Chapter 335: Underwater

POSTED ON MARCH 6, 2023 BY KEN

The words spoken by the crystal skull were quite strange and specious, but there are many metaphors hidden in them. Matching the current environment, it really makes people feel creepy.

Old Black then took out a lot of things from his private space to sacrifice, even including a bloody heart, 3 fingers, and a large shriveled spider wrapped in black hair…

The crystal skull flew over quickly. After touching a certain sacrifice, the sacrifice turned into puffs of black smoke that hovered in the air.

After the last sacrifice was offered, the black smoke in the air actually formed an old face. It said in an old voice,

“I already know your wishes.”

“Board the ship in front of you and enter the water to reach your desired land.”

“To launch this ship successfully, 3 elements must be met. If you follow my Underlight Insects, your wish will be granted.”

After finishing speaking, the black smoke dissipated in an instant, leaving only a light cluster floating in the air like a will-o’-the-wisp. When someone approached, it would slowly fly away. It should be the so-called Underlight Insects.

Old Black followed the dim light, but unexpectedly, after taking a few steps, the thing flew directly into a utility room beside and stopped.

Old Black walked over and found a corpse on the ground, which had turned into white bones, but the clothes were still in good condition. The dim light stopped at the waist of the corpse. If one looked closely, he could see that there were a bunch of keys.

Gores stepped forward, picked up the key, and observed the corpse,

“The posture of the corpse lying on the ground is very strange. The left hand is bent on the chest, and the right hand seems to be reaching into the pocket to find something. Oh, I saw the aspirin in his pocket.”

“The cause of this person’s death is obvious. There should have been some sudden event, so it was probably because of being nervous or over-exercised, which caused a myocardial infarction. He barely escaped here. His left hand instinctively pressed on his chest to relieve the pain, and his right hand is to take the medicine.”

“But it seems to be a pity that his condition is quite critical, so he couldn’t last until he took the medicine.”

“En, the probability of young people suffering from myocardial infarction and then dying is very small, so there is a high probability that it was a middle-aged man. Such a man should already have a certain authority at work.”

At this time, the Underlight Insect had already flown toward the distance…

About 10 minutes later, the Underlight Insect completely disappeared. Gores had fully understood and said,

“I know it now. The key to completing the mission is to repair the submersible first, then take it to dive to the bottom of this underground lake, where we finish the hidden main mission.”

“The 3 major elements that the Underlight Insects took us to find. The first is the key that can activate the diving function of the submersible, the second is the operation manual of the submersible, and the third is the maintenance workshop that can repair the submersible.”

“However, just having tools and machines for maintenance is not enough. Among our people, who is better at this?”

Kanner said,

“Rashid is very good at it, but they should be dealing with Max’s gang now.”

Gores glared at him and said,

“You’re talking nonsense.”

Koi said in the team channel,

“I’ll give it a try… We have to hurry up. Don’t forget that someone is one step ahead!”

***

Darkness,

The darkness where they couldn’t see their fingers,

Fang Linyan and Goat were sailing in the underground lake, Listening to the monotonous sound of the engine and the sound of splashing water, they actually had a strange illusion that the boat was not moving.

This was mainly due to the lack of reference in the underground lake. The glowing moss did not seem to grow here.

Fortunately, the arrow on the retinas was always pointing straight ahead.

After a long time, Goat suddenly whispered,

“Why don’t we turn on the lights? This place is so dark that I’m a little panicked. What if we hit a rock?”

Fang Linyan shook his head and said,

“No, we have to wait. That female sniper is really powerful. The shot just hit us directly. I don’t know if the shell is damaged.”

“Now we should try to avoid risks as much as we can. Besides, our electricity is only replenished by 37% and the fuel is only replenished by 72%, so it is best to turn on the lights after diving.”

Having said that, Fang Linyan said to Goat,

“Come and watch the sonar system. Let me know if there is any abnormality. I want to study the manual and see how to operate when diving.”

Goat said with some concern,

“Have you ever piloted a submersible before?”

Fang Linyan rolled his eyes and said,

“Probably not many people have this kind of experience! But everything is the similar. I have a talent for mechanical things, so it’s easy for me to get started!”

Goat swallowed a mouthful of saliva. He was obviously under a lot of psychological pressure. Fang Linyan said with a smile,

“Relax, the quality of the submersible built by the Blood Umbrella Company is very good. I took a general look at it during the inspection. It has been specially reinforced in various places, probably because the people sent to explore were also professionals. It was not easy to train them, so they were very concerned about their safety.”

“And the water level of this underground lake has dropped by 20 meters compared to before. This means that the depth we have to dive is much shorter than before. Our physique is much stronger than ordinary people, so even if there is a risk, the risk must not be too high.”

After being relieved by Fang Linyan, Goat finally felt better. He began to focus on taking over the driving, but only 2 minutes later, Goat said in surprise,

“Boss… Boss!! Looks like we’ve arrived.”

Fang Linyan took a closer look and found that the arrow on his retinas was pointing directly downward, so he stepped forward, put the forward gear on the neutral position and said,

“Okay, I probably know what to do.”

Then he started to toggle the buttons. The whole submersible shook slightly, and 2 baffles on the left and right sides began to slide out, swallowing a large amount of lake water.

The weight of the submersible increased rapidly, then it began to sink slowly, completely submerging in the deep lake below in an instant.

There was a clear signal next to Fang Linyan, which could show the depth of the dive. When the depth reaches 10 meters, he turned on the underwater searchlight. The bright light beam quickly illuminated the surrounding situation clearly.

It could be seen that in the water nearby, there were obvious traces of boulders rolling down. The creatures in the water were very rare. There were only some small blind fish and native algae.

However, after reaching a certain depth, some glowing algae began to appear underwater, so even places where the underwater searchlights did not reach, there was still a faint gleam.

At this time, Goat’s mood became more and more heavy, perhaps because he had claustrophobia. He couldn’t help but say,

“How long before we reach our destination, boss?”

While controlling the submersible, Fang Linyan opened his eyes and searched,

“It should be soon. Relax, we are safe now, unless…”

Goat said,

“Unless what?”

Fang Linyan said,

“Unless that damn interference wave appears again. You know, our electronic components are powered on now, and we have lost the protective coating, so there will probably be big trouble, but I don’t think it should be this fragile.”

Goat took a deep breath after hearing this. He tightly grasped the armrest of the seat next to him, looking uneasy.

When the diving depth reached about 70 to 80 meters, Fang Linyan suddenly took a breath and hurriedly accelerated the speed of the submersible.

Immediately afterward, a shocking scene appeared in front of them under the illumination of the underwater searchlight.

The rocks at the bottom of the water showed a strange way of splitting. A ridge shape of more than 100 meters long popped up. It looked like a turtle’s back was squeezed out of this deep, dark, and quiet bottom of the lake like a highland.

Not only that, on this underwater highland, life showed an extremely vigorous growth trend. There was a large number of luminous fish swimming around. Below were slender aquatic plants growing like hair, wriggling like a giant snake.

There were also giant calla yams with leaf area comparable to the size of a bus and shellfish the size of a bathtub.

If the rest of the underground lake was regarded as a large desert with an extremely harsh climate, then this highland was like an oasis with vigorous vitality.

At this time, any normal person would know that there must be something serious in this underwater highland.

At this moment, a hermit crab-like creature suddenly sprang out from the sand below. It had a shell on its back. It moved by squeezing the water through its body cavity, then jetting rapidly. There was a white mark under the water where it moved.

The crustacean lunged straight at a glowing fish, but the fish easily escape its clutches with agile movements.

However, just when Fang Linyan thought it would miss, the right pincer of the crustacean flew out more than 1 meter away. A white ligament was connected to the rear. It clamped the fish’s abdomen, and there was blood flowing out.

In pain, the fish burst out an astonishing speed and began to swim quickly in the water, dragging the crustacean at a high speed under the water.

A shocking scene appeared. Fang Linyan found that the crustacean’s shell was surprisingly hard. When it hit an underwater rock, it actually cracked the rock without being hurt.

Not only that, after this crush, the algae parasitic on its shell was partially scratched off, revealing the silver-white metal background underneath.

TL: Could there be more mutated organisms that are deadly?