Chapter 536

Saint Carmen frowned. She really wanted to participate in the operation to wipe out Sea Creatures's stronghold. But Mister Zhongli had already been very tactful, telling non- Technician not to go. This saved face for her in front of the many Inquisitor and their subordinates. If she insisted on going now, it would seem very inconsiderate.

And...

Saint Carmen slightly raised her head, her gaze sweeping over Shi Lei's back. Apart from the luminous deer who seemed to have mediocre strength, the other women all appeared to be more powerful than herself.

If you insist on going, you'll only become a burden.

Why.

Saint Carmen sighed and expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Shi Lei with the highest Iberia courtesy:

"Mister Zhongli, I'm counting on you this time. Please bring this disaster to a satisfactory conclusion!"

Tiago stared longingly at the Rock platform, looking like she really wanted to go up. But she wasn't Technician, and just as she was about to climb up, Jordi saw through her ruse. She could only awkwardly return to the crowd, secretly glaring at the person who had ruined her chance.

Kal'tsit watched the Doctor walk onto the Rock platform, her open green overalls fluttering in the wind.

"The Doctor, don't worry. We have the best Operator who will keep Rhodes Island running."

Throughout these long years, I have wanted countless times to solve the problem facing Sargol. But Sargol is far removed from the land, standing alone. I think we can no longer delay. The dangers posed by the ocean are on par with Originium. If civilization is to continue, we must overcome this catastrophe..."

For some reason, Shi Lei really disliked Kal'tsit's way of speaking. Even though he could understand her now without Amiya's translation, he just didn't want to hear her speak.

"Can you get to the point?"

Kal'tsit's expression froze, and she fell silent for a few seconds. She condensed what she was about to say, further and further. If she hadn't seen Shi Lei frown, she could have said much more:

"Although this world remains rife with conflict, and division and war have never ceased, now that you know the source of the disaster, go there and seek the truth."

Seeing Ama-10 humiliated in front of Shi Lei, Anmatar looked like it was suppressing a laugh. It didn't expose Kal'tsit's Pre-Civilization identity, but just watched silently.

After excluding irrelevant individuals, the eleven set off again. With Extreme as their navigator, they took more than six hours to reach their destination.

Looking down from the sky, a huge, dilapidated ship is adrift alone on the ocean.

Shi Lei didn't rush down, but instead used his Psychic Power to perform a full scan of the Fool's Ship.

Two minutes later, he announced the result directly:

"No need to go down, it's all Sea Creatures."

Meanwhile, the Sea Creatures aboard the Fool's Ship seemed to have sensed something. Just like the Sea Creatures on the other side of the Eye of Iberia, they desperately abandoned ship and jumped into the sea to escape.

"Tsk."

Seeing Sea Creatures fleeing desperately, Shi Lei's eyes suddenly lit up as he thought of a way to track down their hideout.

He leaped from the Rock platform, landing freely towards the sea like someone jumping off a building.

At the same time, thumb-sized Rock Constructs were implanted into every Sea Creatures within sight.

Considering that too few samples would result in a highly dispersed sample size, a sufficient sample size is necessary for accurate localization.

In less than ten minutes, all the Sea Creatures on the Fool's Ship jumped ship and escaped. Only a few humanoids, suspected to be Sea Creatures Infected, remained in the cabins.

Shi Lei returned to the Rock platform and began to sense the direction in which the Sea Creatures had fled. He discovered that they had gathered together again after being scattered for a long time, and he immediately grinned with satisfaction.

His perception range of Rock Constructs far exceeds the influence range of the Jade Shield. As long as there are enough Rock Constructs and they are large enough, he can sense them even on neighboring planets. At this moment, sensing the movements beneath the black ocean is a piece of cake.

After returning to the Rock platform, Shi Lei closed his eyes and sat cross-legged in meditation. Seeing this, the others did not dare to disturb him and stayed on the Rock platform, gazing at the dark sea in the distance.

Seeing that he hadn't made a move as night fell, the increasingly impatient Extreme cautiously asked in a low voice:

"Mister Zhongli, how long are we going to have to wait? The Fool's Ship's Ship is right down there, why don't we go down?"

"No rush, let the bullets fly a little longer."

"Bullet?"

Shi Lei was referring to a movie reference, and since he couldn't explain what "Extreme" meant, he simply didn't bother to explain it.

Seeing that he was still resting with his eyes closed, Extreme had no choice but to suppress his agitation and continue lying on the Rock platform.

However, there's really no reason to see the Black Sea; I wonder how those sailors survived it.

He waited for over six hours, until 2 a. m. the next day. Shi Lei finally confirmed the location of Sea Creatures's hideout and abruptly opened his eyes:

"Found it!"

Texas and the others didn't look at the sea; instead, they imitated him by sitting and pretending to sleep. Upon hearing this, they all opened their eyes.

The three women were not surprised at all, because generally there was nothing their lovers couldn't do.

"The location is a bit deep, on the seabed. Extreme, you stay here and don't wander around. There are non-human creatures on that ship; there's no need to jump down to check. It would be a waste to get infected by the germs on Sea Creatures's body."

After making the arrangements, Shi Lei used the Jade Shield Wall to create a huge protective membrane. It contained enough oxygen for the others to breathe.

If the Extreme are needed later, Shi Lei will quickly return to sea level to call him and replenish his oxygen supply.

Once everything was arranged, he led everyone away from the Rock platform and plummeted downwards. Looking down from above, the dark sea resembled a terrifying gaping maw of abyss. However, this had no effect on the group, who were used to seeing big scenes.

"Thump."

After the protective membrane entered the water, it began to descend rapidly.

To avoid being discovered by Sea Creatures, Anmatar extinguished the light source on his body, plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Xi seemed to have some claustrophobia, holding tightly to Shi Lei's hand. Only by his side could she find a truly fulfilling sense of security. Texas and Mudrock, though not afraid of the dark, also clung closely to their lovers.

Alty and the others were Great Beast of the sea, able to see even in the dark, and they cautiously looked around.

Only the Doctor, being alone and too embarrassed to approach Shi Lei, could only close his eyes and rest. By not looking at the scene in the deep sea, he wouldn't feel uncomfortable.

After descending more than 13,000 meters, the protective membrane finally slowed its descent.

In this unexplored and mysterious realm, there lies an underwater city resembling Atlantis. Its overall area is even larger than that of Lungmen.

Seeing this, Aya's expression tightened, and she said in a low voice:

"Mister Zhongli, it seems Sea Creatures hasn't moved his base. The Sea God Temple lies deep within here. A thousand years have passed since we last left. To be honest, we don't know the specifics inside."

Shi Lei nodded and made a shushing gesture.

He immediately began Psychic Scan, thoroughly examining the area within a six-kilometer radius.

Those Sea Creatures containing Rock Constructs were resting on the exposed seabed, completely unaware that they themselves had led everyone here.

Shi Lei's Psychic Power swept across the streets, which had been corroded beyond recognition, like waves.

Soon, two kilometers away in the southwest corner, a place that looked like High-tech Building was discovered.

After confirming there was no danger, Shi Lei led everyone here. The pale blue light tubes were one of the few sources of light in the vicinity. Facing the fingerprint recognition lock that had been submerged for tens of thousands of years, he gestured for the Doctor to come and try it. But the Doctor tried for a while before realizing that the lock wasn't powered on.

Shi Lei was not annoyed by this. He gestured for everyone to remain quiet. He then summoned his Rock Constructs and slowly pried open the door little by little.

Seeing the seawater starting to pour in, Shi Lei realized there was no seawater inside. He immediately used the Jade Shield to seal the gate, allowing only his own people to pass through.

The group was able to enter and glimpse the interior. Anmatar looked around, then leaned closer and whispered:

"This is the laboratory."

Shi Lei nodded and gestured to explore inside. They searched each room one by one, trying to make as little noise as possible.

Unfortunately, most of the instruments here were damaged, and no useful data was found. Only a terminal at the end of the corridor, flashing a faint blue light, caught Shi Lei's attention.

Just as he approached as the vanguard, he suddenly heard a synthetic mechanical prompt.

[Warn!]

[Warn!]

[Unknown Authority approaching!]

Please cooperate to verify your identity!

Upon hearing this, Anmatar used his horn to ram the bewildered the Doctor. The latter went to the terminal, hesitated for a moment, and then took off his hood, revealing for the first time to outsiders his human appearance without any animalistic features.

The surveillance camera in the corner emitted a blinding red light. It quickly scanned the Doctor's face, and after a few seconds, it responded promptly.

[Authentication successful!]

[You have the Highest Level Authority. Do you want to launch the Terminal Device and access the stored Top Secret File?]

The Doctor turned to Shi Lei with a questioning look, and seeing that he remained unmoved, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer:

"Yes."

After running for two minutes, a drawer popped out of the terminal. The Doctor went to check it and took out four documents. Each document had a title: Reproduction, Migration, Survival, and Growth.

Shi Lei tentatively stepped forward and found that the mechanical prompt tone did not sound. He picked up a document titled "Growth" and checked its contents.

[Project: Growth]

[Objective: To provide nutrients and produce resources]

[Model access has been granted.]

The documents included a sketchbook with hand-drawn illustrations of dozens of marine plants and animals that Shi Lei recognized. The other three documents also contained no valuable information.

He turned to look at Anmatar, wanting to ask it what this meant. The latter, seeing this, came over and read through all four documents, then said somewhat awkwardly:

"This must be a picture book left by the Creator, but it's of no value to us now. Our top priority is to enter the Sea God Temple and eliminate the Sea God's Sea Creatures."

Shi Lei was speechless, but too lazy to argue further.

Anmatar is right; the most important thing now is to resolve the crisis that Sea Creatures has brought to this land.

After leaving the Pre-Civilization laboratory, the group continued deeper into the underwater city. To Shi Lei's surprise, there wasn't a single Sea Creatures in this underwater city.

They were like a strict hierarchy of servants, all living on the seabed outside the city.

Alty and his three companions, who possessed the ability to see and navigate, led the group stealthily towards the Sea God Temple. For some reason, Shi Lei felt a strange, indescribable sensation within him.

I feel like everything is going too smoothly.

Sigh, I hope I'm just overthinking it.

Twenty minutes later, Alty stopped. Without her pointing out the direction, Shi Lei knew that the brightly lit palace ahead was Sea Creatures's lair, the Sea God Temple.

He launched Psychic Scan, only to find a single humanoid creature inside, which made him frown slightly.

Um?

Logically, there should be many Sea God Ishmarra here, so why is there only one?

Something's wrong. Something's very wrong.

Shi Lei was extremely cautious, extending his Psychic Power to a radius of six kilometers. Strangely, there were no ambushes.

Furthermore, the humanoid beings in the Sea God Temple appear to be no different from normal humans in terms of their outlines. What exactly is going on?

"You stay here, I'll go in and take a look."

This place is tens of thousands of meters above sea level; if ambushed, escape would be impossible. If such a thing were to happen, Shi Lei would not hesitate to ascend to the sea. He would never allow his beloved to suffer even the slightest injury here.

Texas knew what was important and what the Sea God Temple was. She didn't insist on following, but instead gave a thumbs-up to the darkness.

Without saying a word, Shi Lei walked straight inside.

That feeling of extraordinary success showed no signs of abating; on the contrary, it intensified.

The doors of the Sea God Temple were wide open, revealing its bright interior. As if it knew someone was coming, it gave Shi Lei a feeling of wanting to welcome him but also not wanting to leave.

Before entering, Shi Lei had already noticed the unusual appearance of the Sea God inside through scanning. Filled with intense curiosity, he walked into the palace's circular hall.

The Sea God sitting here is none other than Skadi, the missing Rhodes Island operator!

Compared to her red outfit when we first met, she is now wearing a flowing, ethereal gauze dress.

"You've finally arrived."

Shi Lei detected no ambushes within six kilometers and warily watched Skadi. Her appearance at the Sea God Temple, tens of thousands of meters underwater, was itself unusual.

"Were you waiting for me?"

"Yes, ever since you appeared above the Fool's Ship, I've had Sea Creatures lead the way here. Since we have no power to resist you, we might as well face it squarely."

"Us?"

Shi Lei keenly noticed the difference in how the people were addressed and frowned slightly.

"So you're Sea Creatures Sea God?"

Skadi looked up at her, her red pupils sparkling and captivating like rubies.

"You could say yes, or you could say no. If you're not in a hurry, please let me explain."

Shi Lei did not respond, choosing silence as his answer.