Chapter 90 Sea Monster
The east coast of the Dragon Kingdom.
A massive fleet consisting of five destroyers and twelve frigates sailed toward Sakura Country.
The flagship destroyer was 200 meters long, 26 meters wide, with a displacement of 14,000 tons.
The other four destroyers were 180 meters long, 25 meters wide, with a displacement of 12,000 tons.
All twelve frigates were 90 meters long, 11 meters wide, with a displacement of 4,000 tons.
Following the fleet was a freighter 300 meters long, 55 meters wide, with a displacement of 280,000 tons.
The fleet commander was Major General Zhang Jianhui.
This time they were heading to the waters of Sakura Country; in addition to transporting cargo, the freighter was also intended to carry the Big White Snake.
Su Ling did not travel with the fleet; she flew directly from Haicheng to Kobe City in Sakura Country.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, ten thousand meters deep.
It was exceptionally calm here, the seawater as pitch-black as ink.
Suddenly, a ripple surged through this area, which had been silent for millions of years.
Something terrifying seemed to be awakening, and in an instant, the entire ocean trembled.
A certain restriction was completely broken, and some terrifying figures slowly appeared in the ocean.
From the depths of the trench, countless giant creatures emerged.
There were giant sharks hundreds of meters long, giant octopuses hundreds of meters long, sea snakes hundreds of meters long, crabs hundreds of meters long...
There were even several behemoths over a thousand meters long.
They headed in all directions.
At this moment, the ocean was no longer peaceful.
The sea was about to become a paradise for these behemoths.
On a shipping route near the Mariana Trench.
A large cruise ship, 300 meters long, 40 meters wide, with twenty decks and a displacement of 200,000 tons, was sailing.
There were over four thousand passengers on the large cruise ship.
Ding Zhenzhen was a returnee; after graduating from university, she went to a university in the USA for two years of graduate studies.
She had originally planned to stay in the USA, but because her parents in the Dragon Kingdom couldn't bear it, and she wasn't doing well in the USA, she returned to the Dragon Kingdom.
After returning to the Dragon Kingdom, she directly took over her mother's position and entered a state-owned enterprise.
This state-owned enterprise could be said to be a fallback plan her family had prepared for her long ago; her mother had taken over for her grandfather, and she had now taken over for her mother.
Three generations had been passed down from one to the next within the same company.
This vacation, Ding Zhenzhen planned to take her parents to the USA for a trip.
The family leaned against the railing, enjoying the scenery on the sea, marveling at how beautiful life was.
Ding Zhenzhen's parents had very high retirement pensions, so Ding Zhenzhen didn't have to worry about their future care at all. This allowed her to spend money freely to take her parents out on trips, and if she ran out of money, her parents would subsidize her.
"Dad, Mom, look, what is that over there?" Ding Zhenzhen pointed to something moving rapidly in the distance on the sea surface.
Ding Father and Ding Mother rubbed their eyes, only to see what looked like a massive object rushing toward them.
"Zhenzhen, that looks like a big fish. Could it be a blue whale?" Ding Mother said uncertainly.
"How would a blue whale have fins? This is clearly not a blue whale." Ding Father looked grave.
Ding Father's words made Ding Mother nervous. "Then, then could it be some kind of monster? Zhenzhen, let's go back into the cabin quickly!"
After saying this, Ding Mother reached out to pull Ding Zhenzhen back to the cabin.
"Oh! Mom, what are you afraid of? What kind of monster in the sea could threaten such a huge cruise ship!"
"Zhenzhen, listen to your mother, let's go back to the cabin."
"Dad, why are you so timid too? Let me tell you, I've been on cruise ships many times, and they are absolutely safe." Ding Zhenzhen said confidently.
On the deck railing, others had also discovered the massive object.
Many people were so scared that they quickly ran back to the cabin. Only some bold ones were yelling there; they were as confident as Ding Zhenzhen, believing that the massive object couldn't possibly do anything to the cruise ship.
"Zhenzhen, look over there quickly." Ding Mother pointed in another direction in terror.
Ding Zhenzhen and Ding Father looked in that direction and saw another huge thing approaching rapidly.
This time, Ding Zhenzhen also panicked. "Dad, Mom, let's go inside quickly."
"Okay." Ding Mother and Ding Father nodded hurriedly.
Bang!
A huge collision sound came from the stern, and the entire cruise ship shook violently.
"Ah!" The family of three were all thrown to the ground.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
Splash! Splash!
Several screams and splashing sounds rang out; people had been thrown directly off the violently shaking cruise ship and into the sea.
"Zhenzhen, are you okay?" Ding Mother shouted anxiously.
"Mom, I'm fine, you guys go inside quickly." Ding Zhenzhen struggled to get up and walked over to Ding Father and Ding Mother.
The three of them supported each other, stumbling toward the cabin.
The ship's swaying became even more violent.
"Ah!" Ding Mother lost her balance and fell to the ground again.
"Mom!" Ding Zhenzhen exclaimed.
Bang! Bang!
Two more huge collision sounds.
The entire cruise ship tilted forty degrees, and Ding Zhenzhen's family was thrown a hundred meters away.
Fortunately, they had fallen to the deck and were not thrown over the railing.
But the three of them were dazed from the impact.
People inside the cabin were also being tossed about, and all the passengers were in chaos.
In the captain's cabin, the captain struggled to maintain his balance and sent out a distress signal.
Ding Father gripped the railing tightly, using his body to shield Ding Zhenzhen and Ding Mother.
It was extremely difficult for them to get back into the cabin now. "Hold onto the railing tightly, don't let go!" Ding Father shouted hoarsely.
On the twenty-deck cruise ship, Ding Zhenzhen and the others were on the eighteenth deck, dozens of meters above the sea surface.
Falling into the sea from such a height would very likely result in death.
Crack!
Suddenly, a crisp sound rang in their ears.
"Dad, the railing glass is about to break." Ding Zhenzhen said in terror.
As she spoke, the cruise ship tilted sharply again, and the inertia of the three of them instantly shattered the glass.
"Ah!" Ding Zhenzhen screamed.
Half of her body was already hanging outside the railing.
"Zhenzhen." Ding Father's eyes were bloodshot as he reached out and grabbed Ding Zhenzhen tightly.
Bang!
Another huge sound.
Ah!
It was Ding Mother's scream; she had been thrown off, as she hadn't held onto the railing securely.
"Mom!"
"Wife."
Ding Zhenzhen and Ding Father were devastated; they could only watch helplessly as Ding Mother fell from the great height.
Splash!
Just then, a giant mouth emerged from the sea. The giant mouth was as large as two basketball courts, and the terrifying fangs were like sharp stone pillars several meters long.
Ding Mother fell straight into the giant mouth, and the mouth clamped down with force, biting off all the railings below the eighth deck.
In an instant, countless people fell from the cruise ship, falling into the sea like rain.
Ding Zhenzhen watched in despair as Ding Mother was swallowed by the giant mouth. "Mom, I shouldn't have taken you out for this trip."
Ding Zhenzhen was filled with regret.
Ding Father was silent, the screams on the cruise ship continued unabated, and everyone was terrified.
Behemoths were everywhere around the cruise ship; they had already become food in the mouths of the behemoths.