As the submarine, loaded with the action team, slowly descended, Zhao Xiaokui and Zhu Wei exchanged smiles and simultaneously jumped into the water.
Upon entering the water, Zhao Xiaokui felt every cell in her body cheering. In the jubilation, the boundless ocean world unfolded before her eyes. Every microorganism, every glimmer in the water, was vividly present in her perception.
Having often heard about the so-called call of nature in nature programs, Zhao Xiaokui felt that the ocean was also calling out to her.
On this planet, seventy percent of the area is covered by the ocean. While humans dominate the continents, the true owner of this planet should be the ocean.
As a third-tier extraordinary being, Captain Zhu naturally had no worries about underwater breathing and movement. The thruster behind him provided powerful assistance underwater, allowing him to maintain a high speed even outside the submarine. Swiftly swimming in the water not only did not deplete his abilities but deepened his connection with the ocean.
What surprised him was Zhao Xiaokui’s speed.
Clearly, Zhao Xiaokui had not activated the thruster. Her swimming speed relied entirely on the swaying of her body, yet her speed was not inferior to his. She effortlessly kept pace with him.
Zhu Wei was curious and suggested a race with gestures. Zhao Xiaokui had no objections. The two swam to the same location, and when Zhu Wei made a starting gesture, they both chased after the trail left by the submarine.
Zhu Wei watched in amazement as Zhao Xiaokui gently swung her legs, shooting out like an arrow, leaving a long water trail behind. He chuckled, then pressed the accelerator key on his thruster and caught up.
It wasn’t until the color of the sea deepened, and the concentration of extraordinary power reached a certain threshold that the alarms beeped simultaneously in their headphones, prompting them to slow down.
“This is the place,” Zhu Wei nodded to Zhao Xiaokui.
As they descended into the water, the submarine, now behind them, silently parked. Several individuals clad in shark suits emerged one after another from the submarine, from head to toe equipped for the underwater journey.
The region infected by extraordinary power didn’t have clear boundaries, but the contamination range was limited. From the core to the periphery, it formed a perfect concentric circle of decreasing power. The area they stood in was the outermost circle.
Although some extraordinary creatures passed by here, compared to those in the core zone, the ones living on the outskirts were generally milder and less aggressive. Even if they noticed the presence of the submarine, they wouldn’t actively attack or drive it away.
However, entering the inner circle, especially the core area, meant facing much more formidable extraordinary creatures.
They spent about five minutes checking their equipment and weapons before following closely behind Zhu Wei, ready to infiltrate the core area.
At first, they encountered relatively harmless creatures, easily creating a path by repelling them with simple sound waves. However, as they progressed, the extraordinary creatures they encountered became more formidable, and soon, they faced their first true adversaries.
A group of sharks.
Infected by extraordinary power, the sharks had a very distinct feature—occasionally opening their large mouths, their sharp teeth shimmered with a blue-purple glow.
Just as Zhao Xiaokui and the others were discovered by the first shark, all the sharks in the vicinity simultaneously turned their heads. In their pitch-black eyes, a frightening cold light glimmered.
Wu Shuangyu was the first to rush forward, embracing the body of a shark and attaching a small circular device to its head.
Chu Hui raised a powerful firearm, aimed at the open mouth of a shark, and pulled the trigger.
The shark group occupying this territory absorbing extraordinary energy wasn’t very large—just about a dozen sharks. However, each one came at them aggressively. The team maneuvered within, dodging and toppling them one after another.
Zhao Xiaokui, on the sidelines, didn’t directly attack. She manipulated the water currents, causing the sharks rushing towards her teammates to unconsciously change direction, colliding with each other. Two sharks even bumped heads due to her clever maneuver and promptly fainted.
Wu Shuangyu gave her a thumbs-up gesture, swam over to apply two more small circular devices, and swiftly moved away.
A strong electric current flashed over the dark skin of the sharks, creating a dreamlike scene reminiscent of a movie special effect.
Any injuries?
After receiving a negative reply, they continued their journey.
Behind them, a group of sharks lay on their backs, mouths wide open, peacefully dozing off.
Before coming, Zhu Wei had repeatedly emphasized not to cause casualties or bloodshed unless absolutely necessary.
The area infected by extraordinary power had been divided into territories by various creatures. The route they chose to enter was carefully selected as the easiest to breach, but the risk of triggering other extraordinary creatures in different areas stimulated by the flow of blood loomed large, urging them to break through territorial restrictions and rush over.
Since encountering the group of sharks, one battle followed another, as if it would never cease.
The depth they descended into grew increasingly profound, well beyond the reach of sunlight. They relied solely on locators that directly communicated with the cerebral cortex, judging each other’s positions.
Organisms in the deep sea, devoid of sunlight, exhibited particularly capricious growth.
Sometimes, Zhao Xiaokui couldn’t help but think that mermaids were a miracle of the deep sea. Despite living in the deepest oceans, they possessed stunning appearances, unlike those mundane organisms that grew haphazardly, taking advantage of being unseen.
To be honest, Zhao Xiaokui felt that her role was quite limited. The other members of the action team had already developed excellent synergy in previous training, with a well-established system for offense and defense. What she could do was control the situation and adjust promptly in case of unexpected events.
What she didn’t know was that even this seemingly minor role had greatly impressed the entire action team. In Zhao Xiaokui’s eyes, she merely altered the direction of water flow, ensuring that endangered team members narrowly avoided crises. However, to the rest of the team, it felt like making mistakes and approaching certain doom with eyes closed, and then, at the last moment, the body moved uncontrollably, narrowly brushing against danger. It was more thrilling than a horror movie.
At first, others didn’t grasp what was happening, thinking it was just a stroke of luck encountering an underwater current. But as these instances multiplied, the sense of control grew, and no one was foolish enough to ignore whose influence it was.
Now, those who were initially dissatisfied with Zhao Xiaokui’s involvement in the operation had no more objections.
Originally, they were all members of the same action team, having collaborated for a long time with impeccable coordination. Although most of them were at the first tier of extraordinary levels, with the more formidable ones nearing the second tier, the exceptionally skilled individuals had been reassigned to another relic exploration. Despite the rumors surrounding Zhao Xiaokui’s prowess in S City, even as a water-based supernatural being, they believed that exploring a relic didn’t require seeking external assistance. In their trained eyes, they were more than capable, regardless of how powerful she might be on land.
However, this time, they were truly impressed.
After all, having received someone’s life-saving grace, who would dare to say anything more?
Without casualties, they reached the core area.
Guarding this place was a mutated giant octopus.
Although they had controlled the timing well and smoothly arrived in this area, it was less than half an hour until 2 a.m. The giant octopus, swimming slowly in the sea as if marking its territory, had already spotted them.
This was an inevitable battle.
A small robot had previously transmitted an image, indicating that when the gate to the mysterious realm appeared, this giant octopus would use its tentacles to block the gate layer by layer. Any creature attempting to approach would face its ruthless attacks.
The team dispersed, and the giant octopus swam slowly, its tentacles striking like lightning.
Chu Hui, even before seeing the giant octopus, dropped his firearm, affixed two oxygen tablets to his nostrils, and simultaneously pulled out two black knives from his legs.
The actions of the other team members were almost identical.
In the ocean infected by extraordinary power, few chose to use firearms or explosives.
It’s not that they were completely ineffective, but the former had too small a volume, and the explosive damage caused by bullets was negligible for deep-sea creatures with sizes comparable to buildings. As for the latter…
Consider the chain reactions of explosions.
Extraordinary particles themselves were high-energy particles, usually thinly spread and hard for people to perceive in everyday life.
However, in places susceptible to contamination, the concentration often reached a level where, once an explosion occurred, regardless of the factor causing it—be it excessive temperature or intense friction—the transition of these particles could easily happen, resulting in unimaginable consequences.
There was once a case in Russia where explosives were used to bombard a forest contaminated with extraordinary energy leaked from a relic. This triggered a chain of explosions, creating earth-shattering sounds that not only shook the heavens and the earth but also caused numerous natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis across the entire Asian continent.
Cold weapons were currently the most practical type of weaponry.
The Night Guards, being trained individuals, moved with agility in the deep sea as if they were on solid ground. Due to the buoyancy of seawater, their flexible bodies could perform movements unimaginable on land.
When wielding a blade, their resolute and decisive movements were not hindered by the resistance of seawater, causing no significant impact.
In almost an instant, several tentacles of the giant octopus were severed upon their first encounter.
Seemingly surprised that creatures resembling ants could inflict harm, the initially less aggressive giant octopus suddenly shot out more tentacles fiercely.
Unable to dodge in time, Wu Shuangyu was grazed by a tentacle, and a painful expression appeared on his face.
After dodging, the area where the tentacle had brushed against him, the entire combat suit covered in imitation sharkskin, completely disappeared. The exposed skin was marked with pale scars, and after a moment, countless blood spots emerged, instantly dyeing a small area of the sea red.
Zhao Xiaokui rushed over, grabbed his clothes, pulled towards herself, and simultaneously formed a claw with one hand, grabbing the tentacle of the giant octopus and forcefully pulling it.
The tentacle of the giant octopus was thicker than the waist of most people. As she grasped it, her five fingers inevitably sank deep into the flesh of the tentacle. The octopus, in pain, convulsively moved its tentacle, but Zhao Xiaokui, unwilling to let it succeed, tightened her grip, her joints turning blue. Sharp claws inevitably left long marks on the tentacle.
The giant octopus, which had been watching everyone, turned its head, its cold gaze fixed directly on her alone.
Zhao Xiaokui’s pupils gradually turned dark gold.
Everyone unconsciously felt that the pressure on themselves seemed to have lightened. The tentacles of the elusive octopus suddenly reduced to just one or two. When they turned their heads, they realized that Zhao Xiaokui was almost surrounded by the octopus’s tentacles.
Wu Shuangyu was pushed out and caught by Chu Hui, who quickly pulled out a hemostatic ointment and swiftly applied it to his wound.
However, the skin in that area had almost been scraped off by the tiny suction cups on the tentacle; he could stop bleeding here, but not there.
“Xiao Yu is in bad shape!”
Chu Hui’s anxious voice echoed on the communication channel.
Zhao Xiaokui passed through the gaps between the tentacles and saw Wu Shuangyu, his face was pale and he was already unconscious.
Using her extraordinary ability, she pushed away the water from around the mouth, creating a cavity for speech, and said, “Send him back; I’ll handle things here.”
Surprisingly, even in this situation, she had the presence of mind and the time to care about her teammates. Zhu Wei quickly cut off a segment of tentacle in front of him, aiding another teammate in distress. Instead of ordering a retreat, he urgently said, “Be careful.”
As soon as he spoke, a cold light flashed, and several tentacles of the giant octopus suddenly broke, while the giant octopus itself quickly retreated. Amidst the sporadically falling tentacles, a slender figure with hanging hands revealed itself.
During the intense battle, everyone was stunned. They were watching the retreating giant octopus, who was unable to comprehend how Zhao Xiaokui penetrated the core. Zhu Wei was the first to react, expressing approval twice and then giving orders, “Chu Hui, Song Bai, the two of you escort Xiao Yu back.”
No one had anticipated this scene before them.
Their original plan was to entangle the giant octopus and seize the opportunity to enter directly when the entrance opened.
Who would have thought that Zhao Xiaokui would directly frighten off this colossal creature, towering up to a hundred meters, and flee far away from this area.
Others swam together, involuntarily raising their hands and exchanging high-fives.
Their faces displayed expressions of surprise. And now all they had to do was wait for the opening of the mysterious realm.
However, Zhu Wei saw Zhao Xiaokui chasing after the disappeared giant octopus and hurriedly asked, “Xiaokui, where are you going?”
Zhao Xiaokui gestured that they didn’t need to worry about her, not specifying her destination, only saying, “Notify me when it opens.”
A moment later, rich extraordinary energy suddenly emanated from a certain point. The concentration of extraordinary energy in the air increased bit by bit. Everyone’s gaze focused on an expanding black vortex.
The entrance to the mysterious realm had appeared!
This thought echoed in everyone’s minds.
Only Zhu Wei, looking at the place where Zhao Xiaokui disappeared, creating a water area, announced, “The entrance has appeared.”
Everyone heard a clear voice, “It’s about to open.”
A moment later—
Everyone stared in disbelief as Zhao Xiaokui dragged back a giant octopus with only its head remaining, clutching one of its tentacles.
The appearance of this octopus… looked very familiar.
When Zhao Xiaokui arrived, the vortex had just formed. Glancing at the size of the opening, she directly pushed the head of the giant octopus into it.
Watching the twitching tentacle, Zhu Wei couldn’t help but ask, “…Uh, did it die?”
“No.” Zhao Xiaokui forcefully squeezed the massive body of the giant octopus into the relatively narrow entrance, confidently stating, “If it’s dead, how can it lead the way?”
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