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It made chewing sounds.

The deck was quiet, so the sound was very clear and a little frightening, even more so than an alarm.

Professor Archibald stared wide-eyed at the young man eating, feeling his worldview utterly shattered. He realized his previous beliefs were wrong, and the events unfolding were simply too insane.

Shen Fei looked at Kyle in front of him.

The man always stood very straight, and he was looking at Shen Fei with a questioning gaze.

The others on deck, such as Captain Bellini, Professor Archibald, and the crew, all turned pale and stared at him.

Behind them, the sea was pitch black, and then something strange began to appear in the water.

It's not ocean waves.

Instead, a blue light shone up from the deep seabed; it was a deep, dark blue.

The light grew brighter and wider, as if a blue moon was about to rise from the seabed three thousand meters deep.

"The boss?"

Kyle spoke softly, as if he were a little nervous.

Shen Fei did not answer him.

He simply cut another piece of steak, put it in his mouth with his fork, and even meticulously dipped it in black pepper sauce on the side of the plate.

He ate very slowly, as if he were eating something particularly delicious.

His demeanor seemed to ease the tense atmosphere around him a little.

Professor Archibald glanced at Shen Fei, then at the increasingly bright sea. He swallowed hard, and finally took two steps over.

"It...it seems it received your 'invitation'."

The old professor's voice was hoarse, but he was no longer as crazy as before; instead, he had become very curious.

He continued, "It understood your... mealtime ritual. That's why it came up."

Shen Fei swallowed the beef in his mouth and then wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"No, Professor, you still don't understand."

He raised his head, his eyes looking past everyone else, towards the blue light.

"It didn't understand my ritual. Rather, it sensed that something just as powerful as itself had entered its territory."

"I'm not inviting it when I eat steak."

"I'm issuing a challenge to it, telling it that this place is mine now."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines.

They finally figured it out.

It turns out that Shenfei wasn't provoking it, nor was it trying to negotiate with it.

He's declaring an occupation.

However, at that moment, Kyle's tactical terminal rang again.

Hannah's voice came through, and this time, besides fear, there was also a kind of incomprehensible confusion in her voice.

"Boss, we have the analysis results for the ROV's sonar."

"That new audio signal...it's not threatening us, and it's not in any language."

Kyle quickly asked, "What's that?"

"That's... the sound of a heartbeat." Hannah's voice was soft. "It's its heartbeat. The frequency is 0.02 Hz, and its energy fluctuations are at the same frequency. It's like the engine of a machine, and it's alive, starting up."

A living engine.

This statement terrified everyone.

"boom--"

A loud, muffled thud came from beneath the sea.

This time it wasn't just a sound; something was actually hitting it.

The entire "Atlant" ship rocked, and the people on deck could not stand steadily and swayed back and forth.

The bottle of Petrus red wine on the table had also spilled, the red wine spreading conspicuously on the white tablecloth.

Only Shen Fei remained seated in his chair, not moving an inch, as if he were nailed to the deck.

His body didn't sway at all.

He merely frowned and glanced at the spilled bottle of red wine.

"What a pity."

He said in a low voice.

Then, he raised his head.

Because that thing came out.

There were no large waves, nor any loud noises.

The sea surface was pushed open from below by something huge, without making a sound, just like a black cloth being lifted up.

A huge head slowly emerged from the water. It was so big that I don't even know how to describe how big it was.

Its shell is slippery, like a black stone, with many blue lines on it. Those lines light up and fade away, just like its 0.02 Hz heartbeat.

It has no eyes.

Right in the very center of the head, there was only one exceptionally large sphere of light.

The sphere of light was like a blue sun, emitting a cold and majestic light that illuminated the entire sea.

The people on deck were stunned.

Their minds are empty; they can no longer think, only a primal fear remains.

This is the gravedigger.

This is something from mythology.

It just floated there, its blue "eyes" looking at the Atlantean and at the tiny people on the deck.

Time seemed to stand still.

Shen Fei felt there was no need to eat anymore, so he put down his knife and fork.

Seeing there was still wine in the glass, he drank the remaining half-glass of Yamazaki 55. After doing this, he stood up.

He slowly walked to the side of the boat, less than a hundred meters away from the huge monster, and they looked at each other.

Kyle's hand was already on the gun at his waist.

Captain Bellini, meanwhile, held the communicator, ready to unleash all the ship's weapons as soon as Shen Fei gave the order.

"Boss..." Kyle's voice was tense.

Shen Fei did not turn around.

He simply extended one hand; it wasn't a fist, nor was it a provocation.

He was preventing his own people from making the first move.

Shen Fei calmly said, "Don't be nervous."

He looked at the giant blue eye and continued, "If it wanted to make a move, we would be gone by now."

He turned to look at Professor Archibald.

"Professor, look at it, don't you think it's waiting for us to feed it, like a pet?"

This analogy has once again left everyone speechless.

Professor Archibald stared, mouth agape, at the god-like monster, then at Shen Fei's calm profile.

He suddenly felt that this young man might be crazy, but he might actually be right.

Just then, Kyle's other encrypted communicator rang.

It was Ivan who called.

"My lord! The 'Abyss Walker' is in position! We're 500 meters below that thing!" Ivan's voice sounded particularly excited. "All eight torpedo tubes are open! Just say the word, and I'll blast it back to the Stone Age!"

Just then, Ivan called. His voice eased the tense atmosphere on deck a little. Everyone knew they still had backup.

"Wait for orders."

Shen Fei's answer was still as simple as ever.

He hung up the call and turned his gaze back to the monster.

He knew that this thing was waiting for the "key" in his hand.

But Shen Fei didn't want to give it to them so easily.

He's not here to do a mission.

He came to conquer.

He didn't just want the treasure behind the key; he wanted even more—to make this beast obey him.

Shen Fei stopped looking at the monster.

He walked back to the table. He didn't sit down. He told the cook, who was terrified, that he was French.

Shen Fei said, "My steak is already cold."