115: The Gates of Atlantis Open

After the Sea Wolf Matrix was evaporated, the surrounding waters finally returned to complete tranquility.

Only the deep-sea scavengers disturbed by the explosion remained, swarming from all directions like sharks scenting blood, greedily devouring the remaining flesh of the Matrix.

"Cough, cough... Captain, that move of yours almost took me out too," Chen Hu's voice sounded in the channel, still feeling a lingering fear.

"Sorry, I didn't control the power well," Wang Yi's voice was also a bit breathless.

That Plasma Spear just now had nearly drained all the energy from him and his mech; he was currently in a state of exhaustion.

But as he looked at the tip of his spear, his eyes were filled with excitement.

He had found it!

He had finally found the way to push his Lightning Ability to its absolute limit in this deep sea!

"Well done, Wang Yi," Su Yuan's praise came through. "Now, there are no more obstacles in front of you. Go, push open that door leading to the new world."

"Yes!"

Wang Yi regrouped and led the team, finally arriving before the main gate of the city of Atlantis, welcomed by the Crystal Turrets that still faithfully performed their "guard" duties.

When they truly approached this legendary gate, they felt its grandeur and magnificence firsthand.

The gate was a hundred meters high, cast from a strange alloy with a dark golden luster that had never been seen before. There were no door knockers or gaps; the entire thing was a single, solid piece of metal.

The only striking feature was the countless complex and mysterious blue runes engraved on the door. These runes seemed alive, flowing slowly across the door and emitting a soft light, filled with a mysterious beauty.

"How... how do we open this door?" Chen Hu circled the gate, feeling like there was no way to start. "No keyhole, no handle, not even a crack."

He subconsciously raised the titan mech's Power Gauntlet, eager to try. "How about I give it a shot?"

"Don't!" Zhang Wei quickly stopped him. "Are you crazy? This thing clearly looks high-tech. If your punch triggers some defense mechanism, we're all dead!"

"Then what? We can't just stand here staring at it forever, can we?"

While the team members were at their wits' end, Su Yuan had already begun studying the runes on the door from the Command Center with ease.

"Interesting. This isn't a physical lock or an energy lock. It's a... Sonic Resonance Lock."

Through the Administrator's "Omniscient Perspective" analysis, Su Yuan quickly understood the principle behind this door.

To open it, a specific frequency of sound waves must be used to resonate with the runes on the door to activate the opening sequence.

It was like a key, but this key was sound.

"The frequency is 137.4 kHz, sine wave modulation, amplitude controlled between 0.8 and 1.2, and the duration must be at least three seconds..."

Su Yuan quickly parsed a series of complex unlocking parameters.

"Zhao Zihan," he directly contacted the team's Sniper.

"Here, Administrator," Zhao Zihan replied immediately.

"Your Hawkeye Submersible is equipped with a high-precision Active Sonar Transmitter, right?"

"Yes."

"Good. Now, listen to my instructions and adjust your sonar parameters." Su Yuan relayed the long list of complex parameters to Zhao Zihan.

Although Zhao Zihan was confused, she had absolute trust in Su Yuan. She immediately opened the operation interface and meticulously entered every parameter Su Yuan provided with precision.

"Parameter settings complete, Administrator."

"Good. Aim at the gate and fire."

"Received."

Zhao Zihan pressed the fire button.

An invisible sound wave carrying a specific rhythm was emitted from the head of the Hawkeye Submersible, accurately covering the entire golden gate.

"Hummm—"

A long, deep hum, seemingly from ancient times, echoed in the deep sea.

On the golden gate, those flowing blue runes seemed to hear the call, and their light instantly intensified!

They began to flash and reorganize in a strange pattern, finally converging into a huge vortex pattern that emitted a sacred aura.

"Ka... kacha..."

Accompanied by the sound of heavy machinery turning, the massive metal door, which had appeared seamless, slowly slid open to both sides from the center!

A wide passage illuminated by soft blue light appeared before the Dragon Team.

And at the end of the passage, a deep-sea city whose beauty and grandeur were beyond words was presented to the eyes of the entire world with a powerful impact!

Luminous corals formed continuous buildings, crystals emitting rainbow-colored light made up towering spires, and unknown bioluminescent fish darted through the city streets like stars in the sky.

Countless uniquely shaped hovering vehicles glided quietly on fixed tracks; the entire city was filled with colors that interwove technology and fantasy.

At this moment, whether it was the members of the Dragon Team or the seven billion viewers in the global livestream, everyone was struck speechless by the miraculous sight before them.

They felt as if they were truly seeing that lost kingdom that existed only in myths and legends.

Atlantis!

"My god..."

"This is... Atlantis..."

"It's so beautiful... this is simply paradise..."

Just as everyone was immersed in this shock, on the plaza at the city entrance, those dozens of statues that had been standing still began to ripple like water.

A cold killing intent, devoid of any breath of life, locked onto the Dragon Team that had just stepped into the city.

"Something's coming!"

Wang Yi was the first to snap back from the shock, keenly perceiving that undisguised killing intent.

He looked closely and saw that the dozens of ornate statues on the plaza, which had appeared to be cast from some kind of liquid metal, had actually "come alive"!

Their bodies were like melting wax figures, constantly flowing and deforming, finally condensing into dozens of valiant warrior forms over three meters tall, holding halberds and shields.

These warriors were entirely silver-white, their surfaces smooth as mirrors, with no facial features or any extra decoration, filled with a minimalist yet lethal cold texture.

They were the city guards of Atlantis—Sea Golems.

"Intruders... eliminate..."

A cold, synthetic voice like metal rubbing together echoed in everyone's minds.

The next second, dozens of Sea Golems marched in unison, silently charging towards the Dragon Team's three mechs!

"Watchdogs again!" Chen Hu snorted disdainfully. After everything they had been through, he no longer felt any tension when seeing these silent monsters. "I'll just use you to test how hard my mech's fists really are!"

He roared and steered the titan mech, taking the lead like a rampaging heavy tank, crashing into the Sea Golem formation!

"Take this!"

Chen Hu aimed at the Sea Golem in the lead, his massive Power Gauntlet glowing with energy, and threw a punch with a whistle that tore through the water!

However, what happened next made Chen Hu's eyes nearly pop out of his head.

His fist actually... passed right through!

At the moment it was hit by the fist, the Sea Golem's body seemed to turn into a pool of intangible liquid, allowing Chen Hu's fist to pass through its chest without taking any damage.

And the moment the fist passed through its body, its body quickly reformed, and the liquid metal halberd in its hand stabbed fiercely at the titan mech's cockpit from an extremely tricky angle!

"Holy crap!"

Chen Hu was startled and hurriedly pulled back his fist to retreat, but he was a step too late.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the tip of the halberd struck the titan mech's thick chest plate, carving out a shower of sparks and leaving a shallow white mark.

"Physical attacks are ineffective?"