The sea surface is particularly strange against the dark red sky, and it seems to be sending out some kind of disturbing signal.
On the beach near the sea, the explorer was pulled aside by several town residents and whispered comfort, but his eyes occasionally turned to an old man not far away.
"Explorer! What happened?"
Pan Yue's appearance silenced the scene. The originally angry explorer lowered his head and walked to him with some grievance, waving the paper and pen in his hand.
"You brat, you came just in time. I just wanted to record the smell of the sea water, and the old man had to stop me from drinking it."
"..."
Pan Yue thought something big had happened, but when she heard this was the reason, she couldn't help but feel angry and funny.
At this time, the old man also walked over slowly. Strangely enough, all the people they saw in the town today were teenagers and middle-aged people, and this was the first resident of this age.
The old man seemed to have heard about Pan Yue's deeds, and his demeanor and tone were obviously much more polite.
"Ahem...General Pan, it's not that I have a problem with your resistance army, it's just that...this kid can't drink our seawater!"
"Bah! Why do people in your town drink it every day, but I can't even take a sip?"
After all, the explorer is just a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old kid who has been rebellious since he was a child. The naughty temper revealed at this moment is completely different from his sophistication when facing the White Walkers.
"That's enough, stop messing around!"
Pan Yue's angry shout interrupted the explorer's talk.
During the days when the two knew each other, he had always been relatively tolerant of the explorer's willful character, but now the child was so rude to villagers whom he had never met, and finally completely offended him.
After several months of training, he had gradually transformed from a confused young man into a deputy commander of the Resistance Army who could shoulder heavy responsibilities. This roar was quite majestic.
The explorer was immediately frightened and shut his mouth. With a little grievance and unwillingness, he lowered his head and walked to Hu Lei. Hu Lei patted his shoulder gently, looked at Pan Yue and then walked with him along the waves.
"Old sir, I'm really sorry that I didn't take care of my team members and caused you trouble."
"General Pan, you're being polite. It's not that I'm stingy with these sips of water, it's just that... there are some customs in the town that I can't say much about."
Pan Yue had already heard some rumors about Yimi Town, so she nodded to express her understanding.
"Thank you, General Pan, for your understanding. You should go back and rest first. The seaside is dangerous."
"Danger? What danger..."
Before he finished speaking, a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared on the originally calm sea, accompanied by a strange murmur.
"Be blessed by me...I will give you eternal life..."
When the old man saw this, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted loudly towards Hu Lei and the explorer who were closest to the sea: "Let's go! Let's go quickly!"
It's already too late.
Something suddenly stretched out from the vortex and pulled the explorer into it. It was so fast that even Pan Yue couldn't see clearly what it was.
"He shows up... He shows up!"
The villagers immediately exploded, and there seemed to be a hint of excitement in their fear. Only the old man looked at the sea with complicated eyes, lost in thought.
Hu Lei was also stunned at this time - the explorer disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The seaside became calm again, and the originally churning vortex became smaller and smaller. Just when it was about to disappear, a figure jumped into it.
Pan Yue.
He didn't have time to think too much at this moment, gritted his teeth and plunged into the sea, all his complaints about the explorer just now were gone.
Below the sea surface, the icy temperature stung his nerves, and a large amount of seawater poured into his chest, causing his body to convulse.
After a while, Pan Yue finally adapted to the place and swam deeper along the traces left by the monster.
Compared to the dangerous lakes filled with sirens in the City of Mist, this place is obviously much peaceful.
A unique ecosystem has been formed here, and many strange-shaped underwater creatures looked at him curiously, as if they had long been accustomed to human visits.
However, a frog-like creature caught Pan Yue's attention.
At first, he could only see one or two of these creatures sporadically. Their bodies were no different from ordinary frogs, except that they were larger, almost the same as humans.
What struck him as strange was their faces.
Although their eyes were protruding, their overall facial features were very similar to those of humans. What made him shudder the most was their eyes.
Those huge, protruding eyeballs contain clearly human emotions!
As he went deeper and deeper into the ocean floor, the number of these creatures doubled.
Pan Yue didn't dare to think any more and swam quickly following the monster's trail.
Suddenly, a strange building came into view.
It is more than ten meters high and made of countless rocks and shells. It is suspended in the sea and remains motionless.
Judging from the appearance, this is clearly a majestic palace, and the traces of the monster disappeared at the entrance of the palace.
"Tan...well..."
Pan Yue wanted to shout the explorer's name loudly, but the salty seawater poured into his body the moment he opened his mouth, choking him so much that he could not speak at all.
At this moment, a low murmur came from the palace, and the sound was exactly the same as that of the monster that appeared in the whirlpool.
He followed the sound into the palace and saw a few people lying flat on the ground in the corner with their eyes closed. Most of them were old people with white hair. Among those rare young faces, the one closest to the door was the explorer.
"Why do humans... break into the territory of the Lord of the Deep Sea..."
In the center of the palace, the monster, the Lord of the Deep Sea, finally revealed his true face.
His appearance looks similar to that of a whale, his skin is almost transparent light blue, and the blood vessels in his body are clearly visible.
There are two slender tentacles on each side of his body, and on his head is a ball of black light that is constantly changing its shape. The endless murmur comes from here.
He didn't show aggression like ordinary alien demons, but his deep and deep voice was calm and intimidating, so Pan Yue didn't dare to act rashly for a while.
"Don't be afraid, human being. Although I am also my Lord's dependent, I am not as violent as Sawu and the others. As long as you leave immediately, I will not embarrass you."
Pan Yue wanted to answer, but the rushing water stopped him again.
"Haha, you don't have to speak, I can feel your thoughts."
An invisible warm current came over, and Pan Yue felt as if his brain had been pricked by a small thorn.
After a few seconds, the Lord of the Deep Sea slowly spoke, his tone much tougher than before.
"You can leave, but not your friend - this is the person I personally brought back to the palace."
"Human, you seem unwilling. I just responded to his request and granted him eternal life."
"You...have you thought about it, actually want to take action against the Lord of the Deep Sea?"
He continued to sense the changes in the thoughts of the human being in front of him, and the atmosphere became more and more tense.
Sorry, he is very important to me. If you refuse to let me take him away, then I will have no choice but to take action!
Pan Yue said these words silently in his heart, and took out the iron ruler shining with holy light from his pocket.