The light dissipated.

At the bottom of the crater violently broken open by the TX robot, lay an irregular blue crystal.

It's not big, only about the size of a fist.

But the halo it emitted seemed to have a physical form, forming circles of blue ripples in the surrounding air.

Qin Yu controlled the mecha and slowly descended to the bottom of the pit.

Even through the thick S-class alloy armor, he could almost feel the rhythm emanating from that thing.

It's like a heart.

A heart that belongs to the sea.

Qin Yu bent down.

The mechanical hand opened and carefully grasped the blue crystal in its hand.

It feels cool to the touch.

Even with the force feedback transmitted through the armor, the chill that penetrated straight to the soul still made Qin Yu shiver.

Followed by.

The system notification sound in my mind, which had always been devoid of emotion, suddenly became urgent.

**[Ding! Extremely high energy level item detected!]**

**[Item Name: Sea Soul Crystal Mother (Fragment 1)]**

**[Current Rating: ??? (Energy fluctuations have exceeded the S-level detection range; preliminary assessment indicates potential for SSS-level or higher)]**

**[Item Description: This is the world's anchor point, one of the cornerstones that maintains the rules of this post-apocalyptic sea.]**

**[Special Note: According to the system database, there are five fragments of this mother crystal, scattered throughout the sea area.]**

**[Collect all five fragments to reforge the "Heart of the Sea Soul." Upon completion, the host will gain the authority to break the system's level cap and touch upon the... "truth" of this world.]**

Qin Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.

Breaking the ceiling?

To confront the truth?

He always felt that this apocalypse came about strangely.

The world is in a coma, and when you wake up, you're on a raft, with a survival system similar to this game.

There must be an unseen hand manipulating things behind the scenes.

And this thing in my hand...

It seems to be the key to going behind the scenes.

"Five pieces..."

Qin Yu looked at the azure crystal in his hand, his eyes becoming deep.

On this piece in my hand, there are some intricate patterns faintly engraved.

It resembles a tattered nautical chart.

You wouldn't notice it at all if you didn't look closely.

"Looks like the days ahead won't be boring."

A playful smile appeared on Qin Yu's lips.

Since there is "一", there must also be "贰" and "僄".

No matter what kind of monsters or demons are lurking behind this.

Once he gathers all five stones, even the King of Heaven himself will have to bow down to Qin Yu.

"Included".

Qin Yu's mind raced.

The "Sea Soul Crystal Mother" instantly disappeared from the mechanical hand and was stored in the lowest level of the system's spatial grid.

however.

At the very instant the crystal disappeared.

A sudden change occurred.

"Buzz—!!!"

A deep, muffled bang instantly echoed throughout the entire underwater garden.

It's like one of the supporting pillars of a building was suddenly removed.

The once peaceful space suddenly began to tremble violently.

Above the head.

The transparent bubble membrane that had been isolated from the high pressure of the 500-meter deep sea began to flicker wildly.

The originally bright, seven-colored halo is fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound.

It sounded like glass cracking.

Qin Yu looked up.

A crack a hundred meters long had appeared on the huge membrane overhead.

Black seawater seeped in along the cracks.

It looked like a black waterfall cascading down from the sky.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

In the earphones, Yao Qian's voice was already tinged with sobs.

"Brother Qin Yu! That membrane is about to break!"

"The air pressure here is dropping rapidly!"

"The water pressure is about to come down!"

"Run! We'll be buried in there if we don't run!"

The entire underwater garden is collapsing.

The ground is cracking.

The demonic flowers, which had already been shredded by the TX robot, now emitted even more ear-piercing screams.

They seemed to sense the impending doom as well.

All the roots were pulled out of the soil, like countless green snakes, writhing wildly on the ground, trying to find a way out.

"run?"

Qin Yu looked around at the chaotic scene.

But they didn't rush to do anything.

His gaze fell upon the wildly writhing, demonic flowers.

The system just gave me a notification.

This stuff is highly poisonous, extremely hallucinogenic, and incredibly resilient.

In this apocalyptic world.

Besides guns and cannons.

Sometimes, poison works better.

Especially this kind of "gentle haven" that can make people die unknowingly in a sweet dream.

If we take this back, extract the toxins, and apply them to bullets, or make poison gas bombs...

The scene was so beautiful.

"Since we're already here, how can we leave empty-handed?"

Qin Yu sneered.

He has a problem.

That's called "plucking feathers from a passing goose".

The gas cost a lot on this trip, how can it be worth it just by taking a rock?

"TX, listen to my command!"

Qin Yu roared.

Forget about the drill!

"Switch to harvest mode!"

"Pack all these flowers and plants, roots and leaves alike, into the compressed space!"

"Even if it's just mud, you have to take two pounds with you!"

The TX robot, which was originally in standby mode, suddenly had its eyes glow brightly red.

**[Command Confirmation]**

**[Activate Storm Harvest Mode]**

"Sizzle sizzle—"

The drill bit on the robotic arm retracted instantly, replaced by a high-speed rotating alloy saw blade.

They were like a group of tireless farmers.

They were more like a group of crazed plunderers.

They rushed into that chaotic sea of ​​flowers.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Green juice splattered everywhere.

Those shrill, writhing flowers were as fragile as blank sheets of paper in front of the high-speed saw blade.

The robot cuts and opens the storage compartment in its abdomen at the same time.

Those enormous flowers and thick vines were roughly shoved inside by the robotic arm.

Even the soil on the ground, which was covered with pollen, was shoveled up and collected.

"Brother Qin Yu! Are you crazy?!"

Li Ruobing shouted into the communication channel.

"It's leaking all over there!"

"That's the water pressure of 500 meters!"

"If it falls, it'll turn into a meat pie!"

at this time.

The cracks above my head are getting more and more numerous.

What was originally a small stream of water has now turned into more than a dozen huge water columns.

It crashed to the ground with a loud thud.

The entire space was groaning under the strain.

Dirt flew everywhere.

Gravel rolled down.

This dreamlike bubble was about to burst completely.

Qin Yu glanced at the loading progress bar of the TX robot.

"Not enough."

Qin Yu squinted.

He even did it himself.

A stream of air was ejected from the thrusters on the back of the S-class armor.

He was like a giant black eagle, swooping down on the largest "King of Flowers".

The flower had its roots cut in half by TX, and now it's dragging its broken body, trying to crawl into a crack in the ground.

"Trying to run away?"

Qin Yu grabbed the vine that was thicker than his thigh.

The mechanical hand exerted force suddenly.

"Get the hell over here!"

"squeak--!!!"

The Flower King let out a desperate cry.

The hydraulic power assist system on Qin Yu's arm instantly outputs maximum power.

"collapse!"

He forcefully pulled back the enormous purple flower, which was over three meters in diameter.

"Pack!"

Qin Yu casually tossed the Flower King to the robot next to him.

"withdraw!"

Qin Yu did not hesitate at all.

"Recall the robot!"

Several streaks of white light flashed by.

The TX robot, packed full of stuff, vanished instantly and returned to the system space.

And just then...

"boom--!!!"

The thin membrane above our heads, which had been teetering on the brink of collapse, finally crumbled completely.

That feeling.

It was as if the sky had collapsed.

Hundreds of millions of tons of seawater, with a devastating force, crashed down.

The original bubble space was filled in that instant.

The terrifying impact instantly pulverized the remaining rock pillars on the ground.

"Walk!"

Qin Yu shouted.

At this moment, all the thrusters of the S-class battle armor were activated at full power.

"boom!"

The blue tail flame left a long vacuum band in the water.

Qin Yu was like an arrow released from a bow.

No.

It's like an intercontinental ballistic missile going against the current.

They charged headlong into the surging seawater.

The immense water pressure struck the armor.

It makes a "crunching" sound that makes your teeth ache.

**[WARNING! External pressure exceeds the critical value by 120%!]**

**[WARNING! Armor integrity reduced to 95%!]**

All I could see were white bubbles and murky mud.

That was chaos.

That was destruction.

But Qin Yu's eyes remained frighteningly calm.

He stared intently at the radar navigation on his mask.

He gripped the control stick tightly in his hand.

"Break it for me, you bastard!"

The armor emitted a roar.

The speed increased again.

He drew a strange arc in the water, avoiding a boulder that was being swept down by the current.

then.

Just a second before the ruins were about to completely bury him.

They rushed out of the collapsed pit.

They returned to the vast, deep sea.

……

"Splash!"

On the sea next to the "President".

A huge wave exploded.

A black figure soared into the sky, raising a cloud of water mist.

Then, with a graceful somersault in the air, he did it.

"Bang."

It landed steadily on the deck.

Sunlight.

sea ​​breeze.

There's also the lingering aroma of roasted meat.

Qin Yu removed the seal from his mask.

I took a deep breath of the salty air.

"call……"

"The air is fresher up there."

He stretched his stiff neck.

Water was dripping from his armor.

"Brother Qin Yu!"

Three figures immediately surrounded them.

Yao Qian's eyes were red; she was clearly terrified.

Li Ruobing circled around Qin Yu excitedly, tapping his armor.

"It's tough, boss!"

"The radar just showed that the crater had collapsed, how did you manage to break through!"

Yao Xue did not speak.

She simply walked forward quietly, took the handkerchief she had prepared, and wiped the water droplets from Qin Yu's face.

Then he pushed up his glasses and his gaze fell on Qin Yu's still dripping mechanical hand.

"Did you get it?"

She asked very briefly.

Qin Yu smiled.

He flipped his palm over.

The blue fragment of the "Sea Soul Crystal Mother" appeared in his palm.

Under the sunlight.

The crystal no longer looks as eerie as it did when it was on the seabed.

Instead, it became incredibly clear, as if a miniature ocean was sealed inside.

Li Ruobing leaned closer, her big eyes full of curiosity.

"It doesn't look anything special, it's about the same as a sapphire."

Don't underestimate it.

Qin Yu tossed the crystal around.

"This is a fragment of the property certificate for this sea."

"With this, our word will carry weight on this sea from now on."

After saying that, he put the crystal away again.

He turned to look at Yao Xue.

"Oh, right, there's something else good."

"I think you would be interested."

Qin Yu snapped his fingers.

"TX, unload."

A flash of light appeared in the open space on the deck.

Several large piles of green plant remains appeared out of nowhere.

Those are "trophies" that were just rescued from the seabed.

A rich, sweet aroma instantly filled the air.

Cover your mouth and nose!

Yao Xue's expression changed, and she immediately shouted.

She reacted quickly, pulling several gas masks from her pocket and tossing them to Yao Qian and Li Ruobing.

I put one on myself too.

"Is this the hallucinogenic flower we just saw?"

Yao Xue squatted in front of the pile of plant remains.

Even with a mask on, a hint of fanaticism flashed in her eyes as she looked at the broken branches that were still twitching slightly.

That's the excitement of a doctor seeing a rare case, or a scientist seeing a new element.

She took out a scalpel and carefully cut open a vine.

Green sap flowed out.

It landed on the deck and made a slight "sizzling" sound.

Even the specially made anti-corrosion wood flooring showed some signs of corrosion.

"Such a potent toxicity."

Yao Xue's voice came through the mask, sounding muffled but unable to hide her excitement.

"This is not just a hallucinogen."

"This is a potent neurotoxin, and it is extremely corrosive and penetrating."

"If it were an ordinary person, they would lose consciousness within three seconds if even a single drop got on their skin."

"The nervous system will be paralyzed within ten seconds."

She looked up at Qin Yu.

"This thing is a treasure from head to toe."

Give me three days.

"I can extract at least twenty bottles of S-grade concentrated venom."

"even……"

Yao Xue paused, a cold glint flashing across her glasses.

"I can try combining it with your incendiary bombs."

"To make a 'hallucinogenic toxic fog incendiary bomb'."

"If it explodes, the fire may not kill people, but the poison will."

"Even if the poison doesn't kill them, the hallucinogenic effects will make them kill their own people as if they were monsters."

hiss--

Li Ruobing and Yao Qian, who were standing next to each other, both gasped in shock.

Li Ruobing swallowed and shrank back.

"Sister Xue..."

"You usually seem so polite and well-mannered."

"I didn't expect you to be even more ruthless than Brother Yu."

"If you threw this into a crowd, wouldn't that be a disaster?"

Yao Xue glanced at her indifferently.

"To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself."

"This is the standard for surgeons."

"Some rotten flesh must be removed; the method is not important."

Qin Yu burst into laughter upon hearing this.

He walked over and put his arm around Yao Xue's shoulder, ignoring the plant sap on her body.

"As expected of my wife."

"That's exactly what I was thinking."

"Our firepower is strong enough right now."

"But sometimes, a head-on confrontation is too wasteful of resources."

"With this dirty stuff, we'll be able to deal with those who like to use sheer numbers, like the kind of guy Zhang Nanhai."

That would save a lot of trouble.

Qin Yu looked at the huge pile of green "treasures" in front of him.

In a good mood.

This trip was incredibly profitable.

They not only obtained the key to the truth of the world.

They even managed to acquire this powerful weapon.

"Alright, stop standing there."

"Ruobing, Qianqian, help move these things into the freezer."

"Be careful not to cut your hand."

"Yao Xue, make a list and tell me what equipment you need."

"If it's not in the warehouse, we'll just rob it... oh no, we'll borrow it."

Qin Yu stretched.

By this time, the sun had fully risen.

Golden sunlight bathed the sea.

Last night's carnage and this morning's terror seem to have vanished with the sunlight.

But Qin Yu knew.

This is just the beginning.

He looked at the vast horizon in the distance.

The blurry patterns on that Sea Soul Crystal Mother floated into my mind.

There are four more pieces.

The world is big.

Many people want to eat this cake.

But Qin Yu, since he's already at the table...

Then I didn't intend to let anyone else touch the chopsticks.

"set sail."

Qin Yu turned and walked towards the driver's seat, his voice calm yet powerful.

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