389: Chapter 389: [Underwater World] Fifth Update!
389: Chapter 389: [Underwater World] Fifth Update!
Fifth update!
Ye Chenfeng and his two companions were not killed by the explosion in the cave.
The moment the grenade detonated, the ground beneath their feet surprisingly gave way and they fell through, avoiding the effects of the blast.
After plummeting for a good seventy to eighty meters, a splash echoed as they landed in water—they had unknowingly arrived at a river beneath the cave.
Think Tank outside the cave felt puzzled, cautiously stepping forward to the edge, only to discover that it had collapsed inward.
He glanced down into the dark, seemingly bottomless pit.
“Ye Chenfeng, you won’t survive this!” Think Tank said, a look of joy spreading across his face.
Upon submerging, an ice-cold chill invaded their bodies, causing all three of them to shiver uncontrollably.
Fortunately, all three of them knew how to swim, and they had prepared oxygen tanks in their backpacks well in advance, so being underwater was not an issue.
This underground river was very wide, with no end in sight, and the ceiling was just the mountain rock, leaving no room to come up for air.
The most critical thing now was to reach land.
Ye Chenfeng, submerged and observing quietly, pinpointed the direction of the current and resolutely swam towards the source.
If they swam in the direction the current was flowing out, they might find a way out, but that would take them further from the Ancient Tomb—and further from their goal.
They swam for an unknown length of time, long enough for even Bai Jie to begin feeling a hint of fatigue, let alone Ouyang Qingcheng who lacked any combat skills and was already panting heavily.
“Gurgle!”
Ye Chenfeng surfaced from the water, only to discover that they had ended up in a rock cave surrounded entirely by water, without any land in sight.
However, Ye Chenfeng noticed sparkles like stars in the water, rather beautiful to behold—it appeared as if there were gems floating on the surface of the water.
But then he realized something—these were not luminous gems, but creatures living in the water.
“Ah!”
All of a sudden, Ouyang Qingcheng let out a scream, and the water around her was quickly stained red.
Clearly, it was blood.
“There’s something in my hand!” Ouyang Qingcheng was staggering, about to sink to the bottom.
Ye Chenfeng put his oxygen mask back on and dove into the water.
He saw swarms of creatures moving toward them; these creatures were fish-shaped, silvery, and capable of emitting light.
Their teeth were incredibly sharp, likely to pierce flesh upon contact instantly.
Ouyang Qingcheng was pale as paper; the fish’s teeth were poisonous.
“Retreat quickly!”
Ye Chenfeng gestured, then grabbed Ouyang Qingcheng and headed toward the cave’s exit, while Bai Jie, gripping her Tang sword, stirred the water and tried to escape.
However, their movements were restricted underwater, and even the sharp Tang sword couldn’t wield its full power due to the resistance of the water.
A swing of the sword could only repel a few fish.
Striking these fish produced a metallic clang—their flesh was abnormal, impervious to the sword’s edge, especially underwater, where the sword’s power was significantly reduced.
But a dozen or so fish still found openings to lunge through.
Despite Bai Jie’s best efforts to dodge, she was bitten.
The piercing pain went straight to her cerebral cortex, nearly causing her to pass out.
However, with a school of fish bearing down like a blanket covering the sky, she could all too easily envision her own fate—similar to the mask-wearing man who was engulfed by a ball of white ants, leaving nothing but bones in an instant, or perhaps in this swarm of mutant fish, not even bones would remain.
Thinking of this, Bai Jie felt a chill running through her body.
But suddenly, she felt a tightness around her waist, as a pair of strong arms wrapped around her, forcefully pulling her back.
The school of fish never caught up to them in her line of sight.
She simply couldn’t imagine how terrifying Ye Chenfeng’s strength was; holding one person with one hand, he swam so fast that even the abnormal school of fish couldn’t catch up.
Gradually, they swam out of the cave, but to Ye Chenfeng’s annoyance, the school of fish continued to pursue them and even increased their speed—after all, the water was their territory.
Upon exiting the rock cave, it seemed they had entered a larger cavern, at least a hundred meters wide.
Something blood-boiling happened then; the fish chasing from behind seemed to have summoned the ones from this area, so even more fish joined the battle.
No one knew how long they had been living here, maybe for hundreds or thousands of years.
How could they not be excited when they saw humans for the first time?
They all rushed over, stirring the water into a giant whirlpool.
Ye Chenfeng had to expend even more energy to swim.
Now, he absolutely couldn’t make contact with the school of fish.
Once he did, it would only attract more trouble, and if the fish didn’t eat them, they would surely die of exhaustion.
Ye Chenfeng, holding two people, swam frantically ahead, with the school of fish crazily chasing after them.
At that moment, Ye Chenfeng was grateful that he had trained hard enough to dare to spend a whole day swimming across a sea region; otherwise, he would have been at a great disadvantage today.
After swimming for about fifteen minutes, there was suddenly a commotion behind them.
The fish, as if they had encountered a natural predator, stopped chasing after Ye Chenfeng and the others and instead fled in panic.
The water trembled as if there was an earthquake.
In the blink of an eye, the massive school of fish disappeared, coming and going in haste.
Seeing the school of fish retreat, Ye Chenfeng didn’t feel the least bit relaxed; in fact, his mood grew heavier.
The retreat of the school of fish meant that an even stronger creature was approaching, forcing them to leave.
“Boom, boom, boom!
…”
Sounds of thunder came from the depths, and there was a strange pulsation in the water.
Clearly, a massive being was approaching.
But Ye Chenfeng remained unmoved, not even thinking of turning back.
Compared to the dark mass of the fish school behind, he’d rather face the unknown creature ahead.
Ye Chenfeng took off his oxygen mask, revealing his head above the water, and quietly awaited the impending danger.
The water’s disturbance grew more intense, and the next moment, with a loud boom, something burst out of the water, generating waves.
Ye Chenfeng could finally see clearly—it was the head of a water monster, somewhat resembling a giant sea serpent.
Its head one was at least two meters long, covered with dark blue scales.
A pair of eyes, each the size of a bowl, shone with a ghostly green light, and its gaping mouth full of sharp white teeth was like saw blades.
One could imagine that once it got a body in its mouth, its teeth would act like a meat grinder, instantly shredding the victim.
Gradually, its body emerged from the water, turning out to be over twenty meters long, and it oddly had mane-like hair on its body, its overall shape somewhat serpent-like.
Seeing the shocking scene before him, Ye Chenfeng couldn’t help but think of legends about water monsters.
This was truly a water monster.
“Roar!”
The water monster let out a piercing roar, glaring provocatively at Ye Chenfeng, ready to launch an attack.