From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

Chapter 334: Deep Sea Training, Source Material Reward_2



Lu Heng looked at the remaining three individuals and asked again, "Those who already have Third Transition Source Material but wish to change it, step forward now."

This time, two more individuals stepped forward.

Finally, only one person remained at the back. He was the highest-ranked among the ten, with a Source Energy Level of 40 and had already obtained a Third Transition Class.

As such, he couldn't participate in the competition for the two pieces of Third Transition Source Material.

This Level 40 Superpower Soldier was called Cao Lixiong, the one with the highest Source Energy Level among the ten.

Because of his high level and strong Combat Power, he had succeeded in a previous call to arms through a Source Material battle and obtained a complete Third Transition Class.

His Third Transition Class was "Energy Shield Guard."

This was a Defense System Class, with very strong defensive capabilities, which could also provide defense in water.

However, it indeed wasn't an Ocean System Class and didn't quite suit his other abilities as well.

For ordinary Superpower Users, acquiring a Class was mostly a matter of luck; not everyone had the chance to choose.

Sometimes, when they encountered Class Source Material, they absorbed it immediately to boost their Combat Power, without the time to consider whether it suited their career path or not.

Having reviewed this Cao Lixiong's file, Lu Heng knew his Third Transition Class was "Energy Shield Guard," so he said,

"Your Class can also play a role in the water, and most forms of attack lose their potency in a water medium, while defense does not reduce as much.

"In this give and take, Defensive System Skills are stronger in the water than on land."

Consider firearms, for instance.

A sniper rifle can hit a target over a kilometer away in the air.

However, once a bullet enters the water, it loses its potency after traveling mere one meter.

Therefore, Cao Lixiong's "Energy Shield Guard" Class, when deployed in the deep sea, is among the strongest defenses, with very few things able to breach it.

"Yes, sir!" Cao Lixiong stood to attention and responded.

Lu Heng continued, "Next, I'm going to announce the allocation of the two pieces of Source Material. Today, we will conduct Deep Sea Training in the East Sea. The top three warriors will be rewarded.

"The rewards include the Source Material for 'Deep Sea Lord' and 'Wave Summoner,' and the third reward is a chance for a Skill Upgrade.

"Rewards will be chosen based on rankings. Did everyone understand?"

"Understood!" the ten Ocean System Warriors responded loudly in unison.

"Having understood, board the helicopter," Lu Heng pointed toward the helicopter landing pad at the base.

At that moment, an armed helicopter was parked on the landing pad.

Lu Heng, Jian Qing, and Qi Jinhui led the team, taking Liu Haiyang, Cao Lixiong, and the other ten Oceanic Warriors onto the armed helicopter, flying towards the East Sea.

...

An hour and a half later, the armed helicopter arrived over the East Sea and continued flying east.

Jian Qing opened a box, displaying the training props inside, and introduced,

"Here are ten rubber balls, their overall density greater than seawater, so they'll sink to the bottom of the sea but can be swept away by currents or maybe even swallowed by large fish.

"The rubber balls have a light-emitting device that will send out a red light every ten seconds. The visibility range underwater is around two to three hundred meters, but this will vary depending on the clarity of the seawater.

"Remember the current coordinates. Starting here, the helicopter will drop a rubber ball into the sea every minute.

"After all ten rubber balls are dropped, we'll continue to fly a hundred kilometers east before releasing you to find the rubber balls.

"After finding a rubber ball, return to Baoshan Lighthouse on the shore. The first three to return will be rewarded. Did everyone get that?"

"Understood!" all ten shouted in unison.

"Very well, begin deploying the rubber balls," Jian Qing said, grabbing a rubber ball and throwing it into the sea.

These rubber balls had a diameter of 15 centimeters; if there were no other way to identify them, once thrown into the sea, they would be very difficult to find again.

However, the rubber balls were equipped with red-light-emitting devices; as long as one found the flashing red light, they could locate the rubber balls.

Even so, retrieving the rubber balls was not so easy.

Because, after deploying ten rubber balls, the helicopter would fly 100 kilometers east; in other words, these ten Ocean System Superpower Soldiers needed to swim back from 100 kilometers away to the rubber ball drop-off point.

For ordinary people, with a distance of 100 kilometers, one might as well give up.

These ten Ocean System Warriors had their underwater skills upgraded; now, the entire team's swimming speed exceeded 20 meters per second.

Thus, for them, the distance of 100 kilometers in the ocean would only take about an hour and a half.

The position where the rubber balls were dropped was approximately 150 kilometers from the Baoshan Lighthouse on the shore.

Hence the duration of this ocean training was estimated to be around four hours.

While the ten Ocean System Warriors checked their equipment, the helicopter had already flown 100 kilometers away.

Jian Qing asked loudly, "Has everyone checked their equipment?"

"Equipment check complete!" The ten responded in unison.

Jian Qing asked, "Shall we descend here? We are currently at a height of one hundred meters above the sea. Do we need to go lower?"

Standing at the helicopter's door, Cao Lixiong glanced down and responded, "As long as there's water below, I could jump from outer space."

His third Transition Class was [Energy Shield Guard], with maximum defense points, and as objects fall through the atmosphere, air resistance imposes a terminal velocity.

Therefore, he indeed could jump from outer space.

Others did not have such strong defenses, but diving into the sea from a hundred-meter height was not very challenging.

So, after the mission's Oceanic Warriors checked their equipment, they jumped into the sea one after another, beginning the deep-sea training.

Jian Qing gave a final reminder, "This deep-sea training session lasts four hours. If you don't find the rubber balls after four hours, you can head straight back to the Baoshan Lighthouse. If you encounter danger, signal for help. Remember, this is just training, and you are teammates meant to fight side by side. If a team member is in danger, rescue is the top priority."

"Yes!"

All ten responded together, but since the training was still competitive, as soon as they entered the water, they checked their compasses and immediately started swimming westward.

All of them darted off at extreme speeds, like ten flying fish slicing through the sea's surface.

Usually, swimming speeds are faster on the surface than at the bottom, so among the ten, seven were swimming freestyle on the surface, creating seven white trails behind them.

However, three plunged into the depths.

Lu Heng could tell at a glance who these three were; their Water Flow Acceleration skills were even more effective underwater, and Liu Haiyang was among them.

Thus, these three directly dived to the ocean floor, disappearing from the helicopter's view.

Watching the ten Ocean System Warriors furiously speed through the water, Lu Heng saw several of them reaching speeds of 100 kilometers per hour.

A speed of 70 kilometers per hour was the passing grade for overcoming the danger of oceanic fog, but these ten varied in speed, some hitting 100 kilometers per hour and gradually outrunning the others.

100 kilometers per hour, on land, most cars could achieve and wasn't particularly exaggerated.

However, in the ocean, this speed was the extreme speed of a high-speed warship.

That is to say, for these Oceanic Warriors, even surface vessels couldn't match their speed.

If underwater, their advantage was even more conspicuous.

Submersibles are the only ships that can dive to the ocean floor, and the most advanced submersibles have a maximum speed of 50 kilometers per hour at the ocean bottom.

Meaning, these ten Ocean System Warriors could almost outpace submersibles by double their speed at the ocean floor.

Moreover, this was just their normal swimming speed; during combat, they could be even faster.

Only by reaching such underwater speeds could they have the capability to resolve the crisis of the oceanic fog.

Lu Heng watched as the Ocean System Warriors gradually moved into the distance, raising his hand to point toward Baoshan Lighthouse, "Let's head back."

The helicopter turned and headed back to the Baoshan Lighthouse north of Gardenia Beach.


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