【Hammer Base】Until the Abyss

The main propeller spun rapidly, and the helicopter with its shell painted with non-reflective material slowly lifted into the air.

But Thor couldn't breathe a sigh of relief, as soon as he sat down, he hurriedly looked at the Omega in his arms.

Omega passed out as early as boarding the plane. His forehead was stained with half-dried blood, and his clothes were covered with blood and mud from the battle just now. Thor couldn't see the gunshot wound on his left leg. How many open wounds and hidden wounds.

Alpha's lips trembled until Sif held his hand.

"Take the shrapnel first."

Sif could feel Thor's repressed mania and trembling. She knew the importance of Loki to Thor. After tonight's battle, she knew that all of them could escape alive because of Loki's command and wisdom, but the most hurt He is the one who weighs the most.She took a deep breath and snatched the dagger from Thor's hand.

"I'll come, Boss will help hold him down."

Thor paused, thanking Sif for his understanding, because he didn't know if his hands would shake if he used the knife now.

He watched as Sif cut open Loki's trousers, his left leg was already bloody and bloody, the wound rolled up after being shot was stuck together with the fragments of the trousers, and the bullet fragments embedded in the tendons. Loki is dragging such a leg, driving his motorcycle and taking him through the hail of bullets.

The cold instrument touching the wound made Omega shudder, and the loud noise and pain from the helicopter dragged Loki back a little from the coma.

"Uh uh... huh—"

"Loki?" Thor stroked his partner's sweaty forehead, not sure whether to wake him up or not, maybe it's a better idea to keep the Omega unconscious for now.

But at this moment, Loki tilted his head and coughed out a mouthful of blood foam.

Thor hurriedly groped his upper body, and when it touched near the right rib, Omega let out a painful cry. Alpha's heart hit rock bottom, and he knew the reaction was a broken rib or a pounding lung.

Either way is a very bad situation.

"Bring me the chest!"

Sif hurriedly pulled the fixed chest strap in the medical bag and handed it to him. Thor first tied Loki's leg with a tourniquet, then picked up the person in his arms, and tied his upper body with a medical fixation belt, and when the glue was tightened, Loki's throat overflowed with uncontrollable sobs.He instinctively pushed against Thor's chest to resist, but he couldn't exert any strength.

Alpha rubbed the glands on the back of his neck with his fingertips to soothe him.

Sif gritted his teeth, and there were still two and a half hours of flight time away from Stormbreaker's base. In order to prevent excessive blood loss, the most urgent task was to remove the shrapnel to stop the bleeding as soon as possible.

The helicopter suddenly tilted forward.

Everyone except the driver rushed forward, and a small anti-aircraft gun narrowly missed the main propeller.

"Thanos activated the anti-air defense." Fandral paled.

"Has it interfered with the radar?!"

"Yes, but only enough for another 8 minutes."

His words made Thor's heart tighten again. According to the flying speed of this helicopter, even without considering the waves and wind resistance, 8 minutes is only enough to barely reach the high seas.But Thanos is not a reasonable guy. The peace treaty on the high seas cannot restrain him. Even if he escapes to the high seas, once he is caught by the radar, the missiles will blow them up.

"Stick, cough... fly close to the sea level..."

A very low voice suddenly came from Thor's arms.

Loki opened his eyes slightly at some point, he rested his head on Thor's shoulder, his face was as white as paper, his brows were knotted due to bumps.

"Airplane skin absorbs light, ocean waves..."

Thor immediately understood what he meant. The aircraft's shell was sprayed with a light-absorbing coating, and the engine was also cold-fired and anti-infrared. Although these stealth functions are more effective on the ground, waves can also interfere with radar when flying at low altitudes.More importantly, if the angle is low enough, the muzzle of the anti-air defense cannot catch the helicopter.

But doing so is not without risk. The main propeller will be directly impacted by the waves, increasing the risk of a crash, and the wounded on board will also suffer severe turbulence caused by cyclones and waves.

"I'm fine...cough..."

The pilot turned to look at Thor.

Loki grabbed Thor's collar: "When I called the helicopter... I also contacted the GrandMaster. If I'm lucky, if I'm lucky...he'll send a submarine to pick me up."

Thor tightened his arms around him. "Listen to him, fly low."

"Yes!"

Thor didn't expect Loki to think so carefully.

Helicopters have many disadvantages. The small body and the advantages of being able to take off and land at any place also cause disadvantages such as weak anti-strike ability and slow flight speed.In the ten years since Neschet was built, no one has escaped Thanos' pursuit.After all, objectively speaking, behind the Whittier Mountains in the north is a boundless desert, and to the south of Biafra Bay is a turbulent endless ocean. *

There is no wind resistance, no waves, no missiles, and it takes two and a half hours to fly. In any unexpected situation, the helicopter will become vulnerable.

And if there is a submarine, the situation will be completely different.

"Thor…" Loki called him in a low voice.

"What's wrong? Where does it hurt?" Thor snapped back to his senses, and then he thought the question was stupid, and maybe he should ask Loki where it didn't hurt.

Loki tried to give him a comforting smile, but frowned at the bump.

"Do something for me, Brother, get the chip... out of my arm..."

Sif, who was still picking at the shrapnel from his left leg, choked when he heard this.

Thor's eyes widened even more.

"Are you crazy? Do you still think the injury is not serious enough?!"

"The chip can track..." Loki's emerald green eyes were steaming. "You don't want Stormbreaker...to be found?"

Thor's face was gloomy, he knew what Loki said was true, it's not that he hadn't thought about taking the chip, but working on the helicopter was tantamount to stirring in the flesh with a knife.

"No, at least wait for the submarine."

"It's too late!" Loki gripped his shirt anxiously, "Fandral...cough...!"

Fandral, who was named by name, bit the bullet and said: "Boss, the helicopter can be discarded. Once the submarine is bitten, it is still good to be chased by torpedoes. If the opponent guesses the area where the base is based on the route..."

Thor punched the cabin wall violently.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the closer it was to Neschet's radar recovery time, the less time was left for them.

Thor finally nods.

He helped Loki sit up, and pressed the upper body of the man into his arms.In order not to hinder the next action, Thor did not inject too much anesthesia into Loki.

"Bite me if it hurts."

"Brother, I don't even know that... ah—"

Thor knows the location of Loki's chip best, so naturally he will remove it.The tip of the knife cuts the skin of Omega's back shoulder blade, breaks through the dermis, and then goes down a little bit.

When the skin soaked with a small amount of anesthetic was cut open, there was a strange insensitivity. Loki felt like a rag, being pressed against the cutting board. The pain would be delayed for a few seconds, constantly whipping the fragile nerves.

"Woo-!"

He forced himself to clear his mind and not focus on the pain.

He tilted his head to look at the night sea only a few meters away through the transparent bilge. The churning waves were just below the plane, blown out by the huge wind from the propeller.

The plane was shaking violently, and the shaking made it inevitable that the tip of the knife stabbed the flesh and blood. Loki finally opened his mouth and bit the clothes on Thor's shoulders, almost chewing the cloth, the overload of pain made his physical strength drain quickly.

"Shh, shh, it'll be all right soon, it'll be all right soon."

In the cold midnight, the loud drone of the helicopter continued to hit his eardrums.Thor's voice is like the only thing that can comfort him in the pain that is hard to ignore.

"Thor..." He leaned weakly on Alpha's shoulder, whispering.

"I'm here. I'll be right away, Loki."

"Um……"

Those blades seemed to be cut on Thor's heart. The main body of the chip is very long and buried extremely deep. After all, it has multiple "functions" such as recording indicators, positioning, and causing pain. When he clamped the corner of the culprit with tweezers, Loki issued There was an unbearable cry.

Fortunately, the shrapnel on the left leg was cleaned up, and Sif was wrapping gauze around the hideous wound.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Fandral suddenly turned his head from the co-pilot - he has been monitoring various data.

"No, boss, what defense mechanism might have been triggered by Loki's chip, my data here is wrong."

And as if in response to his voice, the next second, Loki's body began to twitch violently, and he let out an uncontrollable scream.It was more severe pain than when Thanos turned the purple ring, and the chip that was pulled out of 1/3 of his body flashed a chilling red light, and the red light flashed faster and faster, and the more ominous it became.

Thor pressed Loki's trembling body, roared, and pulled out all the chips. Loki's beautiful green eyes widened wildly, physical tears running down the corners of them.

Thor threw the palm-length chip off the helicopter, and it exploded into several pieces with a snap as it fell into mid-air.

"Jesus!" Sif bit his lip.

If I were just one step slower...

Thor threw away the knife and hugged the sweaty Omega into his arms.

The propellers of the helicopter continued to hum. After flying at low altitude and locating without a chip threat, the group temporarily got out of trouble.

Thor wiped the cold sweat off Loki's brow and let him rest in his arms, the Omega's breathing gradually calming down.

Xu Shi felt the fiery gaze, and the agent gently squeezed Thor's finger.The cool touch made Thor regain a sense of reality, he took a deep breath, and rubbed his jaw against the top of Loki's head.

"I am fine."

"Ah."

But what do you mean it's okay? Thor knows the Omega's criteria for judging: no death, no irreversible injuries, it is called "nothing".Or in other words, as long as he and his children are safe, he also calls it "all right."

Thor thought back to ten years ago.

At that time, he and Loki escaped from the Tongan prison. Because of Dr. Walker's betrayal, he protected Loki from being injured. It was that encounter that made the black-haired agent really agree to be with him.

Loki's recognition is based on mutual feelings, but Thor is very clear-without the Odin family, Omega would not become an agent, without his own wrong decisions, he would not fall into Neschet, let alone lose his memory, and have today's circumstances.

The fingers of the person in his arms were cold, and his breathing was shallow and rapid. He clearly held him, but felt that he would lose him at any time.

"I don't know...how are Narve and Vali?" Loki asked suddenly.

His voice is weak and weak, but Thor hears it.

Alpha licked his dry lips: "Did you arrange for them to go through the export freight line?"

Loki nods.

"Don't worry, the export freight will depart from the port in Area A and go north along the coastline, which is completely opposite to ours."

"That's good." Omega let out a sigh of relief.

Thanos' goal is aimed at them, or through them to detect the strongholds of the rebels such as Stormbreaker. As long as they attract enough firepower, the farther away Naver and Vali are from them, the safer they will be.

Thor of course knows what he's thinking, Loki is a wonderful companion and father.He couldn't help reaching out to Omega's lower abdomen. He knew that such strenuous exercise would put a huge burden on his body.

Loki subconsciously held his hand.

There was a sudden pain in Thor's throat.

Omega also froze for a moment, and then quickly patted his arm: "It will be fine, it will be fine, fool."

The raging waves didn't give them more time.

Just when Thor was about to say something, the pilot jerked back on the joystick, the helicopter suddenly rose, and a wave licked the helicopter's landing gear and rolled over.

Thor came back to see Sif grabbing the back of the front seat.

"what happened?"

The driver swallowed and spit: "The waves are rising."

The faces of the people on the plane all changed, which was an irresistible natural factor.They can evade Thanos' missiles and radars, but they can't change the unpredictable weather of the ocean.

The plane had covered a certain distance, and the coastline of Neschet could no longer be seen in the dark night.It is precisely because of this that there is only their lonely helicopter on the dark and rough sea.

Invisible terror spread on the plane.

The pilot pushed the joystick again, dodging the high waves that followed, and was forced to pull the plane higher.

"We can't stick to Haifei anymore, it's too dangerous, and the wind and waves will only get bigger and bigger going forward."

Fandral said anxiously: "But we didn't escape Neschet's radar monitoring range at all."

Invisible to the naked eye, does not mean that the radar is not working.

The driver shook his head vigorously, facing the howling waves, he had to pull the helicopter higher.

"Check the SS21-N3 frequency band..." Loki said suddenly.

"GrandMaster's submarine?" Thor responded.

As soon as Fandral was excited, he immediately entered this frequency band to make contact. During this period, the helicopter kept tilting and changing angles.The driver was sweating profusely. Facing the waves and the pursuers, he could only dodge the huge waves while keeping his flight altitude as low as possible. Sif holds on to Fandral's device, ensuring his connection.

Fortunately, before the people on the plane spit it out, Fandral heard back.

"Yes, the coordinates are -26.0754, 50.7668, which is on the high seas seven nautical miles southwest of us!"

The news is refreshing.

With the increase of the waves just now, the small-sized helicopter deliberately built for concealment is like a helpless lone bird in the ocean and sky. The waves rolling up to more than ten meters high undoubtedly make everyone feel the imminent death.

Huge wind resistance reduces the flight speed by about [-]%, and the helicopter’s fuel capacity is only enough to support three hours of sailing, which means that there is a slight delay. Even if it is not swallowed by the waves, the helicopter is likely to crash into the sea due to exhaustion of fuel .

Everyone is more or less aware of this problem, but no one speaks out.So the arrival of the submarine is tantamount to a shot in the arm.

Even the driver whistled and pushed the joystick to increase the fuel volume.

Against the sea wind, the helicopter brushed against the roaring waves, and flew all the way in the dark night.

It's a pity that in just a few minutes, when the submarine was getting closer and closer, the helicopter suddenly issued a piercing alarm sound——

"Beep, beep, beep, beep!"

The red light on the prompt platform began to flicker violently, and the ear-piercing sound broke into everyone's eardrums.

"No, I'm being targeted!" the driver yelled.

Thor subconsciously walks backwards, seeing nothing of course.

But alarms and detections don't lie.

The plane's ascent was captured by radar, and it was an infrared-guided surface-to-air missile that bit them.The driver's face was livid. The shell of this helicopter can only protect against bullets from ordinary firearms. If it is locked by a missile, it will definitely kill it.

The faces of all the people on board were livid.

"How long before the missile arrives? How far are we from the sub?" Thor asked.

"55 seconds, four nautical miles."

Loki grabs Thor's clothes in an instant, and the missile will shoot down the helicopter before he flies over the submarine at this speed.What's more, the position of the submarine may be exposed if it is too close. Could it be that they...

Thor was extraordinarily calm.

"Night Owl is equipped with the latest jammer, launch it immediately."

The jamming bomb is an incendiary weapon. By throwing high-temperature pyrotechnics and chaff, it disrupts the judgment of infrared and radar, and finally makes the missile determine that the jamming bomb is the real target and is detonated in the air.

The driver pressed the launching device, and the jamming bombs stored under the helicopter immediately fell into the night sky. The bright yellow flames from the burning magnesium powder were like clusters of exploding fireworks in the dark night, dragging out gorgeous tail feathers for the helicopter.

"Continue, don't stop for now, Fandral contact the submarine to keep at a depth of 50 meters to avoid being affected."

"clear."

"Sorry." Thor bowed his head to the Omega in his arms.

How could Loki not understand him? "Are we going to abandon the plane?"

Thor nods.

If you want to board the boat smoothly, but also completely throw off Thanos' pursuit, the best tactic is to continue to release jamming bombs to buy time. After everyone jumps into the sea, let the missiles hit the helicopter that switches to autopilot, creating the illusion of suspended animation.People use oxygen cylinders and simple propulsion devices to dive to a depth of 50 meters and board a submarine.

"Good plan." Loki applauds heartily.

"Can you hold on?" That's Thor's biggest worry.

"How do you know if you don't try?"

Even so, it is the only way.While the two were talking, the missile was coaxed by the jammer to make a sharp turn, and almost brushed against the rear rotor of the helicopter. The high-speed wind brought out by the high-speed passage was like the scythe held high by the god of death.

Thor pinned the oxygen tank to Loki, taking care of Omega before he could take care of himself.After all the staff have changed their equipment, the jamming bombs will soon run out.

Sif looked at the sea, the waves were still rough.

Fandral tapped his comm watch to signal that the exact location of the sub had been sent to everyone.

Thor supports Loki to his feet, tying them together with the safety rope.

After switching to automatic driving mode, the driver pulls the cabin door.

A huge sea breeze was blowing head-on, and the buzzing of the hybrid helicopter was deafening. The flying altitude was always kept at more than [-] meters. When the last jamming bomb was ejected, the high temperature illuminated the sea brightly, and the turbulent waves below could be seen more clearly.

Sif gritted her teeth and jumped down first, only her ponytail raised in the darkness.

"Hallelujah!" Fandral followed, clutching his chest.

The third is the driver.

Thor and Loki postponed, Thor hugged Omega's waist, they all knew that according to Loki's current injury, he might not be able to withstand the impact of jumping into the sea at all, let alone Thor's dive to a depth of 50 meters to reach the submarine .

But there is no way out.

Loki suddenly squeezed Thor's hand around his waist: "I will never leave you."

That's exactly what Thor had said to him ten years ago, at the foot of the Tongan prison cliff.

Thor pauses, wrapping his arms around him and jumping off the plane.

A few seconds later, the helicopter, which lost its interference, was blown to pieces by small missiles that never stopped.

**

"Boom—"

Pieces of the helicopter blazed and crashed into the sea, lighting up the dark underwater.

The shock of the explosion and the impact of falling into the sea made Loki almost faint, but fortunately the icy sea took his last sliver of consciousness.Dimly, he can feel Thor groping for his muzzle, putting him on a breathing apparatus before choking on water.

Thor turned on the searchlight on his forehead, turned on the propeller of the handheld underwater thruster, and Loki only felt that he was being led by the Alpha to dive deeper.

His consciousness is blurred.

The icy seawater pierced his skin and wounds, and the burning pain tore his nerves.After diving more than ten meters, the waves on the sea surface could no longer disturb them. Through the goggles, Loki gradually saw the three beams of light swimming ahead.It's Fandral and they're all safe.

There's still a hand on his chest wound, and he knows it's Thor.

Loki's chest is itching and he wants to cough.The second impact during the dive made his right lung ache. When he was biting on the ventilator to breathe, in addition to the sporadic salty sea water, he also tasted the smell of iron rust, and he knew it was blood vomiting.

He wasn't sure he'd make it to the submarine.

He wanted so much to live.It's hard for them to escape, it's hard for him to remember, Thor needs him, the kids need him, he's not alone anymore.But the lower abdomen was very painful and painful, pulling him down, as if the child in the belly was protesting hoarsely.

After an unknown amount of time, there was a faint sound of the mechanical door opening, and icy sea water poured down along the drainage bulkhead.

Loki only felt that the water pressure pushing his whole body suddenly disappeared, and the breathing device stuck between his mouth and nose was also taken off, he couldn't help but tilt his head and wanted to spit up the blood in his mouth.

"Cough...cough—"

"Loki? Loki!!"

He seemed to be hugged horizontally by someone, and the voice of the idiot who hugged him was already crying.

Bai Huanghuang's dazzling light hit his face, and he saw Thor's anxious face.

"Tsk, it's hurt like this! I said earlier not to go to Neschet, and it's not worth dying for an Alpha!" A familiar voice broke into the eardrums, it was a guy with a blue bar under his lips.

Loki smiles vaguely, thinking: Bullshit, Thor deserves it.

TBC

*Note:

Neschet City Topographic Map - see 1L