110: Deep Sea Mech

"Phew... finally dealt with it."

Inside the control room, Chen Hu watched the massive shadow completely disappear from the sonar screen. He slumped onto the floor and let out a long sigh of relief.

When those hundreds of tentacles had entangled the entire base just now, he really felt like his heart was about to be crushed. The sound of the metal hull being squeezed and deformed was ten thousand times worse than nails scratching a blackboard.

"Don't let your guard down." Wang Yi's voice remained steady, but a layer of fine sweat had broken out on his forehead. "Wu Qiong, report your status."

"Captain, I'm fine." Wu Qiong's figure appeared in the corner. His face was a bit pale, but his eyes were clear. "My mental energy consumption is just a bit high. I'll be fine after some rest."

That move just now had looked effortless, but in reality, he was dancing on the edge of a blade. Maintaining hundreds of spatial rifts simultaneously under the immense pressure of the deep sea had nearly drained him, even with the Administrator's potions and assistance.

"Well done." Wang Yi praised him sincerely, then let his gaze sweep over everyone. "We were lucky this time because the Administrator had our backs. But we can't always rely on the Administrator."

His words made everyone fall silent.

It was true. From the Megalodon to the Sea Wolf team, and then to the Giant Squid just now, every fatal crisis had been averted thanks to various items and intelligence sent by Su Yuan. They, the elites enhanced by the t-virus, actually seemed somewhat restricted in this deep sea.

"The Captain is right." Zhang Wei, the team's engineer, frowned deeply. "The environment in this sea area is too specialized. The power of my explosives is significantly reduced by the water pressure, Chen Hu's strength advantage can't be utilized, and even the Captain's lightning ability is restricted. It's like we're trying to swim while wearing a thick padded coat; we can't even use seventy percent of our strength."

"Damn it, it's suffocating!" Chen Hu slammed a fist into the metal floor with a dull thud. "If we were on land, I could have smashed that damn squid's head with one punch! There wouldn't have been any need for Wu Qiong to struggle so hard."

The team members' discussion was transmitted word for word to the National Destiny Operations Center far away in Beijing.

Su Yuan rubbed his chin, looking at the somewhat dejected expressions of the team members on the screen, understanding the situation perfectly.

"It seems the path of individual enhancement has reached its limit here," he murmured to himself.

The physical evolution brought by the t-virus serum was strong, but it was ultimately flesh and blood. Facing an extreme physical environment like the deep sea, it was naturally at a disadvantage. It was unrealistic to expect a group of people accustomed to running on land to exert 100% of their combat power underwater.

If people weren't enough, then it was time for equipment.

Su Yuan's gaze fell on the "Vehicles" and "Blueprints" categories in the system mall.

"Xiao Su, any thoughts?" General Lin Zhan, who was standing nearby, noticed Su Yuan's contemplation and asked.

"General Lin, General Li." Su Yuan turned his head with a serious expression. "I believe the Dragon Team needs to change its combat mode."

"Combat mode?" Li Guodong was a bit puzzled.

"Yes." Su Yuan nodded, his finger sliding across the virtual screen to bring up several sci-fi design blueprints. "In the deep sea, the limitations of flesh and blood are too great. To move freely here, or even to control this sea area, we must use more powerful tools."

His finger pointed to a blue and white, highly streamlined humanoid mecha design.

"For example, this."

"[Item: Dragon God Deep-Sea Multi-purpose Combat Mecha (Individual Exoskeleton Submersible System) Full Set of Design Blueprints]"},{

"[Description: A next-generation deep-sea combat platform integrating high-strength pressure resistance, high-speed underwater mobility, and multi-functional weapon mounts. Maintains peak combat performance at depths of eight thousand meters.]"},{

"[Price: 20,000 national fortune points.]"},{

When this blueprint and its price appeared on the Command Center's large screen, the air in the entire room froze.

Generals Lin Zhan and Li Guodong's eyes widened as they stared intently at the mecha, which was full of power and technological flair. Their breathing became heavy.

This thing... wasn't this exactly what every man dreamed of!

"Twenty thousand national fortune points..." Li Guodong swallowed hard. "We only just earned a bit back from fighting the Giant Squid, bringing our total to just over thirty thousand. This is going to cost two-thirds of it in one go?"

"It's worth it!" General Lin Zhan slammed the table and spoke decisively. "This is no longer a question of whether it's worth it! It's a necessity! Think about it, once our team members are equipped with this kind of mecha, what does that mean?"

"They will no longer be limited by water pressure and the environment; they will become the true overlords of the deep sea! Megalodons, Giant Squids—in front of a mecha, they're just a side dish!" Lin Zhan grew more excited as he spoke, his eyes shining. "And this is a blueprint! What does that mean? It means as long as we manifest it, our researchers can master it and then mass-produce it! Our Dragon Country will have the world's first and only deep-sea mecha unit!"

These words made everyone present feel their blood boil.

An era of mecha belonging to the Dragon Country seemed to be right before their eyes.

"I agree!" Li Guodong no longer hesitated. "Xiao Su, buy it! No matter the cost, we must have it!"

"Alright." Su Yuan had been waiting for these words.

With a thought, he unhesitatingly spent 20,000 national fortune points.

[Ding! Purchase of the 'Dragon God' Deep-Sea Multi-purpose Combat Mecha blueprints successful!]

[Ding! It has been detected that you possess 'Technical Analysis' authority. Would you like to spend an additional 10,000 national fortune points to perform reverse analysis on the blueprints and generate a simplified production process adapted to current industrial levels?]

"Analyze!" Su Yuan confirmed again.

Instantly, a massive flow of data, as brilliant as a galaxy, surged from the system panel and poured directly into the super-servers of the Dragon Country National Destiny Operations Center.

Meanwhile, inside the dungeon, a new constructible unit appeared out of thin air in the deep-sea base's construction module.

"Zhang Wei!" Su Yuan's voice rang out directly in engineer Zhang Wei's mind.

"Present! Administrator!" Zhang Wei jumped and immediately stood up straight.

"I've sent you a new toy. Check the base's construction list."

Zhang Wei opened his engineer panel skeptically. When he saw the newly added mecha icon named "Dragon God," he was completely stunned.

His hands trembled as he clicked the icon. The detailed parameters, modular components, and the incredibly cool design sent him into a state of pure ecstasy.

"Holy... crap!" Zhang Wei swore, his face flushed with excitement. "A mecha! It's a mecha! This... can I actually build this?"

"The base's material reserves are enough for you to assemble three basic models. One Heavy Assault Type, one High Mobility Combat Type, and one Long-range Sniper Type," Su Yuan's voice came through. "Can you get it done in an hour?"

"An hour?" Zhang Wei blinked, then puffed out his chest, his face filled with unprecedented confidence and fanaticism. "Administrator, you underestimate the engineers of our Dragon Country! Give me half an hour! I'll bring these three 'big daddies' out for you!"

With that, he rushed toward the base's small mechanical factory as if he'd been injected with adrenaline.

Wang Yi, Chen Hu, and the others looked at each other, having no idea what was happening.

Half an hour later.

When three massive entities, full of metallic texture and a sense of power, stood quietly in the base's hangar, everyone was so shocked they were speechless.

One was the titan mech heavy-duty version tailored for Chen Hu, broad-shouldered and sturdy, exuding a sense of weight, with massive hydraulic power gauntlets on both arms.

One was the thor mecha belonging to Wang Yi, blue and white with smooth lines, vector thrusters on the back, and a three-meter-long alloy spear in hand.

And another was the "Eagle Eye" long-range sniper submersible belonging to Zhao Zihan. It looked more like a small submarine, but its head was a ferocious electromagnetic railgun capable of firing specialized harpoons.

"From today on, we bid farewell to individual combat." Wang Yi stroked the cold metal hull of the thor mecha, a raging battle intent burning in his eyes. "Everyone, enter the 'Deep-Sea Mecha Era'!"

He was the first to leap into the cockpit.

"Dragon God One, thor mecha, ready!"

"Dragon God Two, titan mech, I've been waiting for this!"

"Dragon God Three, Eagle Eye Submersible, calibration complete!"

As the three voices rang out over the channel, the massive hangar gates slowly opened, revealing the dark, deep ocean outside.

Su Yuan watched this ceremonial scene on the large screen, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Then, let's head out."

"Target: the heart of the deep sea—Atlantis!"