Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 224 You are the hunter, and I am the prey?
The device had been formatted. The "virus" walked to the corpse of the Awakened it had killed, searched it, but found nothing. It could only glean some vague information from the corpse's appearance.

"People from the Dragon Kingdom?"

"Did Yu the Great get involved too?"

She frowned slightly.

Yu the Great resided in the Sea of ​​Soaring Dragons, maintaining neutrality on many matters that did not involve principles. He disliked conflict and would not interfere with the voluntary "cooperation" between the Lighthouse and Emperor Ren.

But such forces are the most troublesome when they get serious.

If they really get involved, it won't just be some minor actions; the operation will likely take an unexpected turn. Although the Fujing Mountain Sea Area is not Dayu's home ground, the number, strength, and influence of their S-level awakened individuals may not be weaker than the Lighthouse.

Moreover, the Lighthouse has recently suffered two setbacks, with the deaths of Miss Yan and Shadow, two S-class Awakened individuals, leaving its strength and morale at a low point.

We desperately need some good news.

"It doesn't matter."

"I will write this report of victory."

"So what if it's Yu the Great? If anyone tries to stop me, I'll kill them all."

"I really want to test it on them and see just how powerful the Holy Temple-level skills generated by the visual roulette wheel can be?"

A powerful skill needs a powerful opponent. Using a Holy Temple-level skill to deal with weaklings would only tarnish its reputation. Virus thinks it would be best if a top expert from the Great Yu came. At that time, she will let them know the consequences of meddling.

She left the top-secret archive.

During the tsunami, she received two new tasks from the lighthouse.

First, they stole all of the Daikokuten Dragon's research data from the past 30 years and left the Niohō.

Secondly, take advantage of the chaos to enter the depths of Mount Fujiong, use your skills to hide and ambush, and intercept all awakened individuals who enter Mount Fujiong to explore before the lighthouse arrives. Whether they are speculators from some maritime organizations, or any drifting ships or official awakened individuals from any faction, as long as they set foot in Mount Fujiong, they will all be intercepted and killed.

Given the current situation, the first task cannot be completed.

She was too late. The device storing the data had already been formatted by what appeared to be an awakened individual from the Dragon Kingdom, leaving only a corpse. The underworld might have backup data, but that wasn't her infiltration territory. She knew nothing about the data's location or details, and starting the investigation from scratch would take a considerable amount of time.

The only option was to resolutely abandon the first task and proceed with the second.

Infiltrate Mount Fuji and eliminate all intruders!
It's a game of killing, and she likes it a lot.

The virus calmly left the top-secret archive room with its doors wide open, and walked out without any hesitation in the hidden corridor where all surveillance was jammed.

Outside the cabin, the waters were no longer where Mount Fujie was located. Having experienced a terrifying tsunami and a storm that lasted for more than 20 hours, as well as aftershocks at sea, the location of the Nioh now deviated from its original coordinates by about 30 nautical miles.

But this distance was no big deal for her.

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thump.

After swimming in the magma for more than 20 minutes, Shi Ming finally emerged from the magma layer more than 2000 meters deep and arrived at the middle cavity, which was still more than 1000 meters away from the crater.

This is where he found the dragon scales.

After confirming that there was nothing else of note there, he slowly made his way up the winding passage that the Black Society had dug, which was more than 1000 meters long.

The temperature of the seawater began to drop.

Once the faint, skylight-like light could be seen, the water temperature returned to normal.

But the omnipresent aura of destruction remained. The surroundings were the same as when they entered, with nothing unusual. All that was needed now was to swim out of Mount Fujin from the crater, use stealth and stealth modes to leave this sea area, and return to the Dayun. The operation would then be completely successful, and before leaving, a grand gift could be given to the Black Society.

Although we are close to achieving our goal, we cannot let our guard down.

Opening champagne midway through the meal is not allowed.

The man-made, winding tunnel is not suitable for sailing. As Shi Ming swam, he used the marine radar as usual to survey the external environment and the sea surface.

This investigation led him to discover some anomalies.

The maritime radar can no longer detect the location of the Black Society and Nioh!
"They left this area?"

How can it be!

At such a critical moment, it is impossible for the two admiral-class drifting ships to leave this area, and the fact that the patrol radar cannot detect their presence indicates that something unusual has occurred outside.

Shi Ming had no idea that the tsunami that caused Renhuang and the Black Society to deviate from their coordinates by more than 20 nautical miles was caused by him.

He became increasingly vigilant.

Just as he was about to use his mental power to pass through the tunnel and explore the volcanic cavity, the Eye of the Mortal World's reminder popped up again.

Highly skilled hunters often possess astonishing stealth abilities; they guard the entrance to their lair, patiently waiting for the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow to their prey.

Hidden within the mountainside beneath the volcano lies a powerful hunter.

[Like you, she possesses highly advanced shielding equipment capable of evading most general-level detectors. Moreover, she has already laid the most ingenious ambushes—in the seawater, on the rock walls of volcanoes, and among scattered obsidian.]

[Her target might not be you, but unfortunately, you've become the first person to stumble into her trap.]

Are there enemies?
The subtitles flashed by rapidly, and the Eye of the Mortal Realm dissected the enemy's information in a short time.

A battle between the strong is also an information war!
[S-Rank Skill: Infinite Mother]

[Ranked nineteenth among S-class skills, this ability allows an awakened individual to infinitely split into offspring from their parent body. These offspring can be considered part of the parent body, sharing its power, but it demands a high level of mental strength and multitasking ability from the user. Killing the offspring in combat is pointless unless you can precisely locate the parent body and deliver a fatal blow, but these offspring are extremely adept at disguise.]

[Rank A Skill: Naked-Eye Roulette]

[A skill you should be familiar with: seven eyes grow on the body. These eyes can devour the flesh and blood of sea beasts or awakened beings, unleashing their strongest abilities. The skill's power is limited by the awakened being's own strength; it's a weakened version of the Star Lamp.]

[Rank A Skill: Merciless Serpent]

[Lowers emotional threshold, enhances perception and concentration. The Ruthless Serpent can find the enemy's weaknesses and flaws more quickly, and when it strikes, it has a higher probability of delivering a fatal blow.]

[Rank B Skill: Water of Insight]

【…】

Shi Ming's eyes turned serious.

This "hunter" possesses six skills, including the Infinite Mother (ranked 19th) and the Naked-Eye Roulette (which can reach the S-rank limit). Each of these skills alone makes him a formidable opponent.

The information was read in the blink of an eye.

The outermost space inside Mount Fujin is not large. Shi Ming felt a chill run down his spine; he sensed that he had been targeted by a snake.

"Another Chinese from China?"

"interesting."

"Was the one I killed earlier your comrade?"

(End of this chapter)