This assassin is upright

Chapter 477 Underwater Spying

"Susu-"

With a slight sound, a dark, giant shadow slowed down, its form becoming clearly visible.

It was a giant centipede with a body length of over 100 meters. Its strength as a third-tier mutated beast was enough to make ordinary people and beasts avoid it at all costs.

But at this moment, five figures were sitting on the back of the centipede.

The centipede finally stopped, and the five people jumped off its back.

"We're almost at the dock." Yu Zhun looked ahead and could vaguely see a dock that gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen.

Behind the pier stretched the vast, dark blue ocean.

Just seeing that ocean made him feel a sudden, inexplicable unease, as if something terrible was lurking beneath its surface.

With a casual wave of his hand, the giant centipede burrowed underground and disappeared without a trace.

Immediately afterwards, the group walked step by step toward the dock.

"The Ruins Island is an island located in the sea," the shadowy figure explained as they walked. "Before the cataclysm, it was a very important secret research base, filled with almost all the most advanced technologies."

"The catastrophe also affected this place, but after hundreds of years of excavation following the catastrophe, many key technologies have been recovered from the ruins of the island."

"This also makes them a beacon among many forces, and no force is willing to offend them."

"And the dock ahead is the only building left on the mainland by the ruined island, and also the only entrance to the ruined island."

As they spoke, the group had already gotten very close to the dock.

They could clearly see the large crowd waiting in line there.

“Quite a few people go to the deserted island in the ruins.” Yu Zhun couldn’t help but sigh softly.

"Because they have the most advanced technology there." The rat shrugged. "Although the higher-ups on the ruined island are reluctant to share many of the top technologies, some of them have managed to leak out."

"Besides that, products made using cutting-edge technology are also the most important source of wealth on this ruined island." The rat paused slightly, "Here, the battery fluid I had you exchange for earlier is a valuable commodity."

"Because of this technology, the isolated ruins have not yet been obtained."

"So even they couldn't produce even a single milliliter."

Yu Zhun smiled and nodded, carefully observing the pedestrians in line.

After the explanations from the others, he quickly realized that these people had different clothing styles, but they all looked like businessmen.

If nothing unexpected happens, they will most likely be going to the ruined island to purchase goods.

“Merchants who can directly source goods from the ruined island are no ordinary people,” Wolf Fang said quietly. “After all, entering the ruined island requires strict vetting.”

"None of us have been there before, so we'll need to go through an identity check before we queue up at the pier."

"What an overbearing rule." Yu Zhun raised an eyebrow and quickly found the identity verification area. "Let's go, let's go and verify our identities now."

Upon arriving at the review area, a staff member in uniform and wearing a mask gave the five members of the Black Hawk team a scrutinizing look.

"Where did they come from? What was their purpose in going to the deserted island?"

“We’re from District 37,” Yu Zhun said calmly, “to make a deal.”

"Excavation team?" The staff member's eyes changed, and he quickly took out a wristband and handed it to Yu Zhun and the others. "Everyone needs to wear it and have their temperature checked."

"What is this?" Yu Zhun casually took it, frowning as he asked, "It seems that the group of people ahead of us did not undergo this test."

“They are businessmen from a nearby small city, while you are an excavation team, so it’s naturally different.” The staff member explained somewhat impatiently, “This is a contamination test. You often work in various ruins, so who knows if you might get contaminated with anything.”

"Those who fail the test are not allowed to enter the ruined island."

After determining that the five members of the Black Hawk team were the excavation team, his attitude became slightly hostile.

"Contamination level test..."

Yu Zhun frowned slightly. This test reminded him of his experience in the City of Floating Ash, but he didn't say anything and casually put on the wristband.

"Didi dididi——"

A sudden, urgent alarm sounded, and the green light on the wristband turned red the instant Yu Zhun put it on.

The expressions of the other four members of Black Hawk Team changed slightly, and the expressions of the staff on the other side also changed. "Get out of here, immediately!"

"Your contamination level is too high; you cannot proceed to the ruined island!"

Yu Zhun's eyes flickered slightly.

Although he didn't quite understand the principle behind this pollution level test, he roughly knew that his body, having undergone so many mutations, was very different from that of ordinary evolved beings, and it was entirely possible that he could be identified as something else.

Realizing that they hadn't yet entered the desolate island, Yu Zhun suppressed his urge to resort to violence and casually handed the wristband to Black Hawk.

"I'll go out first, you guys continue with the testing."

After saying that, he winked at Black Hawk and the other three, then turned and walked out of the review area.

Black Hawk realized something, nodded slightly, and took the wristband to put it on.

The green light brightening indicates that he has passed the test.

The remaining three were also glowing green.

"You four have passed." The staff member took the wristbands, tossed them disdainfully into the purification system, and then pointed to the passage on the other side of the review area. "Go over there to get your certificates, and you can board the cruise ship to the deserted island."

"Also..." the staff member paused slightly, "If I were one of you, I would stay away from that guy."

"With pollution reaching this level, can we truly say that humanity has..."

The staff member couldn't continue speaking.

Because Black Hawk had already fixed his gaze on him with murderous intent.

"Don't talk nonsense," he warned in a low voice, then led the other four towards the place where they could get their certificates.

"Tch!" After the four people left, the staff member muttered resentfully, "It wasn't out of kindness; I was just trying to give them a friendly reminder!"

He said nothing more and immediately went on to greet the next group of people.
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"It seems the captain and the others have successfully passed the review."

Standing outside the verification area, watching from afar as Black Hawk and his three companions completed their verification and registration and entered the cruise ship's boarding gate, Yu Zhun muttered to himself.

Since everyone else is fine, he only needs to think about himself.

Since the review failed, Yu Zhun naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for his fate.

The ruins and isolated islands may hold even more secrets about this world.

What were they researching there before the catastrophe? After the catastrophe, what has become of that almost isolated place?
Therefore, Yu Zhun is determined to go on this trip.

He slowly walked towards a secluded, deserted corner. After confirming that no one was paying attention to him, his roots began to extend wildly from his feet, quickly reaching towards the dock.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the entire underground of the dock was almost entirely covered by the roots that Yu Zhun had extended. Then, Yu Zhun's body began to slowly decompose, gradually disintegrating in a bizarre way, seeping into the earth along the root system.

Then, a cluster of roots emerged from the restroom inside the dock, and Yu Zhun's body rapidly reassembled, eventually becoming exactly the same as before.

After changing back into his combat uniform, Yu Zhun looked at himself in the mirror and gave a self-deprecating smile. "The results from that testing instrument might actually be correct."

"Whether I can still be considered human now is indeed hard to say."

After undergoing countless mutations with the mutation inducer, Yu Zhun felt that although he still had a human form, he seemed to be gradually evolving into a more perfect creature.

Pushing open the bathroom door, Yu Zhun slowly walked towards the four members of the Black Hawk team.

The four members of the Black Hawk team on the other side had just boarded the dock and were discussing how to get Yu Zhun to come up as well when they turned around and saw Yu Zhun walking out from inside the dock. Their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"You..." The mouse pointed at Yu Zhun, speechless for a moment.

"I used a little bit of my ability." Yu Zhun glossed over the events of the previous moment. "How much longer until the cruise ship departs?"

“I just asked, it’s in two hours,” Black Hawk was the first to come to his senses. “But right now, the waiting area is already full.”

"So we have no choice but to wait somewhere else."

"Let's go over there," Yu Zhun said, pointing to a platform overlooking the sea.

The others naturally had no objections.

Stepping onto the platform, Yu Zhun leaned against the railing and looked down at the sea below.

The seawater here was different from the seawater he knew. The slightly viscous water was bluish-black, and the sea breeze carried a strong fishy smell.

Was the sea like this before the cataclysm?

"Of course not." The mouse rolled its eyes. "The real sea should be clear and blue, just as beautiful as the color of the sky."

"But now we can only see that kind of sea in the pictures and records left before the catastrophe. After the catastrophe, the sea became this horrible thing."

"Lifeless, gloomy, and with an unpleasant smell."

"It is said that during the cataclysm, a large number of old-era underwater sewage pipes broke, causing various substances containing heavy metals and strong pollutants to be discharged into the ocean. With the spread of ocean currents, they eventually affected all sea areas."

"Speaking of which, those guys on that deserted island were pretty ruthless."

“The ocean has become like this, but they still remain on that island.”

“Perhaps it’s because there’s a reason they can’t leave.” Yu Zhun said softly, gazing into the distance at the sea.

In the dim light, a small dot with light could be vaguely seen.

That's where the desolate island of ruins is located.

He quickly looked away, squatted down, and scooped up a handful of seawater.

A slight stinging sensation traveled through the seawater to his palm.

That's corrosive.

While such corrosiveness was negligible for him, for an ordinary person, simply immersing their body in seawater for half a day would likely leave only bones.

Ordinary creatures could not survive in such seawater, but from another perspective, the creatures that could live in it must be extraordinary.

A feeling of being spied on welled up in Yu Zhun's heart, causing him to frown slightly.

He stared intently at the sea, following the direction of his senses, but found nothing.

"Captain, can your eyes see through the water here?"

“Within 100 meters is fine, but beyond 100 meters it won’t work.” Black Hawk shook his head. “It’s like something is blocking my vision. Below 100 meters, I can only see wisps of fog.”

“Then…” Yu Zhun pointed in the direction he sensed, “what’s there?”

“There…hmm?” Black Hawk turned his head to look, then paused slightly in surprise.

He thought he had just seen a silver figure, but before he could see it clearly, the figure quickly disappeared into deeper waters and escaped his sight.

"It seems they've already escaped," Yu Zhun said in a deep voice.

In the instant Black Hawk was stunned, he felt the sense of being watched vanish completely.

“Yes.” Black Hawk nodded. “I didn’t have time to see it clearly before it seemed to have sensed my gaze and ran away.”

"That's interesting." Yu Zhun couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

He looked at the figure in the water, but the other party didn't move at all, as if it knew very well that he couldn't see him. When Black Hawk looked over, the other party ran away immediately.

This indicates that the other party has an extraordinary perception of line of sight, and can even clearly judge whether a person looking in its direction can see it.

In addition, the fact that the other party went directly to the deep water area proves that there is indeed something special in the deep water area that can block Black Hawk's vision.

Not only are the ruined islands interesting, but this sea area also seems quite intriguing.

"Captain, take this." Yu Zhun casually tossed a fist-sized object to Black Hawk.

"What is this?" Black Hawk casually took it, looking at the sphere-like object that resembled woven roots with a puzzled expression.

“There will probably be a second check when we board the ship later.” Yu Zhun paused slightly. “It’s not safe for me to board directly through the dock.”

"A safer approach is to board the ship halfway through the cruise journey."

"This thing will allow me to quickly locate your position."

"It can also have some other uses when necessary." Yu Zhun smiled, without mentioning any other uses.

"Next, I'll go take a look at the seabed."

He was really curious about what existed a hundred meters below.

"Be careful," Black Hawk said softly.

Yu Zhun's strength far surpasses his own. This is still a near-shore area, and there shouldn't be anything here that could threaten Yu Zhun. Black Hawk is very confident in his safety.

Of course, we still need to give some reminders.

"Understood!" Yu Zhun gave a "no problem" gesture, then turned and jumped directly into the seawater below.

The dark seawater seemed to swallow up some light, and in the blink of an eye, Yu Zhun had disappeared from their sight.

"Let's go." Black Hawk, the only one who could still see Yu Zhun, stood there for a while, then turned around. "Let's find a quiet place to rest."

"After boarding the cruise ship, I plan to use the fourth-order gene therapy drug."

"Boss, are you serious?!" Wolf Fang looked astonished.

He and Iron Tower haven't even started using the Tier 3 gene drug yet, and Black Hawk is going to use the Tier 4 gene drug directly?

“Hmm.” Black Hawk nodded. “My experience with the Dark Dragon team seems to have improved my Tier 3 strength quite a bit, so it can be considered a blessing in disguise.”

"Now I should be able to try to break through to the fourth tier."

At this point, a complex look appeared in Black Hawk's eyes.

"I am the captain of Black Hawk Team. I cannot let my team members go on alone."

(End of this chapter)