Ito then swam over to Yuriko and waved his hand in front of her eyes. Yuriko nodded to indicate that she was not injured.
Zhou Xuan could feel Fu Ying, whom he was holding, trembling all over. He looked at her and saw that she seemed to be having difficulty breathing, as if she was under a lot of pressure.
Zhou Xuan quickly checked his watch and realized that they had already dived to a depth of more than 220 meters. Fu Ying's right hand had been pierced by a powerful arrow, and her diving suit had become breathable, so it could not withstand the pressure of the deep water!
Zhou Xuan immediately transferred the icy energy in her left hand into Fu Ying's body. After circulating it twice, Fu Ying indeed stopped trembling, and her gaze towards her improved considerably.
Since the monster had been shot dead by Ito, he thought he might as well dive down to the bottom of the water and see if there were any yellow stones. Maybe he could even find the remains of Fu Ying's great-grandfather, Fu Yushan, and complete his mission!
Of course, the tragic death of the Wolf brothers also terrified Zhou Xuan, but fear is most intense when there is nothing to fear. If one is actually in the midst of it, one is not so afraid.
Zhou Xuan continued to dive down, holding Fu Ying's hand with his left. Fu Ying no longer felt the pressure of the deep water pressure because of the icy air Zhou Xuan had passed over. It seemed that even the pain in her right wrist had lessened a lot, and she no longer felt that it was unbearable.
As Ito helped Ono Yuriko prepare to swim upwards, Elena was also greatly frightened. She swayed her body and floated upwards as well. But when she looked up, the light on her forehead shone on her and she could clearly see the water above shaking rapidly. More than a dozen monsters that looked exactly like the ones from before were rushing straight down into the water!
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Volume One: The Lotus Buds Just Begin to Emerge, Chapter Twenty-Nine: Life-or-Death Crisis
This time, Zhou Xuan unexpectedly found himself at the very bottom, having only intended to look for golden stones. However, his dive led him to the furthest point from the monster.
Ito's expression changed as well!
I just killed that monster by surprise, but I didn't expect the smell of blood to attract more than ten of the same beasts. These things can't be shot through by crossbows from the outside, and now there are more than ten of them. How can I escape?
Elena and Yuriko Ono both desperately tried to dive deeper, while Ito ended up at the top. In desperation, he grabbed an underwater flare, which functioned similarly to a signal flare.
Ito pulled the trigger, and the fireball immediately shot out a dazzling light, illuminating an area of several tens of meters in radius. The monsters stopped abruptly when they were illuminated by the firelight.
While the monster was blocked, Ito quickly dived down. These fireballs could only last for a few minutes, so he had to seize this opportunity to dive to the bottom of the water to see if there were any other ways or a way out.
Zhou Xuan pulled Fu Ying to the bottom of the water with his left hand. Apart from the rock wall behind them, the three sides illuminated by the lights were all deep and dark, with no end in sight. They didn't know how wide it was. The bottom was smooth rock, almost like it was made of cement. There were no fine stones, sand, or mud. Occasionally, they saw the remains of fish, but nothing else.
Lying on the left was the monster that had just been shot dead. Zhou Xuan finally got a real look at it. The monster's head was almost 1.5 meters long, with a long snout. Its scales were very large, each piece bigger than a palm, like iron plates, covering the monster's entire body. It did look somewhat like a crocodile, but there were many differences. At least Zhou Xuan had never seen such a creature before, not even on TV or in movies.
Elena, Yuriko Ono, and Ito, who had also dived down, all seemed somewhat panicked. They swam to the right side of the rock wall, looking for a place to avoid the monster.
The depth of this underwater area is about 275 meters. The pressure is not as great as in seawater, but if it weren't for the function of the diving suit, no one except Zhou Xuan could withstand it. In addition, there is the extremely low water temperature, which is also a problem.
While Zhou Xuan channeled ice energy into Fu Ying to maintain her endurance, he pulled her to swim to the left. The monsters would undoubtedly swarm and devour them again after the fire went out, but following Ito and the others in one direction would be a bad idea, as it would only create more opportunities for the monsters to kill them. Going in another direction might distract the monsters.
But it's possible that he created this opportunity for Ito and the others. Anyway, the chances are fifty-fifty. It all depends on who is lucky enough to get more time to escape. But it's also possible that the monsters will split up to surround and kill them, since there are more than ten monsters, not just one at the beginning!
The flames overhead were finally extinguished completely!
The monster was circling around there. Zhou Xuan quickly swam forward. Time was running out. The monster would soon dive down again, and that would be the time for them to feast!
Sure enough, these monsters had an extremely keen sense of smell. As soon as the blood of the dead beast that had sunk to the bottom of the water floated to the surface, the monsters swarmed down at it.
Zhou Xuan swam forward with all his might. The light shone ahead, and suddenly he saw a dark cave entrance on the rock wall! He quickly stopped to take a look. The cave was only one meter high and fifty or sixty centimeters wide.
Zhou Xuan shone the lamp on his forehead into the cave. It was pitch black inside, and he didn't know how deep it was, but it was undoubtedly a good place to take refuge!
Looking back to the other side, one could see that the dozen or so monsters had already dived to the bottom of the water and were tearing the dead beast apart. Even its own kind was being torn to pieces.
It seems that although this underwater world is large, the fish in the water are only enough to feed the monsters. As soon as food appears, they frantically bite and eat.
Perhaps this underwater passage leads to other bodies of water. The monsters must have a food source to survive until now; otherwise, how could they have thrived for millions of years?
Then look at Ito and his sister, along with Elena, who are still searching for a hiding place to the right front of the rock wall.
Zhou Xuan immediately shone the light from his forehead at them and shook it a few times. Sure enough, Ito turned around and looked at it as soon as he saw the light and shadow. Zhou Xuan pointed to the black hole next to him.
Ito immediately pulled Yuriko around, and Elena, who was behind them, naturally turned around to look as well.
This cave entrance is undoubtedly a temporary safe haven. No one knows whether they can escape danger or not, and no one knows if there are other dangers inside. But it is currently the only place where they can avoid the monster.
However, the three people on Ito's side were at least twenty meters away from Zhou Xuan's side, and there were more than a dozen crazed, murderous monsters in between them. How to get through without being detected and devoured by the monsters was a direct problem they faced.
However, if you don't find a place to hide quickly, you will still become food for these monsters. Of course, even if you avoid the monsters and hide in the cave that Zhou Xuan found, the air on your back obviously won't last more than twenty minutes. You will suffocate after hiding in that cave for twenty minutes!
However, it's like a drowning person grabbing at a straw; even that can save their life.
So even when facing a ferocious monster, Ito, Yuriko Ono, and Elena turned around without hesitation and crept over along the rock wall, trying to make as little noise as possible.
These monsters have obviously lived in this dark area for a long time, and their eyesight has been severely deteriorated. Although their eyes are as big as copper bells, they can't see and mainly rely on their sense of smell.
After the dead beast was torn apart and devoured, the monsters began searching for food again.
Ito, who was at the front, suddenly saw a monster reaching out its mouth to touch him. In a moment of panic, he pushed Yuriko, who was beside him, and pushed her into the monster's mouth.
In her terror, Yuriko swiftly fired an arrow. Due to the close proximity, the steel arrow struck the monster's nostril. Blood mingled with the monster's furious thrashing, creating chaos that conveniently blocked the path of other monsters.
Ito rushed toward Zhou Xuan as fast as he could, not caring about making any more noise. Yuriko and Elena also swam over quickly, one after the other.
The moment Zhou Xuan saw Ito Yuriko, he felt even more disgusted with this little Japanese devil. Life is precious, of course, but Zhou Xuan would never do it if he had to exchange someone else's life for his own, especially since that person was his comrade and family member!
Several monsters rammed past the swirling, rolling monster, and then rushed towards it, followed by the ripples of water created by Ito.
Zhou Xuan dared not put Fu Ying into the cave first, because at such a deep depth, as soon as Fu Ying was removed from the icy air in his left hand, the water pressure would immediately crush her heart.
Ito scrambled and crawled to the cave entrance, then plunged in without a second thought, followed by Yuriko.
Elena was two or three meters slower. Seeing the monsters rushing towards them, Zhou Xuan dared not linger any longer. He pulled Fu Ying by the feet and they went into the cave backwards, with the light shining outside.
Zhou Xuan stretched out his right hand into the hole and shouted to Elena, "Give me your hand!" Although Elena couldn't hear him, she understood what he meant. She jumped up and stretched her hand to the edge of the hole.
Zhou Xuan grabbed Elena's hand and pulled her forcefully into the cave. Fortunately, he finally managed to pull her in. Once inside the cave, he felt that the person he was holding was a little light. Upon closer inspection, he was shocked!