A Long-Overdue Detailed Description of Every Kagune
The cargo fleet sped across the seabed, stirring up the sand and gravel with the currents it created.
Fine sand and pebbles rushed towards the ship's hull, but were blocked by the Psychic Energy Shield.
This keeps the hull clean and shiny, reduces wear and tear on the outer walls, and also makes the interior environment more stable and calm.
Therefore, during the voyage, Shisui's cultivation speed did not decrease, and his strength steadily increased.
A large amount of Flesh Crystals, refined from the energy extracted from the battlefield, were devoured and consumed.
Then it all becomes nutrients for the proliferation and evolution of Rc Cells.
And so, Shisui Sui slept peacefully.
For the next two hours or so, the entire fleet moved forward alone, with few living creatures to be found on the barren seabed.
The vast, azure northern part of the Azure Nether Ocean truly deserves its title as a blue desert.
Inside the main ship's cabin, two soldiers patrolling the corridor were chatting casually.
Since there had been no danger along the way, the soldiers had clearly become complacent.
They're more like loitering than patrolling now.
As they strolled around, they came to the corridor at the bottom of the main ship.
The surrounding lights were bright, but the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and cold.
"Oh my god, I didn't even realize I was here! Why didn't you warn me?"
"Don't we need to patrol here too?"
"We're prepared to be completely deserted, so patrolling is pointless; we might as well take the shortest route."
The conversation ended, and silence returned.
Suddenly, a faint scraping sound came from deep inside the cabin.
"Click click click..."
That couldn't be a hallucination, right?
One of the soldiers was the first to react.
He nudged his companion's arm and tilted his head in a deeper direction, signaling him to pay attention there.
His companion also heard the faint clicking sound, and his eyes sharpened.
He immediately wanted to go and find out what was going on.
The soldier who first noticed something amiss immediately stopped his comrade.
It's not wise to rush in before the situation is clear and we don't know what's making the noise.
In case the expensive equipment malfunctions, the two of them will suddenly appear on the scene.
They might even be framed by some irresponsible individuals.
The soldier picked up the communicator and skillfully began pressing the switches, preparing to contact the captain of his patrol team.
He didn't notice that the lights in the corridor were gradually dimming.
A thin layer of fog enveloped the entire bottom of the cabin.
In the darkness where the light couldn't reach, the sleeping Ghouls were awakened by the intruders.
The layers of Kagune surrounding their bodies dispersed, and as they advanced, they shed their old shells and grew new Kagune.
The slight clicking sound just now was the sound of the Kagune rubbing against each other.
The dim light from outside shone on the first floor of the Koukaku, making the purplish-red metallic luster flow like waves.
Through the Koukaku, one can see the next layer of eight Bikaku, each about a palm's width, spiraling around like ribbons.
On the Bikaku, newly formed scales faintly reflect patterns that are not yet fully formed.
The red hue on the roughened scales darkened by a shade, like a snake lurking in the shadows, waiting for its chance to strike.
After the Bikaku out, the beautiful inner layer of dark purple feathers becomes visible.
Fine grooves, used for bleeding, appeared on the blade-like Steel Feathers.
The soft, crystalline Owl Wings feathers become long and sharp.
Finally, there's the relatively weaker Rinkaku Scorpion Tail, which wraps around Shisui's waist.
As the Kagune dispersed one by one, a large amount of Feather Powder silently poured out, surrounding the prey.
Shisui, who was sitting in mid-air, jumped to the ground, and his body was instantly covered with a garment made of Rc Cells.
He jumped up and down on the spot, stretching his limbs.
"Click... click..."
Slight sounds emanated from various parts of the body.
The Ghoul's extraordinary adaptability allowed him to quickly master the sudden increase in power.
All of this happened in just half a minute.
As he stepped out of the mechanically constructed mezzanine at the bottom of the ship's cabin, the outside lights suddenly flickered violently before going out instantly.
A thick fog of Feather Powder rises, and the hunt begins.
"Sizzle... sizzle..."
In the darkness, the communicator kept emitting noise.
The two soldiers stood back to back, warily surveying their surroundings; the darkness made them feel increasingly anxious.
"How about it?"
Voices echoed in the empty corridor, with faint echoes reverberating around them.
"The call can't be connected; there's no signal at all."
How could there be no signal inside the ship?
"You ask me? Who should I ask!"
Before the two had even finished arguing, several dark figures suddenly appeared!
The Bikaku out from the darkness, climbing up their necks until they felt suffocated, and only then did they barely react.
"Well..."
"Snap!"
The Bikaku broke the prey's cervical vertebrae, and then more Bikaku pounced forward, completely engulfing the prey.
"Click... click..."
The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed through the corridor.
A moment later, the thick fog dissipated, and the Spatial Lockdown was lifted.
The Psychic Energy supply to the corridor ceiling lights returned to normal, and they flickered and lit up again.
The scene was deserted, with only a faint, lingering smell of blood slowly dissipating in the air.
Meanwhile, inside the holds of each cargo ship, in the cargo bays where the prisoners were housed.
This place is made up of a large number of enclosed metal cages, each 1.5 meters by 1.5 meters.
The cage contained nothing but a vent and a small door.
The design of one prisoner per cage ensures that these experimental subjects do not interfere with each other as much as possible.
In other words, it's about reducing the risk of jailbreak.
After all, everyone here is a healthy, able-bodied Human Race. If they gather together and brainstorm, it might lead to some crazy ideas.
In some of the cages, the puppets parasitized by Radiant Feathers opened their eyes.
The Rc Cells on their Radiant Feathers begin to devour the host's flesh and blood.
The puppet's body began to wither away at a visible rate, turning into an empty human skin.
Subsequently, the human skin was filled with rapidly proliferating Rc Cells.
The "infection source" carrying a large number of Rc Cells was completed.
Meanwhile, Chongming City.
As usual, the eldest prince Yuan Rong, drank tea in the Reed Pavilion for a while before getting up to leave.
He got into his carriage and returned to the Dragon Palace as if nothing had happened.
Inside the Reed Pavilion, in the No. 1 private room of the Heavenly Division, eyes followed the direction the carriage had left for a while.
Yan Fei seemed lost in thought. He withdrew his gaze and asked, "Haven't you found anything yet?"
"No."
Lu Qianyu's expression was grave, her fingers tapping rapidly on the training platform. "Around eight o'clock, the streetlights over there didn't capture any useful information."
"I see."
Then we can only try our luck and see if there are any witnesses.
The incident of the Crown Prince's carriage being broken into this morning is extremely bizarre.
Even though the glass streetlights deliberately avoided the royal carriages.
But it's highly unusual that even a quick scan of the nearby streetlights didn't capture the criminal's image.
Alternatively, the other party may be in a cooperative relationship with the Crown Prince, and the streetlights may have been moved to a position where visibility was not expected.
Either that guy is strong enough, and knows the routes for traveling within Chongming City's inland areas.
Regardless of the possibility, it represents an unknown variable.
Yan Fei's intact gray eye narrowed slightly, and invisible, transparent Psychic Energy extended out.
As an undercover intelligence agent, he could not tolerate such uncontrollable factors running rampant near his territory.