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"Cough cough!"

Erina clenched her fist, placed it near her mouth, and coughed lightly twice.

Once she attracted Xu Ming's attention and his gaze fell upon her, Erina pretended to be nonchalant and gently brushed the strands of hair at her temples with her hand.

"You seem to have no idea how to deal with underwater enemies~"

Xu Ming looked at Erina in surprise, only to see that this blonde, arrogant young lady's face was practically screaming, "Beg me! Beg me now!"

A sudden inspiration struck Xu Ming.

'Elemental Control' is perfect for controlling the water element, isn't it?

The answer was right beside him.

So Xu Ming immediately said earnestly:

"I think these water ghosts might have important clues, but I can't go into the water to deal with them, so... please, Erina! Only you can help me now!"

Erina seemed surprised that Xu Ming had changed his attitude so quickly. She stared blankly as she played with the strands of hair at her temples, and two unusual blushes appeared on her fair cheeks.

She turned her head slightly, somewhat unable to look Xu Ming in the eye.

"Well, since you've begged me like this, I'll reluctantly help you out."

Then, somewhat guiltily, she emphasized:

"Don't misunderstand, this is just this once..."

Erina clearly hadn't heard the truth that there's only the difference between zero times and infinite times.

It's easy to break the bottom line, but it's extremely difficult to stick to it.

It must be said that after Erina advanced to Soul Level 7, her elemental control ability suddenly revealed an even more terrifying level of control.

For example, right now, she casually created a transparent 'membrane' around the two people and the cat.

This 'membrane' can completely isolate water without affecting the entry of oxygen, allowing people to walk freely underwater.

Xu Ming took a deep breath, then closed his eyes and jumped straight into the water.

Despite Erina's repeated assurances of the water film's authenticity and effectiveness, Xu Ming, being a non-swimmer, still instinctively felt a natural awe of water.

Pfft!

With a loud bang, water splashed everywhere.

Xu Ming felt his body suddenly sink, and then he was quickly suspended in mid-air.

I forced myself to open my eyes, and a wondrous world appeared before me.

It was dark and deep, like the starry sky with no boundaries.

Tiny specks of light brushed past me; they were the shimmering luster of fish scales reflecting off a school of fish as it swam by.

Just as Xu Ming was engrossed in this dreamlike scene, Erina and Pak also went into the water and drifted to his side.

Getting down to business is the priority!!

Xu Ming immediately activated his spiritual vision and began scanning underwater.

He soon discovered a faint wisp of black mist extending into the depths of the lake.

"It fled in that direction!"

Xu Ming pointed to the east.

Perhaps because he was underwater, his voice sounded muffled, like the sound of something trapped inside a can.

Erina nodded and gave an 'OK' sign.

Then Xu Ming saw her snap her fingers.

An energy immediately began to flow, propelling the water film and moving them forward at a surprisingly fast pace.

Xu Ming felt as if he were sitting in a fully glass-enclosed sightseeing submarine.

The water film carried him forward with incredible smoothness.

With nothing else to do, Xu Ming began to observe the underwater scene.

Luoma Lake is the confluence of two major rivers. The surface of the water may appear calm, but there are strong currents beneath.

The turbulent currents stirred up the lake water and mud, and various debris such as aquatic plants floated by from time to time, making the surrounding water appear extremely murky.

However, Xu Ming's spiritual vision could see through the phenomena to the essence, and he kept a close eye on this wisp of black mist without letting up for a moment.

Such activities are tedious and boring, and can easily lead to mental fatigue.

Just as Xu Ming was feeling drowsy, a sudden chill jolted him awake.

Xu Ming hurriedly looked in the direction emanating the chill.

Beneath the pitch-black lake, a sunken ship could be vaguely seen.

Clumps of green aquatic plants were faintly growing around the shipwreck, swaying from side to side with the current.

However, when Xu Ming got closer, he realized that it was not water plants at all, but a white corpse covered with algae!

These strange algae bound the bodies tightly to the shipwreck like ropes, so that each body remained standing, which looked extremely eerie.

Even more bizarrely, these corpses had clearly been submerged in water for quite some time, yet there was no sign of decay whatsoever.

As Xu Ming and his two companions approached, the corpses suddenly opened their eyes, their dead-fish-like gazes fixed intently on the three of them.

Bah!

Bah!

A muffled thud suddenly came from the sunken ship, followed by a strange figure covered in green algae rushing out of the cabin.

The moment it saw Xu Ming and the other two, it immediately reached out its hand.

Swish! !

Large amounts of algae suddenly stretched out like tentacles and attacked the three of them!

"Humph!"

Erina snorted coldly, slowly raised her hand, and squeezed hard.

The lake water instantly generated terrifying water pressure, crushing the algae and immobilizing the strange man in place.

This strange creature seems to have evolved from a water ghost, is extremely familiar with water, and can even exert two or three times its fighting power underwater.

No matter how familiar it is with water, it is still an ant in front of the queen who can control water.

Erina did not dispose of it on her own, but turned to look at Xu Ming, as if seeking his opinion.

Xu Ming nodded indifferently.

Erina's face immediately revealed a bloodthirsty look, and she clenched her fist tightly.

Haw!

The strange man was instantly crushed like an egg, turning into a puff of black smoke and dissipating in the water.

These floating corpses appear to have been imprisoned on the sunken ship by the power of the strange man.

After the monster was destroyed, the floating corpse immediately opened its mouth wide and let out a silent howl.

Their flesh collapsed and scattered instantly, eventually turning into skeletons that fell into the water.

Chapter 720 The Sunken Ship

The monster from before seemed to be the core or the center of the entire sunken ship.

After it was destroyed, a large amount of negative energy dissipated from the shipwreck like black mist, and soon disappeared into the murky lake water.

The shipwreck has revealed its original appearance, with its hull covered in a large amount of moss and algae, making it look like it's covered in green hair from a distance, which is quite disgusting.

As for the masts, rudders, barrels, and other miscellaneous items, they either rotted into rubble or were covered with thick moss.

Xu Ming carefully led Erina and Parker onto the deck of the sunken ship.

This is an old-fashioned ship. It looks somewhat like a warship, but its structure is simpler, with only two decks.

The lower level has many holes on both sides, from which long oars extend, and the boatman sits inside and constantly rocks, using this as propulsion to move forward.

There is a small building on the upper deck, with a few tables and many chairs inside, which seems to be a place for guests to rest.

This should be a passenger ship traveling on Luoma Lake.

Why did this passenger ship sink in the lake...?

Xu Ming guessed that they were probably very unlucky to have encountered that group of ruthless river pirates.

The pirates not only stole all the valuables and killed everyone on board, but also scuttled the ship.

These conjectures were confirmed after Xu Ming found marks of sharp weapons on the wall and small holes deliberately chiseled into the bottom of the ship.

They were robbed of their belongings, massacred, and finally had their ship scuttled, leaving them nowhere to be buried...

What kind of terrible resentment could this shipwreck harbor? Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

Xu Ming landed on the deck and suddenly felt something was wrong with the sensation under his feet. He subconsciously lifted his foot and found that the deck was already densely covered with all kinds of skeletons.

It's just that a layer of moss has grown on the skeleton, so it's not visible from a distance.

Looking at the deck now, littered with skeletons, the number of skeletons far exceeds the maximum passenger capacity of a sunken ship.

Adding to the monster from earlier, there must be something fishy about this shipwreck.

as predicted.

Erina disliked the shipwreck because it was too dirty and refused to come aboard, so Xu Ming led Parker to search the shipwreck.

A moment later, Parker, who had crawled into the lower deck, cried out.

"Amin, look!"

Xu Ming quickly crawled into the hole as well.

Inside the lower compartment, various skeletons were densely packed on the walls like vegetation. In the center of the lower compartment, a magic circle about one meter in diameter was faintly emitting an ominous purplish-black glow.

At the very center of the magic circle, a milky-white jade tablet emitted a pale white luster in the dim lake water.

"What is this!?"