Hearing Yun Ting's words,
hope instantly rose in the eyes of the Winged People,
they all hoped to find a way to save their clan from that statue.
However,
Feng Lie poured cold water on everyone,
he sighed:
"Alas, that Human, after upgrading his ship, must have accepted the heaven's oracle's mission. The only reason he dared to go to the location of the Kraken Statue is because he doesn't yet know what terrifying existence is hidden beneath that statue."
"By then, if he can escape by chance, it will already be considered extremely fortunate."
Although Feng Lie asserted this,
however,
all the Winged People still hovered above the black boat, unwilling to leave.
The Storm Wing Clan has been silent for too long,
even if there is only a glimmer of hope, they will never give up.
...
"Captain, those bird-people in the sky still won't leave?"
Jack looked up at the sky, his brows furrowed,
being able to fly is good,
otherwise, I, Master Jack, would definitely shoot down every single one of these bird-people!
"We just killed four of them, so they're probably waiting for an opportunity to retaliate. Let them be."
Lu Chen's gaze swept over the Storm Wing Clan hovering in the air,
they were flying very high,
can't hit them...
can only ignore them for now,
anyway, they are only fifth-tier in strength, posing no threat.
"Understood, Captain. Where are we going next? The storm zone is ahead."
As the Netherworld continued to move forward,
the surrounding wind force began to gradually strengthen.
"See the statue ahead? That's our target."
Lu Chen frowned as he spoke,
that statue seemed close at hand, but after sailing for a long time,
the distance didn't seem to have shortened,
this must be the so-called "running a horse to death while looking at a mountain."
Suddenly, the Netherworld seemed to cross an invisible boundary,
the surrounding wind force suddenly became violent,
"Whoosh—!"
"Creak, creak—!"
accompanied by the groaning of the overloaded wooden planks,
the Netherworld began to shake violently,
the sails on the mast were instantly taut, almost tearing apart.
"Holy crap! The wind in this storm zone is practically killing people!!!"
Jack leaped up suddenly,
grabbed the tricorn hat that was about to be blown away by the strong wind, his face filled with astonishment.
This wind,
anything less than an ocean-going sailboat would definitely be blown over in minutes.
Lu Chen's black hair danced wildly in the strong wind,
he turned and looked,
only to see a terrifying storm pressing tightly against the edge of the Newbie Sea Area,
within the sea area, it was peaceful and sunny,
but outside the sea area, the waves were surging and the strong wind was raging,
such a feat, perhaps only heaven's oracle could accomplish it at will.
Just like this, that seemingly within reach massive tentacle statue,
made the Netherworld sail at full speed for a full hour before finally approaching its base.
Only then did Lu Chen and Jack truly experience,
the grandeur and shock of this statue—
a giant tentacle, suddenly broke free from the deep sea,
breaking out of the water,
rushing straight towards the clouds, as if to pierce the sky,
its surface was covered with strange patterns,
standing tall and unwavering in the roar of the storm,
emitting a power that inspired awe.
"Wow~, a big tentacle! And then? Captain, we didn't come here just for sightseeing, did we?"
Jack looked up at the towering tentacle statue, muttering.
At this moment, around the tentacle statue, there was only the turbulent sea surface and the raging strong wind,
where was there any mission objective?
Lu Chen's mind moved,
a faint green light immediately spread over the Netherworld,
D-class ship talent—Ecological Symbiosis activated!
"Chirp—!"
Immediately,
a pure white Tier 4 green-eyed dolphin leaped out of the water,
its eyes full of obedience.
Lu Chen's thought turned,
immediately controlling the green-eyed dolphin to dive into the deep sea,
however, as the dolphin continued to descend,
that tentacle statue seemed to go straight to the depths of the seabed,
Lu Chen controlled the dolphin, on the coral-filled seabed,
circled the tentacle statue three times,
except for marine life, he found nothing,
admittedly, the underwater scenery was indeed charming,
but Lu Chen's trip was not for sightseeing.
"Hmm? Strange, there's nothing here, how am I supposed to unseal the Boss?"
Lu Chen rubbed his chin, his eyes slightly narrowed,
recalling that Fu Yao had mentioned,
that this statue, during low tide,
a terrifying entity would appear,
but,
the water here is very deep,
even during low tide, it's impossible for the seabed to be exposed?
Lu Chen shook his head,
Never mind, let's wait for low tide and see.
As the two waited,
low tide soon arrived,
the sea water slowly receded,
the part of the tentacle statue that was originally submerged gradually became visible,
its surface covered with dense barnacles and shellfish.
"Captain, it's low tide, it's low tide,"
Jack pointed at the tentacle statue,
scratching his head, his face full of doubt,
"But still nothing has appeared? Is that little girl Fu Yao messing with us?"
Lu Chen frowned tightly,
again commanding the green-eyed dolphin to dive into the sea to explore.
But the result was the same, no discoveries were made.
"Looks like this trip was a waste,"
Jack shrugged and chuckled, "But, the scenery is indeed nice, hehe."
At this moment,
Lu Chen stomped his right foot on the deck,
his body shot towards the statue like an arrow from a bowstring.
"Captain, be careful not to fall into the water!"
Jack exclaimed in surprise.
However, the look of astonishment on his face suddenly froze,
because,
Lu Chen actually stepped steadily onto the surface of the sea,
"Wow... walking on waves! Captain, when did you learn this skill?"
"Stop talking nonsense! There's a transparent platform here, come help me!"
Lu Chen glared at Jack.
"Oh, oh, oh, I see."
Jack leaped and landed lightly beside Lu Chen.
Afterwards, Lu Chen and Jack,
explored forward along the invisible platform.
Before taking a few steps,
a sudden change occurred.
The space to Jack's right suddenly twisted,
immediately after, a monster as black as ink and slender in shape suddenly appeared.
The monster's mouth was split to its ears,
its fangs like blades, it suddenly pounced and bit towards Jack.
"Holy crap!"
Jack only felt a foul, fishy smell assailed his nostrils,
he immediately pushed off with his feet, his body quickly sliding back.
The monster's huge mouth suddenly closed, but bit nothing.
At the same time,
Jack's right hand quickly condensed into a black crystal longsword, and he suddenly stabbed towards the monster.
However,
just as the sword tip was about to pierce the monster's head, the monster suddenly vanished without a trace.
Jack's black crystal longsword immediately missed.
"What the heck is this? Is it a ghost?"
Jack's face was full of astonishment.
"We can even clash with magic, what's so scary about a ghost?"
Lu Chen's voice was calm, and he slowly drew the Heart-Corroding Blade from his waist,
"Besides, this isn't a ghost, it's just a ferocious beast with Stealth-type talent."
【Ferocious Beast: Shadow Nightmare Beast】
【Characteristics: Can hide its body, fast speed, medium intelligence, ferocious】
【Talent: Shadow Fusion (C-rank)】
【Skills: None】
【Combat Power Assessment: Tier 9 (When you see one Shadow Nightmare Beast, the surroundings are actually already surrounded by countless of its kind)】