In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

The little girl felt there was something strange about this idea, and even stranger images followed in her mind, such as Xu Shi holding a long whip and cracking it loudly...

Do it, do it, do it.

She quickly shook her head. She realized she'd definitely been influenced by her master; she felt like she'd gotten herself into something dirty again…

"So... what should we do now?"

She quickly changed the subject.

"There's nothing we can do, is there?"

The white-haired girl smiled regretfully, "If we really want to talk about it, we should just make sure we stay safe and don't worry Dad and the others... Xiao Feng, you can also observe carefully, maybe you can learn something."

"Ah."

Sisters Feng and Ling agreed in unison that there was absolutely nothing wrong with what they said, and they both agreed.

But at this moment.

The windows in the cabin were suddenly shattered without warning!

Immediately afterwards, a strange, extremely penetrating sound rang out, instantly rippling across the sea and piercing everyone's eardrums!

"Well!"

The three little ones suddenly felt a throbbing pain in their heads, but fortunately, they reacted quickly and activated the individual defenses that had been left for them, thus avoiding the tragedy of becoming deaf.

"This is... a whale fall?"

Xia Ke calmed herself down and asked with a surprised look.

"what is that?"

"A sound, specifically..."

The older woman has a lot of theoretical knowledge; she had read a lot of past materials before going to sea, so she can roughly explain them.

However, everyone knows perfectly well that the sound of a whale falling is not from a real whale.

It is the sea god!

Those outside the cabin had a more direct experience of this.

Just as Xu Shi and Xia Wuyou were encouraging each other, the sea god, which was convulsing violently, suddenly opened its huge mandible and then let out this roar!

Some people's previous ideas were wrong; it's not that it doesn't speak, it just doesn't need to speak normally.

But when it actually speaks, it often foreshadows the same thing.

It got angry.

Perhaps because he hadn't taken these insignificant humans seriously before, the sea god's offensive had been relatively peaceful, and he was even more passively defensive.

But now that many of its tentacles have been severed, even the most foolish animal has realized something is wrong!

The sound of a whale fall sent shivers down everyone's spines; some of the more timid even lost the ability to move and froze in place.

Before anyone could react, the sea god's body had already begun to turn blood red, and his omnipresent eyes were filled with rage.

It was seen wriggling continuously, and the tentacles that had been cut off earlier were slowly growing back, looking even more terrifying than the barbed fins that had been covered before.

"careful!"

Xu Shi sensed something was wrong. "Wu You, Shen Qin! Retreat the ships!"

This is the second stage!

He knew this guy wouldn't be so easy to deal with. After all, he was an SS-level terror, and a terror with fusion abilities!

When the boss switches phases, it's not about taking advantage of your weakness; you have to temporarily avoid its attacks!

Xia Xiaomao and Shen Qin were not stupid either. Both were battle-hardened warriors and understood this point well. They retreated in unison, and Yu Xingchuan also followed the instructions, driving the ship backward at full speed.

Cheng Gujian, who was not far away, didn't need anyone to remind him. He pushed off with his spear in the air and retreated rapidly to create distance.

However, it seems that everyone underestimated the power of the sea god.

Before anyone could react, several thick tentacles suddenly shot out with pinpoint accuracy, piercing through the ships from below!

This completely exceeded everyone's expectations, or rather, the sea god resided in the ocean, and no one knew exactly how vast it was, actually covering the area of ​​all the ships! Keep in mind that everyone was actually quite scattered!

The Papacy's ships were the most vulnerable; the last few were instantly split in two and pressed into the sea by the enormous impact!

The people on the ship had no time to react and fell into the sea with cries of agony, instantly becoming food for the sea god!

Xu Shi's situation wasn't much better.

Poseidon attacked the bow of the command ship, which happened to be where he was located.

His reaction was quite fast; the moment he sensed something was wrong, he created as much distance as possible, and activated the protective force field of "Yujing" to its maximum, desperately avoiding the fatal impact.

However, his combat power was ultimately limited. Even so, he was still grazed, and the invisible force field instantly shattered. He felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer and was sent flying into the sky.

"Xu Shi!"

Seeing that he was about to fall into the sea, Xia Wuyou was shocked and went all out to try to save him with his domain.

However, before she could finish speaking, the sea god's tentacles stabbed straight at her, forcing her to dodge. This back-and-forth movement wasted time, and the range of her domain reached its limit, beyond her reach.

Xu Shi was unable to speak, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, and his body fell uncontrollably.

Everything seems to be a foregone conclusion.

……not yet.

At the critical moment, another figure shoved him hard, forcefully pulling him toward the ship.

It was Xie Qingyan who was also taken into the air.

"You...cannot die!"

Waaaaah, my Qingyan, waaaaah!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 235 That's enough! How can you even drive on this lousy road?

No one expected that at this critical moment, it would be Xie Qingyan who risked his life to save Xu Shi.

As I said before, everyone has some prejudice against this bad woman. You've been scheming against Xu Shi all along, and he's still your nominal fiancé... So even though you're having fun together and nothing seems out of the ordinary, there's an invisible barrier between you, and everyone knows it.

Seeing her do this now, everyone's first reaction was surprise.

Even Xie Qingyan herself was somewhat surprised.

Although she was also taken into the air, she was slightly luckier than Xu Shi and did not leave the ship's range.

Moreover, it seems that the sea god did not target her. If things continue like this, even if she cannot avoid getting injured, she will definitely be able to save her life.

On the contrary, Xu Shi was clearly stunned by the aftershocks of the tentacle and had no time to react.

Below are tentacled mouthparts, starving for food. Even if one is lucky enough to fall into the sea, the chances of survival are still very low.

Is this a bad thing for her?

From a rational perspective, that's not necessarily true. If Xu Shi were to die like this, she would actually have room to maneuver, not only with the current overseas team, but also with the core of Night City... Xie Qingyan was arrogant and thought that apart from this bastard, the only one difficult to deal with was Wen Shengkui. As for the others? A piece of cake.

The best part is that in this situation, Xu Shi's death can't be blamed on anyone else, at least not on her, right?

This is a very delicate matter. If it were a year ago, Xie Qingyan would have let him die without hesitation. Such a good opportunity probably won't come again.

But it's different now.

Having been through so much with him, she knows best how her emotional journey has changed.

The relationship between the two had long since deteriorated from the simple working relationship they had initially shared. Later, feelings of jealousy, regret, and disappointment gradually surfaced in her heart, and none of these emotions were genuine.

It was precisely these emotions in her heart that led her to make this choice—she reacted almost instinctively when she saw the other person about to die.

She herself didn't know where she got such strength from, but she actually managed to rush to Xu Shi's side under such circumstances and even pushed him.

Perhaps this is what they call the unleashing of human potential in times of crisis?

She used to be skeptical about this. After all, she was a researcher, and she couldn't make a conclusion without evidence, right? Now she had become the best example, so she had no choice but to believe it.

She didn't even know what drove her to do all this. Was it because she felt guilty towards Xu Shi, or because she had really... fallen in love with him?

Xie Qingyan didn't have time to think it through. The only thing she was sure of was that this was definitely the most irrational thing she had ever done in her life.

There was only one consequence to doing this: she would die—the lingering effects of the whale fall were still present, propelling her rapidly downwards.

She had no countermeasures left. To be honest, her mobility was even worse than Xu Shi's... She still had some spare energy to activate her abilities, but it was ineffective against the sea god's gaping maw. She would still be devoured if she was meant to be.

The pitch-black depths magnified in Xie Qingyan's eyes, stirring up the fear within her.

But at this moment, she felt incredibly calm, unmoved even in the face of death, and even felt an unprecedented sense of relief, or rather, a sense of liberation.

Rather than remaining trapped in inner turmoil and guilt, this kind of relief might be the best ending for her...

"Xu Shi... I don't owe you anything anymore."

She shouted with all her might, regardless of whether anyone could hear her, "If you still think that way... then you'll have to pay for it in your next life!"

Then, she closed her eyes and quietly awaited death.

however.

at this time.

She felt something embrace her, the touch was soft but not slippery... not tentacles?

Curiosity compelled her to open her eyes again, only to be met with Xu Shi's face.

No one knows when he woke up, but seeing this, he had no lingering attachment to his regained life. Using the "Jade Capital" to turn in the air, he leaped to her side and embraced her.

"Didn't we say we don't practice feudal superstition?"

Xu Shi smiled and said, "We're all materialists, why would we believe in an afterlife?"

"..."

Xie Qingyan was stunned for a moment, then laughed after realizing what had happened, "You're such a fucking idiot."

Even her usual cute and scathing remarks were now a bit more direct, but she was indeed a little angry. If she had known it would turn out like this, why did she save you? She would have rather let you die!