"Boss, save me."
"What's going on? Escape quickly, help, it's over, it's over."
"What do we do? We're trapped. What a coincidence, a maelstrom appeared right after we left."
"The Sea God is furious. I should have stopped the boss. Luckily, I bought insurance early. Otherwise, if I die, what will my family do?"
Li Mingyi's ears were filled with the noisy cries for help from his employees, his mind almost exploding.
"All of you, shut up! What are you panicking about? Our oxygen tanks are enough for us to survive here for three hours. If everyone reduces their breathing, we can last even longer."
"I've already notified headquarters. Fortunately, it hasn't moved yet, so support should arrive soon."
Hearing their boss's words, everyone immediately slowed their breathing, afraid that an extra breath would mean living one minute less.
The underwater current vortex seemed to be accelerating, and the speed at which they were spinning in place also increased.
"Heh heh... It seems they've managed to notify the outside."
Lin Tian's expression was grim. He had planned to keep his secret completely hidden, but the other party had managed to notify the outside through means he didn't understand.
An oxygen mask, an oxygen tank – how did they call for support?
With Lin Tian's current understanding, he couldn't figure it out. After all, he had only been a struggling ordinary person worried about food, drink, and survival before.
Moreover, in Lin Tian's opinion, at a depth of fifty meters underwater, only the military would likely possess such high-tech communication capabilities.
Li Mingyi and the others' diving equipment was already world-class. When it came to equipment, Li Mingyi always used the best.
As for the special channels he used for purchases, Li Mingyi was very glad he had connections, otherwise, money alone wouldn't have been enough to buy it.
Lin Tian possessed strength, and killing intent arose from his heart.
Lin Tian couldn't wait for reinforcements to arrive; he had to deal with these people immediately. Dead men tell no tales.
If he allowed these people to be rescued, and they spoke of what they saw, even if very few believed them, there was still a risk of exposure.
He couldn't afford to gamble on this unknown risk.
"You can only blame yourselves for seeing what you shouldn't have."
Lin Tian gestured, calling a shark to his side. "Go and summon all the carnivorous fish around here."
"There's good food here."
Lin Tian couldn't show himself. He feared that the moment they saw him, they would transmit his image. He didn't have a mask to conceal himself.
This also reminded Lin Tian that he absolutely had to get a mask to protect his face next time.
The weapons these people were holding had already fallen to the seabed. Combined with the control of the underwater vortex, these people would be devoured by the sharks, and not even their corpses would remain.
However, Lin Tian wasn't considering the consequences at this moment. If news of sharks eating humans spread, all the sharks in this area would be hunted to extinction.
Humans might tolerate sharks, but they would never tolerate sharks that had tasted human flesh.
Li Mingyi's request for support had alerted Yu Man Lou.
Shark swarms, underwater currents, and a martial artist's control.
These were not things a mere martial artist could control. The shark swarm, in particular, might involve a different type of martial artist with hypnotic abilities.
These unique martial artists might not possess immense physical strength, but their mental power was exceptionally strong. They practiced martial arts that enhanced their mental faculties, perhaps using music to induce hypnosis.
If they were not careful and fell victim, even those at the Xiantian or Zongshi realm could easily suffer a mishap.
However, such martial artists were extremely rare. But the world was vast, and they were far from extinct.
Yu Man Lou did not have the authority to deploy powerful martial artists. However, Chairman Zhao Yunhai of Tiangong Group was still present.
When Zhao Yunhai heard the news, a glint of amusement flashed in his eyes.
Whoever could put Li Mingyi in such a predicament was either the great villain Li Mingyi had been waiting for, or a new protagonist had emerged and clashed with Li Mingyi.
Regardless, Zhao Yunhai intended to go. If it was a protagonist, even better; it would be another opportunity for a super multiplier.
...
Meanwhile, Li Mingyi's situation had become extremely perilous.
The sharks Lin Tian had summoned to call for help had brought along swarms of sharks and countless smaller fish.
Li Mingyi looked thoughtfully in a certain direction. He knew the other party was hiding there, but he dared not make any move.
That one shark had lingered there for a long time before summoning the swarm and the smaller fish.
The fish radar clearly indicated this. Now, Li Mingyi could only hope for reinforcements to arrive quickly. He could still put up a fight.
But his employees had no prior knowledge and were completely unprepared.
Upon seeing the shark swarms, the employees' faces turned ashen.
"Damn it, these sharks are back."
"What do we do, boss? Our reinforcements still haven't arrived."
"It's over. It's been less than half an hour, and we'll be torn to shreds."
When they had weapons, they were the hunters. Now, they were fish bait in the deep sea, needing no salt.
Freshly caught, raw sashimi?
"Everyone, don't panic. Watch me."
Li Mingyi forced everyone to calm down. Relying on his personal prestige and protagonist's halo, the pale-faced crowd quieted down.
At this moment, Zhao Yunhai's voice came through Li Mingyi's earpiece.
Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Li Mingyi performed an action that astonished them all: he lay down, abandoning all resistance.
"Everyone, lie down with me. Let's take a nap. When we wake up, we'll be heroes again."
Meanwhile, in the shadows, Lin Tian watched the shark swarm attack the group with a cold sneer. He had already envisioned their shredded bodies.
Bullets pierced through the shark swarm, ruthlessly tearing apart the ferocious predators.
Zhao Yunhai, equipped with a self-propelled diving device, threw away his gun once it was empty.
Using his propulsion device, Zhao Yunhai rapidly approached Li Mingyi. The vortex was visibly growing larger.
"Xiao Hai, be careful."
Four clan elders quickly appeared beside Zhao Yunhai and instantly dispersed the turbulent current with their overwhelming internal energy, instantly calming the surrounding waters.
"These people." Lin Tian's heart pounded as he witnessed this. He dared not reveal himself any further.
Hiding behind the seaweed and coral, Lin Tian's heart raced. This world was not ordinary. He was not the only one with extraordinary abilities.
This discovery instantly chilled Lin Tian's immensely inflated ego.
"Boss, in that direction, that person is hiding there."
Li Mingyi did not point directly but described the exact location verbally.
"The task is yours."
Zhao Yunhai did not engage directly but looked at Si Jinyan, Du Lu, and Lü Boyun.
In the underwater world, martial artists' power was significantly diminished, making it unsuitable for elders like Qiu Lao to engage.
However, Si Jinyan was different. Si Jinyan and his subordinates were equipped with elite weaponry.
Du Lu and Lü Boyun were primarily there to protect Si Jinyan.
As for martial artists, did they have to deploy martial artists?
Who said that?
Zhao Yunhai would shoot him on the spot and make him taste the power of bullets.