Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 187 Platform Cleaning Operation

As the helicopter flew toward the oil drilling platform, an unmanned underwater vehicle monitoring below the platform simultaneously detected the anomaly at the nest.

To prevent the zombies swarming from the lair from damaging the drilling platform's facilities, Lorraine decisively issued a firing order to the Sea Knight.

With a surge of electricity, three armor-piercing shells were fired from the left side of the rightmost gun barrel support leg of the three turrets A, B, and C.

Immediately afterwards, the three 6-barrel 30mm electromagnetic cannons also began to operate, their three crimson whips dancing in the air, slicing off the part of the nest that was in contact with the lowest platform.

At the same time, two anti-submarine helicopters waiting to the left front of the Sea Knight dropped their four lightweight torpedoes.

Subsequently, the main control unit of the Sea Knight activated one of the three turrets in turn, continuously enlarging the wounds inflicted earlier.

Fortunately, the above-water portion of the nest is relatively small, making it easy to cut off quickly.

Underwater, eight lightweight torpedoes exploded one after another on the surface of the nest. After the high-temperature gas cloud dissipated, a huge penetrating wound appeared in the unmanned underwater vehicle's field of vision.

But along with them appeared a large number of small zombies.

Since it takes time for the anti-submarine helicopter to load torpedoes, Lorraine controlled this small underwater vehicle to enter the interior of the penetrating wound.

Upon entering, Lorraine discovered a bony structure inside the nest. After careful observation, she found that this part appeared to be the nest's incubation chamber, which contained numerous hexagonal compartments.

"Why does the underwater part look like a honeycomb?"

Lorraine didn't dwell on the cause of the nest's internal structure for the time being, but he knew that this internal configuration would greatly reduce the lethality of lightweight torpedoes.

However, based on the size of this nest, it is estimated that a heavy torpedo could be used to detonate inside the nest.

If the light torpedoes can accurately hit the location calculated by Cleveland, then Loren can use heavy torpedoes to quickly eliminate the nest.

After the above-water portion of the nest was completely separated from its supporting legs, helicopters from the amphibious assault ship joined the transport operation, successfully evacuating the remaining 160 humanoid robots from the oil drilling platform.

The remaining 40 Sentinel robots and 30 Hound combat platforms inside the drilling platform have retreated to the first floor, where they are taking turns eliminating the hordes of zombies surging upwards.

In order to completely separate the above-water portion of this nest from the drilling platform, the Sea Knight is changing its course to find a position that can tear apart the remaining connection without damaging the drill pipe.

Fortunately, there were no special types of zombies in this nest; the only ones worth mentioning were the small zombies in the hexagonal compartments.

However, dealing with these scattered nests in the water is a rather troublesome matter. Lorraine doesn't know if these things might breed overlords or underwater zombie hordes.

After learning of Lorraine's predicament, Ouyang Nian left with the words "I might have a way" and then turned and ran towards the place where the flagship stored the unmanned underwater vehicles.

After completely separating the above-water portion of the nest from the drilling platform, the Sea Knight returned to its original position and, using the immense kinetic energy of its electromagnetic gun, began firing at the underwater portion of the nest.

However, this time the Sea Knight's main control program did not continue to use armor-piercing shells, but instead switched to armor-piercing high-explosive shells.

However, due to the limitation of the downward angle, the armor-piercing shells fired by the triple main guns only cleared the nest within a range of two meters below the water surface.

Since it was determined that there were no special zombies capable of long-range attacks inside the platform and the nest, all three anti-submarine helicopters were replaced with light torpedoes that could be controlled by wire.

Under Cleveland's control, these lightweight torpedoes accurately blasted a large hole at the predetermined location, and the subsequent heavy wire-controlled torpedoes detonated in the center of the hole.

In this way, almost all of the underwater parts of the nest have been rendered harmless, and now the only nest creations floating in the water are the small zombies that surfaced earlier.

At this moment, Ouyang Nian also returned to the driver's seat with his solution.

"I made some harpoon launchers with automatic inflation and deflation of buoys, and also installed a winch on the unmanned underwater vehicle that is directly connected to the harpoon."

"In this way, you can even use napalm to burn this harmful substance on the water's surface."

While Ouyang Nian was communicating with Lorraine in his cabin, three modified unmanned underwater vehicles had already been launched into the sea and were heading towards the sinking nest.

Fifteen minutes later, when the underwater part of the nest had been almost completely neutralized, these unmanned underwater vehicles arrived next to the sinking nest.

"puff"

As a series of bubbles rose to the surface, the harpoon became firmly embedded in the sinking nest.

With a "click," the float equipped with an automatic inflation/deflation device mounted on top of the unmanned underwater vehicle detached and then began to inflate the airbag, which was in a collapsed state.

Five minutes later, an orange buoy appeared on the surface of the water.

The three yellow-painted unmanned underwater vehicles followed closely behind and surfaced.

With the help of the winch on the unmanned underwater vehicle, the nest that had been hit by the harpoon quickly floated to the surface of the water.

The unmanned underwater vehicle then towed the nest away from the drilling platform.

Looking at the enormous nest, Lorraine feared that the napalm that exploded on the water's surface wouldn't be able to burn it completely.

After some thought, he decided to take out a thermobaric warhead from the warehouse for the Changkong-26 anti-ship missile.

He then turned around, placed his hands on Ouyang Nian's shoulders, looked directly into her eyes, and spoke to her in an extremely solemn tone.

"Ouyang Nian, I have an extremely important task for you."

"Yes, yes!"

Ouyang Nian was startled by Lorraine's actions. At this moment, she even felt that she might have to wear an exoskeleton armor, pilot a small boat, and personally install a missile warhead onto that "hazardous substance".

"Pfft!"

Platinum, standing next to the cockpit, couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Just as Ouyang Nian was filled with confusion, Luo Lin's words made her suddenly realize the truth.

"I want you to attach two harpoons to the thermobaric warhead of the Changkong-26 so that it can be firmly attached to it."

Ouyang Nian looked at Luo Lin with extreme disdain, then broke free from Luo Lin's hands on his shoulders and turned to leave the driver's seat.

Before she left the driver's seat, she didn't forget to turn around and glare fiercely at Lorraine.

Seeing Ouyang Nian's reaction, Bai Jin gave him a "good luck" look and patted Lorraine on the shoulder.