The sky had completely darkened, with not a single speck of light around. A vast expanse of dark clouds covered the heavens, making the entire sea as dark as pitch, where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face.
However, at this moment, the seabed in the sea area where they were located suddenly lit up with a blue, eerie glow.
This light appeared extremely terrifying, akin to the blue luminescence emitted by the cooling water in a nuclear reactor.
The coverage of this blue light spanned several kilometers. Ling Tian secretly summoned the Albatross and the Sea Eagle. The two birds flew high into the sky, circling the sea area. Ling Tian discovered that the brightness of these blue lights was not uniform. Within this blue light, the brightest areas were actually directly above the stone pillars on the seabed!
Ling Tian pointed in a direction on the sea.
"Brother Xuanyuan, Mr. Ma, look there. The light intensity is strongest there, and that direction is precisely where the underwater teleportation array is located!"
Ma Xiongfei and Xuanyuan Jie's expressions immediately turned grave.
"Mr. Ling Tian, what kind of experts are you referring to? What exactly is going on?"
Ling Tian pondered for a moment and said, "This is not a good sign. This light indicates that the array below is activating, and the teleportation array is taking effect!
My recommendation is that we have no time to waste and should launch our attack immediately!
If those merfolk truly teleport to Earth through the array, given their abilities in the sea, it will be very difficult for us to contend with them!"
Ma Xiongfei fell into a dilemma. He had been given full command of this operation by his superiors.
Due to the nature of the mission and the special weapons to be used, they had to maintain radio silence. This meant that Ma Xiongfei had to make the decision himself and could not contact domestic authorities before the operation.
Now, as he had to make a decision, he would also be held accountable for it!
After several minutes of thought, Ma Xiongfei immediately issued his orders.
"Full speed ahead, secure this sea area, direction northeast, forty-five degrees, proceed at full speed...
Prepare torpedoes, power on, input target, coordinates...
Fifteen-minute countdown, fifteen minutes from now, launch Torpedo One..."
Order after order was given. Ling Tian quickly returned to the Yuan Yu 66, relaying the instructions. The Yuan Yu 66 also rapidly engaged its engines and fled the sea area at full speed.
After all, they were about to deploy two "big firecrackers" whose power was terrifying!
Once these things exploded, they could potentially create huge waves or even a tsunami. If they didn't distance themselves, they would be annihilated without a burial place!
The two ships sped along, side by side. The torpedoes on board were powered on, and their deployment depth and coordinates were input.
Fifteen minutes later, the hatch at the stern of the ship was opened, and Torpedo One was released. The propeller behind the torpedo engaged, and it sped towards the deep sea.
Three minutes later, Torpedo Two was also released into the sea. After releasing the torpedoes, the stern hatch closed, and the two ships began to flee for their lives.
Ma Xiongfei and Xuanyuan Jie stared intently at the screens. The data on the screens recorded the torpedoes' diving depth and speed. At this moment, all they could do was pray...
...
Meanwhile, in another dimension, in the underwater city of Jiuyuan, not far from the imperial palace, there were dozens of stone pillars, about a hundred meters long, soaring into the clouds.
This was precisely the teleportation array that connected to Earth.
In the past few days, the merfolk spellcasters in Jiuyuan had been busy. Under the leadership of Empress Jiuyuan Yushou, they had taken out many treasures from the treasury and channeled their energy through secret arts to replenish the teleportation array.
Through their unremitting efforts and the consumption of vast amounts of rare and precious treasures, they had finally reactivated the teleportation array. The energy accumulated within the array this time was sufficient to teleport a force of ten thousand merfolk to Earth.
To showcase their military might and boost the morale of the merfolk, the merfolk held a grand send-off ceremony at the teleportation array in Jiuyuan.
The Empress of Jiuyuan, Jiuyuan Yushou, personally presided over this send-off ceremony!
This time, the force preparing to travel to Earth consisted of nine thousand elite merfolk warriors and one thousand Nagas.
And this expedition was led by Elder Nu Lin of the Nu Lin clan, the top general of the merfolk military, Nu Lin Jingluo.
In addition to this expeditionary force, nearly a million merfolk were gathered around the area, bidding farewell to the merfolk in this contingent. Jiuyuan was experiencing a population explosion and life was very monotonous, so these merfolk were generally idle. Now that there was an opportunity to witness such an event, none of the merfolk were willing to miss it.
While the contingent led by Nu Lin Luoyun and Nu Lin Jingtao might have included some merfolk who were mere laborers, the merfolk in this current contingent were all elites among elites. This was evident from the steel forks they held and the armor they wore.
The tall merfolk, Nu Lin Jingluo, was currently clad in a set of blue armor that shimmered with flowing water. This armor was no ordinary item; it was inscribed with several defensive formations. Once attacked, it would release a water shield.
Furthermore, this water shield was not ordinary. If the attacker was covered by the water from the water shield, they would be instantly frozen and suffer some damage.
This armor was an ancestral heirloom of their Nu Lin clan and had been personally bestowed upon their family by the previous ruler of Jiuyuan.
The auspicious hour had arrived. A spellcaster stood before each stone pillar, raising their staff, chanting incantations, and then injecting their magical power into each pillar.
At this moment, Empress Jiuyuan Yushou also raised her staff, recited a spell, and released a surge of majestic magical power, igniting every pillar in the circle.
The stone pillars began to emit large amounts of blue light, which eventually converged, enveloping the entire array.
The intense light within the array grew stronger and stronger. The merfolk standing around the array even felt a powerful force trying to pull them into the formation.
At this point, if they were to walk into the center of the array, once it was fully activated, they would be teleported away by the array, directly to another teleportation array on Earth.
Having activated the teleportation array, Jiuyuan Yushou, with a look of exhaustion, forced herself to maintain her composure and said to Nu Lin Jingluo, "General Nu Lin, the passage has been opened. The rest is up to you!
Please be careful, take good care of yourselves, be cautious, and thoroughly investigate the situation on the other side!"
Nu Lin Jingluo placed his weapon in his left hand and patted his chest with his right.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, your subordinate will not fail your entrustment!
I will surely tear apart the humans who killed my children!"