Chapter 138 - Endless Seas 13 (1/2)

On the third day, the challengers experienced no accidents except for being sunburned by the sun. After dark, everyone stopped their boats.

Since there were silent hunters last night, the challengers further raised their vigilance. Many people chose to sleep in the afternoon and simply didn’t sleep at night. Xiao Lou’s team still kept watch in s.h.i.+fts according to last night’s arrangement.

Yu Hanjiang was very clear in his heart that the hunters had been eliminated and wouldn’t reappear. The next thing was to defend against infighting between challengers. However, they were a strong team, as was seen last night, and no one dared to move against them.

At midnight, everyone’s floating boxes had a prompt appear at the same time.

[Endless Sea, day four, 00:00]

[Number of challengers remaining at sea: 434.]

This number made Xiao Lou frowned. “The number isn’t right. A group of 10 people misjudged and followed the police back, being eliminated. Then a total of 40 people, one group of 10 and two groups of 15, went to Full Star. At that time, the secret room told us that the number of people remaining on the Caribbean was 450.”

Yu Hanjiang also remembered this matter. “Yes, before the arrival of the typhoon, there were 450 remaining on the Caribbean. Full Star had 40 people and the number of challengers surviving in the secret room should be 490 people.”

Xiao Lou nodded while thinking. “After the typhoon, two escape boats were involved in the whirlpool and 20 people were killed. Last night, two teams were struck by hunters and 16 people were killed. Along the way, we didn’t see the bodies of other challengers so the number of survivors should be 490-20-16=454. How can it be 434 people? Where did the other 20 people come from?”

Yu Hanjiang frowned. “It is likely that something happened to Full Star.”

The other teammates were a bit confused when they heard the conversation, especially Shao Qingge who hadn’t paid attention to the details. Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang were worthy of being big G.o.ds in the Hearts room. They were just as careful in investigating in the survival room.

The elite team of girls from Luoying Pavilion collectively transferred to the Full Star cruise s.h.i.+p. According to Yu Hanjiang’s speculation, they should’ve hijacked the cruise s.h.i.+p and drifted at sea for seven days to clear the instance.

He stated, “I remember that the s.h.i.+p had three elite teams. One team of 15 people that was a mixture of young men and women. There was only one team of 15 who were invisible. There were a total of 40 challengers. Either a typhoon or something else happened to kill half the people, such as infighting between teams. 20 of them died.”

Xiao Lou speculated, “I think they had an accident. According to Old Mo, the Luoying Pavilion a.s.sociation is very famous and general guilds and teams are afraid to provoke them. There is the Luoying Pavilion team so the other teams won’t act randomly. It isn’t good to face an elite team. The smartest way is for the three teams to join forces to clear the instance. Out of 40 people, half actually died. This death rate is higher than our side and it probably wasn’t a simple typhoon.”

The typhoon would at most blow the Full Star over. These three teams weren’t so weak that they couldn’t cope with a typhoon. Even if they fell into the sea, as long as they weren’t sucked into a whirlpool, they could swim and save their teammates in time. What was the accident that left the 40 strong elite teams dead and wounded by more than half?

Xiao Lou suddenly exclaimed, “Full Star headed in the opposite direction of us. Perhaps they encountered a sea monster!”

Xie Qi was surprised and his face became frightened. “It shouldn’t be a big shark or something? What if it directly eats a person?”

Old Mo nodded seriously. “It is possible. The attack of beasts is a common difficulty in the Spades room.”

Xie Qi immediately shrank back. “So we must be careful. Professor Xiao, can the safety circle resist sharks?”

Xiao Lou stated, “Yes, any attack can be blocked.”

He spoke as he took out Compa.s.s and drew a circle around the escape boat. At midnight, all the card skills were refreshed. Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and whispered in his ear, “The heart channel is broken. Reconnect it because I have something to say to you.”

Xiao Lou nodded and used Qin Guan’s skill to set up a channel of communication again with Yu Hanjiang. Yu Hanjiang’s voice was soon heard in his mind, “The skill of the card my brother left to me, Absolute Field has also refreshed. I want to go in and see but if I suddenly disappear, our teammates will suspect it. Help me establish a cover.”

Xiao Lou readily agreed. “No problem.”

Yu Hanjiang opened his mouth and told their teammates, “I will use the Water Ghost card to investigate and see if there are any sea monsters nearby.”

Long Sen actively raised his hand. “I and Wanyue will also go. Our chameleon card can integrate with the sea. Even if there are sea monsters, they won’t be able to find us.”

Yu Hanjiang nodded. “Okay, be careful.”

The trio used cards to enter the sea and investigate the nearby area.

Long Sen and Qu Wanyue dived into the sea with the help of cards. They found that the deep sea had a large number of colorful fish as well as a variety of beautiful coral and seaweed. This spectacular underwater world was many times more shocking than what was seen on television. Countless small fish shuttled back and forth at the bottom of the sea. The mysterious and magnificent deep sea was unforgettable.

The two people swam around the bottom of the sea and didn’t find sharks and other dangerous species. The largest fish was more than half a metre long. Returning to the escape boat, Long Sen couldn’t help exclaiming, “The fish at the bottom of the sea are really beautiful!”

Qu Wanyue smiled and said, “You can rest a.s.sured. We have checked a few kilometers of the sea and didn’t find any dangerous fish.”

These words were a relief to everyone.

Xie Qi couldn’t help saying, “The chameleon card is so useful. Due to the environment fusion, you don’t need to breathe in the sea, right?”

“We just turn into seawater.” Long Sen laughed. “Do you want to try it? You can go into the sea when it is safe tomorrow.”

Xie Qi shook his head. “There is no need to see the scenery here when we should be focused on safety. If something happens, it will be more useful for you to have this card.”

Qu Wanyue’s eyes looked around and she wondered, “Group Leader Yu? He hasn’t come back yet?”

Xiao Lou smiled. “Don’t worry about him. He is going to check the situation of the challengers.”