Chen Ci had a very loud dream.

Normally one cannot hear in a dream, but the noise made his head buzz.

There was a group of people playing suona, and it seemed like someone was DJing. The huge drum beats almost made his heart jump out of his chest.

Why would you want to have a wild party with gunfire roaring in the background?

Chen Ci woke up from his dream, feeling speechless pain. He found that his hands were covering his ears.

In the bushes outside the cave, a blue teardrop-shaped object quickly retracted its head, carefully avoiding being discovered by Chen Ci.

It was already dawn, and Chen Ci slept until dawn, which made him sure that the sound was not real, otherwise he would have been woken up long ago.

Fu Tianhe was still sleeping. Chen Ci lay there for a few more minutes. He heard Da Congming come in. The beagle must have gone to the toilet.

He tried hard to recall the contents of his dream. Unlike previous dreams, the scenes in the dream did not disappear quickly with the passage of time. Instead, he remembered them clearly.

After devouring humans, Poseidon's legs turned into a fish tail and leaped into the sea. She became a mermaid and used her singing to drive the primitive creatures to attack.

Chen Ci immediately thought of Hera, the sea king recorded in the literature.

He majored in marine science, and one of the very important subjects was primitive biology.

Chen Ci is familiar with all the records related to Poseidon. He has always had good grades, not to mention that most of these documents were left by his father.

Twenty years ago, on the way to rescue the collapsed Moonlight, the fleet led by Chen Wei encountered the Poseidon Sheila near Pearl Island.

It was a mermaid who could cause severe disturbance with her singing.

Chen said that it is almost certain that Aurora is the sea king named Sheila.

——And in the dream, faced with the intense noise disturbance, the mermaid in the sea finally broke through its defense.

Is sound Aurora's weakness?

But now they are isolated on an island, how can they make enough noise to weaken Aurora?

Chen Ci didn't know yet, but judging from the current situation, Aurora had no suspicion, so they still had time to prepare.

Chen Ci sorted out all the clues, he reached out and gently shook Fu Tianhe's shoulder.

The sleeping Alpha was awakened by an external force. The moment his consciousness left the illusion, Fu Tianhe subconsciously raised his hand to cover his right eye, very hard, as if he wanted to hide the most unknown secret.

The golden prosthetic eye was covered by his palm, and in the dark pupil on the left side, Chen Ci glimpsed a kind of fear buried deep in the eye.

Did Fu Tianhe also have a bad dream?

Chen Ci didn't ask any questions and just waited for Fu Tianhe to react.

The faint light from the sky filtered through the gaps between the grass leaves blocking the cave entrance, preventing the scene from being completely dark. The uneven, mottled ceiling of the cave hung low above him. The young man lay on his side beside him, one hand gently touching his shoulder.

Realizing that he was awakened by Chen Ci, Fu Tianhe was stunned for two seconds, then took away his right hand that was covering his eyes, looking nonchalant.

"I just had a dream." Chen Ci said softly. Unlike his usual silence, facing the crisis, he had to share all the information he knew with Fu Tianhe.

Chen Ci briefly explained the scene in the dream to Fu Tianhe.

"She's afraid of noise." Fu Tianhe frowned and thought, "But we don't have any means to make noise. Of course, I can sing, but I guess she'll bite me to death as soon as I open my mouth."

Chen Ci fumbled in his bag and took out the ocarina that Fu Tianhe had made from an empty medicine bottle: "What about this?"

Fu Tianhe: "This is a little small, I'm afraid it won't have the desired effect. If we want to break her defense, it should be a very loud sound."

Chen Nian nodded, yes.

After a few minutes of silence, Fu Tianhe slapped his thigh and stood up.

"Let's go. Let's not sit here and think about it. We still have to go see what's in the cave today. Maybe God will open his eyes and find the right tools in it. I'll go cook first, you wash up, and we'll set off after we're full."

Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe were both efficient and decisive people. After they packed their backpacks and had breakfast, it was only a little after six in the morning.

Fu Tianhe: "We have to tell Aurora, so she won't have to come back to us later. Is she awake now?"

Chen Ci: "Let's go check it out first. She should go back to the sea at night."

Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe called Da Congming, and the two of them and the dog went to the cave where Aurora was not far away.

As soon as they arrived nearby, they saw a dark-skinned, silver-haired figure walking towards the beach.

"Good morning, my two benefactors." Aurora still looked like an innocent girl. She was holding a branch in her hand, as if she was going to dig up shellfish and crabs lying on the beach. "Are you up so early too?"

"I didn't have time to look around the whole mountain yesterday, so I have to go again today." Fu Tianhe asked casually, "What are you doing at the seaside? There may be a lot of primitive creatures here. It would be terrible if you encounter danger."

Aurora smiled and said, "Oh, I woke up early and couldn't fall asleep, so I wanted to go to the beach to see if there were any passing ships. I wanted to leave here as soon as possible."

Fu Tianhe: "Well, we don't know where the island is. Now all the shipping lanes are fixed, and the possibility of a ship passing by is very small. But you don't have to worry. Jiuyue and I will try our best to find a solution."

Aurora: "Well, I believe in both benefactors."

Fu Tianhe: "Then we will go up the mountain first and try to come back as soon as possible."

After dealing with Orlola, Chen Ci and Fu Tianhe hurried up the mountain and reached the cave they had explored yesterday as quickly as possible.

Fu Tianhe stood at the entrance of the cave, made a clumsy sign of the cross on his chest, then put his hands together and prayed towards the sky, muttering something in his mouth, "May the Jade Emperor, Jesus, Allah bless me to find something useful in there."

Chen Ci stood aside and watched Fu Tianhe greet all the gods he knew, and asked, "Did it work?"

"Maybe?" Fu Tianhe smiled, "What if it's true?"

The two men walked into the cave. Chen Ci, with the advantage of his mental strength, led the way ahead, while Fu Tianhe stayed behind, replenishing the light of his flashlight, and also holding Da Congming.

After climbing over a pile of rocks that was more than ten meters long, a staircase appeared.

Even after many years, the stone steps have retained their original appearance and the degree of wear and tear seems to be relatively good.

The way down suddenly became exceptionally easy. Chen Ci moved forward, estimating the depth in his mind.

There are some raw stones inside the cave that can shield mental power. His mental tentacles can only see more than ten meters ahead, but it is enough.

The footsteps of the two people and the dog echoed in the narrow corridor. As they went deeper, they soon felt the eerie meaning and the air was not smooth.

After walking for about ten minutes, Chen Ci paused and said, "We're here."

Fu Tianhe quickly moved the flashlight upwards, and the light passed over Chen Ci's shoulder, illuminating the large area in front.

This is a fairly large and regular cavity. It is unknown how many years ago humans came here and hollowed out the mountain.

Fu Tianhe used a simple method to test the gas composition in the cavity to prevent the two from being poisoned unknowingly, and everything was fine.

Without saying a word, the two of them split up and explored this huge cavity.

Chen Ci came to a table where some scattered documents were placed, the papers were sealed in plastic, and it was obvious that they were left there intentionally.

He picked up the document and read the words on it.

Chen Ci's guess was correct. When the sea level rose to 1,800 meters, this place was once a small shelter. People at that time were not sure how high the sea water would eventually rise, so they dug similar caves on mountains high enough for future refuge.

But the rising tide of sea water was beyond expectations.

So before the mountaintop was surrounded by the sea and turned into an island, people evacuated here and went to higher ground to wait until the beacon was finally built.

But a small number of staff stayed behind to detect the daily rise of sea levels and climate change, providing scientists with necessary research data.

So some professional equipment is left in the cavity.

"September." Chen Ci was about to look at another document when he heard Fu Tianhe's excited shout, "Look at this!"

Chen Ci put down what he was holding and went to Fu Tianhe's side. Alpha was squatting next to a large machine, caressing the cold, hard, and rusted metal as tenderly and lovingly as a lover.

"These things are fine, but the problem is that they can't make enough noise. Well, I can turn them into noisemakers.

Fu Tianhe became more and more excited as he spoke, and he almost grabbed Chen Ci's shoulders and shook him wildly, saying proudly: "See, prayer really works. I told you, the real God should serve the people!"

Chen Ci suddenly had an indescribable sense of dreaminess.

He had no idea about luck before. After all, as a person whose life was planned out in every detail, there was no such thing as coincidence in life.

But now, Chen Ci truly realizes that his luck seems to be quite good.

Is it really just because they are lucky enough?

Chen Ci always can't help but have a lot of doubts, and he doesn't know whether this mentality is good or bad.

"I need some time to change my outfit." Fu Tianhe rubbed his hands eagerly, "I just don't know if it will be in time. Will Aurora find out that we are doing these things in secret?"

Chen Ci shook his head. "Primordial creatures don't have mental power. Unless Aurora has been following us secretly and entered the cave, she probably doesn't know what we found in the cave."

Chen Ci had been carefully exploring the surroundings the entire time, making sure that Aurora hadn't followed him.

With the arrogance of the Sea Queen, hunting two humans on a small island was a piece of cake. She disdained such a trick.

"Okay, I'll hurry up and finish it as soon as possible, and try not to arouse her suspicion."

Fu Tianhe started working right away. Although Chen Ci had studied with him for a period of time, his skills were not yet at the corresponding level. Now that the situation was urgent, it was better for him not to cause trouble for Fu Tianhe.

Chen Ci continued to search for supplies in the cave and read all the documents left behind.

Meteorological and hydrological records continue until seventy years ago.

Afterwards, the sea level was less than 100 meters away from the cave entrance. In order to ensure their own safety, the researchers left the island.

One hundred meters?

Chen Ci stared at the number. It had been the third day since they arrived on the island. He and Fu Tianhe had explored almost every place, and the coast should be more than 200 meters away from the cave.

He quickly looked through all the previous records.

The water level was rising at an almost crazy speed. Eighty years ago, the water level curve slowed down, and the subsequent data was missing because the staff left, but Chen Ci was very sure that the water level had definitely dropped compared to when they recorded it.

Is the ocean shrinking?

If the sea level is really dropping, the beacon will report it immediately. After all, its existence itself is a yardstick.

There may be exceptions.

It may sound counterintuitive, but the sea level is actually different in different parts of the world.

The height of the sea level is related to the Earth's gravity and rotation, and is also linked to the density of seawater. In the 21st century, there was a 76-meter-high uplift in the northeastern waters of Australia, and a 112-meter-high depression somewhere in the Indian Ocean.

Perhaps there was some change in the ocean currents that caused the sea level in this area to sink?

Chen Ci didn't know that he lacked more detailed data and could not make an accurate judgment.

These data should be backed up in the database, so Chen Ci did not take any photos. He just needed to briefly measure how far the current sea surface was from the cave entrance after he got out.

As a former civil defense facility, the various facilities in the cave were well-built. After Chen Ci explored it, he returned to Fu Tianhe's side and squatted beside him to help Alpha.

Fu Tianhe roughly explored the shape of the cavity, composed it in his mind, and calculated how to set it up so that the final effect would be the best.

He knew that he would be busy today, so he said to Chen Ci, "It may take until tonight. I won't leave here until it's done. Why don't you go back by yourself first, so that Aulora won't see us and get suspicious. It just so happens that the water and food in the bag are enough for me."

"Okay." Chen Ci agreed.

The cavity had been abandoned for a long time and was pitch black. It was quite scary to stay in it alone, so Chen Ci asked Da Congming to accompany Fu Tianhe.

Anyway, he had to go find Aurora to lower her vigilance. As soon as Da Smart got close to Aurora, he would get extremely nervous and it would be easy for him to make trouble.

Fu Tianhe was quite worried that Chen Ci would have to face Aurora alone. He couldn't help but remind her, "Remember to be careful with your words and don't make her angry."

"I know."

Chen Ci left all the supplies to Fu Tianhe and left the cave alone.

The pain in the shoulders and legs was nothing to Alpha. Shafley didn't like his bed and slept well even in the ward.

If you ignore the suona band that lingers in my dreams, it was indeed a good night's sleep.

After eight hours of sleep, Shafley's biological clock woke him up on time. The light coming through his eyelids made him frown slightly, and the faint scent of tuberose lingered around his nose, which was the hidden fragrance that had been spreading all night.

He still clearly remembered that last night Chen Nian quietly held his little finger to resist fear.

Last night, the Omega put aside his usual timidity and was eager to sleep with him. When Chen Nian woke up this morning, how would he explain his behavior last night?

Shaflay was full of anticipation. Alpha opened his eyes and had already thought of how to tease him.

He saw Chen Nian lying on the edge of the bed, staring intently at a certain part of his body.

Shaflay's mind went blank for a moment.

The young boy was lying on the bed next to him, his legs raised and his trouser legs hanging down due to gravity, revealing his white ankles and half of his calves. The messy quilt was rolled up into a pile and pressed under his belly.

Chen Nian lowered the railing on the side of the bed, so he rested his elbows on Shafley's bed, holding his chin with one hand, his amber eyes reflecting the morning light, staring with interest -

Shaflay gave up thinking.

Chen Nian didn't really mean it.

Who woke him up earlier and happened to see it?

If one must say something, one might as well blame Shafla for growing up too well and immediately attracting his attention.

Chen Nian prides himself on being well-informed. Although he has never done anything real, he has seen a lot. After all, those who are into him would feel good about themselves and send him photos.

But compared with Shaflay's, those are like teapot spouts.

The instant stiffness of Shaflay's body made Chen Nian realize that he was awake, but Alpha's body seemed to have undergone some more subtle changes, and for a moment he could not tell which one was harder, the plaster on his leg or the other.

Chen Nian couldn't help laughing. He said "Hmm?" out of curiosity and stretched out his hand to Shaflay.

The Alpha grabbed his wrist.

Shaflay used a lot of force, and his palms were even sweating from nervousness.

Chen Nian heard his tense voice and asked, "What are you doing?"

Chen Nian did not answer. He stretched out his other hand and, before being grabbed by Shafla, pulled the hem of Alpha's hospital gown to cover the small exposed part of his belly.

Omega said in a gentle voice: "I'm worried you might catch a cold. Cover it for me."

Shafley: “……………………”

Shafley tried hard to control his breathing and not let it be too fast. After a few seconds, he finally couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and said with veins on his forehead: "I, I need to go to the toilet."

Then, as if afraid that Chen Nian might misunderstand him, he added an extra sentence in a sad tone: "Pee."

Chen Nian laughed out loud.

The sun was scorching on the exposed island, but fortunately there were trees to provide shade along the way so I didn't get dizzy from the sun.

Chen Ci went back to get some supplies and went to look for Aulura.

Aurora was sitting under a tree observing the plants. Judging from her current appearance, she really looked like a girl who had just turned twenty.

Noticing the young man walking alone, Aurora looked over Chen Ci's shoulder, trying to find the other person.

"Where's Brother Scraper?"

"He said he wanted to catch something in the mountains and come back later."

Aurora nodded and said no more. She sat on the stone at the entrance of the cave and played with the red pheasant feather. This was a gift from Fu Tianhe to her yesterday. Aurora seemed to like this brightly colored thing very much and always carried it with her.

Her skin was a healthy, vibrant dark color, with silver curly hair draped behind her body. Even her eyelashes were silver, and the bright red feathers dotted the two colors, which was quite harmonious.

Aurora was playing with it when she suddenly stuck the feather into her chest in front of Chen Ci.

Even Chen Ci couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Chen Ci didn't know what to talk about with Aulura, and he didn't want to anger her by talking too much, so the two of them ate lunch in silence.

In the afternoon they went to collect wild fruits nearby. Aurora kept looking up the mountain, as if she was thinking about something.

Finally, in the evening, she asked Chen Ci, "Why hasn't Brother Scraper come back yet? Should we go look for him together? It would be dangerous to stay on the mountain until dark, right?"

No, it's not dangerous on the mountain. It's really dangerous here with you.

Fu Tianhe needs to be refitted, so it's normal that it takes a while.

But Chen Ci was afraid that if he rejected Aurora's suggestion, Aurora would go up the mountain to look for it by herself, and it would be disastrous if she found the cave.

So Chen Ci nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's go look for him together."

The two of them walked up the mountain. Chen Ci was already very familiar with the driving. He had been secretly observing Aulura and found that her legs were not as nimble as those of humans. She walked normally at other times, but he could tell something was wrong when she was climbing the mountain.

After all, he is the king of the sea living in the ocean. Perhaps just like the daughter of the sea, every step he takes with his legs made of fish tails brings him pain.

Chen Ci led the way, saying that he and Fu Tianhe had gone up the mountain together this morning. He intended to lead Orlola in the opposite direction of the cave.

When the two were halfway there, Chen Ci's mental power detected a figure in front of him.

Even the Sea King, as a primitive creature, cannot sense the existence of mental power, so Chen Ci can use it boldly without any worries.

Chen Ci secretly breathed a sigh of relief and pretended that he knew nothing. When he was close enough, he heard a sound in front of him and stopped.

"Scraper?" he called out. "Is that you?"

"It's me." Fu Tianhe walked down the mountain quickly, holding Da Congming in his hand. When he heard the name "Scraper", he knew that Aurora must be with Chen Ci.

He came out of the cave and went to the upper reaches of the stream to wash the oil off his hands, otherwise he would be easily discovered.

The lights of their flashlights met, and they finally saw each other clearly. Fu Tianhe's eyes swept across and uncontrollably stopped on the feathers on Aurora's proud chest.

Fu Tianhe:………………?

Aurora seemed to be unaware. She raised her hand to touch her long hair and smiled sweetly at Fu Tianhe: "It's getting dark, and I'm a little worried about you, so I came up with Brother Jiuyue to take a look."

"There's nothing to worry about. There won't be any man-eating monsters on the island." Fu Tianhe forced a smile. He suddenly had a bad guess in his mind. Of course, it might also be that he was just being too sentimental.

Fu Tianhe: "I wanted to see if I could catch any prey, but after an entire afternoon I didn't get much."

Aurora: "It's okay. We still have plenty of wild fruits to eat."

Chen Ci listened silently to the conversation between Aurora and Fu Tianhe. The three of them went down the mountain together. Fu Tianhe held Da Congming tightly to prevent it from running away in fear.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet."

"Just right for dinner."

They returned to the cave where Aurora was staying temporarily. Fu Tianhe made a fire and started cooking as usual.

Aurora went to his side and tried to lend a hand, but Fu Tianhe pushed her away with his elbow: "It's okay, I can do it myself. You can sit over there and rest. You can eat soon."

Fu Tianhe didn't dare ask the Sea Emperor for help, or he would be the one being cooked in the pot.

The three of them sat around the campfire and had a hot dinner. Aurora ate a small amount, and Chen Ci guessed that human food might not taste very good to the Sea King.

Well, maybe to her, herself and Fu Tianhe are the real delicious things.

It was already late. Fu Tianhe got up very early and was a little tired after a busy day. He was eager to rest and tell Chen Ci in detail what he had done.

"Jiuyue and I will go back first. Please be careful." Fu Tianhe looked at the young man beside him. Chen Ci did not sleep at noon and was so sleepy that he even nodded off.

He reached out and touched the Omega's cheek. Chen Ci opened his tired eyes, and seemed to have not yet reacted to what was going on. He subconsciously moved forward and lightly touched Fu Tianhe's lips.

This time, not only Fu Tianhe was stunned, but even Aurora on the opposite side was stunned.

Only Chen Ci remained calm. Fu Tianhe looked at the boy and realized that he did it on purpose.

Fu Tianhe said nothing. He swallowed hard and didn't even look at Aurora's reaction. He pretended that everything was normal. After all, they now had a temporary relationship.

Fu Tianhe stood up and said, "Let's go."

Chen Ci nodded and followed him.

After walking into the forest and making sure they were out of sight and hearing of Aurora, Fu Tianhe lowered his voice and whispered to Chen Ci, "What were you doing just now?"

Chen Ci: "Don't you like it?"

"No." Fu Tianhe couldn't explain. Should he say it clearly? He really wanted to know whether Jiu Yue was testing Aurora or was she doing this sincerely? It was too embarrassing.

Fu Tianhe stared at Chen Ci silently, and seeing that the young man still had that empty and cold expression, he gave up trying.

Well, September wouldn't understand. Anyway, no matter which of the two possibilities it was, he was quite happy.

They returned to the cave, and Da Congming finally relaxed. Fu Tianhe let go of the traction rope and sat cross-legged on the ground.

"I've almost done it. There are a lot of equipment in the cave, and it's very convenient to do anything. Her singing can interfere with electronic equipment, but if we take the initiative, we should be able to gain the upper hand, right?"

Chen Ci nodded. They must leave the island. At least they have to pass on the message. Otherwise, they will be trapped and waiting to die.

He has a chip implanted by Shafley in his shoulder, but it will only send out messages when there is an abnormality in his body data. Chen Ci does not want to take risks himself unless it is absolutely necessary.

Fu Tianhe worked in the cave for a whole day, either squatting on the ground or bending over. His whole body felt sore, but he didn't feel particularly tired from moving his arms.

This level of work intensity is normal for him.

The two of them lay down on the moisture-proof mat and discussed their next plan in a low voice.

"Anyway, I have nothing to be afraid of. Ordinary people may not experience as much excitement as I have experienced in a few lifetimes." Fu Tianhe said softly, "Go to sleep and get some rest. You don't know what will happen tomorrow."

Chen Ci nodded. Tomorrow would be the third day since they met Aurora.

Poseidon lived with them on an isolated island in the identity of Aurora, which was obviously a slow-paced hunting, and her extra attention to Fu Tianhe always made Chen Ci feel uneasy.

I hope he's just overthinking it.

They are no longer defenseless, and have developed counterattacks specifically targeting Hillary's weaknesses.

It sounds incredible that two humans are going to face the Sea King, but who can predict what the final outcome will be?