The sea was calm and peaceful, and the afterglow of the setting sun cast a brilliant golden glow on everything. At the other end of the sky, the silhouette of the moon was faintly visible.

The sunset was so fast that the clouds showed different changing colors almost every second. There were many tourists standing on the deck, enjoying the view with friends or taking photos.

Jiuyue said that he really wanted to experience ocean sailing, but he didn't seem very excited this afternoon. At most, he just stood by the railing and quietly looked at the scenery.

Fu Tianhe's doubts grew more and more. His intuition told him that Jiu Yue was worried about something, and he always wanted to know, but the boy refused to reveal anything.

As night fell, the two sat on beach chairs and witnessed the sunset plunge into the sea level. The last ray of light was soaked into pink, then purple, and finally disappeared without a trace. The night sky was occupied by stars and the bright moon.

On the first night of the trip, a small banquet was held in the restaurant. Fu Tianhe knew that Jiu Yue didn't like the hustle and bustle, so he went to take a look and came back with two glasses of wine in his hands.

Chen Ci took the wine glass from Fu Tianhe, took a sip, and vaguely heard the cheerful sounds coming from the restaurant. Most people regarded this journey as part of their vacation.

After sailing during the day, they had left the outermost edge of the Ring Ocean Platform and truly entered the vast ocean. In this area where there was no village in front and no shop behind, if anything really happened, they could only rely on the ship to solve it themselves.

Fu Tianhe couldn't help but sigh: "The last time I took a boat was several years ago. Life was miserable at that time. I hid in a small room all day and didn't dare to go anywhere. It's nothing like now that I can lie on the deck and watch the stars and feel the sea breeze."

Chen Ci listened to him quietly. After a few minutes, he asked softly, "Fu Tianhe, do you know about primitive creatures?"

"There should be no living human who doesn't know about them." Fu Tianhe smiled. "Of course I know about them, but if you ask me how much, it shouldn't be too deep. Anyway, I have only encountered that large primitive creature on the beach of the abandoned suburbs in my life. But since I got the chimera, I have looked up a lot of information. Now I can be considered a half-baked expert."

Chen Ci: "Why do you think they attack humans?"

Fu Tianhe thought for a moment and said, "It's about our own survival. It's like a food chain. Humans used to be at the top, but now there are creatures stronger than us. It's normal for us to be the prey."

"Of course, they probably want to get more mechanical creations. After all, the land has been submerged for thousands of years. The parts that were once left in the city should have been almost completely looted or corroded. The original creatures don't know how to make them. If they want new parts to replenish themselves, they can only steal them from us."

"Just like large beasts hunt herbivores, plants need sunlight to grow. There are always some needs that are engraved in instinct, and the desire for survival and reproduction is the strongest. Of course, I am not speaking for primitive creatures, but just analyzing the problem from an objective perspective."

Chen Ci was silent for a moment: "So do you think they are bad?"

Fu Tianhe laughed. This question was too childish to be asked by Jiu Yue. "There are not so many things in the world that can be easily judged as good or bad. They are all for the benefit of their own race. However, because we are human, we should stand firmly on the side of human beings."

Chen Ci nodded. He looked quietly at the line where the sea and the sky met, wondering what he was thinking.

We chatted leisurely in the sea breeze and the night sky, as if we were back in those nights in the abandoned suburbs. Compared with those nights, we felt more relaxed and at ease. The ship was pushed by the waves and was shaking slightly.

Chen Ci was actually a little seasick.

This was the first time in his life that he had been on a boat. It was fine when he first got on board, but now, a few hours later and at night, he was feeling dizzy and nauseous for some unknown reason.

He thought he should go to sleep now, so he put down his empty glass, stood up and said softly, "I feel a little dizzy, go back and lie down for a while."

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Fu Tianhe said, "There is a seasickness medicine on the outermost layer of the bag. Take some before going to sleep. I'll go to the restaurant to see if there's anything good I can bring you."

Chen Ci returned to the bedroom and saw Da Congming lying listlessly in the corner of the room, obviously feeling unwell due to seasickness.

He gave Smart enough food, stroked its head, and lay down on the bed.

Chen Ci opened the map on the terminal. The red dot indicated their current location. The ship had sailed out of the outermost area of ​​the Ring Ocean Platform and officially entered the sea.

This is the safest route from Chensha to Sanshui. There have been only two accidents in thousands of voyages, and no casualties or heavy property losses have been caused.

Humans actually have many ways to fight primitive organisms, just like when Chen Wei led his army to repel the most ferocious sea king several times.

From the days of eating raw meat and drinking blood, when people wielded sticks to drive away wild beasts, to the days of building civilization and fighting against the same kind in different countries, to the reunion after everything collapsed, various forms of war have always been the main theme. Only when a powerful foreign race emerged as an enemy, would the infighting among humans disappear temporarily.

Chen Ci sent the real-time location to Chen Nian. He zoomed out the map with three fingers, and the exposed ice surface of Greenland was at the top corner.

Is the place he wants to go still covered with snow?

Unconsciously, sleepiness swept through his mind. Chen Ci didn't even know when Fu Tianhe came back. He woke up once in the middle of the night and found that the lights in the room had been turned off. He could hear the steady breathing of Alpha next to him.

Chen Ci turned his head to look at the floor-to-ceiling window. The light from the deck shone through the gaps in the thick curtains, leaving a narrow spot of light on the floor.

The mental power spread out silently, reaching every inch of space on the ship. Most people had already gone to sleep, and the sailors on duty were still staying on the deck and in the control room. This was a route they had taken countless times, and they were no longer worried about accidents like most passengers.

And beneath the sea, there is a deep blue silence.

Couples snuggle together, parents watch over their young children, and those who travel alone may chat with their families.

Even he reported to Chen Nian that he was safe before going to bed.

Chen Ci clenched his hands silently at his sides and closed his eyes again, letting his thoughts sink into the increasingly dark darkness.

Life on the ship is not boring. There is good internet access and numerous leisure facilities. Passengers can get together and make new friends at any time.

Chen Ci wears an anti-bite collar around his neck, and doesn't have the scent of other Alphas, so it's obvious that they haven't bonded yet. He still wears a mask and a duckbill cap most of the time, but always takes them off when eating, which attracts a lot of attention every time.

There are countless people who come to chat up. Who doesn’t want to meet a beautiful lover and have a romantic encounter during the voyage of more than ten days?

Fu Tianhe saw this and felt a little jealous. He and Jiu Yue were just ordinary friends now, and at most he would remind Chen Ci behind his back not to be fooled.

Most of these people who try to pick you up are creatures who think with their lower body. When the journey is over, few of them will actually continue to maintain the relationship.

Fortunately, Chen Ci never paid too much attention to it. Facing the bombardment of flattery and admiration, the boy's eyebrows and eyes were indifferent, like an emotionless porcelain doll, and his amber eyes always had the same expression.

Some people will realistically retreat and shift their goals when faced with difficulties, while others will be completely aroused and focus their desire to conquer on Chen Ci.

There is a swimming pool on the deck. Chen Ci no longer practices swimming every night like he did in the previous days on the top floor. He just stands by the pool neatly dressed and watches Fu Tianhe swim in the water.

On the other side of the swimming pool, several eyes were openly staring at the boy under the parasol.

"Hey, why doesn't he go swimming?"

"You see, he's dressed neatly, and he doesn't look like he's going to get into the water. How about... you go over and splash some water on him? His white clothes are just transparent."

"That's great! Go get some wine and I'll try it."

After three days, Chen Ci's seasickness has improved a lot. He has adapted to the constant bumps. Unlike the sunny days a few days ago, there are more clouds today, blocking the sun. It is good weather for swimming in the swimming pool without worrying.

Fu Tianhe swam three rounds and stopped in front of Chen Ci. He lay on the edge of the swimming pool, slightly out of breath, with his Alpha hair all tied up. Water dripped onto his body, flowing down his sturdy shoulders and back, and sliding across the old scars on his body.

Fu Tianhe knew without looking that there were definitely a lot of people staring at Jiuyue. Although the Omega looked completely indifferent, when he thought about the boy being coveted by so many people with bad intentions, he wanted to leave Jiuyue as soon as possible.

Fu Tianhe pushed himself up with both hands and climbed onto the shore.

"Not swimming anymore?"

"No more swimming."

Chen Ci said yes. He was just about to tell Fu Tianhe that he wanted to go to the restaurant to eat something when he suddenly heard some strange sound.

Chen Cihun's body froze.

The sound was like some kind of ancient echo. In the long and low horn, there were hidden undetectable whispers, which were transmitted to his ears in the form of resonance.

Or rather, in the heart.

Chen Ci raised his eyes quickly. People were either splashing around in the swimming pool or sitting on beach chairs nearby, laughing and enjoying the rare leisure time. They looked calm and at ease amidst the laughter and joy.

Even though the sound was loud, no one else paid attention.

The low sound disappeared, but only for a few seconds, and soon it sounded again, and the mixed noise seemed to become clearer, as if it wanted to convey some kind of message.

Chen Ci turned and left.

"It's quite comfortable to bask in the sun here when you have nothing to do. I hope it will be sunny tomorrow... Hey, where are you going, September!"

When Fu Tianhe saw Chen Ci suddenly walk away without looking back, he hurriedly chased after him barefoot.

Chen Ci walked in a hurry and finally ran towards the room.

He quickly opened the door with a magnetic card and ran to the corner by the window. Fu Tianhe finally caught up with him and saw Chen Ci picking up the off-road bag and putting it on his back. He asked nervously, "What's wrong? What happened?"

The whispers continued. Even though Chen Ci had tried his best to wrap himself up tightly with his mental power from the moment he got on board, to reduce his presence as much as possible and to create the illusion that there was no such person, it was of no avail.

He was being targeted.

Chen Ci put the magnetic card into Fu Tianhe's hand and said, "I need to leave for a while. You and Da Congming wait for me in Sanshui."

"Leave? Where to? We are on the boat."

As Fu Tianhe was talking, he saw Chen Ci squatting down to open the inflation port of the rubber boat and inserting the inflation valve tube into it. He was stunned: "Wait a minute! You don't want to--"

"Tsk."

Chen Ci put his index finger to his lips and raised his head. He stared at a point in the air with a very alert and serious expression. The kayak inflated rapidly in his hand, taking shape.

He heard the direction from which the sound came, and his mental power expanded endlessly in all directions. In the depths of the cold sea and far, far away, the water current was fluctuating in the opposite direction, and the many detection equipment on the ship did not detect anything.

Chen Ci: "Something is coming. If I don't leave, everyone might die."

Fu Tianhe was confused: "What? What is it?"

Chen Ci did not answer. The life raft had already been inflated. He put on the heavy bag and dragged it along by the rope of the inflation valve. "Take good care of Da Congming. We will contact you when the time comes."

"Wait a minute!" Fu Tianhe was completely panicked. The people on the deck were still playing, but he was so nervous that he had difficulty breathing. He knew that Jiu Yue was not joking, because in the boy's amber eyes, he saw a kind of desperate determination.

"I, I'll go with you."

Fu Tianhe quickly picked up the life jacket. It took him ten seconds to inflate the buoy and put it on Da Congming. When he raised his head again, Chen Ci had already opened the French window.

The guest staying in the luxurious room on the first floor opened the French window and dragged out an inflated kayak, which actually attracted some attention, but everyone just thought he wanted to use it in the swimming pool, so they glanced at him with laughter and talked about it with their friends.

Chen Ci dragged the kayak directly to the side of the ship. His previous exploration of the entire passenger ship came in handy. His mental power penetrated the solid walls and accurately found the location of the emergency button.

The crew members in the control room were leaning back in their swivel chairs, crossing their legs and chatting, while a few pairs of eyes were casually staring at the movements on the radar.

Everything works fine.

On the deck, a sailor saw Chen Ci towing the raft and came over to ask, "Sir, how can I help you?"

Chen Ci looked up at him, and the smiling faces of the crew members were reflected in his amber eyes.

In the control room, it was as if a pair of invisible hands appeared and pressed the red button representing "Emergency" heavily!

Suddenly, sirens rang out and all the lights turned a bright red.

The sailor was startled before he could get an answer. He turned around quickly, waving his arms and shouting out loud, "Passengers, don't panic! Get into the cabin quickly! Protect the elderly and children, and evacuate in an orderly manner!"

For a moment, tense questions and screams echoed on the deck. Everyone ran to the cabin, and the crew member who was eating sunflower seeds in the control room almost jumped out of his chair in shock.

Why did the emergency alarm suddenly sound? Did the automatic detection system discover something? They stared at the dozen or so screens in front of them, trying to find some unusual clues.

"No, no, and still no. Everything is fine."

"Wait, what is this?"

One of the crew members pointed to the upper right corner of the screen, and her colleague hurried over to look. There was a very, very small abnormal spot there, the color was infinitesimally close to normal, so small that not only was it ignored by them, but even the automatic identification system was deceived.

The crew member took a breath and quickly adjusted the power of the detection system to maximum. The image sharpened and the anomaly became much clearer, showing an unusual outline.

The crew member's expression suddenly changed: "Quick! Go upload the data and notify all departments and the head office!"

The evacuation was carried out in an orderly manner under the guidance of the sailors, and everyone returned to the cabin as quickly as possible.

The sailor hurriedly evacuated the people on the deck, sweating profusely. When he looked back, he found that the boy next to the railing had disappeared.

He rushed back to the original place, grabbed the railing with both hands, and suddenly found that the kayak had been thrown overboard. The boy in dark sportswear jumped over the railing into the sea and was swimming towards the kayak.

"Hey!" the sailor shouted at him, "What are you doing! Come back quickly, there is a strict protection system on the ship, nothing will happen!"

The water surface began to ripple quietly at this time. The sudden change in waves seemed to be caused by the ship's change in speed and course. The kayak floated up and down with the waves and was quickly pushed away.

Chen Ci swam to the side of the kayak, supported his body with his arms, and climbed up. The boy wiped the water off his face, picked up the oar, and turned to look at the cruise ship.

Fu Tianhe went against the crowd and hurriedly followed. Da Congming, who was frightened by the alarm, was held under his armpit. The sudden ringing of the alarm meant that they had entered the gathering area of ​​the primitive creatures, or that the primitive creatures were attacking.

Seeing that Chen Ci was already on the kayak, Fu Tianhe climbed over the railing without thinking.

"Hey!" The sailor desperately grabbed his clothes and yelled, "You don't want to live anymore! Go back quickly!!!"

"September!" Fu Tianhe shouted.

Chen Ci put the oar into the water. He took a last deep look at Fu Tianhe, turned his head decisively, and made the first effort to paddle away from the ferry.

Fu Tianhe suddenly realized that Jiu Yue had no intention of going with him.

Even across the long distance, the boy's rock-hard eyes were so clear that his mind went blank for a moment.

"September!"

Fu Tianhe threw Da Congming down directly. The beagle whimpered in panic and fell into the sea, splashing water everywhere. The buoy that Fu Tianhe had put on his body allowed it to float successfully.

This was the first time that Da Congming entered the water. His innate instinct made him flap his limbs quickly, and he learned to swim in just a few seconds.

"I can't leave him alone!" Fu Tianhe shouted to break free from the sailor. He climbed over the guardrail and jumped down without hesitation.

Puff——

Fu Tianhe dived vertically into the sea. The water was colder than the swimming pool. He swung his arms and kicked his feet upwards, then he floated to the surface.

"September!" He shouted again, grabbed the conscientious man beside him, and swam hard towards the raft.

Chen Ci's oars stopped.

The waves were already quite turbulent, and even the dark clouds in the sky seemed to change, gathering towards this side, as if brewing a thunderstorm.

Fu Tianhe finally swam to the raft. Just as he was about to climb up, Chen Ci reached out and pushed him.

"You go back!"

Alpha had never heard Chen Ci shout so loudly before: "Take Dacongming back with you!"

"I don't!"

Fu Tianhe ignored Chen Ci's pushing and shoving, climbed onto the raft by force, and then pulled Da Congming out of the sea.

Fu Tianhe had just swam in the swimming pool and was wearing only a pair of shorts. But after following Chen Ci back to the room, he saw the young man carrying a bag, and he subconsciously followed suit and carried his own bag. Now the two of them, the dog, and all the supplies they brought were on the kayak.

Chen Ci was about to persuade him, but suddenly a wave came and pushed the raft out more than ten meters. It became almost impossible to swim to the ferry.

——Okay, now Fu Tianhe can’t go back even if he wants to.

Chen Ci could only put the other oar into Fu Tianhe's hand and said quickly: "Quick, row farther!"

Seeing the two of them running away quickly, the sailors beside the boat jumped in panic.

But the protective shield had already been opened, and he could not throw out the lifeline to save the two desperate people.

Whatever is hidden in the deep sea will eventually surface.

Now even Fu Tianhe could feel it clearly, his arms were so tense that veins bulged from the exertion.

The sudden alarm on the ship indicated that primitive creatures were approaching. He didn't understand why September chose to go out on a kayak. It was obviously the most dangerous choice for the two of them to drift on the sea. After all, the ship had a strong third-level protection, so it was not a problem to resist ordinary primitive creatures.

But he still followed without hesitation. It was just a worthless life, and he couldn't abandon September.

After a few waves came, the kayak was hundreds of meters away from the ship in a blink of an eye. At this time, Chen Ci released all the mental power that was tightly surrounding his body.

From the beginning to the end, he used his mental power to wrap himself tightly, not allowing any fluctuations to spread out.

After communicating with Chen Nian, Chen Ci kept wondering what characteristics of the two of them attracted the original creatures.

Is it the smell? Or pheromone? Probably not. They live in the beacon and have no contact with the sea water. Even if there are odor molecules, they should not be sensed by the creatures in the sea.

So what is the sound?

It's not very reliable either. He heard the giant squid "talk", which required physical contact and mental power. They belonged to two different creatures and did not use the so-called "language" to communicate from beginning to end.

Then it is most likely something like radio waves.

The original creatures have mechanical parts in their bodies that are very sensitive to electromagnetic signals. He and Chen Nian may emit some kind of waves that humans cannot currently detect, attracting the original creatures.

So as soon as Chen Ci got on the boat, he wrapped himself with mental power to block the spread of unknown radio waves as much as possible.

The first three days were smooth sailing, and Chen Ci once thought he had succeeded.

But he was found.

Large primitive organisms generally have anti-detection devices in their bodies. Electronic equipment is far less effective than mental power when facing them. Chen Ci immediately discovered the primitive organisms that were rapidly approaching the passenger ship a few kilometers away.

So he made a prompt decision and chose to leave.

This was a plan that Chen Ci had made in advance. If the mental isolation was effective, he could take a passenger ferry and reach Sanshui safely.

If that doesn't work, then the many arrangements he had made before would be effective: requiring the package to be kept in good condition at all times, the life jackets and kayaks placed in the corner, the room with floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor specially selected, and the ship's structure drawings that had been ascertained in advance.

Chen Ci certainly didn't want everyone on this ship to be a gambler for him. He was the only so-called experimental sample from beginning to end.

He would take a kayak to get away from the passenger ship and lead the primitive creatures away. On the Huanhai Platform, the primitive creatures would only target Chen Nian and launch attacks. The other platforms and personnel were actually safe.

The situation this time should be the same. As for what will happen after he gets away on the raft, he needs to adapt to the situation. He also carries four chimeras with him, which can be used to save his life at critical moments.

However, Chen Ci's careful plan still had some flaws, as Fu Tianhe actually followed him regardless of his life.

Chen Ci didn't intend to drag Fu Tianhe into the water.

He and Fu Tianhe had told each other that they could leave at any time. Chen Ci was unable to tell Alpha the whole story and could only start from the result. The lack of communication and emotional indifference over the years made him speak very directly.

Perhaps to Fu Tianhe at that time, this was more like forcing Alpha to make an attitude statement, but Chen Ci was really just persuading him in his own way.

He could easily lead the original creatures away by himself. Although he didn't know why these aliens were desperately looking for him and Chen Nian, Chen Ci felt that they didn't want his life yet.

Fu Tianhe and Da Congming continued to follow the ferry to Sanshui. If things went well, they would reunite soon.

And now, Fu Tianhe and he were sitting in the same kayak.

Will he harm Fu Tianhe? Chen Ci didn't know, but he would do his best to save both of them.

More and more things appeared at the bottom of the spiritual realm. Chen Ci let go of the oar, took a deep breath, and closed his eyes.

——Come on, whatever you want to do, I'm here.

Amid the chaos, the captain hurried to the control room.

He stared closely at the abnormal display on the screen. In just a few minutes, countless primitive creatures had gathered under the ship. The energy shield was deployed, able to block the third-level attack of the primitive creatures.

But if the attacker is a giant primitive creature of considerable size, all we can do is pray to God.

"Didn't yesterday's ocean forecast show that this route was very safe? How come there are so many things all of a sudden?"

The captain's brows were furrowed, his face as gloomy as the dark clouds above his head. He stared at the display screen and ordered the crew behind him without turning his head: "Search, search quickly to see if there are any stowaways who have brought anything they shouldn't have!"

"yes!"

The crew immediately did as they were told. They took up their detection equipment and quickly searched the cabin. When the panicked passengers saw them coming, they instinctively asked what was going on. For a moment, the scene everywhere was extremely chaotic.

This is a safe waterway that has not had any accidents in the past three years. Now, abnormal fluctuations of large primitive creatures have suddenly been detected. It is likely due to some other reasons.

"Captain!" A sailor hurriedly held the communication equipment, "John said two young passengers jumped into the sea!"

"What?!"

The operator immediately called up the surveillance of the relevant area and saw the orange raft rising and falling violently on the turbulent sea, like a small leaf in a storm, which could be overturned by any surging wave.

"What's going on? How do you see the passengers?!"

The captain roared and waved his arms. At this moment, three crew members rushed into the control room, pushing the young man dressed as a sailor. "Captain, we found the mechanical core under his bed!"

"I'm sorry, Captain." The oppressed sailor burst into tears, his legs so weak that he could hardly stand. "My family has been sick recently, and I really don't have money to treat them. I just brought two mechanical cores, thinking--"

Before he could finish his words, he was grabbed by the collar by the enraged captain.

"Don't you know that you will kill everyone by doing this!" the captain roared, almost picking up the sailor.

The sailor cried bitterly: "I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to turn out like this--"

"Don't you know that the mechanical core will attract primitive creatures?! We are on a passenger ship! A passenger ship carrying thousands of passengers! Well, now two young people will die because of your selfishness and stupidity!"

The second captain asked anxiously: "Captain, what should we do now?"

"Throw away all the mechanical cores and see if you can get rid of them." The captain looked coldly at the sailor who was almost paralyzed on the ground, gritted his teeth and said, "See you in court later!"