Reborn as a lotus, she initially refuses to hand it over to the state.

"All troops, prepare."

The deep voice of Xuanjia spread along the water.

More than three hundred water monsters tensed their bodies at the same time.

In the first part, the turtle and tortoise water spirit sank into the riverbed, their shells pressed against each other, standing at the very front of the procession.

In the second part, the fish demons contracted their formation, while in the third part, the snake-eel water demons clung to the rock walls on both sides, ready to cut into the battlefield at any moment.

The water sprites who were on the front lines quickly sent back a message.

"Commander, the exit of the underground river is blocked by black flesh and blood, and something is moving inside the flesh and blood."

Xuanjia did not immediately launch a full-scale attack.

The nautical chart pattern on its back slowly lit up, and an invisible wave spread forward.

Soon, the scene at the end of the underground river came into its perception.

Large patches of grayish-black fleshy membranes grow between the rock walls.

The surface of the flesh membrane is covered with large blood vessels, and with each contraction, it absorbs the flesh and blood and spiritual energy from the reservoir.

Deeper still, a massive shadow was moving.

Xuanjia said in a deep voice, "The first step is to clear the way, the second step is to prepare to charge into the formation, and the third step is to hold off for now and search for the root of the flesh membrane."

"yes!"

Dozens of turtle demons moved forward simultaneously.

They infused their demonic power into their carapaces, and layers of aquamarine barriers unfolded in the dark river.

The giant crocodile and the old turtle at the front suddenly crashed into the membrane blocking the exit.

boom!

The entire underground river trembled violently.

The fascia was sunken, but it did not rupture.

Instead, dozens of grayish-white tendons shot out from the flesh wall and fiercely stabbed at the first water demon.

The turtle demons in the first row immediately lowered their heads.

The fascia struck the carapace, producing a series of dull thuds.

Several second-tier turtle demons were shaken and rolled backward, but their overall formation was not disrupted.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Xuanjia's eyes; the three days of training had not been in vain after all.

"Hit it again."

The first installment of the Water Demon series is back with a vengeance.

……

at the same time.

Underwater at Qingshi Reservoir.

Gu Changhe and his eleven team members have entered the drainage channel of the abandoned hydropower station.

The inside of the passage was pitch black.

When the light shone on them, the walls and ceiling were completely covered with a thick layer of black slime.

The mucus kept contracting.

It resembles the internal organs of some kind of creature.

A female team member placed her palm near the black flesh membrane, and a pale green aura emanated from her fingertips.

Her name is Shen Qinghe.

A late-stage, third-tier healing-type awakened individual, and also the medical director of the aquatic operations team.

A moment later, her expression changed slightly as she said, "Captain, there's life inside."

Gu Changhe was overjoyed and quickly asked, "How many people?"

"More than twenty of them. I sensed that their auras were very weak, but they were still alive."

Gu Changhe's eyes suddenly narrowed: "Clear the way."

A burly man stepped forward.

This man's name is Luo Shan.

Before his spiritual awakening, he was a naval diver. After awakening, he mastered both earth and water elemental abilities.

He raised his hands, and the concrete walls on both sides of the drainage channel vibrated slightly.

Several stone spikes emerged from the wall, avoiding the figure enveloped in flesh, and slowly tore away the outer mucus.

Soon, one by one, humans wrapped in a black film appeared before everyone's eyes.

Some people were dressed as villagers.

Some people are wearing Awakened equipment.

Deep inside, a man in his thirties had his eyes closed, his chest still rising and falling slightly.

Gu Changhe recognized the other person at a glance and exclaimed excitedly, "Changjiang!"

His breath hitched, and he instinctively took a step forward, but Shen Qinghe immediately stopped him: "Captain Gu, don't touch it yet. These membranes are draining their life force. Forcibly tearing them open might damage their heart meridians."

Gu Changhe forced down his emotions and asked, "How long will it take?"

"It will take at least ten minutes before I sever the connection between the fascia and their bodies."

Gu Changhe nodded and said, "You save her, Luo Shan protects her, and the rest of you stay on guard."

The order has just been issued.

A muffled sound of flowing water suddenly came from deep within the passage.

All the lights flashed simultaneously.

next second.

The black fleshy membrane on the wall suddenly split open.

Dozens of gray-black tentacles shot out from the crack, wrapping around the team members and the wrapped survivors.

Gu Changhe's eyes turned cold, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Heavy Water Domain!"

boom!

An invisible force suddenly descended.

The water flow in the entire drainage channel seemed to increase dozens of times in an instant.

The tentacles that were attacking at high speed suddenly sank down, their movements becoming unusually slow.

Gu Changhe clenched his five fingers, compressing a large amount of water into a nearly transparent thin line in his hand.

"The flow has stopped."

He slashed horizontally with his arm.

The high-pressure water line cut through the channel in an instant.

puff!

Six gray-black tentacles broke off simultaneously.

A large amount of black viscous liquid gushed out from the broken surface, and the nearby waters quickly became turbid.

Several young awakened individuals in the group were deeply shaken by what they saw.

They knew that Gu Changhe had broken through to the fourth level.

Unexpectedly, his strength was so great in the water.

One team member couldn't help but say, "Captain Gu's strength is probably no worse than that of a late-stage fourth-tier expert."

Luo Shan laughed and said, "This water is his home turf, so the captain is naturally formidable."

Gu Changhe ignored the comments behind him.

He could sense that the severed tentacles had not truly lost their vitality.

The granulation tissue at the cut was wriggling wildly.

Within a few breaths, new tentacles began to grow.

Gu Changhe's expression was solemn.

"Don't waste your spiritual energy attacking the tentacles; they can regenerate, and the main body isn't here."

Shen Qinghe has already begun rescuing people.

A pale green aura spread along the black flesh membrane, gradually separating the tiny tentacles connecting the survivor's body.

The first villager was rescued.

His skin was pale, and he was so thin that he was just skin and bones, but he was still breathing faintly.

Shen Qinghe immediately infused him with life energy.

"Although we can save them, they have lost too much of their vital energy and must be sent out as soon as possible."

Gu Changhe nodded and was about to order the people to be sent out when a low roar suddenly came from the depths of the reservoir.

The entire hydroelectric power station began to shake.

above the water.

The monster hidden in the reservoir was finally exposed.

A gray-black head, more than twenty meters in diameter, rose from the water.

It resembles an octopus, yet it is completely different from an ordinary octopus.

Large areas of hard bony armor grow on the surface of the skull.

A dozen or so dark red eyes are distributed on both sides of its body.

Dozens of tentacles covered the water's surface, each as thick as an ancient tree.

The firing positions on the shore opened fire wildly.

Heavy machine gun bullets hitting the bone armor only sent up a shower of sparks.

A member of the Ninth Bureau picked up a psionic rocket launcher: "Lock on the target, fire."

boom!

The rocket hit the monster's head.

The explosion created a large wave of water, but after the smoke cleared, only a few cracks appeared on the bone armor.

The monster, in pain, slammed several tentacles towards the shore simultaneously. The deputy captain on duty immediately roared, "Defense units, move in!"

The three awakened beings moved forward simultaneously.

An earthen wall, a metal wall, and a pale yellow psionic barrier rose up simultaneously.

The tentacles crashed down.

The first earthen wall instantly shattered.

The metal wall was smashed and dented inward.

The final layer of psionic barrier trembled violently, and all three Awakened Ones coughed up blood simultaneously; the attack was ultimately blocked.

The troops on shore did not collapse. The vice-captain wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and roared, "Keep firing!"

High in the sky.

Looking at the enormous creature in the reservoir, Xiao Jinbao quickly made a judgment: "Late stage of fourth rank, this human's recovery ability is quite strong."

It did not launch an attack without authorization, but only transmitted the images and changes in atmosphere back to Chu Zhou.

In Heilong Lake.

Chu Zhou used his divine sense to see the monster in the reservoir through the Azure Lotus Mark.

A system notification then sounded.

"Ding, late-stage Tier 4 deep-sea life detected."

Race: Deep Sea Ink King

Status: Parasitized, mentally polluted.

"Abilities: High-speed regeneration, tentacles splitting, mental mist."

Parasitized?

Chu Zhou's gaze sharpened slightly.

This is interesting. It seems that this octopus sea monster king is just an appetizer.

……

The outlet of the underground river.

After being repeatedly struck by the turtle demon in the first part, the black membrane blocking the waterway finally cracked.

A large amount of murky lake water poured in through the crack.

Blue light flashed in Xuanjia's eyes.

It could sense that a great battle was breaking out inside the Qingshi Reservoir.

"Charge!"

The first part features the water demon suddenly unleashing its power.

boom!

The fascia was completely shattered.

Large amounts of black slime and fragments of flesh and blood poured into the underground river.

Xuanjia was the first to charge out.

Its massive body, carrying the water flow, crashed directly into the bottom of the Qingshi Reservoir.

More than 300 naval troops followed closely behind.

They did not become confused upon entering unfamiliar waters.

The three parts quickly dispersed.

A vast amount of demonic energy gathered at the bottom of the lake.

The psionic detectors on the shore immediately emitted a piercing alarm.

The vice-captain's expression changed drastically: "A large-scale psionic reaction has occurred underwater, exceeding three hundred in number!"

The members of the nearby Ninth Bureau felt a chill in their hearts.

The mutated octopus king has not yet been dealt with, and now more than 300 strange beasts have appeared underwater, which is almost the worst-case scenario.

Someone gritted their teeth and said, "It's the water demon army from the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone."

The vice-captain gripped his weapon tightly, but he did not order an attack, as Gu Changhe had already instructed him.

As long as the Azure Lotus Forbidden Zone does not attack first, the human side must not open fire.

The underwater armor ignored the humans on the shore and immediately spotted the Deep Sea Ink King, which was frantically waving its tentacles.

At the same time, they also sensed more than a dozen human presences inside the hydroelectric power station's drainage channel.