This place was a place of pure darkness.
They were at the bottom of the Misty Deep Sea. Although it wasn't very deep, no light could reach here. It was a world where nothing could be seen, but if there was light, one could see a 'spiky ball' resting on the seabed.
It was, in fact, a group of worms coiled together. Dozens of worms coiled together to form a spiky ball with a diameter of more than ten meters. Within the spiky ball was a ship, with Susumi and some emerald dragons trapped inside.
After the worm caught Susumi's ship, it sank to the seabed, and then … there was no more movement.
They didn't seem to intend to go anywhere. They didn't show any signs of trying to move, but because they were sealed, there was still a lot of air inside.
They had been there for a long time. What were they trying to do? Although there was still enough air inside, they couldn't keep waiting like this.
Lin had always had a troop type – Bechymos – look after them here. Bechymos was originally on the way to the Easternmost Continent. Because this place was relatively close to the Easternmost Continent, Lin had the Bechymos come to this part of the ocean.
Now, Lin wanted to try bumping them and see what would happen.
With that in mind, Lin had Bechymos slowly swim over and lightly bump the spiky ball.
Bubbles emerged from the spiky ball, but it remained motionless.
Thump! Next, Bechymos bumped it with even more force, causing the entire spiky ball to shake on the seabed.
But the worms continued to coil around the ship. They remained completely motionless.
How interesting. Why were they so persistent? They seemed to have a strange purpose. Moreover, did they think that wrapping the ship was more important than their own lives?
Let's blast them with a bomb and see what the answer is.
Bechymos extended cannons from both sides of its head and took aim at the worms. After some calculations, Lin's cannons would not harm the ship inside, but would inflict a certain amount of damage to the worms to see how they would react.
Boom!
A bomb flew and hit the spiky ball, causing an explosion. It made a dull sound in the water.
"Gulp …" The worms that were hit by the bombs lost a lot of their spikes, and some blood flowed out. Although there was no light, the smell was too strong.
Even so, they still maintained the same posture.
Although the worm did not move, the surrounding environment had a different reaction.
Thud. A strange sound rang out beside Bechymos.
Lin noticed that the dark seawater around her had lit up. It was almost the same as the fire she had seen on the surface of the sea.
Because in the pure darkness of the environment, even the star-like sparks were particularly conspicuous. Like a will-o '-the-wisp, it slowly floated over …
Furthermore. It wasn't just this ball of flame. As it floated, the surrounding water also lit up with the same light.
It was as if countless torches were burning in the water. This place was lit up by the flames, and the dark seabed was instantly as bright as day.
Under the illumination of the light, Lin could clearly see the burning things in the water. Just like the surface of the water, they were stones with torches on their backs. However, they were moving quickly in the water and were gathering towards them...
Lin called them 'sea ghosts', but they were actually living creatures.
These creatures had internal organs similar to arthropods, but their outer shells were made of something similar to rocks. They could float and move freely in the water. The most unique thing about them was the torches on their backs.
The torches on the backs of sea ghosts were hollow tubes filled with their own excrement. At the bottom of the tubes, they would suck up the water and push it upwards. At the top of the tubes, they would use a method to ignite the excrement and make it burn.
Due to the protection of a layer of transparent shell, they seemed to be able to burn in the water. The oxygen consumed by the burning process was also provided by them. They had the ability to quickly extract oxygen from the water. These creatures were the truth of the 'Sea of Lights'...
The specific function of the torch was not completely determined. It could be used for illumination, attack, or an organ to establish a special relationship with the strange fishes.
When the sea ghosts appeared, there would certainly be strange fishes following them. Near every burning torch, there would be a large number of strange fishes. Their target was quite the same – Lin's Bechymos.
The group of creatures surrounded Bechymos. They kept swimming around her, but did not attack.
However, Lin did not intend to wait for them to attack. Bechymos first fired the cannon and aimed it at the fishes around her.
Bang!
Under the muffled explosion, the school of strange fishes quickly scattered in fright. However, they gathered again at the same speed. This time, they finally opened their big mouths and rushed towards Bechymos.
Bechymos was completely surrounded by a large number of monstrous fishes. They kept biting and tearing at Bechymos's skin, but their teeth could not penetrate the tough skin of Bechymos. Even so, they kept trying.
Bechymos shook her body slightly, shaking off all the fishes on her body. They immediately rushed over again. But at this moment, Bechymos made a sound.
Hum. It was an extreme noise. All the strange fishes immediately stopped in their tracks and shook their heads in discomfort.
Sure enough, sound attacks were quite effective …
… Wait a minute.
Lin suddenly realized that the spiky ball of worms around Bechymos had disappeared.
Did that spiky ball … take the opportunity to run away? Their movements were quite fast, but he still didn't know how they moved ….
Perhaps the reason why they did not move just now was because Bechymos was watching. Lin did not know if these strange fishes had anything to do with the sea ghosts and the worms. They might have just come here to hunt by chance … or were they cooperating with the worms?
They might still want to continue attacking Bechymos, but Lin felt that the former was more likely …
But even if those worms had escaped when Bechymos was not paying attention, Lin knew where they had gone.
Spies were everywhere …
… … …
"Caw … Where is this place?"
A green creature opened its eyes. A burst of soft light slowly filled its vision …
It looked around and found itself sitting on a piece of gray sand. There were some oddly shaped plants around. They were only about ten centimeters tall and had fat leaves that emitted a sky-blue radiance.
Several emerald dragons were sleeping amidst these plants …
The light made the emerald dragon, Susumi, understand that this was a cave. The walls of the cave were also covered with these glowing plants. She and some of her crew had somehow ended up here.
"We were surrounded by a swarm of worms, then seemed to have sunk to the bottom of the sea. After that, there was a strange vibration …" Susumi tried to recall the situation, but it felt a headache coming on. "Why did we end up in such a strange place?"
"Caw!" A cry of surprise came from beside Susumi. One of the emerald dragons beside her got up. "Your Majesty? Are you hurt? "
"I'm fine," Susumi said. "We seem to have arrived at a strange place. “
"It's indeed very strange," said the emerald dragon. "We should … What is that?"
A sound suddenly came from the plants ahead. A small creature climbed onto a taller plant and looked into Susumi's eyes.
"That's an ancient squid," Susumi recognized this creature.
This ancient squid was about twenty centimeters tall. Although it looked small, it was bigger than the species in the Northern Continent. However, its appearance was exactly the same.
The ancient squid waved its tentacles on the plant. Its body stood up and began to change into various colors. These colors combined to form patterns.
The ancient squid changed into various patterns in front of the two emerald dragons. However, Susumi and the other emerald dragon still looked at the ancient squid in confusion …
"Your Majesty! It seems to be trying to express something. Look at its patterns carefully. " The Jade Dragon carefully looked at the pattern on Ancient Squido's body. He saw Ancient Squido change into a silver color. Then, it showed the pattern of two blades. Then, it turned green. Then, it turned red. Finally, it showed the pattern of a fish.
"I know," the emerald dragon said. The Emerald Dragon said, "It's probably trying to tell us that its meat will turn red and green when cut with a knife. It tastes like fish and is very delicious."
Susumi looked at the emerald dragon expressionlessly. "Do you really think it will say that?"
"Ga …" the emerald dragon said. "Sorry, I'm just a little hungry."
"It's probably talking about the silver dragons." Susumi looked at the ancient squid. "It knows about our war."
The emerald dragon quickly said, "As expected of your Majesty! That must be it! "
"You're … a member of the oceanography research institute, right?" Susumi looked at the emerald dragon and said, "I don't know how you got into the expedition team, but after this, you can disband."
"Ga? Why? "The emerald dragon was stunned. However, Susumi ignored it and continued to look at the ancient squid …
The ancient squid realized that Susumi was looking at it and began to change.
However, the change this time was very simple. It first showed two stones sandwiched together, then a white color appeared …
"What does it mean this time?" Susumi was confused.
"This probably means …" the emerald dragon from before came over and said, "Is it going to use the stones to sandwich something?"
Boom! As soon as the emerald dragon finished speaking, there was a loud noise nearby. Floating Astronomy.
PS: Thanks ~ Liuyan ~ for the tip ~
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