Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 584

Chapter 584: Chapter 266 Maritime Forbidden Zone_2 Chapter 584: Chapter 266 Maritime Forbidden Zone_2 When a potentially fatal malfunction occurred, fear was all that remained in the pilot's heart. He no longer took risks but immediately determined his bearings by observing the stars overhead, then steered the reconnaissance aircraft around and prepared to return along the incoming flight path.

The reconnaissance aircraft began its arduous return flight. Just as it had left the Misty Island Sea Area by 500 kilometers, all the equipment on board suddenly returned to normal, and communication with the ground also resumed. Relieved from his scare, the pilot no longer cared about losing face and promptly reported his encounter to the base, requesting to return.

With permission from the base, the reconnaissance aircraft began its return flight. However, it was too severely damaged by a bird strike and, trailing black smoke, struggled back towards home. Barely 1,000 kilometers from Misty Island, it could not hold altitude any longer. With great effort, the pilot managed to execute a successful emergency landing at sea. Then, wearing a life jacket, he floated on the ocean, awaiting rescue from the base.

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Meanwhile, the US Forces' Electronic Reconnaissance Ship was approaching within 1,000 kilometers of Misty Island. They then made contact with the pilot of the Air Force reconnaissance aircraft and decided to enter the maritime forbidden zone around Misty Island, the most mysterious part of the sea, at the same time.

The United States of America had confirmed that it lured the Destroyer and his mysterious aircraft to the United States mainland. The US believed that the so-called maritime forbidden zone and aerial forbidden zone no longer existed, which is why they sent reconnaissance aircraft and electronic reconnaissance ships close to Misty Island to scout the area.

However, to be on the safe side, the US Forces had both the reconnaissance aircraft and the electronic reconnaissance ship enter the zone simultaneously, by air and by sea, and set their entry points to the west and east of Misty Island. In this way, the two breaching points were over 1,500 kilometers apart; even if there were threats on Misty Island, they could only target one location. The distance of 1,500 kilometers in between ensured that Misty Island's attacks couldn't cover both fronts. This strategy ensured that even in the most extreme cases, at least one of their breach attempts would succeed.

Unlike the youthful and passionate reconnaissance aircraft pilot, the captain of the Electronic Reconnaissance Ship was extremely cautious and careful. Even though he had received inside information, he didn't believe the so-called maritime forbidden zone was harmless. Therefore, as he was about to enter within 1,000 kilometers of Misty Island, he was very careful, double and triple checking before advancing into this maritime area.

In order to avoid the ship's propellers getting entangled in underwater debris, the Electronic Reconnaissance Ship activated its undersea surveillance equipment, monitoring the nearby seawater for trash and debris. If they detected any slightly larger pieces of debris or suspicious items, they would immediately change course to avoid following in the footsteps of other vessels that had come before them.

The Electronic Reconnaissance Ship cautiously entered within 1,000 kilometers of Misty Island Sea Area and, under the vigilant command of its captain, encountered no issues. However, just when the captain was starting to relax, the ship suddenly shuddered, the propellers stopped turning, and the Electronic Reconnaissance Ship could no longer move forward.

The captain's face changed color as he hurriedly sent damage control personnel to inspect the ship, only to find both propellers entangled with fishing nets. Moreover, the inspection revealed that the propellers were bound up with a large mass of discarded fishing net.

The captain of the Electronic Reconnaissance Ship was at a loss. He had been monitoring underwater debris to prevent just this situation and was confident he could avoid such hazards. Unexpectedly, they still became entangled with the abandoned fishing net.

The captain immediately checked the previous surveillance data to see where the problem occurred. After reviewing the data, the captain discovered a rather embarrassing situation: during the monitoring, a mosquito had suddenly flown into the corner of the observer's eye. Although the observer promptly removed the mosquito from his eye, he was left with a lingering black spot in his peripheral vision.

Though the surveillance screen had detected the presence of the large net, due to the aftereffect of the mosquito bite and the similarity between the net and the black spot, the observer mistook the net as a projection of the mosquito on his retina and overlooked the net.

Without the observer's warning, nobody noticed the approaching net. Consequently, the Electronic Reconnaissance Ship collided directly with the net, which became wrapped around the propellers, leaving the ship powerless to move forward.

Upon learning the truth, the captain of the Electronic Reconnaissance Ship initially found it somewhat amusing. But then he felt something was off, as the timing of the accident was too coincidental; nothing had gone wrong before. Now, just after crossing the forbidden zone line, the ship was hit by disaster. Even though it was a mistake made by personnel, the captain felt that there was more to the incident.

Thus, the cautious captain attempted to contact the Air Force reconnaissance aircraft pilot to check if the aircraft had encountered any strange occurrences upon entering the forbidden zone. At that moment, however, the reconnaissance aircraft was in a state of total communication breakdown and could not be reached. With no other options, the captain of the Electronic Reconnaissance Ship prepared to contact the Command Center to report the latest situation. Still, he found that he could not make contact with the Command Center at all.

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