222: Abnormal
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“Gong Zhouheng,” said seriously to Pei Pengfei, “go take a look. You’re the Water Element Star Card Master.”
“Alright then.”
Pei Pengfei shook his head. After all, the captain is the captain, and orders must be obeyed.
In reality, this was one of Pei Pengfei’s duties. This time, both the teachers leading the team and the student team assignments were not just based on levels.
For teachers, almost all were of the Ice and Water Elements, able to exert stronger power in volcanic island combat. As for students, each small team must have at least one Water or Ice Element Star Card Master. Additionally, each major team should have at least one Star Card Master who mastered the Healing Skill and a Magician.
Water and Ice Element Star Card Masters could extend their effective range to the ocean, taking responsibility for maritime reconnaissance in the team. Even though all students were treated equally in terms of battle merit, the academy would provide additional assessment points and academic points as rewards to these students.
At this moment, after a short sprint, Pei Pengfei leaped out. Star Power surged through his body, and with a flicker of water, his body transformed into a phantom fish wrapping around him as he entered the sea with a light splash.
Su Yuan watched as Pei Pengfei swam deeper and deeper, disappearing from view after a short while.
If it were daytime, they might be able to barely observe him; yet at night, their vision was too obstructed to see clearly. They could only faintly sense his Star Power fluctuations.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes…
The minutes passed quickly. The sea remained calm, but Pei Pengfei had not returned.
“Old Pei, could he have met some mishap?” Cheng Mu couldn’t help but worry.
The night was deep, hiding unseen dangers within its silence.
Gong Zhouheng frowned but remained composed. “Wait a bit longer, nearly ten minutes now.”
According to the agreed standards among the teams, underwater scouting shouldn’t lose contact for more than ten minutes; otherwise, it would be considered an accident.
Seconds ticked by…
Gong Zhouheng stared at the time on the detection communication device, and without realizing it, it had already been nine and a half minutes.
With every passing second, Gong Zhouheng’s tension grew. Could this guy really be in trouble?
Just as it was about to reach ten minutes, ripples appeared on the distant sea surface. A figure wrapped in ghostly blue fish-like water patterns emerged.
“Pei Pengfei, are you alright?” Gong Zhouheng quickly called out.
“I’m fine, Captain! Hahaha, no worries. Didn’t I come out within the stipulated time?”
Usually, Pei Pengfei wouldn’t pull such stunts. However, with Gong Zhouheng about to break through the Gold Level bottleneck, and Su Yuan’s words prompting him to go underwater, Pei Pengfei was slightly annoyed.
“Are you testing our limits?” Regardless, seeing Pei Pengfei safe, Gong Zhouheng sighed in relief.
Su Yuan remained expressionless, having sensed Pei Pengfei had returned a few minutes ago and remained motionless.
Gong Zhouheng asked, “Any issues underwater?”
Pei Pengfei replied, “No, it’s quiet. There’s really nothing there.”
“Alright, come back then!” Gong Zhouheng called.
“No worries, I’m already out here. Since Su Yuan sensed an issue, I’ll take another look.”
Pei Pengfei glanced at Su Yuan from a distance, thinking that after this patrol, he might need to scrub off with soap seven or eight times…
“Be careful,” reminded Gong Zhouheng.
“Ha! What could possibly happen?” Pei Pengfei waved before diving back into the sea, swimming away.
“This guy…” Gong Zhouheng frowned. They could hear the hint of resentment in Pei Pengfei’s tone.
Considering the nearshore’s dirty waters and potential dangers, the team hadn’t sent Pei Pengfei underwater for recon since their initial patrol.
At this moment, the three watched Pei Pengfei swim farther until he vanished from sight.
“Let’s sit for a bit,” Cheng Mu said, sitting down first.
Seeing this, Gong Zhouheng also sat to wait.
“Su Yuan, sit down. Since he scouted once and found nothing, there shouldn’t be any issue. He’s likely just sulking because we sent him out.”
Su Yuan knew Pei Pengfei hadn’t scouted far. Watching the sea, he remained vigilant for any abnormalities.
It wasn’t long before the sea dimmed slightly.
Su Yuan’s expression tightened. He saw the moonlight on the distant sea seemed engulfed, rendering a part of the sea pitch-black and deep, devoid of any light.
“There’s something!”
Su Yuan urgently warned, not bothering to speak further to the seated Gong Zhouheng. With a silvery flash in his eyes, he instantly teleported above the sea, flying forward rapidly.
Underwater.
Pei Pengfei contemplated that this distance seemed alright when suddenly the scene ahead turned pitch-black. Something seemed to block the moonlight; his lower body remained in the moonlight, while his upper body entered the darkness.
“What is this…?”
As Pei Pengfei wondered, the sea ahead rippled, parting to reveal an ultra-long gap from top to bottom. Inside was a wall of flesh; it was the inner chamber of a giant spherical sea beast!
The gap opened to reveal the interior filled with resting sea beasts of various kinds.
[Large Ghost Water Monster]