Chapter 348

After Fujiwara Chika was ready, Ren Amamiya took the lead and walked toward the deck outside the cruise ship.

Some time had passed, and the sky was no longer filled with the thick fog as before.

With the sun rising, the fog had long since been dispersed.

Standing on the cruise ship's deck, one could see the island right before their eyes.

Surrounded by deep blue-black ocean, a fairly large island appeared right before them.

From a distance, it was clear there were no signs of life on the island; not even a single modern building could be seen.

This was a very pure island.

The surrounding islands were all encircled by bottomless ocean trenches, making one feel a bit unsettled just looking at them.

This ring of trenches was roughly seven or eight hundred meters wide.

That distance was quite far.

Looking down into the sea, the bottom was truly invisible; the scene was just like gazing into an abyss.

"This place... there's a ring of trenches around the island?"

Fujiwara Chika's eyes went straight.

She zoomed the focus on her camcorder much closer, confirmed that the trench was quite long and wide, and even she felt a bit uncomfortable looking at it.

She came to the railing and filmed downward into the seawater.

Seeing that scene, Fujiwara Chika felt her breathing involuntarily begin to quicken.

"Thalassophobia?"

Suddenly, Ren's voice came from behind, causing Fujiwara Chika's quickened breathing to begin returning to a regular rhythm.

"Mm... I had a slight reaction."

Fujiwara Chika looked helplessly at the trench beneath the sea surface ahead.

"I really don't have much resistance to pitch-black places."

"Below the trench is pitch black; it's a place where light cannot reach. Looking at that deep black area, I always feel like many bizarre things could run out from below."

Classic thalassophobia.

However, humanity's fear of darkness stems from instinct.

It is not just fear of darkness, but also fear of nature.

To this world, everyone appears far too insignificant.

Once the world's environment begins to change, it means many people will die unable to adapt to the changes.

The best way to face such a situation is to confront it directly.

Or use a greater stimulus to trigger another emotion of fear: excitement.

Ren Amamiya did not step forward on his own; instead, he looked at Kaguya Sigong.

"Kaguya Sigong, one."

Kaguya Sigong glanced at the cowering Fujiwara Chika, sighed helplessly, and simply nodded slightly to indicate agreement.

She slowly walked to the side of the railing, supported herself with her hands, and easily vaulted over the railing.

Kaguya Sigong gently gathered strength beneath her feet and leaped into the sea.

"!?"

Seeing this scene made Fujiwara Chika's scalp go numb.

"Boom!"

It sounded just like a body colliding with the ground. 997

Fujiwara Chika shuddered all over and immediately leaned over the railing to look down.

The scene below made her slowly exhale in relief.

"Haa..."

She saw Kaguya Sigong crash down onto a sheet of frozen floating ice in the boundless sea.

"She has already become completely different from the past."

Only then did Fujiwara Chika begin to realize that Kaguya has already become completely different from ordinary people.

"Having obtained the Ice-Ice Fruit, she has already set foot on a path completely different from the original one."

"The deep sea you fear is something she can now conquer."

Kaguya Sigong on the sea surface adjusted her state and began walking slowly across the water; yet with every step she took, a piece of floating ice the size of her foot would appear on the sea surface.

This was the reason Kaguya Sigong could stand on the sea.

"So, Fujiwara Chika, what about you?"

"I..."

Fujiwara Chika bit her lip, looking at Kaguya on the sea, and a feeling named envy involuntarily arose in her heart.

"I, I don't have that kind of power."

Yes, this was the sentence Ren Amamiya wanted to hear.

Only with desire can one have the qualification to obtain.

Ren Amamiya silently came behind Fujiwara Chika.

"Forgive my impertinence, Fujiwara Chika."

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