142: No armor? My flesh is tougher than armor!

Finished speaking, he stopped wasting words and reached out to take the [Sea Lizard's Fang] Bone Blade from the weapon rack, which had accompanied him for a long time.

The pale Bone Blade reflected a cold light under the lamps.

The High-Frequency Vibrator at the hilt was already in a preheating state, emitting an extremely faint buzzing sound.

“Dr. Su, open the door.”

Jiang Ran stood in the center of the Airlock Chamber with his back to the control room. His voice came through the communication channel, so calm it was heart-palpitating:

“Initiate the water injection procedure.

I will clean up these filthy things before that bomb explodes.”

In front of the console, Su Qingyu took a deep breath as she looked at Jiang Ran's physical data on the screen, where every indicator had exceeded the limits.

Only she knew best what kind of monster the current Jiang Ran actually was.

His bone density was comparable to aircraft carrier steel plating, his muscle fibers could withstand tens of thousands of tons of tension, and his skin could isolate strong acid and radiation.

In an extreme environment like the deep sea, he was the top predator.

“Water injection starting.”

Su Qingyu pressed the button, her eyes resolute: “Happy hunting, Commander.”

“Rumble—”

Cold seawater flooded into the Airlock Chamber like a burst dam.

Jiang Ran, who wasn't wearing any breathing mask, suddenly snapped his eyes open the moment the biting seawater submerged the top of his head.

His originally dark pupils instantly contracted into needle-like vertical slits, and a ghostly blue light flared up from the depths of his eyes.

The skin on both sides of his neck cracked slightly, revealing two rows of crimson gill slits that greedily filtered oxygen from the seawater.

The next second, the outer hatch opened.

That black figure was like a torpedo launched from a tube, not even relying on any thrusters.

With just the strength of a kick from both legs, he shot violently into the pitch-black abyss!

“Gurgle—”

In that instant, it felt as if the sounds of the entire world had been cut off.

Being in the deep sea at 2,200 meters, what one felt was not just the biting cold.

There was also that omnipresent, terrifying pressure that squeezed the entire body like liquid steel.

If it were an ordinary person, the moment they left the hatch, their lungs would be crushed into a piece of paper, their eardrums would rupture, and their eyeballs would collapse inward.

But Jiang Ran only felt a long-lost... sense of stretching out.

The bones throughout his body emitted faint pops.

High-density muscle fibers instantly tightened, resisting the water pressure that was enough to flatten a tank.

The bio-field on his body's surface naturally expanded, transforming that terrifying heavy pressure into a sense of support similar to wearing a tight suit.

“Buzz—!”

Not far away, the several 'Sirens' clinging to the ship's hull reacted instantly.

A hint of mechanical confusion flashed in their lifeless fish eyes.

Within the logic of their implanted tactical chips,

they could not understand why there was a 'naked human' not wearing any heavy pressure-resistant armor,

who dared to appear in seawater at this depth,

and... was still alive and kicking.

“Hiss—”

Without any communication, the priority of the killing program overrode the confusion.

The two 'Sirens' closest to Jiang Ran suddenly released their suction claws.

The turbine thrusters on their lower bodies instantly sprayed two streams of high-pressure white water.

Propelling their semi-mechanical bodies, they charged toward Jiang Ran like arrows from a bow!

The speed was extremely fast!

Under the push of the turbochargers, their underwater assault speed exceeded 50 knots.

The Siren on the left raised its right arm high.

That high-speed rotating Monomolecular Cutting Saw stirred up a string of fine vacuum bubbles in the water, heading straight for Jiang Ran's throat;

The Siren on the right opened its Hydraulic Giant Claw, which was enough to crush a steel pipe, and grabbed for Jiang Ran's lumbar spine.

This was a no-frills joint tactic designed purely for killing.

“Too slow.”

A cold sneer curled at the corner of Jiang Ran's mouth in the water, and a string of bubbles escaped from his lips.

Under the perception of the Fluid Control field, every movement of these two monsters,

even every trace of the turbines churning the water, was as clear as slow-motion playback.

Just a second before that saw blade was about to touch his skin,

Jiang Ran moved.

He didn't dodge, but instead, incredibly... took a step forward.

With this step, the seawater in front of him seemed to gain consciousness, automatically parting to both sides, and resistance instantly dropped to zero.

“Clang—!!!”

A dull sound of metal clashing spread through the surroundings along the water waves.

That cutting saw, which was enough to slice through a submarine's outer shell, abruptly stopped three centimeters away from Jiang Ran's neck.

A slender, pale palm that seemingly had no protective gear was death-gripping the wrist of that high-speed vibrating Mechanical Arm like an iron vise.

No matter how much the Siren increased its hydraulic output, that palm remained motionless.

For the first time, an emotional fluctuation called 'fear' appeared on the Siren's dead-white face.

It tried to struggle, tried to activate a backup weapon.

But the next second, the blue light in the 'human's' eyes flared up.

“I'll borrow one of your legs.”

Jiang Ran's voice drilled coldly into the Siren's auditory sensors through bone conduction.

His other hand suddenly shot out, fast as a bolt of lightning.

With absolute precision, he grabbed the leg of the turbine thruster on the Siren's left side that was spraying at full speed.

“Open!”

Second-Stage Gene Lock, open.

Monstrous strength, several times that of a hydraulic press, exploded in Jiang Ran's arm.

He gave a low growl, stepped on the void, and his hands tore violently in opposite directions!

“Sizzle—Crack!!!”

The sound of metal tearing exploded in the deep sea.

That titanium alloy turbine leg, connected by complex drive shafts, oil pipes, and nerve lines,

was actually torn clean off the Siren's pelvis by Jiang Ran's bare hands!

“Pfft—”

Black engine oil mixed with dark red modified blood instantly exploded in the seawater, like a cluster of foul fireworks.

The Siren, having lost its balance, spun wildly in the water like a top.

Before it could even steady its form,

Jiang Ran had already swung that severed leg, which was still spraying water, using it as a giant metal baseball bat.

He smashed it hard against the other Siren that was pouncing forward.

“Bang!!!”

The second Siren didn't even have time to let out a scream before it was hit in the chest by its companion's severed leg.

That fragile chest armor instantly caved in.

The entire body was like a swatted cannonball, tumbling and crashing into the distant rock wall, exploding into a pile of scrap metal.

Jiang Ran casually tossed away the deformed turbine leg in his hand and floated in the murky, bloody water.

He turned his head and looked at the remaining 'Sirens' clinging to the ship's hull, who were completely stunned, and hooked his finger lightly:

“Next.”

The remaining 'Sirens' completely broke down.

Although their brains, which had undergone lobotomies, had their fear nerves cut,

in the face of such an absolute gap in combat power, the biological instinct to tremble still overrode the chip's control commands.

In less than thirty seconds,

four members of the six-man elite underwater demolition team had already turned into scrap metal and severed limbs floating in the water.

“Sizzle—!!!”

The largest Siren captain suddenly let out a piercing electronic shriek.

Realizing that the mission could not be completed and there was no escape, it decisively activated the final program—[Jade Fragment].

It violently tore open its chest armor plate, revealing a small Nuclear High-Explosive Mine that was already in an activated state.

The red countdown had already jumped to the final '03' seconds.

It didn't throw the bomb.

Instead, it crazily charged at Jiang Ran with full speed, opening its arms.

It tried to use this semi-mechanical body to death-grip Jiang Ran, dragging this monster down with it.

“For... the Ark!!!”

A static-filled electronic synthesized voice echoed in the water.

“For the Ark?”

Jiang Ran looked at that distorted, pouncing pale face, not even lifting an eyelid: “Is it worthy?”

The moment the Siren captain was about to embrace him, Jiang Ran's figure vanished into thin air once again.

Using the refraction of the water and an instantaneous burst of extreme speed, he flashed to the Siren captain's side like a ghost.

His left hand shot out like lightning, death-gripping the Siren captain's mechanical wrist that was trying to detonate the bomb.

Five fingers suddenly exerted force.

With a 'crack' sound,

that titanium alloy hydraulic arm, capable of lifting a ton, was instantly twisted into a pretzel, and the detonation action was forcibly interrupted.

At the same time, Jiang Ran's right hand slowly rose.

He opened his five fingers with a kind of elegance and coldness that was almost like an execution.

He directly grabbed the Siren captain's massive head, which was encased in a thick titanium alloy helmet.

“Look at me.”

Jiang Ran's voice was low, yet it clearly penetrated the thick metal shell.

The Siren captain's dead-fish eyes rolled in terror.

Through that layer of high-strength bulletproof glass, specially made to withstand the high pressure of 2,000 meters deep and which even sniper rifle bullets couldn't penetrate,

it saw a pair of vertical pupils burning with ghostly blue flames.

It was the gaze of a god looking down upon an ant.

“In your next life, don't be a consumable.”

“Screech—”

A tooth-aching sound of metal deforming suddenly rang out.

Under the Siren captain's desperate gaze, dense cracks began to appear in the bulletproof glass in its field of vision.

That indestructible titanium alloy pressure helmet

actually began to cave in and deform like a soda can within Jiang Ran's seemingly pale and slender palm.

“No... no...”

“Pop!!!”

A crisp bursting sound ended everything. It was just like squeezing an overripe tomato.

That hard titanium alloy helmet, along with the head inside, was crushed by Jiang Ran with one hand in an instant.

Murky nutrient fluid mixed with red and white matter gushed out in that moment, dyeing the surrounding seawater red.

That headless semi-mechanical body twitched twice and lost power.

It slowly sank toward the endless abyss like a pile of scrap metal.

Jiang Ran shook the filth off his hand and turned his head.

The last surviving 'Siren' was currently clinging to a corner of the ship's hull, its whole body trembling violently like it had the ague.

It didn't even dare to run; its thrusters were idling, but it couldn't move a single step.

Jiang Ran swam over and grabbed the connection cable at the back of its neck, like picking up a small chick.

He didn't kill this one, leaving a survivor.

The chip in its brain still needed to be dug out to see exactly how much force the Ark had sent this time.

Carrying the prisoner who was already paralyzed with fear, he swam back to the airlock door.

“Thump, thump, thump.”

Jiang Ran reached out his finger and tapped lightly three times on the thick alloy hatch, his voice as relaxed as if he had just come back from taking out the trash:

“Dr. Su, open the door.”

“Some filthy things... have been cleaned up.”