Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 48 Breaking the Impasse: The Target, the Treasure!

The Yellowstone has been sunk for a long time. Although it has not suffered much corrosion due to the material of the hull, the internal parasites have caused serious damage to the propulsion system, making it impossible for it to sail.

However, as the strongest gold ship and a relic of the technological age, it must have additional functions that far exceed those of other ships!
For example, the ship's attack systems or defense systems.

It's like a mobile phone: the motherboard is broken, but the screen or other parts can still be used!
Perhaps this is what Shi Ming needs.

The gold-grade drifting ship key that Shi Ming possesses can bypass encryption and forcibly crack the systems of three drifting ships below the gold grade, making him the owner of the ships.

The key has been used twice, and now there is only one last use left.

Using it on this supposedly strongest golden drifting ship wouldn't be an insult to its capabilities!
【drop】

A panel appeared in front of the golden key; this panel was the key's own control panel, not the Yellowstone's.

[Note: This key can only crack Bronze, Silver, and Gold-class drifting ships. It cannot crack Admiral-class or King-class drifting ships. Forcing a crack will damage the key and render it unusable.]

[Analysis of the drifting vessel's grade indicates it is classified as: Gold grade (severely damaged)]

[Can it be cracked? Do you want to consume one key cracking opportunity to crack the drifting ship system and become its new owner?]

[Remaining number of attempts: 1]

"Yes!"

Shi Ming clicked "Yes" without hesitation.

[Start cracking...]

Based on Shi Ming's experience, cracking the code would take some time. Therefore, during this time, he kept a watchful eye on the squid floating around him, never letting up on his knife.

Fortunately, the ship was damaged beyond his expectations, and the system was cracked very smoothly.

【drop】

[Crack complete.]

Within ten minutes, the key had been cracked.

[Energy deficiency...Energy replenishment in progress]

Shi Ming glanced at the panel and realized that replenishing the Yellowstone's energy would take about five minutes.

There's no other way; we have to fight! Fight! Fight!
Fighting is fun!

A mere D-grade squid, I'll kill them all.

In a corner of the control room, Shi Ming stood guard, his sword held high, a single man holding the pass. As long as he held the passage in front of him, the restless sea monsters would be unable to break through for the time being.

But their bony wrists, covered in spurs, were incredibly strong and powerful. With each impact and probe, they caused many of the drifting ship's weak points to begin to collapse.

[Energy replenishment complete.]

[Please enter captain's information. Scanning in progress. Confirming captain's information. Confirmed!]

A beam of light swept out from the control panel, scanning Shi Ming's physical information. The control panel of any drifting ship is as crucial as its brain, and is generally difficult to corrode by seawater.

[SkyNet chip system query: Chip already implanted, no need for re-implantation. Congratulations on becoming the owner of this drifting ship! Please give it a resounding name!]

The chip, which had already been eliminated, fooled Skynet once again.

Shi Ming skipped the naming process and directly clicked the function button on the console.

He wanted to see if there were any usable weapons or defensive measures on the ship!
Now that he's the captain of the wrecked Yellowstone, he'll use any means at his disposal!
The Yellowstone doesn't have a smart assistant like the canoe; all operations require Shi Ming to manually confirm them.

"Power system damaged."

"Location system, damaged."

"Defense system damaged."

"Lighting system, partially damaged."

"Maintenance system, damaged." "Navigation system, working properly."

"Water-proof system, intact."

……

Seventy percent of the ship's functions were damaged by seawater erosion, but Shi Ming still managed to find a few that were still usable.

For example, avoiding water.

Avoiding water is not the same as diving.

This giant drifting ship naturally lacks diving capabilities, unlike Shi Ming's small gold ship, which can dive to depths of several thousand meters. However, it is equipped with an air-sealed waterproof shield, allowing it to briefly dive to a depth of up to one hundred meters in times of crisis, avoiding dangers on the ocean surface or stealthily approaching enemies underwater.

"I wonder if this water-avoidance system is still useful in the deep ocean."

"Never mind, let's try it first."

With a try-it-out attitude, Shi Ming clicked on the water-avoidance function.

Boom!

Having received an energy replenishment, the Yellowstone started operating again amidst a huge tremor, with some of its barely functional internal parts beginning to function.

A few seconds later, a circular air shield rose from the bottom of the Yellowstone and slowly gathered at the top.

The air shield isolated the inside from the outside; the inside remained full of seawater, as did the outside, and the water no longer circulated between the two sides.

"It's already filled with seawater, so it doesn't look very useful."

Just as Shi Ming was wondering, the Yellowstone roared loudly again.

Immediately afterwards, he felt a powerful suction force. He steadied himself and stood in the canoe, only to find that suddenly, the seawater inside the Yellowstone's air shield was completely sucked out—the original seawater-filled cabin was instantly dried up and turned into an air layer!
The canoe, which was originally floating in the sea, was stranded inside the Yellowstone.

Shi Ming was stunned.

Isolate first, then pump out the water?
powerful!
Is this the Yellowstone's water-avoidance feature?

Inside the canoe, which was protected by an air shield, Shi Ming did not have a direct experience of the changes inside the Yellowstone.

But those who could best experience this scene were naturally the dozen or so squid that were still chasing after Shi Ming!

They were originally suspended in the seawater, but now all the seawater inside was drained out, and more than a dozen squids, like stranded lobsters, fell onto the muddy deck of the Yellowstone and thrashed about.

Not just them,

Without exception, all creatures lurking in the shadows or in other areas inside the Yellowstone lost the seawater they depended on for survival at this moment!

Wonderful!

What enemy defense system, what defensive system, none of them are as direct as pumping water!
No matter what kind of D-class or C-class sea monster you are, you're just a dragon trapped in a shallow pond, or a phoenix that has fallen to the ground is no better than a chicken!
Although his canoe also ran aground inside the Yellowstone.

But none of that matters anymore...

Where there is no water, it is the domain of humankind, and the sea creatures lurking there are like tigers with their teeth pulled out, no longer posing any threat.

Even if Shi Ming doesn't kill them, these deep-sea creatures will inevitably die after being out of the seawater for a long time.

[Attention! The energy replenished by the drifting boat can only maintain its water-repelling function for thirty minutes. Please replenish energy immediately!]

The Yellowstone had been sunk for a long time, and its internal energy had long since dried up. The temporary energy replenishment all came from the backup energy of the Golden Drifting Ship's key. However, at this moment, the Golden Key had been exhausted and was no longer of any use.

"Only thirty minutes? Looks like I'd better hurry!"

Target!

The Yellowstone's treasure!

Search them naked! Take everything! Strip them naked!

(End of this chapter)