Chapter 9: Breathing Underwater

"There has always been such a legend among my people - the Cursed."

"We haven't always been like this. It's because we lost our homeland because we didn't have the gods to protect us. The gods cursed us before they died, and that's why we became so ugly and disgusting."

"But the world has not completely abandoned us. New gods will appear on the land and lead us to a new promised land, where we can escape the curse and rebuild our home."

The swollen monster bent down awkwardly and crawled on the ground.

"I think you are the redemption predicted."

Xiu Si opened his eyes wide and said in disbelief: "Wait, you mean, you...you have a lot of them? It has always been like this, and you have never tried to go into the deep sea?"

The swollen monster nodded and said, "Yes, our tribe has been trapped in the shallow sea for various reasons. If you are willing, you can go to the sea with me and let me tell my tribe the truth about the curse."

"I'm not sure the water pressure is the reason for your curse."

"But this is a hope. Everything now is exactly as predicted. I firmly believe that you are the salvation we are waiting for. Besides, my people have nothing to lose."

Indeed, it’s just a matter of trying it out in the deep sea. Even if it’s not right, there’s no loss. If he were in the opposite position, he would definitely give it a try.

Hughes glanced at the sea in the distance: "I may not be able to witness it. As you can see, I am not a god, and I can't breathe in the sea, etc."

Heading underwater, a bold guess about the symbiotic contract suddenly emerged in his mind. The symbiotic contract gave him new senses and abilities. Could it be that it included breathing in water?

Breathe underwater, swim in the sea! Hughes' heart was pounding, staring at the swollen monster in front of him, his fingers began to tremble slightly.

"I can sense the water, and I can sense your location, can't it be..."

"Yes, my lord. The symbiotic contract of our race can give the other party the ability to survive in water. Whether it is the deep sea or the land, it will not hinder your actions."

The blood rushed up from his heart, and the excitement rushed to the top of his head. Hughes' eyes were full of surprise. He was just an ordinary person, and his understanding of the sea was limited to the aquarium. Now he could go down and see it in person! ?

This, this extraordinary ability, did I really get it? Go, I must go, even if I die it's worth it! Xius turned his head and looked at the sea in the cave. He felt a sense of familiarity from the symbiotic contract, as if it was not an unknown land, but some kind of warm existence, like his hometown.

I took a few deep breaths to calm my restless mind.

"Where are your people? Are they in the sea?"

"My people are not far from here. We were planning to set off after signing the contract with you, but we didn't expect you... uh."

It paused for a moment with some hesitation before continuing, "Your race is a little too weak. I'm worried that if you stay away from me, the contract will continue to drain your vitality and cause danger, so I've been waiting for you."

Zeus looked at the huge body of the swollen monster, then looked down at his own slender figure which was considered slim among humans, and his eyes twitched.

There was no way. This body was just a noble who lacked training. He fainted right after signing the contract. I guess this monster was also shocked.

It was quite loyal and didn't leave without caring about his life or death. It was still waiting for him here.

I guess they really think of him as a god.

"Lord, there are indeed some dangers in the sea, but it is not difficult to avoid them. Moreover, we are practicing the ancient prophecy, so everything will go smoothly."

Xius narrowed his eyes, rubbed his chin and began to think.

Putting aside the monster's blind enthusiasm for prophecy, Hughes felt that he could go.

There shouldn't be much risk in just going into the sea to meet the same kind of monsters as these.

At present, it seems that their values ​​are relatively close to those of humans and they can communicate with each other. If they can become friends, they may help him develop his territory in the future.

Another thing is that he really wanted to go to the sea. Although he kept reminding himself to be careful, the temptation was too great.

At worst, I can come back again.

"Lead the way." Xius said.

"Please follow me, my lord." The swollen monster walked towards the sea first. "There may be some obstacles, but don't worry, I will protect you."

"We will not lose our gods again."

The two of them quickly entered the water. Zeus looked around curiously. The sea was much warmer than he had imagined. He was only wearing a simple set of pajamas, and he felt a little uncomfortable because of the cold night when he was on land, but after entering the sea, he felt as if he had fallen into a warm embrace.

The visibility of the sea water is pretty good, but the sea is pitch black at night. Occasionally, some fluorescent mayflies gather on the sea surface, attracting schools of fish.

Xius held his breath in his mouth, and after thinking for a while, he spat it all out, then took a deep breath of sea water.

We are not far from the shore now, and we can climb up even if we get choked.

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But the feeling of suffocation did not appear. He felt as if he had taken a deep breath in the early morning. Not stuffy at all, but natural and comfortable.

Trying to spit out the water in his mouth, Hughes discovered that he was not swallowing water instead of breathing, but could breathe in the sea just like on land.

The sea water did not enter his nostrils, but he was still breathing.

This feeling was indescribably strange, but fortunately he found that as long as he didn't pay too much attention to it, his body would naturally take over his breathing.

Shaking his head, Hughes found that he could no longer see the strange fish.

After thinking for a while, he focused his attention on perception, and soon a familiar feeling spread. A figure that made him feel familiar appeared not far ahead.

He subconsciously wanted to move forward, and before he could figure out how to move in the water, his body moved naturally. It was not like walking, nor was it quite like swimming. He floated towards the strange fish following his thoughts, and compared with the fish swimming on both sides, his speed was surprisingly not slow.

"Lord, please follow me." The voice of the swollen monster sounded in his mind. "You can communicate with me directly in your consciousness. This is brought about by the symbiotic contract. We call it a mind link."

Mind link?

Zeus was a little surprised, but after trying it he found that this ability was more useful than he had imagined. He could convey his thoughts as long as he thought about it, and it was much more efficient than speaking.

Isn't this better than a telephone? But after the swollen monster explained it to him, he realized that this kind of communication had a very short range, and could only be successfully transmitted within the visual range, and it could not be heard at a distance.

"And it cannot be blocked. If it is in an open area, communication can be carried out over a long distance, but if it is blocked in the middle, the effect will be much worse."

Within visual range, it propagates in a straight line, and its effect drops rapidly after being blocked. Xius's heart moved.

These characteristics gave him a sense of déjà vu.

(End of this chapter)