Chapter 255 [Mirage Pearl]

He hesitated no longer, stepped on the edge of the gunwale, and used the momentum to leap toward the sea, while shouting toward the distant floating board: "Morgan! Save me!"

Morgan's warhammer paused in the air, and the electric arcs re-condensed!

"The person I want to save, you can't keep him."

He took a large stride and kicked out, sending the iron plate beneath his feet flying!

The iron plate slid rapidly between the surges, cutting a white waterline and steadily catching the Ghost Elder!

Meanwhile, he continuously adjusted his electromagnetic field, treading water repeatedly!

The Ghost Elder landed on the iron plate, his face filled with joy. Next, as long as Morgan came to save him, even if his Talent was restricted, no one would be able to keep him!

But in the next second...

A large hand suddenly lunged out from the churning white foam, fingers spread wide, and grabbed his ankle!

"?"

The Ghost Elder's pupils constricted, and before he could even cry out, that hand had already yanked him down violently!

Bang!!!!

Only two puddles of water remained on the iron plate; the person was gone!

No one could see clearly what had happened.

All they could see were a few giant bubbles rising to the surface of the sea.

"Glub, glub, glub, glub~"

On the deck, Ding Shouchang's mouth hung open as he looked at the dissipating ripples on the sea. "Wait, isn't this like a water monkey? He's gone in the blink of an eye?"

Beside him, Xu Yuanzhou was even more shocked. "Is it a monster from the seabed?!"

Han Cheng had just jumped down from He Yu's air steps. He glanced at the now-calm patch of water, quickly withdrew his gaze, and snorted coldly...

He hurriedly approached Song Xingmian, looking her up and down.

"Mianmian! Are you hurt?"

Song Xingmian shook her head. "Lu Heng blocked that blade for me. It was originally aimed at my neck..."

Han Cheng shook his head. "Trash is trash."

"When that old thing snuck up just now, he was closest to you, and what happened?"

"He didn't block a single strike and instead got stabbed into the sea?"

"If you put a well-trained military dog there, it could at least bite the hand holding the knife. But him? He used his shoulder to take it. Someone like that doesn't deserve to be on our team!"

"Han Cheng."

Song Xingmian's voice suddenly turned cold. "Where were you when that person appeared just now?"

The sneer on Han Cheng's face froze.

Song Xingmian didn't wait for his answer.

Her slender fingers unbuttoned the top button of her military uniform, then the second, then the third, her movements swift and without any hesitation.

As she took off her uniform, she spoke:

"You were being lured away, leaving a completely exposed gap, allowing the enemy's secondary combatant to take advantage of the opening."

After she finished speaking,

the military uniform jacket slid off her shoulders, revealing a form-fitting white camisole underneath. The straps were very thin, outlining the smooth lines below her collarbone.

Her ponytail was tied high, with a few stray strands hanging by her ears, revealing her long, slender neck, looking clean and sharp.

Han Cheng looked at Song Xingmian's graceful figure and swallowed hard. "Mianmian, it was a lapse in judgment on my part..."

Song Xingmian spoke in a low voice, "Han Cheng, you know your own Talent's situation. Once you start fighting, it's easy for your mind to be consumed by resentment. Only a golden body card can restore your consciousness!"

"But how many golden body cards do you have left? Don't use them all up before we're even halfway through the mission!"

Han Cheng was left speechless. Then he suddenly turned his head. "Chen Muqing, don't you have an SSS-rank Perception Talent? Didn't you say that on the Holographic Sandbox... no one can escape your monitoring?"

"Why didn't you mention that old man when I asked you about their combat power?!"

He poured all his frustration onto Chen Muqing.

Chen Muqing didn't defend himself; he just nodded.

"It's my fault for not determining the distribution of the enemy's primary and secondary combatants. I will submit a full post-action report to Officer Zhou when we return. I'll take responsibility."

Han Cheng didn't expect him to admit it so readily.

The words he had prepared were suddenly stuck in his throat.

He couldn't spit them out or swallow them, so he could only snort coldly.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Song Xingmian placed one hand on the gunwale, while the other kicked off her combat boots. Barefoot, she stepped onto the edge of the gunwale, preparing to leap into the sea.

Han Cheng rushed forward in a few strides and grabbed her wrist. "What are you doing!"

"Saving someone."

Song Xingmian looked back at him. "He fell in because he saved me! I won't just watch him fend for himself!"

Just as Han Cheng was about to say something, she gently twisted her wrist, slipping out from between his fingers.

Ding Shouchang's face changed. "Miss Song, you mustn't! There are monsters underwater! Look, even that foreign guy was dragged down!"

"Splash!"

But Song Xingmian didn't even hesitate; she plunged into the iron-gray seawater, and the splash was quickly swallowed by the surges!

Han Cheng leaned half his body out, but her figure was already gone from the surface. "Damn it!"

"Old Ding! Go save her!"

Ding Shouchang froze for a moment, pointing at himself. "Uh... me?"

"Duh!"

Han Cheng practically roared, "Who else? Me?!"

Ding Shouchang swallowed hard. His Talent was an S-rank skill-type, not a water-based ability!

He wouldn't want to go down into this eerie deep sea in a hundred years!

But he didn't dare to argue with Han Cheng, and he didn't dare not to save Song Xingmian!

"Fuck! Let's do this!"

Ding Shouchang jumped down!

And beneath the deep sea—

Chen Yu had already sent the Ghost Elder's head flying with a single slap!

After a simple search,

he obtained a bead...

[mirage pearl]

Description: A misty gray bead with a lusterless surface, cool to the touch. After being worn for a long time, the bead will faintly flicker in sync with the wearer's breathing frequency.

Effect: When kept close, the mirage pearl will continuously absorb the energy aura naturally dissipated by the wearer.

Not surprisingly,

even Chen Muqing hadn't discovered that the old fellow's secret lay within this bead.

Chen Yu quietly tucked the mirage pearl into his pocket.

Then he looked up and saw a figure in a white camisole diving down.

He quickly closed his eyes and began to play dead...

"Glub, glub, glub~"

Bubbles escaped from the corners of Song Xingmian's mouth. Her swimming strokes were very fast; she was clearly a professional!

But the visibility in the iron-gray seawater was pitifully low, with silt and debris stirred up by the surges suspended in the water!

It wasn't until she reached about five meters that she located Lu Heng!

At this moment, Lu Heng was facing upward, his arms spread powerlessly, gently floating with the rhythm of the surges, his clothes silently rippling in the water.

Her heart sank suddenly.

Swish...

She accelerated her strokes and swam toward him, seeing his eyes closed and his eyelashes trembling slightly in the current.

Song Xingmian immediately embraced him.

Lu Heng was extremely weak at this moment. He opened his eyes slightly and pointed at his mouth.