Ever since coming to Suo Yu Bay, Xia Nan had always avoided fighting in the water.

This was of course unsurprising, as his high-mobility fighting style, combining multiple Battle Skills, was indeed not suited for the underwater environment. The viscous water flow would greatly impact his speed and explosive power.

Out of caution and responsibility for his own life safety, even while sailing on the high seas, when facing underwater enemies, he mostly used the long-range weapons on the ship, attacking from the deck.

But just like those internet jokes from his previous life about "being weaker than a big goose", if one really thinks that the reason fully-grown humans run around being chased by a flapping domestic goose is that their actual combat power is inferior, then they’d be gravely mistaken.

Often, human fear and avoidance of battle is simply due to a reluctance to get injured—even if it’s just a scratch—or a desire to avoid dirtying their clothes.

When the necessity of fighting overrides everything, whether it’s the survival instinct driven by hunger or the burning rage after being provoked, even without using the intelligent tools that place humans atop the natural world’s Pyramid, snapping the neck of a goose would be no harder than opening a bottle cap.

It was the same for Xia Nan.

His avoidance of water combat did not mean he couldn’t fight in the water.

And unlike before, the place he was in now was not an endless, unbounded open sea, but right next to a pier, with land just a dozen meters away.

There were no mountain-like towering waves, nor was there a sudden emergence of tentacles thicker than a human body from the abyss below. In fact, the internal width of the Twin Canyon was such that slightly larger giant Demons could not squeeze in at all.

They even roughly estimated the number of enemies from the height advantage above.

Based on this premise, facing the Vengeance Blade Blade, which was under imminent threat of attack by the Fishmen.

As the only member of the team besides Alton who could use [Gravity Control] to barely meet the suspension conditions after transforming into Hai Yin, Xia Nan, after hearing the signal, urgently leaped off the cliff, rushing over with the Druid.

Just a brief analysis of the situation mid-air, he decisively made his decision.

Let go, descend.

It was for this reason, the twin warriors and the crew on the deck finally saw that black wolf-head-shaped meteor that had been rumored to have some special coordination with Hai Yin these past few days on the ship.

"Aoooo—"

The mysterious high-pitched wolf howl mixed with the sound of tearing through the air, from far to near, accompanied by the sharp, accelerating sound from low to high frequency through the air, becoming increasingly clear.

At this moment, it was as if a mute button had been pressed on the scene.

Even the breath seemed to momentarily halt, with the screeching Sha Hua Fishman, the angrily roaring sailors...

Pairs of eyes gazed at the black silhouette rapidly descending, mane fluttering and trailing a long wake.

"Boom!"

Water splashed violently.

The meteor plunged straight into the sea.

The wave of impact surged against the deck of the Vengeance Blade Blade, causing the bodies of those on the deck to gently sway.

"This..."

Rein’s mouth opened slightly, instinctively glancing upwards at the Short-tailed Albatross circling above the ship, momentarily unsure of what to do to assist the comrade who had come rushing down from the sky.

Should I go into the water too?

Wouldn’t that be too dangerous?

What about Xia Nan, why is there no movement, did he encounter some danger?

What should I do?

This mature middle-aged man thought a lot in an instant.

And just as he gritted his teeth, deciding to risk jumping off the deck to enter the water and support his comrade.

He was interrupted by the suddenly rippling current from beneath the water, and the somewhat muffled yet deeper wolf howl from beneath the sea, partially isolated by the water.

Unlike the first coordination with Hai Yin at Wild Rabbit Island, facing the current vastly different combat environment, Xia Nan very flexibly adjusted his combat strategy.

When falling, he changed his intended landing spot from the deck to the sea surface, knowing that his physical capabilities would completely withstand the impact created between Seawater and himself during the fall. Not only did he not slow down, but he used [Teeth Hunting] and [Gravity Control] to maximize his falling speed.

The exaggerate kinetic energy enveloping him didn’t even require deliberate actions to directly tear apart a nearby unlucky Fishman into a bloody mess.

Thud—

From air to underwater.

The previously clear sounds seemed to be shrouded in a veil, becoming vague and distant.

The current impacting the eardrums, hearing only the "splash" of the water and the muffled hisses from the surrounding Sha Hua Fishmen.

Down, down.

The additional impact velocity acquired mid-air allowed Xia Nan, despite facing the resistance of the seawater, to drop straight to the seabed through the inertia provided by [Teeth Hunting].

Booted feet immersed in seawater lightly touched down on the soft sandy floor.

His eyes opened sharply, and he gazed upward at the sea surface.

It was Xia Nan’s first experience of underwater combat.

He had to admit, it was quite a fascinating experience.

On a visual level, although close to the mainland pier and at a typical depth, the towering cliffs on both sides blocked most of the sunlight, making underwater visibility rather ordinary, akin to the late evening when the sun is about to fully set.

The sound couldn’t be described as silence, yet it insulated about seventy percent of the land’s noise; the icy seawater enveloped his entire body, and even ordinary gestures required more effort than on land.