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Chapter 242 A Massive Intercourse Among Three Sea Monster Races! Bizarre Architecture! A Hurricane in the Devil's Sea! (Please Subscribe)

"Health bars? Well—I can't really explain it—because I've seen those guys' abilities in some works of art. Some are incredibly strong, invulnerable to blades and bullets, with incredibly long lifespans, and they even possess mental attacks, making them completely insurmountable for ordinary people! Others, on the other hand—are extremely weak, easily killed with a rock!"

After thinking for a moment, Qin Longlong added, "However, we still need to see if biological experts can collect more data for analysis. It would be best to conduct target practice! Kill some deep-sea divers."

Listening to Qin Longlong's explanation, Su Mingjin nodded: "Since this matter is quite sensitive, let's first take measures to control information and prevent any information that might cause trouble from leaking out. You need to go back to the modern world later and explain those things in detail. Relevant intelligence personnel will cooperate with you to collect clues."

"Yes, Mr. Su!"

The communication ended temporarily, and Su Mingjin looked at Brigade Commander Man.

The other party understood Su Mingjin's implied meaning and immediately arranged for personnel to continue following up, instructing them to inform her if any unexpected events occurred.

As soon as Brigade Commander Man came out, he saw Su Mingjin already standing in the distance.

"President Su! Don't worry, it's probably just some small things that seeped in during the celestial convergence that those people mentioned. At most, it's just a little pollution. We have the Truth Sun!"

"Perhaps, but I'm a little worried that if those guys are too troublesome, I wonder how many soldiers we'll need—"

Su Mingjin stopped, not wanting to say something unpleasant, and looked at Commander Man, noticing that the man looked slightly tired. "You've all worked exceptionally hard these past two days controlling the border of our region!"

"President Su, guarding our borders is our duty!"

"Okay, I'll make the arrangements here first. I'll send the information back and have them communicate with Qin Longlong about the leads. Contact me if anything comes up!"

"OK!"

Meanwhile, deep within the forbidden zone of an ancient civilization.

This is a place untouched by human technology, an unexplored prison that may hold the terrifying beings of Cthulhu!

Lin Li relied on his unique perspective and didn't have to worry about being targeted or spied on by the unspeakable, so he acted more cautiously and recklessly.

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At this very moment, Lin Li was observing this bizarre and wondrous underwater world from the perspective of the externally attached high-dimensional probes attached to dozens of surviving steel sea urchin probes.

As the probe approached, its view swept past towering black pillars in the trench, seemingly composed of black stones.

Those black pillars were so conspicuous; they were clearly not natural formations. They were 30 meters thick, rising directly from the seabed to the surface.

The whole thing seems to be cast in one piece, with no gaps in sight, looking just like the pillars under a cross-sea bridge on Earth!

These buildings are entirely black, yet there is no moss, plankton, or microorganisms on them, as if they have a self-cleaning function.

Lin Li examined them closely and discovered that these black pillars had energy-like patterns that emitted a green light.

Some of the black stone pillars also have a few narrow, elongated markings that look abstract and simple. They are probably markings of some kind of manufacturer or some kind of group.

In any case, it doesn't look like something made by human civilization.

It is at least beyond the technological capabilities of human civilization at this stage.

Just as Lin Li was still thinking about something, a steel sea urchin probe continued to sail forward, and suddenly Lin Li's vision changed.

Then, as if pulled by an invisible force, the submersible slammed into the seabed.

The perspective from above, which was attached to Lin Liyi, vanished directly.

Through other underwater vehicles, Lin Li witnessed the inexplicable destruction of this thing.

His pupils contracted, a look of horror spreading through him: "This—isn't this the same strange defensive mechanism we saw on land before?"

When the pioneering team first started exploring the other world, they deployed robots and military dogs on land.

The mechanical devices would break down on the spot when they reached a 5-kilometer radius, and the military dogs would also mysteriously disappear after penetrating five kilometers.

Who would have thought that such a strange defense mechanism existed underwater?

"Could these black buildings be the core area of ​​this place? Should we eliminate all non-friendly units?"

As he was thinking this, he suddenly saw dozens of figures slip out from the shadows of the cave below, where the rocks and twisted corals lay.

It has dark green scales, a snake tail that is more than ten meters long, but its upper body is humanoid. Below its arms are a pair of sharp claws that gleam with a cold light, and on its ferocious snake head are four purple-green pupils that shimmer with an eerie light.

The strangest thing is that these guys are wearing some kind of bone-like weapons, and some of the snake people are wearing some kind of armor that emits a dark green light.

"Are these... the Deep Sea Serpent People?"

Lin Li raised an eyebrow, sensing a change in his vision. It turned out that the steel sea urchin detector had also discovered these novel creatures, and its lens immediately focused on them while simultaneously reducing its engine output to minimize its presence.

These are some of the things that Huang Shih-kai, who designed the underwater vehicle, and biologists analyzed and researched.

It features a quiet environment and camouflage capabilities, effectively concealing the danger of being destroyed!

As soon as these snake-men appeared, they glanced at the detector, then locked their gaze on the uninvited guests chasing them from afar.

They wielded weapons made from the bones of unknown behemoths, the bones covered in bizarre patterns that emitted a mixture of purple, green, and red light.

！ ！ ！ ！ ！

The snake-men shouted out sound waves that Lin Li couldn't understand at all.

The deep-sea creatures that rushed over seemed to have a grudge against these snake-men, and the two sides immediately started cursing at each other in the ocean after they met.

"iii~~~

Amidst even sharper sound waves, two completely different races clashed directly!

Perhaps it was because two enemies from different races met, their hatred for each other was intense. In the cold and murky sea, a fierce battle broke out instantly.

A deep diver suddenly thrust out his spear, the runes on the tip of the spear suddenly lit up, and the seawater in front of him was stirred into a high-speed spinning whirlpool. The wolf slammed into the snake man!

Lin Li's pupils contracted as he looked.

The other snake-man twisted his body, moving so fast that he left a blur in the water, dodging the whirlpool while spitting out a jet of black liquid.

The liquid was incredibly fast, splashing directly onto the arm of a small Deep One who couldn't dodge in time. The opponent's scales hadn't fully grown in, and its tough skin and muscles, as if splashed with strong acid, emitted white smoke and quickly rotted.

The seawater was also left in a mess by this dark liquid.

That deep diver was a ruthless character. After retreating to a safe distance, he glanced at his arm, which was about to rot away, and let out a low growl. He actually had his companion come over to help him, and they tore it off by force!

Along with the murky blood, the flesh at the severed arm writhed, showing signs of slow healing.

"Hiss—goodness, limb amputation for survival, this regenerative ability—"

Lin Li frowned deeply. This was firsthand combat data, more valuable than any report.

I thought those guys had powerful weapons and were only capable of surviving in the deep sea, but I didn't expect them to be so good at fighting.

Human underwater vehicles have absolutely no chance of escaping these creatures.

The only lucky thing is that these buffs, which look extremely fast, don't actually have particularly fast attack speeds. When swimming, they can probably reach speeds of around 100 kilometers per hour.

While this speed is astonishing, as long as their swimming speed does not exceed the speed of sound, human kinetic weapons can still harm them.

While the snake people and the deep-diving beings were attacking each other, some snake people even used bone weapons to throw their steel sea urchin submarines outwards, clearly worried that these guys were the vanguard of their great enemy, the deep-diving beings.

Because the underwater vehicle was knocked to other places, the surveillance cameras' field of vision became obstructed.

Fortunately, these guys didn't completely dismantle the underwater vehicle. As long as these things aren't torn to pieces or damaged to a certain extent, Lin Li can continue to use these devices for special high-latitude surveillance!

If this were a shallow sea area, or if these submersibles had already surfaced, Lin Li could anchor directly here, and Ran Hun could use his projection clone to descend, quickly taking the steel sea urchin detector back to the modern world, and then directly handing the detector over to the pioneering team.

Unfortunately, this is a deep-sea area several hundred meters deep. He is not one of those swimming celebrities who can dive 12,000 meters with just their physical strength!

Even a body strengthened by source matter would have its lungs crushed in such a deep place!

Even though the underwater vehicle wasn't completely dismantled, the extensive surveillance network remained in place.

Besides spewing acid from their mouths, those snake-men also wielded formidable bone weapons.

Despite its primitive appearance, it can actually slice through the Deep One's scales and sever its limbs when attacking at high speed.

Moreover, after these snake-men's weapons struck, the bodies of the Deep Ones that were hit rotted rapidly, as if they had no ability to quickly repair themselves.

The Serpent People were few in number, while the Deep Ones were many, yet the Serpent People actually had the upper hand, forcing the Deep Ones to retreat while cursing and swearing.

However, this time the Deep One leader was clearly out of control, and the two races fought a bloody and brutal battle.

Ten Deepsea monsters, at the cost of many lives, managed to ambush a snake-man.

Behind the snake-man, the area surrounded by the self-made, unidentified bone plates had been brutally dismantled by the Deep One.

Then, Lin Li saw those bizarre Deep Ones stabbing each other viciously with spears and harpoons!

The ferocious snake-man writhed violently, stirring up mud and sand, and his blood splattered, polluting a section of the sea before finally dying!

—！！ "

After witnessing their companion's death, the other snake people also went mad!

Even dirtier words came from the snake people's mouths. The two tribes, one wielding a bone knife and the other a spear, stabbed each other in the waist and twisted each other's heads, fighting fiercely.

Just as the seawater was being churned up and limbs were trembling, and brains were about to burst out, a strange change occurred!

The towering high-latitude perspective requires following human underwater vehicles to explore the surroundings. In the distant sea areas that cannot be seen, the seabed sediment suddenly explodes.

One—no, a group of enormous monsters with crab-like shells, sharp forelimbs and claws, but whose limbs were covered with octopus tentacles—emerged from the mud and sand!

These bizarre, stitched-together monsters gleamed with a menacing light, were ugly and disgusting in appearance, walked sideways, and had enormous bodies nearly 10 meters long.

Their eyes gleamed with ferocity, and they swam incredibly fast. Their shells had a metallic sheen, and as they moved, their octopus tentacles, which replaced the limbs of crabs, were covered in pustules.

Their signature large pincers are even sharper, and the mouthparts under their compound eyes are also fangs that protrude outwards, making them look like serrated creatures without lips.

They seemed to have come to join the fun after smelling the blood.

As soon as these guys appeared, they began an indiscriminate attack, slaughtering the serpent people and deep-dwellers in a brutal frenzy.

"A third-party seafood force?"

Lin Li's spirits lifted.

Here comes the fun!

This sea area, only a few dozen kilometers in circumference, actually has two intelligent races and a creature that looks like a dominant species.

I wonder what strange things are in here.

The snake-men and deep-dwellers, who had been fighting to the death just moments before, stopped fighting on their own when they saw these strange crabs. They handed their backs to their former mortal enemies and turned around to face the enemy together.

A snake-man was caught by the octopus tentacles of a strange crab. It reacted quickly, opening its mouth and spitting out a mouthful of thick black liquid that could melt steel.

However, when the black liquid landed on the strange crab's shell, a layer of light blue light suddenly shone. The crab simply shook its body, and the corrosive liquid was shaken off like water droplets, leaving not a trace.

On the other side, a snake-man let out a sharp hiss that shook the seawater. It raised its bone knife, silently circled behind a strange crab, and slashed down with all its might!

"clang!"

A dull thud of metal clashing rang out.

The pale blue light on the strange crab dimmed for only a moment, and the bone knife that could easily tear through the scales of the Deep One was directly deflected.

Before the snake-man could retreat after his failed ambush, he was tightly bound by a tentacle that struck like lightning.

The next second, to the horrified gaze of his companions, the serrated mouthparts under the monstrous crab's shell suddenly opened and bit the snake-man's arms!

"Click—click—"

A teeth-grinding cracking sound echoed through the water.

That colossal creature, ten meters tall, chewed on the snake-man's body bit by bit right in front of everyone, swallowing him whole!

Absolutely devoured alive!

The snake-man let out a piercing scream and writhed wildly, but it was all in vain.

"Holy crap—" Lin Li's scalp tingled.

Lin Li finally understood the reason.

Although the snake people and deep-dwellers fight bloody battles, it seems more like they are fighting for territory and racial hatred. After killing their enemies, they do not devour their corpses.

These crabs, with their tentacles, hard shells, and seemingly energy weapons, weren't there to fight; they were there to eat!

They are predators for both species!

No wonder those two races, who fought like idiots, suddenly cooperated.

If they don't cooperate, they'll be the next ones to be used as snacks!

The remaining Deep Ones, seeing that the Serpent People had ceased their attack, launched attacks from all sides with spears, harpoons, and...

Bone knives—and all sorts of other weapons were unleashed.

The crab shell was too hard, and the eerie blue light easily blocked all attacks, sending sparks flying when weapons hit it.

Fortunately, these fierce marine creatures are very aggressive, and they know the weaknesses of these crabs.

Those eyes.

In the ensuing attack, a monstrous crab had its eyes chopped off, transforming it into a mercury-fueled monster.

They were subsequently wiped out by both clans.

"The weakness is definitely the eyes!"

Lin Li watched the unexpected "battle of the three underwater races" with great interest, his brain working at lightning speed as he recorded all the valuable firsthand information.

"The crab's defense is an energy shield, which is basically ineffective against physical attacks like acid. Its tentacles are its primary attack method and are very fast. Its teleportation speed is high, but its sustained movement speed is poor—hmm, if our exploration teams encounter it in the future, we'll need to find a way to break its shield!"

As he analyzed the situation, he zoomed out to see just how many of these monsters there were in the area.

The bloody battle between the three brutal races left them no time to pay attention to the cumbersome steel urchin detector.

This gave Lin Li an excellent opportunity.

He followed the probe as it slowly rose, the high-latitude perspective attaching itself to the view, as if his soul were ascending to the heavens, peering into the full panorama of this strange sea.

However, the sight before him when the probe broke through the water's surface left him completely stunned.

"What the hell is going on?"

There was no clear blue sky as I had imagined, nor a prison-like ceiling.

After the probe surfaced, the entire world was an endless expanse of gray!

Above their heads, there was no sky at all, but an endless expanse of slowly churning gray-brown mist!

It wasn't fog formed from water vapor, a common sight on Earth, but rather an unknown substance—carrying the scent of death and decay, mixed with a sense of unease and decay.

Although their physical bodies are not here and they cannot personally perceive it, the towering camels are annihilating the madness.

This sea is dangerous!

"Legend has it that R'lyeh, the underwater prison where Cthulhu was imprisoned, is an ancient city submerged at the bottom of the sea! But there's no underwater city here, only some unknown things?"

As Lin Li was shaken, several steel urchin detectors detected that he had come ashore, and the AI ​​program started.

Subsequently, the probes regrouped, exchanged information, and continued to explore the surrounding area.

The longer the probe survives and the farther it travels, the more it will see from its high-latitude perspective.

More of this area is gradually revealing its mysteries to him.

This hem of clothing is like the unopened garment of a girlfriend who is not yet a true lover.

Mysterious, full of inexplicable attraction, making people tremble!

The steel-skinned sea urchin probe chugged along its automatic program, planning its route and clumsily avoiding obstacles on the sea surface as it explored its surroundings.

Lin Li then witnessed even more unbelievable sights.

Those strangely shaped rocks that seem to have taken root underwater were actually just the base of some kind of giant gem-like structure.

Above the sea, on top of each of the thick pillars, sits a huge, three-dimensional, diamond-shaped building, like a precious gem.

This thing must be a gemstone—or perhaps a gemstone building?

The three-dimensional rhomboids on the pillars were truly unique in appearance, their ink-black color and smooth, almost translucent surface seemingly capable of absorbing all light. If it weren't for the faint green light slowly flowing within them, Lin Li would almost have mistaken them for mere decorative ornaments.

These rhomboid gemstones are incredibly large. Not counting the massive pillar bases that are inserted into the seabed, the portion protruding above the sea level alone has a diameter of 33 meters and a height of 99 meters.

It's a pity that these enormous gemstones have no doors or windows in sight.

"Thirty-three, ninety-nine—what's the significance of this?"

Lin Li muttered to himself, keenly noticing that the seawater surrounding these rhombus-shaped gems was completely different from the surrounding water.

There was no living microorganisms or marine life around the pillar; it was deathly silent.

All living things seemed to be avoiding a plague, actively staying away from these strange pillars.

Even the wildly growing vines, though they have penetrated deep into the sea, maintain a considerable distance from these pillars.

Lin Li zoomed out and found that the gray fog severely obstructed his vision, and he could only estimate that the distance was less than one kilometer.

These pillars are vaguely arranged in an arc shape.

Looking around, I noticed a faint, shifting, ominous light flickering.

Upon closer inspection, he could even make out some blurry outlines of hills.

"Is that land extending into the ocean?"

Lin Li was filled with energy, hoping the probe would continue in that direction, determined to get closer to its high-latitude perspective. Unfortunately, the distance was simply too great, and the waves too high. The optical camera of the Steel-Ling Sea Urchin probe was in no position to match its high-latitude perspective; it couldn't detect anything in the distance.

"Little sea urchin, give it your all, speed up over there! Once I can see Lan with my naked eye, I'll open the Anywhere Door and come right over!"

He muttered to himself, already starting to plan which set of equipment to wear for the exploration.

At this very moment, the great battle between the three races beneath the ocean had reached its most frenzied stage.

The silt in the deep sea suddenly exploded, and more shadowy figures emerged from it.

Dozens of enormous, monstrous crabs formed a terrifying army that unleashed a frenzied slaughter on the snake people and deep-dwellers.

With the arrival of reinforcements, the ferocity of the battle increased dramatically.

The battles between the snake-people living in corals and caves, the deep-diving creatures parasitizing strange vines, and the tentacle-laden crabs emerging from the mud and sand have brought devastating destruction to this sea area.

The blood of the deep-diving creatures seems to contain some kind of peculiar nutrition, attracting many mutated deep-sea leeches. Various tiny predators no longer fear death, but instead actively gather around to devour the flesh.

The blood and ink of the snake-man are highly corrosive, yet some creatures that resemble deep-sea tadpoles find them delicious and swallow them whole.

Although those wicked sea monsters and crabs were majestic, after being besieged by the deep-sea monster leeches, many of their tentacles were torn off.

A three-way battle raged, a bloody massacre, until the intensity of their fighting reached an unknown critical point.

Buzz—

The once calm and undisturbed rhomboid gemstone, resembling a decorative ornament, suddenly experienced a surge of rapidly increasing green light within it!

Immediately afterwards, a unique, intangible fluctuation spread out from all the enormous rhomboid black gems.

The fear originating from the deepest part of the three races' lives caused them, who were engaged in a brutal battle just a moment ago, as well as the sea monster horde attracted by the smell of blood, to instantly stop all their actions upon sensing this fluctuation.

The next moment, as if they had seen a ghost, they used all their strength and fled in terror away from the strange stone pillar!

Some creatures that were close to the rhombus-shaped gem and did not have time to escape were instantly ignited by invisible flames!

There were no screams, no struggles.