Lin Xian experienced the terrifying attack power brought by mechanical supernatural power for the first time. The current shock even surpassed the initial sensation he had when using the Gravitational Lens.

At that moment, it felt as if he personally unleashed a Hyperion directional constraint cannon. The difference was that the energy release of the orbital weapon lasted only an instant, but Lin Xian sustained it for at least a whole second. Don’t underestimate that one second;

it almost completely drained Lin Xian, who had reached a 30,000 spirit value fluctuation after overloading the hyperstring reactor. But the price paid was absolutely staggering!

At the very least, Lin Xian’s plan to gather and annihilate the enemies in the sea vortex had succeeded.

As Lin Xian wielded the Supercritical Diffraction Sword and slashed down, the entire sea area’s large abnormal entities were almost wiped clean. The remnants of the aberrations continuously leaked black smoke outward, and the boiling sea surface gradually calmed as the marks on everyone’s bodies disappeared.

Watching the aberrations fade away, countless eyes all focused on Lin Xian.

“Huff…” Lin Xian let out a long breath. This was the first time he had released two major moves simultaneously. In that instant, he felt as if all his spiritual power had been completely drained.

With the blessing of the three-phase halo around him, Lin Xian already possessed transcendent-class strength. Yet even so, he almost lost all his spiritual power. The sheer power of the Supercritical Diffraction Sword was evident.

Although dangerous, the effect was outstanding.

Apart from the Southern Celestial Gate, Lin Xian finally had a skill capable of causing large-scale damage to the aberrations.

Lin Xian controlled the power armor and landed. As soon as his feet touched the ground, Laine looked at the boiling black smoke around and said to Lin Xian, “Captain Lin…”

“Quick, use your copper sphere to collect the blood crystals. Don’t waste them,” Lin Xian said without beating around the bush, grasping the key point directly.

Hearing Lin Xian’s words, Laine immediately nodded and told Erica behind him, “Hurry.”

Erica looked at Lin Xian with a complicated expression. The previous arrogance was completely withdrawn, and she lowered her head, leading two subordinates out. She took out that strange Forbidden Artifact and began operating it.

She opened a lead box, then, with her teammates’ cooperation, placed the copper sphere onto a specially shaped drone. The drone quickly took off, flying over the massive aberrations floating on the sea surface and the black smoke above them.

Lin Xian watched closely. His gaze slightly tightened as he noticed the drone seemed to possess an absorption power similar to the Gravitational Lens, continuously sucking in the black smoke. At the same time, numerous blood crystals, large and small, shot out of the seawater at high speed and were absorbed onto the drone.

What a great tool for scavenging the battlefield!

Lin Xian was amazed. This device seemed to share similar properties with the Hellish Black Chrysanthemum in absorbing black smoke, but it could also directly absorb blood crystals. He suddenly thought that if they had this device during the Dawn City battle, not only could the human faction reap great rewards, but it might also partially block S-level entities and Corpse Drivers from absorbing dark energy to recover...

“Captain Lin, if it weren’t for you this time, we’d definitely be in trouble.”

Laine was the first to speak to Lin Xian.

The faces of all Falcon Sea Group members behind him looked like survivors after a disaster. Vanessa and others gazed at Lin Xian.

“Captain Lin, I didn’t know your supernatural power value had reached transcendent-class. Did you know that killing that monster in the vortex would clear all the marks?”

Lin Xian shook his head calmly and said, “No matter what grade these aberrations are, even though the area is compressed, there must be entities with territorial effects within the zone. This territorial effect mainly manifests in absorbing and covering the dark energy. When we dealt with them just now, all the dark energy flowed into the vortex. So, while solving the other monsters, we had to deal with that one.”

This was also experience gained from the Dawn City campaign. Judging from the current situation, his decision was correct. But the most critical factor was still the amazing power of his divine sword;

otherwise, it would have been difficult to achieve such results in a short time.

“Captain Lin is like a god descending from the heavens, instantly wiping out the evil cult with a single slash. That’s just too impressive;

it has to be the Sword Bearer!”

“With such terrifying combat power, even facing an S-level aberration, there’s no contest, right?”

“Are you now suspecting Captain Lin has taken down a Corpse Driver? Too amazing!”

Members of the Falcon Sea Group were all exclaiming in amazement.

Laine let out a long sigh and said to Lin Xian, “Captain Lin, thank you.”

Even Erica and Geddy looked full of gratitude.

Lin Xian shook his head with a smile, “Don’t celebrate too early.” He glanced at the time and said, “It’s just noon. Daylight hasn’t been long, yet these high-level aberrations are already raging wildly because of the marks. This is not a good sign. If the monsters can already cross the night in large numbers, it means their adaptation to the Blue Star is much faster than human evolution.”

Laine fell silent for a moment, then took a deep breath: “Indeed, it’s too strange. I’ve never seen such a large-scale attack in broad daylight.”

“Also,” KIKI spoke up, “Chatham Island is at the edge of Haiyan Island. Just this sea area has such a scale. You can imagine how many terrifying creatures are lurking in the waters around Haiyan Island. It’s literally a monster convention. Under these circumstances, how we leave or survive tonight is the real problem. Even Mount Garland’s eruption is no longer the top priority.”

Lin Xian sighed inwardly upon hearing this. What KIKI said was exactly his greatest worry. In just a short time, the monster scale and attack speed were as fast as lightning, and this was in daylight. He could clearly feel the monsters’ combat strength and vitality differed somewhat from nighttime. Coupled with unprecedented scale, it was hard to imagine how difficult it would be to face them at night.

He had originally planned to use the Sky Dome train to leap across the sea. Now, that idea seemed extremely dangerous.

Lin Xian thought that with the squad’s strength, plus the Sky Dome train’s mobility, even if they encountered aerial creatures, they could put up a fight. But after seeing two special-level ghosts appear, he could only abandon that plan.

He looked at the storm clouds in the sky, the wild thunder swirling and dark tides surging. Previously, special-level monsters were as rare as S-levels, but here, just by looking up, they encountered two. These monsters could earn a level 4 mark, and breaking through forcibly was nearly impossible.

Lin Xian then looked at Shiori: “If we want to escape this island, which direction is safest?”

Shiori, suddenly asked, slightly shrank her neck, then shook her head softly: “I don’t know. There are those presences everywhere. I feel like we’re swallowed by the monsters’ stomach. There’s no safe direction.”

Upon hearing this, thousands of members of Falcon Sea Group changed their expressions, all looking at Laine.

Laine could only sigh in response, “The situation is much worse than I thought. Looks like even if I repair the Neptune, we won’t be able to escape this sea area during the day.”

At this moment, fleeing outward seemed to be a dead end, while staying on Haiyan Island and hiding silently in the submarine base was equally desperate. The boiling Mount Garland was a ticking bomb ready to explode anytime.

“You should be glad your Neptune’s power core is damaged,” KIKI said leisurely.

Laine helplessly smiled, “You’re right.”

“Hiss…”

Upon hearing KIKI’s words, Iron Arm Azrael took a deep breath in fear, then looked gravely at Lin Xian: “Captain Lin, what should we do now?”

At this moment, everyone’s attention turned to this Sword Bearer of the Phoenix Society.

Seeing Lin Xian’s worried and serious expression, KIKI changed her tone: “Lin Xian, given the current situation, do we still want to explore the energy vent?”

“Yes,” Lin Xian nodded. “There’s no better option now.”

After speaking, Lin Xian looked at Laine.

Laine once belonged to the Foundation and was the special security personnel of that submarine base. Even without participating in Oceanic Titan research, he was undoubtedly the person who understood this sea area best among them. Lin Xian wanted to hear his advice.

“What do you think, Laine?”

Laine’s face was extremely serious as he said in a low voice, “I agree. We must stabilize that device. It’s not only to keep Oceanic Titan steady but also to some extent to stabilize Mount Garland.”

After the earlier encounter, both Lin Xian’s plan and Laine’s own calculations were completely dispelled. Given the situation, he could no longer let the sea group stay at sea. They had to hide on the island first. At the same time, Laine clearly understood that the geothermal device was their lifeline because the entire hunt was a large-scale event caused by Foundation interference. Once the device failed, they would be at the mercy of fate.

“Good,” Lin Xian nodded and continued, “Then let’s buy some time.”

“Um…”

At this moment, a voice came from the crowd.

Everyone turned to look. The speaker was an ordinary member of the Falcon Sea Group. Lin Xian noticed that the man trembled all over, looking very nervous.

“If you have any good ideas, just say it. It’s not like it’s an aberration that eats people,” KIKI quipped.

The man smiled awkwardly and said, “Boss, Captain Lin, earlier we said the monster mainly waits for hunting. I thought, can we do something to make the monster hunt and leave earlier? That way, we can sneak away before Mount Garland completely goes out of control.”

The crowd immediately began to scoff.

“Da Liu, you’re out of your mind. Didn’t you see that monster the other day? The Pacific Ocean floor is like its footbath basin. You giving orders to that ancestor is just asking for trouble.”

“Forget Oceanic Titan. Even zombies can’t be controlled.”

“Right, what could we use to attract it? We have nothing to feed the monster.”

Hearing their comments, Laine helplessly said, “If such a method existed, the Foundation wouldn’t have abandoned this massively funded submarine base.”

Then he looked at Lin Xian and explained, “Though I don’t know exactly what they researched, one thing I know: they failed, or something went terribly wrong.”

“Not necessarily. Actually, this idea isn’t bad,” Lin Xian said upon hearing this.

Laine frowned, “You mean the Foundation?”

Lin Xian shook his head and looked at the team member who spoke earlier: “I’m talking about him. That is indeed an idea, or at least worth trying.”

Hearing this, Laine’s expression turned peculiar. Vanessa’s eyes lit up: “Lin, are you thinking of using the energy vent?”

Lin Xian looked at the girl with interest. She seemed to have immediately guessed his thought.

“Oh~”

KIKI also realized and said, “You don’t mean to release a huge amount of geothermal core and throw a party here, do you?”

Lin Xian nodded and said solemnly, “But…”

He wanted to say something but stopped and instead told Laine and others, “First, let’s deal with the energy vent, then discuss further back at base. I need to combine with that device first.”

Laine’s gaze lingered on Lin Xian’s face, then he nodded meaningfully. He turned back and saw Erica and her teammates returning with the drone filled with hundreds of various-sized blood crystals and shrouded in black smoke. She directly reached out her palm, removed the copper valve, and handed all the blood crystals to Lin Xian.

“Lin, you’re quite an interesting person. These are the spoils from your recent fight, should belong to your Infinite.”

The Falcon Sea Group members showed no reaction to Laine’s gesture. Everyone was unsurprised because all understood that their survival in this apocalyptic sea area was thanks to Lin Xian’s intervention. Compared to profit, these survivors knew what truly mattered.

“Wow, so many! This treasure of yours is really convenient,” KIKI’s eyes lit up. She immediately waved her hand without hesitation, using telekinesis to sweep all the blood crystals over. A rough look revealed several level 3 blood crystals and even one level 4 blood crystal. These were important materials for crystal lattice evolution.

Lin Xian naturally recognized this as Laine’s gesture of goodwill toward him. But he wasn’t paying much attention right now. Laine’s ice-type supernatural ability and his former Foundation security chief status made Lin Xian willing to cooperate with him in this crisis.

“Let’s deal with the energy vent first. Since it’s a backup, is it specially sealed or is there another plan?” Lin Xian asked.

“I know. It’s part of the safety plan, specifically…”

Laine looked at the sea and said,

“Captain Lin, the underwater situation is complex, but I’m familiar with these waters. Let’s send a few deep-sea submersibles to scout.”

“Iron Arm,” Laine called out to Azrael.

“Got it!”

Iron Arm immediately mobilized, having the team bring the transport plane hidden on the island, equipped with two small single-person deep-sea submersibles.

“Single-person deep-sea submersibles?” KIKI was startled. “It’s so dangerous, you still dare to go underwater?”

“What choice do we have?” Azrael said. “These things operate on the seabed 700 to 800 meters underwater. Ordinary submarines can’t reach that depth, let alone drones. Underwater signals get blocked after 200 to 300 meters. We have to rely on submersibles.”

“Not necessarily.”

At this moment, Lin Xian interrupted. “I know a bit about this. For such dangerous work, let’s use a different method.”

Azrael frowned, “Captain Lin, you know about underwater operations?”

Lin Xian shook his head and immediately summoned the Black Star Forge.

Above them, in the void, a black mechanical gate suddenly appeared. With a loud boom, the mechanical gate opened, releasing over a hundred Iron Rain drones. At the same time, a brand-new batch of deep-sea submersibles was quickly manufactured. Their cockpits were temporarily replaced by Lin Xian’s PX-05 drones, directly substituting the manned submersibles of Azrael and others.

This left the originally resigned team members stunned on the spot, mouths agape, watching the massive manufacturing scene. The dazzling mechanical assembly looked extremely sci-fi!

“I know some machinery,” Lin Xian said lightly to everyone.