Catherine soon received a message from Mettler and confirmed the identity of the other party before rushing to the rescue site. Although the contact signal shows that the communication entity is a single-person diving capsule that has been "wrecked" for more than 30 years, according to the cracked information, the senders are Bai Zhen and Hua Mu.
Five civilian ships joined the warship midway, and with the help of radar, the location of the diving cabin was quickly confirmed. And thanks to the difference in speed, the fleet took less than half a day to discover each other.
However, the bizarre sight made both the imperial navy and civilian search and rescue experts shudder. A small iceberg floats in the tropical waters, and the iceberg encloses a boat that has tipped over and only a small half of its hull has surfaced.
Mettler quickly determined the rescue plan and decided to use fishing nets to salvage the diving cabin.
"There is a dolphin next to the iceberg." Because the situation was too strange, Asma repeatedly confirmed the situation around the small iceberg through the telescope, "Wait, there seems to be a person on it."
A bottlenose dolphin followed closely on the side of the iceberg, occasionally approaching the past to push up an object. Even after discovering the fleet, he did not leave, but began to actively make noises.
Catherine took away Asma's telescope without hesitation and leaned on the railing to look out.
"Damn it, it's a white pillow!" Even though her appearance was obscured by her long hair, she still recognized the sentinel at a glance, "Prepare another net, let's go to the iceberg."
With the well-trained imperial navy and the best civilian rescue experts, the diving cabin was quickly salvaged from the sea, and the iceberg slowly stopped after losing power.
"Longman, you go to the warship to see the situation of the diving cabin. I will follow Asma to the iceberg." Catherine had changed into a diving suit, and the warship also connected to the civilian rescue ship after salvaging the diving cabin.
"Is Guard Bai alright?" Hua Manman was very impatient when she heard the name of White Pillow, but Catherine didn't dare to show her that scene, and didn't give her the telescope.
Catherine knew her little girl's thoughts, and coaxed: "Hey, that stupid big guy is so strong, he must be fine. Dear, go and see if Mumu is in the diving cabin first, I will rescue her right away. ."
Hua Manman remembered that her friend was also worried, and nodded in agreement.
The spherical diving capsule began to sound the alarm after being captured, and the warship dropped it to the deck after scanning. Hua Manman couldn't wait to step forward when she saw the diving cabin landing, and then shouted in surprise.
"It's Mumu, it's Mumu, it's really Mumu!"
The round glass cover clearly reflected the scene inside. Wasn't the person who was unconscious leaning on the chair Hua Mu
Brigadier General Mettler is in his fifties, tall and powerful, with a very intimidating beard. As an A+-level sentinel, he rose to his current position as a civilian in just twenty years, and he can be considered a battle-hardened man.
"Miss Manman, please step aside, we have to open the door."
The safety lock of the diving cabin has been locked, and if you want to open it from the outside, you can only black out the optical brain.
Hua Manman immediately took a few steps back, and a navy had already taken a few steps forward and attached the portable optical brain to the hatch.
"Intrusion detected, warning, please stop immediately... turn on defense mode, enter countdown... 3, 2, 1... "
Unexpectedly, the military optical brain was easily counterattacked by the automatic defense system and shut down on the spot.
Mettler frowned and waved his subordinates out of the way. He moved his hands and feet a little bit, and the atmosphere at the scene seemed to have changed a bit. When everyone looked at the general, he only felt that his stature became taller and burlier.
Mettler's ability is the ultimate physical strengthening. With the blessing of the spiritual body, the strength can be increased dozens of times, and the physical strength will become extremely tough. He stepped forward and grabbed the hatch of the diving cabin, and his fingers as hard as metal easily inserted into the side seam of the hatch.
Mettler snorted softly, and the door of the diving cabin was slowly opened in the rush of alarm and loud noise.
"Meow woo woo woo!"
At this moment, a small brown figure suddenly jumped out of the diving cabin and threw himself on Mettler's face with agility.
"!"
A brigadier general who has experienced hundreds of battles was attacked in the face without any precaution, which is simply the biggest crisis in life.
"Wait Brigadier General, don't hurt it!"
Seeing that the kitten was about to be thrown off by Mettler, Hua Manman hurriedly stopped her. At this time, everyone had already seen the little guy—a fierce but cute little kitten.
"Meow woo woo!" The scene where the kitten fluttered on the brigadier general's face looked a bit funny, but no one at the scene could laugh out loud. A Sentinel should not be attacked so easily, even when unguarded.
As Mettler's subordinate, the navy present knew very well the strength of the commander, so he felt a chill behind his back when he was caught off guard.
Mettler finally took it off his face, and there were several scars on Yingwu's face with his claws - after strengthening, ordinary knives and guns could not cause damage to his skin.
"Woooooooo!" The reserve grain was pinched on the back of the neck by a big hand, and he could only show his teeth and claws in the air, oohing and showing sharp tiger teeth.
While surprised and vigilant, Mettler also became somewhat interested in this little thing, but at this moment, when he was not thinking about it, he frowned as he looked at the dazed people: "Why don't you move the eldest out quickly?"
Mettler is a very dignified officer. When several female navy officers heard the order, they hurriedly moved Hua Mu out of the diving cabin. Hua Manman followed closely and looked at his friend's face.
Although he looked a little haggard and dressed a little embarrassedly, he did not look malnourished. Rather, she looks a little plumper now compared to her slender body. There is a lot of food and water piled up in the diving cabin, and it doesn't look like it is troubled by food.
"Mumu, Mumu!"
Hua Mu was quickly transported to the infirmary, while the rust-spotted leopard cat was temporarily locked in a cage waiting to be examined.
Catherine and the crew approached the iceberg in a small boat and finally saw the status of the sentinel.
White pillow's entire left arm was frozen in the iceberg, and her body was almost completely submerged in the sea water. The dolphins following her helped her lift her body from time to time, as if to help her maintain her breathing and body temperature.
The water around the iceberg was cold, but rescuers had to go into the water thanks to the integrated wetsuit on board.
Catherine has a diver's qualification certificate, and she has always given everyone the impression that she wants to participate in the rescue now, and no one dares to stop her. The two navies were the first to enter the water, and the dolphins did not seem to be afraid of humans, and followed quietly beside a few people.
"how is she?"
Catherine almost thought she was dead when she saw the state of the white pillow, but the persistent figure of the dolphin gave her some hope.
Several rescuers worked together to raise the body of the white pillow, and the face under the black hair gradually became clear. The sentinel, who has always been known for his sexy wheat color, is now paler than ever before, and his body temperature is also colder than ordinary people.
Ordinary people probably have no chance of surviving in such a state.
"Miss Catherine, Major Bai is still breathing!" The two marines who came to the rescue were both sentinels and responded quickly to vital signs.
Catherine personally checked her breathing and heartbeat, probably after being in the cold sea water for a long time, her breathing and heartbeat were very slow.
But fortunately, people are alive.
Catherine breathed a sigh of relief, and then began to worry about how to get the white pillow back. She didn't know what happened to the two of them, and she could feel the tragic situation just by looking at the sentinel's appearance.
There are bruises and abrasions all over his body, and the wounds have long been bubbling white. The most terrible thing was her frozen left arm. Because of the low temperature and huge tearing, her muscles and bones suffered huge damage, her posture was distorted, and her skin was cracked.
Leaving aside the amputation that will be required then, just how to get her out now is a big problem.
It is obviously unrealistic to wait for the iceberg to melt, and there is no professional person to perform the surgery on the spot. In the end, the most conservative method can only be chosen to temporarily carry the body of the sentinel in a floating boat, and then partially melt the iceberg.
When Catherine rushed back to the warship, the aircraft was ready to take off. Although Hua Mu was still in a coma, Commodore Mettler had already received the Queen's order to send her back to the imperial capital first.
"Miss Catherine and Miss Manman, let's go back together. It's been a long time for the two of you."
Indeed, the two came here to find Hua Mu, and there is no point in staying here now.
"But the white pillow..."
Because Hua Mu always hides and tucks her guards, Catherine is actually not very familiar with White Pillow. However, Hua Manman grew up with Hua Mu since childhood, and her love for the girl with the white pillow has a long history.
"Catherine, how is the White Guard? Is she, is she all right?"
Catherine didn't want her to worry, and said vaguely: "There should be no life-threatening situation for the time being, but the rescue will continue for some time."
"Can't we wait for her to go back together? Mu Mu hasn't had a good rest... Besides, if she, she doesn't see Sentinel White when she wakes up, she will be very anxious."
Catherine sighed, "Her Majesty should be very worried about Mumu, so let her go back to reunite with her family earlier. Manman, if you are really worried, you can stay, and I'll accompany Mumu back."
Hua Manman looked a little excited, but finally shook her head.
"I'd better go back with Mumu, I can't help you here..."
Catherine understood that she was taking care of Hua Mu, and said helplessly: "It's okay, then you accompany Mumu back, and I will stay here. If there is any situation, I will notify you in time."
"Um… "
Mettler couldn't force Catherine, so he accepted the proposal, and Hua Manman accompanied Hua Mu, who was still in a coma, on the aircraft and flew towards the Shengchao Empire.
The author has something to say: White pillow still has some preparations to do, and she can't be completely at ease until it is delivered to her home.