Chapter 597 (1/2)
“You want to shut down the wall?” Shaqira could not believe her ears.
The siren queen nodded and said, “The structure of the portal is very special. It is completely integrated with the wall. In fact, its contortions are directly based on the energy of the large wall. To interrupt the energy supply of the portal, the wall must be shut down.”
Hasse, who had been looking on coldly suddenly asked, “What are the consequences of shutting down the wall?”
Shaqira thought for a while and shook her head slightly. “The wall isn’t just a protective barrier; it’s also the foundation of Nasaton’s hidden system. It controls the space surrounding the deep-sea city. Once the wall goes down, the siren city will appear as a natural position on the Pacific Ocean’s seabed. Humans and aliens will likely detect it—they could invade us if they’re willing to pay the price. We’ll lose the most important defense mechanism we’ve had for the past 10,000 years.”
The siren queen placed her hand on a crystallized pipeline next to the Torrent Core, which immediately emitted a pleasing resonance. The queen tilted her head slightly and said, “I know what it means to make this decision, but that maelstrom is becoming more and more powerful. If we do not cut off the energy supply, it will reach a critical point within five days. If we cut it off, we will at least buy ourselves one month’s worth of time. In any case, either both Nasaton and the earth gets destroyed by the maelstrom, or we let Nasaton be exposed to the world temporarily, which is at least a relatively better choice.”
“Not only will the earth be destroyed, the whole universe will be dead,” Hao Ren tried hard to emphasize the danger, but he did it mostly because he was just naturally the mouthy type.
“Shutting down the wall will only cause a temporary lost of the cloak, right? There may not necessarily be people looking for trouble during this time.” Lily looked at them as she held up her hand and gave her piece of opinion. “At least I haven’t heard of any plans from the humans to explore the Pacific Ocean recently. We just need to find a way to solve the maelstrom problem and restart the wall before that. What do you guys think?”
“I have the same thought.” The siren queen nodded. “For 10,000 years, even the aliens of the Mythological Era rarely had the ability to come to such depths of the Pacific Ocean. Even for today’s aliens and humans, to explore Nasaton is no child’s play. We only need to close the wall for a month. A month later we either turn off the maelstrom or everyone dies…”
“There is only one worry.” Vivian suddenly looked up at Hasse. “At present, there is a group who can make it into the Pacific Ocean, and they’re strong enough to threaten the city. No matter how good your resurrection ability is, you can’t fight their seals.”
Hasse shrugged. “You mean the demon hunters? I don’t think our credibility is that bad. We’re not going to bully the harmless sirens.”
“The main reason why you haven’t done it is because you’ve never found Nasaton. You couldn’t do damage to the sirens’ foundation, hence the reason why you didn’t want to provoke these seemingly immortal aliens. However, if Nasaton were to be exposed, things would be different. Hasse, as my junior, can you swear to me that no killing instinct arose in you at all when you saw the sirens?”
Hasse was silent. He suddenly stood up and pointed at the maelstrom image projected by the MDT. “Okay, in the face of this threat, we will be honest with you. My two apprentices and I assure you that we will shut our mouths regarding the shutting down of Nasaton’s defense wall. If they detect Nasaton from other sources, we will also do everything in our power to stop them here for a month, including the most routine exploration activities.”
Teuton nodded. “The three of us have the influence.”
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at each other. Then, he smacked his head as something crossed his mind. He grabbed the MDT that was acting as a projector. “Patch me through to Raven 12345 and turn on the loudspeaker.”
The demon hunter had no clue what Hao Ren was doing. A hymn-like tone came ringing from the MDT, followed by the voice of a screaming female. “What’s up?”