"Be careful, the sea beasts have all woken up," came shouts from the coral island. Immediately, the ropes around the ability users' waists were tugged. The ability users did not resist, as they knew the people on the coral island were saving them.
When Xiao Sheng saw Shen Feng's glider being smashed by a dolphin's tail, he was utterly shocked. Earlier, when Shen Feng had snatched the spoils, Xiao Sheng had been furious, seeing it as Shen Feng's unearned gain.
Although he had verbally criticized Shen Feng, when he truly saw Shen Feng being sent flying by a sea beast's tail, he couldn't help but worry. After such a fierce attack, could Shen Feng still be alive? "If Shen Feng dies at sea, I won't be able to explain it when I get back," Xiao Sheng thought to himself.
After the sea beasts awoke, their brainwaves had also recovered. Although more than a dozen sea beasts had been killed, the remaining sea beasts, finding no danger, resumed their attack. The ability users who were actively attacking were still in the water, while the group on shore was strenuously pulling the ropes. The ability users who had strengthened their bodies gritted their teeth and exerted force, but the dragging speed was still too slow. The ability users were unable to get ashore for a while.
Jin Zijue leaned against a coral on the shore, watching the sea beasts that had regained their vitality in the water. He couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect to be so weak, only able to control sea beasts for two minutes. It seems we are all going to be wiped out this time."
At this moment, Jin Zijue's heart was filled with despair. To put it bluntly, after giving his all, he had achieved nothing. At this point, he had lost all fighting spirit and his confidence was shattered. He decided to leave his fate to chance, as there was nothing more he could do.
The ability users in the water suffered heavy casualties. The water was not their strong suit to begin with, and it was only because of Jin Zijue's performance that they had the opportunity to defeat the sea beasts. But now, with the sea beasts awakened, continuing in the sea meant being at their mercy.
Xiao Sheng managed to get ashore with great difficulty. He was very lucky; the rope around him had never broken, which was why he was forcefully pulled ashore. After landing, Xiao Sheng's first action was to look for his teammates. His greatest hope was to find Zhang Zi. He wanted to know why the sea beasts, which had been frozen, could still attack. However, as he scanned his surroundings, Zhang Zi had disappeared. He then realized that Zhang Zi likely hadn't had time to get ashore and might have already died at sea.
"Heavens, are you really going to torment us like this?" Xiao Sheng sighed, looking up at the sky. Now that the sea beasts had resumed their attack, the typhoon was still raging. In the dim and dark conditions, there was no hope of survival. In such a situation, it seemed difficult to survive.
Just then, a giant sea turtle, as if driven mad, crashed through the coral thicket, disregarding its own injuries. It rushed towards the giant pillar beneath the coral island and slammed into it. The coral island had already been impacted earlier, and at this moment, the sea turtle violently collided with the coral pillar. The coral immediately broke apart, and the coral island sank into the water. The people on the island also fell into the water. Facing the sea beasts attacking from all directions, everyone wanted to stop paddling.
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The typhoon raged for a night and finally dissipated. The blue whale had died, and the typhoon could no longer be sustained, eventually dissipating. However, such a massive typhoon still caused a tsunami along the Australian coast. After the typhoon subsided, the coral island sea area returned to calm the next day, and sunlight once again shone on the sea.
There was a lot of marine debris on the sea surface, the most common being lumber from ships. Seeing this lumber indicated that many ships had been destroyed in yesterday's typhoon. On the ring-shaped island, Shen Feng and Li Keyi found a higher spot to recover from their injuries.
Yesterday, Shen Feng had thought of seeking wealth through danger, so he had to risk snatching the evolution crystals. This led to the accident. Shen Feng and Li Keyi were swept away by the awakened dolphin's tail, and their glider was shattered. Not even an aluminum alloy frame, let alone a titanium alloy frame, could withstand such an attack.
Shen Feng and Li Keyi were both severely injured, with countless broken bones. At that time, sea beasts were attacking everywhere. Li Keyi had to use her invisibility skill, and the two hid in the waves, drifting with the current without daring to make any significant movements. Finally, they were blown to the ring-shaped island by the waves and endured the typhoon for a night, thus managing to survive.
Shen Feng's arms and legs were broken, rendering him immobile. Although he could still use his abilities, his abilities were completely insufficient to support his actions. Li Keyi was slightly better off than Shen Feng, having broken one arm and one leg. Fortunately, Li Keyi had practiced martial arts since childhood and knew how to deal with broken bones. She found some nearby corals and made splints for herself and Shen Feng, which was also to prevent further injury.
Shen Feng leaned against the coral, while Li Keyi searched for nearby corals to treat Shen Feng. While applying the splint, she complained, "I already warned you not to lower your flying altitude, but you didn't listen. Now look at us, severely injured and stranded on a deserted island. What are you going to do now!"
Shen Feng endured the pain of Li Keyi setting his bones, baring his teeth as he said, "Didn't we get something out of it? I've already found five evolution crystals. If I hadn't taken the risk, how could I have gotten such a harvest? As for being stranded on a deserted island, that's fine. Two years ago, Yue Hengyi and I were stranded in a godforsaken place, and we still survived. It's definitely not the final desperate situation yet."
Li Keyi secured Shen Feng's hands and feet to prevent the bones from growing crooked. Then, she sat on a large coral nearby and said, "Staying here is not an option. If we had supplies, we could recover from our injuries, but there's nothing here but coral. We must find a way to leave."
Shen Feng gestured towards the giant whale in the center of the ring-shaped island and said, "Isn't there food here? At least tens of thousands of tons of meat, which should be enough for us to recover!"
The whale's body was too large, so it hadn't moved at all under the force of the typhoon. Shen Feng was also unable to move easily. Otherwise, Shen Feng would have immediately opened the whale's head to retrieve the evolution crystal inside. However, that was not possible for now.
The whale's appearance at this moment was also strange. Normally, the whale's back would just be surfacing, but now the whale was lying on its side. The whale's belly was a large expanse of white, now swollen, as if it were an inflated balloon.
Li Keyi looked at the whale in the sea. Normally, when a whale dies, it sinks into the water. Once submerged, the whale's carcass becomes food for other marine life. It is said that the death of one whale feeds tens of thousands of marine creatures, feeding countless marine organisms with its body.
However, now the whale could not sink into the water, and no marine life could come to feed. It eventually ran aground on the volcano. The reason the whale's belly was swollen was due to the fermentation of microorganisms within its body. The microorganisms were multiplying rapidly, decomposing the whale's internal organs, starting from the intestines, producing a lot of gas, which then inflated the whale's stomach, making it look quite strange.
"The whale is no longer fresh, so it can't be eaten. Therefore, we still have no supplies at all. In this situation, we should hurry and find a way to escape," Li Keyi said quickly.
"Really? It's only been one night, how could it not be fresh anymore? Why do I feel like you're lying to me?" Shen Feng looked at the whale carcass, which was as large as a small mountain, with regret. This was the corpse of the world's strongest sea beast. To not be able to eat even a bite felt like watching delicious meat slip away from his grasp.
Li Keyi explained, "There are many bacteria in the seawater. Let alone one night, meat begins to spoil within a few hours. The sea also has zombie viruses multiplying. If we eat it now, who knows what the consequences will be?"
Shen Feng shook his head helplessly, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Li Keyi, give me an evolution crystal. I'll evolve to the seventh stage now. As long as I become a seventh-stage ability user, everything can be resolved. You can work hard; I'll evolve first. After a day, my injuries will recover, and then you can evolve!"
Li Keyi pondered for a moment and said, "It seems that's the only way. After evolving and recovering from my injuries, it will be easier to find a way."
After speaking, Li Keyi opened her backpack and found a red crystal. It was only the size of a date pit, but it shone like a gem under the sunlight.
Shen Feng opened his mouth. He couldn't move to receive the evolution crystal, so he could only open his mouth and wait for Li Keyi to feed him.
Seeing Shen Feng like this, Li Keyi said exasperatedly, "Do you want me to chew it for you too? Really, look at yourself."
Shen Feng said helplessly, "But I need to be able to move. If I can't move now, won't you be the one to feed me?"
Li Keyi reached out and put the evolution crystal into Shen Feng's mouth, saying, "You'd better finish evolving quickly. Who knows if there will be more danger? My ability is only for close combat and hiding myself. If we encounter danger, I can't protect both of us."
Shen Feng chewed the evolution crystal in his mouth. It had no taste, just a feeling of sand in his mouth. After swallowing it with difficulty, he finally fell into a deep sleep.
Li Keyi looked around the island. There was no one here. It was likely that most of the people before had died at sea. It proved that in the vast ocean, sea beasts were more powerful.
"It's a shame I can't contact headquarters. I wonder if the outside world will send someone to rescue us," Li Keyi muttered to herself.
After thinking about it, it was impossible to survive for too long in the water-scarce sea. Li Keyi began to figure out a way to obtain water. Otherwise, she wouldn't last a day. Li Keyi had nothing in her hands except two empty plastic bottles.
After much thought, Li Keyi decided to use her ability. By using her ability, she could gather sunlight. Once the sunlight was gathered, the light brought heat, causing the seawater in the bottles to evaporate continuously. Although slow, this method could indeed obtain fresh water.
Just as Li Keyi was concentrating on making distilled water, the light behind her suddenly changed. She immediately noticed this and turned her head, shouting, "Who is it? Come out! Stop hiding."
Li Keyi was an ability user who controlled light, so she was naturally very sensitive to light. She had already sensed someone appearing behind her.
As soon as she spoke, a man walked out from behind a coral thicket. Upon closer inspection, it was Fang Qinghao. During the battle last night, as soon as the sea beasts appeared, Fang Qinghao had disappeared without a trace. He was also absent during the final battle. At that time, many people had speculated that Fang Qinghao might have died, but now it seemed Fang Qinghao was alive and well.
"Miss Li, don't be nervous. It's me! You must have been startled to see me appear before you now," Fang Qinghao said with a smile, approaching Li Keyi as he spoke.