Chapter 22: Eyes Underwater

This request is strange enough. What is he referring to when he asks me to pay attention to special items in the special environment underwater? Faced with my inquisitive gaze, Lushan dodged, obviously not wanting to answer.

“You mean, if there is something special, then you want me to bring it up to you?” I asked. Obviously, if he asked me to bring him a purple plant, I would never be able to do it. Yang Sheng’s incident had left a deep wound in my heart, so I subconsciously resisted any possibility of the plant being spread.

“Don’t worry, I’m not interested in what you want to do or who you want to do it with, even if you want to be a god. Special environments and special objects may not necessarily exist. Maybe there are, and you’ll understand when you go down and see them.” Lu Shan’s words were inexplicable, and he even sounded a little lazy, as if he were very tired. After he finished speaking, he walked out of the woods like a normal person, with his hands in his pockets.

His voice drifted into my ears: “You’d better hurry up, there’s only half a night left.”

I no longer dazed, turned and ran towards the woods, at a speed that was the limit of what I could do. I ran to the edge of the barracks, and I began to slow down, trying to keep my breathing steady. I really just looked like someone who couldn’t sleep at night and went for a walk, and returned to my room!

Now, I was going up against a very powerful department, and I dared not let myself be careless.

I dared to breathe heavily a few times after entering the room, then ran a few steps to my roommate, Chengxin, and shook him awake.

After Cheng Xin Ge woke up, we parted ways again, quietly called everyone over, and then told everyone in front of everyone who was a little sleepy.

“Can you believe it?” Cheng Xin Ge was the first to speak.

“This kid isn’t up to something, is he?” Xiao Chengqian said next.

In the face of their doubts, I only said one thing: “Do you think we have a choice? If you don’t want to return empty-handed, you can only gamble once.”

In order to pinpoint the location, Chengqing had to open the divination, but Chengzhen said that she could only go to the specific location in order to use her own positioning method to assist Chengqing.

We didn’t bother Chengqing, and we changed to another room to wait. After ten minutes, Chengqing gave us a general location. He said to me, “Since it’s a matter of concern to myself and my fellow disciples, whether the result is very ready or not is open to discussion, but the general scope can always be guaranteed.”

“That’s about enough.” Looking at the serious Cheng Qingge, I resisted the urge to laugh. He was still wearing his pajamas and a pointed nightcap on his head. The pajamas and nightcap both had large cartoon patterns on them. What kind of sleeping hobby is this?

But he is also a serious man who always acts in a very serious manner.

As Lushan told me, it was very simple here, and it wasn’t difficult to get out of here. After getting the results and cleaning up, we got out of the barracks without alarming anyone in less than 20 minutes.

We took turns carrying the heavy diving equipment and we all ran towards the X pool. At this time, time was undoubtedly more valuable than money.

When we arrived at the X pool, Chengzhen used her secret positioning method to help us locate it carefully. However, due to the haste and certain limitations, the result she got was not much smaller than Chengqing’s range, but it was enough for us.

What was even more reassuring was that the location pinpointed a certain place in the southeast, which was close to our side of China. This saved us a lot of trouble.

It was still me and Xiao Chengqian who went into the water, and Chengxin and Chengqing rowed us to a certain point, with the girls waiting on the shore.

It was already past 3 a.m. and it was very quiet. Even the diligent patrolmen on the other side had disappeared. All I could hear was the sound of the oars in the water, making the quiet moonlight ripple across the entire lake.

Because I was anxious, no one spoke. It wasn’t until I was about to get into the water that Xiao Chengqian couldn’t help but ask me, “Chengyi, will there be any catch?”

“The result can’t be any worse.” My words were clear. There was no harvest, so why worry about another one?

When I entered the water, I was still surrounded by a cold chill. I turned on the underwater flashlight, and what I saw under the water was not much different from what we had just seen. The dust floating in the light was a dark and absolutely quiet world.

Without any further delay, Xiao and I began to dive. The depth we were targeting was around 20 meters, which was definitely within our capabilities!

When we reached the designated range, Xiao and I began to search along the rock wall. Because the range of illumination was limited, so was the distance we could move. After more than 40 minutes, we had found nothing.

But as long as the oxygen tank can support us and there is still plenty of time, we won’t give up. So this time, neither of us showed impatience, but searched more patiently.

Perhaps because we were so absorbed in our search, or perhaps because our senses were dulled underwater, Xiao and I didn’t notice anything unusual during the search. It wasn’t until I suddenly felt a strange, inexplicable chill that I reacted and pulled Xiao.

Xiao Chengqian looked at me in bewilderment, but I didn’t know what to say, so I just made a gesture to indicate that I was listening quietly. Then we realized that there was a slight sound of water flowing under the absolutely quiet surface of the water, and the water around us was beginning to fluctuate.

Xiao Chengqian and I looked at each other, feeling an inexplicable fear in our hearts. For unknown things, even if we are well-informed, we cannot escape the human instinct!

I subconsciously started shining my flashlight around, but the darkness around me still responded to me. Only in the light could I see the water’s ripples more clearly.

I didn’t see anything terrifying, but this situation made me feel even more insecure. At that moment, I felt my body being pulled sharply. I turned my head and saw Xiao Chengqian shaking my arm. Under the light of the flashlight was a face that seemed somewhat frightened.

Facing my confused look, Xiao Chengqian kept gesturing down. I took the flashlight and shone it down. The first thing that caught my eye was a pair of large, bright eyes, with an emotionless coldness and silence.

Perhaps it was because the eyes could reflect the light of the flashlight, or something else. In any case, what Xiao Chengqian and I could see were those eyes reflecting a yellow light under the dark water. They were so conspicuous in the darkness, and so terrifying. At that moment, they were rapidly approaching us.

“I’ve been framed?” This was my first reaction, and my second reaction was to curse, but I was underwater and couldn’t curse. The only reaction Xiao Chengqian and I had was to run away immediately. Underwater, we didn’t think we had any advantages.

Even on land, we didn’t think we had any advantages. A pair of eyes were like two searchlights. How big was the owner of those eyes?

So, Xiao Chengqian and I began to desperately swim up against the rock wall, not daring to look at those strange eyes. Underwater, not to mention this unknown monster, even if you are facing a whale that is not the largest, it will still give you an infinite amount of pressure. This is the pressure of absolute oppression in terms of size, pressure that cannot be resisted.

We were trying to rise to the surface as fast as possible, just to get to the surface as soon as possible. But the distance we had to travel wasn’t that great, and it seemed to take an eternity. We wished we had eight hands and eight legs to help us rise to the surface quickly, but the reality was that we only had two hands and two legs!

The heavy oxygen tanks slowed us down, but we couldn’t throw them away, at least not at this depth and with such a rapid loss of energy.

The water was getting more and more turbulent, and we didn’t dare to stop for even a second to get rid of the oxygen bottles. The situation was really bad. My scalp was throbbing, and I didn’t think I had the ability to fight with the so-called water monster.

I could hear the sound of the water, coming from behind me. This could only mean that the big guy was probably already at the same level as us, and that the rest of the distance would be a straight shot.

What should we do? There was still a long way to go before we could surface. Would we be lost underwater today?

In the panic of rising, Xiao Chengqian and I didn’t pay attention to the direction, only knowing that we were sticking to the rock wall and rising. We didn’t know how far we had moved around.

But at this critical moment, under the light of my flashlight, I saw another sight!