Chapter 687 - 439: Hungry Shark - Evolution_2
Boom!!!!
Countless seawater surged up along with this dark shadow.
The seawater below the shadow, due to the terrifying counterforce, appeared as if a trampoline had collapsed.
Just as the soldiers were on high alert, preparing to drop depth charges while it was airborne.
The shadow, however, used the inertia of the jump to soar higher and higher, from ten meters to fifty meters, then to over a hundred meters, all in less than a second—its speed was as fast as lightning!
"Oh no!" All the soldiers watched the Megalodon drawing closer and collapsed in terror.
As the shadow reached the helicopter’s height, it opened its bloody maw, twisting its torso and head in an "8" shape midair.
With a snap, it crushed three or four helicopters along with the soldiers in them.
Countless metal shards, explosive flames, and a mass of crimson blood overflowed from its teeth, mercilessly.
Although there were still many helicopters that were not caught due to the distance,
the Megalodon’s sudden attack instantly tore half of their helicopters and personnel to shreds.
Instantly, a look of horror appeared on everyone’s face.
Especially the General commanding all the soldiers, whose face was extremely grim.
"This Megalodon... can actually jump over a hundred meters high?!"
"What kind of monstrous power is this, to propel a body weighing hundreds of tons over a hundred meters high???!
After tearing apart three or four helicopters, the Megalodon lost its upward momentum and began to fall straight down.
Its heavy body slammed into the sea surface, splashing up a large wave. But this did not cause any harm to the Megalodon; after wobbling its body, it continued to dive into the whirlpool and began to circle once again,
seemingly preparing for its next attack.
In fact, attacking these helicopters was not the Megalodon’s own idea, but a command issued through Mind Control by Wang Ye from thousands of kilometers away.
Wang Ye’s objective was to use this battle to show enough deterrent force and amplify the momentum of the Megalodon.
After repelling them this time, at least for a short while, they wouldn’t come looking for trouble.
But this is ultimately not a long-term solution. The stronger the Megalodon exhibits itself, the more it arouses their curiosity and desire for conquest. Sooner or later, they will develop more robust submarines and underwater weaponry to hunt the Megalodon.
In fact, with humans’ current technology, if they specifically study submarines, it’s relatively easy to reach the deepest part of the Mariana Trench. After all, humans have even been to alien planets, how could they not reach the deepest part of the ocean floor?
The main reason why humans have not yet fully explored the Mariana Trench is that there is nothing there to attract them. In general perception, even if one dives to the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, one would only find some insignificant unknown microorganisms and ancient biological remains, which do not have any constructive role in the development of human technology, so they do not attract humans to venture there.
At this moment, above the sea.
Watching the Megalodon below accumulating its strength again, the soldiers in the helicopters stood ready for battle.
They knew they couldn’t just sit and wait any longer.
"Raise the altitude to 500 meters. I refuse to believe this guy can jump more than 500 meters high! Be ready, as soon as it jumps out of the sea again, fire a depth charge at it; this time, we must defeat it!"
"Yes!"
After half a minute’s wait, the Megalodon in the depths finally emerged from the sea; with its speed, it forcefully slapped the sea surface, its massive body leaping straight into the air.
And this time, the soldiers, prepared, directly aimed at the airborne Megalodon and launched a depth charge.
Although a depth charge is a weapon designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, mainly used to attack submarines, it’s not incapable of exploding in midair.
The barrel-sized depth charge instantaneously hit the airborne Megalodon, exploding immediately.
The terrifying explosion and shock wave spread out overwhelmingly, causing the soldiers in the helicopters to cover their eyes.
A moment later, after the aftermath of the explosion dissipated.
They opened their eyes, ready to search for the Megalodon’s corpse, only to find, to their shock, that the Megalodon was actually swimming serenely on the sea surface, its blade-like dorsal fin cutting through the water.
"What?! It’s still alive?"
More astonishing than the Megalodon surviving a depth charge blast was the fact that it showed no visible injuries whatsoever.
Even if a depth charge couldn’t kill it, surely it should have left some kind of mark?
But now, there were no injuries on the Megalodon, and its skin was as smooth as a shark bred long-term in an aquarium!
Had the Megalodon’s defense power become so strong? Able to withstand even a depth charge that could destroy submarines?
"No wonder those dozens of nuclear submarines were completely obliterated... so this is why..." The soldiers showed despair; with such a powerful Sea Beast, what could they possibly fight with? If the helicopter flew a little lower, they might face complete annihilation. Even the monsters in Ultraman might not be this formidable...
At this time in the ocean, realizing that its second jump failed to shred the helicopters, instead getting hit hard, the Megalodon appeared very puzzled.
It didn’t understand why the helicopters suddenly ascended a few hundred meters,
with its burst power, maybe it could still reach a hundred meters, but a few hundred meters was somewhat challenging.
It circled the ocean a few more times, carefully observing the helicopters in the sky,
seeing that those helicopters had no intention of lowering their altitude,
the Megalodon gave up its attack and swam towards the deep sea.
The terrifying whirlpool in the ocean also gradually subsided.
Realizing the departure of the Megalodon, the soldiers no longer lingered, returning to their country by helicopter and reporting the witnessed events to their superiors.
Although they suffered heavy losses, with more than half their personnel dying gruesomely inside the Megalodon’s belly.
But at least they brought the information back, allowing their superiors to gather some intelligence on the Megalodon.
They could develop a weapon specifically designed to hunt the Megalodon based on its demonstrated combat abilities.
For them, as a military powerhouse, it was not difficult, it was just a matter of time and funds.
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The next day.
Morning.
Wang Ye refined the first batch of thousand-ton Graphite Ore sent by Old Yi into carbon acetylene and consumed it.
Although the volume of this thousand-ton Graphite Ore reduced after refinement, the actual mass remained unchanged.
So after Wang Ye consumed it, his weight reached a thousand tons.
What concept is a thousand tons?
The weight of ten one-hundred-ton kings concentrated entirely in Wang Ye’s small body,
even doing nothing but standing would constantly sink into the ground, piercing through to create a deep pit.
If his volume were about 0.07 cubic meters, then his current body density would be over four thousand times that of diamond, over ten thousand times that of water.
But compared to the legendary Neutron Star, it was still far behind.
Even though Wang Ye’s body density is already extremely exaggerated now, it is still only one four hundred billionth compared to a Neutron Star.
A Neutron Star is an extremely dense celestial body; a typical Neutron Star has mass comparable to the Sun but with a radius of only a dozen kilometers, perhaps smaller than a town. Imagine, scooping randomly from a Neutron Star would weigh 100,000,000 tons. The most crucial trait of this high-mass matter is not just its weight, but its gravity is also quite astonishing. If a peanut-sized Neutron Star appeared on Earth, it would destroy the entire Earth. The massive mountains and buildings would be directly drawn to it, twisting into pretzels.