Liu Zheng forced his eyes wide open, trying to find Da Chuanliu's true body.
But all he could see was mud.
"Right."
An idea suddenly struck him, and he took out a grayish-white glass eyeball.
"Name: Secret-Peeking False Eye"
"Type: Equipment"
"Quality: Excellent"
"Effect: Increases Perception by 2 points. Has a chance to see through hidden properties on an item's surface."
"Note: What is this? Let me press it and see."
He had never used this item after getting it from Yate. After all, in a place like the Metropolis, having overly high Perception was not necessarily a good thing.
Although the chance of an Excellent-quality item triggering its effect probably was not high, and the conditions for activation might not even be met.
Still, there was no better option now. He might as well treat a dead horse like a live one.
Liu Zheng strained to shove aside the greasy sludge and stuffed the false eye into his right socket.
After a slight swelling pain, he closed his left eye and opened his right.
The originally brownish-yellow world became grayish-white. He rolled his eye around, searching for any possible abnormalities.
"Huh?"
Liu Zheng had actually found something.
Amid the grayish white, a stubborn patch of brownish yellow radiated an intense sense of presence.
He did not know what it was, but now that he had seen it, he could not let it go.
Liu Zheng swung his tentacles and kicked his legs with all his strength, displaying masterful dog-paddle technique.
Dog-paddling was not only exhausting but inefficient, yet with his inhuman physical attributes, he could still crush world-class swimmers.
Unfortunately, that was in a normal swimming pool.
In this mud pit, the nightmare of all swimmers, his efforts were nothing but wasted labor.
"What now?"
Realizing that he was