Now was not the peak season for diving on Yonaguni Island.
This could also be seen from the dive shop's recent business. Zhang Heng and Han Lu were the second group of divers in the past week. As far as Nelly knew, the first group of divers would fly back to Yonaguni Island at noon.
So, the three of them were the only divers in this area. Because of this, Nelly determined that the figure just now belonged to Han Lu. There was no fourth person in this area.
In other words, Han Lu was probably less than two or three meters away from them. So, Nelly's hope was rekindled. She even subconsciously ignored the fact that the black shadow was moving very fast.
In fact, it was impossible for a human to move at such a speed underwater. At this moment, Nelly's heart was filled with the joy of finding Han Lu. Even if she noticed the unreasonable speed, she would most likely explain it as ocean currents or something. Because of this, Han Lu might need their help even more.
So Nelly gestured for Zhang Heng to follow her. But then she saw Zhang Heng stretched out his hand and gestured for her to stop. After that, Zhang Heng crossed his fists in front of his chest and pointed in the direction where the black shadow disappeared.
It meant danger in the diving gesture.
Since Nelly saw the black shadow, Zhang Heng's observation skills would not miss it. And unlike Nelly's glimpse, Zhang Heng's eyes captured the movement of the black shadow. Although it was only for less than a second, Zhang Heng recognized what it was.
Yes, that black shadow was the half-human, half-mermaid monster he encountered in the mysterious and hazy seaside town during the Shadow Set's trial.
Zhang Heng did not expect to see these monsters again in the real world.
And unlike the time when Zhang Heng fought a hundred enemies with the Peerless Sword in the town, when they entered the water, they changed their clumsy way of moving on land. Now, they were like fish in water.
After completing the Black Sail quest, Zhang Heng's swimming skills had improved. At the very least, he could kill most people who did not rely on the sea for a living. However, he was still no match for these creatures that had changed at the genetic level. They were the product of the combination of humans and monsters, breaking the reproductive isolation between species.
They already possessed many biological characteristics of sea creatures. The fins that Nelly saw earlier were actually their real feet. Compared to divers, they did not need oxygen tanks to move underwater. They could breathe directly with their gills, and their speed underwater was at least twice as fast as on land.
On the contrary, Zhang Heng's movements were not as flexible as on land. He would feel the resistance from the seawater with every move he made. At the same time, he needed diving equipment to stay underwater. Hence, it was not easy for him to gain the upper hand here.
If there was only one, Zhang Heng could barely deal with it. But if there were as many of them as he did in the seaside town, he would be in big trouble.
That was why Zhang Heng was so vigilant now.
However, after Nellie saw Zhang Heng's gesture, she mistakenly thought that he was just nervous about the sudden crimson tide and wanted to ascend. Nellie could understand Zhang Heng's current mood. This was her choice, but that was before she saw "Han Lu." Now that she knew "Han Lu" was by her side, it would be difficult for Nellie to give up the search and bring Zhang Heng up. Especially when the gas in the gas cylinder was still sufficient.
So Nelly tried to calm Zhang Heng down while trying to tell him that Han Lu was nearby through hand gestures.
However, Zhang Heng still put on a dangerous posture. Nelly was a little impatient. She did not know if it was because of the red seawater around her, but she was more irritated than usual. When she saw the flash of a flashlight from a distance, Nelly immediately turned on her flashlight and shone it at the other side. After that, she planned to swim there.
But as soon as she turned around, Zhang Heng pulled her back. The suppressed anger in Nelly's heart suddenly rushed to the surface.
She did not know what the relationship between Zhang Heng and Han Lu was, but since the two of them went to Yonaguni Island for a vacation together, they were definitely not ordinary friends. When Han Lu was in danger, not only did Zhang Heng not think about rescuing her companion, but he also tried to stop her from doing so.
If Nelly were to put herself in Han Lu's shoes, she would definitely feel extremely disappointed now. So she broke free from Zhang Heng's arm in a fit of anger and swam toward the place where the flashlight came from.
At this moment, her heart was completely filled with anger. She even forgot to ask Zhang Heng to keep up with her. In fact, there was nothing else in her mind except to swim forward. It was as if she was possessed.
Nelly's diving skills were pretty good. Unlike Zhang Heng, who was always vigilant about his surroundings, Nelly only wanted to find Han Lu. So the two soon separated in the red seawater.
Zhang Heng was a little helpless. He noticed that Nelly's emotions were abnormal, but there was not much he could do underwater. Besides, he couldn't knock Nelly out right away. As for Zhang Heng, he did not know if it was because he did not have much emotion left in him, or for some other reason, he seemed to be immune to the red seawater around him.
After losing Han Lu and Nelly one after another, Zhang Heng became calmer.
He knew that the half-human, half-mermaid monsters were coming for him. Just like in the strange dream and the Shadow Set's trial, the monsters' target was always him.
However, Zhang Heng did not give up looking for the two women. Since he came to Japan for a vacation, he did not bring most of his game items with him. Even if he brought them with him, they would not be of much use underwater. After all, there were no Legos for him to assemble, and the Paris Arrow could not be shot underwater.
However, Zhang Heng was glad that he brought the Filter Lens and Betty's Shell with him. These two items were now in the thigh pocket of his diving suit, sealed with Velcro.
Zhang Heng opened his pocket and took out the Filter Lens from it. This was the equipment he needed the most right now.
The field of vision within a range of 300 meters was not affected by light, natural environment, and other factors.
This attribute might not seem very impressive, and it was not very lethal. However, anyone who played real-time strategy games would know the importance of vision, especially in an environment like this where they could not see anything clearly.
Zhang Heng took a deep breath, took off the mask, and stuffed the Filter Lens into it. After that, he put the mask back on, raised his head slightly, pressed the upper part of the mask with his fingers, and began to exhale through his nose. Soon, bubbles gathered on the upper part of the mask, and the seawater was squeezed out from the bottom of the mask. After repeating this process twice, the seawater in the mask was emptied.
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