frightfiction Chapter 1599 A Test from Hannah's Family
Chapter 1599 A Test from Hannah's Family
Under Hannah's "guidance," the Sea Moth quickly traversed most of the "Sea of Death."
As you get closer to the middle section, the surrounding ocean currents become increasingly violent and turbulent.
Even knowing that Hannah was there and everything would be alright, the sight of the raging ocean currents just meters away, and the sight of the giant sea monsters' skeletons colliding with the ship fragments left behind by the Mu Continent Kingdom, still made one feel uneasy and lingering fear.
It's like looking down from a transparent walkway high in the sky. Even if you know that the structural materials under your feet are very strong and reliable, the direct height difference will still arouse people's instinctive fear and make their legs go weak.
Lin Yu and Chen Le were now in a state of tense, instinctive reaction, ready to fight at any moment.
After all, as "players" in the "death game," the two of them are naturally more sensitive to such seemingly dangerous situations than ordinary people.
Of course, both of them could rationally understand that there was no need for a fight at the moment.
Lin Yu is now beginning to understand why he received so much respect and attention when he impersonated a visitor from the "Central Sea" as a "Yayu".
Regardless of his situation in the Middle Sea, even if he was just a menial worker there... having the strength to cross this "wall of storms" was definitely not to be underestimated.
In short, during this period...
Although the sounds outside the Sea Moth were noisy, Lin Yu and Chen Le remained silent in the cabin for a brief moment, without exchanging any words.
until……
After walking for about ten more minutes, Hannah suddenly stopped.
"Quack... Boss, wait a minute! Something feels off!"
Hearing Hannah's voice, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"What's wrong? Did we take the wrong road or what?"
After all, the place does look quite chaotic—a place without landmarks and where everything around is constantly changing, so it's easy to get lost.
Getting lost or encountering an accident in such a seemingly dangerous place can have far more serious consequences than in other places.
"Quack, boss, I'm not lost... it's just that this place gives me a strange feeling."
Hannah hovered in the water, her eight tentacles swaying, and slowly turned around in place, a confused expression appearing on her pink head.
"I feel like... quack, there's a smell here that I'm very familiar with."
Hannah looked thoughtful.
Lin Yu was also puzzled: "The taste?"
Inside the Sea Moth, he could see the outside world through the porthole and even use his mental perception to make some detailed scans.
but……
Lin Yu indeed had no way of smelling the "odor".
Rather, it's more accurate to say that... people can't smell anything underwater.
Even if Lin Yu were outside the Sea Moth and was currently swimming underwater in this area, he still wouldn't be able to smell it.
Therefore, Lin Yu could only continue questioning Hannah.
What does this smell like?
“Quack, it tastes like ‘fire’… to be precise, it tastes like seawater being boiled by fire,” Hannah said, pondering as she added, “Hmm… to be even more precise, it’s like soup being made.”
"Caw, it looks like scallop soup!"
As Hannah was speaking, Chen Le, the "fisherman," couldn't help but complain, "How come you're getting more and more accurate... and a little too accurate, aren't you?"
Lin Yu vaguely guessed why Hannah's judgments were becoming more and more accurate.
Perhaps because...
The source of the smell is getting closer and closer!
And just as Lin Yu had expected...
Hannah's eyes lit up immediately: "Quack! That's it... this smells like Auntie!"
"Only my aunt's scallop soup is this fragrant and delicious—it's a specialty that even Uncle Ka can't surpass!"
"Croak! Only Auntie can do this in the entire Jingxu—Auntie's here!"
Hannah spoke excitedly, which surprised Lin Yu.
"Is your aunt... here to pick you up?"
Hannah waved her tentacles happily: "Quack, I guess so... I don't know why it's so fast! But it's my aunt, she must be here to pick me up!"
"After all, besides my sixth uncle, my aunt and I are the closest people in the family!"
"And she cooked scallop chowder, probably to reward me for coming home so rarely!"
Hannah said happily, and Chen Le breathed a sigh of relief.
"So it's one of our own people coming, then there's nothing to worry about."
Afterwards, Chen Le and Lin Yu also looked in the direction Hannah was gazing into, waiting together for Hannah's "aunt" to arrive.
A few seconds later, the little octopus suddenly started waving its tentacles.
"Auntie—we're over here!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu put on a professional smile.
At that moment, he actually felt a little nervous—like a boarding school teacher meeting a child's parents.
Chen Le, who was standing to the side, also scratched his head. Although he didn't know what the purpose was, doing so would at least bring him some psychological comfort—making him feel as if he had made some effort to leave a good impression on the octopus auntie across from him.
The two watched in the direction Hannah was waving her tentacles, waiting for a new octopus to emerge from the darkness.
but……
When something actually appeared in the darkness, Lin Yu and Chen Le were utterly shocked.
According to Lin Yu's assumptions and calculations, since the visitor was Hannah's aunt, she should naturally look similar to Hannah.
It should be a rather pretty little octopus—like the chosen one, "Ka." Although it's a size bigger than Hannah and not as pink, and has a more reliable demeanor, its overall appearance... is indeed not too different from Hannah's.
but……
Hannah's "aunt" seems to be in a completely different situation.
The first to appear in the darkness...
It was a dark wall with several white round windows.
The dark, imposing wall broke through the water flow and pressed down towards the Sea Moth.
Those raging ocean currents, which seemed capable of sweeping up everything in the world, were completely ineffective in the face of this dark, imposing wall.
Although the undercurrents also paused before Hannah... they stopped and bypassed her, as if showing her respect and affection.
At this moment, these ocean currents remain silent in front of this wall, as if out of... awe.
As if given an order, they had no choice but to quiet down.
Lin Yu stared at the wall, his mental energy subconsciously extending, trying to find out where it came from and what its relationship was with Hannah's aunt.
However, the moment Lin Yu unleashed his mental power, after understanding where the wall in front of him came from and its relationship with Hannah's aunt, he couldn't help but feel a tremendous shock.
because……
This is not a wall.
It is a tentacle.
Those white, round windows are the neatly arranged suction cups on these tentacles.
In other words, this was just "one of Aunt Hannah's hands".
Soon... beyond that sea area, a bright yellow eye, like a searchlight, lit up. The unique black band-like pupils of an octopus, under the surrounding shimmering gold, resembled a crack in a canyon.
Hannah happily spun around in the water, greeting everyone with her eight tentacles: "Quack! Aunt La! Long time no see—I'm back!"
Then, Hannah turned around and happily introduced to Lin Yu, "Quack, boss, this is my aunt—'La'!"
"She is the best scallop hunter and shellfish cooking expert in our tribe. Even Uncle Ka Liu has to consult Aunt La on many occasions when it comes to cooking shellfish!"
Looking at the octopus in front of him, which was tens of thousands of times larger than Hannah, Lin Yu maintained his professional smile and waved to greet it.
"Hello, dear 'La' and 'Ba's' aunt."
His tone revealed no surprise or confusion, only utmost politeness.
However, Lin Yu's heart was filled with endless doubts.
Why is it that Hannah's body size is quite normal, but her aunt's body size is like that of the legendary giant Kraken?
There are also many large cephalopods in the deep sea of Earth, such as giant squid and giant Pacific octopus, which can reach a length of more than ten meters and a weight measured in tons.
but……
Compared to Hannah's aunt, those giant sea creatures were like kindergarten children.
Judging from those eyes and those tentacles, Hannah's aunt "La" must be at least a hundred meters long!
If it wanted to, it could eat the Seamoth like a breakfast dumpling—and that's only because the Seamoth itself isn't small.
An ordinary single-person submersible would probably look like a broad bean in front of her.
Although Lin Yu didn't find it strange that such a giant marine creature appeared in the Pure Ruins...
However, Lin Yu was somewhat shocked to learn that the other party was Hannah's aunt and a sea beast rather than a member of the sea race.
After all, Hannah was only the size of a palm.
Even Kaka, the chosen one, looks like an ordinary octopus, only about half the height of a person.
So what's the deal with this "菈"?
While Lin Yu was pondering the possibility that Hannah's aunt had used some kind of "heavenly transformation" magic to make herself exceptionally large, beyond her normal size...
La also spoke up.
"Are you the one that 'Ba' now serves and follows?"
"Interesting. You look...much weaker than I expected!"
“Although Brother Ka and the gods have both acknowledged you, I will never believe hearsay…”
"So, state your name, human from the outside world—I want to personally examine whether you are qualified to be followed by Ba!"
As La's voice rang out, the seawater in the entire area trembled.
Hearing La's voice, Hannah became anxious: "Quack! Auntie...you can't treat the boss like this!"
"Don't speak, Ba. This is my own judgment—I can't detect even the slightest trace of 'strong' in this human!"
"Therefore, I must confirm this for myself—even if the gods try to dissuade me, I must do it!"
La said with certainty.