This was … a rather cool place.
It would appear that after transforming into this' aquatic form ', her resistance to water pressure and cold had increased. Lin believed that with her original body, she would not be able to endure this depth.
But now, it would appear that there was no problem. Lin's character, Atlan, swung her tail like a whale and slowly moved forward with her hands clasped together.
It did indeed feel like an aquatic creature, but there was still something strange about it. Because her upper body had not changed, the transformation was not complete.
However, from the 'aesthetic point of view' of Atlan and other Ershi residents, they were very fond of this incomplete … … 'synthetic creature'.
This was what Lin had seen in various information about them, as well as in movies and TV shows. They liked to combine parts of various creatures with their own forms. Wings were the most common, but there were many other parts. This kind of appearance was very similar to other creatures with their own personalities.
After transforming into this form, Lin gained many special abilities. At the same time, her vision was the same. Lin was now at the bottom of the lake. This place should have been very dark, but Lin's character could see everything clearly.
A faint blue colour covered most of the area. Many caves could be seen on the rocky lakebed. Water slowly flowed in and out of these caves, each of them leading to different places.
At present, Lin's character had a 'target' in her mind. This' target 'indicated the location where Atlan would establish their civilization after carrying out their sea dwelling project.
They might establish their first 'underwater village' there. But now, Lin only knew the direction of the target. She did not know how to go about it.
For example, Lin did not know which of these caves at the bottom of the lake would lead to the sea.
This cave seemed to be the most likely one …
Lin swam to the front of a large cavern. This cavern was similar to the surrounding caverns and was illuminated by a faint blue light. Many small creatures could be seen swimming around the cavern. Some of them were fish, while others were worm-like creatures. There were also some that were large in size … … and quite dangerous.
This large creature swam in front of Lin. It was a creature known as a 'bull shark'.
It was much smaller than the shark Lin saw at sea last time. But it was still much bigger than Lin's character, Atlan.
This' bull shark 'was over three metres long. Lin felt that it weighed around 300 kilograms. It swam around Lin, seemingly hesitating whether or not to … … attack.
This might be because of Lin's' tail '.
Lin had read in the information that these half-fish, half-Atlan creatures mostly had a fishtail with scales. However, Lin's character wasn't a fishtail, but a whale's tail. There were no scales on it, and it was black and white in color.
It was the same as the killer whale's tail.
Normally, bull sharks would be afraid of creatures like killer whales, but Lin was obviously smaller and only had half of her tail, so it was very hesitant.
Lin ignored it and swam straight into the cave. The bull shark swam in circles behind. But he didn't chase after them.
It seems that its fear was still greater than its appetite. Lin swam in the cave for a while and soon lost sight of it. At the same time, Lin began to pay attention to the scenery in the cave.
The creatures here … seemed to be very abundant. There were a large number of sea anemone-like creatures attached to the rock walls on both sides. They swayed their transparent tentacles, and among them, there were many white prawn-like creatures.
As Lin went deeper, more and more of these creatures appeared, but the cave also became narrower and narrower. The cave, which was originally more than ten meters wide, was now only three meters wide.
Lin stopped here. She could see that the cave ahead would become even narrower. It might be impossible to pass through.
The bull shark might not have come in from this cave. It might have come from another cave. However, the main reason Lin stopped here was because she felt … hungry.
This new form of hers should be able to swallow food in the water and expel the excess water. So, Lin was not worried about any difficulties in eating. But … what should she eat?
There didn't seem to be any food here. There were many coral-like creatures attached to the surrounding rock walls. They were basically inedible. Creatures that couldn't move usually had something like poison as a defense.
The tiny fishes hiding between them were too small and hard to catch. Since that was the case, she could only continue to swim forward and see what was there …
That one seems edible.
Lin saw a creature clinging to the rock wall in front of her. It was called a 'rusty crab', mainly because of the rust on its body. It was a small crab-like creature.
This one seemed to be shedding its shell. Lin saw its carapace slowly opening from the back, and a new body was squeezing out from the opening.
This was the most vulnerable moment for these creatures. Lin watched it slowly squeeze out from the side. When it was completely out, she grabbed it and put it into her mouth.
It seemed to have no taste apart from being 'salty'. Because it was quite soft after shedding its shell, Lin ate it all.
Aside from the gills and other parts, there might be a lot of parasites in those parts. Although there might be parasites in other parts as well, she still had to bear the risk.
With that in mind, Lin continued to swim forward. As the cave became narrower, Lin also noticed that the surrounding water seemed to be closer to the sea. When the cave became only two meters wide, Lin noticed that the creatures had become denser.
These were all relatively 'pure' sea creatures. It seemed that this place was quite close to the sea … If this place was on land, it should be close to the sea.
However, the narrow cave was indeed a bit troublesome. Swimming here, she would occasionally bump into rocks. Although it wouldn't leave any wounds, it was still quite painful.
In the narrow cave, Lin saw many crab-like creatures. Compared to the previous crab-like creature, they were much smaller, and …
Very painful.
Lin suddenly felt a sharp pain. Looking at the source of the pain, she saw a creature with a very long body sticking to her tail.
This creature was about one meter long. Its head was flat, while its body was as long as a 'snake'. When its head was stuck to her skin, she felt a constant pain.
So, Lin bent down, grabbed it, and pulled it out.
This was quite painful. The moment she pulled it out, a large amount of blood gushed out from the wound. Lin grabbed the creature tightly and carefully looked at its mouth.
Its round mouth was full of barbs, which was why it was so painful to pull it out. If it was a normal fish, it would be much more troublesome. Because the fish didn't have the hands to pull it out, the creature might just stick to them and suck their blood and flesh.
This creature was called a 'Lamprey'. It originally wanted to eat Lin, but now it should be the other way around. Since Lin wasn't full before, this' Lamprey 'could also be eaten.
With that thought in mind, Lin pressed it against the cave wall and squeezed its head with a rock. The creature's struggling movements slowly slowed down, and then it stopped moving.
Lin found that her hand seemed to be holding the creature very firmly. Although it didn't seem to have changed, an ordinary Atlan's hand wouldn't be able to hold such a creature firmly, let alone in the water. However, this Lamprey couldn't break free from Lin's grasp.
In short, she could start her second meal underwater …
…
It seemed … this was the exit.
After eating the Lamprey, Lin tasted the unbearable fishy taste in her mouth as she moved forward in the cave.
Finally, she reached the end of the narrow cave. Lin found that the exit was on a huge rock wall, and in front of her was … a vast expanse of water.
After reaching the ocean, it was much easier to reach the place where she planned to live in the sea because there were no obstacles on the way.
However, there seemed to be some … creatures that could be called obstacles.
A huge black shadow rushed over from afar, and Lin immediately retreated into the cave. Then, the black shadow slammed into the cave wall, and the impact shook the entire cave.
Lin could see a huge mouth full of sharp teeth blocking the exit of the cave. Then, the mouth retreated, and Lin saw its full appearance.
It was the shark that attacked the ship.
Lin now knew its name. It was called the 'Megalodon'. This one was smaller than the previous one. It was about 13 meters long, but it was still much bigger than Lin. It might have been attracted by the blood that flowed out of Lin's wound in the cave.
Because it was too big, it couldn't get into the cave. However, it seemed to want to come in very much. After circling around outside, it slammed into the cave again.
A dull thud echoed in the water, and the teeth blocked the exit of the cave again.
Won't it hurt itself? Just as Lin was wondering, it retreated again.
But this time, Lin found that it didn't seem to be retreating willingly. Something was dragging it from behind. The Megalodon's head kept shaking, and its body was also shaking and struggling. After it retreated to a place far away, Lin swam out of the cave and found that there was an even bigger creature behind it biting its tail.
It had a cylindrical head, and its body was about 17 meters long. Its strength was far greater than the smaller Megalodon.
And what made Lin feel strange was that … it had a name that Lin was familiar with.
'Leviathan'.
Its full name should be 'Leviathan'. It seemed to be a large sea creature that lived in Ershi, but it was already extinct.
But Lin already knew its name. Speaking of which, when Lin first thought of the name 'Leviathan', she seemed to have suddenly thought of a word. Then, at that time … was Lin actually thinking of the name of this creature?
Why … did Lin recognize it at that time? (To be continued.)
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