Chapter 38

The sound of the water was different from the usual flow, unsure if it was caused by the vibrating sand or came from afar...

After forming multicellular organisms, Lin no longer feared the water currents, but this time the force of the water far exceeded its imagination. This torrent swept across the entire water, stirring up countless grains of sand and carrying away everything in its path. The once calm night instantly turned into a hell of raging currents.

Lin felt as if it was being gripped by a powerful force, tossing and turning in the darkness of the night. It felt like it was spinning continuously, unable to distinguish up from down, and had no idea where it was, only helplessly rolling in the violent water.

Lin tightly closed the openings in the carrier's skin to prevent its internal cells from leaking out. Fortunately, the water did not tear the carrier's skin, but it was unable to make any movements. In the torrent, even a slight twist of its tentacles was impossible.

This was a massive combination of over a billion cells, and Lin could hardly imagine the carrier being swept away. Just now, a large leaf-shaped insect had collided with the carrier, indicating that these creatures were also being carried by the water currents.

Lin could usually break the leaf-shaped insects, but pulling them out of the sand was impossible. The force of the water currents might far exceed Lin's imagination.

Unable to resist or move, Lin kept tumbling. It didn't know how long it had been, but the water currents began to ease and then slowly stopped, and the water area returned to calm.

...Has it stopped?

It came quickly and went quickly.

It seems I found an interesting word... Regardless, Lin began to check its current condition. Many blood vessels were broken, and the eye tentacles on the skin's surface were also severed, but the giant hammer tentacles and the swimming tentacles were fine. These minor injuries could be quickly repaired.

The guardian was washed away somewhere, buried in the sand. Due to its hard shell, the cells inside were mostly unharmed, but its position was likely far from the carrier.

Lin first formed new eye tentacles on the carrier's skin. It was still dark outside, so it would have to wait for it to brighten up before reuniting with the guardian.

Wait... Light?

The eye tentacles suddenly saw flickering light coming from above.

Is it a jellyfish? It feels different... These lights are individual points, and they seem to be very far away.

Lin swam toward the direction of the flickering lights. The more it approached, the more numerous the light points became...

That is...

The flickering light points filled Lin's field of vision, covering every corner it could see. Between these light points, there was a massive column of light made up of countless points, extending from one end of the world to the other, filling Lin's eyes and thoughts with light.

World? Galaxy? Starry sky?

Many words that Lin couldn't understand appeared in its thoughts, but it felt an overwhelming sense of longing. It didn't want to return to the dark waters below; it wanted to move forward and touch these lights...

It swam forward, extending its tentacles upward, trying to touch one of the light points.

Suddenly, Lin's tentacles felt a strange sensation, as if they had entered some strange place. The surrounding water instantly disappeared, replaced by a sense of nothingness.

Lin found that its muscle cells couldn't support the tentacles in this nothingness. Gravity seemed to have increased many times over, pulling the tentacles back into the water.

'Surface'?

Lin seemed to have encountered this word before. It was a very special place... Thinking about it, Lin immediately activated the water jets behind the carrier and swung its tentacles with all its might, rushing upward!

'Splash'!

In the next moment, Lin felt the carrier's body leave the water and enter the realm of nothingness, but gravity instantly pulled it back into the water.

Yes... That's right. Lin remembered that as long as it kept moving in the direction opposite to gravity, it would reach the 'surface,' a wondrous place. Above the 'surface' was a space of nothingness, without water, and movement was impossible. Even with great force, it couldn't break through, as it would be instantly pulled back into the water by gravity.

Although the moment it broke the surface was brief, Lin could clearly feel from its skin that the area above the surface was not empty but filled with something called gas.

Like oxygen and bubbles, they exist as tiny spheres in the water, but in the area above the surface, they are completely dominant!

In addition, during the 'daytime,' this space of nothingness is filled with a deadly and terrifying thing called 'ultraviolet light,' which can instantly kill cells. Since it is now night, there should be no problem, right?

'Daylight'? It seems to be a new word for light, and it feels good.

What are those countless light points above? They are called the 'starry sky,' right? Although they emit light, it is far less intense than 'daylight,' as they cannot illuminate the dark areas in the water.

Lin wanted to get closer to them, but it was blocked by a space of gas. In other words, Lin needed to be able to move in the gas, right?

How to do it?

Lin couldn't figure it out.

Moreover, during the daytime, the intense ultraviolet light would kill it. Lin had never tried to evolve resistance to ultraviolet light, and there seemed to be no need to do so.

The 'starry sky' alone was not enough to attract Lin to do so, even though it was beautiful.

Perhaps in the future, when Lin's colony becomes much larger, it would find a way, but not now.

So, it should return to the deep water... before the daytime arrives.

Lin slowly retreated, glanced at the starry sky once, and then turned to swim into the darkness.

At this moment, countless lights suddenly appeared in the dark water.

How did the starry sky get to the bottom of the water? No, that's not right...

Lin quickly realized the source of the light in the water. It wasn't the starry sky but... jellyfish.

Countless jellyfish emerged from the deep water, their bodies glowing with a deep blue light, moving their disc-like bodies slowly toward the surface, where Lin was.

Were they also carried by the water currents?

Lin had no place to retreat. Behind it was the surface of the air, and below were countless jellyfish. Their numbers and beauty could rival the starry sky above!

If they surged up, not only the carrier's skin but even the cells inside would be eaten clean. Although the guardian was safe at the bottom of the sea, Lin didn't want to lose the carrier.

What to do?

Charge!

Without much thought, Lin saw a weaker spot in the jellyfish cluster and activated the water jets, rushing forward at full speed.

Hammer!

Lin hammered the two jellyfish in front of it, but what came into view next was a group of dozens of jellyfish swimming upward.

Lin hammered the nearest jellyfish again, but at the same time, the tentacles of the surrounding jellyfish brushed against its tentacles and the carrier's skin.

It hurts... but just a little more.

Lin could see, amidst the countless lights of the jellyfish, a dark area without light.

That's the exit!

Lin swung its giant hammer tentacles again, even though it was already pierced by countless stinging cells. It forcefully hammered everything in its path and then accelerated, rushing into the darkness.

Success!

Lin was now covered in wounds, with large cracks on its skin. This was the effect of letting the poisoned cells die, effectively stopping the spread of the venom. Lin also detached the giant hammer tentacles and two swimming tentacles from its body, as they were covered in stinging cells.

The losses were significant, but it survived.

Looking back at the glowing jellyfish above, Lin turned and swam into the dark deep water.

Lin has always yearned for light, but this time it felt that the darkness was incredibly safe and comfortable.

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Thank you to ~Da Wo Cheng~ Ci Bo Qi~ for the support.

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