Chapter 239: Escape

"The nuclear engine might explode!" Xu Pengjie yelled in panic, with large beads of sweat on his forehead falling on his helmet.

Yu Yifeng was suddenly shocked, and his reaction was also very fast, and he quickly said into the microphone: "I am Yu Yifeng, we are buried five hundred meters underground, and there are currently no deaths! How many people have died? Individual injuries are minor, there are medical soldiers here, it’s no big problem!”

"I demand that all mining operations be stopped. I repeat, all mining operations are stopped! The surface of the B11 area has collapsed. We suspect it was caused by mining. Do not dig in other areas for the time being! All mining operations stop immediately!"

Regarding this issue, Yu Yifeng emphasized it loudly several times.

Xu Yunjin didn't react for a while. He was silent for a few seconds, and then said: "Okay, I understand. You guys wait in the spaceship for a while, and I will immediately dispatch mining robots from other areas to rescue..."

"no!"

Yu Yifeng immediately refused and said in an urgent tone: "Our nuclear engine may explode. It is very dangerous to stay here. We will find another way..."

After saying this, the phone signal got worse and worse and started to intermittent, so he hurriedly kept the conversation short.

"We will try to find the cave exit in Area B11. You can search through that road! The cave exit in Area B11!"

"Even if you want to rescue, you can only send intelligent robots! Never send people! The nuclear engine may explode at any time!"

While talking, the signal has been cut off...

The exit above the cave has been completely reburied by sand. Satellite signals are unable to penetrate the hundreds of meters thick surface, and rocks of various sizes have fallen down.

Yu Yifeng didn't know whether the other party heard clearly or not, so he hung up the phone directly.

He turned around sharply and asked: "Is it true that the engine exploded? Is it possible to repair it?"

After hearing what the pilot said, a group of relevant mechanical engineers ran into the cab and engine room to retrieve relevant data. After a few minutes, they came out with livid faces.

There was no smile on Chief Engineer William's face. He frowned and said with a heavy face: "The engine's condensation system is indeed damaged. Because it was hit hard by a big stone and violently vibrated, some condensation pipes sprayed With the release of sodium vapor, the engine temperature is slowly rising, and a violent explosion is indeed possible."

Suddenly, everyone's expressions became ugly.

This is a nuclear-powered engine. If it really explodes, its power will be comparable to that of a small atomic bomb.

Even if people wear power armor, it is impossible to ingest an atomic bomb at close range. This means that people must leave the spacecraft and escape into unknown caves for refuge!

You have to run far away to avoid it. God knows what the hell is in this damn huge cave? !

But compared to eating nuclear bombs, escaping is the only option...

"Is it possible to fix it?" Yu Yifeng saw something wrong on everyone's faces and asked quickly.

William shook his head: "No, this is a fast neutron value-added reactor. It is not an ordinary nuclear power plant. It usually uses liquid sodium for cooling. At present, the condensation device has been damaged and the sodium vapor has completely leaked. Sodium is too reactive. , it will be ignited when it encounters water vapor in the air. The current engine... can be said to be in an out-of-control state and has caught fire. "

Hearing this, everyone present became even more panicked. The nuclear engine was on fire!

The other engineers also looked at each other with helpless expressions.

If there were a large number of maintenance devices in Noah, this problem would not be a problem at all. But it doesn't work now. No matter how awesome they are, they can't just rely on a few wrenches to save the spacecraft engine from the fire...

Yu Yifeng's heart was beating wildly and he was in a dilemma.

It is too dangerous to escape from the spacecraft now. The sand and gravel above are still falling intermittently. If it is a larger stone, it can kill someone at a height of several hundred meters.

Even if he was wearing power armor, it wouldn't work. There might be some cracks in the helmet. At that time, a large amount of hydrogen sulfide and carbon monoxide will leak out, which can completely poison people to death.

But compared to a nuclear engine explosion, such a risk can only be taken!

He was about to give an order: everyone should escape from the spacecraft immediately... but he heard William continue: "Don't panic, everyone. We have already taken relevant precautions when designing the engine. The engine materials can completely withstand the effects of sodium combustion. The heat will not explode immediately.”

"At present, another backup water cooling system has taken over the relevant cooling tasks. Before the water in the water tank evaporates, the nuclear engine will maintain a high temperature, but it will definitely not explode! I can guarantee this!"

Yu Yifeng immediately asked: "How many hours are left? How many hours do we have?"

He heard the voice of William's words. Because of the safety defense design of the engine, the spacecraft was temporarily safe, but only temporarily.

"Eight hours, ten hours at most, by then the water in the water tank will have evaporated..."

William's face looked ugly when he said this.

Because he knew in his heart that he would not be able to wait for rescue from the headquarters in eight hours, and there was no telling how much sand was buried above.

No matter how many robots are mobilized, they can't dig 500 meters deep in eight hours. Maybe it will collapse again while digging.

After hearing this, Yu Yifeng suddenly stood up and said decisively: "Then we will wait here for a while, wait until this landslide is over, and then leave the spaceship immediately."

"We need to find a new exit, the exit of the cave more than ten kilometers away from Area B11! You all take your own equipment, including various weapons, food, flashlights, etc..."

"Quick! Get ready immediately!"

Yu Yifeng's roar made everyone react. They returned to their rooms one by one in silence, looking for things they needed to carry.

The load-bearing capacity of power armor is very strong. As long as it is useful, you can take it, and basically there is no need to consider the load-bearing problem.

The entire spaceship was silent, with only the sound of rummaging...

Yu Yifeng is the supreme leader of civilization, and his authority has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people over the years. With him here, these people seem to have found their backbone.

Although they were nervous and afraid, at least they had a solid support, and they did not panic or have emotional breakdowns...Some people had weak legs and feet, and sweaty hands and feet, but they still gritted their teeth and survived.

People did not have much objection to Yifeng's choice. After all, no one wants to stay here with a nuclear bomb that could explode at any time.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the rocks falling from above gradually decreased.

Everyone was ready with big and small bags, and there were even three bus-sized tracked vehicles in the flight base! Just enough to accommodate several fractured wounded and carry more supplies.

I don’t know if it was because of the feeling in my heart or some other reason, but everyone felt that the temperature of the engine was getting higher and higher.

The water vapor ejected by the engine was at least two or three hundred degrees high, and they couldn’t wait to leave the spacecraft.

"Let’s go!" Yu Yifeng gave an order and took the lead in stepping into the soil below.

This is thick and soft organic soil, and it is unknown how many millions of years it has been deposited. There are dots of blue luminous fungi on it. It is soft to step on, and it seems to be very fertile.

However, except for a few biological scientists who are a little interested, no one cares about this kind of thing. Until the first person stepped out, the others followed and walked out, touching a deep cave nearby.

No one noticed that there seemed to be more and more insects gathering here. They kept gathering in the direction of the spacecraft's engine.

This huge amount of heat energy emits a huge amount of infrared rays, spreading in all directions, several kilometers, dozens of kilometers, hundreds of kilometers... far, far...