Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Steel of the Heart

underground sewer

Xiang Bei swam deeper into the water, and because he didn't need to breathe, his speed as a War God was extremely fast.

In the blink of an eye, Xiang Bei had swum dozens of meters in the waterway.

During this time, Xiang Bei saw several metal boxes, but he didn't know if they all contained those luminous crystals.

However, as Xiang Bei continued forward, the mechanical device beneath the pool disappeared from sight.

The waterway also became rugged, with various rocks protruding from time to time.

In some places, the passage was so narrow that Xiang Bei had to stop and carefully observe before he dared to widen it.

In some places, large pieces of metal scrap can even be found, and they are quite hard.

Even with the weapons Xiang Bei retrieved from the spaceship, it was difficult to destroy it.

This forced Xiang Bei to find a way to detour or spend a lot of time cutting up these metal scraps, greatly hindering his progress.

It was precisely because of the presence of these discarded metals that Xiang Bei became convinced that the underground cave he was in was likely a docking point for a spaceship on Earth at that time.

However, due to hundreds of thousands of years of geological changes, this place has been turned into ruins and sunk deep underground.

"I wonder if there are any other spaceships docked here. If we could find a few more, wouldn't we be set for life!" Xiang Bei's mind wandered, fantasizing about how he would reach the pinnacle of life by selling old spaceships after leaving Earth.

Unfortunately, it was just wishful thinking. After traveling through the waterway for a long time, they found no trace of other spaceships except for rocks and some damaged metal debris.

During this time, Xiang Bei also discovered many side roads, and even found the ruins of a building that resembled that of the alien race, but unfortunately it was completely destroyed and had no value.

Just as Xiang Bei was about to continue exploring, an alarm sounded from his smartwatch.

Fearing that he might go too far and not have time to catch his breath before finding a way out, Xiang Bei set a timer on his smartwatch in advance.

Once the time is up, Xiang Bei must quickly move to the starting point to avoid being trapped underwater.

When the time came, Xiang Bei didn't do anything else and quickly returned the way he came.

Unlike the sandy desert where even markings are impossible, the waterway allowed Xiang Bei to record the entire route he had taken, including markings for every fork in the road.

Some key landmarks have also been marked.

Compared to the various obstacles and challenges required during the exploration, Xiang Bei's return journey was much faster, and he was back at Xiao Tan's side in less than five minutes.

After letting out a deep breath, Xiang Bei rested for a few minutes, then took out a nutrition bar from his combat uniform and ate it in a few bites.

As a war god, it's certain that he needs to eat. Xiang Bei and his training camp members often spend the whole day hunting, so they also carry some supplies with them.

However, the quantity is limited; for example, Xiang Bei only has enough supplies for one day.

After all, he never expected to be trapped underground.

Premium solid compressed nutritional energy bars.

One stick can replenish the energy consumed by a War God-level expert for a day.

10 per piece.

"I should have brought at least a dozen with me!" Xiang Bei regretted, and decided that he would bring at least a dozen of these things with him when he went out in the future to avoid this situation.

After a short rest, Xiang Bei went back into the water. This time, he went even further, and there were no traces of human activity around him.

This means that he may have already left the ruins of the alien race and ventured deep into the real wilderness waterways.

However, to his delight, he discovered that the waterway around him was gradually widening.

It seems that we have entered a real underground river from the narrow waterway.

Furthermore, the water flow here became increasingly rapid, but fortunately, Xiang Bei's physical condition did not affect the rapid current.

Following the direction of the current, Xiang Bei swam for an unknown distance, only to feel the current around him gradually become calmer after it had been turbulent.

Xiang Bei faintly noticed a faint light in the far distance.

"Light!"

Xiang Bei's eyes lit up immediately, and a surge of joy rose in his heart.

However, at that moment, Xiang Bei suddenly felt a strange sense of palpitation rising in his heart.

"A colossal engulfment!"

"With the strength to uproot Mount Tai!"

Without time to think, Xiang Bei immediately used his strongest move, and at the same time, his Heart Steel, which had just finished cooling down, also began to attack without hesitation.

"boom!"

In an instant

It sounded like a thunderclap coming from underwater!

Immediately afterwards, the entire body of water exploded!

"Boom!"

Meanwhile, somewhere in the desert, in an unnamed oasis.

The once calm surface of a lake, which was three or four kilometers in size, suddenly exploded.

A water column several meters thick shot into the sky.

"grass!"

On a rock wall in the lake, the surrounding rocks had been smashed to pieces by the enormous force, and a large number of stones fell off. Xiang Bei felt that his two arms had almost lost all feeling, and his whole body felt like it had fallen apart.

"A high-ranking lord-level monster!"

"Carcharodontosaurus!"

Spinosaurus, an amphibious monster, a dragon, and a top predator!

It is also a top-tier existence among high-level lord-class monsters.

If Xiang Bei hadn't acted decisively and activated "Giant Devouring" to greatly amplify his own destructive power!

I'm afraid he would have died from that attack just now!

Even so, Xiang Bei was still sent flying by the immense force of the Sharktooth Dragon, his body plunging directly into a rocky barrier in the lake.

My whole body went numb from the terrifying force!

At the same time, a gigantic monster with a huge head and covered in black scales emerged from the shadows of the lake.

His eyes were cold and menacing, filled with rage and murderous intent.

"Gurgle"

As the Carcharodontosaurus swam, ripples spread through the surrounding water.

"Damn it, how could there be such a monster here!" Xiang Bei's face darkened.

If it were an ordinary high-ranking lord, Xiang Bei could contend with him to some extent with his own strength, and if he played well, it wouldn't be impossible for him to turn the tables and kill him.

However, the thing in front of him was a top-tier high-level lord, whose strength far surpassed that of an ordinary high-level lord. Of course, the most disadvantageous thing was that they were currently under the lake, which was the thing's home ground, and Xiang Bei's strength was greatly restricted.

In addition, after swimming for so long, his own oxygen levels were almost depleted.

The current fighting situation is extremely disadvantageous for him!

"We must find an opportunity to get ashore immediately." Xiang Bei's eyes were gloomy, but he was thinking about a plan to deal with the situation.

Although he might not be a match for the Carcharodontosaurus on land, at least once out of the water, he could unleash his full power and avoid being too passive.