A Soryu-class submarine was hovering in the water more than 40 meters deep, monitoring all movements in the nearby sea area. The captain sat in the command seat with a very ugly face. They were almost forced to come to carry out this dangerous mission.
The two Godzillas were not unintelligent monsters. One of them led the Osborne Group, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, back to its peak, and the other was a commander with rich combat experience in the Navy SEALs. After being tracked by the sonar laid on the seabed once, they consciously avoided the sea areas where the seabed sonar was deployed, and also destroyed a large number of seabed sonars in key locations.
Now, the only option to track down Godzilla's location on the seabed is to send out submarines.
Even though there were a large number of anti-submarine patrol aircraft on the sea, all the officers and soldiers on the submarine still had no sense of security.
Although the Soryu-class submarine uses the Stirling AIP closed-cycle propulsion system produced under Swedish license, which allows it to remain submerged for about two to three weeks, its submerged speed is only 4 knots.
Even at its fastest diving speed, it is only about 20 knots, but at this speed, the Soryu-class needs to surface to replenish oxygen and expel exhaust gas in less than an hour.
According to the data recorded by S.H.I.E.L.D., the fastest speed of the two Godzillas in the water reached an astonishing 268 knots. In front of them, this expensive Soryu-class submarine was no different from a fixed target.
"The Americans are really abominable. Their Seawolf class can cruise underwater at a high speed of 35 knots for a long time, but they want us to perform such dangerous missions for them."
"Anyway, the people above can't determine our location, so we'll just hover here and return when the mission time is up. If asked, we'll say we didn't find anything unusual on the seabed."
The captain said this while lying leisurely on the command seat, and the other officers and soldiers also burst into laughter.
For this mission, the Maritime Self-Defense Force dispatched a total of six submarines, which were scattered in the waters around Japan, to conduct a dragnet search for Godzilla.
Because submarines are extremely concealed, tens of meters of seawater can easily shield radio communications, and only ultra-long wave communications can be used, so the outside world cannot locate the submarine at all. As long as everyone in the submarine speaks with one voice, the commander will not know that they have only been fishing underwater for a week.
The submarine's low-frequency passive array sonar suddenly heard a noisy sound of water, and the experienced sonar monitor immediately determined that it was a group of whales.
On the electronic nautical chart, the light spot symbolizing a whale was passing quickly in the east-west direction of the submarine.
"It's a whale. I didn't expect there would be whales in the Sea of Japan. I wonder if there are any whaling ships nearby. Maybe we can have fresh whale meat after we go ashore."
The captain took a cup of coffee and prepared to discuss which high-end restaurant to go to for dinner. The allowance for serving on a submarine is very high, even ordinary crew members have a small status, not to mention these officers.
At this moment, the sonar monitor suddenly signaled everyone in the command cabin not to make any sound. In the dark seabed, the sonar monitor's ears are everyone's eyes.
For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the command cabin.
"It's the sound of air bubbles bursting and high-speed water flow. It sounds like a mine, but it's much faster and much larger than a mine. It's approaching at high speed!"
The hearts of everyone present suddenly skipped a beat, and they thought of the worst possible scenario.
It is very likely that the group of whales were driven to this sea area by the two Godzillas.
"Immediately increase the speed to the maximum speed, correct the course to 145 degrees, drain the ballast tanks, and float to the surface!"
The captain immediately issued an order.
He was able to stand out from many colleagues and become the captain. He was not just a good-for-nothing. Faced with such a critical situation, he made a prompt decision to choose to float up.
Fighting a monster like Godzilla on the seabed is like trying to stop a chariot with a mantis arm. If they just float to the surface and rely on the American air force, the people in this submarine may still have a chance to survive.
All the crew members on the boat grabbed the handles beside them to stabilize their bodies. The entire submarine began to accelerate dramatically, and the floor tilted slightly upward. Under the huge pressure change, one could even hear the buzzing sound of the pressure hull slightly deforming.
On the electronic map, the low-frequency passive array sonar has already completed the direction and distance measurement of the target suspected to be Godzilla. They are still more than 300 chains away.
This distance is still far enough for ordinary submarines, but with Godzilla's swimming speed, it won't take long to cross.
"Damn it! Didn't those American guys from SHIELD say that after swallowing enough radiation, Godzilla would quietly rest on the bottom of the sea and wait for digestion? Then what are we facing now?"
The captain was a little hysterical. Everyone in the command cabin had greasy sweat on their foreheads and the air seemed to be frozen.
"The sound disappeared and the target stopped moving!"
The sonar monitor sounded like he was about to cry. In such a situation, it was not good news for the target to stop.
"We have been discovered..."
The voice of despair echoed in the command module.
"Why panic? If we don't surface, we will definitely miss the target at the previous speed. Godzilla is not like us. He is completely blind on the seabed. Keep floating. As long as we reach the surface, we will be safe!"
The captain said in a hoarse voice.
"The target has started to move, and is moving towards us at high speed!"
The sharp scales on Godzilla's body scratched through the sea water, making a unique whistling sound that became increasingly sharper. It was approaching quickly!
The captain held the handle of the chair tightly. The submarine was only about 20 meters away from the sea surface. As long as he could survive Godzilla's attack, he would undoubtedly become a hero of the Self-Defense Forces. With the deep-rooted strength of his wife's family in the parliament, it would be easy for him to move up to the next level.
"boom!"
Suddenly, a huge wave arose on the surging sea sponge, and the teardrop-shaped bow of a submarine rushed out of the sea.
A P-3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft was on duty over the sea, and the pilot immediately recognized that the surfaced submarine was a Soryu-class submarine.
"The ship cruising in this area should be the Zuilong. What is Kato, a gigolo who relied on his wife's connections to get promoted, doing? This mission has a Michu watching behind the scenes. If anything goes wrong, his father-in-law won't be able to protect him."
"boom!"
With a loud bang, Godzilla's strong head suddenly appeared among the submarine. Its sharp teeth had torn through the submarine's pressure hull, and it was shaking its neck to expand the hole in the pressure hull.