AITAMITB Chapter 128

Shen Zhifei and Zhao Xiaokui’s spiritual senses issued warnings almost simultaneously.

The mermaid in the water resembled a sharp arrow, swiftly racing as if transformed into burning flames. However, the dark shadow relentlessly pursued, sticking closely like maggots on bones, trailing behind the two.

If it were the Zhao Xiaokui before growing a fishtail, she would probably have been caught up by the dark shadow by now.

Shen Zhifei was held by her waist, Zhao Xiaokui’s entire being sheltering her in her embrace. One could almost feel the intense friction brought about by swiftly passing through the water’s surface.

Her heartbeat had never raced this fast, and every nerve was stretched to the extreme, with blood coursing through her veins vigorously.

Faster, even faster!

In the South China Sea, on the Nightwalker military ship.

“Captain Zhu, a strong disturbance has been detected suddenly to the south!”

“What kind of disturbance?”

“It seems to come from the direction of the African continent, somewhat resembling the fluctuations of a relic, but not quite, more like…”

Zhu Wei leaned over, catching a glimpse of the peculiar waveform displayed on the screen.

Looking at the satellite map, the entire African continent was gradually shrouded in a strange texture. His brow furrowed, “This… why does it look so much like a mysterious domain?”

“Yes, it’s a mysterious domain, it feels like the domain of some evil god covers this entire continent,” the detector personnel said with a smile. “How is that possible?”

“Why wouldn’t it be possible!” Zhu Wei exclaimed. “Immediately send a message to headquarters, report that something is happening in Africa. Ask them to contact the people of the Sacred Totem and see if they can find out any specific information.”

The news of the entire African continent being engulfed in a mysterious domain quickly reached the local supernaturals stationed there.

To be precise, it was a portion of the local supernaturals who managed to stay, while another part, due to various reasons, couldn’t leave in time.

This included a small squad of Nightwalkers from the Huaxia nation.

Despite extensive research and the general consensus that approaching the African continent at this time, even from the sea, was highly unwise, when it was learned that the members of that squad were still alive and actively engaged in self-rescue, the Nightwalkers issued a rescue order.

After friendly communication, the military ship navigated through the territorial waters of another country, anchoring at the outer edge of the sea where the Nightwalker squad was most likely to break through.

Once stabilized, several boxes containing stored holy water were pushed onto the deck from the hull.

Cannons loaded with compressed holy water and holy light energy were also prepared for launch, ready to fire at any moment.

Zhu Wei stood on the deck, holding a telescope, able to see the edge of the land on the horizon.

The calm sea surface only had ripples from the gentle breeze, massive marine creatures swam slowly beneath the water, and everything seemed peaceful and serene. However, no one would underestimate the fact that the African continent had already formed a mysterious domain according to the instrument readings.

“Have we established communication with Team 024?”

He asked, lowering the telescope.

“Not yet, but when we contacted them yesterday, they mentioned that they would arrive in this area before seven in the morning today. It’s now only half an hour left.”

No one knew what the Nightwalkers attempting to escape from the African continent would encounter.

Facing a small area turned into a mysterious domain, interference devices could break through. Facing a city transformed into a mysterious domain, breakthroughs could be made from weak points both inside and outside. But what about an entire continent turned into a mysterious domain?

Zhu Wei’s heart sank. Although they had contacted the Nightwalkers still stranded on the African continent yesterday, who could guarantee that they were still alive today and that they could escape from that land alive?

…

When the dawn broke, the shadow closely following Shen Zhifei and Zhao Xiaokui finally seemed to reach its limit, gradually coming to a halt and beginning to retreat. After swimming the entire night, Zhao Xiaokui, feeling aches in her fish tail, turned around, holding onto Shen Zhifei, and looked at the shadows slowly receding behind them.

She lifted her arm, and the two gradually floated to the water’s surface.

Unable to contain his curiosity, Shen Zhifei asked, “What was that?”

“The spirit of the mysterious domain,” Zhao Xiaokui said, looking at the African continent now shrouded in endless black mist. “Now, the entire Africa is probably under the occupation of the sinister god. The place we landed yesterday is likely the last spot we could escape from.”

“What about the ordinary people?”

Africa has numerous third-world countries, and the population is not insignificant.

“… I don’t know.” After a moment, Zhao Xiaokui looked in that direction and said, “Everyone has their fate.”

Although the formation of the mysterious domain over the African continent this time was faster than ordinary people could imagine, it was not accomplished in a day.

Long ago, people realized that the totem of the Sacred Totem was actually a way of praying to the evil god. Individuals from various forces and organizations had warned those staying in Africa from their respective countries, urging them to return promptly and not linger on the continent. However, not everyone took these warnings seriously. People who had not personally encountered supernatural powers could never truly feel the power of extraordinary abilities.

Moreover, there were so many ordinary African people; their homes were on this land, where else could they go?

Shen Zhifei patted Zhao Xiaokui’s shoulder, saying, “Let’s go back for now.”

Zhao Xiaokui turned around, carrying her lover, and swam in the direction of the Huaxia nation.

Given her physical abilities, it wasn’t unfounded to directly swim back to the domestic waters with Shen Zhifei. However, it was time-consuming. Fortunately, Shen Zhifei’s health was reasonably good, and they could rest on various small islands along the way, treating it as a kind of self-guided sea journey.

Sea touring could be quite dull, but since both of them could breathe underwater, Zhao Xiaokui usually led Shen Zhifei to shuttle around seven to eight meters below the surface. This was just the right distance where sunlight could reach, not too intense to sunburn the skin, and there was a plethora of underwater activities, making it feel like exploring a vibrant underwater paradise.

Occasionally, Zhao Xiaokui would surface, bringing Shen Zhifei to breathe the air above the water. After all, although she could live in the water for an extended period, Shen Zhifei was still within the realm of humans, needing sunlight and air besides water.

“What’s that?” Shen Zhifei, who was gazing into the distance, suddenly pointed in a direction and asked.

Following her gaze, Zhao Xiaokui saw a few orange dots. Her vision was better than Shen Zhifei’s, and after observing for a while, she suddenly swam in that direction with Shen Zhifei.

“It’s people.”

And they were from Huaxia.

Even if they weren’t from Huaxia, they should be Asians.

The familiar yellow skin made it impossible for her to ignore. They quickly reached the floating individuals, and as Zhao Xiaokui was about to approach, a strange energy attacked her.

She waved her hand in the water, creating a water wall to block the oncoming attack. Staring at the person on the opposite side, lips turning pale, Zhao Xiaokui asked, “Nightwalker?”

The woman in a life jacket, originally vigilant, relaxed upon hearing Chinese. She asked, “Are you from Huaxia?”

“I’m also a Nightwalker. How did you end up here?” Zhao Xiaokui asked, looking at the floating individuals.

A bitter smile appeared on the woman’s face.

“We were Nightwalkers on a mission within Africa. When evacuating, we didn’t leave immediately due to a teammate’s unexpected disappearance. We didn’t expect so many evil gods to appear in Africa. When we wanted to leave later, we couldn’t. This time, we finally seized the opportunity to break through the spatial weakness of the mysterious domain.”

“But what we didn’t expect is that this mysterious domain has formed its own spirit. After discovering our escape, it actively pursued us. During the water battle, my teammates and I capsized. Two sacrificed themselves so that the rest of us could survive. Only the four of us managed to escape.”

Zhao Xiaokui asked, “Do you have people waiting for you?”

The woman replied, “Yes, we contacted our homeland, and a military ship will pick us up in the agreed-upon sea area.”

After checking the location, Zhao Xiaokui found it wasn’t far from their current sea area.

The woman’s three teammates, except for her, were somewhat exhausted due to the prolonged swimming, and their consciousness was not very clear.

If it weren’t for the life jackets they were wearing, they would have sunk into the water long ago. Even with life jackets, they were not entirely safe. There were many supernaturally infected creatures nearby, fearing the energy fluctuations from supernaturals. In their eyes, supernaturals were delicious prey. If the woman hadn’t remained conscious and actively defended against external supernatural creatures, they would have been torn apart by the underwater supernatural creatures along with her teammates.

Zhao Xiaokui checked the other three people and found them severely dehydrated. She conjured water and poured it into their mouths, gradually awakening them from their semi-conscious state. Since they didn’t have ropes, she went into the sea and gathered a bunch of seaweed, tying it around her arms and the wrists of the others. This way, when she swam forward, she could directly take them along.

The woman initially felt it wasn’t ideal, but after they started swimming, their wrists couldn’t withstand the force exerted by Zhao Xiaokui while swimming.

She had to add more clothes as padding.

The military ship waited on the sea until almost noon, around 11 AM, and there was still no sign of the people they were supposed to pick up.

Whether it was Zhu Wei or others, everyone’s hearts gradually sank.

Zhu Wei sighed and said, “Let’s wait a bit longer, just one more hour.”

If no one came in the last hour, it was likely that no one would come at all.

Suddenly, someone exclaimed, “What is that?”

Zhu Wei quickly turned around, walked to the edge of the deck in three steps, leaned against the railing, raised his neck, and looked out with a telescope.

He happened to see Zhao Xiaokui bringing Shen Zhifei to the surface of the water and also noticed the few people following closely behind her.

A twitch appeared on the scar on his face, and then he burst into laughter, “Hahaha, this Zhao Xiaokui, everyone in the world is looking for her, and she ends up here with us!”

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