thefictionvixens Chapter 27 The Ocean at Night Is Not Calm
Chapter 27 The Ocean at Night Is Not Calm
This scene made Su Jin's scalp tingle, and even gave him goosebumps.
He instinctively held his breath, not daring to utter a sound.
This Misty Island was already eerie enough during the day, but now it seems he underestimated its danger.
The surrounding eerie green mist was even glowing?
This reminded Su Jin of legends like ghost ships, and the eerie green mist might be the aura emanating from the spirits of the dead.
Just then—
"Waaah..."
A deep humming sound came from the direction of Misty Island.
Immediately afterwards, the eerie green mist surrounding the strange island seemed to be violently stirred by a giant hand.
The emerald green that had gathered around the island spread outwards at an extremely fast speed, accompanied by a strong sea breeze.
Even the sea breeze caused a strange wave to rise on the originally calm sea at night.
The wave was not an ordinary white wave, but rather it merged with a glowing, eerie green mist, forming a wall of eerie green water several meters high.
Su Jin's pupils contracted sharply. Before he could think, his body moved.
He stomped his feet on the wooden pedals and rowed the oars with all his might, making a sharp turn and speeding off in the opposite direction from Misty Island.
He was fast, but the waves were coming even faster, and soon the distance between them was less than 300 meters.
Su Jin didn't want to get his hands on that eerie, dark green seawater, so he kicked his legs so hard they were practically invisible, and swung his arms until they were smoking, doing everything he could to increase his speed by even a little bit.
Dead legs, dead hands, move faster!
He didn't have time to look behind him; all he knew was that the eerie wave was getting closer and closer.
Just as the waves were about to capsize his small boat, he narrowly escaped and moved out of the range of the crashing waves.
However, the strong aftershocks from the crashing waves still had a significant impact on his boat.
A powerful thrust propelled his ship at a speed that even Su Jin couldn't have imagined, rapidly moving it in the opposite direction from Misty Island.
Before long, he couldn't even see a trace of Misty Island anymore.
Su Jin was already somewhat exhausted, after all, he had just engaged in such strenuous exercise.
He casually picked up a sealed coconut, opened the leaf-sealed stopper, and frantically poured the liquid inside into his mouth.
This isn't actually coconut juice, but honey water made with royal jelly, which Li Yuanyuan prepared for him in case he got thirsty on the journey.
Su Jin finished drinking the honey water from the whole coconut, then gasped for breath, sweat pouring down his back.
Because he has a constitution of over 9, his metabolism is very fast, and the effects of royal jelly are used up in an instant, allowing his physical strength to recover quickly.
After a short while, Su Jin's breathing began to stabilize, and apart from some soreness in his hands and feet, he was fine.
Using the seven-colored light emanating from the guiding star torch, he scanned his surroundings and noticed that the nearby seawater had some light green hues, which he guessed were the remnants of the strange waves.
He dared not touch it with his hands; who knew if it was poisonous? He had no antidote, especially since it was late at night.
Su Jin withdrew his gaze, his mood somewhat solemn, because this area was an unfamiliar sea.
He had been rowing all the way, and had been swept a long distance by the waves, so he was now far off course.
This was a sea area he had never been to before, and he was afraid that he might be swept away by the waves to some deep sea area, or even into the territory of some powerful sea monster.
Just like that long cry from Misty Island, he was certain that there was a super sea monster there!
No matter what, Su Jin decided that he would avoid Misty Island from now on and not go near that awful place easily.
He took out the Traveler's Soul Scroll, wanting to see where he was at that moment.
According to the scroll, he was still in a shallow sea area, which made Su Jin breathe a slight sigh of relief.
As long as it's in shallow waters, it won't cause much of a splash, and there won't be any major problems.
Afterwards, he calmed down and studied the route he had just taken, and found that he had been heading south almost the whole way, still between the two islands of Shen Ruying and Li Yuanyuan.
The shallow sea where he was located was the southern part of the shallow sea, and Su Jin could clearly feel that the temperature here was slightly higher.
Of course, humidity also plays a role, which suggests that marine life here might be more active.
Suddenly, Su Jin's attention was drawn to some small white dots in the distance.
The light from these tiny white dots was very faint and small; if it weren't for the darkness of night and the absence of moonlight, he would never have noticed them.
At first he thought these were reflections of the stars in the sky, but then he realized that the sky was covered with dark clouds today!
Su Jin immediately realized something was wrong, and a sense of curiosity arose in his heart.
Anyway, it's a shallow sea area. Even if he encounters some first or second-tier sea beasts, he can just run away, right?
He's a level three ship now, and his power isn't bad, so he can't be so cowardly.
When it's time to be brave, you have to be brave; at most, you'll just get closer slowly.
This time, Su Jin didn't use the Minglun pedal, but instead slowly approached the area of sea with small white lights by rowing the wooden oar.
The closer he got, the more tiny white dots he saw.
Gradually, he drove into the patch of small white lights.
Soon, Su Jin noticed that the color of the seawater had changed.
The water in shallow sea areas is usually a deep blue, and in deep sea areas it can even be so blue it looks black.
But the seawater here is incredibly clear, displaying a light blue-green color that is almost transparent and can only be seen in tropical shallows.
Su Jin looked down and could even see the seabed at a glance.
Based on his extensive experience, he judged that the water depth in this area would not exceed two meters, and at most it would only cover the head of an adult.
He hesitated for a moment, then gently scooped up a handful of seawater with his hand and tasted it.
It was salty, but not as salty as he had imagined; it had only a faint salty taste, almost like fresh water.
But drinking it directly was definitely out of the question. What intrigued him was why such a near-freshwater area existed in the middle of the ocean.
He then discovered that the source of the light in this body of water was actually seashells of various shapes.
Not all of them are luminous, but a significant portion of them are, and the luminous part comes from inside the shell.
Compared to marine creatures like the Starry Shell, which need light to shine, these creatures clearly surprised Su Jin more.
With the help of the light emitted by the seashells, he slowly began to see the underwater world of this sea area.
Fine white sand covered the seabed, with scattered pebbles and seaweed swaying gently with the waves.
Schools of small, silvery fish darted among the water plants, completely oblivious to the shadows cast by the boats overhead.
Occasionally, Su Jin could see a few translucent shrimp bouncing among the sand and stones, or palm-sized patterned crabs scurrying by and disappearing into the reefs.
Suddenly, a small group of fish, about to pass by his boat, turned belly up and then surfaced.
Even Su Jin didn't notice that in the area where the small boat had passed, quite a few small fish had been stunned by the electric shock and were floating belly-up on the surface of the sea.
He felt no remorse whatsoever; instead, he started catching fish.
These little fish are actually quite good. After removing their internal organs, you can fry them into dried fish and eat them one bite at a time without making a sound.
Just then, his boat seemed to be hit by something.
The next second, a golden light shot out from the bottom of the ship at an extremely fast speed.