After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 394 Going to Rescue People

Yu Yang shook off his hand: "I don't care who they are! Cheng Hai is my best friend, and I won't abandon him!"

He suddenly stopped, realizing something.

"Wait, you're saying you've been monitoring me for years? You're the one who guided me to discover that gene pool?"

Ryan nodded: "The sonar signal was deliberately released by us. The Eye of the Deep is also looking for our base. We need a suitable guide."

Yu Yang felt a surge of anger: "You're using me! You're using me and Cheng Hai as bait!"

“We’re giving you the truth,” Lane said calmly, “and in doing so, we’re giving you the ability to save even more people.”

He pointed to the gill slits on Yu Yang's neck, "You can now breathe freely underwater, at a depth of up to 500 meters. Your blood circulation and body temperature regulation systems have also been optimized, which is the result of your father's lifelong research."

Yu Yang walked towards the transparent wall and watched the deep-sea creatures swimming by outside.

He felt a strange sense of closeness, as if he could understand their movements.

Even more incredibly, when he concentrates, he can "hear" the sound wave signals emitted by a school of fish in the distance.

how can that be!

If all humans became new humans, wouldn't they no longer be afraid of the ever-rising seawater?

However, if they choose to become new humans, they may have to live in the water for the rest of their lives.

Are they even human?

At this moment, Yu Yang felt somewhat lost.

“Don’t worry, it takes time to adjust.” Ryan walked over to him.

"But your genes are ready. Now, the choice is yours—stay here to find the truth, or risk your life to save your friends."

When Cheng Hai was mentioned, Yu Yang didn't hesitate: "Tell me how to find the Eye of the Deep Sea."

Three hours later, Yu Yang stood at the edge of the exit of the Abyss Base, wearing a close-fitting blue-black bio-armor, which Ryan said was made of modified shark skin.

His equipment included a sonic locator, a pistol that used high-pressure water jets as ammunition, and a communication chip implanted behind his ear.

“Remember, your gills are not fully developed yet, and you need to return to the surface to breathe every two hours,” Ryan warned. “Also, the main base of the Deepsea Eye has an electromagnetic barrier, which will disable the communication chip.”

Yu Yang nodded and tested the armor's mobility.

It fits like a second skin and you can barely feel its weight.

"Why are you helping me?" he suddenly asked. "You could have easily forced me to stay."

Ryan's lips curled up slightly: "Because your father once said that free will is the most precious quality of mankind, and even 'new humans' like us should not be deprived of it."

He handed Yu Yang a small data chip, "This contains a structural diagram of the Deep Sea Eye base and Cheng Hai's location signal. Our people implanted a tracker in him when you first came here."

Yu Yang took the chip and inserted it into the reading slot on the wrist of the armor.

A holographic map was immediately projected in front of him, showing a huge complex of buildings located on the edge of an underwater canyon, with a red dot flashing continuously.

"He's still alive!" Yu Yang's heart raced.

“The signal is weak; they might be injured,” Ryan warned. “And the leader of the Deepsea Eye, whom they call ‘The Reaper,’ is no ordinary man. He was once one of us, but betrayed the Noah Project, believing that humanity should be controlled rather than saved through technology.”

Yu Yang checked his equipment one last time: "How am I supposed to get back?"

“Once you find Cheng Hai, press this button on the locator,” Ryan pointed to a blue symbol. “A reconnaissance boat will come to pick you up. But remember, if you are exposed, don’t expect any support. Hai Yuan’s location must be kept secret!”

As the airlock doors opened, icy seawater rushed in.

Yu Yang took a deep breath and was surprised to find that he could actually breathe underwater.

The gills open automatically, filtering oxygen from the water.

He swam forward, his movements smoother and more natural than ever before.

Once outside the range of light from the abyss, the deep sea is plunged into absolute darkness.

Yu Yang activated the bio-fluorescent marker on his armor. The faint blue light outlined his silhouette, just enough to make out the surrounding area within a few meters.

The sonic locator constructed a topographical map of the area ahead in his mind. Strangely, this feeling was not unfamiliar, as if he had been born with this ability.

After swimming for about half an hour, a hydrothermal vent area appeared ahead, with a unique ecosystem gathered around the high-temperature vents.

According to the map, the base of the Eye of the Deep Sea is built in an artificial cave behind the hot spring area.

As Yu Yang circled the hydrothermal vents, he suddenly felt a sharp pain. A group of deep-sea eels, crackling with electricity, mistook him for an intruder and released warning currents.

The armor absorbed most of the electricity, but a small amount still penetrated, causing his muscles to spasm briefly.

Strangely, the pain quickly transformed into a peculiar sense of pleasure, as if his nervous system had been reprogrammed to draw energy from electrical stimulation.

"Is this also part of the renovation?" he muttered to himself, his voice creating a string of bubbles in the water.

As they approached the perimeter of the base, Yu Yang turned off all light sources and relied on sound waves to probe their way forward.

The base of the Deep Sea Eye is larger than imagined, with its main structure embedded in the seabed wall, extending into several hemispherical observation cabins and docking platforms.

Armed patrolmen patrolled the perimeter in small submersibles, their searchlights piercing the darkness.

Yu Yang hid behind a cluster of giant tube worms to observe the patrol patterns and discovered that there was a gap of about three minutes between each two rounds of patrols.

He must break through the outermost defenses and find a repair passage to the interior within this timeframe.

While waiting for the right moment, he checked Cheng Hai's signal again.

The red dot is deeper in the ground, almost in the very center of the base, but the signal strength is weaker than before.

"Hang in there, old friend," Yu Yang murmured, "I'm coming."

Taking advantage of a break in the patrol, Yu Yang quickly swam to the bottom of the base.

The armor's color changes with the environment, providing near-perfect camouflage.

The entrance to the maintenance access was blocked by a metal fence, but the locks were rusted.

Yu Yang twisted it hard, and the lock broke.

The passageway was dark and narrow, filled with the vibrations and buzzing of machinery.

Yu Yang crawled along the pipes and headed towards the central area according to the map.

As he passed a fork in the road, he suddenly heard voices and immediately stopped moving.

“The samples must be delivered to the main platform today,” a hoarse voice said. “The harvesters are very dissatisfied with the progress.”

“That land dweller is dying,” another voice replied. “He’s had three injections of the converting enzyme, but the rejection reaction is still severe.”

"Then extract the brain and implant a control unit, discard the body. We only need the data in his memories anyway." The footsteps faded into the distance.

Yu Yang's heart sank—they must be talking about Cheng Hai!

He quickened his pace and chased after the sound.