Chapter 635: Chapter 219: The Net of Despair, the Death Knell! The answer is affirmative.
Once the underwater tentacles stopped their frenzy, Cheng Ye swiftly jumped back into the water.
As expected, another batch of infection sources emerged.
And this time, not only were there more of them, but they were also larger in size than before, appearing even more threatening.
One of the soul-attracting catfish was at least 1.2 meters long, frenziedly thrashing about in the diving layer, causing the water currents to quiver with each flick of its tail fin.
"This Demon Eye Sponge is just like a living mob spawner!"
Cheng Ye couldn’t help but grin as he suddenly recalled the intelligence reports about those resting fishmen on the second floor of the Cotton Room.
Although the Demon Eye Sponge didn’t nurture such fishmen, it did "raise" so many sources of infection inside it. It’s unclear whether these infection sources are its reserve food or energy-gathering servants.
"Let me catch my breath for a moment..."
"No need, you rest a while longer, I’ll handle this."
Before Cheng Ye finished speaking, he had already taken a deep dive, heading straight for the large soul-attracting catfish.
With the mental defense of the Heart-Protecting Fire, the soul-attracting catfish’s spiritual contamination had no effect whatsoever.
It could only watch helplessly as Cheng Ye approached, with the Red Blade swinging down.
With a "swish," the head of the catfish was severed, and it died instantly.
Cheng Ye grabbed the fish’s tail and swam back to the dock, chuckling at the thought that, although he hadn’t caught any big fish by the river earlier, he had now captured one in the most primitive way.
With a light swing of his arm, the massive body of the soul-attracting catfish flew out of the water, landing on the dock with a "smack," just next to Luokuke’s foot.
"Damn!"
Luokuke was startled, and when he looked down to see the size of the catfish, his eyes widened, "How many people did this thing attract? How did it grow so big?"
"It’s not necessarily from attracting them!"
Cheng Ye shook his head slightly. When he had killed the soul-attracting catfish, he had checked the atlas.
Indeed, there were growth factors present, likely influenced by the Vortex Turtle’s shell plates, and nourished by the Demon Eye Sponge, resulting in such massive growth.
If such a level of infection source wasn’t cleaned up in advance, it would be a huge problem when White Water River is developed in the future.
Now being released by the Demon Eye Sponge as guards means they can be contained effortlessly, which is an unexpected gain.
"Awesome! If it weren’t for the Immortal Objects, why would Happiness City let me wear a Destruction Level Battle Armor to deal with these ordinary infection sources?"
Cheng Ye patted his Obsidian Battle Armor, his desire growing stronger.
The armor’s protection and stealth capabilities are top-notch.
He can guess why Happiness City doesn’t widely use them; firstly, the cost must be high, and secondly, its lifespan might be limited, not allowing for mass equipment.
"A million points... I’ll have to get a set for self-defense in the future, no matter what!"
After half an hour of work, the new batch of infection sources was completely cleared, leaving Cheng Ye exhausted.
Although he could quickly move in the water with accelerated energy, the energy consumed was physical strength. Even with his strong Life Force, he felt a bit worn out after such high-intensity activity.
Meanwhile, Luokuke had rested enough and stood up excitedly, "I’ve rested enough! Dive back down and cut another tentacle, lure out more infection sources, and this time I’ll contain them!"
"Alright!" Cheng Ye nodded, not overthinking, and plunged back into the water, cutting a nearby tentacle with several swift slashes.
The movements were crisp and smooth, following the same ambush procedure as before.
Buzz!
A sudden, terrifying surge erupted underwater, stronger than any before, but strangely, no tentacles chased after, as usual.
Cheng Ye felt his heart tighten inexplicably and couldn’t help but look back.
And in that glance, his hair stood on end, an indescribable terror exploding across his back.
The massive yellow-green Cotton Room was finally reacting violently, not allowing infection sources to crawl through tentacle gaps, but instead, a crack half a meter wide suddenly appeared at the center, expanding rapidly.
As the crack opened, blue-black figures surged out.
None other.
They were the Crab-men who stood by the shore last night!
Each had a deathly blue face, dragging a pair of sharp crab claws behind, their faces twisted and grotesque, packed together densely, easily numbering in the hundreds, surging towards the diving layer like a tide.
It’s hard to describe the feeling, like poking a hornet’s nest.
But what nearly stopped Cheng Ye’s heart came afterward, as his eyes moved past the Crab-men horde and focused deep inside the crack, his brow furrowing sharply.
A Ghost Water Cave Crab Fusion Body, measuring at least four to five meters, was wedged in the opening, frantically trying to squeeze out!
Behind it, four crab claws were each half a meter thick and three meters long, their pincers reflecting a cold light, making one’s scalp tingle with fear just looking at them, terrifying to the extreme!
"My God! How much has been hidden inside the Demon Eye Sponge?!"
Cheng Ye felt his mind buzzing, not daring to delay any longer, immediately pushing the acceleration energy to its limit.
When he leaped out of the water, landing at the edge of the dock, Luokuke was still waiting at the shore.
Not seeing familiar tentacles chasing after, he curiously leaned over, trying to see why there was no response this time.
"There’s big trouble!"
Cheng Ye, upon landing ashore, dropped the tentacle from his grasp, his eyes locked onto the water outlet at the dock.
Last night, the Crab-men managed to climb ashore, but now... they can’t?
Even though the sky had darkened, sunlight still bathed the human world.
These underwater dark creatures seemed restrained like vampires, unable to even stick their heads out of the water.