I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

The girl touched her belly and sighed softly.

"We're almost there, let's eat something to replenish our energy."

A bag of steamed buns was handed over from the side.

"Oh, thank you, Uncle Zhou."

The girl took the steamed bun and thanked Bai Zhou.

"Here, you get half and I get half."

There were eight steamed buns; she had four, and gave the other four to Pei Yu.

"Thank you, boss. Thank you, Dragon Lord."

"No need for thanks, we'll need your help later."

Bai Zhou watched the two of them with a smile.

"Exercise our labor? What does Uncle Zhou want us to do?"

The girl came here to do something, and never thought she could slack off and wait for merit to fall from the sky.

"We need you to capture one of those things alive."

"Capture alive?"

"This is too dangerous."

But it was Aresa who interrupted.

She had just overheard that Bai Zhou was planning to capture one of those things alive, and she had to warn him about this dangerous matter.

“Those sea creatures emit a hormone that only their own kind can detect. If one is captured, as long as it leaves behind the hormone, the rest of the sea creatures will continuously swarm ashore in order to save it.”

Agor had already tried this before, and the consequences were quite severe; the laboratory where the Sea-Child experiment was conducted was overwhelmed by countless Sea-Childs.

"Don't be fooled by those weak and seemingly harmless creatures. They are merely the lowest-level sea creatures; countless powerful sea creatures exist above them."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you for the information."

Having obtained the information, Bai Zhou became even more interested.

If he told her that as long as he caught one of the sea creatures, wouldn't those things just come to their deaths on their own?

"If it realizes that its survival is of no benefit to other sea creatures, the one you caught will also quickly commit suicide."

"So, these guys are quite ethnocentric."

Bai Zhou waved his hand, indicating to Alessa that he knew how to handle it.

"Tsk, stubborn land people."

Seeing that she hadn't been able to dissuade him despite her efforts, Aresa gave up trying. She figured he'd learn his lesson once he experienced hardship.

"Whoa, this wind..."

Pei Yu, who was organizing his equipment after eating steamed buns, suddenly smelled an indescribable fishy odor.

"Ugh, why does it smell so bad? Are the scales rotten?"

Angelica dahurica also smelled it.

"We've arrived."

Smelling the familiar yet repulsive scent, Alessa put on her hat, picked up the enormous greatsword, and gazed longingly at the deep, dark waters in the distance.

The cloud boat broke through the thick clouds and drifted downwards.

Azure sea and blue sky, surging waves. Its grandeur and magnificence far surpass that of rivers and lakes.

"Welcome to my hometown, the sea."

"This is the sea... It's many times bigger than Poyang Lake."

"All rivers flow eastward to the sea... the legend is true. This is the real sea!"

The two young people, oblivious to their high altitude, excitedly gazed at the distant sea.

"here……"

A look of shock flashed in Bai Zhou's eyes.

Although he knew of the existence of the sea, he never had the chance to see it.

Now, I've finally met him.

"Yes, although it is still filled with a disgusting smell, every time I come to see this sea, I can feel its unimaginable power of nature."

The painter, having put down his brush and ink at some point, came to Bai Zhou's side and watched the sea with him.

"Alright, don't go too far with the joking around and forget why we came here."

The daytime calmed his mind and awakened the two excited young people.

"Yes, Uncle Kezhou, where are those things?"

Bai Zhi, having seen all sorts of wonders on land, quickly recovered and prepared to obey Bai Zhou's orders to capture Hai Si.

"Right on the sea surface."

Aresa pointed to a wave surging up and crashing against the shore.

"They hide there, disguised as ocean waves, ready to kill the enemy at any moment."

"Ugh, I saw it, that white stuff... ugh, so disgusting. What is that, a flower-like head?"

Following Alessa's guidance, Bai Zhi looked into the waves and immediately spotted the sea creatures with waving tentacles and strange heads.

"They are sea creatures. They have taken shape and, although they are grunts, they are still a problem for you. Don't get surrounded by them."

The experienced Alessa recognized these items at a glance.

"Azhi, Peiyu, I give you two cloud blankets. You two should ambush the enemy on the shore. If you have the chance to capture them alive, immediately ascend the cloud and retreat back to the ship."

"Here!"

The girl rubbed her hands together, and a gust of wind began to gather around her.

After the Mountain Lord, who will also be the future Mountain Lord, he will naturally refine his ability to control the wind to a high level.

"Let's go, Little Pei."

"Here!"

Pei Yu picked up his sword and followed her.

"Relying on them alone? That's not a good idea."

Alessa didn't know what Bai Zhou was planning, but it would be a miracle if these two land dwellers could withstand two waves of attacks.

"I'm going down too."

She had already received Bai Zhou's help many times, and this time, helping his junior was a way of repaying that favor.

"Deep-sea hunters, debts must be repaid."

"be careful."

They don't refuse even during the day.

It's certainly a good thing that Aresa can help those two little ones.

"Watch out, boss, the first wave has already hit the shore."

Looking at the densely packed sea creatures crawling ashore, Pei Yu took a deep breath and drew his sword.

Its sharp edge was fully revealed, and its silver blade pierced the air.

"I know, I know."

Bai Zhi clenched her fist, and the next moment, a tiger roared and a gale arose!

Return to the Seventy-Two Lands and the Conflict with the Sea

"*An indescribable shriek from the sea*"

The eerie and annoying screams seemed to emanate from somewhere within the monster.

But that didn't stop the fist, carried by the fierce wind, from shattering its body.

"Shut up! You crawl so slowly, even the Originium Bugs on land are faster than you."

The young tiger, accompanied by fierce winds, moved as if it were in an empty field, taking down a glider with a single punch.

"cut!"

The blade condensed frost, and after cutting through the ice, it left a trail of ice, on which all the sea creatures were cut to pieces.

"Phew... Boss! Don't go too far!"

Before Hai Si could surround her, Pei Yu glanced at Bai Zhi's position, then swung her sword and unleashed a stream of ice to trap Hai Si, who was lunging at her from behind.

"Thanks, Little Pei!"

A powerful shout rang out, and the young tiger fought with increasing ferocity.

"boom--!"

With a sweeping motion, the heavy sword cleaved the sea creatures and the rocks beneath them in two.

A pale purple, blood-like, viscous fluid splattered on the ground and into the sea.

"It's still not feasible to use it effectively on land."

Aresa wanted to jump into the sea and have a good fight, but considering that she was alone and had no teammates to help her, she thought she might fall if she jumped in, so she suppressed the idea.

Compared to the other two, she was much more relaxed and even had the leisure to look up at the cloud boat.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is that guy trying to do?"

“Ah Xi, those two might not be able to hold out for even a moment.”

From a high vantage point, the artist can more easily see the situation below.

Bai Zhi and her companion seemed to have the upper hand, but in reality, they were already surrounded by endless sea creatures.