Dragon Raja: Starting with Summoning Erii

Erii looked at her and said, "You're so annoying."

Chapter 122 Hold Me

"Ignore her."

Natsuki took Erii's soft little hand and made her turn her head back.

The woman snorted coldly, showing no interest.

Xia Mu was too lazy to argue with her; she might be dead tonight anyway, so why bother?

"Don't mind her, that's just how annoying she is. It's not just you, it's everyone."

Professor Mans flicked his cigar, stubbed it out on the bulkhead, and put it in his pocket.

Because Selma's voice came through his ear: "Professor, the diving bell has reached the designated position. Ye Sheng and Aki request to leave the cabin."

"What's the current wind and wave strength? What's the underwater situation?" Mans asked in a deep voice.

“The wave level remains unchanged, and there are no abnormalities underwater for the time being. However, the Maritime Safety Administration just warned us that there may be a magnitude 5 earthquake underwater,” Selma said.

Mans said calmly, "Ye Sheng, Aki, fasten your lifelines and descend from the diving bell to a maximum depth of 200 meters. We will now begin the mission."

"Yes."

The two voices came through the earphones.

“You don’t have much time. You must finish the search before the earthquake hits,” Mans said.

"Don't worry, professor. Underwater, 'snakes' can travel much farther. I can search an area of ​​nearly five kilometers. If I can't find them even then, there's no point in searching with the naked eye."

Ye Sheng's steady voice came through.

The two then opened the hatch of the diving bell.

“Be careful,” Mans said.

At this moment, the three returned to the cockpit. Mans kept a close eye on the positions of Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji on the monitor, while Selma was responsible for monitoring their vital signs to ensure the data was stable.

Natsuki and Erii seemed to have nothing to do, so they just wandered around.

"Mumu, you brought Murasame."

Erii suddenly reached out and poked his lower back.

The scabbard was secured by a leather strap, and the handle was positioned so that Natsuki could easily draw the knife with a backhand motion.

"Ah."

Xia Mu nodded, put a finger to her lips, and said, "Shh, keep your voice down, don't disturb them."

"Oh…"

Erii nodded obediently, climbed onto the porthole, and saw the waves rolling outside, with raindrops pattering against the glass.

"The weather is really bad..."

Her eyes reflected the raging storm, showing no fear or dread, only a faint displeasure.

If she wanted, she could easily make the area within a few kilometers calm.

"The sun will always shine again, it will be better tomorrow." Xia Mu gently stroked her soft, long hair and comforted her softly.

Erii tilted her head back and pressed the back of her head against his neck: "Mumu, can I hug you?"

The girl stood gracefully by the porthole, her long, straight hair cascading down her back, adding to her charm.

Xia Mu's heart skipped a beat.

"Mumu, I want a hug..."

Her slender, tall figure, accentuated by the wind and rain, exuded a delicate fragrance and a fragile, pitiful charm.

Although she is by no means weak...

Xia Mu reached out and gently placed his hands on her slender waist; the soft, warm touch made him want to stroke her.

Erii leaned back against him, letting herself be enveloped in his warmth.

"Hold me close..."

She turned her head to the side, her smooth forehead touching his cheek as she spoke.

Xia Mu then stretched his hands forward along her slender waist and pressed them against her smooth abdomen.

Erii's waist was exceptionally slender; when he placed both hands on her lower abdomen, most of the space around her waist was empty.

She placed her hands on the back of his hands, one on each side, and pulled them apart. Xia Mu then removed his hands from her lower abdomen, placing his left hand on her right waist and his right hand on her left waist, before finally holding her tightly in his arms.

"call…"

He let out a soft sigh, his chest and back pressed tightly together with Erii's, the intimate fragrance lingering around his nose, his rapidly beating heart slowly calming down.

With more than a dozen people busy behind him, he couldn't fully immerse himself in the intimacy.

It's good to just hold each other like this. Even the raging wind, rain, lightning, and thunder outside the window can't shake the gentle warmth here.

"No... let me go..."

Erii felt safe and secure in the embrace, as if her body was soaking in a hot spring, completely enveloped and not exposed.

She was like a timid child who always needed to return to her parents' safe haven to gain strength before daring to face the unfamiliar world again.

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Suddenly, the two of them felt a slight sway beneath their feet.

The change was very slight, but Natsuki immediately let go of Erii.

"Professor! Was it an earthquake?!"

He turned around immediately.

This is the prelude to tonight's crisis!

Mans' pupils contracted slightly; the sonar image before him clearly showed what was happening underwater.

The water is turbulent, and the rocks are shaking violently.

The entire underwater surface was shaking, and dust was being stirred up.

"An underwater earthquake has started... Damn! Their warning this time was way too accurate!"

Mans turned to the first mate and shouted, "Reel in! Reel in! Pull them back to the diving bell!"

As the engine turned, the black rope, which served as both a lifeline and a signal line, began to be retrieved.

But then, Mans heard a snapping sound coming from the wind and rain outside, and the engine's speed went out of control.

Mans's expression changed drastically. The engine speed was out of control because there was no tension acting on it anymore; the lifeline had snapped.

In such murky water, the spotlights shone only like fireflies, barely enough to illuminate two pale faces.

All Ye Sheng could do was hold onto Jiu Deya tightly as they plummeted downwards.

Just now, a clear crack rapidly approached from a distance, as if an invisible blade had cleaved through it, causing the rock layer, several meters thick, to split and sink.

The earthquake tore the seabed apart, and Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji had no time to react before feeling the enormous water pressure coming down from above, like a wave tens of meters high crashing onto their heads.

On the water.

The front cabin was deathly silent. Mans ran his hands through his hair and combed it back so hard that the roots hurt.

A hissing sound of erratic current came from the loudspeaker. The signal was cut off, and their fate was unknown. The lifeline was also the signal line, the only channel connecting them with Ye Sheng and Ya Ji.

He may have lost two of his most promising students, although he had long been aware of this possibility because a similar incident had occurred ten years ago.

The underwater situation was unclear. Should they send someone to explore and rescue? Or should they give up like they did with the Greenland ice sea? Mans pondered anxiously.

"If you see a wall that you can't see the end of, whether you look up, down, left, or right, and you can never reach the boundary, what is that?" A calm voice rang out in the cabin.

Everyone looked up in surprise; it was Ye Sheng's voice.

“That is death. I read about it in a book before, and now I understand. This is Ye Sheng. Aki and I are both alive. I am communicating with you through the current of the ‘snake.’ We have arrived at the palace of Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire. Please respond.”

This is a special use of the "snakes," which are now acting as messengers, carrying Ye Sheng's voice signals back and forth between the underwater world and the Moniach.

"Are you sure?" Mans' voice trembled slightly.

“Professor, if you saw this bronze wall before me, you would believe it too,” Ye Sheng said. “Please continue the search and await further instructions.”

“Professor, I suggest they retreat. There may be aftershocks, and their oxygen reserves are insufficient,” Xia Mu said.

If possible, a pullback now is the best option; tonight's move is too hasty.

“Xia Mu, do you know what I’m seeing right now? It’s the edge of the world between dragons and humans. Will you stop to catch your breath when you touch that edge? If an aftershock buries this crack, you’ll die of regret,” Ye Sheng said.

Xia Mu nodded: "Yeah, I'll catch my breath."

Ye Sheng: "..."

Chapter 123 Going into the Water

"Wait a minute."

Mans went to the rear cabin and connected to Angers's private line.

“Principal, new progress on the ‘Kuimen Project’: we have found a city entirely cast in bronze in the underwater fissures created by the earthquake.”

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. "The Bronze City, that's the palace of Norton, the King of Bronze and Fire."

“We’re not sure if we should explore immediately; the wind and rain on the river are very strong, and it’s risky,” Mans said.

"The location has been pinpointed. Let's retreat and await support."

Manston paused for a moment: "But Ye Sheng sensed something in the Bronze City... It's not a dead city."

"Understood. Execute the plan immediately," the principal said. "Remember, we must not let a pure-blooded dragon escape our surveillance. Our first choice is to capture them alive, and our second choice is to kill them. If something like this gets out of our control, the whole world will be turned upside down!"

“Time is limited. To open the Bronze City, can I use the ‘key’?” Mans asked.

"I asked you to bring him along, all for this moment!"

At this point, the principal suddenly asked, "Norma said you gave the 'key' to Xia Mu and Xia Liyi?"