Chapter 51

The journey continued, with day and night constantly alternating.

Ling witnessed many things; in this vast expanse of water, the main environment was the sandy beach, followed by rocks. Ling rarely saw anything else, and if it did, it would never miss it.

Now, Ling was swimming towards such a place, but the darkness would obstruct its progress.

Cold and void, in the dark waters, only the faint light of the lantern allowed Ling to see the surroundings. Despite experiencing darkness many times, Ling could never truly get used to it.

The light of the lantern was always very limited, greatly restricting Ling's field of vision. Every time night fell, Ling would slowly rise to the surface to gaze at the boundless starry sky, and then continue its journey when daylight came.

Ling slowly rose to the surface, but this time, the starry sky seemed somewhat abnormal...

Leviathan surfaced, using its temporarily assembled eyeball tentacles to observe above, but saw only darkness.

Where were the stars? Where were those twinkling lights? How could they have disappeared?

Could they also be covered by the darkness?

As Ling was puzzled, a bright light suddenly flashed, its brilliance illuminating the entire sea. Ling could distinctly feel the air and water tremble at its appearance.

What was that? So peculiar...

Ling suddenly became excited. The journey was indeed the right choice, allowing it to see so many unknown and interesting things.

Then, several more flashes of light appeared, but this time they were much dimmer, and the water and air did not tremble.

These lights kept flashing in the night sky, though not as beautiful as the stars, they were very interesting to Ling.

Suddenly, Ling felt something hit Leviathan's shell, though the force was small, the number was large.

Was this... water?

Countless tiny droplets fell from the air, hitting Leviathan's shell and the surrounding water, creating ripples.

What a peculiar sight, why would water fall from the air?

Though curious, Ling did not stay, as the waters were beginning to become turbulent. If Ling did not leave, it might be swept away by strong currents to who knows where.

Leviathan released some of the gas in its internal air sacs and slowly sank into the dark depths. Once it reached the deep waters, it would not be affected by the strong currents.

Ling did not like the darkness; in this world, only the faint light of the lantern accompanied it. At this time, everything became very difficult. Although it occasionally encountered creatures that appeared in the darkness, most of the time there was nothing.

However, single-celled organisms were always common, and Ling suspected they had spread throughout the underwater world.

Suddenly, a large black shadow flashed past Leviathan and instantly disappeared into the darkness beyond the lantern's reach.

It seems this night is not lonely.

Leviathan released a large number of floating lanterns, expanding its field of vision several times. Ling carefully observed whether the creature would reappear.

Leviathan continued to sink slowly, appearing defenseless. Sure enough, the black shadow reappeared, instantly extinguishing several lanterns, apparently eating them.

The creature appeared, ate the lanterns, and then disappeared into the darkness. Given the dim light of the lanterns, Ling could not see clearly, but it could deduce that the creature was about the size of an aircraft carrier and moved quickly. Ling observed that the lanterns were torn apart by numerous hooks.

This was an arthropod.

Most arthropods crawl on the sand and move slowly. The most common trilobites are like this.

Ling had never encountered such a swift arthropod before, finding it peculiar. Perhaps its internal structure could bring Ling some surprises.

The arthropod did not intend to directly attack Leviathan but swam around, capturing the floating lanterns Ling had released.

Ling retracted all the lanterns and created a special type of lantern. Although it still glowed on the outside, it was filled with numerous explosive balls inside.

Ling released a large number of lanterns mixed with explosive balls. They had not moved far from Leviathan when one was immediately eaten. Although Ling could not see in the darkness, the special sensory tentacles on Leviathan could detect the vibrations in the water.

The creature was continuously shaking its head, causing water currents that Ling could clearly sense. It seemed to have been hit.

Next, Ling released a special type of explosive, which could move quickly using a water jet system. It was surrounded by light balls and had an eyeball at the front, named 'Guided Explosive'!

Several guided explosives rushed towards the arthropod in the darkness. As they approached, Ling could see the creature clearly.

The creature had a flat, oval-shaped body with a row of leaf-like appendages on both sides, which it used to swim. Its head had a pair of inward-curving, thick arthropods with many sharp hooks.

Let's call it a 'Hookworm.'

At that moment, it was shaking its head in the water, indicating that the explosive had a significant impact on it. This was different from other creatures, which would usually flee, go mad, or perform strange actions when in pain, accelerating their own death.

It was probably because the cells continuously sent information back to the 'brain,' causing the 'brain' to receive too much information and behave abnormally. If the Hookworm had a brain.

Pain for Ling was just a signal of being attacked, with no effect on its thoughts.

The eyeball of the guided explosive allowed Ling to see the Hookworm's weakness—its gills.

Many creatures have gills, which are primarily used to absorb oxygen. They look like cracks on the outside and usually have many soft, small tentacles inside.

Ling directed the guided explosives to directly collide with the Hookworm's gills, releasing a strong corrosive liquid that not only eroded the outer shell but also penetrated into the gills.

The Hookworm, in pain, began to thrash wildly, indicating that the attack on its weak point was highly effective.

Ling collected oxygen from the outside and sent it back to the air sacs. All the water jet openings could open and close, and it never exposed its weak points.

Ling suddenly realized that it often compared itself to other creatures, but it was indeed superior.

Ling continued to release a large number of guided explosives, constantly attacking and bombing the Hookworm. It created numerous corrosion marks and wounds on the Hookworm's shell, but because the Hookworm was moving, it was difficult to aim at the gills.

Despite being continuously attacked, the Hookworm did not flee but instead opened its head appendages and charged directly towards Leviathan.

Did it know the explosives were released by Leviathan? Very smart for an arthropod.

The Hookworm pounced on Leviathan, using the hooks on its appendages to scrape the shell. Ling did not act, wanting to test Leviathan's shell's protective ability and see if it could withstand such a large creature's attack.

After the Hookworm tried for a while and found it could not harm Leviathan's shell, it planned to retreat. At this moment, Leviathan suddenly raised its tentacles and instantly wrapped around the Hookworm's head.

Ling's tentacle muscles suddenly exerted great force, causing the Hookworm's head shell to tremble and even crack.

Although the Hookworm struggled fiercely, it could not escape Ling's tentacles.

Let's crush it.

Gur...

What is this feeling?

A strange sensation came to Ling's mind, and the water temperature suddenly rose, and the entire area seemed to be vibrating.

Boom...

In an instant, the entire area was as bright as daylight.

What was that?

Red-hot lava erupted from the mouth of a large rock on the seabed, causing the entire seafloor to tremble continuously.

The place Ling had wanted to go to earlier was there! During the day, it looked like just a large opening on the seabed, but now it was spewing lava?

The light from the lava illuminated the dark waters, flowing and spreading to the surrounding seafloor. All the creatures around were desperately fleeing, and those that could not move were consumed by the lava.

Ling's current position was not threatened, and it continued to slowly crush the Hookworm's head and let the collectors eat it.

Ling enjoyed its meal while admiring the unique underwater landscape.

Along with the lava eruption, large amounts of bubbles and smoke-like substances were also released, rising to the surface with the force of the eruption. Ling could clearly feel the heat.

Ling also saw that the opening spewing lava was slowly rising, but the movement stopped after a short time, and the lava eruption ceased.

The spread of the lava also slowed, gradually stopping and solidifying. The red glow began to fade and eventually disappeared, restoring the darkness of the night to the area.

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