Chapter 2455 - Gloomy Trench (1/2)

Chapter 2455: Gloomy Trench

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

A Red Zone. That was definitely not good news!

The density of the demon creatures was almost at the level of a horde.

Their decision to set up their camp below the seaweed forest was not much different from organizing a disco in a graveyard!

“We’ve concealed the camp. Low-level demon creatures won’t attack us in huge numbers, but we do have a serious problem. If we send out stronger signals with the beacons, the demon creatures will pick up the energy ripples. Every creature in the seaweed forest will learn our location,” the captain informed his general.

The forest of seaweed was above them. Their sensory devices were very advanced, but the beacons were similar to an Element Sensor. It would also be sending their coordinates to the nearby demon creatures if the signal was too strong.

The demon creatures hated those signals. They would show up in huge numbers and kill every human they saw. They would only stop after they destroyed the source of the signals!

“Let’s hope we can find the answer at a depth of one and a half kilometers,” Zhang Xiaohou answered calmly.

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Captain Tong brought some Water and Shadow Mages with him to scout the trench.

They maintained communication with the camp. Even though they could not use communication devices directly, they had other ways to relay information to the camp.

A day later, Captain Tong had finished exploring a kilometer into the trench. His group had encountered creatures that were several times stronger than the sea monsters above at the bottom of the sea.

On the second day, several soldiers were injured. They only managed to reach a depth of fourteen hundred meters.

On the third day, Captain Tong and his men returned with grim and regretful faces.

“Yang Xiajie was carried away into a crack in the trench. We were attacked by sea monsters, too. We had no choice but to retreat,” Captain Tong reported.

“What was the depth?” Zhang Xiaohou asked.

“Sixteen hundred meters. I’ve marked the coordinates of the crack,” Captain Tong answered.

Old Jia, who was in charge of logistics, interrupted after hearing Captain Tong’s report, “General, the sea monsters at the depth of sixteen hundred meters are most likely species of the deep sea. However, we couldn’t explain the strong force that carried Yang Xiajie away at the crack.”

“How much time do we have if we extend the range of our sensor beacon?” Zhang Xiaohou asked.

“Two days at most.”

Zhang Xiaohou frowned.

They only had seven days left. Zhang Xiaohou was still unsure whether the trench was the Dragon King Krill’s nest. They could not afford to waste any more time!

“Tian Cheng, Hua Yuezhu, you two stay behind and look after the camp. Tan Feng, Captain Tong, bring the rest of our men and come with me!” Zhang Xiaohou ordered.

The sensor beacon was extremely important to their mission. They would be going blindly into a forest full of tigers if they did not learn the demon creatures’ whereabouts in advance.

They now had to explore beyond a depth of fifteen hundred meters in the trench.

“We can fend off the sea monsters, but we won’t be able to support you if you go any deeper into the trench!” Tan Feng warned him.

Without any support, their general would die if he was in any trouble. It was too risky!

“General, I’m your Imperial Bodyguard. I have to go with you,” Hua Yuezhu reminded him.

“Protecting the camp and updating us with the sea monsters’ whereabouts is important to guaranteeing our safety,” Zhang Xiaohou told her.

Hua Yuezhu was lost for words.

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