The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 182 Undersea Palace
Lin Nan had known for a long time that the ocean was a more mysterious and vast world than the land.

Perhaps in the depths unknown to humankind, there live organisms that have existed for hundreds of millions of years.

Due to the high pressure and low temperature of the deep sea environment, life forms here grow very slowly and are enormous, possessing long lifespans and almost eternal memories.

Deep-sea creatures are solitary, powerful, and dangerous; they are like sunken stars, shining alone in eternal darkness.

Lin Nan walked slowly along the only passage. It was quiet and spacious all around, with the occasional gurgling sound of bubbles rising from the water, but it quickly disappeared.

She could breathe freely here and didn't feel any discomfort from the pressure; it was as if the entire sea was gently embracing her.

On both sides of the passage, tiny specks of light float in the deep blue sea, like stars falling into the deep sea.

Occasionally, one or two unidentifiable creatures would fly overhead, casting dappled light and shadow in Lin Nan's eyes.

So beautiful!

Lin Nan felt a heartfelt sense of admiration.

Perhaps having heard her thoughts, Lan Yin also let out a suppressed sound at the right moment. His clean body gradually became damp with sweat, and his pale skin began to warm up.

"I'm glad you like it..."

He endured the pain and slowly opened himself up. The proud and aloof flower had fallen from its pedestal, revealing his deeply hidden selfishness, darkness, and ugliness before the young girl...

It seems like it's not enough.

He thought about it in a daze.

At the entrance to the spiritual channel, Lin Nan placed only one finger on the sapphire. Countless green spiritual threads, like spring water, flowed into his body. Lan Yin was squeezed in little by little and stretched open little by little. He was heartbroken and unable to say anything. A strange feeling, centered on that point, began to spread like an electric shock until it swept through his entire body.

Lan Yin's back tensed, his fingers gripping the bed railing tightly; he was going crazy!

Hug me—

He pleaded aloud, his breath coming in short, broken gasps.

Lin Nan's spiritual threads had already penetrated the deepest part of his mental landscape, and even an unintentional disturbance could bring about an almost overwhelming stimulation.

"Please……"

He tilted his head back, sweat dripping down his taut muscles, his whole body soaked as if he'd been pulled from the water. He was like a fish abandoned on the shore, desperately needing a life-saving spring.

But the girl did not reward him. Instead, she continued her work, and as the spiritual threads continued to penetrate deeper, each tendril meticulously rubbed against his sensitive spiritual nodes.

Lan Yin's pupils contracted sharply, and his fingertips scraped against the metal railing, making a harsh sound. This torturous pleasure almost drove him to the brink of collapse, yet he greedily craved more.

He completely transformed into someone of cheap appearance.

Perhaps because she had gone deep enough, Lin Nan gradually saw some filth that had been carefully concealed in this magnificent palace.

These are the pollutants; she needs to clean them up.

Lin Nan thought to herself, and then she summoned the vines—

Dozens of vines slowly grew out from the seabed, perhaps because the space was large enough that they released their full potential.

The thick vines grew vigorously, and underneath was a part that even Lin Nan had never seen before.

Lin Nan was increasingly alarmed as she looked at it. When did her vines grow to such a huge size?
Each one is as tall as a ten-story building, and the thickest part of the vine is comparable to the mast of a warship. Its aerial roots extend in all directions like underwater cables.

Most alarmingly, the suckers on the vines grow longer and larger as they descend from the tip. The edges of these mouthparts have evolved into fine, tooth-like structures, and with each breath they contract and expand, they greedily absorb the spiritual energy of the entire sea area.

Lin Nan's spiritual power is wood-based, while Lan Yin's is water-based. Wood needs water to grow, so these vines, having arrived here, were like mice that had fallen into a rice jar, utterly overjoyed and disoriented. [I, Hu Hansan, am back!]

So happy, so intoxicating!

[So delicious! Waaaaaah!]

【…】

As she inhaled the vines, Lin Nan experienced a strange sense of satisfaction. She quickly hugged her shoulders to stop this inexplicable thrill and excitement.

No!

wrong!

She couldn't let these vines run rampant, otherwise—she would be "eaten" by them too—

Lin Nan finally realized the source of this strange phenomenon in her body. Deep within her mind, it seemed that another powerful consciousness was being suppressed. This consciousness would always appear unintentionally, urging her to acquire more spiritual energy, whether it came from the source of pollution or from these sentinels. It would absorb any energy it could get.

It's like a bottomless pit, its abyssal appetite can never be satisfied. If her consciousness is too weak, it will seize the opportunity and forcibly take control of her body.

Thinking about this, Lin Nan felt a chill run down her spine. Looking at the familiar vines in front of her, she suddenly felt a sense of strangeness and dread.

The body's former owner was very likely devoured by them!
【Snapped--】

Something snapped in my head, and the once quiet tree in my mental vision suddenly started howling with a fierce wind!
Lin Nan quickly covered her head, trying to calm herself down.

The previously noisy vines seemed to sense something and suddenly fell silent, their twelve sharp tips all looking towards—Lin Nan…

The atmosphere suddenly became tense and confrontational, and Lin Nan felt a chill run down her spine.

This terror doesn't come from the external environment, but from within yourself. It's like suddenly realizing that the family you've known since childhood isn't your real family, and that the place you live in is nothing more than a carefully orchestrated deception—it's chilling.

The tips of the vines slowly turned toward her, each one slightly arched, like a snake poised to pounce.

calm……

calm……

Lin Nan kept telling herself this, but her trembling legs betrayed her. Looking at the vines, she couldn't help but take a step back...

At this moment, the thickest and strongest vine in the middle swam towards her first, its large shadow dancing and falling, stopping a few inches away from Lin Nan.

She recognized it; it was that inexplicably erratic No. 5.

But at this moment, Number Five no longer had the familiar aura Lin Nan knew. A cold spiritual force was spreading along its vine, carefully scanning every inch of her skin—like the gaze of a hunter assessing the value of its prey.

Just when Lin Nan thought she was about to be eaten by it.

The tip of number five suddenly bent, forming a question mark above its head.

"Boss, what's wrong?" A familiar, childish voice came from the mental world.

Lin Nan was stunned.

That concludes today's double update. I made it at the last minute.

What a tragedy! I just finished writing my part for today, and now it's a new day with more tasks. Ugh—I want to cry QAQ. Why can't I finish writing or save my drafts?

By the way, regarding the little boxes, please don't like or comment if you secretly looked at them. Let's keep a low profile. Two more of my little boxes have been deleted.

It seems that only Hongxiu can see it; other platforms' apps cannot.