Chapter 542: Predicament

"Lan shan yu, how did you end up here? And how did you find us?"

After Lan shan yu surfaced, the Big Bluefish hurriedly asked.

"We are following the commander's orders to come out and look for the Siren base and the Maritime Affairs Controller," Lan shan yu said to the Big Bluefish.

"Us? Are there others?" Hai Lun Na asked.

"Yes, plus U81 and the others—that is, all the submarines in our Gangqu have been dispatched. However, since we don't have the exact location of the Siren base, we're all doing a fan-shaped search," Lan shan yu said.

"But Hai Lun Na sis, you guys look…"

"By the way, Lan shan yu, do you have any emergency repair tools on you?" Hai Lun Na asked.

"Emergency repair tools?" Lan shan yu blinked, "We have some, but not many."

"It's fine if it's little; having some is good." Hai Lun Na let out a breath and said.

At that moment, Lan shan yu noticed the people behind Hai Lun Na: Portland was carrying Si Tan Li, Benson was carrying Si Mo Li, and Biaoqiang was also carrying Ha Man; everyone looked particularly disheveled.

"Hai Lun Na sis, what happened?" Lan shan yu said, then pulled out the emergency repair tools from his ship equipment space and handed them to Hai Lun Na.

"Our emergency repair tools have been used up; Si Mo Li and Si Tan Li are now heavily damaged and have lost combat power." Hai Lun Na explained to Lan shan yu, then handed the tools in her hand to Nengdai and the others nearby, letting them begin rescue.

"By the way, I'm asking: has the commander already entered this sea area?" Bumblebee asked.

"Yes, and the commander has already met up with Independence sis, and after hearing that you, Hai Lun Na sis, were in danger, he sent Washington and North Carolina sis leading a team to support you—didn't you run into them?" Lan shan yu replied.

"No." Bumblebee shook his head, "The sea fog blocked the radar and communication signals; even Hai Lun Na's SG radar could only detect things very close, so we never ran into Washington and the others."

"How did you find us? Could it be just a coincidence?"

"No, although the sea surface is blocked by the sea fog, the signal isn't blocked deep underwater." Lan shan yu said to Bumblebee, "When I was farther away, I detected the signals of the Big Bluefish and the Nautilus, so I came over."

"The signal isn't blocked below the sea surface?" Bumblebee exclaimed.

"Exactly, because the signal isn't blocked, that's why the commander sent us out to look for the Siren base."

Nengdai looked at Bumblebee and said, "So, our own handling has a problem; if we let the Nautilus and the Big Bluefish stay submerged, perhaps we could already have found a retreat direction."

Bumblebee couldn't help but wryly smile, "It seems we're far inferior to the commander."

Immediately he said to Lan shan yu, "Lan shan yu, can you take us back to the commander?"

"Sure!" Lan shan yu said, "But on my way here there were many Siren fleets; I came all the way submerged, and given your condition, going there would be very dangerous."

"That's true." Bumblebee nodded, "Then what should we do?"

Nengdai glanced at Lan shan yu, then at the Big Bluefish and the Nautilus, "I actually have an idea."

"Spit it out." Bumblebee said.

"Since the signal underwater isn't blocked, that means the submarines can move freely, and this has also been confirmed by the commander."

"And didn't Lan shan yu earlier say the commander sent Washington and the others to rescue us? Although we can't return to the commander with our own strength, if we can find Washington, then with their strength they could certainly lead us back to the commander."

"So we now have three submarines here; we can have them locate Washington and the others' position, then bring Washington over to find us." Nengdai said.

"That's a good idea." Bumblebee said, "As long as we meet up with Washington and the others, our combat power will be replenished, and even if we encounter Siren fleets again, we won't have to worry."

"Indeed, I also support this plan." Hai Lun Na glided over and said.

"But how should we arrange that? Should we let all three of them go out to search?" Bumblebee asked.

"Sure." Lan shan yu said, "We three will each take a direction; after all, we don't need to go back the way we came, since I've already scouted that out."

"But after you find them, how are you going to bring them over?" Bumblebee asked.

"If we set up a signal base point here, we can bring them over smoothly." Lan shan yu said.

"You've got the signal base point with you?" the Big Bluefish shouted.

"Heh heh, better safe than sorry." Lan shan yu laughed.

"Then I'll leave it to you three." Bumblebee breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, Hai Lun Na sis and you guys rest here for a bit; we'll go look for Washington and the others right away." The Big Bluefish said.

"Alright, you guys must remember to keep communications open at all times; don't get yourselves lost in the deep sea." Hai Lun Na said.

"No problem!" the Big Bluefish said, "Heh heh, the cat shark is moving out!"

"Yeah!"

Watching the three submarines swiftly submerge, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation.

"Everyone, take a break here, use the emergency repair tools to fix the ship equipment and your injuries; soon we'll be able to return to the commander." Hai Lun Na said to everyone.

"Yes, Hai Lun Na sis."

After the Big Bluefish and the others sank into the sea, they indeed found, just as Lan shan yu had said, that the signal below the sea surface was not obstructed.

Lan shan yu placed the signal base point, and the other two also connected to it.

Thus the three of them determined the direction they had come from and began searching based on a fan pattern.

Since the focus is on searching, the three moved relatively quickly underwater, hoping to find Washington and the others as fast as possible.

Although the emergency repair tools Lan shan yu brought gave Hai Lun Na and the others a brief respite, they couldn't solve the fundamental problem.

If another battle occurs during their search, Hai Lun Na and the others will definitely not be able to hold out.

Time passed second by second, and the three also advanced at great speed. Except when a Siren fleet appeared above them, at which point they would proceed silently; otherwise they always went full throttle.

Perhaps it's that hard work pays off, or maybe Lan shan yu's luck today is just exceptionally good.

Not long after they set off, she detected the signal of Washington and the others…