Chapter 200: Multi-legged Giant Squid
The further north you go, the colder the weather becomes.

The Maris plane has only one continent, surrounded by the sea and several islands. The whole plane looks like a large caterpillar that is long and narrow from east to west and is in a wriggling state.

Along the way, in addition to heading north to find the reason for the mysterious call, they were also trying to find out the news about the third princess of Mantis, Mantis Girl Leila Brandt.

In any case, when the space-time channel was facing a desperate situation, Mantis did try to save him. Although she failed in the end because the space was too chaotic, Vlad still remembered this kindness in his heart.

So when traveling along the way, I would pay special attention to whether there is any trace of Mantis Woman nearby, no matter whether she is dead or alive, just to have peace of mind.

Outside the central region, the wilderness turns from green to yellow and gradually becomes sparse.

A modified heavy-duty off-road vehicle was speeding through the wilderness. Heavy metal notes unique to the Maris civilization floated out of the car window and echoed over the wilderness.

If it weren’t for the faint bloodstains on the front of the car, it would really look like a group of tourists out for fun.

“Ahem…!” In the black modified car, Verona raised her head and nodded, coughing a few times with flushed cheeks. Her beautiful eyes with long eyelashes flickered as she stared at Vlad who was concentrating on driving without blinking, and she wiped the last trace of tears from the corner of her mouth with a coquettish look.

However, when I noticed the seemingly calm face and the faint curve at the corner of his mouth, I realized that I was being played by my master again.

The sky is high and the earth is vast, allowing me to roam freely.

In this environment, Verona seemed to have chosen to let herself go. Whenever she was aroused, she would tease him a few times. This happened frequently in the past few days.

After several days of driving, the two arrived at the last gathering area before arriving at the Quillas coastline and collected all the information about the area near the Quillas Sea.

We also learned that although the waters near the coast of Quelas are rich in resources, no one dares to get close to them.

Only at a specific time of each month, when the tide falls and has not yet risen, will the indigenous people near the Quillas coastline gather people and take advantage of this time to quickly go to the sea and collect supplies.

If humans are still the dominant group on land, then the sea is a forbidden area for humans.

Because of the easily contagious nature of seawater, most marine life has undergone a certain degree of mutation, becoming more aggressive than before. Even mild-tempered fish generally have some bloodthirsty instincts.

In addition, fish always appear in groups. Faced with this rich marine treasure trove, not to mention ordinary people, even modified humans dare not take risks easily.

The deeper you go into the ocean, the more dangerous it is. After all, a true dragon cannot survive in shallow water. The deeper you go, the more dangerous it is.

This situation is not a good thing for Vlad and the others.

After all, without a ship, the two could only fly there, but this was extremely disadvantageous for them.

Although after being promoted to the next level, as long as a large amount of energy is not consumed, it is possible to achieve a balance with external energy and form a perfect complement.

But as mentioned before, the energy of this planet is extremely thin. Even to cast magic, one needs one’s own strength, and it cannot form a linkage effect with external energy.

Naturally, there is no question of making up for the energy loss.

Since it is known that there are many dangers in the deep ocean, in this situation, we have to rely on our own strength to cross the ocean and continue northward to find the unknown calling land.

Doesn’t that mean you think you’ve lived too long and are just looking for excitement?

After all, up to this point, Vlad had not fully recovered from his injuries and reached the third level.

As the two of them left the gathering place, Verona suddenly reminded them, “Master, there was a harbor in the northwest several decades ago. Perhaps… there are ships that can sail into the deep sea.”

Vlad’s mind cleared up after Verona’s reminder. He nodded and thought it was worth a try.

The two then followed the instructions on the map and drove to the deep-water harbor dozens of miles northwest.

The two drove along the abandoned highway along the coastline, and along the way they could clearly see many old abandoned ships, some sunk and some stranded near the coast.

There are some small sailboats that show signs of having been used, but these boats can only be used in shallow waters. They are all tools used by people in nearby gathering places to catch seafood.

Under the dark night sky, the Deep Water Bay Pier gives people a terrifying feeling.

The cold wind blew across the sea, and the waves were sometimes surging, hitting the surrounding reefs, rock walls and harbors.

The ships on the sea are densely moored in the harbor, rising and falling like giant beasts lurking on the sea, eerily quiet.

The deep-water port terminal has been abandoned for a long time and is overgrown with weeds. There are piles of containers and the port’s lifting facilities are covered with dust and spots of rust.

Along with a biting cold wind, accompanied by dust and unidentified objects, waves of wolf howls like ghosts resounded in the port in the dark night, full of desolation.

This was the first impression the two men had when they arrived at the port.

“What’s going on here? Why does it always give people a gloomy feeling? And the facilities here look pretty good. How could it be…”

Walking in a corner of the port, Verona looked around at the houses and facilities that seemed shabby but still intact, and said with a little confusion.

Vlad withdrew his mental power and found nothing unusual. He shook his head and said nothing was wrong. Then he asked Verona to walk to the port where the ships were moored. There were many large and small ships moored in the port. However, after decades of being idle, most of them could no longer function properly. Some parts were damaged or some parts could not function properly.

At this time, Vlad regretted not bringing more people with him. He could only spend more time looking for a usable ship.

creak creak-

Vlad, with an elemental flame wave floating in front of him, walked on the deck, making bursts of noise.

It can be seen that after decades of passage, the ship, which has not been well maintained and serviced, has become dilapidated and in disrepair.

With the help of the light of the fire element, Vlad checked the ship’s facilities along the way to see if they were in good condition.

Just as Vlad opened the hatch to the lower level and was about to go down to check, the entire ship shook violently without any warning.

“Boom!!” Then there was a loud noise, accompanied by the cry of Verona from a distance. Vlad was startled and turned around and ran quickly to the upper deck.

The dark night enveloped the sea. A huge figure emerged from the water, stretching its body and tightly wrapping around the ship in front of it.

The huge ship looked like a small toy in front of this mysterious creature that suddenly appeared.

With just a little force, the alloy hull began to make a harsh groan, like a tattered cloth, being twisted and played with at will, and then dragged to the bottom of the water and sinking.

“Puff!” A graceful figure, waving its bat wings, broke through the water, with a tense expression, and rushed towards the sky.

Following closely behind, there were red tentacles that broke out of the water one after another. Each one seemed to be alive, covering the sky and the sun, strangling and entangled Verona at an extremely fast speed.

Verona’s figure was agile, moving flexibly across the sea, but this attracted more and more tentacle shadows to join. Even if they turned into a group of ghostly bats, they could only hold on with difficulty.

This is a giant multi-legged squid of enormous size, nearly a hundred meters long, which is simply unheard of.

Is this still a common meal on people’s dinner tables? No wonder people in nearby gathering areas are so fearful and terrified when facing the sea.

This is evident!
This was the scene that Vlad saw when he rushed out of the cabin.

At this time, Verona was in an extremely dangerous situation, with dozens of tentacles covering the sky and dancing so densely that no one could get through.

Not only did it restrict Verona’s performance, but it also consciously entangled and gathered its hundreds of meters long tentacles into a sphere, invading Verona’s increasingly narrow living space.

As the giant squid let out a triumphant scream.

The dancing tentacles suddenly tightened, strangling with great force, causing a loud explosion.

With a sound of “bang”, Verona’s graceful figure instantly disappeared into the vast sea, leaving no trace.

As the sea water fell like a drifting rain, the giant squid first squinted its narrow eyes in pleasure and made a cheerful sound.

They were filled with excitement about getting rid of this guy who invaded their territory, and even danced and jumped happily on the sea.

The next moment, he was suddenly stunned. He saw that the existence that should have turned into a pool of meat paste appeared out of thin air above his head in the thick night.

Not only that, there was another person beside him.

As a creature that grew up in this sea, it naturally knew that the creature that appeared at this time was a male creature called the human race.

Many years ago, there were quite a few of these creatures living here, but as I grew up, for some reason, they all left here.

Thinking of this, the giant multi-legged squid suddenly had an idea, and this thought flashed through its not very developed cerebellum.

“Could it be that they are back to grab territory again?!”

The giant multi-legged squid, which had long regarded this place as its own nest, blinked in confusion, and then turned into anger.

As if accepting this established fact, dozens of tentacles hundreds of meters long continued to spiral and entwine towards the sky, densely packed together, as if repeating an old trick, determined to turn these two human-like creatures into meat paste.

It is called similarity rather than confirmation.

This was because in its underdeveloped cerebellum, it instinctively felt that they seemed to be different from the humans it had seen before and were more dangerous.

“Master, is this creature really just a first-level life form? What does it eat?!” Verona, who was still in shock, looked at the giant multi-legged squid below and murmured in disbelief.

It is really hard to imagine how it, at only the first level of life, could break through the innate shackles of genetic barriers and grow into this appearance!
If it had not been for repeated confirmation, Verona would never believe anything. Such a huge creature was not a powerful third-level creature, not even a second-level one, but just a mere first-level one!
The huge size gives the giant squid even more powerful strength. From a certain level, its strength is already comparable to the level of a secondary life form.

This also explains why this place is so desolate.

Not to mention the small and medium-sized gathering areas nearby that have no first-level life forms, even if it were a large gathering place with SS-level mutants, one would have to think twice.

(End of this chapter)