Survival on the Internet: A Bizarre Start at Sea

The roar came from the far southeast, from the deepest part of the storm.

It was filled with an indescribable antiquity, violence, and... a kind of majesty that made one's soul tremble.

Su Zhisu stood up instantly, her sharp gaze fixed on the chaotic rain curtain to the southeast of the window.

The Redemption continued to sway in the wind and rain.

But in the storm, something awoke.

"That roar...from the southeast?!"

Su Zhisu stood in front of the cabin observation window, her gaze fixed on the southeast direction.

The roar that pierced the storm has now faded, but a low hum seems to linger in his ears.

This is not an illusion.

The oppressive power and brutality contained in the roar far surpassed anything he had ever encountered before, not even his sister…

"No, she's not even as good as my sister..."

"But compared to the Hydras..."

He immediately opened the network panel and found the friend list for 【Old Sailor lv.9】.

The other person's profile picture is lit up.

【夙lv.9】: "Brother, did you hear a strange roar coming from the southeast?"

A few seconds later, the reply came.

[Old Sailor lv.9]: "Roar? No, there's no roar. All I hear is the howling wind. The area's eeriness level is already over 50, and I'm getting really scared. Bro, don't scare me, what roar?"

Su Zhisu frowned.

【夙lv.9】: "Are you sure? The voice was loud and deep, carrying a strong sense of pressure."

[Old Sailor lv.9]: "I really didn't hear anything. All I hear here is wind, rain, and waves."

[Old Sailor lv.9]: "Could it be that you... encountered something special? Anyway, brother, good luck. I'll probably be there soon too."

Communication ended.

"The old sailor didn't hear it... Was I the only one who heard it?"

Su Zhisu stared at the raging rain outside the window.

"That doesn't make sense. Unless..."

"The world the old sailor lived in, though sharing the same name as mine, had some 'things' that were different."

He remembered his sister Beamon Krasin's words when they parted: "The waters over there in Hydeland are very deep."

There's also the lord's authority he possesses, the white mist, the Night Watcher's Heart Flame, and the entangled cause and effect with his sister and Atlantis.

"Could it be...?"

"It couldn't possibly be my fault..."

This speculation sent a chill down his spine.

But there's no time to delve into it now.

The roar came from the southeast, and his intuition told him that he absolutely could not get close!

Su Zhisu immediately turned around and injected strange power into the [Spirit Offering Altar], causing the Night Watch Heart Flame to flow faster on the Redemption.

The Redemption let out a deep "roar," and with difficulty turned its bow, it entered full-speed sailing towards the northwest, the opposite direction from the source of the previous roar.

"Full speed ahead, get out of here!"

The Redemption cut through the inky black waves and, against the wind and torrential rain, began its charge toward the northwest.

The watchful flames on the ship's surface burned stubbornly in the rain, evaporating corrosive raindrops and emitting a continuous hissing sound.

However, less than a minute into the voyage, Su Zhisu noticed something was amiss.

The ship's speed continued to increase, and the output of the strange power remained stable, but in the field of vision, the waves cleaved by the bow and the blurry outlines of the reference points behind...

It doesn't seem to be moving away quickly, but rather slowly... getting closer?

"No, it's not the Redemption that's slowing down."

"Instead, the entire sea area is slowly but steadily 'flowing' towards the southeast!"

He suddenly turned his head to look outside the ship.

The inky black seawater was no longer churning erratically.

Although the waves are still fierce, overall, a clear trend toward the southeast can be seen.

The gale, accompanied by torrential rain, lashed diagonally in that direction.

Beneath this seemingly turbulent surface, there appears to be a powerful "suction" pulling towards the southeast.

"The entire sea area... is being dragged southeast?"

Su Zhisu's heart sank.

He tried to combine his perception with his lord's authority. Although this place was incredibly far from Atlantis and the connection was negligible, he could still vaguely sense the energy flow in the surrounding area.

"This is so confusing..."

"But there seems to be a vague center, in the far southeast."

"The wind, rain, and waves of the entire ocean, and even the strange forces contained within the seawater, are all drawn together and converged by that 'center.'"

The Redemption's current reverse navigation is like a small boat struggling to row upstream in a rushing river heading towards a waterfall.

"We can't stop, or we'll be swept away by the acceleration."

He gritted his teeth, no longer pursuing speed, and instead used his strange power more to maintain the Night Watch Heart Flame and stabilize the ship.

The Redemption was like a stubborn nail, firmly "nailed" to the dark torrent surging southeast.

They struggled, inch by inch, trying to "move" towards the northwest.

Time passed slowly amidst the raging storm and his desperate struggle.

Every minute felt incredibly long.

Su Zhixu was highly focused, constantly adjusting the ship's condition to resist the increasingly strong "dragging" from the entire environment.

As his strange power continued to deplete, he had to take out the materials he had previously stored and offer them as a sacrifice to the [Spirit Offering Altar] to reduce the consumption of strange power and thus be able to maintain the Night Watch Heart Flame for a longer period of time.

Around noon, he took a moment to glance at the web interface.

[Area Oddity Value]: 67!

This number made his eyelids twitch.

In just half a day, the area's oddity value soared to nearly seventy!

The disaster in the storm-affected sea area is brewing rapidly, and its intensity is escalating at a terrifying pace.

He thought of the old sailor.

When I contacted him in the morning, the odds value in his area was already over 50.

Our side is already at 67, and the entire sea area is being towed towards a certain center...

What about him?

He immediately opened the communication.

[Su lv.9]: "Big brother, how's it going? What's your Qiwei value? How's the situation?"

The message was sent, but no reply was received.

Su Zhisu waited for a few minutes, and the old sailor's avatar was still lit up, but the status did not change to "typing".

He posted another message.

[Su lv.9]: "Reply! Has something happened?"

This time, he kept a close eye on his friends list.

Then, he saw a strange scene—the avatar of [Old Sailor lv.9] suddenly flickered and changed from bright to gray.

But it lit up again just a second later.

Then it went dark again.

This back-and-forth, flickering light, seemed like a signal experiencing severe interference, or perhaps...

The other party's state fluctuates drastically at a certain critical point.

"Oops!"

Su Zhisu's heart tightened.

This issue of avatars flashing has been mentioned in a post on a general online forum.

This usually means that the player is in an extremely dangerous environment, or has suffered a strong mental shock or contamination that can interfere with the connection between the soul and the network.

The worst-case scenario...

The other person is in mortal danger!