[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-have-a-modern-weapon-gacha-system-in-the-zombi":3,"chapter-i-have-a-modern-weapon-gacha-system-in-the-zombi-i-have-a-modern-weapon-gacha-system-in-the-zombi-chapter-179":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Have a Modern Weapon Gacha System in the Zombie Apocalypse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1279610,1709,"Chapter 179: New Contact?","i-have-a-modern-weapon-gacha-system-in-the-zombi-chapter-179",179,"\u003Cp>The sea breeze moved quietly across the destroyer’s deck while recovery crews continued cutting apart sections of the dead Kraken in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operation was nearly finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several tow barges now carried detached tentacles secured beneath reinforced chains while sealed biohazard containers containing tissue samples, armored growths, and parasite-like pods were already being transferred into storage compartments aboard the cruiser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere across the task group had relaxed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But enough that sailors finally started speaking normally again after hours of nonstop tension and combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some crewmen stood along the rails staring at the floating corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others smoked quietly near the stern sections while damage control teams repaired twisted railings and deck impacts left by the Kraken’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ocean itself had calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan leaned against the railing beside Adrian while watching one of the recovery boats slowly move away from the corpse carrying another severed tentacle section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know,\" Ryan muttered, \"I thought the zombies on land were already nightmare fuel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian glanced toward him briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan looked back toward the massive carcass floating across the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I’m wondering what the hell else is down there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them liked the answer to that question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud alarm echoed from inside the destroyer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The relaxed atmosphere vanished immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crewmen who had been standing around instantly moved again while nearby sailors grabbed radios and helmets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One officer sprinted out from the Combat Information Center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyer captain immediately turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sonar contact!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That immediately got Adrian’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Biological?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer shook his head quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, sir. Different acoustic profile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain immediately moved toward the bridge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian and Ryan followed close behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Combat Information Center, the atmosphere had already changed back into combat readiness. Sonar operators worked rapidly across their consoles while tactical officers updated the main display screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Adrian entered, he noticed something immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sonar return looked nothing like the Kraken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much smaller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It moved consistently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Weber’s submarine was already transmitting updated data from below the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the sonar operators looked toward the captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Contact first appeared approximately eighteen kilometers northwest of the task group.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Depth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred seventy meters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Movement pattern?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The operator hesitated briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Steady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone changed the mood inside the compartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Biological entities moved irregularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This contact did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tactical display updated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clean underwater track line now appeared across the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Weber’s voice suddenly crackled through the communications speakers from beneath the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fleet command, this is Weber. We are detecting possible submerged vessel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room went quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Submerged vessel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Weber continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acoustic signature resembles submarine propulsion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That immediately made several officers exchange looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian stepped closer toward the display.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not fully,\" Weber admitted. \"But it does not match biological movement.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sonar operator aboard the destroyer immediately added more information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Contact noise profile includes mechanical harmonics.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That confirmed it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machinery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Propulsion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A submarine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan looked toward Adrian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think someone else survived?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian remained silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That possibility had always existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was devastated, yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not every military on Earth would have vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially naval assets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Submarines were among the few military systems designed specifically to survive catastrophic global war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nuclear submarine could remain hidden underwater for months without surfacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any nation retained surviving military elements after the apocalypse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Submarines would be among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyer captain immediately began issuing orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All vessels to combat readiness condition one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aye, Captain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate anti-submarine warfare tracking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deploy additional sonar buoys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fleet immediately shifted posture again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The SH-60 Seahawk helicopter launched once more from the flight deck carrying dipping sonar equipment while the destroyers adjusted formation around the recovery zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dead Kraken was suddenly no longer the biggest concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Weber’s submarine maintained distance while silently shadowing the unknown contact beneath the Philippine Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his command compartment, tension had become extremely focused now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Contact maintaining course,\" the sonar operator reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Approximately eighteen knots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That further confirmed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too consistent for marine life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Weber crossed his arms tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any active sonar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Negative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So they’re hiding too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made everyone aboard the submarine more cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another submarine down there meant uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And uncertainty underwater was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The communications officer looked toward Weber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, no known allied submarine signatures match the contact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the surface, Adrian continued watching the tactical display carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unknown submarine moved steadily through the deeper waters northwest of the task group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not charging them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fleeing either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan finally spoke quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think they know we’re here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If they’re military?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward the display again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the sonar officers suddenly stiffened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re getting clearer acoustic returns now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer adjusted several filters before routing the sound through the compartment speakers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, only low underwater noise echoed through the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slowly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distinct mechanical rhythm became audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep rotating machinery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Propeller cavitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reactor hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyer captain narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s definitely a submarine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another officer immediately began comparing the acoustic signature against remaining naval databases stored within the fleet systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several tense seconds passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the officer’s expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain looked toward him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer swallowed once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we have a match.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the compartment focused on him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officer enlarged one of the database comparisons beside the sonar waveform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Acoustic profile closely resembles Type 094 ballistic missile submarine configuration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryan blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian answered before the officer could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Chinese nuclear submarine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room became quieter after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because suddenly this situation became far more complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surviving Chinese nuclear submarine meant surviving military personnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly armed with ballistic missiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possibly carrying nuclear weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, it was somewhere beneath the same ocean as them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destroyer captain immediately looked toward 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