Spaceship

Wang Ji nodded; when in Rome, do as the Romans do. After all, in terms of familiarity, they were the ones who knew this place best.

The six-man squad, plus the ten-man reconnaissance team, totaled sixteen people. Wang Ji was protected right in the center. Now, Wang Ji had become the core member, and everyone revolved around him.

They explored slowly.

"Over here... wait! The water is about 10 meters deep, and there are five Chinese alligators below. Their sizes... four are five to six meters long, and one is 9 meters!"

"Hmm, that would be four soldier-level beasts and one commander-level beast; I estimate four advanced soldier-level and one primary commander-level!" The reconnaissance team leader recorded on the map.

They did not kill these monsters; that was a job for the military district later. Wang Ji and his team were only responsible for reconnaissance. They moved without stopping, his spiritual force constantly probing the river waters nearby.

In the blink of an eye, a day passed.

The Chinese alligator monster population here was truly formidable. Today, Wang Ji alone had detected 11 commander-level monsters! This ratio was clearly much higher than the original situation!

"Continue tomorrow! Let's head back to camp to rest!"

The next day. Wang Ji controlled his arm shield, slowly flying closer to the water's surface.

60 meters deep!

70 meters deep!

Such deep water! He had never seen such deep water in this Reed Marsh! Wang Ji felt as if he were touching the truth.

80 meters deep!

He finally reached the bottom! Strange! Why was there nothing here?

In the center of this water, at the 80-meter-deep bottom, apart from the swimming monsters and clusters of water grass, there was actually nothing special!

Did I guess wrong?

Wang Ji moved closer and closer to the water's surface, finally standing on the water by stepping on his arm shield.

"No! That is..."

Wang Ji couldn't help but lean down, then even slowly submerged himself beneath the surface.

"Don't! It's dangerous! The water is dangerous!" Zhang Lan shouted in a panic.

"Finally! I finally see it clearly! This... what is this!?"

Deeper still, beneath the 80-meter-deep floor! Under the silt lay a piece of technological metal construction! It looked like... this was a spaceship! A starship!

This object, which resembled a spaceship, was so vast that with Wang Ji's spiritual force—which was nearing its limit—he couldn't detect the end of it at all. Within his detection range, there was a vaulted, curved upper wall over 20 meters long. Judging by the curvature of this arc, the spaceship had to be at least forty or fifty meters in diameter and several hundred meters long.

The ship had already fractured, leaving behind a jagged hole about four or five meters wide.

Following this damaged opening, Wang Ji scanned with his spiritual force and discovered that the interior was a water-filled cavity!

Inside, just by probing a 20-meter radius, he discovered countless commander-level monsters packed densely together! One right next to the other!

So many commander-level monsters, actually huddled together, packed tight. What were they doing? Wang Ji felt his scalp tingle.

Furthermore, there was an even larger monster. Wang Ji couldn't scan its full size, but he estimated it was at least 30 meters long, radiating an aura like a primordial behemoth.

These monsters were all surrounding a broken device. At the center of this device was a fractured, crystal-clear crystal that emitted countless colors, as if the entire universe and its galaxies were contained within it.

What was this crystal? What level was this largest monster?

This was definitely not a commander-level; it had to be a lord-level. A lord-level monster!

The lord-level monster seemed to have discovered something and suddenly flew out toward the opening!

"Oh no! It found us!"

Wang Ji was shocked!

"Splash!"

His spiritual force output surged violently, and the arm shield carried Wang Ji upward at high speed, kicking up a massive spray of water.

In the moment of his escape, as if guided by a divine hand, Wang Ji didn't forget to wrap his spiritual force around the crystal!

"Whoosh!" The crystal instantly flew out of the underwater pit, but it was too late. The speed of the lord-level monster was too fast! Wang Ji controlled the crystal, making it fly into a patch of deep silt first.

"Run! Run quickly! It's a lord-level monster! This lord-level monster is too fast!"

"Splash!"

In a second, Wang Ji broke through the water's surface, scrambling and crawling as he fled toward the shore.

"Prepare for combat!" Zhang Lan, the leader of the squad guarding Wang Ji, roared, "Send a message, call for reinforcements!"

"Boom!"

The lord-level Chinese alligator monster drilled out from the broken hole in the spaceship. With a tremor of its webbed claws, it moved like a shooting star chasing the moon, having already burst from the 80-meter-deep bottom to the surface. With another tremor, its speed increased even further as it lunged toward the shore!

Danger! Extreme danger! It was impossible to contend with.

Wang Ji calmed his mind, his spiritual force fully unleashed, and two Grade 9 throwing knives flashed like lightning toward the monster. He didn't seek to wound it, only to delay its speed for a moment. Buying even a little time would be good.

"Roar!..." Inside the spaceship's interior, the crystal surrounded by countless commanders vanished in an instant. The countless commanders roared and charged out after the wreckage of the ship.

"Run!" Wang Ji roared!

The 15 people on the shore had already been jolted awake the moment Wang Ji broke the surface of the water. At this moment, they were sprinting away from the water's edge at top speed.

"Boom!"

The Lord-level monster landed on the bank, let out a thunderous roar as it watched the squad retreating in a panic, and then lunged toward the people on the shore!

This is bad! They can't stop it! Wang Ji was anxious but helpless. His two throwing knives darted around the Lord-level alligator, but they couldn't break through its defenses at all! Although the Grade 9 throwing knives were sharp, they required sufficient force to be effective. Wang Ji's force of just over 5,000 kilograms simply wasn't enough! He could only target vulnerable spots like the eyes and nose to make the alligator show even the slightest hesitation.

With a single pounce, the Lord-level monster covered over a hundred meters!

"Block it!"

Zhang Lan and the scout squad leader turned around to intercept. If they didn't block it, no one would be able to escape.

The military had already killed three Lord-level alligators earlier; who could have guessed that there was still one left here!

"Boom!"

With just one pounce, Zhang Lan and the scout squad leader were sent flying like tattered sacks!

No! I have to do something! Wang Ji steeled himself. His two throwing knives shot out like meteors! The eyes! The mouth! The nose! The throwing knives were extremely agile, focusing their attacks entirely on the alligator's weak points.

The Lord-level alligator dodged, easily evading the attacks. Then, it slammed its body against the ground. "Boom!"

Its massive body lunged toward Wang Ji's squad once again! Its enormous frame was large enough to engulf the entire six-man squad.

"Dodge! Get out of the way!"

Wang Ji used his telekinesis to assist his body in sliding sideways, dodging at high speed.

The alligator whipped its tail, and its massive head actually swiveled around, shifting its position as if by magic to chase after Wang Ji and snap its jaws at him!

It was fast to the extreme! It exceeded the speed of sound! He couldn't dodge it!

Wang Ji's speed was only 140 meters per second!

In the instant Wang Ji felt terror, a thunderous roar erupted from the distance: "Die, monster!"

The sound was still echoing from afar, but the figure flashed several times and was already right in front of them!

It was a War God! A War God-level powerhouse had arrived to provide support!

"Boom!"

The seemingly tiny human body collided with the 30-meter-long alligator without a moment's hesitation!