Chapter 264 The first [Deep Sea Hunting]
Just when the crew of the [Nuanxue] were talking a lot.
The gentle woman Jiya walked out of the cabin and said with a beautiful frown.
"Lucy, don't talk nonsense."
"Sister!"
Lucy looked aggrieved and said: "I didn't say anything wrong."
"It was the captain who overestimated his own capabilities, which made his ship become like this."
"If only If you listen to my advice, you won't end up like this."
Outsiders don't know that [Black Swan] has the ability to repair itself.
For the average captain, such serious damage to the hull is undoubtedly very fatal.
This not only means that almost all the proceeds from this trip to sea will be invested in ship maintenance, but also that it will not be able to go to sea for a long time.
There are many captains who are completely unable to recover because of a failure at sea.
From the perspective of Lucy and other crew members, although the captain of the [Black Swan] is not at this point, he has also learned a profound lesson.
Hearing Lucy's words, Jia Ya's attitude was still very stern: "Whether it is success or failure, that is everyone's own business."
"As outsiders, why should we Make decisions for them?”
Jiya looked at Lucy seriously and said seriously: "You can think about some words in your heart, but once you say them, it will be disaster."
"Lucy, I don't want to say these words. I'll say it again."
Seeing her sister's serious attitude, Lucy straightened her expression and nodded.
"Sister, I understand."
Lucy glanced at the [Black Swan] not far away and asked carefully: "Then do we want to help them? What?”
Jiya shook her head: "The captain has the communication stone I gave him."
"If he encounters an irresistible danger, he will take the initiative to contact us."
"Since he hasn't done this yet, it means that the situation is not that bad."
"Besides..."
Jiya looked at the expressions of other crew members, He sighed softly: "If you meet them now, you might be thought to be mocking them."
The crew members couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
After making the decision, Jiya continued to do her job as if she had not seen the [Black Swan].
It didn’t take long.
[Black Swan] and [Diamond Star] sailed away from this sea area.
The [Nuanxue] also found the target of this rescue.
This is a small merchant ship.
The captain of the merchant ship is a slightly wealthy businessman.
As soon as he saw Lucy and others, the businessman said incoherently: "Fire! Fire... is burning!"
Lucy looked confused: "What fire? What is burning? ”
“Don’t be impatient and speak slowly”
The businessman took a few deep breaths and continued: "Yesterday, a fire burned in the depths of the sea."
"You don't know that at that time, the entire sea area burned into a deep red color. It’s like magma flowing under the sea.”
When he said this, the businessman still had a look of fear on his face.
Obviously, the scene of the burning sea left a deep impression on him.
The businessman said nonchalantly, as if babbling.
"I seemed to see countless tree men, as well as a giant figure, and roars and wailing echoed on the bottom of the sea."
"The propulsion device on my ship broke down at that time."
Hearing these words, Lucy's first reaction was disbelief.
“How can there be flames in the sea?”
“Could it be that you are hallucinating?”
The other sailors also looked at the merchant suspiciously.
People sailing on the sea are prone to come into contact with some indescribable things, and thus see chaotic and absurd hallucinations.
This businessman most likely encountered this situation.
But the businessman shook his head and said firmly: "It's really not an illusion!"
"It's not just me, everyone else on the boat also saw exactly the same picture."
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On the other side, Jiya's heart skipped a beat: "Treant?"
"It's [City of Giant Woods]!?"
From the merchant's words, she suddenly realized, [Giant Wood City] City] There must have been some kind of change.
And then thinking of the [Black Swan] that had just left the [City of Giant Woods], it was difficult for Jia not to connect the two.
So, she said immediately.
"Let's go to the [City of Giant Woods] to have a look."
Although the crew of the [Nuanxue] were a little surprised by Jia Ya's decision, the captain's prestige was there, and no one would oppose her. opinions.
As a search and rescue ship, the [Nuanxue] is of course equipped with its own salvage crew.
Wow! Wow!
With splashing water, several salvagers jumped into the sea water.
Lucy is among them.
It didn’t take long.
Lucy's little head emerged from the sea first.
But her face was full of shock and confusion, as if she suspected that she was hallucinating.
Seeing her expression, Jia couldn't help but ask: "Lucy, what did you see?"
Lucy said in a daze: "[City of Giant Woods]...is gone..."
"...Huh?"
Jia was stunned for a full second before she realized that Lucy said something.
"You mean..."
"That underwater forest, that huge tree, those tree people...are gone! All gone!"
The other salvagers also looked like they had seen a ghost.
What they saw in the sea was just an empty ruin.
On the sand at the bottom of the sea, there is a layer of things that look like ashes.
The tree people who hunted ships and sailors before disappeared completely as if they had never appeared before.
Not even a tree man was left.
It’s hard to imagine that this has changed in just a few days.
"I know...it's the [Black Swan]!"
One of the salvagers suddenly came back to his senses and murmured: "It's them. The City of Giant Woods] was destroyed..."
Exclude all possibilities, no matter how incredible the remaining ones are, that is the truth of the matter!
Lucy suddenly felt her face getting hot.
She originally thought that Xia En suffered a lot and was forced to leave [City of Giant Trees].
Unexpectedly, in less than three days, they actually did such a big thing and directly razed the [City of Giant Wood] to the ground.
The legend about the forbidden life zone in [City of Giant Trees] has probably ended here.
Thinking of this, Lucy felt a little lucky again.
Fortunately, she listened to her sister’s persuasion, otherwise the situation might have turned out differently!
Jiya looked towards the direction where the [Black Swan] left, with a touch of shock in her eyes.
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For what happened behind me.
Shane is neither informed nor interested.
He has already determined his next destination - the capital of the Seven Seas Federation, [Liu Li Island]!
Xia En is basically certain that the few sentences left in [Laila's Magic Notes] are the hints given to him.
But if he wants to detoxify these tips, he obviously cannot do it by himself.
And on [Liu Li Island], there must be some mystics and scholars in the field of time and space, who may be able to answer Xia En's questions.
Another aspect.
[Liu Li Island] is also the place that records the most complete and detailed history before the great flood.
If you want to change history, you must understand history!
Xia En might be able to find some clues from those histories to confirm some of his conjectures.
However, right now, [Black Swan]’s injuries have not yet recovered, and its speed has been greatly reduced. It will take at least a month to arrive at [Liu Li Island].
Xia En plans to take advantage of this time to improve his strength as much as possible, preferably to the fifth level.
After all, [Liu Li Island] is the most prosperous island in the Seven Seas Federation, and there are countless masters and powerful people on the island.
Even the fifth-level combat power on [Liu Li Island] is only mediocre.
In order to avoid encountering certain accidents, it is still necessary to improve your strength as soon as possible.
Wait until the number of [Submarine] is refreshed.
Shane sat in the captain's cabin as usual and opened the panel.
【According to the effect of "Deep Sea Hunting", projection will be performed in random sea areas! 】
【Start diving? 】
Xia En said without thinking: "Submarine, start!"
As his thoughts fell, his consciousness suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness.
Then it fell, and then fell again...
A sense of dislocation, as if traveling through endless time and space, and arriving at the destination instantly, passed by in an instant.
Then the surrounding area became quiet.
Xia En opened his eyes, and what he saw in his field of vision was darkness.
Even with the talent of [Ateless Touch], this sea area still seems too dark.
This "darkness" seems to be not just the effect of light, but more like the silent infection of some mysterious power in the sea water.
It’s like...
A kind of field?
Aware of this, Xia En felt awe-struck.
The realm itself is a form of control over the secret power.
In this world, Xia En would not be surprised at all if the giant beasts of the deep sea could master the power of the domain.
He calmed down and moved his limbs cautiously. He suddenly felt a feeling of stagnation and blockage, and his body seemed particularly heavy.
This shows that the depth of this sea area is deeper than any of his previous [submersible] dives.
Given the adaptability of the [Projection Body] in the deep sea, it is a little difficult to move.
Xia En was in a weird mood and thought to himself.
"Where did you send me this [Deep Sea Hunting]?"
"How deep is this deep sea?"
Xia En once heard of a way to divide the deep sea.
The area 100 meters below the sea surface is called the [illumination layer].
The area between 100 and 500 meters is called the [low light layer].
500 to 2000 meters - [Aphotic layer].
2000 to 20,000 meters - [Abyssal layer].
As for deeper places, there are [Moho layer] and [Gutenberg layer].
However, that is an area close to the mantle and crust, and may not still be within the scope of the ocean.
Besides, this world is not the earth that Shane is familiar with. It is normal for the depth of the ocean and the center of the earth to deviate.
According to Xia En's guess, this sea area is already at the depth of the [Aphotic Layer], approaching the [Abyssal Layer] further below.
Buzz...
At this moment.
There was a sudden strong vibration in the sea water.
It seems to be the breath of some huge creature, and it seems that the sea area is restless.
The powerful water flow came from behind and hit Xia En's back.
At the critical moment, Xia En forcibly twisted his body and avoided the sneak attack at an incredible angle.
He glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw the attacker clearly in the dim water.
This is a big fish with strange spines all over its body.
Bone spurs that look like fish fins or scales extend from every joint in the body, floating in the sea water.
At first glance, it looks a bit like a lionfish, the so-called "lionfish."
However, compared with ordinary lionfish, this deep-sea monster fish is hundreds of times larger and more ferocious. hundreds of times.
Where the eye sockets should have been, only an empty depression could be seen, with a dark red halo shining inside.
The moment he saw Xia En, the deep sea monster fish showed great aggression.
The ugly body swayed violently in the sea water, then turned into a black shadow and rushed over.
Seeing this, Xia En pushed forward with both hands, and actually wrestled with this strange fish head on!
Boom!
In the deep sea water, there was a muffled sound immediately, and turbulent undercurrents swayed around.
[The power of the ship soul -10! 】
Xia En glanced at his palm and found that the bone spurs on the strange fish had pierced the flesh and blood of the [Projection Body], leaving several holes in his body.
Not only that.
There was still a strange feeling of weakness coming from the place where he was pierced, as if it was eroding his body.
"Is this...poison?"
Xia En was slightly stunned and quickly determined the source of the feeling of powerlessness.
Under normal circumstances, [Projection Body] will not be poisoned.
After all, this body doesn't even have real flesh, blood, or nerves, so conventional toxins naturally cannot take effect.
However, the toxin of this deep-sea monster fish is obviously extraordinary.
It is a poison that directly acts on the secret power!
Once poisoned, the toxin will continue to consume the secret power.
Even the [Projection Body] will be affected a lot.
"I'm careless."
Xia En thought to himself.
Ordinary lionfish already have quite a lot of toxins.
So he had already guessed that the deep-sea monster fish might be poisonous. It was only because of his trust in the "poison resistance" of [Projection Body] that he chose to fight head-on.
[Ship Soul Power -1! 】
[The power of the ship soul -2! 】
Looking at the numbers that kept falling on the panel, Xia En understood that a quick decision was needed!
Fortunately, the previous fight allowed him to roughly judge the power of the deep sea monster fish.
In terms of physical fitness, I am still stronger!
So, without any hesitation, Xia En directly activated the [Double Ship Soul] and [Giant Wristwheel] to transform into an extremely powerful giant.
The previously huge strange fish looked very petite and exquisite in front of him.
“Now, you are the challenger!”
……
……
After Shane transformed, the battle ended quickly .
While the [Projection Body] had not dissipated, he decisively enjoyed the feast of the deep-sea monster fish.
This strange fish looks ugly, but its meat is actually extremely tender.
Even if it is eaten raw, Xia En feels extremely comfortable eating it.
However, since the strange fish contains unknown toxins, [Projection Body] can eat it without fear of death, so we should try not to let the crew take this risk.
【You swallowed the "Secret Poison Stickleback"! 】
[Comprehensive quality: 6.0→6.1! 】
【Career compatibility +5%! 】
【The talent "Swallowing Evolution" is activated! 】
【You can choose the direction of evolution from the following three talents. 】
【1. Bone spurs (rare)】
[2. Slippery skin (inferior)]
[3. Deep sea secret poison (precious) (can be superimposed with the skill "Great Dark Sky"!)]
(End of this chapter)