Deep Sea Darkness (17)

"Whale fall?"

Gazing into the increasingly dark seabed, the immense pressure from the surrounding deep sea caused the 1204 Night Guardian Shield to emit a piercing sound, as if it might shatter at any moment. Reilo looked at Audrey in surprise.

As a scholar of the Profound Meaning of Evolution, Audrey, though appearing quite young, was already over eighty years old. Her long life had allowed her to acquire extensive knowledge, and she introduced the new term "whale fall." Reilo, who lived on land, was completely unaware of this phenomenon in the deep-sea food chain.

Audrey, enveloped in a layer of phosphorescent powder, was exceptionally radiant in the deep sea.

"In the deep sea, food sources, aside from the abundant seaweed and plants growing around hydrothermal vents, are the carcasses of large creatures. Of course, this refers to the near-shore areas of Starveil Land. Their incomparably massive corpses are enough to feed millions of lower-level creatures for years. In this sea area, looking at the enormous deep-sea hosts of those Sea Qi Queens, they must also provide abundant whale fall phenomena for the seabed, nurturing a vast ecological food chain..."

Dimly visible, hundreds of Guardians descended to the deep-sea floor, pursuing the remaining three Sea Qi Godmothers to eradicate the last vestiges of their civilization, which could threaten humanity in the future. According to Corleon.

In this sea area, there existed the source, or perhaps the end, of a giant trench. This colossal trench was blocked by a strange, dark current. The terrifying dark current would tear apart any creature that entered it! But miraculously, a massive amount of organic matter continuously surged from this dark current, becoming the inexhaustible food source for the Gem Sea region. One could say that this mysterious dark current was the root of the