Those two enormous yellow eyes, like searchlights, locked onto Qin Yu in the darkness of the deep sea.

"boom!"

There is no pre-animation.

The seawater boiled instantly.

A tentacle as thick as a century-old tree trunk, carrying the pressure of thousands of tons of seawater, lashed directly at Qin Yu.

That's too fast.

Underwater, the refraction of light can deceive the eye, but the terrifying ripples of the current cannot fool anyone.

Qin Yu's pupils contracted sharply.

The thrusters on the back of the S-class battle suit spewed out blinding blue flames.

"Get out of the way!"

He yelled into the communication channel and dodged to the side.

"Bang!"

The tentacle grazed his shoulder and slammed into the rock wall beside him.

The hard seabed rocks shattered instantly, stirring up clouds of dust and gravel.

Qin Yu felt as if he had been grazed by a speeding high-speed train.

Even with the cushioning effect of the S-class battle suit, half of his body still felt numb from the shock.

Is this a Class A sea monster?

Qin Yu steadied himself, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

On land, even an S-class mutated animal would only break a few bones if it took this hit.

But this is at a depth of 500 meters in the deep sea.

The resistance of the water and the immense pressure multiplied the power of each of the monster's attacks.

"In the water, this thing is more troublesome than S-class monsters on land."

Qin Yu gritted his teeth.

This was his first time fighting underwater, and the sticky feeling of being unable to exert his strength made him very uncomfortable.

"hiss--!!!"

The giant octopus let out a strange shriek, the sound waves traveling through the water and making Qin Yu's eardrums ache.

It was clearly provoked.

That tiny thing, which you see as nothing more than an ant, actually dodged away?

"Splash!"

This one is no longer just one.

Eight tentacles.

From all directions, like eight dragons, they blocked all of Qin Yu's escape routes.

This is a net.

A net designed to grind him into mincemeat.

"Brother Qin Yu!"

Yao Qian's terrified screams came through the channel.

"Don't come any closer!"

Qin Yu shouted sharply.

He did not back down in the face of the onslaught from the Tentacles Network.

To retreat is to die.

Exposing your back to such a deep-sea behemoth is the most foolish thing to do.

"System, activate the suit's full power!"

"Activate overload mode!"

**[WARNING: Overload mode will consume a large amount of energy and put a strain on the user's body.]**

"Enough talk, open!"

Qin Yu's eyes were bloodshot.

His black battle suit instantly lit up with streaks of red, like flowing lava.

"Buzz—"

A high-frequency vibrating particle blade popped out from the wrist, and the vibration of the blade even caused the surrounding seawater to atomize.

"Want to eat me?"

"I think you're complaining that your teeth are too good!"

Instead of retreating, Qin Yu advanced, and the thrusters roared.

Like a red shooting star, he plunged directly into the dense web of tentacles.

"Pfft!"

Knife up and down.

The seawater was cut apart.

One of the tentacles that tried to wrap around his waist was cleanly severed.

Dark green blood gushed out instantly, staining the surrounding seawater green.

But this is only one.

Seven more!

"Bang!"

A tentacle lashed out at Qin Yu's back.

The S-class battle suit let out a groan of unbearable strain.

**[Warning: 15% of the back armor is damaged.]**

Qin Yu felt a sweet taste in his throat, and almost spat a mouthful of blood onto his mask.

That really hurts.

The force was like being squeezed by a hydraulic press.

But this pain only fueled the ferocity in Qin Yu's bones.

Come on!

"If I don't turn you into takoyaki today, I'm not a Qin!"

He used the water to push off, and his body twisted at an incredible angle.

They escaped the strangulation of another tentacle.

Following the tentacle, I slid down like a slide and rushed straight towards the octopus's body.

Only at close range.

Once you get close to its face, its tentacles lose their length advantage!

The octopus was clearly aware of the human's intentions.

It panicked.

Its enormous head suddenly retracted, while simultaneously opening its mouth full of fangs.

"puff--"

A jet of thick, black venom spurted out.

It instantly enveloped Qin Yu.

Focus your attention on zero.

The suit's sensors emitted a series of alarms.

**[WARNING: Highly corrosive toxin detected.]**

**[WARNING: Visual sensor malfunction.]**

"Can't see it?"

Qin Yu closed his eyes.

A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"I don't need eyes to kill you."

His mental energy was instantly released.

In the pitch-black depths of the sea, his senses were sharper than his eyes.

He could "see" that huge heart beating.

You can "hear" the sound of blood rushing through your veins.

"There."

Qin Yu suddenly opened his eyes, though it was pitch black in front of him.

But the particle blade in his hand was already aimed in one direction.

Thruster.

Maximum power!

"boom!"

He burst through the water, defying the corrosive ink, and forced his way out.

Nearly.

closer.

The enormous yellow eyeball was right in front of him, reflecting Qin Yu's ferocious face.

The octopus was terrified.

It waved its remaining tentacles, trying to block it.

late.

"die!"

Qin Yu roared.

He gripped the particle blade with both hands and poured all his strength into this strike.

"Pfft—!!!"

The one-meter-long particle blade pierced into the enormous eyeball without any hindrance.

But this is not enough.

Qin Yu loosened one hand and gripped the edge of his eye socket tightly.

With his other hand gripping the knife handle, he stirred it violently inside!

"Rotten!"

brain.

The central nervous system.

Under this frantic stirring, it instantly turned into a lump of paste.

"Aww—"

The octopus's screams abruptly stopped.

The enormous body convulsed violently a few times, and the tentacles that had been tightly wrapped around it instantly drooped limply.

in sea water.

That immense life force vanished completely.

**[Ding! Killed a Rank A Deep-Sea Mutant Octopus.]**

**[Obtained: 8 Resilient Tentacles (Top-Tier Material)]**

**[Obtained: Ink sac x1 (Special Etching Material)]**

The system notification sounded.

Qin Yu was panting heavily.

A red warning light was displayed on the visor of the combat suit.

**[Armor Damage: 28%]**

"It's going to be a tough battle."

Qin Yu pulled out the knife and shoved off the flesh and blood.

That's him.

Anyone else, even a fully armed special forces team, would have been wiped out in that attack.

The underwater Class A is indeed terrifying.

"Brother Qin Yu!"

A small figure rushed over.

With a sob in her voice, Yao Qian hugged Qin Yu tightly around the waist.

"You scared me to death..."

"Just now I thought... I thought you were going to be eaten."

Qin Yu looked down at the little girl's face, which was covered in tears, through her mask.

In the previous battle, she kept firing desperately from the outside.

Although it didn't cause any harm, he felt the sentiment.

"fine."

Qin Yu rubbed her head, which was covered by a helmet.

The voice softened a bit.

"This kind of trash isn't even worthy of eating me."

"Let's go."

"The watchdog is dead; what's inside is the real prize."

Qin Yu did not rush to dissect the corpse.

With a wave of his hand, he stuffed the entire octopus corpse into his system inventory.

This is several tons of Grade A meat, enough to feed the ship for a long time.

The two adjusted their mindset.

Continue down.

We passed through the gate of the ruins, which was half collapsed.

The space inside suddenly opened up.

It was no longer a narrow crevice in the rocks, but a wide passageway paved with huge stones.

The stone pillars on both sides are carved with strange patterns.

It resembles a scene of some kind of ritual, or perhaps a totem of some ancient creature.

"It's so quiet here."

Yao Qian held Qin Yu's hand tightly.

The surroundings were deathly silent.

Even the sound of flowing water disappeared.

The smell of blood and the fierce battle outside seemed to have no effect on this place at all.

Qin Yu remained vigilant.

He didn't retract the particle blade in his hand, always ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

The further in you go.

The lower the terrain.

But strangely, the surrounding light became brighter and brighter.

It wasn't that kind of eerie, ghostly light.

Instead, it was a soft, white light.

It's at the end of the passageway.

Qin Yu stopped in his tracks.

The scene before him made even someone as used to grand occasions pause for a moment in surprise.

There is no road ahead.

Or rather, it was blocked by a transparent film.

It was a huge bubble.

Or rather, it's a semi-circular energy shield.

It is placed on the plains of the seabed.

From the outside, the seawater inside appears to be completely blocked out.

Inside that cover...

No water?

"This is……"

Yao Qian's eyes widened, and she stretched out her finger, carefully poking at the thin membrane.

"Pop".

The finger went through it.

There was no resistance.

There is no water pressure.

"This should be an ancient water-repelling barrier."

Qin Yu squinted and scanned the area using the system's detection function.

**[An unknown force field has been detected.]**

**[Air composition analysis: Oxygen 21%, Nitrogen 78%, non-toxic.]**

**[Security Level: High.]**

"Safety?"

Qin Yu was somewhat surprised.

In this deadly deep sea, there is actually a place with a "high" safety level?

"Stay close to me."

Qin Yu took a deep breath and took the first step.

The feeling of passing through the membrane was amazing.

It was like passing through a waterfall cave.

"Splash!"

The water droplets on his body rolled off instantly.

The sensation underfoot has changed.

It's no longer that vague feeling of floating in water, but a real sense of gravity.

Qin Yu stood firmly on the ground.

The sound of flowing water in my ears disappeared.

Instead, a gentle breeze took its place.

That's right, the wind.

There was wind even at a depth of 500 meters in the deep sea.

and……

Qin Yu's nostrils twitched slightly.

Through the mask's filtration system, he could actually smell a floral fragrance.

"Oh my god..."

Yao Qian, who was behind her, also squeezed in.

next second.

She was completely stunned.

What unfolded before them was neither a gloomy and terrifying ancient tomb nor a battlefield piled with corpses.

Instead, it was a sea of ​​flowers.

This enormous space is as big as several football fields.

Above them are glowing rocks, simulating soft sunlight.

The ground was covered with all sorts of strange flowers.

Some look like blue crystals, some like red flames, and some like pink clouds.

They swayed gently in the breeze.

The petals still had dewdrops on them.

It's unrealistically beautiful.

Breathtakingly beautiful.

In this end times.

In this world filled with slaughter, hunger, and mutated monsters.

It's amazing that such a pristine place has been preserved.

"What a nice view……"

Yao Qian muttered to herself.

As if drawn by some kind of magic, she involuntarily took two steps forward.

"etc."

Qin Yu instinctively tried to grab her.

However, the system panel still displays that row of green text:

**Environmental testing: Extremely safe.**

**No hostile mobs detected.**

**No traps or mechanisms were found.**

Qin Yu's hand froze in mid-air.

His senses also told him that there were indeed only flowers here.

There wasn't even a single insect.

"Click".

A soft sound.

Yao Qian actually pressed the disarm button on her battle suit.

The black mask receded like flowing liquid, revealing her delicate and lovely face.

"Brother Qin Yu, it's air!"

"It's fresh air!"

She took a deep breath, a long-lost smile spreading across her face.

That smile was one that Qin Yu had never seen since the apocalypse began.

purely.

Happy.

There was no warning whatsoever.

"It smells so good here!"

Yao Qian cheered and, like a bird released from its cage, plunged straight into the flower bushes.

"Wow! This flower glows!"

"This flower feels so soft to the touch!"

She rolled around in the flowers, her white-stockinged legs peeking out from among the colorful petals.

The menacing black appearance of the S-class battle suit seemed out of place in this garden.

But Yao Qian didn't care.

All she wanted to do right now was be an ordinary girl.

Qin Yu stood still.

Watching Yao Qian chasing the light spots among the flowers.

Looking at the untroubled smile on her face.

His nerves were taut, a nerve that had been tightly wound since the apocalypse, a nerve he dared not relax even while sleeping.

At this moment.

It seemed to tremble slightly as well.

There are no zombies here.

There are no mutated beasts.

There is no scheming or backstabbing in people's hearts.

There were only flowers, wind, and laughter.

"call……"

Qin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

He also pressed the button to remove the mask.

The cool air rushed into my lungs, carrying a faint sweet scent.

That smells like nectar.

I haven't smelled this scent in a long time.

I've been adrift at sea since I woke up, and my nose is filled with the smell of the sea and blood.

Even that giant steel ship was filled with the cold, hard smell of engine oil and metal.

And here.

It's like paradise.

Qin Yu walked to a blue flower and squatted down.

My fingers gently touched the delicate petals.

It has a warm, smooth feel, like jade.

**[Ding! Rare plant detected: Deep-sea Orchid (ornamental/medicinal).]**

**[Effect: Prolonged exposure to this floral fragrance can slowly restore mental energy and relieve fatigue.]**

"So that's how it is."

Qin Yu suddenly realized.

No wonder I felt so comfortable as soon as I came in.

This place is practically a natural sanatorium.

He stood up and looked at Yao Qian, who was still frolicking in the distance.

A slight smile unconsciously curved the corners of his mouth.

The coldness and calculation that were always on his face had dissipated considerably.

"Fine."

"They fought for half a day."

"Since it's a safe zone, let her play for a while."

Qin Yu walked to a flat, large rock.

He sat down somewhat lazily.

The heaviness of the S-class battle suit was still there, but he felt lighter than ever before.

He leaned against the rock, looking at the soft light source above him.

Listening to Yao Qian's clear laughter.

My eyelids felt a little heavy.

That's a natural reaction when you suddenly relax after being extremely tense.

Vigilance.

In this absolutely safe and reassuring environment.

It crumbled silently, like ice and snow melting away.

Normally.

He would never allow himself to be distracted for even a second while in the wild.

But this is a secret chamber 500 meters underwater.

There's a thin film separating the entrance.

There was a stretch of sea outside that he had just cleaned.

The system also indicates that it is absolutely safe.

"Just taking a short break..."

Qin Yu thought to himself.

"Just for a little while."

He even took out a bottle of S-grade purified water from his backpack, unscrewed the cap, and leisurely took a sip.

Watching Yao Qian pick a red flower not far away, clumsily trying to weave a wreath.

The scene was so beautiful, it felt like a dream.

however.

Qin Yu forgot.

In the end times.

The more beautiful something is, the more deadly it often is.

The more comfortable the environment.

The more hidden the knife, the more unseen it becomes.

He watched Yao Qian's retreating figure, his gaze softening.

The mineral water bottle in my hand was still swaying gently.

They didn't notice at all.

Deep within that magnificent sea of ​​flowers.

At the base of those enormous flowers, beneath the soil.

There was a faint trace of life.

It is following the roots and stems of the plant.

Silently.

It spread towards the two unsuspecting people.

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