Survival on the Internet: A Bizarre Start at Sea

The remaining 1% health seems to be interfering with the judgment mechanism; it seems to be bugged.

Su Zhisu's sanity value was forcibly changed from 0 to 1!

His consciousness grasped at the last glimmer of light in the darkness, like a drowning man clutching at the last straw.

[Health Points]: 1%/100%

[Sanity Value]: 1/100

【判定中...1d100+30+1=99=99】

[Resistance successful!]

Amidst the excruciating pain, Su Zhisu felt a strange power surge into her soul, warm and unwavering, like a lighthouse standing firm in a storm.

This force took root deep within his soul, forming an invisible barrier that kept all madness and chaos at bay.

[Resistance successful! Received a random reward]

[Network Notification]: You have acquired a new talent—My Heart Will Go On.

[Talent]: My heart is eternal

[Description]: If we look at things from the perspective of what is unchanging, then heaven and earth will change, but I will remain unchanged.

【My Heart Will Never Change】: Changes in your rationality attribute will not affect your consciousness. Your consciousness is like a reef in the deep sea, unmoved by any storm.

The gray-blue phantom had vanished, and the light of the magic circle gradually dimmed, finally condensing into a rune that was imprinted on the back of Su Zhisu's left hand.

This is a huge outline in the deep sea, grayish-blue in color, with rough and ancient lines, possessing the gentleness of the sea and the cold hardness of steel, as if lurking in the sea, watching over all things.

The mark felt slightly warm, forming a strange connection with him.

This mark seems to be a kind of agreement.

[Network Notice]: The dungeon countdown has reached zero, forcing you to leave the dungeon.

The light engulfed our vision.

Su Zhisu found himself back at the location where he first entered the [Echo Rift]—150 meters below the Sea of ​​Strange Things.

At this moment, the Echoing Rift was no longer a quiet "black glass"; it began to tremble violently.

A strange, purplish-black energy, like boiling magma, gushed out from the center of the fissure, and the surrounding dark red to pitch-black seawater was also dyed into a strange, fluorescent purplish-black.

The dark red seawater a few nautical miles away began to churn and boil, and the temperature rose sharply.

The Night Watch Heart Flame protecting Su Zhisu's body swayed precariously in this strange energy, almost extinguished, yet remained unusually strong.

In the seawater, countless black particles danced wildly, as if sensing some kind of impending catastrophe.

The echo fissure is collapsing.

But Su Zhisu was right in the middle of the breakdown!

He instinctively swam upstream, but the eerie, purplish-black energy clung to him like a persistent, invasive disease.

The eerie purplish-black energy emanating from the collapse of the [Echo Rift] mostly dispersed and disappeared.

Only the purest strand of color entered his body and disappeared.

It didn't cause any discomfort; on the contrary, it gave me a strange sense of fulfillment, like rain after a long drought.

This energy circulated within him, eventually settling deep within.

In the boiling seawater, Su Zhisu fell into a deep sleep. He did not notice that the mark on the back of his hand seemed to flicker for a moment.

[Network Notice]: New attribute acquired - Mysterious Power

[Strange Power]: 150/150

(Note: The power of the strange is affected by the mental attribute, at a ratio of 1:10.)

[Hidden message]: It seems you have obtained some kind of permission.

The boiling sea gradually calmed down, and the thick, blood-red seawater returned to its usual appearance. Su Zhisu opened her eyes.

He noticed a new attribute had appeared on his attribute panel, but he didn't have time to pay attention to it at the moment.

Just now, having just woken up, he subconsciously glanced at the environmental status information and decided to immediately surface and return to the Redemption.

[Current Area]: Sea of ​​Mysteries

[Time]: 9:53 AM on the seventh day

[Environmental Conditions]: Enveloped in white fog, visibility extremely low.

[World's Strangest Value]: 65

[Area Oddity Value]: 55

Su Zhisu left the Redemption on the fourth day, which included the time spent in the instance and the time spent sleeping at sea.

If you do the math, he's been gone for a full three days!

Three days have passed, and who knows what the Redemption will become!

During the ascent, Su Zhisu was surprised to discover:

In the dark red seawater, the black particles that had been rushing towards him were now completely unresponsive.

They automatically avoided him as soon as they got close, as if they recognized something.

No, it's not just about avoiding.

"They seem to be... worshipping me?!"

"But why?"

Since experiencing the dungeon, Su Zhixu has had more and more doubts.

But he knew that no amount of doubt would help at this moment; his primary task was to return to the Redemption.

Whenever Su Zhisu passed by these black particles, they would form a brief vortex, like subjects bowing to their monarch.

The temperature of the seawater around him became milder, and the pressure lessened considerably, as if the strange and mysterious sea itself was welcoming his arrival.

Two minutes later, his head popped out of the water.

The Redemption was floating not far away, but the sight was terrifying.

【Durability】：500/1100

The deck was teeming with all sorts of bizarre creatures—tall deep-diving beings, psychedelic sea spirits, and some he had never seen before.

The number of invaders was simply too great, and the resistance of the ghostly skeletal arms was futile. Most of them had been shattered and scattered on the ground, and now only a few were putting up a last stand.

Several monsters have already broken through the defenses and are loitering at the cabin entrance.

However, when Su Zhixu climbed onto the deck, all the monsters stopped moving at the same time.

They turned their heads and stared at him with eyes of all shapes and sizes.

Some have eyes as big as lanterns, some have eyes as thin as needles, and some have no eyes at all, only glowing holes.

Among them, the tall deep-sea diver caught his attention.

The towering Deep One stood closest to Su Zhisu, standing upright at a height of 1.8 meters, its body reeking of a pungent, fishy odor.

Its grayish-white skin was covered with scales, giving it a moist, dark green color. It looked soft, yet it had some suckers.

The degenerated, fin-like hands gripped a bony spear, the tip dripping a viscous liquid.

Its head has been completely mutated, with fish gills and sharp teeth, but its empty eyes contain human wisdom, and even a hint of awe.

[Deep Diver]

[Category]: Deep-sea alien species

【Body】：17

[Spirit]: -12

[Rationality]: -100/-100

[Talents and Skills]: ? ? ? (Hint: **** language not mastered, cannot view)

[Information]: Perhaps... they were once human? But now, they are ****'s vassals.

The monsters let out various roars, screams, and whispers.

Some sounds were like metal rubbing together, some like waves crashing on the shore, and some like a baby crying.

Su Zhisu didn't understand, but the network's prompts clearly told him:

[Network Notification]: You do not know **** language and cannot communicate.

The Deep One took a step forward. Instead of attacking, it made a gesture that Su Zhisu couldn't understand—right hand on its chest, left hand outstretched towards the sea.

Other monsters also made similar movements, as if it were some kind of ancient ritual.

A moment later, as if receiving some kind of command, they all leaped into the sea and disappeared.

Only a few scratches and slime remained on the deck, along with a pattern drawn with dark red seawater—a huge outline in the deep sea, with rough and ancient lines, lurking in the ocean, watching over all things.

It was strikingly similar to the one on the back of Su Zhisu's hand.