The sentries had good eyesight and hearing, so they could quickly spot intruders even if they approached silently.
In the distance, on the coast, a group of powerful sentinels were lurking quietly.
By the time they discovered them, the figures were already standing far away, blocking their retreat.
There was a very powerful guy at the bottom of the sea. At some point, he had already swam very close to the sentinels.
Shanan Bay is a crescent-shaped bay, and the figures are standing in the part of the bay that is deepest into the sea.
They were powerful and all high-ranking sentinels. Some were standing, some were crouching, their eyes gleaming coldly as they were in combat readiness.
The dark and silent shadows of the sentinel spirits were reflected in the sea water.
The veterans in the sentry posts all know that when walking in a contaminated area, sometimes the most dangerous thing is not the monsters, but the greater danger may come from their own kind.
Especially when you find the treasure and are accidentally discovered by someone.
This is a dark forest, a place where gods are silent. In this place without laws and supervision, human life seems particularly cheap.
"They are all good fighters with strong equipment." Da Hu lowered his voice to Xiao Niao, "They are different from us. They seem to have come from the White Tower."
"Especially the one that came from underwater." Dahu took off his coat, "You keep an eye on it, I'll go down and take care of it."
The sentry transformed into a ferocious tiger and dived into the water.
Xiaoniao held the gun on his waist and stared at the people by the water.
We are no match for them.
It's not just because of the pressure brought by the opponent's strong mental power, but also because of the weapons those people are equipped with.
What those people were carrying were all electronic pulse guns, which were products of different eras compared to the guns in their hands that needed to be reloaded with bullets.
Everyone agrees that the White Tower sentinels are far stronger than the local soldiers. The main reason is that they are equipped with the strongest weapons collected from all over the world under the strong economic support of the empire.
The people standing by the sea seemed far away, but considering the speed of the sentinels, they were already at a distance that they could hardly escape by running away.
With the vision of a little bird, I can see the relaxed and indifferent eyes of the people by the water, and the mocking raised corners of their mouths.
Presumably, those people could see how tense she was as if facing a powerful enemy, and could even see the cold sweat running down her forehead.
The little shepherd at the bottom of the sea was completely panicked.
When he was at the bottom of the sea, his perception became extremely sharp.
He knew that he was being targeted. Deep in the ocean, a gigantic creature was approaching him.
Silently and at an incredible speed.
In just a few breaths, it approached him, as fast as a ghost in the deep sea.
It was a sentinel. Xiaomu had seen many powerful sentinels, but it was the first time he felt such a strong one.
The overwhelming pressure from the sentry permeated the entire sea, making it almost impossible for him to even think of escaping. For the first time, he felt how young and pitiful he was.
But the sentinel's spirit is still the seal's natural enemy.
Oh my god, it turned out to be a killer whale.
The killer whale's distinctive cry came along with the surge of the waves.
Excited? His tail went limp and he almost went crazy.
There's no escape.
Being watched.
Me? Should I just beg for mercy?
It was over. He could almost see the huge dark figure.
[It's okay]
Don't be afraid
【Come on board】
The voice that occasionally echoed in his mind echoed again at this moment, like a life-saving straw, instantly soothing his panicked heart.
Xiaomu saw the bottom of the boat which was very close to him, and saw Brother Hu coming up from the water to pick him up.
The little seal regained his courage and swam towards the surface of the sea with all his strength.
Several huge and mysterious tentacles emerged from the ocean around him, surrounding him protectively and separating him from the huge shadow approaching only from the water.
Tentacles? Where did these tentacles come from?
It was a mysterious and strange creature, but Xiaomu felt a sense of security for some reason.
These creatures he had never met actually gave him a sense of security.
It was as if they had walked with him, talked to him, and chatted with him.
The young seal jumped high out of the sea and jumped into his own boat.
Lin Yuan handed him a blanket. He wrapped himself in it, regained his human form, and poked his head out from under the blanket.
Seeing that the people standing beside him were all fully armed people and Lin Yuan's calm face, he finally calmed down a little from his trembling.
The shared perspective between Lin Yuan and him had ended. He subconsciously went to look for the guide sister.
The sister was sitting on the oar, looking down at the bottom of the water, as if she knew what kind of huge creature was at the bottom of the dark sea. But she was not afraid, just a little curious.
Now that he had calmed down a little, Xiaomu finally figured out what had just happened.
The tentacles that appeared last and protected him were Sister Lin Yuan's spirit body.
It turns out that guides also have spiritual bodies that are so powerful that they can make people feel at ease.
In his mind, he had always thought that guides could only have soft, cute little animals.
No, Sister Lin Yuan's spiritual bodies... are also very soft and cute, just a little bit bigger.
Xiaomu actually knew this, as he had watched many advertisements and film and television works about guides that were frequently broadcast in the Empire.
He knew that the Guide's spirit could soothe the Sentinels, but it did not have much combat capability.
As a sentinel of the Empire, he was told from a young age that it was the sentinel's responsibility to protect the weak.
Unexpectedly, today he was protected by a guide from the White Tower.
Thinking of how he was trembling with fear in the sea, the young boy with a strong sense of self-esteem blushed with shame.
But he had to admit that at that moment, when he was suppressed by the powerful Sentinels and almost wanted to surrender, the strength of the huge mysterious tentacles helped him.
The way they swayed in the water and pointed toward the enemy gave him an infinite sense of security.
Fortunately, the killer whale stopped at the end.
Strange, why did that powerful killer whale stop and not attack us?
…
On the seabed, the starlight from the sky shines through the sea surface, interweaving finely on the black back of the killer whale.
Ni Ji saw a small seal while diving in the sea.
He wasn't even an official sentry, just a little boy of about ten years old.
Although it is still very far away, his perception ability is unmatched in the seabed.
He didn't even need to enhance his vision to perceive that the boy came out of the cruise ship with a wooden box in his arms, swinging his thick seal tail fin and swimming happily.
"Kill him and get what the teacher wants." Tan Shu's voice came from the diving headset, "We will deal with his companions."
Things were a little bit troublesome. The box in the boy's arms might be the thing that Cao Junmin had asked them to come all the way from the White Pagoda to find.
The wreck of the Mary was discovered in Contaminated Area 5.
The things carried in this old Japanese ship that had been sleeping on the seabed for many years seemed to have been looted by the expedition team.
But the most valuable thing it really carried has not been discovered yet. It is a box of ancient and rare energy stones, which is kept in a very secret place in the captain's bedroom. Currently, only a few people in the upper floors of the White Tower know this information.
No one wanted to report this news to the empire. Everyone's little idea? To use their own magic to quietly put these rare treasures into their own pockets.
Cao Junmin wanted to use this to establish a good image in front of his new backer. He was determined to get the things in the box. He almost sent out his best fighters.
Just by chance, someone was one step ahead of them.
Unfortunately, these people didn't have time to escape.
Ni Ji knows that there are many unfair things in this world, but now he has become indifferent to them and is no longer the passionate and impulsive young man on campus. But there are some things that he will never touch if he doesn't want to touch them.
For example, using a boy's life to pave the way for Cao Junmin's promotion.
Just scare them a little and get the stuff over.
Just when he was about to get closer, the sea water surged around the panicked little seal, and in the undercurrent of the sea, a familiar feeling suddenly appeared that surprised Ni Ji.
It was like a flower suddenly blooming in the dark night, or like ghosts and gods reaching out their hands from a hidden place.
The tentacles suddenly appeared and protected the panicked little seal in a protective posture.
They were huge, powerful, and all facing his direction in a warning posture.
Is it her? The guide.
Ni Ji slowly stopped in the sea.
Such a coincidence?
Just two days ago, he and she were fighting side by side in the sea of clouds.
But now, the tentacles that had been guarding him at that time were protecting another sentry, with their sharp tips pointing towards him.
He was in an attacking posture towards himself.
This is actually a very normal thing.
It was not uncommon for Ni Ji to find that his former friends had suddenly become his enemies.
Tan Shu was once his brother who had fought side by side with him. But now Tan Shu was plotting to kill him. Ni Ji didn't feel anything about this, he just felt a little disgusted.
What's more, he and the girl had never had any real friendship. They had never even had a complete conversation.
It's just that the tentacles were lurking on the seabed, pointing at him sternly, as if they were an enemy.
For some reason, a feeling of sadness welled up in Ni Ji's heart.
It was like there was a very soft place in his heart that was pricked by the sharp tip of the tentacles, and he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. He originally thought that there was no such place in his heart.
If I insist on going against you, what can you do?
Ni Ji narrowed his eyes, and a little anger inexplicably rose in his heart. He knew it was unnecessary, but he couldn't control his emotions.
The skin on the back of my hand started to itch for no apparent reason.
If it was with that person...
He realized that if he did that, the man might hit him hard, just like last time, but this time it might not be on the back of the hand.
The huge killer whale stopped.
He did not move forward. Half of his body transformed into a human form, swam upwards, and floated to the surface of the water, revealing half of his head on the choppy sea.
He saw the guide on the rippled sea.
The man was sitting in a small boat, under the starry sky, on the sea not far away from him.
She was carefully guarded by several sentries, and she looked a little surprised as if she had just been discovered.
…
Lin Yuan saw the sentinel emerging from the water.
It turned out to be that person, what a coincidence.
The sentinel surfaced from the bottom of the sea, his hair wet and water droplets flowing over the line of his jaw and down along his Adam's apple.
Only his head was visible above the sea, and some black markings on his body could be vaguely seen through the water.
But inexplicably, Lin Yuan had a very familiar feeling, as if she didn't even need to look to know what the invisible part under the sea was. There was a beautiful black back, smooth lines, and a shiny tail.
I don't know why, but it feels so familiar, as if I have touched it before.
This sentinel was very strange. Every time Lin Yuan saw him, he would feel both novel and friendly.
They hadn't even spoken a single word to each other.
But it seems like we are already very familiar with each other.
The last time was two days ago, on the airship in the sky, Lin Yuan heard this man's arrogant laughter.
He laughed and jumped down from a high altitude, cutting open the monster's huge head with one knife. He was a well-deserved strong man.
That kind of laughter at that time was a joy to hear.
When they met this time, he swam up quietly from the bottom of the sea, without saying hello, and just looked at her from a distance.
Lin Yuan vaguely felt that he had discovered a strange emotion, a complex human emotion called "resentment".
It's like a mermaid princess who has been let down by the prince, looking at the boat where the prince is feeling aggrieved and about to cry.
Lin Yuan thought that she must have made a mistake. The tentacles had been a little slow recently, often bringing her things she couldn't understand.
"Did you just bully him?" Lin Yuan quietly asked his spirit body.
【no】
[You gave the first order to protect the seals]
[We followed the first instruction and didn’t have time to pay attention to the big fish]
[Ah, it’s a big fish]
【Big fish, let me take a look. 】
【Me? Just say hi】
[The little fish seems to be in a bad mood]
[It's okay, I'll be done with him in a while... Ugh, who covered my mouth? ]
While the tentacles of the forest garden were arguing, the sentinels' boat had already reached the shore.
For them, if they have to fight, land is a better choice.
The guy floating in the water, who was extremely powerful but didn't come close and kept looking at them sinisterly, was really scary.
"It's really rare to meet a guide in a contaminated area." Tan Shu, who was guarding the shore, smiled at the sentries who got off the boat. "There's no need to be so nervous. For the sake of a guide who came out of the White Tower, we won't do anything."
When he smiled, he looked like one of those noblemen who were particular about etiquette at a high society banquet. Smiling, polite, and like a man who was willing to make sense.
But Xiao Niao and his friends didn't buy it at all. They held their weapons and acted as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
This man had a smile on his face, but his men scattered in all directions, treading heavily and blocking all the escape routes.
The safety of the pulse guns in their hands were all on, and the full energy bar on the gun was glowing dimly. They were ready to kill people at any time.
"I won't be rude to a guide." Tan Shu bent slightly and extended his hand to Lin Yuan, "As long as Miss Guide is willing to give me the box."
Lin Yuan was not very willing, and she pouted as she hugged tightly the wooden box that Xiaomu had brought back with great difficulty.
The box was very worn out and looked worthless. However, the slightly cracked inside the box shone with a fascinating colorful light.
One escape plan after another quickly flashed through the little bird's mind. None of them could work.
Da Hu's face turned red and he clenched his teeth.
"Sister Lin Yuan." Xiao Mu gently pulled the corner of Lin Yuan's clothes.
They all felt a deep humiliation, but there was nothing they could do.
They knew that they had no capital to act rashly in the face of such a powerful enemy.
When you are helpless, life is certainly more important than completing the mission.
Lin Yuan gritted his teeth and stared at Tan Shu in front of him, with an expression of shame and anger on his face.
In the end, as if he was extremely helpless, he had to endure the humiliation and angrily threw the wooden box in his hand towards Tan Shu.
She was a guide and her arms didn't have much strength, and in anger, she dropped the box to the ground.
The five-colored luster and the invaluable energy stones in the box rolled on the golden sand. Even the yellow sand could not hide the bright and attractive luster.
The tattered wooden box containing the gems bounced a few times on the beach, then fell far to the side, leaving a gaping hole with nothing inside.
Tan Shu raised his hands, expressing his understanding of the behavior of a delicate guide when she was angry, and he would not hold it against Lin Yuan.
He opened his backpack and put all the beautiful energy stones into the bag without missing a single one.
Of course, I didn't go out of my way to pick up the empty wooden box that had fallen far away. Maybe I thought about it briefly in my mind, but at this moment, some unknown creature quietly swam by and took away the thought.
"How is it? Did I learn it well?" Lin Yuan asked in his heart.
[It looks a bit like a human, like what a human would look like when they are angry?]
[Not really, how should teeth bite? Bit tighter, cheeks puffed up]
[The eyebrows should be wrinkled, and the center of the eyebrows should be wrinkled]
[It’s too difficult. How many muscles do I need to control?]
[Look at Xiao Niao. Copy her expressions.]
[Never mind, as long as the plan works. ]
Tan Shu put away the energy stone, clapped his hands, turned around and walked back.
It seemed as if he was really prepared to keep his promise and leave after taking the things.
At the moment when everyone was slightly relaxed, Tan Shu, with Xiao Niao and the others on his back, sneered and made a thumbs-down gesture in front of him.
As we all know, this is a kill-all gesture.
But before his thumb tip could turn vertical, his wrist was grabbed by a hand wet with sea water.
"Ni Ji!" Tan Shu gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice, "What are you doing?"
"Let them go." Ni Ji said indifferently.
Here they come again, this guy is here again, Tan Shu thought angrily.
He is always like this, he goes crazy suddenly.
Do whatever you want.
You don't take me, the captain, seriously at all.
Tan Shu tried to break free from Ni Ji's hand, but the hand around his wrist was like an iron clamp. No matter how hard he tried, the hand was as solid as a rock and could not be moved.
His face turned pale and blue, and the superficial demeanor he pretended to have was long gone.
Ni Ji, who was beside him, pinched his wrist, raised his eyebrows, and smiled with ease, "I said, let them go, Captain."
He had just come out of the sea, all wet and bare-legged, holding the bath towel around his waist with one hand, and with the other hand he clamped down on Tan Shu.
This guy is just such a person. No matter how well-behaved he pretends to be, when he is determined to do something, he rarely gives others room for negotiation.
Tan Shu knew that if a fight broke out here, he would not be able to beat Ni Ji, and he might not even be able to get rid of Ni Ji's hand that was holding him.
He can't afford to lose this person.
He could only grit his teeth, wave his hand to call off the team, and lead them away, thinking over and over again in his mind the plan of killing Ni Ji.
Ni Ji walked at the end of the entire team.
He didn't even glance at the people left on the beach.
As he walked forward barefoot, he stepped on a wooden box sunk in the sand.
He hesitated for a moment, and a tiny tentacle emerged from the shadows, hooked his bare ankle and climbed up, the tip of the tentacle lightly touching the sandy skin and hooked it.
Ni Ji's whole body froze.
Very reluctant to admit it.
But he found out a little sadly that he had been longing for this.
When that person gives me a little hint and quietly says hello, my whole gloomy heart becomes happy.
It turned out that what she really wanted was this wooden box.
Ni Ji exerted a little force with his feet and stepped the box into the soft sand to cover the man.
He did not stop or look back, but lifted his sandy feet and followed the person in front of him.
The thin tentacles slid from his ankles, dived into the yellow sand, and wrapped around the small wooden box.
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