The starship plunged into the deep seabed like an arrow.
Through the porthole, strange light and shadows dance in the sea, like the pupils of some unknown giant beast, which makes people feel awe.
Fu Yunzhi stared out the window and took a deep breath.
This deep sea is the territory where the mermaids have lived for generations, and it is also the destination of their journey - the mermaid palace full of dangers.
Surrounding it are intricate underwater caves, dark and deep, like the huge mouths of giant beasts.
The surging undercurrent is like a lurking beast, ready to devour invaders at any time.
This sea area is breathtakingly beautiful, yet also terrifyingly dangerous.
"Wow, this place is so spooky, even more exciting than the haunted house I visited last time!" Chen Yuntan couldn't help but complain, his golden cat pupils flickering in the dim light like two dazzling gems.
Helan Qiao's peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of excitement in his tone, "Exciting? This is just the beginning! The best is yet to come!"
They knew very well that this journey was dangerous. The mermaid palace was heavily guarded. It not only had well-trained mermaid warriors, but also had a special energy shield, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
As expected, as soon as the starship entered the mermaid kingdom, a shrill alarm sounded throughout the seabed.
"Alert! Alert! Unknown intruder detected! Location XXX, coordinates YYY!"
Hearing the alarm, Fu Yunzhi changed direction, led the starship into a cave, and opened the invisible barrier.
Several teams of mermaid patrols gathered from all directions, holding tridents and swinging their tails at an astonishing speed, like silver lightning, heading straight for the starship.
Chen Yuntan and Helan Qiao immediately entered combat mode, rubbing their hands and eager to try.
"Zhizhi, let me go meet these fish tails!" Chen Yuntan was full of fighting spirit and wanted to rush out and have a big fight immediately.
A sly smile appeared on Helan Qiao's lips. "Tsk tsk, a mermaid warrior looks quite skilled. I can gather some interesting intelligence and sell it for a good price."
However, Fu Yunzhi raised his hand to signal them to stay calm.
"Don't be impatient. A head-on confrontation is not our style." She analyzed the situation calmly, with wisdom flashing in her blue eyes.
Fu Yunzhi closed his eyes and released the mutated space power to the extreme, carefully sensing the energy fluctuations around him, trying to find loopholes in the shield.
It feels like searching for a tiny hole in a giant spider web, requiring extreme concentration and precise control.
Time passed by minute by minute, the pressure around them became greater and greater, and the mermaid warriors were approaching the starship.
"Found it!" Fu Yunzhi suddenly opened his eyes, with a hint of excitement in his tone.
She found an area with relatively weak energy. Although it was just a small gap, it was enough for them to pass through.
"Qiuyun, you guard the starship. Shen Yuntan and Helan and I will go take a look. You protect yourself."
"good."
"Hold on to me!" Fu Yunzhi shouted softly, grabbing Chen Yuntan with one hand and Helan Qiao with the other. The three of them disappeared from the spot in an instant, as if they had merged into the air.
The next second, they appeared inside the Mermaid Palace.
The whole process was silent, like a ghost. The mermaid warriors didn't even notice their presence and were still waiting outside, not knowing that the prey had already entered their nest.
"Wow! Zhizhi, your spatial ability is so amazing! It's like teleportation!" Chen Yuntan looked at Fu Yunzhi with admiration, his eyes full of little stars.
Helan Qiao couldn't help but admire him, "As expected of Marshal Fu, his methods are truly impressive!"
Fu Yunzhi smiled slightly and said nothing more.
This is just the first step, the real challenge is yet to come.
When they entered the palace, they found that it was full of traps and dangers.
Various strange runes are carved on the walls of the palace, emitting faint energy fluctuations, making people dare not act rashly.
"This is the topographic map of the area." Helan Qiao pulled out a parchment scroll from somewhere and handed it to Fu Yunzhi. "Although it's very old, the general structure shouldn't have changed much."
Fu Yunzhi took the parchment scroll and studied it carefully.
"This and this are both dangerous areas. It's best to avoid them." Helan Qiao pointed to several marks on the map and explained, "These marks represent the ancient prohibitions of the mermaid tribe. Once triggered, the consequences will be disastrous."
Fu Yunzhi nodded and memorized the information on the map.
"Let's go, let's go first..." Fu Yunzhi was about to speak, but suddenly stopped, his eyes fell on a corridor in front.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yuntan followed Fu Yunzhi's gaze, but found nothing.
Fu Yunzhi did not answer, but activated his spatial ability again, and instantly disappeared from the spot with the two of them.
Shortly after they left, the wall of the corridor suddenly opened, revealing a dark entrance, from which came bursts of creepy roars.
If they had not left in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.
On the following journey, Fu Yunzhi relied on the mutant space ability and the information provided by Helan Qiao to escape danger again and again, and cleverly avoided various traps and guards in the palace.
They were like ghosts, moving through every corner of the palace without leaving a trace.
"The place in front is where Tia Mir is imprisoned." Fu Yunzhi looked at the map and said softly.
"It's finally here!" Chen Yuntan rubbed his hands excitedly, "I want to see who dares to touch Zhizi!"
"Shh—" Fu Yunzhi made a gesture to silence the sound, "Be careful, don't alert the enemy."
The three of them walked lightly and cautiously towards their destination.
At the end of the corridor is a heavy stone door with intricate carvings on it, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.
Fu Yunzhi took a deep breath, raised his hand and gently pushed open the stone door.
“Who is it?!”
A loud shout broke the silence of the palace.
Fu Yunzhi and the other two entered one after another, and the stone door closed quietly behind her.
Inside the door, in the dim light, the air was filled with a strange smell mixed with seaweed and some unknown spices, which made Chen Yuntan wrinkle his nose.
"What a weird smell, a mixture of fishy smell and incense ash, yue~" He muttered softly, the cat-like boy's keen sense of smell was a little unbearable for him.
However, although their previous space jump was concealed, it still caused some subtle energy fluctuations, like ripples on a calm lake, which ultimately could not escape the sensitive perception of the mermaid guards.
"Who is it?!" A sharp cry broke the silence of the palace, and the echo echoed in the empty hall.
A team of mermaid guards, holding tridents and slapping the ground with their tails, quickly surrounded them.
"Oh my god, it really is haunting me!" Chen Yuntan complained and rolled up his sleeves to get to work.
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