Chapter 336 Hasty Yet Effortless

The bald manager shuddered in fright and instinctively pointed to the hole with a trembling finger.

"Whoosh—"

The black figure vanished into the cave in an instant, leaving only a venomous curse echoing in the distance:

"Damn two-legged beasts!!!"

The manager collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

What was that just now?

......

What does hell taste like?

Bob didn't know this before, but now he not only knows it, but he also got to experience it for free.

The heavy, astringent, and cold seawater was slapping haphazardly against my face.

Add to that a high-speed roller coaster with no windshield and no seatbelts!

This secret passage,

It was originally just an extremely ancient and turbulent underwater fissure.

After discovering it, he spared no expense in modifying and reinforcing it, and even limited its speed to 60 knots to ensure the safety of the fish...

But now?

With the current's speed combined with the boat's full speed, the speed must be around 300 knots!

Bob was pressed against the wall of the observation cabin by the terrifying water pressure.

Its hair was disheveled, its face was distorted, and its eight tentacles were stuck to the wall like eight pieces of clay, unable to move.

"Waaaaah... It's turning! We're going to crash!"

He had walked through this secret passage countless times.

There's a hairpin bend ahead!

At this reckless speed... Bob only had one thought in his mind:

It would have been better if I had just been hit and killed by the figurehead! It would have been better than being crushed into a pulp and then tragically washed away to the sewers of the lower city at the end of the secret passage!

Fortunately, his despair did not come true.

Suddenly, the ship's hull shone brightly with blue light. As the hull shook, the cilia on its surface vibrated rapidly, forming a thicker and more resilient bubble film.

"call out--"

At the moment of turning, the hull twisted slightly as if it were alive, and drifted over in a very extreme and smooth way!

Only the stern inevitably swept across the rock face, leaving a trail of sparks on the seabed.

Any: Yes!

【Durability -100】

It only resulted in a slight loss of durability; in comparison, the attributes he gained from feeding the ship with Larimar were a much bigger surprise.

5 minutes ago.

Having just walked through the secret passage, Renyi was naturally impressed by a hairpin bend comparable to Mount Akina.

If we force our way in,

Either the hairpin bend will be smashed into a U-shaped plaza, or the figurehead will be disfigured... well, maybe it will be a heroic sacrifice.

While swimming,

Randomly patting the Larimar stones in his pocket that he hadn't yet put into the system warehouse, he silently opened the panel.

Special material detected: Larimar.

[Is it used for vehicle enhancement?]

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The blue rippled stone in his hand instantly transformed into a stream of light, disappearing into Ren Yi's palm. At the same time, the outer skin of the [Deep Sea Shadow] flashed with blue light.

[Enhancement complete.]

[New Feature: Effortless Maneuverability. Passive: Increases ship hull responsiveness by 20%.]

The hairpin bend is just a stone's throw away.

Before you put it in the refrigerator, it will definitely peel off a layer of skin.

But now, the ship moves as smoothly as a snake on land, twisting without any hesitation.

However, the Bob sticker on the outside was badly damaged by this extreme turn.

"Out...out...vomit—"

......

The location of the Silver Guard Team in Xiacheng District.

Sanpao, with his leaden tail, swam into the camp gate with his brother Erpao.

The two teams of fish and horses had just switched back to defense.

This past day and night, plus half a day today...

Arresting fugitives, patrolling to maintain order, and humbly cleaning up messes for the Golden Guard in the upper city district—these tasks took a toll on the guards.

"Finally, I can rest for a while."

Second Artillery Corps rubbed his shoulder.

He was injured yesterday and hasn't recovered yet; he's in so much pain right now that he's wincing in pain.

"That's strange today, there's no trouble in the lower city... Where did all those troublemakers go?"

Sanpao patted him on the back:

"Stop complaining, go to the cafeteria and get something hot. Come on, let's go to the armory and put our stuff away first."

A line of fish swam majestically toward the towering, gleaming white stone house.

The stone door was half-open and unlocked.

The Second Artillery Corps muttered, "Which idiot didn't lock the door?" and reached out to push open the heavy stone slab.

The luminous pearl in the room diligently shone its light.

But the scene before them made all the guards gasp in horror—

empty.

It's not just a matter of missing a few guns or shields...

Even the weapon racks, the bricks for stepping on, the broken conch shells used for decoration... all of them are gone!

"By the God of the Sea... thieves have broken into the barracks?!"

Sanpao stood at the door, rubbing his eyes hard to make sure it wasn't a hallucination caused by fatigue.

"That thief is so ruthless! He even took the shelf?"

The guards looked at each other, still clutching their broken weapons, at a loss for what to do.

A nearby eel, its neck tucked in, whispered a report to its leader:

"Captains, actually... there was a bit of a problem at the prison just now."

"What?!"

The Second Artillery Corps' eyes widened. "All the prisoners escaped?!"

The messenger swallowed hard. "No, not a single prisoner is missing. It's just... they insist that several unfamiliar merfolk broke in and took away the mute red-tailed merfolk. And..."

"And what? Stop stammering!"

"And before they left, that group of people gave the remaining prisoners in the cell a good beating..."

What kind of logic is this?

That doesn't make any sense.

"Who broke someone out of prison and took them with them?"

The Second Artillery Corps counted on their fingers, "If they really have the guts to break into our prison, wouldn't it be better to release a few more to create chaos?"

The messenger quickly added:

"The perpetrators described the leader as a silver-tailed, smiling man who was incredibly ruthless. He was followed by an extremely arrogant shark-mermaid, a beautiful but ill-tempered fish, and an eight-legged octopus..."

Sanpao's heart skipped a beat.

This setup...it looks so familiar!

However, he immediately dismissed the thought as soon as it popped into his head.

impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

The Benevolent Society... they are good fish who act righteously and bravely, how could they be thieves?

Moreover,

They were on business at the palace; they didn't have time to empty this shabby armory.

Even if we take a step back and say... that's a precious fish!

So Sanpao cleared his throat and grabbed the furious Erpao:

"Alright, alright, stop speculating. You actually believe the rubbish of those prisoners? Maybe some unscrupulous nobleman up there is short of money and secretly took them away to be sold while we were away."

"...Selling it off doesn't mean you have to take the whole thing down with you!"

Sanpao looked around, then pulled his second brother to the main road outside the door, and then lowered his voice to coax him gently:

"You're usually so shrewd, how come you can't see things clearly now? This is a good thing! We should have replaced our equipment a long time ago, but the higher-ups kept withholding the funding. Now look what's happened, there's not even a scrap left."

"Let's take this matter... and escalate it to higher-ups—make it sound really serious! Maybe they'll allocate funds, and even this dilapidated barracks of ours could be renovated!"

The Second Artillery Corps blinked, and his anger miraculously dissipated.

"Hey, third brother, you're really sharp! Thank goodness the canteen wasn't destroyed; we can at least have some hot seaweed soup to tide us over for the night. Come on, let's go back and write the report!"

Losing something is nothing.

Out with the old, in with the new!

They were just happily preparing to return to their barracks when the relatively calm seawater began to rush in from the rear of the camp!

The pressure of the seawater increased dramatically in an instant, forcing them to retreat repeatedly.

"W-What's that noise?!"