Looking at the description of the Seven-Colored Mary Shrimp's abilities in her mind—no, I mean the Seven-Colored Mantis Shrimp—the wealthy beauty couldn't help but marvel at how worthy it was of being called the strongest mantis shrimp on Earth. Putting aside their size, the mantis shrimp truly represented the pinnacle of combat power.
Moreover, each of the three skills, whether it's "One-Punch Super Shrimp," "World of a Thousand Flowers," or "Let's Go, Mantis Shrimp," is a very practical and powerful skill on its own. It's true that one rainbow mantis shrimp can be worth many cute and useless little creatures.
So he should really thank himself for not giving up on mantis shrimp back then.
Hmm, but looking at it this way, insect-like monsters seem to be more formidable. If humanity ultimately succeeds in saving the world and restoring it to its former glory, perhaps he could collect all sorts of incredibly awesome and bizarre creatures that exist in the world?
When it comes to it, we can just call it "The Handbook of Bizarre and Fierce Things".
The wealthy and beautiful woman had a wonderful vision for the future.
However, he still has to do his best to get past the waterfall in the river.
He had just activated the Seven-Colored Mantis Shrimp's humanoid bloodline enhancement skill, and now he felt his body become lighter and stronger, his fists brimming with power. But what was that "becoming exceptionally beautiful" part of the ineffective skill? He was already quite beautiful as a wealthy beauty; how much more beautiful could he become?
As Seven-Colored Shrimp Fugui approached the rocky waterfall, he inadvertently glanced at the river beside him.
Then, he stopped abruptly!
"???"
Why is there a rainbow on his head?
The wealthy beauty looked up and only saw colorful mushrooms on the stone wall. He looked puzzled. Could these colorful little mushrooms be reflected in the river, forming a rainbow? But it didn't seem like it... damn it!
As the wealthy and beautiful woman lowered her head, a strand of her hair fell from her shoulder to her chest.
Then, looking at the precious strands of her hair on her chest, each a different color of red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, Fugui'er was completely dumbfounded for a moment.
no.
When did he dye his hair?!
It's still that natural, seamless rainbow hair color!
The wealthy beauty instantly ran to the edge of the deep pool and looked down at her reflection in the water. Then, she saw a head of rainbow hair that looked like a Mary Sue character, with gradient colors, highlights, and even laser-like dazzling effects.
Gou Fugui: "..."
Is this what they mean by exceptional beauty?
right.
He's so beautiful he could probably blind anyone who saw his hair!
The wealthy beauty, who had just felt incredibly powerful, instantly clutched his chest. He was seriously considering whether to relinquish the bloodline boost. Although the Rainbow Mantis Shrimp was indeed incredibly strong and eerily beautiful, one shouldn't abandon one's shamelessness in pursuit of power!
With that iridescent, multicolored ombre hair, how can he possibly show his face in public?!
Or, how about shaving your head?
For some reason, the wealthy and beautiful woman thought of a man who had gone bald because he had become stronger.
Thinking of the man's face, which had become much less attractive after going bald, he sighed, took out a seven-colored gradient headband from his pocket, and silently tied his hair up.
Fine, between the bald guy and Mary Sue, he'll choose Mary Sue.
The wealthy beauty glanced at her colorful, gradient hair again, touched it tenderly, and then took out professional climbing equipment from her spatial pocket.
Actually, after looking at it for a while, this color is quite pretty. Ordinary hair dyes can never produce this kind of super natural, glossy effect!
Climbing equipment is one of the various specially made tools provided by the nation.
He had climbing ropes, safety carabiners, special climbing shoes and gloves, and a drill gun. However, unlike the drill guns that rock climbers use for adventure, he had a modified small, super-powerful climbing and shooting electric drill gun.
Gou Fugui stood below the waterfall, glanced at the surging Milky Way-like water, raised his hand, aimed at the rock wall to the right of the waterfall at a height of about 20 meters, and decisively pulled the trigger.
Whoosh!
The sharp alloy arrowhead from the drill bit was shot out instantly, and with a powerful impact, it sank into the hard rock wall in an instant, leaving only a 10-centimeter-long alloy fixed arrow tail. Climbers can step on the arrow tail to continue upwards, and the hole in the arrow tail can also be used to hang a fixed safety rope.
Qi Cai Fu Gui tugged at the special safety rope attached to the arrow's tail to make sure it was strong and stable enough. Then he coiled the retractable rope around his waist, wrapped it around himself again to secure it, put on softer, non-slip climbing shoes, rubbed his hands together, and charged straight up!
The young man with his long hair tied up grabbed the rope and rushed to the underground stone wall in a few steps. When he was only one step away from the stone wall, he bent his knees slightly and then suddenly stretched out and jumped upwards!
The young man easily jumped to a height of 2 meters.
Qi Cai Fugui exclaimed in shock, but quickly pulled hard on the fixed safety rope with both hands. Then, with his jump and pull, his body climbed to a height of nearly 3 meters on the stone wall.
Then it was just a matter of climbing up little by little.
Professional climbers will look for footholds and leverage points on the rock face, snaking their way upwards. But the Rainbow Shrimp doesn't do that.
He originally thought he also needed to find a way to leverage his resources.
However, the tiny alloy steel spikes on the bottom of his specially made climbing shoes allowed him to wear small, shallow pits into the rock face with just a few strokes, providing leverage, while his hands…
Qi Cai Fu Gui twitched his lips as he looked at the five small indentations on the stone wall that he had accidentally made.
He swore he had only instinctively slapped the wall as he was about to reach the top due to the force of the rope; he really hadn't used much force, and he hadn't intended to punch the wall!
But his long, beautiful fingers, like the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, dug or slapped five small dents into the wall.
Ah, this…
The wealthy beauty glanced around nervously, and subconsciously rubbed the small dents on her five fingers with her hand, but the dents weren't sand, so rubbing them away made them disappear.
The wealthy and beautiful woman paused for a few seconds, then became composed.
Oh well, let's just consider it a visit by Fugui'er.
Then he paused for a moment, looked around again, thought for a moment, and gently stretched out his hand, punching the stone wall with his fist.
Thump!
Seven-Colored Shrimp Fugui swore that he really only lightly tapped the stone wall!
That power might not even be enough to tickle someone!
But it was this tickling force that punched a fist-shaped hole in the small indentation in front of him, as if he were punching not a hard stone wall, but a piece of incredibly tender tofu.
The Seven-Colored Shrimp, startled, quickly withdrew its hand. Then it resolved to seal those powerful iron fists no matter what!
Never make a punching motion at anyone unless absolutely necessary, or you might end up with a life sentence.
Fortunately, he discovered it early.
However, this stone wall is too fragile!
After that, the colorful shrimp Fugui used both hands to pull up the safety rope and stepped directly onto the rock face to climb up little by little.
With the help of the safety rope and the special climbing shoes, he quickly reached the height of the first alloy climbing arrow he had shot.
Then the wealthy and beautiful man took out his climbing gun again and fired an arrow at a higher position, attaching the first safety lock to the fletching of the first climbing alloy arrow. He continued to climb upwards, stepping on the fletching.
After repeating this action thirteen times—firing the fixed climbing arrow, fastening the lock, and climbing upwards—Gou Fugui finally reached the highest point of the stone wall. To his left was the roaring waterfall. The sound was so loud it vibrated Gou Fugui's eardrums.
The powerful white water flowed down with huge waves, seemingly accompanied by a strong wind. Seven-Colored Fortune thought for a moment, then pulled a clod of dirt from his pocket and threw it—
Unsurprisingly, the clod of earth was washed away instantly.
Even if you climb to the bottom of the river, trying to crawl in and swim upstream is an impossible feat for humans.
Fortunately, he is not anymore.
Hmm, maybe they're mixed race?
The wealthy beauty pulled out his climbing gun again, this time aiming at the rock wall inside the waterfall's outlet.
There's absolutely no way to force your way in against the current, but with a strong anchor and a rope, he should be able to grind his way in.
Actually, the resistance would be less if the rainbow mantis shrimp went in in its true form, but its true form was too small to use any tools, so it had to force its way in human form.
Ding! Ding!
Two sounds.
The colorful shrimp, Fugui, shot out two small arrows.
Then he took a deep breath, grabbed the climbing rope, and jumped horizontally from the rock face toward the waterfall's outlet.
The moment his body touched the starting point of this underground galaxy, he instantly felt a tremendous impact coming from the front! The hard water slapped against his entire body, directly pushing him backward, and the safety rope binding him tightened instantly, causing a sharp pain in his waist.
"Hiss! Glug!"
The colorful shrimp, Fugui, hissed and bent over, almost curling himself into a shrimp shape. The impact of the waterfall was too strong. Fortunately, he shot at two fixed points.
At this point, he could barely get any leverage from his feet and could only rely on his hands and the rope to slowly move towards the waterfall.
Fortunately, thanks to the bloodline enhancement of the Seven-Colored Shrimp Fortune, he gained a pair of very strong arms. After being pushed back three times, the Seven-Colored Shrimp Fortune finally "leaped over the dragon gate" and entered the interior of the waterfall.
Or rather, the interior of this underground river.
As the water submerged his mouth and nose and enveloped his entire body, he felt as if some power within him had been activated.
He tried to open his mouth slightly to breathe, and then took a sip of water.
The colorful shrimp immediately shut its mouth, and then it tried to breathe carefully through its nose. To its surprise, it found that it could breathe through its nose and the water would not enter its nasal cavity.
I touched my nose, but didn't feel any special changes. Oh well, as long as I can breathe underwater, I don't need to worry about anything else.
He must continue on his journey now, though he doesn't know how much longer he will have to "walk" along the way.
Compared to the powerful impact of the water flow at the waterfall's mouth, the force of the water is greatly reduced once it enters the river channel. At least when it hits you, although you can still feel a lot of resistance, it doesn't hurt at all; this is probably the balance of strength and gentleness in water.
Near the waterfall, where the current is rapid, there is little silt accumulation, and Qicai Fugui would frequently slip when trying to walk underwater. For the next hour, he spent his time using a climbing rifle to drill holes in the rock face beside the river to secure knots and ropes, unable to swim forward on his own.
Fortunately, he had enough arrows, locks, and ropes in his storage pocket, otherwise this hour-long climb would have exhausted all his climbing equipment.
When the Rainbow Shrimp Fugui had been swimming in the river for an hour and reached the one-hour time limit for the Rainbow Mantis Shrimp bloodline bonus, the beautiful Fugui, who was originally sliding her hands forward little by little, suddenly felt weak all over, her legs went weak, and she knelt directly at the bottom of the river.
!
Gou Fugui suddenly felt a great depletion of his physical energy and strength. Exhaustion and the pain from being hit by the water spread over him, making him stunned for a moment. Then he pursed his lips, turned over and sat on the bottom of the underground river, holding onto the safety rope with one hand to prevent being swept away by the water.
His pale face seemed somewhat dazed. After sitting for a while, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a beautifully packaged fried chicken hamburger. However, the moment he tore open the package, the hamburger in his hand was completely soaked by the water. The soft bun was quickly blown away, leaving only the originally crispy fried chicken, which was wet, held in his slender fingers.
The young man looked at the hamburger in his hand, which only had chicken cutlet left, smiled helplessly, but still stuffed the chicken cutlet into his mouth.
But at this moment, a hint of grievance appeared in his beautiful eyes.
Being a savior is so tiring.
While the wealthy and beautiful woman sat dejectedly at the bottom of the river eating watered-down food, Xie Tianlang, both on the surface and in the subway tunnel, suddenly opened his eyes.
It was nearly 10 p.m., and his sweetheart still hadn't contacted him.
Xie Tianlang pressed the communication button on his wristwatch with a blank expression, but the glaring red light still shone through.
In that instant, he had the urge to crush the watch in his hand, and his entire demeanor became terrifyingly cold.
"Little liar."
Xie Tianlang slowly uttered these three words, but his eyes revealed undisguised worry.
His Yuanyuan couldn't possibly be a little liar, so where is he now? What's blocking the communication?
Most importantly, is his Yuanyuan injured? Is she in danger? Is she facing difficulties alone?
"Boss..."
Song Sanchuan's voice rang out weakly.
"Fugui'er, he..."
Xie Tianlang looked over.
In the darkness, his eyes revealed a faint blue hue, making him look like a wolf lurking in the shadows.
“You continue to arrange for them to take turns resting and digging deeper. I’m going to the beverage warehouse.”
As temperatures continue to rise, their drinking water reserves are running low again. Since he is leading these people, he has a responsibility to ensure their survival.
Then, he waited for his Yuanyuan to come back.
"But boss, are you sure you can manage alone? Even though it's nighttime, the outside temperature is still 65 degrees Celsius. Even if you wear special heat-resistant clothing, it'll still be..."
Xie Tianlang stood up and walked out silently.
He needed to do something to calm down, and Yuanyuan was there to support him remotely.
Song Sanchuan: "..."
The slightly aggrieved rich beauty ate a midnight snack underwater. Although the taste was much worse, it replenished the energy he had lost drastically over the past few hours.
After finishing his meal, he reached out and rubbed his face vigorously to shake off his earlier dejection.
Since we're already here, let's do our best!
When the wealthy beauty opened his eyes again, his gaze became firm and sharp once more. With his strength restored, he looked around at the riverbanks, which had become soft and no longer easy to hold onto. Finally, he put away his climbing tools, but then pulled out a sharp alloy cane from his pocket.
He took a step forward and slammed his alloy cane into the ground to secure his position and move against the current.
By this time, the resistance to the downward flow of the water had decreased significantly compared to the beginning, but the slope of the river was still not gentle enough. He walked forward for more than an hour, leaning on his cane, when suddenly the water flow ahead became extremely gentle, with almost no resistance at all.
And he saw the huge, mountain-like boulder, mixed with black and gold, that was blocking his way and lying directly in the underground riverbed.
Water flowed behind him through the cracks around the boulder, but the boulder blocked his way forward.
The colorful shrimp, Fugui, grinned as it looked at the stone.
If it weren't for the peculiar rainbow mantis shrimp, this large rock blocking his path would have dashed all his hopes.
Oh, not necessarily. He might be able to use an underwater bomb to blast the boulder apart, but the vortex and debris from the underwater explosion would likely severely injure him and force him to retreat.
I'm truly grateful to my past self.
As Seven-Colored Shrimp Fugui spoke, he rotated his wrists, shook his hands, and finally clenched his fists.
He quietly walked to the front of the huge rock at the bottom of the river, then assumed a horse stance and smashed his fists at the rock!
【Take my Rich Mantis Fist!】
Then--
The boulder was not shattered by the wealthy beauty's punch.
That's too fantastical a storyline.
The wealthy beauty simply swung his small fists, which had a 100% power boost and combo potential, punching deep craters into the middle of the boulder, which was twenty meters in diameter. All the small craters combined to form a small circle in the middle of the boulder, two meters in diameter.
His fists moved so fast they left afterimages as he swiftly deepened the small circle on the stone!
After the wealthy and beautiful man vented his frustration by throwing hundreds or even thousands of punches, the wealthy shrimp man, who was getting more and more excited as he punched, suddenly felt his hands go empty, and then a stream of water rushed from the other side. He had broken through the boulder.
Then, the wealthy beauty turned around and was blinded by the colorful lights emanating from her left, right, and feet—
Inside this giant rock were various minerals, deep blue, emerald green, crystal clear, and crimson. Even the rocks he had knocked down at his feet revealed beautiful colors in the corners.
[...]
【！！】
The wealthy and beautiful woman crouched down and picked up a stone that shimmered with a deep blue light, a look of amazement flashing in her eyes. The sapphire-like color revealed by the stone seemed to be no less impressive than the "Sirius" gem in her treasure chest!
The other minerals, which were of different colors, also had amazing luster and texture.
Hard work pays off!
The wealthy beauty quickly stuffed all the ores he had knocked down with his Mantis Fist into her pockets, her phoenix eyes full of laughter: "When we get back, I'll have that big wolf manually polish a round necklace for me!"
Then, in a cheerful mood, the wealthy and beautiful woman punched the remaining stone wall dozens of times, finally carving a large enough circle for a person to pass through the middle of the huge rock blocking her way.
Perhaps after the twists and turns of the journey, a brighter future awaits. After the steep riverbed and the boulders blocking his way, the river that Gou Fugui was traveling upstream began to become calmer, and the current at the bottom of the river was no longer particularly rapid. At least he could swing his arms faster to increase his speed, and even swim in the river.
But then the wealthy and beautiful man suddenly noticed that the hands of his wristwatch had stopped trembling and the compass had returned to its normal trembling, pointing north and south.
He paused for a moment, then abruptly pressed the communication button.
Instantly, the green light turned on.
Then Xie Tianlang's voice rang out immediately in the riverbed where only water flowed.
Gou Fugui was about to speak when he was shoved into his throat by another mouthful of river water, but he still continued forward with a smile on his face.
Meanwhile, Xie Tianlang, who had already brought back hundreds of bottles of mineral water, ignored everyone else's gratitude and admiration, and just frowned as he spoke to his communication wristwatch.
The communication was clearly connected, but he could only hear a sound similar to flowing water coming from the other end.
Is it impossible to speak underwater?
Xie Tianlang narrowed his eyes, then went directly to Song Sanchuan: "Check the location of the Fortune Watch. See if you can find it... Focus on the underground river."
Upon hearing this, Song Sanchuan nodded excitedly, his fingers flying across the keyboard.
At first, his computer couldn't detect Gou Fugui's location, but fifteen minutes after focusing on the underground river, Song Sanchuan suddenly shouted, "There's a response, boss!"
"Although it's intermittent, it's still a river channel!"
"It's somewhere along a river in the suburbs, about fifteen kilometers from here. Are we able to get there tomorrow? Boss, where are you going?!"
Xie Tianlang had already slung his backpack over his shoulder again and rushed out: "Go get him."
Song Sanchuan's mouth dropped open, "..."
But it's too hot outside... and it's such a long distance from the train station to the river in the suburbs... running there would be exhausting...
At this moment, Qicai Fugui, his face beaming with excitement, was swimming forward rapidly, paddling with his arms and legs.
After passing that boulder, the force of the current decreased as he went further, and the river became calmer. After swimming for 40 minutes, he even felt that he might be about to reach the surface!
The moonlight, faint and intermittent, shone on the river ahead.
An ordinary person would not be able to see anything in the pitch-black night and in the water.
However, the rainbow mantis shrimp's eyes, which can see almost any light source, allowed it to capture a glimpse of moonlight amidst the colorful darkness.
We're almost out!!
The young man in the water quickened his swimming speed. He was so focused and serious that he didn't even notice the ribbon tied to the end of his hair being swept away by the current.
His long, radiant hair spread out in the water like the most magnificent algae.
Then the young man finally caught sight of the moonlight reflected on the water in front of him, seemingly within reach—
Whoosh!
The silver moonlight reflected on the river suddenly shattered, and amidst the countless silver pearls leaping in the water, a young man with stunningly beautiful features emerged from the depths of the water. His long, colorful hair, shimmering in the moonlight, cascaded over his shoulders and onto the water's surface, making him look like the most alluring mermaid.
Not far away, wolves came to hunt sharks at all costs.
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