Zhou Xuan removed the thing from his neck and body, and only then did he realize, through his supernatural abilities, that it was actually an enormous squid.
The tentacles were like human arms, covered with suckers. No wonder the place where it had entangled me was burning with pain. Luckily, I reacted quickly and had superpowers. Otherwise, it would have dragged me back, stuffed me into its mouth, chewed me up, and swallowed me. Once this thing gets big enough, it's something that even ferocious ocean predators like sharks are afraid of and dare not provoke.
This squid was at least five or six meters long. Zhou Xuan believed it wouldn't have much trouble swallowing a living person. Fortunately, his special ability was something the squid couldn't handle. Moreover, he had only used his ice energy ability to freeze it. Once the ice melted, it would be alive again. If he had used his solar flame ability to deal with it, the giant squid would either have become a cooked squid or turned into ashes.
Zhou Xuan caught his breath, then first moved the large clam to the top and put it in the net. Then he dived down again and dragged the giant squid upwards in the trench. The squid was too big, but it was still a marine creature with many tentacles. Zhou Xuan used some skill and the buoyancy of the seawater to drag it up into the trench with difficulty.
On land, it wouldn't be able to be towed.
After dragging the giant squid to the top of the trench, Zhou Xuan was exhausted and covered in sweat. However, he also realized that he had been in the sea for quite some time. The air tank of this ordinary diving equipment could only last for an hour, and he was afraid that more than an hour had passed by the time he came down.
As soon as Zhou Xuan thought of this, he quickly tied the giant squid to the net as well, because the net couldn't catch it. He could only tie it to the net and then try his best to float to the surface of the sea.
Because he didn't need to worry about any pressure, Zhou Xuan swam very fast towards the surface, much faster than the average expert diver. This wasn't because his swimming skills were better than theirs, but because his supernatural abilities protected him, making him much more resilient.
Zhou Xuan had been underwater for at least an hour, and everyone on the ship was growing increasingly anxious. For no apparent reason, Hu Yun insisted on diving down, and now, more than an hour had passed, and he was nowhere to be seen.
Yu Jinshan and Fu Gui were particularly worried. Yu Jinshan was a super expert who had come to their boat. Everyone was happy. He made a living by fishing and naturally hoped to find a good successor for the boat before he retired so that everyone could have a better life. Now it seemed that if Hu Yun took over his position, he would be a student who would surpass his teacher.
Fu Gui, on the other hand, was really upset because he had just made such a good friend and had such a powerful backer. If the friend suddenly disappeared, he would be very upset. Although they were both good swimmers, they were by no means diving experts, and they dared not go into the water during this season.
Zhou Xuan remained underwater for over an hour without an underwater communicator. Although the people on the boat didn't say it aloud, their expressions clearly indicated that Hu Yun was 90% likely to have frozen or drowned.
But none of them dared to go into the water to investigate, and could only wait. Uncle Yu was filled with regret; he should have stopped Hu Yun from going into the sea long ago. Now look what's happened!
Looking at his watch, Yu Jinshan said, "Wait five more minutes. If Hu Yun hasn't come up yet, pull the net up first." As he said this, Yu Jinshan hesitated, not saying that if Hu Yun didn't come up in half an hour, they should set sail. He couldn't bear to do it, and he felt uneasy.
Just as he was feeling suffocated, a loud splash of seawater a few meters outside the ship's side startled everyone.
Because no one expected someone to appear at this time, in their hearts they already assumed that Zhou Xuan would not come out. Too much time had passed. The submersible's air tank in the storage room could only supply air for a maximum of one hour. In the water, even if it was only a few minutes longer, no one could go without breathing, right? Now it had been more than half an hour. Even the best diver could not stay underwater for half an hour without coming up, right?
However, after a moment of stunned silence, everyone snapped out of it and rushed to the ship's side. They saw divers in diving suits emerging from the water; without a doubt, it was Hu Yun.
Fu Gui got excited and was the first to reach out his hand, calling out, "Little Hu, brother, is that you? Come on up here quickly!"
As they spoke, they grabbed Zhou Xuan's outstretched hand, and then Fu Bao and Fu Shan also reached out to pull him, and the three of them dragged Zhou Xuan onto the boat.
When Zhou Xuan removed his blindfold, everyone could clearly see that it was indeed him.
Zhou Xuan took off his diving suit and air tank, shook off the water droplets, and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, wind up the rope. I've already put the clams in the net."
Yu Jinshan was stunned for a moment, then remembered what Zhou Xuan had said he was going to do when he went down. He quickly waved to Yu Qiang and said, "Yu Qiang, open the sluice gate and bring the net up."
Fu Gui quickly grabbed the clothes and pants Zhou Xuan had taken off before going into the water and said anxiously, "Brother, put them on quickly, don't catch a cold."
At this time, the sun was directly overhead and the temperature was not low. As long as you didn't go into the water, the temperature was actually not comfortable, and it was quite strenuous to stay on the deck.
As Zhou Xuan dressed, he chuckled and said, "I've never seen this kind of deep-sea clam before. The ones I've seen before weren't this big. I wonder if they have pearls?"
Uncle Yu sighed, "Whether there are pearls or not, please don't do such things again, lest you make us worry on the ship."
Zhou Xuan smiled but didn't say anything. After Yu Qiang started the winch, the winch turned very easily because the net was very small, only a few meters wide. Even if it was completely filled with the net, it wouldn't weigh much, at most three or four thousand catties. The hundred or so clams weighed only five or six hundred catties in total, while the big squid might weigh several hundred catties.
Upon thinking of squid, Zhou Xuan immediately added, "Second Uncle, I encountered a large squid underwater. I tied it to a net, and I think I hit it in a vital spot; it seems to have been knocked unconscious."
"Squid?" Yu Jinshan paused for a moment, then didn't take it seriously. If someone could knock him unconscious and subdue him, it certainly had little to do with the "big" he mentioned. If it was the legendary sea squid, some people call it the "ghost squid," one of the most terrifying killers in the ocean. It's so big that even sharks wouldn't dare to mess with it. If a human diver encountered it, it would almost certainly be a matter of life and death.
The winch took five or six minutes to bring the small net up. When the net emerged from the water, everyone was startled to see a huge squid, five or six meters long, hanging outside it.
Encountering such a large squid would be extremely dangerous for a person. These squid are highly aggressive and lethal, and will generally attack humans or animals proactively. Their sharp teeth can tear an opponent to shreds in a very short time.
But the squid was limp and didn't move at all. Its two long tentacles were coiled and tied to the net, which was filled with a dense mass of large black clams, each one as big as a bowl.
After the winch completely hoisted the net onto the deck, everyone rushed over. Fu Gui and a few others first untied the giant squid. Two people tried to pull it off, but they couldn't. It took three people to finally manage to drag it.
After dragging the giant squid aside, Fu Gui and the others shook their hands and took a deep breath, saying, "This giant squid is so cold! It's like ice from the Arctic, like ice taken out of a freezer. This isn't a giant squid, it's an ice block!"
Zhou Xuan used a slightly stronger ice-energy ability on the giant squid. The giant squid was too aggressive, and he dared not underestimate it. Even though it was on the deck and not in the water, it would still be extremely dangerous to people if it fully woke up.
But not knowing what to do with the giant squid, he thought for a moment and asked Yu Jinshan, "Uncle Yu, I injured the nerves of this giant squid when I smashed it, and it seems to be motionless. But what if it wakes up later? Do you have an iron cage to put it in and throw it into the pool?"
"Yes," Yu Jinshan nodded in reply, then pointed towards the pool. "There are iron cages in the pool, specifically used to hold ferocious marine creatures like sharks. They didn't work on those tiger sharks last time, as the pool already had iron bars separating them. However, squid have flexible bodies, unlike tiger sharks, which can't escape. But giant squid might be able to, though. But these iron cages are no problem. The bars are very close together; even a half-pound fish couldn't fit through. Even if this giant squid had mastered the art of shrinking its bones, it still couldn't get through."
Zhou Xuan chuckled and nodded, saying, "Alright, let's leave it there locked up for now. Be careful it doesn't wake up; I almost got attacked by it."
Others might not know, but Yu Jinshan found it rather strange. He had seen this kind of giant squid once before, but it wasn't as big as this one; it was smaller and extremely ferocious. It would be almost impossible to catch such a giant squid alive. In the ocean, there was a possibility of catching a shark, but he had never heard of catching such a giant squid more than a few times.
How did Zhou Xuan manage to hit this giant squid's nerve soft spot? The chances of that happening are even smaller than a pie falling from the sky and hitting you on the head; it's truly a miracle.
However, at this moment, Uncle Yu only thought about it for a moment, and then quickly arranged other things. He had Fu Gui and the others carry the giant squid into the iron cage. In order to prevent them from focusing their attention on him, Zhou Xuan immediately used his supernatural power to remove the ice from the giant squid's body.
Because the iron cage had already sunk into the pool and was soaking in seawater, the giant squid suddenly stretched out its tentacles, as thick as a child's arm, and immediately wrapped them around Fu Bao, then dragged it into the pool.
Fu Bao screamed in fright and struggled desperately. Zhou Xuan pretended to help, and his ice energy slightly froze the giant squid, causing its tentacles to soften and detach from Fu Bao's body. The group quickly retreated and dared not approach the pool again.
Zhou Xuan laughed and said, "See? See? That giant squid is not to be trifled with. If we catch it off guard, we can hit its head nerve and make it go numb."
This reasoning sounds so strange. Zhou Xuan makes it sound so simple, but we've never heard of it before. Besides, Fukuyama and the others are wondering where the giant squid's head is located.
Zhou Xuan stopped talking about it and led them back to the deck net to clean up the large clams.
Without Uncle Yu giving any orders, Fu Gui and five or six others worked together to take out about a hundred large clams and place them on the deck.
Zhou Xuan then said to Yu Jinshan, "Second Uncle Yu, I have a personal request."
Yu Jinshan waved his hand and said, "What request? Just say it. As long as it's within my ability, it's fine."
"I want the biggest clam for myself, the others will belong to the ship as a whole. I want to keep the pearl inside that clam to give to my family later."