Chapter 89: The Forgotten Creature of Time (Part Two)
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At present, An Bu still remembered the most miserable way she died, which was in a plane crash. At that time, she found that all passengers and crew members on a flight were shrouded in death energy, with their time of death almost the same. So, before the plane took off, she made an anonymous call to the airport, claiming that there was a bomb on the plane, aiming to delay the takeoff and have them check for any malfunctions.
The airport authorities indeed canceled that flight, although it was likely a prank, they couldn’t ignore it, as it involved the safety of hundreds of people. However, after inspection, there was no suspicious item or mechanical failure on the plane, so they concluded that the previous call was just a prank.
However, An Bu had already achieved her initial goal. Passengers who were originally on that plane either transferred or refunded their tickets, escaping a disaster. However, An Bu found that the death energy on the crew members did not disappear. As they switched flights, the death energy transferred to another plane they were responsible for.
An Bu realized that the cause of the accident was not the plane but something intentional. Since she had already made a call, this method was surely not effective anymore. So, she also bought a ticket for this flight, boarded the plane, and intended to find the perpetrator who caused the tragedy.
She failed. She didn’t expect the saboteur to be a flight attendant, and she didn’t know how the dangerous item was brought onto the plane. Eight minutes after takeoff, the plane exploded in the air, breaking into pieces, and all 179 passengers and crew members on the plane perished.
An Bu was blown to pieces, and at that moment, her only thought was that she could finally rest. She thought she might become like a zombie, unable to move only when her head was blown off. But that wasn’t the case. Seven days later, she appeared in the space of the Book of Life and Death, her body reconstituted, her death energy increased by 11,329 points, looking like a refugee, thin as a skeleton.
She saved some people but also harmed others. She didn’t even have the right to choose death; she only had one path, to “live” on.
Since then, before saving someone, she would make sacrificing herself a prerequisite, trying not to involve other innocent people.
In this case of the New Sea disappearance, An Bu speculated that it should be due to external factors rather than intentional actions. That’s why she rushed over, trying to save as many people as she could.
When sucked into the seabed, An Bu wasn’t worried about being eaten by fish because once her death energy fused into flesh and blood, it would turn into corpse poison, poisoning any creature that ate it. Moreover, she still had a dagger with her; breaking open a fish’s belly wouldn’t be difficult.
Her body was swept into a dark space by the water flow, surrounded by water, unable to see anything. An Bu didn’t need to breathe, so she didn’t worry about drowning, but the water pressure was too great, making even her, without pain sensations, feel uncomfortable.
However, as the water flow gradually became calm, An Bu, able to control her body, was surprised to find that the water pressure had decreased. It seemed like there was a pressure-resistant layer formed around her.
An Bu floated in the pitch-black seawater, sensing the death energy from this creature. Surprisingly, within this death energy, there was a hidden vitality. Following this vitality, An Bu slowly swam towards the dark depths.
After an unknown amount of time swimming, several points of light suddenly appeared in front of her. As she advanced, the light increased, gradually illuminating this dark space.
It was only then that An Bu realized she seemed to be in a place similar to an underwater cave, not inside a fish’s belly as she initially thought.
On the walls of the cave, many fluorescent plants were growing, shimmering with colorful lights. If An Bu could see colors, she would undoubtedly marvel at this picturesque scene.
While An Bu was contemplating where she was, she suddenly caught sight of an object. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a bloated corpse. Scanning the surroundings, she found several more bodies. In total, there were about twelve.
They should be the crew members and passengers who had disappeared during this period. An Bu recognized one of them as the bald man Liu Jin, whom she encountered in the mall and couldn’t save in time.
Their bodies were mostly intact, showing no signs of being gnawed by large fish. Oddly, if not for consumption, why did this unknown creature suck these people in?
With questions in mind, An Bu continued to swim towards the location of the vitality.
Before long, between a few rocks, she found a spherical object. It seemed to have a transparent membrane on the outside, enveloping an irregularly shaped small creature that expanded and contracted, resembling breathing. The vitality she felt emanated from it, similar to what she had sensed from newborn babies before. So, she speculated that this little thing might be the offspring of some marine creature.
While pondering, something lightly touched An Bu’s left cheek. She turned her head and saw a semi-transparent tentacle swaying gently beside her. The tentacle was long, extending into the dark depths.
In front of An Bu’s eyes, the tentacle swayed a few times, then split into two, and two split into four. It transformed from one to four.
An Bu: “…” What does this mean?
The four tentacles formed a claw shape, pointing towards An Bu, as if waiting for her response.
After hesitating for a moment, An Bu slowly extended her hand towards the tentacle. The next second, her hand was entwined by the tentacle.
【Hun Yi——】
The moment they made contact, a line of text suddenly appeared on the Book of Life and Death.
【Hun Yi, residing in the four seas, ever-changing, purifying the world’s impurities, lifespan exceeding 3000 years, not fearful to consume, able to control calamities.】
An expression of surprise flashed in An Bu’s eyes. Her Book of Life and Death could only record vitality and death energy, unable to access specific information about living beings. However, this creature broke her understanding. The Book of Life and Death not only recorded its birth and death dates but also detailed its past experiences.
This Hun Yi was born over 1,900 years ago. Once raised by a fisherman as a good luck fish for three years, it was later released into the sea. Since then, it resided in the deep sea, attaching itself to mud and rocks, feeding on microorganisms, rarely moving, and staying in a semi-sleeping state throughout the year. With the change of time, hundreds of years passed in the blink of an eye. Human technology became increasingly advanced, but pollution grew more severe. Hun Yi, as its duty, continuously absorbed the increasing pollution in the ocean. In less than two thousand years, its life reached its end.
Therefore, Hun Yi began to reproduce and sought help from humans. In its memory, it was raised by humans, considering them an essential element for the continuation of its offspring. However, it didn’t know that humans couldn’t survive in the sea. Its repeated calls and pleas were futile.
As its life neared its end, Hun Yi became increasingly anxious, unable to understand why humans couldn’t respond to it. Until An Bu appeared, it could finally convey its wishes. The joy it felt was overwhelming.
Hun Yi didn’t release An Bu’s hand but separated more tentacles, wrapping the offspring hidden in the rock crevice and presenting it to An Bu.
【I’m counting on you.】
A voice with anticipation seemed to sound in An Bu’s mind. Cradling the small life wrapped in the transparent membrane, feeling the majestic vitality emanating from it, An Bu nodded and accepted its trust.
Ah… a faint sigh of joy seemed to come from the water. The tentacles entwined around An Bu’s hand gradually became transparent and then disappeared like smoke, leaving no trace.
Shortly after, the water quality of the New Sea sea gradually dropped from the best Class I to Class II.
Some creatures silently purified this world. From their birth to extinction, nobody knew they had ever existed, appearing silently and disappearing soundlessly.
With Hun Yi’s death, the bodies hidden in the underwater cave also surfaced one after another, and the death energy shrouding that area dissipated.
An Bu’s death energy did not increase, but she gained 3,207 points of Vitality.
Not long after An Bu was swept into the sea, the captain quickly sensed that something was wrong. After hesitating for a moment, he eventually sent several crew members and volunteers to check the situation. However, apart from An Bu’s disappearance, everyone else had been knocked unconscious and hung on the speedboat, with no other injuries.
They had a clear view of the situation on the ship, and at that time, everyone on the yacht was following An Bu into the sea like being enchanted. An Bu bravely pulled them out of the water. Now, everyone else was unharmed, but the girl who saved them was missing.
Everyone felt heavy-hearted. After searching the nearby waters for a long time, as the sky gradually darkened, just as they were about to give up, a massive vortex suddenly appeared on the sea surface. Before long, bodies emerged from the vortex.
“Oh my God, what is that?” Everyone on the ship was in a commotion, their faces filled with nervousness and shock.
“It seems to be those missing people!”
“Old Huai, I see Old Huai.”
“That’s Sister Wang’s man. I didn’t expect him to be among the casualties.”
Several identities of the deceased were recognized. Although their features were swollen, their dressing and basic appearance were still distinguishable.
At this moment, a volunteer suddenly pointed forward and shouted, “Look, it’s Gu An! Gu An is still alive!”
Everyone turned their gaze in that direction, only to see a figure swimming along the water flow, making an effort to approach the boat.
“Oh my god! She’s actually alive!”
“D*mn, it’s so incredible!”
“Quick, prepare for rescue!”
The crew members and volunteers were all excited, staring wide-eyed with faces full of disbelief. They had been searching from noon until the afternoon for a total of 5 hours. How did a person survive underwater without any diving equipment?!
Dozens of minutes later, with everyone’s assistance, An Bu successfully boarded the boat. Before anyone could ask, she first requested a bucket and placed the Hun Yi offspring she held in her hands into it.
Everyone gathered to take a look. Although they found it strange why she brought such a small creature, no one cared at the moment. They were busy salvaging bodies while also wanting to know what happened to An Bu underwater.
An Bu had already prepared her explanation: “I was swept into an underwater cave, and these bodies were found inside the cave.”
“And then? How did you survive in the cave?”
“Before diving, I brought oxygen equipment, and later in the cave, I found oxygen tanks left by the deceased crew members. After some exploration, I finally found a way out and successfully escaped.” An Bu spoke casually, but everyone listened with awe and fear. Searching for a way to survive alone in the dark depths of the sea, anyone else would probably have given up in despair. She not only endured the powerful water pressure, unknown dangers, but also the fear of running out of oxygen.
A volunteer gave her a thumbs up. “Impressive!”
Old Corpse An: Hehe, I’m flattered.
At this moment, a crew member approached, touching the back of his head awkwardly. “Thank you, Miss Gu An.”
An Bu glanced at him and recognized him as the guy she knocked out with a single hand chop.
An Bu smiled, “You’re welcome.”
“Miss Gu An, why did you ask me to cover my ears at that time?” The crew member remembered very clearly. At that time, everything seemed normal, but An Bu, as if able to predict, issued a warning in advance.
An Bu pointed to her own ears, “I can hear low-frequency sounds that ordinary people can’t hear.”
A volunteer nearby suddenly joined in, “Ah, I know. Some people’s ears can indeed pick up sounds at specific frequencies. So, are these sounds the reason the crew and passengers jumped into the sea? Do they have a hypnotic effect? Why weren’t you affected?”
He asked several questions in a row, and An Bu patiently answered, giving ambiguous responses. After all, others couldn’t verify it. As for the source of the sounds, she claimed not to know.
However, the information An Bu brought back had great reference value for investigating the cause of the disappearances. The rescue team could take corresponding measures, significantly reducing the risk of the rescue mission. A few days later, the remaining missing persons were also found, but unfortunately, they had all perished. The underwater cave also attracted the attention of relevant authorities, and an exploration was about to be organized.
Originally, the 67 people should have died, but due to An Bu’s intervention, they all escaped calamity. She received 3,207 points of Destiny Vitality and a third “∞” from the Hun Yi offspring.
Since then, there were no more similar disappearance incidents in the New Sea.
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