The battle concluded.
Zhang Chen had expected the deep-sea abyssal predator's main body to launch a surprise attack at this moment.
But to his and everyone else's surprise.
This enormous deep-sea abyssal predator seemed to have vanished.
Not a trace of it was ever found again.
The island is just ahead, should we go ashore to rest?
Han Shuang asked, looking at the distant island.
This...
Xiao Guanghan pondered, not daring to make a decision this time, instead turning his gaze to Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen stared at the island, and soon a message appeared:
[An island with a resort, no people, no supplies, no monsters...]
It's just an uninhabited island. It's safer for us to leave the sea area as soon as possible!
No one knows how many deep-sea abyssal predators there are in the deep sea, or how many terrifying monsters!
Zhang Chen said indifferently.
Starfish are indeed predators in the ocean.
But they are only at the lower end of the food chain.
There are countless predators in the sea that are higher in rank than starfish.
Such a creature has already made the fleet extremely uneasy.
If another, more powerful one appears, what then?!
A wise person does not stand under a dangerous wall. This terrifying place should be left as soon as possible.
What? It's an uninhabited island?
Katerina blinked slightly.
When Zhang Chen was dealing with the smaller deep-sea abyssal predators earlier, Katerina had taken the initiative to act as a guardian for Xiao Guanghan and the Russian ships.
She had not yet returned to the Russian ships.
She was still studying the map with Xiao Guanghan.
What? Is there a problem?
Zhang Chen asked.
When we came, we encountered two groups of Japanese people!
The first group of Japanese left a few hours before us, and their target was this island resort!
The other group of Japanese were thieves who stole ships, and I dealt with them.
Logically speaking, based on the time, they should have arrived here long ago, and at least stayed here for one night!
Now you say it's an uninhabited island, how is that possible?!
Katerina explained.
She knew that Zhang Chen never spoke nonsense; whatever he said was always based on evidence.
This was why she raised her doubts.
But...
Zhang Chen gazed intently at the island before him again.
The prompt remained the same, without any change.
I really cannot sense any survivors on it, nor supplies, nor monsters...
Xiao Guanghan frowned and said:
Could it be that the Japanese also encountered deep-sea abyssal predators earlier, and now they have been completely wiped out!
They didn't reach the island, so naturally, there would be no one there!
As soon as he finished speaking, Han Shuang shook his head and handed the telescope to Xiao Guanghan, saying:
These Japanese should have already landed on the island!
I just saw their yacht anchored in the shallow waters.
There are messy footprints on the beach, and in the forest, a section is covered with leaves.
What's hidden inside should be their dinghies from the yacht to the shore.
Xiao Guanghan took the telescope and took a look.
Indeed, he found a yacht anchored in the sea area on the side of the island.
Looking further into the depths of the island, there were vague clusters of buildings, but absolutely no signs of human activity were visible.
Not just humans, but not even birds or mutated insects could be seen.
It seems someone has indeed landed on the island, but this small island is strangely quiet!
It's as if all living creatures, except plants, have disappeared!
As Xiao Guanghan said this, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he continued:
Generally speaking, such a situation indicates the presence of a powerful predator nearby!
And it's a predator with an extremely brutal nature.
Predators like lions and tigers, after eating their fill, will significantly reduce their aggressiveness. Even if prey passes them, they won't chase.
This is both a way to conserve energy and a natural instinct to save food, because hunting too much prey cannot be preserved and will eventually go to waste.
But some cold-blooded animals are not like this; they are accustomed to killing everything they see, and their nature is extremely brutal.
Katerina asked:
Professor, are you saying that such a terrifying existence is hiding nearby!?
Xiao Guanghan nodded.
In this situation, there's no need to ask Zhang Chen's opinion.
Who would have nothing better to do than to knowingly charge into a place with monsters near the island, following in the footsteps of the Japanese?
We will change course from now on and skirt around the island at a safe distance!
Xiao Guanghan said to Han Shuang.
Alright, Professor!
Han Shuang operated the yacht, slowly turning towards the front diagonal on the water.
The other fleets followed suit, afraid of falling behind.
Before, there were always people who liked to complain on the radio or ask about the next direction of travel.
But after this battle with the deep-sea abyssal predator.
Everyone understood that Zhang Chen and Xiao Guanghan's decisions were basically the most correct.
In the face of an emergency, there is often no time to explain why something is being done or what will happen next.
Just follow the execution!
With the great enemy at hand, why not cling to the strong, but instead try to find another way to court death?!
Wait, something seems wrong!
Katerina's expression suddenly stiffened, and she said.
Then, she quickly shouted:
All ships turn, forming a ninety-degree angle with the island, and make a large circle around it!
It's very dangerous to sail so close to the island!
Huh? Xiao Guanghan and Han Shuang looked at Katerina with surprise.
They didn't understand why she said that.
Think about it, the only monsters we've encountered at sea so far are deep-sea abyssal predators!
If the Japanese also encountered deep-sea abyssal predators, given their strength, they wouldn't just sit and wait for death; there must have been a struggle!
As Katerina spoke, Xiao Guanghan immediately understood.
You mean... it's very likely that the deep-sea abyssal predator split into many smaller deep-sea abyssal predators during the battle.
And they annihilated the entire Japanese team, and by this time, they have all submerged into the water, so there are no monsters on the island!
Hearing this, Han Shuang's legs almost went weak, and he said with a crying voice:
Ah? If you say so... actually, in the waters nearby, there are now dozens, or even more, fully grown deep-sea abyssal predators?
This is the lair of the deep-sea abyssal predators?!
Zhang Chen, standing at the bow of the ship, narrowed his eyes and said slowly:
Your analysis is correct, it is indeed the case!
As he spoke, near the coast by the island, there were waves of bulges that surged towards the fleet against the direction of the waves.
At this moment, next to these countless bulges on the sea surface, lines of prompts appeared:
[Deep-sea abyssal predator, mutated v-type marine creature...]