Chapter 464 Falling into the Deep Sea (7)

Chapter 464 Falling into the Deep Sea (7)

In the dim seabed, Han Zu and Xin buried themselves under the mud and sand, waiting quietly. The fluctuations that had occurred before and affected an area gradually became calm at this time. Han Zu could feel that a large amount of sea water seemed to be pushed away by something. Although the speed was not fast, the force was not to be underestimated. The first round of fluctuations easily lifted the mud and sand above the two people's hiding place. There was no other way, the two had to continue digging down and bury their whereabouts deeper.

Suddenly, the engineering armor Xin was wearing detected something, but for some reason, the detection device of the engineering armor failed to capture accurate information. Han Zu's contractor equipment issued some prompts about changes in the mapped seafloor structure, which reminded Han Zu of something. At the same time, a powerful, but looming, and sometimes nonexistent life signal fluctuation appeared in Han Zu's perception range. Combined with the group of giant creatures with only one eye that he had discovered before, Han Zu realized that they seemed to be about to see something extraordinary.

Soon, a huge silhouette appeared at the edge of Han Zu's sight. It was a giant creature several thousand meters long, big enough to be called Leviathan. Its body was like a moving mountain, making the creatures that were hundreds of meters long that he had seen before pale in comparison, just like rodents compared to elephants. Its huge body was so huge that even Han Zu, whose vision range was measured in kilometers, could not see its entire appearance at once, which was enough to prove its horror.

This Leviathan creature didn't even swim very fast in the ocean, but just like that, when it swung its body, the surrounding seawater was disturbed randomly as if it was out of control. The mud and sand that Han Zu and Xin were hiding in were being rapidly stripped away like petals in a storm. Han Zu could only use the biological force field to forcibly gather the mud and sand floating in the surrounding turbid seawater around the two of them to hide their bodies. And just this kind of subconscious swinging caused the water flow fluctuations, which almost tore apart the biological force field that was almost indestructible under other circumstances.

A giant Leviathan creature several thousand meters in size swam slowly. Its body was like a moving mountain, emitting a chilling aura in the darkness.

The front part of its body was like that of a Dunkleosteus, and its thick and broad head was covered with an incredibly thick bone structure, like a battleship. Its huge mouth was slightly open, and for the Leviathan creature, the gap that was almost like a grin seemed to be able to swallow the whole world. Through the gap in the Leviathan creature's mouth, Han Zu could see the sharp and terrifying teeth that were bent inward and densely arranged. The teeth were equivalent to the size of a dozen floors, like cold blades, flashing a gloomy cold light. The two had no doubt that if conditions allowed, this huge Leviathan creature should be able to directly bite the silent invisible battleship to pieces.

The middle part of the body and the tail seem quite flexible, with huge fins paddling in the water, and each swing can generate powerful thrust, allowing it to quickly shuttle through the ocean. Its skin is like hard armor, covered with irregular textures and protrusions, and there are some scars that look like gullies on the terrain, which should be the traces left by its battles with time and prey.

From the abdomen of this Leviathan creature and the front of its body, there are some strange tentacles that make people feel extremely uncomfortable and terrified. These thick and long tentacles sway in the water like flexible Titan pythons. The tentacles are covered with suction cups that are several meters in size, and each suction cup is like a huge whirlpool. It can be imagined that with the help of these terrifying tentacles, no creature can escape.

Just as Han Zu and Xin were carefully hiding their bodies, the Leviathan creature suddenly stopped. Its huge head slowly turned, as if it had sensed something. Those strange tentacles began to stir the surrounding sea water frantically, stirring up waves of turbid whirlpools. Han Zu's heart tightened. The biological force field was gradually losing its attraction to the mud and sand that hid their bodies. The several whirlpools caused by the stirring of the tentacles were gradually suppressing the effect of the biological force field. Xin's engineering armor also issued a danger alarm.

Suddenly, a tentacle attacked their hiding place. Han Zu acted decisively, pushing Xin to the side, and used the reaction force to accelerate and leave the spot. The tentacles of the Leviathan creature instantly created a deep pit with a width of dozens of meters at the place where the two were hiding. Just as it was retracted, Han Zu noticed that the tip of this huge tentacle actually pierced a giant creature that was several hundred meters in size that he had never seen before.

When the first tentacle returned with its prey, the other tentacles suddenly moved and stabbed the seabed violently. For a moment, the seabed structure in this area was riddled with holes by these tentacles. Han Zu and Xin knew very well that these huge tentacles that looked terrifying also had matching strength, so the two of them carefully observed the movements of these tentacles, and dodged through the gaps between them to avoid being crushed into meat paste.

"Now there's good news."

"Can there be good news in this situation?!!! You are so calm!!"

"Relax, the speed of these tentacles is still within an acceptable range, and it doesn't look like there will be a second round."

"So what's the good news? Does it mean that we will be destroyed instantly and won't feel any pain?!!!"

"No, there should be some creatures that like to dig holes hidden under this area. The Leviathan is just hunting. I think there is a high possibility that it didn't even notice us. After all, to it, we are probably no different from how a whale sees plankton."

Han Zu's judgment was correct. After capturing dozens of prey and muddying the seawater in this area, this Leviathan creature swung its mountain-sized body and slowly left. When its tail left Han Zu's sight, the turbid seawater around it gradually returned to normal. The two of them reunited and started talking again. Xin's tone was a little sharp, and he seemed to be still frightened and shocked.

"I didn't expect this Leviathan to be so picky. It ate a lot of the surrounding aquatic plants. Now this place is bare and it looks a bit uncomfortable."

"You call that creature Leviathan. Have you ever seen this creature anywhere else before?"

"Ah, that's not what I meant. Leviathan is a mythical giant marine creature in my civilization. It has no specific appearance. Generally, the word "Leviathan" is used to refer to unknown giant marine creatures. I have never seen a similar creature before."

"There won't be more of these creatures..."

"Based on the equipment's estimation of the size of this liquid planet and the comparison with the Leviathan, I'm afraid the results will disappoint you."

Han Zu used his ability of perspective to see Xin's face under the engineering armor mask. The expression on her face was indescribable. It was clear without any doubt that she definitely didn't want to stay in the ocean any longer. Xin looked in the direction where Leviathan had left and changed the topic of their conversation.

"So what's up with that metal plate? Has anything changed?"

"No, it's still the same as before. I don't think Leviathan has any ability to interfere with it."

"Let's keep going and hope we don't see anything else along the way.. What do you call these things?"

"Leviathan."

"Yes, I hope I won't see these Leviathans again."

After adjusting their mood, the two continued to move in the ocean following the guidance of the metal plate. In the first hour, their route was relatively safe and they did not encounter any problems. However, the number of giant skeleton remains gradually increased. When the two had been traveling for an hour and a half, they found a downward sloping slope. When they followed the slope to the bottom, they found a huge seabed basin filled with giant skeleton remains. The area occupied by the gray-white wreckage was only one-tenth of the entire seabed basin according to the calculation of the equipment. However, this one-tenth alone made the two people look as small as a drop in the ocean.

"This place looks like some kind of cemetery, or a battlefield for the creatures to which these debris originally belonged. From this point of view, there will be no shortage of these giant creatures in the ocean."

"Honestly, even someone like me who is extremely disgusted by the deep sea environment feels a little numb after seeing these giant skeletons. There are too many of them."

"It's good. At least it can stabilize my emotions."

"Which direction are we going next?"

"Here, the glowing position of the pattern on the metal plate has changed. We are very close to our destination. It seems that our original plan to return in two hours needs to be revised."

"Whatever. I just hope we didn't come here for nothing."

Following the guidance of the metal plate, the two left the location of the skeleton group and continued to move forward. As they continued to move forward this time, they encountered a Leviathan creature again. This Leviathan was much more aggressive than the previous one. It seemed to be chasing something and smashed a lot of rock structures on the seabed in the process. It looked very angry.

Compared to Han Zu, who saw the angry Leviathan leave with his own eyes, Xin only heard the noise coming from afar and dodged some rock fragments thrown by the sea current. After learning about the situation from Han Zu, Xin's brows twisted visibly.

Four hours later, at a complex submarine structure.

This place is like a canyon swallowed by the ocean, dark and deep, like a maze. According to the equipment, there are many heat source reactions at the bottom of this canyon-like trench, and there may be some submarine craters. The two people who are located a few hundred meters above this location can already feel that the temperature of the nearby seawater has changed significantly. Higher temperatures are more suitable for the birth of organisms. On the rock walls on both sides of these trenches, the two saw more types of aquatic plants, as well as some other marine creatures that were not so exaggerated.

These marine creatures, which were only a few meters to more than ten meters in size, posed no threat to the two men. Even Xin, who only had a power sword and a gun, could easily defeat them with the help of engineering armor. However, perhaps out of caution, neither the two men nor the marine creatures took the initiative to attack, and both avoided each other as much as possible. After all, based on previous experience, no one wanted to attract those truly threatening big guys.

Judging from the position of the lit lines on the metal plate, they should be not far from the destination indicated by the metal plate. According to the position of the lines, the destination they are looking for is roughly located at the bottom of this huge trench area.

Following the guidance of the metal plate, the two began to dive towards this complex trench area. After descending about a thousand meters, Han Zu's contractor equipment detected a group of fast-moving life signals around the two, as if some creatures were moving in an organized manner. Soon, after a minute or two, a group of creatures that looked like hammerhead sharks, but were larger, with scales on their bodies, or at least similar structures, emitting dim light, emerged from one side of the trench. Their speed was much slower than those giant creatures, but there were many of them, and they soon arrived near the two. Xin nervously grasped the power sword, ready to fight at any time, but Han Zu did not rush to take action, but first began to observe the movements of these creatures.

These creatures did not stay around the two people, and their targets seemed to have nothing to do with them. After passing by them, they quickly floated up and seemed to be heading out of the trench. Following the direction they left, Han Zu saw the outline of a giant marine creature, but it looked only a few dozen meters long, and it seemed to be injured and swam very slowly.

"A lone and injured marine creature could be the larva of a giant marine creature, or it could be a species we haven't seen before. Those relatively small marine creatures should be preying on it."

"How far is it to the destination?"

"It won't be too far. The longest time should not exceed an hour."

"Well, hopefully we can find something. . . Wait, what is that?"

As the two continued to dive, the detection module on Xin's engineering armor discovered that there were a large number of suspected metal structure reactions near a structure in the trench. Although the location of that area was not on their route, it was not far away for the two's movement speed.

"That looks like... the remains of a building?"

“How could there be building debris in this place?”

"That area is at the edge of my field of vision, so I can't see it accurately. It just looks like a contour, but it might actually be just a cluster of mineral deposits."

"If we can't find anything useful through the metal plates, I think we should go to that location to have a look. The presence of a large number of metal structures in such a place is somewhat curious."

"Row."