Two figures dove straight down through the seawater.
Lin Qiye extended a hand and traced something through the water. Moments later, massive Magic Arrays unfolded one after another, and several Sea Beasts appeared in the seawater: enormous squids, silver electric eels wreathed in crackling lightning, smaller yet incredibly swift sea turtles...
The Sea Beasts floated in the dark waters, each giving Lin Qiye a slight bow before dispersing in different directions.
Among the many attendants of the Psychiatric Hospital of the Gods were quite a few "Mysteries" capable of moving freely underwater. In this environment, they were far more mobile than Lin Qiye himself, and having them assist in the search would greatly improve efficiency.
Lin Qiye beckoned to a Lantern Fish the size of a small boat. It immediately swam beneath him and Jialan, carrying them swiftly through the water on its back.
He had chosen this Lantern Fish as his personal mount because the faint glow of its lantern could repel seawater. No matter how deep they descended, it could create an environment no different from land.
The lantern's pale yellow light drove away both the darkness of the deep sea and the seawater. Lin Qiye spread out his Mental Power, searching the surrounding waters like radar.
"It's so deep down here."
Jialan glanced below. Other than nearly pitch-black seawater, she could see nothing else.
"The range of this loop is much larger than I imagined," Lin Qiye replied.
When he had ridden the Somersault Cloud last night in search of a way out, he had discovered that this Time Loop covered a vast area. The Fishing Village occupied only one-thirtieth of it, while the rest was entirely ocean. But at the time, he had not dived to the seafloor and had not realized the waters here were