The leader sensed something unusual; it was impossible for anyone to not struggle to escape in such an oxygen-deprived condition.
He suspected that Lin Beichen might already be dead!
He pointed a finger, signaling for one of his men to go forward and probe.
The man who was pointed at swam over, holding a long knife, ready to stab Lin Beichen’s leg.
At that moment, Lin Beichen opened his eyes.
A light orb appeared in his hand. Even underwater, its glow, wrapped in purple flames, was conspicuous.
Everyone’s gaze was fixated on the light orb in Lin Beichen’s hand, especially the man who had approached him closely, causing him to halt his actions and lean in for a closer look.
In the next instant, he regretted it!
His entire body suddenly straightened, twitched a few times, then went completely still and sank slowly to the bottom of the lake, unresponsive.
The others stared in confusion at their partner sinking to the lake floor, uncertain about what just happened.
Then, two more men swam towards Lin Beichen with long knives.
As they approached Lin Beichen, just like the previous man, their bodies suddenly straightened, twitched, and sank to the bottom of the lake.
"Water???????"
"What’s happening!!???????"
This scene stunned the group; they stood frozen for a while, utterly perplexed by their comrades sinking one after another.
The leader pointed to one of them, instructing him to take out a specially-made gun with an extra-long barrel, aimed at Lin Beichen.
Just as he was about to pull the trigger, Lin Beichen suddenly broke free from the iron net’s constraints.
He moved swiftly in the water, creating ripples. His agility surpassed that of a fish in the water, reaching the man in the blink of an eye.
Due to their proximity, everyone clearly saw the light orb in Lin Beichen’s hand. It flickered just once, and the man holding the gun suddenly straightened, twitched, and sank to the lake bottom.
This scene immediately instilled fear in the remaining individuals.
They realized their mistake, regretting not following Griffin’s advice to use a long knife to assassinate the target from the beginning, without giving him a chance to breathe.
In their opinion, the time they waited for him to suffocate allowed the superhuman to gather energy, resulting in his bizarre killing methods.
Without thinking, the leader turned around and swam towards the lake surface, abandoning everything, and the long knife sank to the bottom of the lake, ignored.
Seeing the leader fleeing, the others dared not linger, swimming wildly in a desperate attempt to escape, wishing they had a booster to aid their flight.
But Lin Beichen wouldn’t let them go easily. Swiftly moving through the water, he caught up with the leader first, grabbed his ankle, and no matter how he struggled, it was futile; he dragged him back to the lake bottom.
Picking up the dropped long knife, he drove it straight through the center of the leader’s foot, embedding it nearly a meter deep into the ground until the hilt touched his foot, then stopped.
The excruciating pain made him scream, tearing off the oxygen mask, his cries rippled through the water, and the bright red blood instantly dyed the surrounding lake water.
However, the long knife piercing his foot caused such severe pain that he dared not move an inch, pinned entirely to the lake bottom.
Lin Beichen didn’t stop there; he moved swiftly to pursue the others, who were almost reaching the surface.
As they were about to break through the surface, they were pulled down by Lin Beichen.
He stabbed their feet with the long knife, driving it into the ground, making it impossible for them to escape.
Lin Beichen checked the remaining oxygen tanks of the few men; there were still several hours left, so he wasn’t worried about them suffocating to death.
Among them, three had tanks running out of oxygen. Lin Beichen disliked seeing people struggling before death, so he summoned the light orb again.
The three men watched Lin Beichen swim towards them, their eyes filled with terror, and in the next moment, they straightened for the last time, sinking to the bottom with no response.
The remaining three, witnessing this, shivered in fear, attempting to pull out the long knife despite the pain, but a nearly meter-long knife was embedded deeply in the ground.
Each time they exerted force, blood flowed from their wounds, causing intense pain and despair.
They looked at Lin Beichen as if seeing a demon.
As death warriors, they executed tasks with the premise of death, but today they experienced something more terrifying than death—provoking this demon!
After dealing with those three men, Lin Beichen turned to face the remaining ones.
He approached the leader, using the sand and stones at the lake bottom to draw some words.
Lin Beichen needed to inquire about their origins.
Since arriving in Atlantis, he had repeatedly faced assassination attempts.
But he still didn’t know which forces were targeting him.
Upon seeing the words drawn on the sand, the leader hesitated, then shook his head, unwilling to reveal anything.
Lin Beichen thought, since he was the leader, he likely knew the most, so he didn’t kill him immediately.
Instead, he moved to another man and drew some characters in the sand below his feet, asking about their origins.
Seeing this, the leader desperately gestured to the man, shaking his head to signal him not to speak.
This man wasn’t the leader; seeing his refusal, Lin Beichen placed the light orb on his forehead, causing him to straighten and sink to the bottom for the last time.
Lin Beichen approached another man, who, before Lin Beichen could draw, shook his head relentlessly, terrified but unyielding.
Lin Beichen didn’t hold back; for those intending to kill him, he showed no mercy, placing his palm on the man’s head, causing him to twitch and straighten, ending his life.
Finally, only the leader remained. Lin Beichen swam up to him again, drawing words on the sand beneath his feet.
Explaining that if he revealed their origin, he would let him go.
Meanwhile, a violent lightning orb appeared in Lin Beichen’s hand, slowly nearing the leader’s head.
The man was extremely terrified, trembling intensely, yet refused to say anything.
Lin Beichen shook his head, a hint of anger towards the force behind them rising in his heart, and he made the leader straighten and succumb as well.
Over ten men, all dead.
Initially, Lin Beichen wanted to extract some information, believing it unnecessary to kill them all if he could get the information he needed. But slaughter wasn’t his style.
However, since the decision was made to kill, he showed no mercy.
Dragging the bodies together, Lin Beichen stabbed their feet with the long knife until it embedded deeply into the ground, ensuring their bodies wouldn’t float to the surface.
After finishing that, Lin Beichen returned to the sunken ship at the lake bottom, where he initially sensed the presence of elements.
A mysterious energy wave was attracting him!
This was why he didn’t immediately break the chains and escape when dragged into the lake.
Upon entering the water, he already tested the chain’s strength.
It was indeed much tougher than steel ropes but not enough to confine him; the Fire Element’s flames were enough to melt the iron net.
As he delved deeper into the lake, the energy waves became stronger, making him dismiss the surrounding disturbances, meditating with closed eyes.
Perceiving the surrounding elemental waves.
After dealing with the foes, no one interrupted Lin Beichen’s perception of the elemental waves. Returning to the ship, he attempted to sense the energy waves again.
This wave attracted Lin Beichen’s senses in a very peculiar way, seemingly initiating a body resonance as he approached.
It was astonishing, more so than the elements of electricity, gold, and three others.
This energy wave was extremely dense, making it feel as if his entire being was submerged in it.
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