boyutpedia Chapter 300 The Immense Threat in the Sea
Chapter 300 The Immense Threat in the Sea
At 6 PM on the 15th, Yunlan returned to the Shuguang Building. Special personnel were already compiling statistics on the various aspects of the operation to exterminate the sea monsters, and arrangements for the fallen soldiers were progressing steadily. As soon as she entered the central computer room, she saw Li Chenglong, Qin Mengyao, He Siyu, He Shuangshuang, and Wang Xiao analyzing the coastal situation using a data analysis crystal computer.
Yunlan said somewhat unhappily, "I was in the middle of a fierce battle, why did you order the troops to retreat? I reckon in two more days at most, we'll be able to wipe out those tens of thousands of sea monsters." Li Chenglong didn't answer, but instead pressed a button, which immediately displayed a repaired image. Upon seeing this image, Yunlan, Li Xue, Zhao Liying, and Han Xiaoling were all greatly surprised.
Several photos were clearly taken by the Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter jet several kilometers from the coastline. One of the photos, after being restored, clearly showed a huge figure. "What is this? It's so huge!" Yunlan asked in surprise.
Lilith, the super artificial intelligence in the central computer room, replied from the side: "After our analysis and reference to the data from Meral and Hailan, we can determine that this is a huge sea dragon. According to the proportions, the sea dragon is about 300 meters long, and its estimated level may have reached the late stage of level 11 or level 12. It is because there is such a terrifying existence in the sea that the sea beast came ashore in winter to invade the resistance camp."
Li Chenglong nodded: "That's why I asked you to come back. Although there are few sea beasts, there are still many high-level ones among them. They definitely don't want to go back to the sea right now. If we attack them now and push them too far, they might fight back desperately and cause great losses to our Dawn Army."
Li Xue asked from the side, "Is it possible that these sea beasts are the subordinates of that sea dragon, sent to attack us on orders?" Wang Xiao said from the side, "It shouldn't be. The air force observed that the sea dragon swallowed more than a dozen sea beasts of various kinds at once, so we can basically rule out that possibility."
Just as everyone was discussing, a video call suddenly came through on the external information crystal computer. Li Chenglong glanced at it and saw that it was a special emergency communication from the Eastern Theater Command, so he immediately answered. The faces of four generals from the Eastern Theater Command appeared on the screen. General Sun Tianlong said, "Li Chenglong, something terrible has happened. It seems that the sea dragon you discovered has suddenly attacked a small coastal base after heading north. As far as we know, apart from a few hundred people who escaped, everyone else at this small base was wiped out. Moreover, according to those who escaped, those who didn't have time to escape were all swallowed up by the sea dragon."
General Kong Liang continued, “Our Eastern Theater Command’s four main bases, apart from Feiyun Base in Yangzhou, include Qianyun Base in Tianjin, Shuguang City in your Shuguang Autonomous Region, and Qingshui Base, which has been relocated to Shanghai. All of them are located on the coast. If Hailong continues to invade indiscriminately, it will be a threat even more serious than zombies.”
The two deputy commanders, Generals Han Zhengguang and Liu Baisheng, explained the current requirements of the headquarters. After an emergency study by General Chen Guoqiang and others, it was decided that the small coastal bases should be evacuated inland. As for the large and medium-sized bases, they should be on high alert and, if possible, conduct joint operations to see if they could eliminate Hailong and solve this major problem.
Sun Tianlong then asked, "Li Chenglong, we old men would like to hear your opinion. Your Dawn Army has the strongest combat power among our four bases. If we really have to fight against Hailong, then we'll have to see how you do it."
Li Chenglong thought for almost a minute before saying, "I would like to request the Eastern Theater Command to agree that our Dawn City should be solely responsible for this operation against the Sea Dragon. I have three main reasons. First, although our four bases can basically coordinate their actions under the Crystal Network communication, each base has its own commander. Therefore, issuing orders is certainly not as fast as it is for my base. In the fight against a super sea monster like the Sea Dragon, strict discipline and coordinated action are extremely important."
He paused and continued, "The second major issue is configuration. Of the four main bases, only our Shuguang City and General Sun Tianlong's Qianyun Base have air force units. Under these circumstances, we cannot go out to sea by boat, as that would be too dangerous. As for the Qianyun Base, it only has some fighter jets and helicopters. Compared to us, who have Tyrannosaurus Rex fighter jets, we are definitely more suitable for this operation."
"The third one is the top combat strength. In our bases, although there are quite a few level 10 ability users, I am the only level 11 awakened one. Everyone has seen that sea dragon, and its strength is definitely not bad. If we want to minimize unnecessary sacrifices and defeat the sea dragon in a short time, it has to be us."
Li Chenglong's words were reasonable and well-founded, and General Sun Tianlong and others felt that the Dawn Army should be entrusted with this important task. However, this was a major matter, and they needed to see what the leaders of the various coastal bases would say. Soon, the figures of the leaders of the Flying Cloud and Clear Water bases appeared on the main control computer screen in the central computer room. After Sun Tianlong conveyed Li Chenglong's idea to everyone, they unanimously agreed that Dawn City and the Dawn Army would be responsible for dealing with this sea dragon that posed a significant threat to the coastal bases.
Now that the lead attacker had been decided, the subsequent work proceeded rapidly. On one hand, Li Chenglong instructed Zheng Aiguo's 2nd Dawn Army Division to strictly defend the coastline of the Dawn Autonomous Region to prevent the Sea Dragon from attacking from the coast and threatening Dawn City. On the other hand, he ordered 12 Tyrannosaurus Rex fighters to fly along the coastline in four batches day and night, and to report immediately if any trace of the Sea Dragon was discovered.
Special forces members Yang Liu, Wang Shuang, and Wu Ruilan arrived at the city lord's office in Dawn City and found that Zhao Liying, Li Xue, and officers from the 1st and 3rd Divisions were also there. The city lord's office was only 60 square meters, and with so many people coming, it was quite crowded.
Yang Liu remained silent, wanting to hear what others had to say first. Then Wu Gang spoke up from the front: "Captain Li, no, Commander Li, Political Commissar Zheng, Chief of Staff Feng, in terms of combat effectiveness, our Dawn Army's 1st Division is number one; no other unit dares to claim second place. Now that we've secured the mission to kill Hailong, why not entrust that mission to our 1st Division? We're willing to sign a pledge to guarantee its completion."
Wu Gang wasn't wrong. In terms of combat strength alone, their 1st Division was indeed the strongest, because when the Dawn Army expanded, the 1st Division inherited many veterans. Moreover, in terms of the number of superhumans, the 1st Division also had the most. Of the three divisions of the Dawn Army, the 1st Division was the strongest, the 3rd Division was relatively weak, and the 2nd Division was even weaker. However, even the 2nd Division's combat strength was not something that other bases' troops could touch. Its weakness was only relative to the other two divisions; against other bases' troops, it was a formidable force.
Although what he said wasn't wrong, Wu Gang's words greatly displeased the other division commanders, who all started arguing with him. The office was instantly filled with noise, everyone vying for the first strike opportunity.