Based on Lan Xiaoyu's abilities, it wasn't hard to tell that she was a magical beast that lived in the water.

Since the current terrain was the sea, it was only natural for her to have knowledge of the magical beast tribes hiding within it.

Lan Xiaoyu began to explain at an extremely fast pace.

Meanwhile, the magical beast that had been hit by the train and flung far behind it now had half its body out of the water, holding a uniquely shaped trident weapon, its gaze filled with hatred as it looked in the direction of Bai Cheng and the others' train.

“It’s an outsider!” its voice rasped, “How dare they interrupt our tribe’s important ritual, they’re utterly arrogant!”

It didn't choose to pursue the train; its figure flickered, and it was about to dive into the seabed to report the arrival of outsiders to its chieftain.

But just as it was about to leap back into the water, a green streak of light flashed past at an incredibly fast speed, too quickly for it to even react.

Pfft!

It directly pierced its chest, but what burst forth wasn't blood, but water.

These streams of water quickly converged again, instantly reforming its hideous appearance.

It turned back, leaving a glance full of resentment, then prepared to turn back into water.

But suddenly, the liquid around its body completely froze, becoming uncontrollable.

Lan Xiaoyu leaped out of the water, standing on the surface of the sea as if on solid ground.

With a gentle clench of her fingers, the magical beast in front of her immediately transformed into a ball of water, unable to move.

Lan Xiaoyu grabbed the opponent and returned to the train.

“This is a type of magical beast that lives in water, called the Merman race.” 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

“Their strength on land is very weak among their peers, but conversely, with their water control abilities, their strength in water is at least three times greater.”

“They possess a unique underwater civilization, are extremely vengeful, have a strong sense of territory, and despise all outsiders.”

This was Lan Xiaoyu's understanding and introduction of the race.

In the sea, the Merman race could not only control water but also immune to most physical attacks, making them truly formidable.

With a splash, the water ball burst open.

A hideous creature, covered in scales and with deep blue skin, immediately appeared before everyone.

It looked panicked, but upon seeing Lan Xiaoyu and confirming her aura, that panic instantly turned into terror.

“Deep Sea... You are from the Deep Sea Race!!”

The foul fishy smell made Bai Cheng frown involuntarily; she turned to Lan Xiaoyu and said, “The interrogation is up to you.”

Having understood the opponent's abilities, Bai Cheng naturally knew that the countless whirlpools almost covering the entire sea surface were all formed by members of the Merman race.

Moreover, it was known that when they transformed into whirlpools, they had no perception of their surroundings, and correspondingly, they could not be perceived.

At this moment, these Mermen were more like they had merged with nature, completely becoming a part of the ocean.

If the train hadn't scattered a whirlpool, they wouldn't have discovered until now that these whirlpools were all formed by individual Mermen.

Since they were a group of civilized creatures, they were clearly acting under orders.

So, what was the purpose of their actions?

Bai Cheng wanted to know the answer.

“Miss, after that whirlpool disappeared, a small piece of land seemed to emerge!” Zi Yuan’s voice came again, causing the three to pause slightly.

“The whirlpool and the land are related?”

Hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately went to the rear of the train and observed the distance through the scope of her elemental sniper rifle.

Sure enough, a small, pointy tip, like an iceberg floating in the ocean, emerged from the sea.

But to call it land, its area looked to be only about the size of a stool.

Seeing this, Bai Cheng immediately understood.

Just then, the ring in her hand once again indicated the presence of minerals nearby: “I think I know how to find minerals now.”

Bai Cheng decisively chose to stop the train.

At this point, Lan Xiaoyu’s interrogation had also yielded initial results.

Seeing Bai Cheng, she immediately reported, “Miss, the Merman race is performing some kind of ritual.”

The Merman in front of her was merely at the lowest level, largely unaware of the tasks assigned to him.

Lan Xiaoyu continued to speculate, “Your subordinate guesses they are devouring the land.”

“Without the Merman race’s power to sustain it, the original land of the Nameless Sea would also surface!” Leng Ningxue also realized.

“So, if we want to find supplies ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) here, we have to fight these magical beasts?” Yu Nian raised an eyebrow.

Undoubtedly, all of this was very systematic.

In addition, Lan Xiaoyu also gathered some basic information about the Merman race.

Their entire tribe had nearly ten thousand people, and the interrogated Merman did not know that their race had migrated here.

In other words, their entire tribe had lived here for at least several decades.

But what worried Bai Cheng more was the strength of this tribe; even the Goblins in Deadwood City, with a population of less than a thousand, had War General-level experts. What about the Merman race, whose population was more than ten times theirs?

“The system was right, the Merman race is indeed very dangerous.”

“Xiaoyu, your decision is correct; we absolutely cannot be discovered by the Merman race, otherwise, the trouble would be immense.”

Lan Xiaoyu nodded upon hearing this, then mercilessly ended the life of the Merman before her.

She continued, “Miss, the Merman race dislikes sunlight; they have always been a nocturnal tribe.”

“Hmm, that’s the only good news,” Bai Cheng rubbed her temples.

At least the Silent Night environment was dangerous, and the Merman race generally resided at the bottom of the sea and wouldn't come to the surface, making travel relatively safer.

The train quickly came to a complete stop, resting on the surface of the sea.

Bai Cheng looked at Lan Xiaoyu: “Xiaoyu, I’ll trouble you.”

The latter nodded calmly and leaped back into the sea.

Most of the Merman race creating these whirlpools were of Elite Low-tier strength; facing War General-level Lan Xiaoyu, they were simply fodder for instant kills.

Soon, all the whirlpools in a considerably large area around them were cleared, and the sea surface returned to its original state.

The three stood quietly inside the train, watching everything outside. Sure enough, after a moment, another anomaly occurred.

A colossal creature was slowly rising from the sea, the surrounding seawater continuously pouring down with loud crashing sounds.

The area it revealed was far greater than the area Lan Xiaoyu had cleared of whirlpools; a huge island thus appeared out of thin air!

“Do you think this place might have originally been a large expanse of land?” Yu Nian speculated, looking at the scene before her.

But Bai Cheng and Leng Ningxue both shook their heads.

“The name ‘Nameless Sea’ already explains everything,” Leng Ningxue clarified, “Even if we continued to clear these whirlpools, the island wouldn't expand endlessly.”

“That’s right, this isn’t a land mode at all, but an island mode.”

When Bai Cheng reconfirmed that the sensation from her ring was indeed coming from the giant island before them, she immediately called out.

“Let’s go, we’re going to the island!”