While all the sea monsters were feasting, Lu Sheng and Xu Yi quickly slipped into the room.
Xu Yi used spatial sealing to trap the sea monsters who were frantically eating at the buffet in a small space, while Lu Sheng carried a Tang sword and rushed in to slaughter them.
At the same time, Lu Sheng made a new discovery.
Xu Yi's ability level seems to have improved as well. The sea monster's movements inside the spatial blockade have become slower, far less agile than at the river mouth.
The two worked together exceptionally well, and within five minutes they had cleared all the obstacles in the room.
[Item Obtained: 40 Flavored Grilled Fish]
[Item Obtained: 10 Murloc Fins]
[Items Obtained: Underwater Breathing Apparatus x5]
[Bonus Reward: 100,000 points]
Great, we're one step closer to unlocking the weapon workshop.
"Come and dig for crystal cores."
Lu Sheng deftly dusted off the water on his body and used the walkie-talkie to call Sun Tiantian and the others.
"Holy crap! The boss is awesome!"
"Holy crap! Boss, your knife skills are amazing!"
The bespectacled guy was practically screaming "Holy crap!" the moment he walked in; he was practically ready to pull out a pen and paper and have Lu Sheng sign his name on the spot.
The eight of them were almost wiped out, but the two leaders cleared the area in just five minutes.
The difference between people is even greater than the difference between people and dogs!
The brains of these sea monsters are even more disgusting than those of ordinary zombies; they are not only sticky and foul-smelling, but also contain some parasites.
Zhang Xiaojuan endured the nausea and dug out more than a dozen crystal cores, almost failing to urinate.
"This shovel is unusable, the smell is too strong!"
After finally cleaning out all the sea monsters' brains, Zhang Xiaojuan immediately threw the shovel away in disgust.
"Ouch!"
The shovel landed in the dark aquarium next to it, and suddenly a barely audible human voice came from inside.
"besides?"
Zhang Xiaojuan mouthed words to Lu Sheng as they slowly approached the huge, half-person-high fish tank embedded in the floor.
The water in the fish tank was so dirty it was almost like gutter oil, a dark green color that made it impossible to see any original color.
The group remained silent, exchanging glances.
They heard the voice clearly; it was obviously the voice of a stranger they had never heard before, and it was clearly coming from the huge fish tank in front of them.
Zhang Xiaojuan casually picked up a few thorns and forcefully plunged them into the water.
He used seven-tenths of his strength, and the soil spikes slammed into the water, immediately creating a foul-smelling spray.
The dark green water surface was stirred up to become even more turbid, but there was still no movement underwater.
"Not coming out? Okay!"
Zhang Xiaojuan grew impatient and threw a huge clod of dirt down on the ground.
Finally, after the water splashed away, a string of bubbles rose up underwater.
A wrinkled, bald head emerged from the water.
The face was that of a man in his sixties, with his head and neck covered in dark green scales. His upper body was covered in drooping flesh, and his lower body was a dirty fish tail.
This appearance isn't scary; it's rather comical.
It looks a lot like the mermaid image in a parody comic.
"Don't you have any manners? I just accidentally made a sound, and you guys keep harassing me. If you're not going to talk to me, then just leave. Why are you throwing things at me?"
This comical elderly mermaid speaks with a distinct Henan accent.
Lu Sheng and the others: "..."
Why is the Little Mermaid from Henan?
"Is that so? They keep throwing things around; they have no sense of public decency at all."
The old man from Henan, nicknamed "Mermaid," immediately took notice of Zhang Xiaojuan and angrily berated her.
Then his gaze shifted and fixed on Lu Sheng.
"Forget it, I don't want to live anymore anyway. I think you're the most ruthless one, so just give me a quick death!"
After saying that, the old man from Henan, nicknamed "Mermaid," closed his eyes and floated straight in the fish tank.
Lin Xiaobao's eyes lit up, "Lu Sheng, this sea monster still has human consciousness!"
They already knew that the large number of sea monsters in Qinhuai City were created by Chen Dongsheng, but how to turn humans into fish was still a mystery.
If they could get some information from the old man in Henan, they would have a better chance of winning against Chen Dongsheng.
"Sir, please get up. I have something I want to ask you."
Ignoring the dirty water, Lin Xiaobao scooped the old man from the fish tank.
"How did you become like this? Was it a natural mutation?" Lu Sheng asked, frowning.
Unexpectedly, this topic touched on the old man's painful past.
The old man from Henan wiped his eyes a couple of times, tears and snot streaming down his face. "I'm such an old man, and I never imagined that just stealing a bite of food would lead to this. I'm so embarrassed, I can't face anyone anymore!"
Under the combined pressure from Lu Sheng and Lin Xiaobao, they finally managed to get some information from the old man from Henan.
The old man was originally a cleaner at Dongsheng Group. One time, when they were short-handed, he went to help deliver meals to the little girls that Chen Dongsheng had imprisoned.
He never awakened any special abilities and did the lowest-level jobs in Qinhuai City, where he could only afford to eat bean cakes.
That day, he delivered a braised fish dish, and the old man couldn't resist the temptation and secretly took a bite.
Unexpectedly, she fainted shortly after eating, and when she woke up, she had already been thrown into the fish tank.
Surrounded by mindless sea monsters, the old man had no fish to talk to and could only lie lonely at the bottom of the fish tank to sleep every day.
"We previously speculated that Chen Dongsheng modified the alien species by injecting gene fragments, but we never expected that he would do it by eating fish?"
Zhang Xiaojuan leaned against the wall, her eyes half-closed. "What kind of fish is so powerful? Did it drift over from Hiroshima due to nuclear radiation?"
"Even with radiation, it shouldn't mutate this quickly, right?"
"The old man only ate one bite, so he was able to retain his human consciousness. Others probably ate more, which is why they were completely alienated."
"So, the key is to find this strange fish that causes human mutations."
With limited information, both teams had no choice but to continue their search.
Seeing the pitiful state of the old man from Henan, Xu gave him a euthanasia pill before leaving.
"Thank you all!"
The old man's withered face broke into a wide smile as he waved goodbye to Lu Sheng and the others.
After climbing the long staircase, the two groups finally reached the third basement level.
As soon as I entered the corridor, I was shivered by the blast of cold air.
"Is this a cold storage? Why is it so cold..." Han Rui's teeth chattered from the cold.
"No, I'm tired. Can we rest for a while?"
Zhang Qiang, the oldest remaining middle-aged man in the K3 squad, rubbed his hands together, panting, and suggested.
Lu Song hesitated for a moment and looked at Lu Sheng, "We were too exhausted in the sea monster's room. Let's rest for a while while it's still relatively safe here?"
Lu Sheng remained noncommittal, and the two groups settled down temporarily.
Lu Song found a table nearby, disassembled it into planks, and started a fire. Several people gathered around the fire.
"Huh? Is someone in here?"
The bespectacled young man was holding a torch and observing his surroundings when he suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
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