"There was an accident on the boat opposite. I only saw sprayed blood and drag marks made of some unknown mucus. I didn't see a single person."
Chen Ziyan briefly explained the situation he discovered.
"He was attacked by something."
Although he didn't see it with his own eyes, based on Chen Ziyan's description, Hu Bayi immediately made a judgment.
"Is it some kind of sea creature? Like the sea monkey you met a while ago?"
Shirley Yang thought of Sea Monkeys immediately.
When chatting a few days ago, Chen Ziyan talked about the process of his trip to the undersea tomb, focusing on describing strange creatures such as sea-crossing monkeys and forbidden women.
Now when she heard Chen Ziyan's words, she immediately thought of this.
"It's not Sea Monkey." Chen Ziyan shook his head and said: "Sea Monkey's behavior is not so meticulous. If that fishing boat had encountered Sea Monkey, it would definitely be a mess now."
Regarding Sea Monkey, he is undoubtedly the one who has the most say among the people present.
Moreover, he seriously doubted that the Sea Monkeys were created by Wang Zanghai and were only active in the waters around the undersea tomb.
"If it's not a sea monkey, it's something similar, and it can't be a human being." Hu Bayi said.
If Chen Ziyan hadn't discovered the traces of dragged mucus, it might still be possible, but with this discovery, the possibility of human sneak attacks has been reduced to a minimum.
So he naturally suspected other strange creatures. After all, the last time Chen Ziyan was in a sea area, he encountered two such creatures: sea monkeys and forbidden women.
Then in the Coral Spiral Sea, which also has many rumors, it is not difficult to accept that a similar biological group suddenly appears.
His words reminded Chen Ziyan, and he suddenly thought of a possibility.
South China Sea shark!
If you can get out of the sea and get on the boat, you don't have to think twice to know that the murderer is an amphibious race.
Although there are many strange things hidden in the depths of the South China Sea, this is the only one that can meet this requirement.
At least Chen Ziyan could not think of the second possibility within a short period of time.
"South China Sea shark, I have heard related legends. It is said that this creature is covered in scales, has a humanoid face, has hair but no skin, has sharp claws, and is fish-shaped below the ribs. It often gathers in the sea and attacks people.
Ship." Hu Bayi said after thinking for a while.
"There is a saying among fishermen that these sharks have the most lustful nature. They usually do not directly kill the sailors they catch, but first have sex with them and then eat their flesh and blood. This is also their normal way of reproducing offspring."
This is a widely circulated legend in the coastal areas. He has often heard it since he was a child, and its spread is almost the same as that of the ghost ship.
So after Chen Ziyan mentioned it, he immediately remembered the relevant information.
"The shark? The one who made the ever-burning lantern in the tomb?" Shirley Yang asked.
She didn't know much about this kind of folk tale, but she did know about the sharks, because in every large ancient tomb, there would be a shark oil ever-burning lamp, and the main material of the lamp oil was the shark's grease.
"Well, that's it. The flesh and blood of the sharks is inedible. The only valuable thing is the oil on their bodies. This oil has a low ignition point and can be stored for a long time. It is the main material for making ten thousand year candles and everlasting lamps." Chen Ziyan lit.
nod.
"If you put it this way, the suspicion of the sharks is getting higher and higher. They will definitely leave drag marks without legs, but..." Shirley Yang nodded first, and then said with some confusion: "But in this case,
If the sharks want to board the ship, wouldn't it be more difficult to hide their tracks?"
The shark's fish body is naturally very convenient in the water, but this does not mean that they will be like this after landing on the shore.
From what Chen Ziyan said just now, the people on the fishing boat were attacked at the same time. She felt that it would be difficult for the sharks to do this.
"Perhaps it's not that the sharks are concealing their actions, but that the people on the boat have lost their ability to resist?" Chen Ziyan felt that her consideration was right, but it also made him think of another possibility.
There was only a short scream. Perhaps it was not someone who reacted when he was attacked, but someone who woke up briefly after being attacked.
Compared with people of this era, Chen Ziyan's thinking was more open-minded, so after thinking about the possibility of sharks, he incidentally thought of the corresponding legends in the West.
Although the ocean is vast, it is all connected together, and it is normal for species to migrate.
Regardless of whether the sharks moved out from here or from outside, he believed that the protagonists in these two similar rumors must have a certain connection.
As for why there is no record of the shark's ability to deceive people's minds in the ancient ruins, Chen Ziyan guessed that it might be that this ability was not very effective for the ancients.
After all, vampires, which are regarded as nightmares by Westerners, are just a very common ingredient in ancient Eastern books.
It is not surprising that the sharks, whose influence is far inferior to that of vampires, left fewer records.
"Master Chen, why don't you go into the water and have a look? I remember that sharks seem to like to hide in coral forests." Hu Bayi glanced at the diving bell at the stern of the boat, and suddenly had such an idea.
The defensive power of the diving bell is quite strong, and the sealing of the diving bell itself and the characteristics of sea water can effectively isolate sound.
If it is really the fishing boat attacked by the sharks, then this is probably where their nest is, and maybe there are clues found in the corals on the seabed.
"It's not necessary." Chen Ziyan refused without thinking.
Although the sharks are indeed unable to deal with the diving bell, it does not mean that other creatures in the sea cannot deal with the diving bell.
This thing seems sturdy, but it is also easy to scrap. As long as it is damaged, it cannot be used again. It must be used at critical times.
Now this situation seems dangerous, but in fact it is not that dangerous.
No matter whether the shark is good at hiding and sneak attacks, or he can really confuse people, he has a way to deal with it.
The former has the guarantee of the ghost ship, and nothing can approach silently, while the latter relies on himself and the puppet armor. No matter what the means are, it is the same for them.
With the current strength of his bloodline, external influences can basically be ignored. It is really not something that a little shark can shake.
At this moment, Shirley Yang suddenly said: "Look over there."
Looking in the direction she pointed, Chen Ziyan saw a vague boat-shaped object looming in the fog, slowly approaching the fishing boat that was parked in place.
Although he could barely make out an outline, the dim light allowed Chen Ziyan to recognize it as a self-igniting paper boat at a glance, and he quickly said to Shirley Yang:
"Shirley, fire the gun, don't let it get close to the fishing boat."
Although the main body of the fishing boat is made of steel, many parts of it are vulnerable to burning. The boat is still useful now, but it cannot be destroyed like this.
Based on the spontaneous combustion speed of those previous paper boats, if it really set the fishing boat on fire, it would probably be impossible to save it.
"good!"
While Shirley Yang responded, she quickly changed the angle of the Jin Pilu water cannon in front of her, and then fired directly at the paper boat that had not come out of the fog.
Chen Ziyan didn't need to explain, she could also imagine the consequences.
Bang——
But to the surprise of everyone present, this time when the cannonball landed on the boat, it did not directly collapse the paper boat like the previous times, but made a dull impact sound.
"Damn, Master Ruan, speed up, it's true this time!"
The next moment, Chen Ziyan directly greeted Ruan Hei and increased the speed of the boat.