Chapter 485: The Raid

"We have the most, most, most traditional submarine here."

"Inside, there are only deep-sea searchlights, manual engines, and periscopes."

Ye Shuang shrugged her shoulders.

"You'll just have to put in the effort yourselves to enter the Bermuda Triangle."

"If you really can't hold on, just have your Water-type Pet Beast take action and tow the submarine from the front."

Ye Shuang took Ye Bai to tour this alternative, unique submarine, and only then did Ye Bai understand.

Ah, this, isn't this the submarine that Jessie and James from Team Rocket often use?

This is jokingly referred to as the submarine version of the "Number 11 bus."

If one had to rely on human power to pedal it, that would probably be exhausting.

The corners of Ye Bai's mouth twitched.

However, he quickly thought of another problem.

Since the Gonggong cannot enter the Bermuda Triangle.

Then how should he break the Barrier set up by the Deep Ones?

As soon as long-range missiles enter the area where the Bermuda Triangle is located, they lose their accuracy, darting around everywhere like headless flies.

By then, let alone hitting the underwater city built by the Deep Ones, there is a high possibility they would land on our own heads.

"Let's do this: we'll sail to the vicinity first, then we'll discuss what to do next."

Just then, an unusual sound came from the submarine.

Beep, beep, beep—an alarm sounded.

Upon hearing this sound, Ye Shuang's expression changed drastically.

She trotted all the way and rushed into the control room.

"Report the current situation; what has happened?"

Ye Shuang shouted loudly.

"Report, Commander, according to the radar, a large number of unidentified objects are approaching the submarine."

"The quantity is so large that the radar simply cannot monitor them all."

"According to real-time intelligence from the destroyed probe submarine ahead, these appear to be undead from the seabed."

Ye Bai frowned: "It seems the thing I guessed has indeed happened."

"This should be a show of force from the Deep Ones."

"Ye Shuang, can we fire weapons at close range to eliminate a portion of the enemies?"

Very few of the Pet Beasts Ye Bai possesses can operate underwater.

Now he can only pin his hopes on the Gonggong submarine.

"To be honest, that is difficult, extremely difficult."

"First, the number of undead is vast; even if we fired torpedoes, it would be hard to clear such a large area."

"Second, we are currently on the continental shelf; if we fire torpedoes now, it might trigger changes in the continental shelf's tectonic plates, which could very likely cause an unprecedented Great Earthquake."

"An earthquake occurring on the seabed is no joke."

"The last point, and also the most crucial one, is that the souls of the undead are immortal; even if hit by a missile, they will recover within a certain amount of time."

"I am just afraid that the undead will devour each other and transform into even more formidable monsters."

What Ye Shuang said also made a lot of sense.

But having Ye Bai fight on the seabed is also not very realistic.

The one thing that needs to be solved now is how to eliminate the souls of the undead.

Is it possible to imprison the undead in one place?

At this moment, Hastur transmitted information to Ye Bai through their contract.

So Ye Bai nodded at Ye Shuang and returned to the cabin.

"Hastur, you asked me to find a quiet place; what ideas do you have?"

Hastur rubbed his hands together.

"Don't be impatient; I can solve the difficulties you are currently facing."

"The souls of the undead can become my food and provide me with divine power."

"They can also be imprisoned by me to condense into a Soul Gem."

"As for the Barrier of the Deep Ones, I have my own way to break it; as long as I get close to the Barrier, I can just make contact with it."

Hastur's words left Ye Bai half-believing and half-doubting.

"Really?"

Ye Bai's words made Hastur extremely annoyed: "Pearls aren't even that genuine; you know that I never lie."

Ye Bai held his forehead: "The Lord of Lies doesn't lie; how can that be possible?"

This made Hastur so angry he almost jumped up.

Just then, the sound of heavy chewing came from the cabin.

Crunch, crunch.

Ye Bai turned his head to look, and oh my, the Myriad-Change Butterfly had actually run out of the Beast Taming Space on its own and started munching away on the dining table.

It was eating very intently, and it didn't even notice when Ye Bai approached with a frying pan in his hand.

Only the sound of Ye Bai banging it a few times was heard, and several large bumps appeared on the Myriad-Change Butterfly's head.

The Myriad-Change Butterfly revealed a pitiful expression.

"Don't pretend, Myriad-Change Butterfly; this level of attack is nothing at all for you, since you possess the Iron Wall skill."

"I need you to split off a Heavy Water Butterfly Clone now to intercept the incoming undead."

The Myriad Change Butterfly wore an expression of a baby whose heart was bitter, but who wouldn't speak of it.

It rubbed its belly with its hands, looking as if it hadn't eaten its fill yet.

"Hurry up and eat your food, then split off the Clone."

The Heavy Water Butterfly is an overlord that manipulates water currents; this is the deep sea, exactly the place for the Heavy Water Butterfly to shine.

Previously, Ye Bai had actually overlooked this Clone form of the Myriad Change Butterfly.

It's just that he didn't know when this Heavy Water Butterfly would be able to ascend to become an Emperor.

After all, the Heavy Water Butterfly is only one part of the Five Elements Butterfly.

Wanting to become an Emperor of a race on its own is not an easy matter.

"See if you can sense the gravity of the deep sea and evolve into an Emperor."

The Myriad Change Butterfly was full; it transformed directly into six Heavy Water Butterfly Clones, while its main body remained by Ye Bai's side.

At this moment, the Ice Glass Dragon poked its head out from the Beast Taming Space, looking curiously at Ye Bai.

"Ice Glass Dragon, do you want to join the battle?"

The Ice Glass Dragon nodded; its father was an overlord of the deep sea, so as a dragon-type Pet Beast, how could it not be adept at water?

For it, coming here was no different from returning home.

"Good, Heaven-Swallowing Pelican, use Space Transfer."

The Heaven-Swallowing Pelican flapped its wings violently, and the Ice Glass Dragon, along with the Heavy Water Butterflies, were teleported out.

The Heavy Water Butterflies distributed themselves in six positions around the submarine to escort and protect it.

At this time, countless undead sea beasts, like a tide, directly surrounded the Gonggong submarine.

The Heavy Water Butterflies flapped their wings in the sea, and under their manipulation, the water currents turned into a protective barrier.

Any sea beast that approached the submarine would have its bones shattered under the weight of the heavy water, eventually vanishing into thin air.

Soul Fire emerged directly from their shattered shells.

"Haha, I can feel countless souls waiting for my favor."

"Very good."

"I feel great right now."

Hastur used the yellow mucus on his body to draw a Magic Array on the ground.

The moment the Magic Array took shape, streaks of cyan-white ghost fire turned into sharp arrows and surged toward the submarine.

These ghost fires rushed into the submarine and landed on the Magic Array.

An illusory pearl appeared in mid-air, being filled by the Soul Fire.

"See, I wasn't bragging, was I? I really can refine a Soul Pearl."

"However, a big fish has come over. Does it want to snatch the Soul Pearl from me?"

Hastur said with a cold sneer.

The body of the Leviathan Whale emerged from the shadows.

It opened its Blood Basin Mouth, revealing sharp fangs.

The Leviathan Whale was constantly devouring the overflowing souls, and the Soul Fire within its body was rapidly being replenished.

"This undead seems to want to restore its own strength by devouring a large amount of Soul Fire."

"But for a mere Seventh-Tier Exotic Beast to want to snatch prey from a god—how preposterous."

Hastur sneered and chanted a large amount of prayer.

The Leviathan Whale felt the speed of absorbing souls slow down significantly.

It frowned.

What to do when someone wants to snatch food from the tiger's mouth?

Why, you just go and beat them up, of course.

The Leviathan Whale's drill armor began to rotate, forming vortices on the seabed.

A large number of undead were swept into the vortices and were shredded into countless bones.

The Leviathan Whale's speed of absorbing souls increased significantly.

This made Hastur grit his teeth.

The Leviathan Whale devoured souls, its strength slowly recovering.

The abundant soul power allowed rotting flesh to grow back on its white bones.

As long as it could return to the Ninth Rank, the Leviathan Whale would be able to recover completely and display its overlord-level strength.

【Name: Leviathan Whale】

【Gender: Male】

【Characteristic: Water Protection: Water-type skill power is doubled; after taking damage, using water-type recovery skills doubles the healing effect.】

【Attribute: Water】

【Level: Seven-Tier Peak】

【Domain: Water Domain: Movement speed is doubled in places with water.】

【Skills: Horn Stab (Mastery): The long whale horn on its head is harder than a diamond; once it pierces into an enemy's body, it triggers a Bleeding effect, and the whale horn will rotate at high speed to create more wounds.

Blood Basin Mouth (Mastery): Open the mouth to absorb seawater and devour souls.

Ultra-High Pressure Water Cannon (Mastery): Inhale a large amount of seawater and spray an Ultra-High Pressure Water Cannon from the mouth; after entering the prey's body, it will rupture the prey's internal organs, and even hard stone will be directly shattered under the impact of the Ultra-High Pressure Water Cannon.

Soul Sound (Mastery): Emit low-frequency sound waves from the mouth; upon contact with the sound waves, it will cause the soul of a person or Pet Beast to break free from the shackles of the body.

Water Protection (Mastery): After the Leviathan Whale devours a large amount of water, its body will secrete a transparent liquid to surround itself, and its defensive power will also increase several times over.】

Horn Charge (Mastery): The horn on its head can be as sharp as a sword and can also extend; by charging headlong at an opponent, its attack power becomes terrifyingly high.

Sharp Horn Drill (Mastery): The sharp horn on the Leviathan Whale's head can rotate at high speeds. Aided by its swimming speed in the water, the speed of its Sharp Horn Drill is extremely fast; often, before the prey can even react, its body has already been pierced by the horn.

Water Protection (Mastery): A large amount of water appears around its body to protect it, forming a protective shield to avoid physical attacks.

【Evolution Route 1: None for now】

【Evaluation: This guy is a weapon of war in the ocean, but in an environment without water, it is meat on a chopping block. It was once a Ninth Rank overlord, but due to certain reasons, it fell to the seabed. If it devours enough Soul, the Leviathan Whale can recover to the Ninth Rank once again and become the overlord of the deep sea.】

Looking at the Leviathan Whale, which resembled a fortress, Ye Bai suddenly had an idea.

As long as he controlled this Leviathan Whale, he could reside on its body and approach the Deep One's Undersea City.

"Hastur, is there any way to control this Leviathan Whale?"

Ye Bai looked at Hastur, who was gritting his teeth and constantly chanting incantations.

"Yes, I certainly have one, but I have not yet recovered to my optimal state."

"I cannot cast any Divine Art at all right now."

"If my body were to attach to yours, you certainly wouldn't be happy about it."

"Since that is the case, you had better find a way yourself."

Looking at Hastur, who was acting like a stubborn rascal, Ye Bai was also at a loss for what to do with it.

After all, it had forcibly signed a contract with him.

"Sun Flower Fairy, can you use enslavement?"

"It is also a Seventh Rank Pet Beast."

Looking at the incredibly massive Leviathan Whale, the Sun Flower Fairy also revealed an expression of "I can't do it, Your Majesty."

After all, the Leviathan Whale's body was simply too large, and the Sun Flower Fairy did not have the confidence to do it.

"First, you must bind the Leviathan Whale's body."

"Second, you must imprison the Leviathan Whale's Soul and make it obey your commands."

"Finally, you cannot treat the Leviathan Whale as an ordinary Pet Beast; just by virtue of its current size, it possesses the power to contend with a Ninth Rank Pet Beast."

"When it was alive, it must have been a deep-sea overlord."

Hastur finally said something sensible.

"I suggest you all fire your cannons, beat the Leviathan Whale until it has low health, and then take advantage of the Leviathan Whale's weakness to subdue it."

Ah, isn't this just the principle of capturing with a Poké Ball?

Ye Bai was speechless.

"What are you looking at me for? Can you solve the problem just by looking at me?"

"Think carefully about whether you have been working hard and if you have been working seriously."

"I am just a small fry right now, not a high and mighty god, understand?"

Ye Bai was also dumbfounded, and in the end, he even blurted out an English word.

"Fine, I'll find a way myself."

At this moment, a broadcast notification was issued inside the submarine, asking Ye Bai, Lan Fa, Yun Luo, and Zhang Tian'an to come to the Captain's room.

Ye Shuang was looking for them.

Just as they arrived at the Captain's room, Ye Shuang had a serious look on his face.

"The situation this time is very bad."

"That Leviathan Whale's horn is enough to drill a huge hole in the submarine."

"To be honest, I don't have any confidence at all."

"Even though the Gonggong uses super-alloy metal, for the deep-sea overlord Leviathan Whale, it's basically just a little brother."

At this time, Ye Bai asked: "At this time, can we use missiles?"

"If we can severely damage the Leviathan Whale, we can gain great benefits."

Ye Shuang shook his head heavily: "No, the Leviathan Whale is very close to the Gonggong; if we launch a missile from this position, we will also be within the range of the explosion."

"Once the missile explodes, the resulting shockwave will be enough to flip the entire Gonggong over, and at that time, everyone on our submarine could be buried on the seabed."

"However, I can activate the impact drill that comes with the submarine to attack the Leviathan Whale."

Ye Shuang provided another line of thought.

"But if we really want to do this, we definitely have to get close to the Leviathan Whale for it to be effective."

"It's just that, will the Leviathan Whale give us that chance?"

(End of this chapter)