Fu Ying burst out laughing, then wiped away tears as she laughed, scolding, "Even when you're about to die, you can't be serious!"
Ito snorted, "That's right. You're lucky, kid. With a beauty like Miss Fu in your heart, you'd be lucky to die. Let's go!"
Zhou Xuan helped Fu Ying put on her diving suit, zipping up both the inner and outer zippers. He then slung the air tank over her shoulder, took off his own shirt, walked to the large rock, picked up a piece of Fu Ying's great-grandfather's remains, wrapped it up, and tied it to his arm with his sleeve. www.wenX
The main purpose of this trip to Fu Ying's house was for her great-grandfather; if she could get out, she would of course go.
Fu Ying felt even more distressed when she saw that he still remembered her at this moment. He could no longer hear her. Zhou Xuan came over and held his hand tightly. Through the blindfold, Zhou Xuan could see that her tears were flowing uncontrollably.
Ito said somewhat impatiently, "You two go first, I'll go in the middle, and Yuriko will be at the very back. Hurry up and get in the water!"
Zhou Xuan let Fu Ying hold his right hand, took a deep breath, and then led Fu Ying into the water cave.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan felt the water was freezing cold. He naturally circulated the ice energy throughout his body. Although his skin felt cold, his body did not feel any discomfort.
Fu Ying didn't want to move at all. She held Zhou Xuan's arm with both hands and let him lead her down. Let the world collapse or let the monsters devour her, it didn't matter.
A person who isn't even afraid of death has nothing left to fear.
Zhou Xuan was worried that if he didn't have enough time to surface, there would be a problem because he didn't have an air tank to support him, so he had to hurry.
It only took Zhou Xuan about a minute to dive to the edge of the underwater cave. As soon as Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying emerged from the cave, they immediately began to dive upwards, releasing icy air to probe the activity within a radius of more than ten meters around them.
Ito held a crossbow in one hand and followed closely behind Zhou Xuan, while Yuriko followed behind Ito. The distance between the four of them was basically kept within three meters.
As I swam from a depth of 270 meters to a depth of nearly 100 meters, I did not see a single monster emerge. Apart from some transparent fish swimming around, I did not see anything else.
Zhou Xuan absolutely refused to believe that the monsters would be so kind as to let them go, and his nerves became even more tense.
Ito and Yuriko Ono became increasingly nervous. The fact that the monster hadn't appeared didn't relieve them; instead, it made them even more anxious and impatient. Knowing there was danger but not seeing it was even more terrifying. Who knew what would happen next!
It took nearly five minutes. Ito was somewhat surprised to see that Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying were not dazed as they moved, and there was no sign of frustration on their faces.
This must be Zhou Xuan's true strength. He dived for more than six minutes at a depth of 270 meters in a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius without any problems, clearly still having energy to spare. This has exceeded his expectations. This strength is something that Ito can't even match.
The eerie feeling in the water lingered in the hearts of the four people as they swam from 100 meters to 80 meters, 60 meters, 40 meters, 30 meters, and 25 meters!
When they reached twenty meters, Zhou Xuan suddenly trembled as the icy aura touched the monster's tracks!
More than ten monsters were all gathered about ten meters away from the vicinity of the rapid current of the east-west underground river!
Zhou Xuan tried to calm himself down, and then clearly saw that all ten or so monsters were upside down, their noses twitching, sniffing their scent.
Zhou Xuan immediately understood that the monster wasn't unaware that they had swum out of the water cave, but was waiting for them to swim to a very high position before launching an attack. Because at that point, going any higher would basically be suicide; they wouldn't be able to escape. And diving deeper into the water would be too far, making it impossible for them to reach the bottom and still avoid the monster's attack.
"This monster seems to have some intelligence," Zhou Xuan sighed, turning back to Ito and Yuriko and making a monster gesture.
Ito immediately stared intently upwards, pressed his body against the cliff face, and slowly floated up.
The monsters finally bared their fangs and claws and scattered to pounce. In just a few seconds, Ito saw more than a dozen dark figures appear in the pillars of light and fiercely rush towards him!
Zhou Xuan pulled Fu Ying behind him and then pressed himself against the rock, not blocking Ito's way so as not to injure him when he fired the crossbow bolt.
Fu Ying saw four monsters rushing towards them at the same time. Their wide-open mouths were filled with crisscrossing, sharp white teeth, which were extremely frightening. The distance of three or four meters was covered in the blink of an eye!
The one at the very front split its huge mouth wide open and then fiercely bit down on her and Zhou Xuan's upper bodies!
Fu Ying closed her eyes, reached out and hugged Zhou Xuan's waist. She didn't think much more about it. Instead, the fear she had felt earlier was gone. So be it. It would be nice to die with someone she loved.
Just as the monster lunged at Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying, two other monsters pounced on Ito. Ito gritted his teeth and fired an arrow from each hand. One arrow struck the nostril of one of the monsters, drawing blood. The other arrow, however, missed its mark and struck the outer skin of the other monster's chin. It made a brief contact before sinking into the water, never penetrating the monster's body.
As Ito fired the two arrows, he pushed off the rock face with his toes, leaping behind Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying and pushing them to the outside.
Zhou Xuan ignored Ito's actions, while Fu Ying closed her eyes and ignored everything. When the monster opened its mouth and bit down hard, Zhou Xuan suddenly stretched out his left hand and grabbed one of its big sharp teeth!
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Volume One: The First Signs of Growth, Chapter Thirty-Eight: Escape from Danger
As the monster lunged down with a powerful bite, Zhou Xuan, almost without thinking, unleashed a torrent of icy energy. The monster's jaws barely closed halfway before the intense icy energy transformed them into a golden hue, instantly freezing it in place and causing it to rapidly sink to the bottom of the water.
Two monsters that were pouncing on Zhou Xuan's lower body were suddenly pressed down by an extremely heavy weight, and were immediately crushed and sank down. After struggling to move their bodies, they had already sunk to a depth of more than ten meters.
Ito didn't see any of this. After forcefully pushing Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying out, he swam upwards with all his might. Yuriko didn't have time to look at Zhou Xuan either. A monster in front of her was pushed away by the three heads that sank down above, which relieved her of the temporary crisis. Looking up, she saw Zhou Xuan reach out a hand to her.
Baihe quickly stretched out her left hand, and Zhou Xuan pulled her up forcefully, bringing Baihezi to his side. Then he pulled Fu Ying's hand over and placed it in hers.
Yuriko paused for a moment. Zhou Xuan stared at her and gestured upwards. Yuriko understood. Zhou Xuan wanted her to pull Fu Ying up first, while he stayed behind.
At this moment, she didn't have time to think too much. Escaping was the priority. Although she didn't know why the monsters that were rushing towards her had scattered, this was an opportunity, and she had to seize it.
Fu Ying opened her eyes and found that she was still alive. The monster that had pounced on her was gone, but there were still several more about six or seven meters away.
Before Fu Ying could even think, Zhou Xuan placed her hand in Yuriko's, and Yuriko quickly pulled her to swim upstream against the cliff. Ito took advantage of this opportunity to swim four or five meters away.
Fu Ying saw that Zhou Xuan had stayed downstairs alone and didn't understand why, but she refused to leave with Baihezi first. She struggled, but Zhou Xuan wouldn't let her struggle anymore. He bent down, grabbed Fu Ying's legs with both hands, and pushed her up forcefully.
Yuriko and Fu Ying immediately accelerated upwards, and Zhou Xuan followed behind, swimming upstream.
Fu Ying saw that Zhou Xuan wasn't actually not leaving, but was just one step behind, and felt a little more at ease. Suddenly, she felt Yuriko's body tremble, and her swimming body paused for a moment.
Fu Ying saw Yuriko looking up with a terrified expression. Following her gaze, she saw a monster with its tail and head aimed at Ito's leg right above them.
Ito bent down and dodged the monster's attack by turning his body sideways. He then quickly aimed his crossbow at the monster and fired two powerful arrows, drawing two white lines in the water.
The monster shook its head and bit one arrow, while another steel arrow shot into its leg, sinking as soon as it touched its scales.