18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 432

Jasper and Stella were blissfully unaware of the chaos unfolding in Iran. They quickly found their balance and worked together to stabilize their submarine. "They've got five of those things..."

Before Stella could finish her sentence, several dark shapes emerged from beyond the 2688, swiftly forming ranks.

One, two, three, four, five, six...

A total of six submersible crafts-not submarines. These were hexagonal underwater vehicles, smaller but faster than the 2688.

And they were riveting together underwater. Two became one, growing larger and heavier.

"Holy smokes, these aren't just subs. They're modular underwater fortresses," Jasper muttered in amazement.

You had to hand it to them-their geographical constraints had pushed them to incredible ingenuity. With rising sea levels and no new land to claim, they turned their focus to the vast ocean. Even without military sovereignty, nothing stopped them from dreaming of underwater cities.

Stella always thought it was just a fantasy, but here it was, staring them in the face.

These polyhedral crafts were more like submersible aircraft, capable of disassembling and reassembling in multiple configurations, like something out of Transformers.

Despite being less than half the size of the 2688 when alone, their combined strength was formidable.

If there were enough, they could form a base.

Normally, they could operate as a whole to withstand the unpredictable weather at sea. When a storm hit, they could quickly break apart and evade danger with their speed and knowledge of the area. The engineers were skilled at turning small advantages into big wins, often with surprise attacks or invasions.

Their confidence was sky-high; otherwise, they wouldn't have charged in blindly.

But they could also correct course instantly upon realizing their mistakes.

And now, they were transforming!

The six crafts combined in the depths, their mass and offensive capabilities skyrocketing.

and Stella weren't about to risk a head-on collision

merged, they didn't hesitate to

ahead, with Iran's craft hot on

their craft, it was that their size made them sluggish-less

the waves, an exhilarating

pursuing from day into night

even with just millet

cataclysmic tsunamis caused by tectonic collisions and had ample nuclear fuel

toiling away at sea for years. Even with the best of luck, they would have weathered countless storms and were now

continued from

brow furrowing. "Something's not right with the

Jasper noticed it too.

at the ocean's bottom grew dimmer, and the current's speed and direction shifted

maritime experience, a

wanted to avoid disaster, but with Iran's relentless pursuit, they had to be dealt with or they'd remain

powered on, navigating increasingly treacherous currents,

to show, and their resolve

Iran's craft nearly caught up, aiming to ram the 2688's stern, only to be skillfully dodged by Jasper and

their

currents, and alarms began

face turned pale. "Bad news,

An oceanic whirlpool?

by the collision of multiple ocean currents and monsoon winds under

a meter across, and large ones could stretch hundreds of meters, acting

disaster was unfathomable, akin to the perilous Bermuda Triangle,

tectonic collisions, the sea had become even

deeper, the currents and weather grew

thundered above the waves, while currents clashed below, expanding the vortex

alarms screeching, Jasper said gravely, "If

out frantically from behind, "Brother, sister-in-law, they're