Shen Zhifei was well aware of just how dangerous everything Zhao Xiaokui was facing.
She already isn’t a newcomer to the extraordinary world, especially being a Star Seer, capable of glimpsing the traces of the river of fate. In essence, she has more ways to understand the extraordinary world than ordinary extraordinary individuals. She has witnessed and probed dangers, perhaps even more than what Zhao Xiaokui has experienced firsthand.
However, the her from those years, reluctant to let Zhao Xiaokui intervene in the extraordinary world, has now learned to respect Zhao Xiaokui’s choices.
She can see that, whether it’s opposing the evil god or saving people, when Zhao Xiaokui is engaged in these activities, there is a light in her eyes. This radiance is brighter than when she tastes delicious food or sees interesting things.
Why would Shen Zhifei have any reason to obstruct?
Certainly, she could keep Zhao Xiaokui in a narrow world, protecting her safety. But would Zhao Xiaokui truly be happy like that?
Clearly, there is a splendid world laid out before her. Still, because of her selfishness, she would hinder Zhao Xiaokui’s progress. Shen Zhifei cannot do that. Since she has witnessed Zhao Xiaokui’s fierce beauty while striding forward boldly, she refuses to see her wither confined in a tiny space.
Zhao Xiaokui quickly arrived at the small island where the fishermen were trapped.
From a distance, she saw the dark shadows around the island. These shadows, upon noticing her arrival, suddenly became menacing, displaying a threatening posture.
Fearless, Zhao Xiaokui halted her steps before reaching the island, standing tall in the water. With a forceful upward motion of her hand, massive waves rolled and fiercely struck the shadows in the sea.
Boom—
The black shadows were forced to retreat nearly dozens of meters.
“What is that?”
“What happened? Did the devil come up?”
“Did those strange shadows retreat?”
Some fishermen stood on the cliff, noticing the scene, and exclaimed in surprise.
Taking advantage of the moment when the black shadows receded, Zhao Xiaokui tightly embraced the dolphin’s neck, bypassed the front of the island, followed the ocean currents, and entered a bay where the fishermen’s boats were anchored.
The first to notice Zhao Xiaokui’s arrival was a young girl.
She was about thirteen or fourteen years old, wearing a red floral dress and having two twisted braids.
Seeing the dolphin, she showed a delighted expression, leaned on the fishing boat, waved at it, and joyfully asked, “Yami, you’re back! Did you find help? Did the maritime police follow you?”
The fishermen didn’t initially realize that something was wrong with the black shadows.
They were deep-sea fishermen, often spending four to five days or even half a month at sea for work and living. Initially, when they noticed the fish fleeing frantically in a certain direction as if encountering a significant danger, they didn’t grasp the danger. After all, sometimes fish fleeing could be due to encountering predators in the sea, but their fishing boats used in deep-sea fishing were sturdy, and ordinary large fish couldn’t capsize them.
It wasn’t until a sailor on a boat traveling with them, standing on the deck, suddenly fell into the water without any struggle after the black shadows spread, sinking without a trace. Witnessing this scene, everyone trembled with fear, realizing that something unknown to them was happening!
As the black shadows continued to spread, they had no choice but to flee on their fishing boats, pushing the engines to the maximum. They didn’t care about the already caught prey on the boat, only wanting to escape the range covered by the shadows as quickly as possible.
Eventually, they ended up near this small island.
Initially, they didn’t plan to go ashore; their only thought was to run as far as possible until the fuel ran out, never stopping before then.
Unexpectedly, the black shadows formed an encirclement, forcing them into this bay.
They were lucky that the longest range of the black shadows happened to be in this vicinity.
So, when the fishermen took refuge here, they inadvertently escaped a disaster.
However, without someone to guide them away, given the expansion speed of the black shadows, within 24 hours, they would likely be caught in its net.
Dolphin Yami was a friend the girl had made at sea. Yami was an affectionate dolphin, often accompanying them during fishing. Now, with all communication devices disrupted, the girl had no choice but to seek help from Yami, who seemed very understanding. She hoped Yami could bring maritime police on patrol at sea.
The dolphin affectionately nudged the girl’s hand and then looked back.
Zhao Xiaokui emerged from the water.
She asked, “How many of you are there? How much fuel is left in the boat? How far can you still go?”
The girl let out a scream, clearly startled by her sudden appearance.
Others quickly turned to look and spotted Zhao Xiaokui.
The water in the bay was very clear, despite the gloomy sky with heavy clouds pressing overhead. Zhao Xiaokui’s golden fish tail still sparkled as if glowing. Moreover, with her remarkable beauty, wearing only a golden bikini, when she emerged from the water, she truly resembled a goddess from mythical legends, capable of redeeming humanity.
“It’s the Sea Goddess, the messenger sent by the Sea God to save us!”
“Please save us, we’ve encountered a terrifying demon.”
“Great messenger…”
A group of people knelt down with a thud, uttering words she couldn’t understand.
Zhao Xiaokui then realized a crucial issue—although these fishermen had yellow skin, their language was clearly not understandable to her!
Fortunately, when she left, the night watcher handed her a communicator.
She vaguely remembered that this communicator seemed to have translation functionality. Hastily taking it out, she fiddled with it for a moment, identified the language of the others, and then repeated the questions she had just posed.
She thought convincing these fishermen, who had experienced the power of the black shadows, to leave with her would be challenging. Unexpectedly, as soon as she spoke, everyone agreed, and some quickly returned to the cabin, starting the engine. The rumbling sound began before she could fully grasp the situation.
After understanding their words, Zhao Xiaokui had to explain, “I’m not some Sea Goddess or a messenger sent by the Sea God. I am a Nightwalker soldier from Huaxia. I came to help you after receiving the distress signal you sent through the dolphin.”
She thought she had explained it clearly enough, but to her surprise, the others became even more excited and spoke rapidly. Zhao Xiaokui pressed the translation button and found out that her explanation was in vain.
The excited fishermen now believed she was the Sea Goddess of Huaxia, already shouting long live for Huaxia.
Zhao Xiaokui: “…” Well, as long as you’re happy.
Turning around, she swam outward, signaling the fishermen to follow her.
Several fishing boats, engines roaring, followed behind her.
Zhao Xiaokui quickly reached the exit of the bay, and by now, the black shadows had blocked the entrance with a tendency to rush in.
With a serious expression, Zhao Xiaokui, under the nervous gaze of everyone, raised her hands and pressed them down suddenly.
Waves began to spread outward from in front of her.
Initially, just inconspicuous undulations, but as wave after wave transmitted, massive surges directly crashed into the black shadows. This was no longer a demonstration but a genuine attack.
Supernatural power hid within the waves, shattering the black shadows repeatedly.
Seemingly provoked, the black shadows transformed from patches into lines and abruptly extended a shadow, like an eel, ambushing Zhao Xiaokui.
Zhao Xiaokui’s hands drew a circle in the air.
The swirling surge, in an instant, shattered the incoming black shadow.
In a back-and-forth exchange, Zhao Xiaokui finally forced the black shadows beyond the bay.
Her hands suddenly lifted, and enormous waves rose on both sides of the bay, forming two water walls, and creating a passage in between.
Zhao Xiaokui leaped forward abruptly and shouted to the fishing boats behind her, “Go!”
The fishing boats, already prepared for action, followed her command and started their engines, orderly trailing behind her.
Every person passing through the passages separated by the towering waves revealed expressions of astonishment and enchantment.
Despite Zhao Xiaokui repeatedly emphasizing that she was just an ordinary person from Huaxia, how could she possess such extraordinary power if she weren’t a deity? The gazes directed at Zhao Xiaokui were increasingly fervent and passionate.
They were convinced that she must be the sea goddess from their mythical legends, who comes to rescue fishermen when their fishing boats are in crisis.
Although somewhat surprised that the sea goddess turned out to be such a beautiful woman, considering the ocean’s nurturing nature like a mother, they felt that it was fitting for the sea goddess to resemble Zhao Xiaokui.
Only a sea goddess would possess such majestic power.
As Zhao Xiaokui led the fishing boats away, the relentless black shadows, originally confined to underwater movements, unexpectedly raised massive columns of water attacking Zhao Xiaokui. These water pillars were entirely black, exuding an evil and desolate force that one could sense merely by looking at them.
With a wave of her hand, Zhao Xiaokui caused the seawater to swirl, forming a translucent shield that enveloped the fleeing fishing boats behind her.
Her icy gaze fixed on the black shadows as she rebuked, “Go away!”
The continuous attacks from the black shadows collided with her barrier.
Zhao Xiaokui exerted force to withstand the assaults, gradually retreating. Just when she estimated that the fishing boats had left the coverage of the black shadows, on the distant horizon, a figure suddenly appeared standing on the sea. His skin was dark, with a handsome appearance and deep red eyes.
As he approached, it became clear that he was standing on a mutated shark.
He gazed at Zhao Xiaokui with greed, saying, “I never expected to find a golden mermaid living in this world…”
Zhao Xiaokui frowned, disliking his gaze, and took the initiative to launch an attack.
The man effortlessly defended, licked his lips, and suddenly waved his hand. The black shadows, initially just water pillars, transformed into giant pythons, soaring into the air. They directly shattered Zhao Xiaokui’s barrier, surrounding her within.
