The driver didn't look directly at me, but I noticed he tilted his head, and I was already very excited.

After all, from the moment he got on the bus until now, he hasn't said much else, and he hasn't even made a single move like in the opening sequence. At least now he can move!

My heart was initially filled with surprise, but then I asked him again, "What exactly happened?"

But this guy didn't say anything. I even felt that he wasn't deaf, but completely blind.

After letting out a helpless sigh, I stopped talking. I should have known that the driver wouldn't pay any attention to us.

Yiyi also leaned closer, her angle allowing her to see the driver's profile, and whispered to me.

"Brother, this must indeed be because the pressure increases when we get to the bottom of the ocean."

Even the fastest car would struggle to withstand such increased pressure.

I nodded, but a small question still lingered in my mind.

That means the slowdown happened suddenly. We can't expect to encounter a landslide while we're rushing diagonally downwards, can we?

It's like a straight cliff, without any warning, the entire hovercar just falls straight down, just like a car on land crashing off a cliff.

Only in this situation will you have that strange feeling.

Otherwise, how could the car suddenly slow down in an instant?

"Master, that's impossible! I can clearly feel that the glass next to me is cool, and there are no signs of it being deformed!"

This assertion was immediately refuted by Lei Jijian.

Following his explanation, I touched the window next to me. Indeed, if it was due to pressure, the glass would definitely deform to some extent, and I should at least feel some pressure.

But right now, there's absolutely no sensation around here.

Moreover, I was thinking about the Lan family's residence, which was located at the boundary between the deep and shallow layers, meaning it was deeper than the shallow layer.

It is indeed more pressure than the shallow layer, but we were standing there with our bodies and didn't feel much pressure. Or rather, if the pressure were too high, Blue Armor himself wouldn't have been able to survive there for long.

In fact, Lan Jia regarded that place as his home, and even helped those in distress there all the time. He saved countless lives there!

The only time we felt any pressure was when we were in the deep sea area; it felt stuffy, like our chests were being pressed down.

Even in the deep sea, the pressure doesn't affect us much, so I find it even harder to believe that the pressure could slow down a car.

Even a person's walking speed doesn't slow down, but this kind of energy-powered hovercar slows down when it moves in water?

I don't believe it at all.

At this point, I felt even more uncertain. If that wasn't the case, then the bearded man didn't seem to be acting strangely at all.

In other words, he had no idea that the car was gradually slowing down.

Since things are like this, how am I supposed to talk to her about it?

Not only do I not talk to him, but even if I open my mouth, he simply ignores me. In other words, everything I say is in vain.

I'm at a loss for words.

"Let's take a look ourselves first."

I spoke to Yiyi, and she nodded vigorously at that moment.

Then I used the telepathic method to have the lightning sword illuminate the surrounding area.

A bolt of lightning immediately shot up, illuminating the previously dim interior of the car. However, the arc of lightning was not hot at all, as the lightning sword could control it.

As I expected, the driver didn't notice anything unusual and just kept driving diligently.

He didn't even notice the car slowing down, let alone the lightning sword's light, which had no effect on him.

To be honest, I didn't really want to dwell on or think too much about the reduced speed.

Once we reached the deep sea, the car slowed down, probably because the driver needed more time to make judgments.

Or perhaps the driver had never been here before and was unfamiliar with the area; I can understand all of that.

The problem is that the deadline for us to sign the contract is getting closer and closer.

In other words, Blue Armor never told us about the existence of this contract.

We even learned the deadline from Lao Liu and the postal worker.

To put it bluntly, we were completely passive.

Every extra second that passes means an extra second of danger for us.

Thinking of this, I immediately touched the sea marrow behind it. It was still warm, but it no longer had the burning sensation we felt at Boss He's riverside hotel.

Make sure this thing doesn't lose its energy when it gets to Blue Armor!

A bold hypothesis came to mind: even something like sea marrow would gradually lose energy in the deep sea!

I immediately sat up and looked through the middle.

This would obviously block the rearview mirror, but I don't think the driver paid much attention to the scenic spot in the middle of the road, so it shouldn't have affected him much. After all, it's a one-way street, and there are hardly any people along the way, so I think safety can be guaranteed.

Upon closer inspection, I realized that the control panel of this hovercar was very old, with many of the buttons having peeling paint.

The only difference between the hovercar and the taxi is the control panel, which looks like a very old-fashioned train control panel.

The screen was gray and blurry; the closer you got, the blurrier the navigation seemed to become.

Then, I boldly touched around the control panel, and from the edge to the corner of the entire passenger-side control panel, I suddenly discovered a small protruding light!

This isn't a button, but rather four small lights connected together.

It was hidden under a pile of rusty little parts; I doubt I would have found it if I hadn't actually touched it.

I was overjoyed and immediately called Yiyi over. She was also craning her neck to watch from the side.

The indicator light was glowing with a faint blue light. There were four bars in total, but at this moment only the outermost bar was lit, while the other three bars were all dark.

A terrifying thought popped into my head.

The battery level is only around 25% at most!

"Brother... could this be battery power?"

I didn't want to admit it, but I nodded anyway.

Is the power going out?