The entire ocean is my fishing ground.

Chapter 51 The Giant Beast Awakens!

hum.

With a soft hum, the expensive equipment installed on the hull of the Pioneer began to operate.

Inside the cockpit, a large amount of data streamed across a separate display screen, creating a real-time updated three-dimensional dynamic map of the seabed within a fraction of a second.

At the center of the map is that towering hydrothermal vent.

The ambergris vein that the system had originally marked as a whole has now been shattered into pieces by the energy.

Hundreds and thousands of fragments of varying sizes are being swept up by the scalding upwelling current and surging wildly toward the surface.

Their trajectories are chaotic, and they move at extremely high speeds.

Even more deadly, the system marked a bright red countdown next to the model of each fragment.

[Countdown to high-temperature decomposition: 17 minutes and 32 seconds]

Once removed from the high-pressure environment of the deep sea and exposed to high-temperature hydrothermal fluids, these priceless treasures will rapidly decompose and vanish.

"dad."

Lin Chen's roar pierced through the noisy waves and wind.

"Turn the rudder thirty degrees to port, resist the cross current, and stabilize the boat."

Without saying a word, Lin Jianguo bulged his arm muscles and gripped the cold steering wheel tightly.

The old fisherman, who had spent his entire life at sea, had no fear in his eyes at this moment, only focus.

"Sun Heizi, guards, listen to my command."

Lin Chen turned around, his gaze sharp.

"The deep-sea winch is activated, and the specially made fishing net is ready to be lowered."

"Yes."

Sun Heizi and the others were already shocked by the navigation skills and the miserable state of the enemy ships. Upon hearing the order, they straightened their backs.

"Brother Chen, just give the order. Even if it means going through fire and water, we'll pull out a mountain of gold for you."

As Sun Heizi shouted, he skillfully unlocked the winch's safety lock.

Lin Chen's gaze returned to the 3D map.

"Coordinates at 7 o'clock, depth 15 meters, expected to reach the starboard side of the ship in 30 seconds, ready to cast the net."

"receive."

Relying on muscle memory, Lin Jianguo began to fine-tune the ship's attitude the moment Lin Chen called out the coordinates, precisely aligning the right side of the Pioneer with the target airspace.

Sun Heizi and two other crew members worked together to control the huge fishing net, which remained motionless in the howling wind.

"put."

At Lin Chen's command, the specially made metal net whistled as it crashed into the churning, dark red seawater.

A few seconds later, the winch suddenly sank.

"receive."

Sun Heizi roared and pressed the retrieval button. The thick steel cable groaned and slowly pulled the fishing net out of the water.

Inside the net was a waxy solid about the size of a washbasin, its surface pitted and uneven, its color a mix of gray and black. A peculiar, subtle fragrance emanated from it, overpowering the strong sulfur smell of the seawater.

"My goodness..."

A young crew member couldn't help but exclaim.

"Stop talking nonsense and move it to the cooling box immediately."

Lin Chen's voice was devoid of any joy; instead, it was even colder.

"Next target, 11 o'clock, 20 meters deep, prepare."

The Pioneer shuttle continuously traversed, cast nets, and recovered them amidst the dark red, strongly magnetic sea fog.

One piece, two pieces, three pieces...

Inside the specially made cooling box, more and more ambergris was piled up.

Just as the sixth piece of ambergris was successfully retrieved, a sharp buzzing sound suddenly exploded in Lin Chen's mind without warning.

[WARNING! Extremely Dangerous Warning!]

[An unusually high-energy biological response has been detected! Deep crustal movement has disturbed an unknown giant deep-sea creature, which is rapidly rising along a hydrothermal vent channel and is expected to reach the surface in one minute and thirty seconds! This is consistent with the laws of physics and cannot be intervened by the system!]

black.

Lin Chen's pupils suddenly contracted.

A warning level even more dangerous than red.

Almost simultaneously, everyone on board the Pioneer felt a strange, low-frequency vibration coming from the hull beneath their feet.

That wasn't the vibration from the waves crashing.

thump.

thump.

The oppressive and stifling atmosphere made one's heart clench involuntarily.

"Chen...Brother Chen, what...what's that noise?"

One of the crew members' voices was already trembling with sobs.

……

Meanwhile, three nautical miles away.

The Poseidon was trapped on the edge of the whirlpool.

The vulture had just crawled out of the messy cockpit, its head buzzing.

"Backup power, quick, turn on the backup power for me."

He roared hysterically and kicked a distraught crew member away.

Just as the backup power indicator light dimly lit up, a sickening metallic scraping sound came from the bottom of the ship.

"What happened?"

The vulture rushed to the radar, the static on the screen flickered a few times, and finally managed to restore some functionality.

An irregular, enormous shadow, so large it filled the entire screen, was slowly rising from directly beneath the ship's hull.

"Did it...run aground?"

"A crew member asked in a trembling voice."

Before he could finish speaking...

The teeth-grinding friction sound suddenly turned into a terrifying squeezing sound.

creak—click—

The ship shuddered violently as this steel behemoth, costing hundreds of millions to build, was being squeezed by a tremendous force.

"No, it didn't run aground."

The mercenary in charge of the sonar screamed in despair as he watched the ever-growing shadow on the screen.

"It...it's moving, it's alive."

"What is it?"

The vulture's eyes were bloodshot.

Whoosh—!

His answer was a deafening roar of water.

A dark red tentacle, thicker than an adult's thigh, suddenly ripped through the churning sea, bringing with it a nauseatingly salty gust of wind, and slammed hard onto the deck of the Poseidon.

boom!

The barrel of the twin-mounted machine gun was instantly bent and deformed by the impact, and the sophisticated fire control system was forcibly torn off the base and shredded into a pile of sparking scrap metal.

"ah--"

The mercenaries on deck screamed in terror and scrambled toward the cabin.

Followed by.

Article 2, Article 3, Article 4...

Several enormous tentacles rose from the dark sea and wrapped around the hull of the Poseidon.

The ship groaned under the strain and began to list rapidly.

Finally, an enormous head, beyond description, slowly emerged from the water.

It was a head larger than an off-road vehicle, its surface covered with wrinkles and slime. In the very center of the head, two basketball-sized eyes, emitting a ghostly glow, were coldly watching the tiny insects on the deck.

Giant giant squid from the deep sea.

Awakened by the violent movement of the earth's crust, it followed the warm hydrothermal vents from the dark abyss to this hunting ground that belonged to it.

In the cockpit, the vulture peered through the porthole and met the gaze of those emotionless giant eyes.

A chill ran from his tailbone straight up to the top of his head.

His legs went weak, and he felt a warm, damp sensation in his crotch.

The vulture's beak was open, and it made a "hoarse" sound in its throat, but it couldn't utter any complete syllables.