kvmb Chapter 332 Burning Sea
Chapter 332 Burning Sea
This orca's strength is unfathomable, and its personality seems equally unpredictable.
Previously it was a demonstration and a prank, today it was the Thunder stepping in to save the day, and now it's "making friends" too.
What exactly is it trying to do? Could it really just be a simple matter of "making friends"?
Ao Shuang folded its wings and landed beside Yuan Xiao, its neck still stiff with resentment, but it didn't shout for battle anymore. Instead, it looked at Yuan Xiao and said in a muffled voice, "Xiao Xiao, look... this big guy..."
Yu Mo also looked at Yuan Xiao and said in a deep voice, "What do you think?"
They all respected Yuan Xiao's opinion first.
Yuan Xiao's feelings were also complicated at this moment.
Surprise, lingering fear, gratitude, and a touch of amusement at the strange behavior of this "deep-sea friend".
She looked down at the orca, which floated quietly on the sea below, like a prehistoric behemoth.
The way it devoured the stone crab was indeed horrifying, but... it did save them, and now it's behaving... quite "friendly."
Yuan Xiao was still a little angry when she thought about how it had gotten her wet twice before.
But one thing at a time.
It's always better to have more friends than more enemies.
Especially in this unfamiliar and dangerous sea and island, it is much better to have such a powerful "local tyrant" willing to show goodwill than to be hostile to him and create a terrifying enemy out of thin air.
Moreover, the other party did indeed demonstrate sufficient strength and sincerity.
Yuan Xiao took a deep breath, suppressing the chaotic thoughts in her mind. She looked at Yu Mo and Ao Shuang, then at the pale-faced Chi Miao, and finally nodded, her voice clear and firm:
"I think...it's okay."
She raised her voice slightly towards the orca on the surface of the sea and said earnestly, "Thank you for saving us. We'd like to be your friend!"
The orca on the sea surface seemed to have its huge eyes light up slightly.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, its enormous body began to slowly sink into the sea.
Just as it was about to completely sink into the water, its huge tail fin rose up again.
But this time, it wasn't a prank involving splashing water; instead, it was an elegant and powerful upward flick.
Its enormous body bursts from the water, raising a sky full of sparkling, dazzling water droplets. Reflected by the bright moon, each droplet refracts a rainbow of colors, forming a huge and magnificent rainbow arch in the starry sky. Its jet-black, sleek body draws a powerful and beautiful arc in the center of the rainbow.
This scene was magnificent and breathtaking.
At its highest point of leap, it was almost level with the cliff face. Yuan Xiao could clearly see the traces of water sliding down its smooth skin and the light in its eyes that seemed to carry a sense of joy.
Boom!
It fell back into the sea, stirring up towering waves, but the waves avoided the direction of the cliff and surged to both sides.
A deep, resonant voice rang out again, tinged with a hint of pleasure.
"Remember my name, Burning Sea."
The lingering sound gradually faded away amidst the roar of the waves.
The enormous black figure sank completely beneath the deep blue sea and disappeared.
The sea gradually returned to calm.
After a while, Ao Shuang touched her nose and muttered, "Burning Sea? The name is quite imposing, but the temper is too bad. It always splashes people with water!"
Yuan Xiao couldn't help but laugh when she recalled how soaked and disheveled she had been twice. She shook her head, looked at the calm sea below, and said softly, "Burning Sea... I'll remember that."
In any case, they reached Moon Reef, resolved the threats from the fluorescent bats and stone crabs, and unexpectedly made a powerful deep-sea friend.
How can this not be a good start?
The tail fin of the Burning Sea traced a final arc under the moonlight before disappearing beneath the surface of the sea.
Yuan Xiao gazed at the deep blue sea below, which had returned to calm, for a long time before turning her gaze away.
She turned around, looked at the dark forest behind her, and took a deep breath.
"Let's keep going in."
Yu Mo nodded and led the way, with Chi Miao following closely behind.
Footsteps rustled softly on the grass.
Ao Shuang shook her wings, brushing off the feathers that had been splashed by the waves, and muttered, "Making friends is fine, but why make such a fuss?" But she still obediently followed Yuan Xiao's side.
Little Bai peeked out from Yuan Xiao's arms, its little nose twitching slightly, as if trying to catch the unusual scent in the air.
The forests of Phantom Moon Reef were even more eerie and terrifying than they had imagined.
The trees were ridiculously tall, with layers of broad, dark purple leaves. Only a few scattered moonlight pierced through the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dappled, swaying shadows on the ground.
The spots of light were unlike ordinary moonlight; instead, they had a pale, eerie white hue, enveloping the entire forest in a chilling atmosphere.
The fallen leaves underfoot had been piled up for who knows how many years, thick and slippery, soft and yielding, sometimes causing half a foot to sink in.
The rotting branches and leaves emitted a sweet yet decaying odor, mixed with a floral scent that also carried a faint fishy smell, making one dizzy after smelling it for a while.
There were no insect chirps, no bird calls, and even the sound of the wind seemed hollow and distant.
Only the sounds of their own footsteps crunching on fallen leaves and parting vines echoed across the island, sounding particularly jarring in the deathly silence.
"It's too quiet here."
Yuan Xiao couldn't help but whisper, pulling her cloak tighter around herself.
Even though it wasn't cold, a chill always seemed to creep up from the bottom of my heart.
Be careful.
Yu Mo didn't turn his head, his voice very low.
His dark, snake-like eyes widened slightly in the dim light, cautiously scanning every shadow. "In places like this, the quieter it is, the more dangerous it is."
They maintained their defensive formation and moved slowly and steadily toward the higher ground in the center of the island.
After all, logically speaking, a higher position is always a more advantageous one.
After walking for about half an hour, a relatively open clearing in the woods appeared ahead.
Scattered across the open ground were some irregularly shaped boulders, their crevices filled with dark green moss and ferns.
Chi Miao suddenly stopped, squatted down, and gently ran his fingers along the edge of a stone.
“There’s blood.” He said in a deep voice, a dark red stain on his fingertip that wasn’t completely dry. “It’s very fresh, no more than a day old.”
Yu Mo immediately walked over and bent down to examine him carefully.
There were only a few scattered drops of blood on the stone and the moss nearby, making them extremely difficult to spot without careful examination.
The bloodstains extended towards a denser thicket on the other side of the clearing.
"Is it human blood or animal blood?" Yuan Xiao asked nervously.
Chi Miao leaned closer and sniffed, his brows furrowing slightly: "It has that cold, fishy, and sweet smell unique to Blood Demons. It's Comet."
“He’s injured.” Yu Mo stood up, his eyes cold. “And the injury is quite serious, otherwise there wouldn’t be such obvious marks.”
The Blood Demon has an extremely strong self-healing ability. Unless the injury is so severe that it affects its control over its own aura and blood, it will never leave bloodstains outside.