"It's strange, strange!"
Some of the bodyguards muttered in a low voice. The black seawater, coupled with the gloomy and cold wind, really made their hair stand on end.
Suddenly, the boat slowed down.
"The Ghost Reef is just ahead. Keep sailing! Get off the boat when we're close to the shore. Who told you to slow down? "Bai Xiaowen asked.
A few bodyguards at the helm rushed over, sweating profusely. "Spiritual Master, bad news. The boat … the boat can't move!"
"Can't move?" Bai Xiaowen repeated.
"That's right. After entering the black seawater region, no matter how hard we tried, the speed of the ship kept dropping. Even when the rudder turned, it became a lot jerkier. This feeling … it was as if there was a water ghost dragging us from under the ship, not allowing us to move forward!" one of the bodyguards said nervously.
Bai Xiaowen laughed. "Water ghost? Even if there's a water ghost preventing us from going to the Ghost Reef, it proves that ghosts are afraid of humans. How can humans be afraid of ghosts? "
Li Shuyi, who had been observing the sea, waved his hand. "Xiaowen, it's not the bodyguards' fault. There's a problem with the seawater."
Bai Xiaowen walked over. Li Shuyi picked up a long pole from the side, dipped it into the black seawater, and stirred it vigorously.
With this disturbance, Bai Xiaowen immediately discovered that something was wrong. Dipping the pole into the water and stirring the waves should be a very light movement. Even a child of a few years old could do it. However, Li Shuyi felt a little strained as he stirred the seawater.
Li Shuyi lifted the end of the pole. It was a simple movement, but it felt as if he was carrying something heavy. With Li Shuyi's strength, it was hard to believe that something like this would happen.
Splash!
A large clump of tangled seaweed was pulled out of the seawater by Li Shuyi, whose roots were intertwined with each other and intertwined with the long rod.
This clump of seaweed was only the tip of the iceberg. Most of it was still under the surface of the sea. It was possible that all the seaweed in the sea was growing like this. No wonder it was so difficult for Li Shuyi to drag the seaweed.
Li Shuyi pulled back his long pole. A bodyguard beside him pulled out his knife and cut off a small piece of seaweed, ready to give it to Bai Xiaowen.
The bodyguard had just touched the seaweed when his expression suddenly changed. He threw the seaweed and his waist knife onto the deck. "This is not seaweed. This … this is a woman's hair!"
"You're trying to mislead people with your lies!"
Bai Xiaowen snorted and squatted down to observe the small piece of seaweed. Then, he reached out to touch it.
In terms of appearance and touch, the seaweed was indeed very similar to a woman's hair. They were both black and slender, giving off an illusion of softness and toughness.
A wisp of flame emerged from Bai Xiaowen's fingertip and burned the seaweed to ashes.
"I understand now. The reason why this sea looks so dark is because it is full of seaweed."
Bai Xiaowen stood up and said, "The closer we are to the Ghost Reef, the more luxuriant the seaweed is. Therefore, we can't continue forward. Otherwise, the seaweed will entangle the bottom of the boat and block the paddle wheels. We will be trapped here with no way to return."
"Then what should we do now?" asked Li Shuyi.
"Let's get off the small boat. The small boat's draft is shallow, so the seaweed's resistance won't be so strong. We will row slowly. "
Bai Xiaowen thought that Zhang Ting's bodyguards were probably not obstructed by the seaweed because they had taken the small boat.
The two boats did not carry many small boats. Zhang Ting and the others had taken away two boats. The remaining three boats could only carry a dozen people.
Bai Xiaowen thought about it and only brought four bodyguards. Including himself and Li Shuyi, there were a total of six people. Every two people took a small boat and moved forward with the paddle.
The reason why he did not bring more people was because Bai Xiaowen considered the need to save people. Zhang Ting and the others had not returned. They must have encountered danger. This trip was not only to pick herbs, but also to bring Zhang Ting and the others back. If the two boats that Zhang Ting and the others were on were to sink, the empty seats on these three boats could still be used to carry passengers.
Furthermore, bringing a few fewer bodyguards would not affect the mission of harvesting the Spirit Wormwood by much.
The three boats slowly approached the Ghost Reef.
Just as Bai Xiaowen had predicted, the closer they got to the Ghost Reef, the more luxuriant the seaweed was. The sun had turned a pale white. When the light shone down, it did not make people feel warm. Instead, it was somewhat cold.
The atmosphere was very oppressive. Only the sound of the paddles could be heard.
"There's someone here! There's someone here! "Suddenly, a bodyguard excitedly shouted in a low voice.
It was the shore of the Ghost Reef. A bodyguard wearing a military uniform was lying on the ground, unconscious. Bai Xiaowen recognized that this person was one of Yu Dayou's bodyguards who had followed Zhang Ting to pick herbs.
The three boats reached the shore. Two bodyguards hurriedly ran over, slapping and hitting their comrade in an attempt to wake him up.
Bai Xiaowen secretly used [Insight]. Behind the bodyguard's name board, he could see an undesirable status called "Drowned Coma".
The basic first aid knowledge that he had learned in class came in handy. Bai Xiaowen instructed the two bodyguards to clean up the seaweed between the drowned person's mouth and nose. Then, he hung upside down to drain the water from his chest. After a while, the drowned bodyguard finally woke up.
From the drowned bodyguard's words, Bai Xiaowen understood the route that Zhang Ting and the others had taken. Regarding the information on the Ghost Reef, the drowned bodyguard did not give a complete account.
Bai Xiaowen led the drowned bodyguard and used him as a guide to follow Zhang Ting's route. Along the way, they found a few bodyguards who had collapsed on the ground. However, two of the bodyguards were already dead. Their throats had dark green fingerprints.
"They strangled themselves to death."
Bai Xiaowen made this judgment from the position and angle of the dead bodyguard's fingerprints.
A few bodyguards who were lucky enough to survive still had lingering fears when they talked about the situation on the Ghost Reef.
"Enlightened Master, we only saw two types of monsters on the Ghost Reef. One of them was a zombie. It was extremely strong and its skin was like metal. It was very difficult to kill. Zombies were fine. We learned martial arts from the general, so we could handle them. However, we were really helpless against the other type of monster. It was a ghost! "
"These ghosts seemed to be transparent. When we slashed at them, it was like slashing at the air. It was completely useless …"
Bai Xiaowen said, "If they were ghosts without a physical body, you wouldn't be able to hurt them. They shouldn't be able to hurt you either."
"No, these ghosts only know one move, which is to pounce on living people! After the ghosts pounced on me, I immediately felt a splitting headache. My vision was filled with illusions … "
Bai Xiaowen nodded. He had a rough understanding of the dangers of the Ghost Reef.
This place was very unfriendly for Melee Teams. There were zombies with extremely high armor and ghosts that could turn into nothingness. They were all very effective against Awakened Ones who dealt physical damage.
Unfortunately, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi happened to be in this group.
There was no need to talk about Li Shuyi. She was a typical DPS player. Although Bai Xiaowen specialized in mental attacks, he was a summoner. Most of his summoned creatures dealt physical attacks …
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