The Crystal Ship moved across the water.
One thousand meters, two thousand meters, three thousand meters...
Slowly, the lake shore vanished from sight, leaving nothing but endless water in every direction.
Hulk continuously supplied energy to drive the Crystal Ship forward. Occasionally, several of Molly's other subordinates provided energy as support, but Hulk remained the main force.
After traveling like this for most of the day, the Crystal Ship had gone an unknown distance across the Underground Lake. With nothing to do, everyone aboard was nearly bored to sleep.
Then, with a muffled bang, something struck the bottom of the ship. The Crystal Ship jolted violently, and its speed dropped sharply.
The people aboard instantly snapped awake from their drowsiness. They all looked at Hulk and quickly asked, "What happened? Did we hit a reef?"
"I... I don't know..." Hulk gripped the helm, his gaze somewhat blank. "Everything... was fine just now. Then this suddenly happened. It should be... an accident. It isn't anything serious."
Bang!
The moment Hulk finished speaking, as though reality deliberately wanted to slap him in the face, another muffled impact sounded from beneath the Crystal Ship. The vessel jolted again, even more violently than before. Su, with his lame leg, stumbled and nearly fell overboard, barely managing to grab the railing with his quick reflexes.
After steadying himself with difficulty, Su looked at Hulk with some anger and asked, "What exactly is going on?"
This time, before Hulk could answer, One-Eye had already spotted the answer with his lone eye. He pointed beneath the water beside the ship and said, "Look, what is that?!"
Everyone quickly looked over and saw an enormous black shadow sweep beneath the water before diving under the ship.
Bang!
The Crystal Ship immediately shook for a third time. Everyone was