Qianyuan: My crew comes from the world of anime.

They continued down a passage found in the underground cavern. The new passage had a very steep slope, and they had to stop every few steps to find a place to rest. Fortunately, some uneven rocks could serve as resting platforms.

After walking about 300 meters, some noises suddenly came from the end of the passage.

Levi cautiously drew her dual pistols and activated her night vision.

She explained to Luo Tianming, who could not see her, "Two monsters just like the ones from before. They're in the cave chamber at the other end of the passage... It seems to be their lair."

Luo Tianming became alert: "Only two?"

Levi: "I only see two... they seem to be coming this way!"

The light from the flashlight clearly attracted them, and the two velociraptors roared fiercely, stirring up the water in the cave and making it extremely turbid.

At this moment, only Levi's night vision mask could see them.

She already had her two beloved guns, but Levi didn't touch them at all... She looked like a cowboy about to engage in a duel.

"..."

Yet, even under these circumstances, Luo Tianming felt no tension whatsoever... because she was Levi, a woman for whom firing a gun was an instinct ingrained in her genes.

"...!"

In an instant, Luo Tianming couldn't even see how she moved; her breathing, her gaze, the muzzle of the gun... all converged in a single, explosive moment.

This is American Iaijutsu, the 9mm arrow-shaped draw pistol technique, kid.

Gunfire erupted like a rapid drumbeat, and arrow-shaped bullets traced trajectories in the water. These armor-piercing bullets precisely pierced their abdomens and hind legs. Due to their powerful penetrating force, the arrow-shaped bullets not only pierced their abdomens but also their muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, shattering their bones to pieces.

"..."

Before the two clay golem velociraptors could even reach Levi, they were already immobilized by the lacerations. Levi rushed forward and fired several shots at their heads at extremely close range.

Once she was sure they were completely immobile, she kicked one of them and yelled, "You'd better be a hundred years away from meeting Lady Revy!"

"..."

Luo Tianming ignored Levi's venting, because his attention had been diverted to other things.

It was an egg.

Upon entering the cave—between the rocks—he clearly saw a blue-black egg…it was the egg of a clay golem velociraptor.

Then, Luo Tianming realized the location of this cave: it was situated on the edge of a cliff in an underwater cave, where the mud golems could easily traverse these caves to nest deep within and escape predators.

At the same time, the steep cliffs also give them a chance to escape... making it an excellent refuge.

"..."

Luo Tianming reached out and carefully took the egg out.

But soon he realized: something was wrong!

There was more than one egg in the crack of the rock... which means there are probably more than three clay golem velociraptors here, and there are others too!

He immediately turned around and shouted, "Levi!"

"..."

Then, he was shocked by what he saw.

A gray, fully grown 'velociraptor veteran' quietly approached within five meters of Levi.

This is a fully developed mud golem velociraptor, about one-third larger than normal, with a thicker carapace—an elite monster belonging to this species.

Luo Tianming's shout had an effect; Levi immediately turned her head and saw that the guy was posing as if he were about to go hunting.

Fortunately, he called out in advance, allowing Levi to adjust her posture... In an instant, she curled her left hand to her left side.

Then, a force that even she found exaggerated came from her side!

Levi was immediately whipped away by its huge tail... A strange sound came from her arm, and the excruciating pain meant it wasn't broken yet.

"...!"

This blow sent Levi flying to the edge of the underwater cliff. It seems that the damned beast knew that humans, these tin cans, couldn't swim.

In the nick of time, Levi had a chance to grab the edge of the cliff... She could do it: if only she would give up her beloved gun.

"..."

But in the midst of this decision, she realized: if she gave up the gun, she wouldn't be able to attack this guy, and what would happen to Alo while she was struggling to climb up?

He was already weak in combat and a complete novice when it came to firearms. Could he possibly deal with this terrifying monster that was comparable to those in the movies?

At that moment, only one thing was on Levi's mind: 'The safety officer's duty is to protect the captain and all the crew.'

"..."

So she abandoned her attempt to grab the edge of the cliff with her hands, instead raising her pistol and precisely pulling the trigger as she slowly fell.

The two pistols fired in turn, emptying the magazines in an instant... The bullets struck the 'velociraptor veteran's' leg tendons with incredible precision.

'That way, Alo will probably have time to escape, right?'

These were her last thoughts as she fell.

"..."

Before Luo Tianming's eyes, Levi was knocked down by a 'velociraptor veteran' and fell into a vertical cliff whose depth was unknown.

Chapter 70 Abyss

"...!"

Upon realizing what had happened, Luo Tianming felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Did Levi fall?

No, no, no... She'll be alright. This is the seabed—you won't die from a fall.

But she was injured. He saw with his own eyes that Levi blocked the Velociraptor Veteran's tail swing with her hand. That must have been a serious blow. Her injured hand probably couldn't hold onto anything, and it would have been difficult for her to hang on the cliff face.

They should be fine. Even if they are injured, they can still activate the underwater propulsion system...

"..."

Damn!

She doesn't have an underwater propulsion device!

Levi's machine was given to Takemi Miyo!

That means if Levi can't hold herself up, she'll keep falling!

How deep is the hole?

I don't know—I don't know… What if the cave is deeper than I imagine? Then there's a risk that her diving suit might be crushed. This is a cave, and the entrances formed by underwater volcanic landforms could lead directly to the seabed.

"...!"

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Then, the adrenaline triggered by his emotions surged into Luo Tianming's brain.

In the brief moment he froze, the bullet tore through and lodged in the Velociraptor veteran's hind leg muscles, preventing it from moving any further.

The guy was still yelling at Luo Tianming, his eyes never leaving him from the beginning.

This means that its target has always been Luo Tianming. The instinct to protect its offspring made this monster lock onto him, which is why it didn't immediately go after Levi.

Unfortunately, Luo Tianming was blinded by rage and wasn't thinking about anything else... he was only thinking about how to kill this guy!

He unbuckled an acid grenade from his waist and threw it at the Veteran Velociraptor with a sinister look!

Sizzle—!

The splashed acid instantly corroded the veteran velociraptor's eyes, and the acidic liquid left large chemical wounds on its body.

Its convulsions became even more severe.

"..."

However, a new kind of pain soon enveloped the creature's body. Luo Tianming's harpoon gun fired two cold beams, and the alloy harpoon instantly pierced through its body.

Goo!

The veteran velociraptor let out a painful cry underwater.

Enraged, Luo Tianming completely forgot the gap between himself and this monster. He drew an alloy harpoon from his quiver, and driven by his anger, abandoned the inefficient harpoon gun. He rushed forward, his right thumb pressed against the tail, and stabbed fiercely into the velociraptor's unprotected eyeballs!

Keanu Reeves is right; in a fit of rage, one can kill with just a pen.

"...Puff puff"

Luo Tianming pulled out the harpoon, the barb head covered in meat, and then plunged it in again... repeatedly, while roaring angrily.

Anyone who isn't deaf can tell that something is clearly wrong with him right now.

Lucy: "What happened! Captain... Captain, please answer?!"

Luo Tianming didn't have time to speak. He dragged the veteran Velociraptor's eyes out with the harpoon, and the brain inside was probably as bad as a honeycomb.

Finally, as if exhausted, he let go—only to find that the guy was already dead beyond any doubt.

"..."

Luo Tianming knew that if Levi hadn't accurately crippled its hind legs with those shots, he wouldn't even have been able to escape, let alone kill it.

After calming down, he remembered: What happened to Levi after she fell?!

Why can't I hear her voice on the communication device?

"Levi? Levi!" he shouted in panic, but still received no response.

She hasn't fainted, has she?

The thought of this possibility soaked Luo Tianming in sweat.

His voice trembled slightly as he spoke to Lucy on the other end of the communication device, "Lucy... come pick us up later!"

Lucy: "Captain? Wait!! Don't do anything stupid!"

Without glancing at the velociraptor veteran's corpse again, he immediately grabbed the underwater propulsion device and leaped toward the edge of the cliff!

At that moment, his mind was completely blank; he had only one thought: he wanted to see the person, alive or dead.

Levi was his first crew member and the person who shared his hardships the most. If something happened to her... then Luo Tianming would never forgive himself.

He continued to dive deeper and deeper.

100m... No news.

200m... still no movement.

Levi's descent speed in the water was much slower than his descent speed using underwater propulsion, so he shouldn't fall too deep.

300m——!

The rapid descent, even while wearing a high-pressure diving suit, made Luo Tianming feel dizzy and lightheaded. This was a sign that he was approaching his pressure limit. His eyes felt like they were bulging out, and his temples throbbed.

Finally, he saw a blurry figure!

The moment it fell...

Levi realized that she would probably have a hard time getting back up by swimming alone.

The thick soles of the wetsuits were designed to help them descend steadily underwater, but in this case, they became the "heavy stone" that caused her to sink and commit suicide.

If she hadn't injured that hand, she might have been able to try to resist sinking, but with only one hand, the more she struggled, the faster her strength would be depleted.

Moreover, as the water pressure continued to increase, she also found that the activity began to become difficult.

Is that all?

"..."

At that moment, a voice seemed to appear in her heart.

Then she began to accept it—that's how it is, no one will come to save her.

That's why she kept running away, became a fugitive wanted by the FBI, and ended up in the illegal land of Roanapur.

But this can hardly be considered a successful escape; it's merely escaping from a place of certain death to a place inhabited only by the walking dead.

In Roanapura, there are only two kinds of people: the dead and those about to die.

She originally thought that she would die in a chaotic battle, be shot in the head, be hijacked on the high seas and drown, or die in a duel between top gunmen.