CHAPTER 342
Unobtrusive Ruins
There was a monster like this every few meters on both sides of the abyss. There were too many of them to count!
The army behind him had already caught up, and more and more warriors were killing their way out of the sharks' encirclement and making their way toward Xia Fei.
Gritting his teeth, Xia Fei leaped into the abyss.
His body continued to drift downward, and because the Bloodthirsty Ice God's weight was not light, Xia Fei sank very quickly to the bottom of the sea.
Xia Fei, these might be a mutated species of eels. Look at the yellow diamond-shaped patterns on their bodies. Even the fins on their bodies are very similar to eels, though their heads are way too big. They should be over twenty meters long, and the water is their territory. What do you plan to do? Phantom asked.
Xia Fei replied, "What else can we do? Charge down."
With that said, Xia Fei activated Breath Control. On land, Breath Control could conceal his presence, so humans and beasts would not be able to detect it, but Xia Fei had no idea if it would be effective in the water.
Seeing that he was already at the edge of the school of eels, Xia Fei suddenly sped up, his right hand tightly gripping Celestial Moon, ready to counterattack at any moment.
These large eels did not seem to have any reaction to Xia Fei's appearance. Their heads were tucked into the rock walls, ready to attack their prey at any moment. Xia Fei gave them the feeling that he was just a stream of water and did not have any alluring fragrance, so they did not even bother to look at him before letting him pass.
Xia Fei could not help but feel a little apprehensive. After all, it was no laughing matter to be caught in a school of tens of thousands of fishes.
With the speed and agility of the eels in the water, even if he fully exerted his speed ability, he might not be able to escape the pursuit of tens of thousands of eels.
The warriors following closely behind Xia Fei were not so lucky. The moment they stepped into the abyss, they became food for the eels. Often, one person would be torn apart by hundreds of eels, and in the blink of an eye, not even their bones would be left.
A few powerful warriors fought back and killed hundreds of eels. However, this was far from enough. The giant eels that were everywhere seemed to be endless. They seemed to be in groups, tearing at their prey in a frenzy.
Phantom looked at the seawater above his head that was gradually dyed red with lingering fear. "Fortunately, breath control can hide a person's aura. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'd end up like them."
Xia Fei nodded and sped toward the end of the abyss.
Gradually, the warriors gathered at the top of the abyss realized how terrifying the eels were. The braver ones stayed at the top of the strait to discuss countermeasures, while the cowardly ones scrambled back to the surface of the sea.
Time was money. The moment Xia Fei left the area with the most eels, he began sprinting as fast as he could. Celestial Moon formed a protective barrier around Xia Fei. Though it was very taxing to control Celestial Moon underwater, Xia Fei still managed to persevere for the sake of safety. Occasionally, a few eels that did not know what to do would try to surround him, but he would easily slice them into pieces.
"We're about to reach the bottom of the abyss. Xia Fei, can you still hold on?" Phantom excitedly asked.
Xia Fei nodded. The overly strong water pressure made it difficult for him to breathe, but it was a good thing that Xia Fei was diligent in his training, so he was able to endure it.
Xia Fei's two feet soundlessly landed on the sandy seabed, and a strange-looking sea worm that looked like a centipede slipped between his legs.
"According to the location of the Demon Dance just now, we should go a little further," Gui Ying said.
Xia Fei activated the propulsion system of the scuba system, and two rapid jets of water shot out, propelling him forward at high speed.
After walking for a few miles, the terrain in the distance suddenly caved in, just like the crater of a volcano.
And in the center of this depression was a city! A city built at the bottom of the ocean!
These ancient buildings were surrounded by a transparent energy barrier, and the seawater was unable to penetrate it. The streets and buildings were all clearly visible, and the energy system was still providing power for the operation of this city. Unfortunately, this would not last for long, for there was already an obvious electric current around the outer perimeter of the barrier. The energy was rapidly leaking out and reacting with the seawater, releasing an ear-piercing screeching sound.
"Heavens, I've actually seen a complete, functioning ancient ruin. Master will surely be ecstatic if he learns of this," Phantom exclaimed in delight.
Xia Fei crouched down and carefully observed his surroundings.
"There was an earthquake here not too long ago, which is why this city that was originally buried at the bottom of the ocean surfaced. Look, the surrounding rocks all have obvious cracks, and they've only just appeared. We need to hurry; the earth's crust is very unstable, and another earthquake could happen at any time. "
The entire ancient ruin was sealed off by the energy barrier, so how they were going to enter was not a small problem.
All of a sudden, Xia Fei's keen senses noticed a crack on the right wall, which led to the central plaza of the city. Furthermore, this passage seemed to have been taken recently, for there were obvious footprints on the muddy ground!
"Four, three men and one woman," Xia Fei said in a deep voice after checking the footprints.
Following this crack into the plaza in the center of the ancient ruin, Xia Fei crouched down and continued to look for traces of the four suspicious people. In a place like this, anyone could be his enemy, so he needed to be careful.
The seawater that was constantly seeping out from under his feet reminded Xia Fei that this city had already lost its air pressure balance. Once the barrier weakened again, a large amount of seawater would enter the ancient ruin through the cracks left by the earthquake.
From the footprints, these four people did not seem to be in the same group. They had split into two groups and headed in two different directions. Xia Fei thought about it and decided to do his best to avoid unnecessary conflict. He would first explore the ruins before finding an opportunity to deal with the four intruders who had arrived earlier than him.
From the outside, this ancient ruin should be a functional city. The buildings were very practical and not too luxurious. The only residential area was similar to a dormitory. It was very likely that this place had once been a mining area in ancient times, and the people living in this city were deep-sea miners.
Xia Fei opened a door to a residential house. Although it was no longer occupied, the automatic cleaning system had still cleaned the room. There was not a speck of dust on the metal floor as if it had just been cleaned.
"Look, it's a video reception system from the ancient civilization." Phantom pointed at a milky-white square box on the table.
Xia Fei hurriedly walked over and stored the box in his spatial ring.
"The video reception system from ancient times has many functions. All the electrical appliances in the room, the household robots, and the communication system can be controlled by this little box through sound. Although it doesn't have any practical value, you can still exchange it for quite a bit of money," Phantom happily said.
There were treasures everywhere in the ancient ruins.
In just a short while, Xia Fei's spatial ring was filled with all kinds of ancient relics, from automatic water purifiers to simple household robots with massage functions.
"These are all ancient relics that can't be bought with money!" Xia Fei excitedly said.
Suddenly!
There was a loud noise above the ruins!
Xia Fei hurriedly walked out of the room and looked up. It turned out that the warriors who had been badly battered by the eel formation had brought over a large warship and were using their cannons to kill the eels!
"This is too reckless! This ruin is already on the verge of collapse. What they're doing will only accelerate its collapse!" Phantom anxiously said.
Xia Fei knitted his eyebrows. "There's no time to complain! We need to quickly collect the most valuable things while the protective barrier can still hold. "
Looking around the ruins, a seemingly ordinary square building caught Xia Fei's attention.
Logically speaking, this ruin was not of a high grade, and all the buildings were very ordinary. The reason why Xia Fei felt that this building was special was because of his intuition, which he was always proud of, and also because of its unique location.
The four widest roads all passed by this building, making it extremely convenient for traffic. Moreover, the style of this building was clearly more simple and unadorned, so low-key that it was somewhat ridiculous.
Sometimes, it was not necessarily the gorgeous buildings that would attract attention. Buildings that were too plain would also stand out from the crowd. Xia Fei vaguely felt that there was something fishy about building such an inconspicuous building on such a main road.
* Whoosh! *
Xia Fei moved quickly, arriving in front of this building in an instant.
The square building was like a brick placed at the entrance of a road, low-key and sturdy. There was a door in each of the four directions, and the door in the north was slightly larger, while the other doors were much smaller.
"This door has just been opened," Xia Fei said as he observed a gap in one of the doors.
"Could it be someone who got in before us?"
"Very likely. What's strange is that they seem to be coming here on purpose. There were plenty of intact buildings along the way that weren't damaged, but this was the only place that was quietly opened. Furthermore, they're very cleverly trying to hide their tracks. If not for the fact that I've done enough research on the multiple alloy doors of the ancient civilization, I might have been fooled by them!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in and take a look first," Phantom said in a deep voice.
Xia Fei took out his toolbox from his spatial ring and tried to open this door.
The intruder's technique was extremely clumsy, actually choosing to directly destroy the sensor to enter, which undoubtedly made Xia Fei's task of unlocking the door a lot harder.
Fortunately, Xia Fei had done some research on the facilities of the ancient civilization, so this small difficulty was not enough to stump him. About a minute later, Xia Fei softly said, "Open!"
* Pa! *
A crisp sound rang out, and the thick alloy door automatically opened.
At the same time, the battle above the abyss was still ongoing. Though there were many eels, it was not enough to tear through the tough trititanium alloy shell of the warships, and those reckless warships kept firing at the eels. Boulders fell from both sides of the abyss, all of them smashing into the already fragile energy shield.
Xia Fei's figure flashed into the building, and just as the alloy door closed, a boulder weighing over a hundred tons landed on the side of the shield.
* Bang! *
There was a loud explosion. The protection system finally could not withstand the impact and exploded!
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