[Buddha-Heart Lamp Transmission] Wu Song Infused with Spiritual Power; [Emergency Headband] Developed and Unveiled! (Continued)

The world had finally grown quiet.

"Close one."

Only then did everyone aboard the ship let out a sigh of relief. Listening to that kind of sound for too long made it feel as though their Sanity Value was plummeting. They had practically wanted to jump into the water and scratch themselves raw.

"The two generals are mighty indeed!"

The soldiers aboard the ship praised them sincerely one after another, gazing at the two golden Door Gods with eyes full of worship.

With these two generals here, they felt completely safe.

Yet Lin Chen's expression grew increasingly grave. He did not relax merely because they had driven back those water ghosts.

The River Drifters were only the prelude.

That density of resentment and living corpses meant they had already crossed the outer warning line.

They had officially entered the strong-radiation zone of the West Lake Eerie Domain.

In other words—the "deep-water zone."

"All troops, stay on alert!"

Lin Chen's voice echoed across the deathly silent surface of the river, every word seeming to strike the hearts of those present:

"Slow down and proceed cautiously. Tighten the formation!

Bring the Sea Loach Ships back and protect both flanks.

The road ahead is probably going to be rough."

As the fleet ventured deeper, the river grew increasingly strange.

If it had merely been gloomy before, now it was deathly silent.

The current was no longer surging eastward. Instead, it had taken on a viscous, motionless quality.

Like a stagnant pool.

The ships encountered tremendous resistance as they sailed across it.

When the oars dipped into the water, they moved with the sluggishness of sinking into a mire. Every stroke took twice the strength it normally would.

"Report—!"

A scout speedboat that had gone ahead turned back at top speed like a startled