52: Breaking out of the black fog

The Giant Kun's colossal body, which had blotted out the sky and sun, transformed into countless specks of light, like stars, slowly dissipating and adorning this dead, dark sea with a dreamlike galaxy.

[Killed Lv25 Giant Kun, obtained Colorful Crystal Core × 1]

At the center where the monster exploded, a fist-sized, shimmering orb of light quietly floated on the sea surface.

It constantly changed colors, and within it, countless miniature nebulae seemed to slowly revolve, emitting a mysterious and powerful aura.

Lin Mo gasped for breath, slumping into the captain's chair, feeling every nerve screaming with exhaustion.

He manipulated the claw module, carefully salvaging the colorful crystal core.

"Wow! Brother Mo! We found something good again!"

Gu Nianqiu had climbed up at some point; her small face pressed against the cockpit's porthole, her large eyes sparkling, the fear from before completely swept away by the current excitement.

"This crystal core is so beautiful! Prettier than all the others!"

Gu Zhixia also walked over, leaning against the control panel, letting out a long, deep breath.

The world-shattering scene from moments ago still made her heart pound.

She looked at Lin Mo's profile; this man always managed to create incredible miracles in the most desperate times.

The admiration in her heart deepened a few more points.

[Colorful Crystal Core: A rare crystal containing the world's primordial power, a necessary material for a warship to break through its rank.]

Good stuff!

This was definitely top-tier good stuff!

A rare smile of joy appeared in Lin Mo's eyes.

With this, the Natural Selection would be able to advance again, and its strength would undergo a qualitative leap.

He carefully put away the crystal core, then glanced at the countdown on the control panel.

[System Recovery Countdown: 00:05:00]

Only five minutes left.

In five minutes, the radar and communication systems would be restored, and they would be able to find a way out of this dreadful place!

The dawn of Victory was within reach.

But, at that moment.

Lin Mo's heart suddenly clenched.

An instinctive premonition, stemming from his deep link with the Natural Selection, sent him the strongest warning!

An indescribable, immense fear, originating from the depths of his soul, surged wildly from the dark deep sea below!

"Something's wrong!"

Lin Mo's face instantly changed; he violently pushed the joystick.

"Take off! Ascend two hundred meters!"

The Natural Selection's anti-gravity engines instantly erupted in dazzling flames, the entire warship shooting upwards like an arrow released from a bow!

Just as they had broken free from the sea surface.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!—!!!

The sea surface below no longer merely churned with giant waves, but literally "exploded"!

It was as if that part of the sea no longer existed.

Instead, there was an endless, monstrous sea of grotesque creatures, composed of twisted flesh, pale bones, and countless wildly wriggling tentacles!

There were strange fish with human faces, their mouths split to their ears, emitting silent shrieks.

There were giant octopuses, comparable in size to buildings, each of their tentacles covered in dense, constantly opening and closing eyeballs.

And countless nameless, bizarre, terrifying creatures emerged from that "sea of flesh and blood," transforming this sea area into a living hell!

"Come home with me—come home with me—"

A strange whisper, without any warning, echoed in the ears of the three.

"Ah!"

Gu Nianqiu shrieked in terror; she didn't care about anything else, crawling over with hands and feet, throwing herself desperately into Lin Mo's arms, her small body trembling like a sieve.

"Brother Mo... below... below..."

Gu Zhixia's face also instantly turned ashen, and she tightly gripped her Six-Harmony Long Spear.

She stared intently at the terrifying scene outside the porthole, her stomach churning.

At the same time, anomalies reappeared in the sky!

The thick Lost Black Fog in the distance was torn apart.

A full five Giant Kuns, identical to the one before, were slowly encircling the Natural Selection's position from different directions!

Despair.

Utter and complete despair.

This was no longer a battle, but a one-sided slaughter.

They were like a piece of meat dropped into a piranha pond, about to be gnawed until not even a speck remained.

Gu Zhixia's brows furrowed tightly; she stared intently at the approaching Giant Kuns, while watching Lin Mo out of the corner of her eye.

In this inescapable predicament, could he still find a way?

Beep!

Just then, a crisp notification sound echoed in the silent cockpit.

On the control panel, the static in the radar and communication areas instantly vanished.

A clear, three-dimensional star map appeared before Lin Mo!

[Warning: Lost Black Fog boundary distance 400km.]

[Undetected spatial anomaly (wormhole) detected, distance 50km, safety level: Green]

Looking at the two messages that popped up on the screen, Lin Mo's heart sank to the bottom.

Four hundred kilometers!

What a joke!

Even if all the energy in the super capacitor was drained, it couldn't fly two hundred kilometers!

The conventional escape route was a dead end!

His gaze was fixed on the single anomaly marked green.

A wormhole?

Only fifty kilometers away!

Was it a trap, or the only way out?

A hint of desperate resolve flashed in Lin Mo's eyes.

There was no choice.

He had to gamble!

"Hold on tight!"

Lin Mo roared, his voice hoarse from extreme concentration.

Without the slightest hesitation, he poured all his mental energy into the power core!

"Target, wormhole!"

"Natural Selection, Full Speed Ahead!"

Whoosh—!!!

The entire warship seemed to be imbued with the soul of a god!

The engine nozzles at the stern of the ship instantly turned from blue to dazzling gold, erupting with an unparalleled, terrifying thrust!

Boom!

The sonic boom of tearing air even drowned out the roars of countless monsters below!

The Natural Selection transformed into a golden streak of light, rushing towards the wormhole, which represented unknown hope, with an acceleration that surpassed visual limits!

The powerful inertia pressed Gu Nianqiu and Gu Zhixia firmly into their seats, making even breathing difficult.

Behind them, the five Giant Kuns seemed not to have expected this "little bug" to be so fast; they let out silent roars, their massive bodies beginning to accelerate in pursuit.

The grotesque sea below churned with towering waves, and countless tentacles and energy beams shot skyward, attempting to drag the escaping warship into the abyss.

But it was too late.

The Natural Selection's speed had already broken through conventional limits.

Ahead, a patch of space began to twist, and a spatial rift glowing with an eerie green light slowly opened.

Lin Mo did not slow down in the slightest, controlling the warship like a bullet, plunging headfirst into that strange wormhole!

Whoosh—

The world instantly lost its color.

Outside the window, it was no longer a dark sea, but a kaleidoscopic tunnel composed of countless lines of light.

The concepts of time and space became blurred at this moment.

Who knows how long passed, perhaps just an instant, or perhaps an eternity.

Pfft—

Like a submarine suddenly breaking through the water's surface.

After a violent jolt, the Natural Selection's view suddenly cleared.

Warm sunlight streamed into the cockpit through the porthole, dispelling all the chill and fatigue.

Behind them, there was no longer the black wall connecting heaven and earth, only an empty, azure sea, as if everything just now had been nothing but an absurd nightmare.

Gazing at the azure, normal sea before him, and hearing the familiar sound of waves, Lin Mo finally let out a heavy sigh, leaning back in the captain's chair, feeling every muscle in his body relax.

They had survived.