Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 344 The Earth's Lungs Welcome Their Nemesis.

During the land-based era, the Andean Federation of South America relied excessively on agriculture and natural resources, and due to its complex geography, its overall strength was not particularly outstanding.

At that time, "the lungs of the earth" was a compliment.

It refers to the largest rainforest on the planet, which brings cyclical vitality to the blue planet and endless glory and resources to this continent.

But things are different now.

"Lung" has become a synonym for danger.

The rainforest sank into the sea along with the land, and the corpses of trees, along with rarely visited tribes, were buried beneath the deep ocean, where a new ecosystem was formed through erosion. The decaying gases of the rainforest in the deep sea combined with the energy of the sea crystals, forming a persistent fog and chaotic air currents on the sea surface, permeating the former Amazon region, making it extremely easy to get lost.

[Fire Seed] once issued a no-navigation order, prohibiting all drifting ships sailing in the Andean waters from setting foot in the Andean lung area.

But the results are minimal.

The danger here is like a frog being slowly boiled in water, but it hides great benefits that would make an ordinary drifting boat risk everything!

Within the chaotic fog, a new crystal, comparable in value to "Pure Dome Crystal," will emerge, known as "Fog Isle Crystal." Ordinary silver-grade or even bronze-grade drifting ships can extract some using sea crystal equipment, and the deeper one goes, the higher the probability of crystal extraction.

The fearless captains were testing the limits of danger, much like they were provoking a beautiful snake in a tribe.

Alluring yet dangerous.

Now, this beautiful snake has welcomed a guest from afar – the Dayun.

"Captain, we will reach the Lung Sea in 120 nautical miles ahead. The detection radar has detected a powerful life form approaching, suspected to be... a Class A sea monster."

"Slow down the sailing speed."

It was a little past nine o'clock at night.

In other seas, the moon has already risen and the stars have appeared, but in Da Yun, it shines as bright as day.

The Three-Eyed Golden Crow stood atop the large ship, completely concealing its S-class sea beast aura and heat, preening its black-gold feathers. A mere ray of light it emitted could illuminate the three- or four-hundred-meter-long King-class drifting ship and the surrounding four or five nautical miles as if it were daytime.

This is a real fluorescent light, which completely eliminates the need for lighting equipment and bait for fishing.

For example, right now, a sea monster suspected to be of Class A is launching an attack on the Yun, and clearly, it has no idea what awaits it.

The lightweight Zhenhai Cannon is now fully loaded.

With just one shot, this A-class sea monster could be sent to its death.

Shi Ming stopped its launch.

"Don't make a move."

"let me."

He concealed all his aura, like an ordinary warrior.

The sea beasts were extremely sensitive to the pressure of powerful enemies. In order to avoid scaring away this A-level sea beast, Shi Ming kept a low profile like an ordinary person. As the A-level sea beast approached, he could clearly see that it was a 28-meter-long mutated anaconda.

Shi Ming looked at it from afar.

He was experimenting with a completely new method of warfare.

By fusing and utilizing the different Holy Temple-level powers within him, such as now, nine dragon patterns spread across his body. The nine heads within these patterns flaunt their power, while their true eyes radiate the abyssal malice of the Extreme Evil Holy Temple. These two powers, when combined and superimposed, sometimes cancel each other out, greatly reducing their strength. At other times, however, they coordinate perfectly, creating an effect greater than the sum of its parts.

He is searching for this balance.

However, this experiment was very successful.

Before the anaconda even got close, it felt a powerful dragon's aura! Then, it instinctively trembled, and before it could even think of escaping, an uncontrollable malice began to grow terrifyingly within its body and mind.

Then, it exploded into a pile of minced meat.

Throughout the entire process, Shi Ming did not make a move.

The Evil Sanctuary has grown, with its tentacles increasing by 3!

"A good attempt."

"Although I wasted an opportunity to absorb and digest an A-level skill, I gained a deeper understanding of the power of the Holy Temple."

"The Divine Revelation Stele records that after obtaining the three Saint-level powers, there seem to be other developments. Although the details are interrupted, through exploration, we might be able to discover even stronger ways to utilize them. When we find the remaining steles, we can use them as a reference to improve our abilities, maximizing both time and efficiency." "Capture the carcasses of sea beasts!"

The Yun-16 has killed too many sea monsters recently.

Space on the ship was limited, so they had to discard some low-value sea beast carcasses and retrieve the shattered anaconda.

The meat of the python is silky and delicious, unlike other marine mammals, and is rich in fat.

Today, we can have a late-night snack.

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The mist gradually emerged.

After enjoying a delicious meal, the Three-Eyed Golden Crow reduced its brightness, limiting its illumination area to a mere kilometer radius.

Unlike the Boiling Sea, the Earth's Lung is not clearly defined. It is a vast sea covering 700 million square kilometers, and its danger level gradually increases. This place is only the outer edge of the Earth's Lung. A thin mist is rising. The [Fire Seed] is guarding the outermost edge of another direction, outside the range of the mist.

Huang Pao monitored the detection screen of Wang Chuan.

"They actually detected at least two bronze-class drifting ships?"

"They're so audacious!"

Is he that brave?

Ordinary drifting ships seek opportunities amidst danger. If they manage to extract even a single "Mist Island Crystal," it's an immense fortune. Easily exchanged for Dome Crystals or high-grade Sea Crystals, they can then acquire the blood of C-grade or even B-grade sea beasts, thus "soaring to new heights."

Nature is worth the risk.

The probability of crystallization occurring on the periphery of the lungs is less than one in a thousand, making the level of danger barely acceptable.

Shi Ming did not interfere in the fates of others.

He continued to maneuver the King-class drifting ship, exploring deeper into the ocean, where even the dense fog could not hinder his great fortune.

The map of the endless sea shone with a deep blue light in his hands.

"The location of the Holy Sea Beast is deep within the Earth's Lung, which is the deepest part of the former Amazon rainforest. It is still 280 nautical miles away from here. Conservatively speaking, after sailing another 200 nautical miles, we can rely on the Eye of Destiny to obtain some information about it."

The Endless Sea Map went out.

Then it lit up again.

Shi Ming infused it with S-level awakened power.

There are no S-class sea monsters within a radius of 1000 nautical miles.

"This Holy Sea Beast is very territorial!"

"move on."

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The King-class drifting ship cleaves through the endless ocean, with the Three-Eyed Golden Crow standing atop the ship like a bright, illuminating star.

The fog gradually thickened.

While studying the Tower of Babel in the captain's cabin, Shi Ming's eyes widened. The Eye of Destiny had unexpectedly brought new information midway through the journey.

Hehehe.

The gears of fate have begun to turn... but the Eye of Fate is curious as to which gear is stronger.

An abstract sea creature is about to descend from the world of light cones.

[Get rid of it?]

Or perhaps, a turn-based game where the rules are determined by dice rolls and luck? It won't take long, but there's an extra surprise if you win!

(End of this chapter)