instruments malfunctioned!

Except for the Breaking Waves’ own control system and lighting system, which could barely maintain operation, the power system and various delicate control systems all failed!

Then!

A series of hoarse, low voices echoed in the ears of Wu Tian and the other two.

Low and piercing, it seemed to make one’s soul tremble!

”...”

”Boom!”

”I smell... the scent of newcomers...”

”Who could it be?”

”That kid Master Sang seems to have been here, did he bring them?”

”No, that’s not right...”

”There’s still someone here!”

”Huh... this unlucky guy, seems to have been blown up by methane?”

”How many years has it been, the second one?”

”Heh heh, not bad!”

”I feel like the soul strength of this group of people seems very strong, I wonder if they will surpass the boss?”

”Shh...”

”Shut up!”

”The boss is here!”

”...”

”Splash...”

Under the gaze of Wu Tian and the other two, a tall white skeleton slowly appeared in the dark and deep seabed, its eyes flickering with eerie purple flames.

It was staring at a corpse in front of the Breaking Waves.

After a long while... ”Heh heh heh...”

A hoarse laugh rang out.

This skeleton stopped directly in front of the corpse, bent down, and lifted him up.

He pieced together the pilot’s upper and lower body and carried him on his shoulder.

”This corpse... is quite good...”

”Take it back!”

”Test it!”

A low voice sounded.

Hernando stood up again, the purple flames flickering in his skull revealing him looking at Wu Tian and the other two in the Breaking Waves.

”As for you...”

Hernando reached out a bony claw and stroked his chin.

After a moment of thought.

He waved his large hand!

”Kill them first!”

”...”

”Yes!”

”Hahaha, I’ve been waiting for ages!”

”I’m coming, I’m coming!”

”Let me have it, I haven’t had fresh meat in a long time!”

”Gak gak gak...”

”Kids, are you ready to die?”

”I’m going to pull out their tendons and peel off their bones...”

”...”

As Hernando’s voice fell, excited roars echoed in the dark seawater, screaming hysterically at Wu Tian and the others in the Breaking Waves!

Then... the dark seawater was broken.

Streams of flickering ghost fires of different colors... surrounded the Breaking Waves!

Among the flickering ghost fires... green ghost fires accounted for the vast majority, and upon closer inspection, there were about three pairs of light blue ghost fire eyes.

Wu Tian’s eyes narrowed slightly.

The situation... wasn’t too difficult yet!

”What should we do...”

Although the fatty’s face was pale, he instinctively gripped the huge iron hammer in his hand, looking expectantly at Wu Tian in front of him.

”How about it, boss!”

”You give us two more purple sword protective talismans, and we’ll fight them again?”

”...”

Zhang Meng also nodded.

”Right!”

”Let’s go all out!”

”It’s better than being suffocated to death in this iron shell!”

”No...”

Wu Tian shook his head.

”This time the enemies are not like last time. Last time you faced some thoughtless White Flame Skeletons, but this time, the lowest among these skeletons are Green Flames. They not only have cunning minds like humans.”

”They even have strange Talent abilities!”

”You can’t go out!”

”Leave it to me!”

”If I can’t defeat them, you can support me from inside!”

”So that we don’t all die outside!”

Wu Tian patted the hard cabin of the Breaking Waves.

”Although I don’t know how long it can hold, but...”

”This is our last retreat!”

”...”

Saying that, Wu Tian turned his head and pulled out the mechanical anti-pressure diving exoskeleton that Dr. Zhang Haiyang had prepared for them from the side warehouse.

After quickly putting it on.

Wu Tian, holding a bottle of oxygen tube, turned to Zhang Meng and the fatty and said.

”Hold your breath!”

”I’m going out!”

”Mm!”

”Live!”

”...”

The fatty and Zhang Meng cast concerned glances at Wu Tian. Although unwilling and wanting to fight together.

But... Wu Tian was right!

If they went out, they would probably be cannon fodder!

Staying in the Breaking Waves, at least they could still provide support!

”...”

”Sizzle...”

”Gurgle!”

With a gurgling sound of water, Wu Tian’s figure appeared outside the Breaking Waves, carrying a black oxygen tank... alone!

Standing before hundreds of skeletons...

”Oh?”

A skeleton with green flames flickering in its eyes slowly walked out, looking at Wu Tian and mockingly said with a smile.

”Individual heroism, huh?”

”What’s up?”

”Do you think you can turn the tide?”

”Heh heh...”

A faint green light flashed in the skeleton’s eye sockets.

”Bind!”

”Splash...”

A surging undercurrent of the seabed, as the skeleton’s words fell, slowly coiled around Wu Tian, fixing him in place.

”Can’t move now, can you?”

The Green Flame Skeleton paced over to Wu Tian’s side.

”Kid...”

”How do you want to die?”

”...”

”Water Ghost, damn it, stop chattering, don’t you know villains die from talking too much?”

”You’re just a talkative villain right now!”

”Exactly!”

”Hurry up, don’t dawdle.”

”When you’re done, we still have to deal with the next one!”

The people nearby, hearing that the Green Flame Skeleton was going to dawdle, immediately started cursing.

”...”

”Pah!”

”Got it, damn it, I got it!”

”I’ll take care of it right away!”

Glaring at the urging Green Flame Skeletons around him, this skeleton stared at Wu Tian for a moment, then smiled lightly.

He raised a rusty scimitar in his hand.

And quickly slashed towards Wu Tian’s neck!

”Sorry.”

”Go to hell!”

”...”

In the nick of time!

Ding!

Sparks flew everywhere!

Wu Tian grinned at the bewildered Green Flame Skeleton, his left hand directly crushing the rusty scimitar, while a faint blue light rose between the two fingers of his right hand.

”Tai Shang, Star Lord, respond without cease. Expel evil, bind demons, the Dao’s qi endures!”

”Hurry, as per my command...”

”Slaying Decree!”

Whoosh!

Crack!

In the instant the Green Flame Skeleton was stunned.

Wu Tian’s two fingers on his right hand pierced between its eyes like sharp swords!

”Crack...”

A sound of bone cracking rang out... The flickering green flames in the skeleton’s eyes... *poof*!

They extinguished directly!

Bang... The huge skeleton frame fell to the seabed, stirring up thick mud that obscured half of Wu Tian’s body.

”Heh heh...”

Wu Tian smiled faintly.

”Bind?”

”Bind what?”

”You, a Green Flame Skeleton, dare to step forward and provoke?”

Looking at the new Talent ”Flying in the Void” activated and running in his mind, Wu Tian’s face was full of disdain!

With this Talent!

Under the sea... it’s really not certain whose home ground it is!

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