"Take action!"

In the instant before the monster broke through the water and revealed its true form, both sides had already responded. Above the nuclear submarine, a flash of cold air appeared, causing the turbulent waters of the Deep Water Port to suddenly freeze rapidly. The monster’s impact then shattered it, with the pieces once again freezing and breaking into large sheets of ice.

From the Infinity, Ryuji flew out from the cabin door and unleashed an airborne attack, severing the tentacles wrapped around the Infinity. Simultaneously protecting both the nuclear submarine and Infinity with a Telekinesis Wave, three figures appeared atop the pressure-resistant shell of the cabin — surprisingly, they were Brother Huo, Monica, and Ah Bai, three superpower users with wide-ranging attack abilities. The Burning Flame Sword, laser beam, and invisible Sound Roar Sword struck out immediately.

Boom boom boom!

The lights on the gantry above Deep Water Port flickered erratically. The entire hollow cave was illuminated by flames and laser beams. The monster that broke through the water only revealed part of its torso. Its massive form squeezed the Infinity and the nuclear submarine, unleashing a monstrosity seemingly fused with the features of a whale skull and deep-sea worm. Millions of compound eyes rolled within the cranial fissures. Layers of spiraling teeth in the gaping maw emitted a soul-pulling low-frequency hum. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

As Brother Huo’s trio launched their attacks, the monster’s Biological Force Field shattered instantly. The whale skull exploded into a giant cavity, spewing copious amounts of Black Blood. Only part of its torso seemed to be exposed above the water. The monster reeled violently upon being attacked and began frantically charging toward the passageway above.

"Trying to escape?!" Brother Huo pointed his sword, ready to deliver a finishing blow.

Seeing this scene, Monica’s expression changed, and she immediately said, "Its target isn’t us, it’s above!"

"Lin Xian?" Chen Sixuan realized and was about to say something when Lin Xian’s voice finally sounded over the frequency.

"Dive, dive!"

Rumbling, as Lin Xian’s voice trailed off, the entire submarine base began experiencing a severe earthquake, the surface of the water surged, and the ground shook as boulders and rocky walls continuously collapsed, causing the upper layers to start caving in.

"Lin Xian has been marked, quick, control it!"

Realizing this, Monica quickly glanced at her marked state, discovered that no light was on, and immediately called on Ryuji.

At this moment, the upper building erupted in a violent explosion. The monster, having burst through the surface, frantically drilled upward. Its hundreds of meters long black-and-white-striped torso almost completely filled the cave space of the submarine deep water port, and its glossy skin looked terrifying.

Ryuji took the lead, flying out with hands open, trying to control the creature with full force. Meanwhile, a scorching, bright ray shot out from the smoke above, accompanied by an aggressive energy wave that evaporated the air, piercing a massive blood hole through the monster’s skull. Amid the gray-black smoke, Lin Xian and KIKI emerged from the monster’s blood hole, followed by Viola and what’s left of the drone swarm.

"Lin Xian, what happened?"

"No time to explain." Seeing Brother Huo and Ah Bai still prepared to strike, Lin Xian flew directly onto the Infinity: "Get on board, we’re diving."

"This monster?" Brother Huo exclaimed, surprised that the enormous creature was still twisting its torso, clearly not dead yet.

"Leave it!" KIKI shouted, "This place is about to blow, there’s no time left!"

Before KIKI finished speaking, Monica had already dragged Ah Bai, quickly following Lin Xian into the cabin. Brother Huo, glancing at the churning Black Water below his feet, changed his expression slightly, swallowed hard, and quickly joined Ryuji inside.

Hiss~

The inner chamber of the deep diver closed, pressing up was initiated, returning to the Infinity, where Lin Xian directed Viola

"Pressurize, dive rapidly!"

"Ryan, stay behind us."

"Understood." Ryan immediately commanded his team "Tilt by 15 degrees, flood the main ballast tank!" Rumble, the submarine’s hydraulic pump emitted a dull hum, the water pipes swelled instantly, and the hull began to sink.

Meanwhile, the train aboard the Infinity breached the water surface, diving directly into deep water. Everyone aboard felt the ground suddenly tilt, even becoming vertical. Unlike the parallel descent with the submarine, the Infinity plunged down like a black dragon. Looking out from inside the cabin, the portholes were immediately engulfed by Black Water. The pressure-resistant shell vibrated with the metallic stress ring hum, while the propeller exploded a roar, stirring the monster’s shattered limbs like mud, plunging quickly into the water.

Boom!!

Almost the second the two vehicles entered the water, the entire mountain cave of the submarine base collapsed with a loud crash, boulders fell, and the twisting black-and-white sea monster was preparing to retreat underwater. Its exploded skull, however, was directly crushed by the giant rocks from the cave. The originally upward path burst forth with countless insect-like creatures resembling Black Water, pursuing Lin Xian, all submerged in burning rock and bubbling magma!

Glug glug glug!

Beneath the suffocated Deep Water Port, the once-wide waterway now showed only a narrow passage under the underwater sonar and scanning system. As soon as Lin Xian entered Carriage 2, he looked out the porthole to see the outside. A giant sea monster’s black-and-white mottled torso, tens of meters in diameter, stretched straight into the abyss, seemingly never-ending, making one’s scalp tingle.

"This thing drilled into the passageway from the Deep Water Port, oh my God, such a massive sea snake!"

KIKI watched the flickering black-and-white stripes outside, unable to resist the chills running down his spine.

"It’s still moving, trying to attack again. Now both in the sea and on the island, it seems everything is gathering here." Lin Xian immediately said.

KIKI replied, "There’s only 600 meters left to exit the cliff passage and enter deep sea. This creature blocking here, I guess outside the passage, there’s already a swarm of sea monsters waiting for us."

"Lin Xian, how much time do we have?" Chen Sixuan noticed Lin Xian’s marked state and guessed that with the mark, diving was urgently needed.

Lin Xian panted urgently, turning to look at Chen Sixuan, Monica, Brother Huo, and others, speaking solemnly

"17 seconds."

The moment these words fell, everyone’s pupils suddenly shook!

Lin Xian didn’t utter another word and immediately grasped the hanging corridor handle, using the propeller on the Power Armor to swiftly reach Carriage 3. Inside Carriage 3, it had become a sea of vines, a ton of green vines resembling tentacles, gripping onto falling instruments, Cultivation Chamber, and equipment, preventing their fall.

Standing ’on the ground’ vertically, Ding Junyi remained calm, wielding countless vines from behind, protecting Xiao Yuan, Miao Lu, and several Disaster Plants like the Hell Black Chrysanthemum. The scene looked extremely eerie.

"Captain Lin!" Xiao Yuan exclaimed upon seeing Lin Xian enter.

Miao Lu, grabbing a vine, hurriedly said, "Just a bit more."

"How much more?"

Lin Xian immediately turned to look at Ding Junyi, only to see her face pale, superpower eyes flaring wildly, countless Blood Crystals now turned into sand grains, only a few Level 3 Blood Crystals remained connected.

Beep beep, beep beep.

Lin Xian’s watch emitted a warning tone, nightfall was approaching.

However, night wasn’t the biggest issue now. He carried a Level 4 mark, the geothermal well’s explosive device was about to detonate, the Infinity was also nearing the deep-sea cliff. Lin Xian had to use Silver Dragon Ten Thousand Mistakes at the moment of explosion, when the Black Insect got eradicated, to disappear instantly before those deep-sea sea monsters, only then could he enter a silent state at that blink-and-miss moment.

Even if successful, evading mark pursuits, would only mean passing the first gateway to Hell.

Hum, hum, hum, aboard the Infinity, with the Infinity diving downward at a steep angle, many items fell within the carriage, and though some preparations were made in advance, still many seemed flustered.

Thankfully, people in Carriage 2 were stabilized by KIKI using telekinesis. In Carriage 5, Da Lou held the equipment rack with his body, simultaneously protecting Sun Yuzhen and Mo Xiaotian, the mother and son huddled in the corridor’s corner, while Shu Qin, Luo Yang, Vanessa, and others safeguarded regular members at the back.

At this moment, the Infinity continued its dive deeper — 300 meters, 500 meters, 700 meters — as pressure changed, cabin inner pressure rapidly adjusted, oxygen systems ran, and Viola continued monitoring the train’s status, reporting promptly to Lin Xian.

seconds, 14 seconds...

During this time, superpower-wielding Ding Junyi slowly turned toward Lin Xian, saying calmly.

"The blooming is near, but this time... it’s not a mere flower bud."