Crimson red.
The black, oppressive clouds overhead had turned crimson, stretching as far as the eye could see and blanketing the sky.
Not only the sky—even the seawater was red, heaving and rolling as it radiated astonishing heat, as though it were boiling. The air was thick with a suffocating presence.
"Is this our destination?" Chen Rui saw the Water Elemental Monarch Lanboster's somewhat shocked expression and asked.
"That's right." Lanboster came back to his senses, and the surprise in his eyes gradually settled. "It's just that I miscalculated one thing. I miscalculated it back then as well."
Chen Rui had rarely seen Lanboster wear such a grave expression. "What is it?"
"I never expected this place to hold not only an aberration of water elements, but..." Lanboster said solemnly, "In any case, the danger level of this Twin Fang Sea is several times greater than I anticipated back then—no, greater even than what I expected before coming here. If your friend truly fell into this place, I fear the odds are stacked against her. There is still time to leave now. Otherwise, even you will be trapped within."
"From the moment I decided to come looking for them, I never intended to make any other choice. I can sense that at least one friend is still alive. I will never abandon her." Chen Rui glanced at Lanboster. "I don't know whether it's an illusion, but this place should be even more dangerous for Your Highness. Yet Your Highness does not seem inclined to leave?"
"The only thing I can hope for—or rather, 'wish for'—is that it is an 'illusion'—that my senses are wrong." Lanboster did not deny it. "This is no longer merely a matter of accompanying you to find your friend. For my own sake alone, I must