Chapter 773: Goodbye Siren
On a rainy night, the Light Ocean Ship sailed through the waves. Raindrops pattered against the windows, and water flowed down from the formation’s energy shield at the top of the ship, blurring the line between rain and spray.
Instead of joining the Law Enforcement Hall members who were drinking and singing in the hall, Su Jiu took Bairnis into a small 30-square-meter room. They nestled together, not feeling the cold.
The former was calculating how to find the so-called “first island,” while the latter was using a book as a backing board, carefully drawing someone’s portrait.
“For that riddle game, as a member of this room, I can design a game and ask the elder named [Li].”
With a light sigh, Su Jiu suddenly stood up. Bairnis, leaning back, had her head pressed against the former’s skirt, creating a strange “L” shape.
Bairnis’s voice came from beneath the skirt, with a hint of coolness, gentle yet teasing: “Miss still likes wearing black with lace trim so much…”
“It’s just more comfortable to wear this way.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu couldn’t help but blush and quietly moved her body away from Bairnis’s face. Then she began designing her riddle on her phone.
Seeing this, Bairnis chuckled and got up. Without disturbing Su Jiu, she continued her sketch, occasionally stealing glances at the focused girl, then pursing her lips and smiling.
“Boom!”
They remained like this for an unknown amount of time when suddenly, the ship lurched violently. The waves crashed over it, as if trying to swallow the small boat into the depths. In the distance, the shadows of giant marine creatures vaguely appeared.
“Siren approaching, codenamed [Cangxing] the narwhal, speed alert! Linshan Island Law Enforcement Hall, proceed to your stations and prepare for resistance.”
“Repeat, this is not a drill…”
The next second, an urgent broadcast came from outside the corridor, followed by the sound of “thump thump!!” footsteps, like startled resting crew members. As an official organization, their movements were exceptionally swift.
“I’ll go take a look.”
Seeing this, Su Jiu tidied herself up and walked out into the corridor alone.
Following the crowd, she quickly reached the deck. Three Law Enforcement Hall Elders, all above Battle King level, were already standing there, including Mo Cai from before.
“Evade the narwhal [Cangxing] at full speed! Deploy energy liquid, engage the turbo system!”
He shouted, pressing down on his straw hat, his gaze fixed on the whale’s body, which was churning and splashing in the sea ahead. His expression grew increasingly grim.
“Damn it! Hasn’t He been missing for three or four years??”
He knew very well that this light ship couldn’t withstand the pressure of the narwhal.
As the former’s voice fell, a roar erupted from beneath the ship, and the sides began to spin, creating a phenomenon like a dragon’s breath.
“Woo woo…”
Then, the ship began to pull away from the distant whale at twice its usual speed. The energy shield emitted a more dazzling light than ever before, as if burning its spirit.
“We should be okay as long as we avoid that giant whale, right?”
Su Jiu had already come to the side railing of the deck, her hands resting on it. In this situation, it was best to remain an observer.
Sure enough, after the ship had pulled over a thousand meters away from the narwhal, the waves impacting the energy shield lessened considerably. Many crew members breathed a sigh of relief, but mist suddenly emerged from all around.
“This mist…”
Feeling the familiar mist, Su Jiu narrowed her eyes and looked up at the sky. Her blood pupil seemed to pierce through the white fog, directly seeing the white shadow in the sky, and she whispered, “Siren, why are they here?”
She couldn’t help but recall the information provided by the female evangelist – Bai Ya used Sirens for sacrifices among shallow believers.
Siren’s retaliatory capabilities were very strong. Recalling the past, perhaps they had only shown a tip of the iceberg, giving humans a warning, and hadn’t deployed their high-end forces.
As the white mist appeared, the surroundings of the ship became a vast expanse of white. The three Battle King-level individuals seemed to understand something. Mo Cai beckoned and shouted towards the control room:
“This is Siren’s fog. We might have accidentally intruded into their territory. Accelerate and move through it.”
“Elder, all our navigation systems have failed. It seems to be affected by a special magnetic field, making it impossible to determine direction or locate the demon’s position.”
In response to the former’s command, there was a moment of silence in the second-floor control room, followed by a sudden outburst.
Upon hearing this, Mo Cai clenched his fist, waved his hand, and declared loudly, “Continue accelerating in the current direction. Do not make any changes!”
The ship accelerated again, like a high-speed moving red lighthouse in the fog. Only the lights allowed them to see some nearby objects, but it was indeed more stable, and there seemed to be no attacks from the waves nearby.
At this moment, Su Jiu also found an opportunity to approach the three elders. Listening to their conversation, it seemed they all followed Mo Cai’s lead. She paused and asked the former softly:
“By the way, why does that giant narwhal have a codename? Is it a famous existence?”
“Cangxing, the embodiment of misfortune and disaster. It once drove tidal waves that submerged several small islands. In the past, several Initial Stage Battle God level experts were dispatched to围剿 it, but all returned without success. Its enormous size advantage allows it to fight multiple opponents of the same level. It is completely unfazed.”
Mo Cai did not answer. A woman with black-rimmed glasses beside him answered first, her eyes showing a hint of confusion.
“We haven’t seen its body much in the past few years and once assessed it as dead. I didn’t expect to encounter it again now.”
“That giant narwhal possesses Initial Stage War God strength, which is indeed quite troublesome, but repelling it is not too difficult…”
Su Jiu nodded thoughtfully. She estimated that if she had to kill this thing, she wouldn’t be enough, at most she could repel it. Its size was larger than several Lins combined.
“Repel it? It’s good enough just to survive.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Cai looked at Su Jiu with surprise. Seeing her young face again, he chuckled. Even as a Night Watcher, how strong could she be at this age?
He really felt like he was regressing.
Su Jiu was about to ask them about the Red Tide when she sensed something and suddenly looked forward, her pupils constricting. She instinctively used her external qi and shouted:
“Stop the ship quickly!!”
The control room heard Su Jiu’s voice and instinctively slowed down but did not stop immediately, waiting for their commander to speak.
Trusting Su Jiu’s identity as a Night Watcher, Mo Cai acted almost without hesitation. As soon as her words fell, he added, “Stop the ship!”
Then, he looked at the serious young girl in front of him and tentatively asked, “What happened?” At this moment, many people’s gazes were fixed on the girl, seemingly awaiting an answer.
Hearing this, Su Jiu withdrew her gaze, slowly took out the loquat branch from her waist, tightened her grip, and then said word by word:
“Cangxing… that narwhal is waiting for us in front, silently.”
