You went on a blind date and presented an A-level wanted criminal as a meeting gift?

"Let's all...die together! Hahaha..."

Accompanied by the ghostly hand's maniacal, grotesque laughter, the entire underground fortress suddenly flashed with a blinding red light.

"Waaaaah—waaaah—"

The piercing sound of the highest-level air raid siren instantly resounded throughout this vast space buried deep underground.

The sound was like a death knell, pounding hard on the hearts of everyone present.

"You're insane! You're a complete and utter madman!"

On the second-floor platform, the mercenaries who had been holding guns were now completely panicked.

They came for money, not to be buried with this skinny old man!

"Boom!"

Just then, an extremely muffled rumble came from deep underground.

The sound was initially very distant, but after only two seconds, it turned into a deafening roar!

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow slightly, and the ground beneath his feet was trembling violently.

"Bang!"

The reinforced concrete wall on the right side of the hall, which was a meter thick, suddenly cracked under the strain.

Immediately afterwards, countless huge cracks spread wildly like a spider web.

"Splash—!"

With a deafening roar, the entire wall collapsed!

A turbid, icy underground river carrying countless silt and gravel poured wildly into the air-raid shelter's main hall with terrifying, destructive force!

This is an underground river deep within the seabed rock strata!

The water pressure was unimaginable!

"Ah! Help!"

Several mercenaries who couldn't dodge in time were swept away by the raging torrent before they could even scream. They were slammed into a steel pillar in the distance, their bones shattered on the spot, turning into a pool of blood.

The water level is rising rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

One meter, two meters, three meters...

In just over ten seconds, the entire hall had turned into a vast expanse of water.

Those priceless arms boxes and auction items were all floating around on the murky water.

"Lin Chen! Enjoy this icy hell! I'm taking my leave now!"

On the high platform, Ghost Hand, under the desperate protection of his four loyal subordinates, awkwardly crawled into a miniature submersible that had been moored behind the secret room.

As the hatch slammed shut, a powerful jet of water shot from the tail of the miniature submersible, disappearing swiftly into the darkness along with the surging currents of the underground river.

Ghost Hand sat inside the submersible, looking out the porthole at the completely flooded hall, a cruel smirk curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Lin Chen, Lin Chen, you really are a genius."

"But unfortunately, human power can never truly contend with the forces of nature."

"Under this pressure of tens of thousands of tons of water, even if you possess extraordinary abilities, you'll only become a floating corpse!"

Ghost Hand was in high spirits. Although he had lost the black market he had built up over many years, as long as he was alive, as long as the 50 million and the foundation from 30 years ago were still there, he could make a comeback at any time!

At this moment, Lin Chen, who was in the center of the hall, did not despair and wait for death as Ghost Hand had imagined.

The raging water had already reached his chest, and the immense pulling force was trying to drag him into the whirlpool at the bottom of the water.

An ordinary person would have lost their balance by now and choked to death by the water.

But Lin Chen's eyes remained as calm as a stagnant pool.

"Trying to drown me? You old fool, you're being far too naive."

Lin Chen sneered and instantly issued a command in his mind.

[Advanced Body Enhancement]! Full Power Operation!

"Buzz!"

In an instant, Lin Chen's muscles bulged and his bones made a series of cracking sounds.

His strength, agility, and endurance instantly surpassed human limits, reaching an unbelievable level!

The raging water crashed against him, but it was as if he had hit an ancient rock, and it couldn't budge him at all!

Immediately afterwards, the [God-level Rock Climbing] skill was activated!

Lin Chen kicked off the bottom of the water with both legs and slammed into a thick load-bearing pillar next to him.

His ten fingers seemed to have transformed into the sharpest steel claws!

"Swoosh! Swoosh!"

With a teeth-grinding scraping sound, Lin Chen's fingers actually dug into the incredibly hard concrete pillar!

Without any safety ropes or climbing equipment, Lin Chen relied on his terrifying finger strength and body control to quickly climb up the slippery pillar that was constantly being washed by water!

The water level is still rising rapidly, and it's less than ten meters away from the ceiling.

Once the space is completely filled with water, it will become a sealed water coffin without any oxygen!

We must find an exit.

As Lin Chen climbed rapidly, he slowly closed his eyes.

[God-level Hearing Ability]! Activated!

In that instant, Lin Chen's mind blocked out the deafening roar of the rushing water, the shattering sounds of collapsing buildings, and the screams of the surviving mercenaries.

His hearing was amplified countless times!

"Whoosh... Boom..."

Amidst the countless cacophony of sound waves, Lin Chen keenly detected an extremely faint, unusual sound.

That's the distinctive whistling sound produced when airflow passes through a narrow passage!

"Found it!"

Lin Chen suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze fixed on the corner of the ceiling fifty meters to the left and above.

There was an area sealed off by thick sheet metal, its surface covered with rust and moss, looking no different from an ordinary wall.

But Lin Chen's almost abnormal hearing told him that behind that sheet of metal was definitely an abandoned ventilation shaft connected to the outside world!

"Whoosh!"

Lin Chen exerted force with all four limbs, pushed off the supporting column, and his body drew a dangerous arc in mid-air, firmly grabbing a thick cable hanging from the ceiling.

He was like Tarzan swinging on a swing in the jungle, using the swaying of the cable to leap several times over the surging water, heading straight for the abandoned ventilation shaft.

Just when Lin Chen was less than ten meters away from the ventilation opening.

"Splash!"

The water level has finally completely flooded the ceiling!

At this moment, the entire underground air-raid shelter was completely filled with the icy cold underground river water!

Lin Chen's figure was also instantly swallowed up by the surging water, plunging him into endless darkness and suffocation.