I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

“You are indeed different from others. Normal humans would not feel dangerous or uneasy because of these things, but in your eyes, the malice of this world is very deep, and even a few words spoken lightly can cause harm.”

"I have always lived in this kind of world."

Lu Ban replied, glancing at Xi Ya again.

"Why do you like to eat? I'm a little curious. You know, in the real world, you're a big eater because the Night Kingdom is resource-poor and you've been wandering around, sometimes not knowing where your next meal is coming from." But here, you don't have the innate conditions to develop this habit.

"Me? I've loved eating since I was little, or rather, I love trying different things, and food is the subject with the most variety. Besides, doesn't eating delicious food make you happy?"

Xia answered naturally, not dwelling on Lu Ban's talk about the real world, treating it merely as background information. After thinking for a moment, she spoke again.

"Actually, there's something I find very strange. If your original real world really exists, and this world also really exists, then why would the people in the other world you're describing have the same personality as the people in this world? You know, a person's environment determines their personality, and this world is obviously very different from the one you're describing."

"Therefore, there must be a world that is fake."

Lu Ban sighed.

He was about to say something more when he suddenly heard cries for help coming from the sea ahead.

"Drowning! Someone is drowning!"

Chapter 916 Drowning

Some students might ask, "Can people drown in such shallow water on a beach?"

The answer is yes.

Drowning is often not about whether you can swim or how deep the water is. When drowning, people are usually in a state of extreme panic, and in this situation, it is impossible for them to think rationally.

Some people can't touch the ground in water that only reaches their chests, some are swimming champions but drown in swimming pools, and some even drown in bathtubs.

Therefore, even though the water near the beach is not deep, the fear of the ocean and the powerful tidal forces still cause many people to drown.

Lu Ban immediately stood up. He looked in the direction of Amber and Red Leaf and found that the two girls were also looking at the sea with some confusion.

Feeling a little relieved, he went to the two of them.

On the beach ahead, a man and a woman were trying to walk into the sea. Further away, amidst the rising and falling waves, a small figure was bobbing up and down in the waves.

"Help, help!"

The woman on the beach exclaimed and turned around. The lifeguard, who had been slacking off on the beach observation platform, finally arrived, blowing his whistle and holding a swimming ring.

"Don't go, all of you come back!"

The lifeguard was a burly young man with dark skin and dyed yellow hair. He shouted in English with a strong local accent as he pulled the man and woman back.

“I told her, I told her not to swim too far, but she didn’t take it to heart. I reminded her…”

The woman was somewhat hysterical; she knelt on the beach, seemingly on the verge of collapse.

The man beside him, though not quite as dramatic, also had bloodshot eyes, clearly suppressing his emotions and trying to remain calm.

Bidige

"You guys, go find the police on the island."

The lifeguard spoke to the man, then jumped into the sea with a swimming ring.

In the surging waves, his blond hair quickly disappeared from sight, and even the seemingly unconscious drowning man was swept away by the current.

Amber couldn't help but hug Lu Ban, her body trembling as if she were afraid.

Hongye, standing to the side, was also pale-faced. No one would have expected to encounter such a thing on this sunny beach.

Lu Ban himself wasn't very good at swimming, so he couldn't offer any help. He could only hold Amber's shoulder to ease the fear of the girl who had buried her face in his chest.

Soon, the sound of sirens came from behind. Lu Ban turned around and saw that it was Xia Ya leading the island's firefighters and police officers. On the other side, police officers wearing Hawaiian shirts were driving a speedboat towards the drowning victim.

The seawater here is very clear, and you can almost see the seabed. As Lu Ban watched the lifeguard approach the girl in the azure water, he put a life ring on her.

Rescuing a drowning person is an extremely dangerous task because drowning people will move around wildly and grab onto anything they can get their hands on. This can cause the rescuer to be dragged along as well, especially in the open sea with waves. Even the most skilled swimmer can be pulled into the tide by the frantic movements of a drowning person and find it difficult to escape.

Fortunately, the girl had lost consciousness and was floating in the water like a log, which allowed the lifeguard to successfully put a swimming ring on her.

Lu Ban saw the speedboat approaching the two of them, and everything seemed to be about to be settled.

But in the azure sea, Lu Ban discovered that something seemed to be lurking underwater.

Like a diver, the person was completely black, as if wearing a black latex suit or covered in a lot of seaweed, giving people a creepy feeling.

The man was below the person who had fallen into the water, and Lu Ban saw that his hand seemed to be pulling the girl.

"what is that?"

Lu Ban immediately pointed to that spot, and then heard Hongye gasp beside him.

There's someone there!

Hongye shouted, and the other people on the beach also saw the dark figure. Everyone was surprised, frightened, and panicked.

Because no one could have imagined that someone would drag another person into the sea, causing them to drown.

This is murder!

Whether the other party noticed that they had been discovered or saw the rescue team arrive, the dark figure quickly released the drowning girl's ankle, sank into the water, and disappeared into the waves.

The speedboat arrived next to the lifeguard and the girl, and quickly pulled them both out of the water, taking them back to the nearby port.

The drowning man's companion followed him toward the harbor, and the beach quickly became quiet.

What was that just now?

"Is someone underwater?"

Where did that person go?

"Was that really a person?"

"What exactly is this?"

One tourist asked incredulously. Everyone was extremely shocked by what they had just witnessed. No one could remain calm and dazed after seeing such a bizarre scene. Their worldview collapsed. The once cheerful beach suddenly became much quieter. The remaining people were no longer interested in playing on the beach and began to pack up their things.

"Let's go check it out."

Lu Ban suggested that the thing was obviously not an ordinary diver. He was curious and wanted to check on the drowning person's condition. He also looked at Amber and Red Leaf.

"Why don't you go back to the villa first?"

"We should do it together too."

This time, Amber spoke persistently, still holding onto Lu Ban's hand without letting go.

"That's okay too."

Lu Ban asked the two girls to get their things and change clothes. After waiting for a while, the four of them walked towards the dock.

The police speedboat was already docked, and the drowning victim was carried into the port's medical room. It seemed that after emergency treatment, he was basically out of danger.

Lu Ban saw the man and woman outside the infirmary. They were probably young tourists from Europe, and they were hanging their heads in despair, looking completely dejected.

How's your English?

Lu Ban asked Xi Ya, who was standing next to him.

Since the translator from Silent Land was no longer available, Lu Ban realized the difficulty of communication and the necessity of mastering a foreign language.

Xia didn't answer, but walked up to the other person and started chatting fluently. In just a few words, the two people, who seemed to have lost all hope, started talking non-stop.

What are they talking about?

Lu Ban could only understand some basics, so he asked Amber and Red Leaf beside him.

"It seems they're talking about something they encountered here."

Amber said somewhat uncertainly.

After chatting for a while, Xia returned with a smile on her face.

“I’ve already arranged with them that we can go check on our companion who just drowned.”

"So fast?"

Lu Ban had the illusion that everyone else, except himself, had excellent negotiation skills.

They waited for a while until the doctor left the infirmary, leaving Amber and Red Leaf outside, before following the man and woman into the room.

As soon as Lu Ban stepped inside, he saw a black handprint on the ankle of the drowning girl!

Chapter 917 The Child

The drowning victim was white, so the handprint on his ankle was very clear; it wasn't a bruise, but rather looked like someone's handprinted with ink.

Her breathing had calmed down, her eyes were tightly closed, as if she were having a nightmare, and you could see her eyeballs moving.

There was a mark on her left foot, and the rest of her body only had wrinkles caused by prolonged soaking in water. Lu Ban observed carefully and suddenly felt that the handprint did not look human.

He placed his hand in that spot and gestured, discovering that the handprint was larger and seemed to have six fingers.

"This is not a human hand."

Lu Ban drew a conclusion.

As a professional chosen one, he dares to make judgments.

"Not a human hand?"

Xia was somewhat surprised, because under normal circumstances, one would only think that it might have been left by some kind of tool. After all, it is impossible for a human hand to leave such a mark. The force was far beyond what a normal human could do in the sea. But Lu Ban's conclusion was too outrageous.

"You saw it too, that thing in the sea is definitely not a diver, normal humans can't move in the water like that."

Lu Ban explained.

"Following Occam's Razor principle, which states that entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily, I still believe it is the diver."

"Sia said."

"By the way, when I was chatting with them just now, I asked about the children here."

She added that it was a follow-up to what Lu Ban had just mentioned about the local children yelling "die" at her.

"They said they heard children shouting near the beach yesterday, but they thought it was just a prank and the children didn't bother them afterward, so they didn't take it seriously."

"There are children too?"