As the speedboat raced along, the tiny outline of the Sea Lord Temple appeared far away on the horizon. At their current distance, it was clearly no more than a soybean-sized black dot, yet the instant it appeared, Pubu Gesang and the others, along with the viewers watching their screens, all frowned.
The instant they saw it, a feeling of fear and an urge to flee rose spontaneously in their chests. It was somewhat like the instinctive way humans closed their eyes and dodged when something sharp pointed at their eyeballs-an instinctive warning of hidden danger engraved in living creatures' genes.
The special forces soldier driving the speedboat had clearly sensed this instinctive resistance too. His brows knitted tightly, but the speedboat did not slow, continuing forward at a steady speed.
His many years of training had been devoted to developing the physique and courage to defy biological instinct.
Pubu Gesang's sunflower sunglasses slipped halfway down, revealing his round eyes. "This place really is sinister. It feels wrong even from this far away."
Miao Yue murmured in agreement and picked up the binoculars beside her to examine it closely.
Mu Xingchen leaned over to look with her.
Qi Gu and Lin Hanzhi, however, paid no attention to this. Qi Gu picked up a long-handled fishing net that had been left lying on the deck and dipped it beside the speeding boat, sweeping it through the seawater a few times-he clearly had no talent for catching fish. After all that sweeping, he had only scooped up a mineral water bottle.
[That Sea Lord Temple really makes me uncomfortable. It's much worse than the previous places. Even through the screen, it feels evil, just like my boss nitpicking like crazy a few days before payday to try to dock my wages.]
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