Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2129 - 2130: The New Swarm

"If it weren’t for your luck, it might have turned out differently~" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Veronia suddenly smiled oddly at Feng Yuan and said, while Long Boduo frowned; he also thought of this matter and pondered before saying

"I will inform them about this, hoping that the trouble isn’t caused by that statue."

Qi Chen looked at Dou Yanlan with a confused expression, not quite understanding what Long Boduo and Veronia meant, as Feng Yuan, with a hand on Xiao Ji back by his side, said

"I think it’s better to notify the Divine Beast Hall and the Alliance, after all, investigating in reality would be more convenient for them."

"Well... We’re not familiar with them, Agunas?"

"I can help you make contact."

With a flick of his tail, Agunas did not refuse because this was indeed not a small matter; if it really turned out as predicted, and a massive number of Netherworld rifts appeared in the real world without timely resolution, a major disaster could happen.

"Perhaps it’s not that bad; since those Mist Bugs are attracted by the Netherworld’s power, it’s likely there’s already a presence of the Netherworld’s aura here. That statue probably opened a rift taking advantage of this connection."

Veronia didn’t seem too concerned, though her authority had long failed, the World of Mirrors, as the predecessor to the World’s Shadow, still provided great help to Veronia. At least, Veronia could perceive numerous overlapping areas with the Netherworld within this Serene Forest Sea.

Although normally, the overlaps between the real world and the Netherworld wouldn’t interact, under certain circumstances, like a disturbance occurring in the Netherworld, this overlap might cause communication between the two due to the fragility of the space barrier.

This is also usually the main reason for Netherworld rifts to emerge.

If the Serene Forest Sea itself was already overlapping with the Netherworld, then the appearance of Netherworld rifts wouldn’t be considered strange.

Of course, this is merely speculation, as Feng Yuan and others haven’t investigated other places, thus they don’t know what’s actually going on elsewhere.

"Sigh, really, I wish I’d just slipped away after seeing the Thousand-fold Stone Cave."

Feng Yuan sighed in frustration, as if he hadn’t planned to take a stroll around Lin Qiu, he wouldn’t have encountered this situation.

Qi Chen said with a smile and a hint of helplessness

"Who could have predicted this kind of thing? However, if you hadn’t come here, the issue might have gone unnoticed until something major happened."

Netherworld rifts are very secretive, and given how dangerous the Serene Forest Sea is, it’s uncertain whether others could spot problems within the safe route in time. If things continue like this, they might have to wait until a significant incident happens before realizing something unusual has occurred here.

"Tsk, honestly, with what you said, I don’t even know what to say."

Feng Yuan said while noticing the Plague Fog Insects decreasing, feeling puzzled

"Have we arrived at the location already? No, time-wise, it shouldn’t be this fast."

Since the crew who guarded the deck went to communicate with the captain, only Feng Yuan and his group were left on deck.

Nevertheless, even under such circumstances, it didn’t matter much to them, as those Plague Fog Insects were continuously being drawn and consumed by the entrance to the Netherworld’s path.

In the entrance to the Netherworld path, Veronia momentarily couldn’t figure out whether Long Boduo was helping her or causing her trouble.

Seeing the Plague Fog Insects gradually disappear, Veronia released a Crystal Butterfly, after a while, she said

"Still moving ahead, no signs of a city ahead, though it seems another swarm is appearing?"

"Another swarm? Not the Plague Fog Insects?"

Feng Yuan was stunned, although Veronia didn’t explicitly state it, he could surmise it wasn’t the Plague Fog Insects; otherwise, Veronia wouldn’t show such aversion.

"They’re larger in size; no wonder the boss recommended buying so many supplies."

Veronia chuckled lightly, realizing the situation in this peculiar place. Although the safe route itself wasn’t dangerous, it was quite troublesome since utilizing the Spirit Beast defense was ineffective.

Nevertheless, the use of the Spirit Beast Ultimate Skill wasn’t entirely prohibited; however, for most people, not being able to use wide-range Ultimate Moves and high-energy-intensity moves was quite uncomfortable.

"Similar to Netherworld Wanderer Fish, yet not the Netherworld Wanderer Fish. Lake of No Return may indeed have a connection with our Netherworld."

After destroying the Eviltooth Fish, Long Boduo commented; Netherworld Wanderer Fish dwells in the Netherworld’s lower layers; although they lack intelligence, they’re not aggressive.

However, despite the similarity to Netherworld Wanderer Fish, the Eviltooth Fish differed in some aspects, at least in their higher aggressiveness compared to Netherworld Wanderer Fish.

"There might be many connections to the Netherworld within this Serene Forest Sea, perhaps even the Thousand-fold Stone Cave has ties to our Netherworld?"

Long Boduo pondered aloud, looking at Feng Yuan, who shook his head and said

"That, I do not know; I’ve not investigated. You could ask Agunas."

Though the Thousand-fold Stone Cave was somewhat peculiar, it wasn’t exceptionally unique. Even if there’s no record in the annals, Agunas could still possibly uncover the truth.

Moreover, Long Boduo’s speculation seemed reasonable; if Shi and Xilnais have deep links to the real world, it’s likely through the Netherworld.

Given that the place could have their statues, Feng Yuan was unconvinced that it bore no relation to the Netherworld.

But as to the specifics, he, too, wasn’t very clear.

With a flick of his tail, Agunas said

"There’s no related information in the records. I don’t know what the situation of the Thousand-fold Stone Cave is. If there’s a real problem in this forest sea, we might have to return to the past for a thorough investigation."

Even with the appearance of the Eviltooth Fish, Agunas perceived no major problem. Such dangerous places have a considerable chance of interaction with the Netherworld. Even the occurrence of a Netherworld manifestation is relatively normal.

What truly posed risks needing attention was not natural phenomena, but unusual occurrences triggered maliciously by humans or other beings.

While issues from natural phenomena could naturally be resolved over time, if they were human-induced, it became unforeseeable.

Currently, the Serene Forest Sea showed no signs of human-induced anomalies; even the Eviltooth Fish in recent discussions with Long Boduo, Agunas confirmed wasn’t deliberately manufactured by anyone.

After all, Eviltooth Fish evolved from Netherworld Wanderer Fish adapting to the real world. As such, they were restricted to dwelling in areas dense with the Netherworld’s rules.

This explained why humans couldn’t breed these fish in other aquatic environments since their understanding of the Netherworld wasn’t profound enough to detect these rule existences.

Especially since initially, no one suspected these fish having links to the Netherworld, thereby not investigating in that direction.

"Here they come."

As Agunas and Long Boduo discussed the Netherworld’s impact on this forest sea, Veronia proclaimed loudly with crystallized fragments shining in her hand.

The sparkling crystallized fragments shifted forms in her grasp, radiating a sacred white light.

A buzzing sound emerged, alerting the passengers in the cabin of their current location.

Although evening ferry rides encountered various troublesome bugs, at least there were some benefits...

Especially since this route was akin to the specific activity zones in games where creatures appeared distinct in different water segments.

This facilitated them using bugs to pinpoint their current location effortlessly.

Decaying Yellow Wasps---was the name of the bugs on this stage, posing significant danger.

Because those creatures could bypass Energy Barriers and had a particular preference for flesh and blood entities.

Even though their attacks weren’t lethal, the corrosive nature of the Decaying Yellow Wasps’ attacks could lead to disfigurement if not careful, despite Beastmasters having defensive measures.

What made them most troublesome was the Decaying Yellow Wasps going berserk if sensing Spirit Beast Ultimate Skill, especially flame-related powers.

Thus, it’s imperative not to use fire against them!

With a sudden thought, someone loudly reminded Feng Yuan and others outside the cabin; as there was a Fire-element Spirit Beast beside Feng Yuan, it was crucial to ensure they were informed to prevent complications.