Whoo—
Accompanied by the piercing alarm sound from Red Maple Island in the distance, every household in Witch Sea simultaneously lit their lamps and looked up at the sky.
Tonight would be the brightest day in Witch Sea, as well as the darkest.
Since the creation of the New World, it had never emerged from the shadow of a natural disaster.
In the sky, the pallid moon was gradually smeared with a touch of bright red, and as the gentle sea breeze blew, thick clouds began to cover the sky while the roar of the tides swept in from afar.
The wind carried shadows with it... Chen Qi immediately lowered his head:
"Fen, get up here!!"
The area where Fen was currently located was too dark.
And the spiritual power field of Fen's Witch was enough to attract powerful monsters.
Accompanied by a breeze, bubbles gradually emerged from the seabed under Fen, silently forming a twisted dark monster.
It was entirely black, with a body as sturdy as a bear but a head like a deer, and within the darkness, it had a pair of dark red eyes...
Shadow Deer Bear—
Chen Qi pulled out his Giant Slayer Gun, without hesitation, he aimed at the head of the Shadow Deer Bear and fired.
Accompanied by a gust of wind, the head of the Shadow Deer Bear burst open.
"Quick!"
Then, Chen Qi walked to the edge of the ship and pulled Fen onto the boat.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Fen breathed heavily, patting her chest. She, who had been resting for a long time, had not completely entered the combat state yet.
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"Fen, from now on, never enter the sea without light..."
"Okay."
Fen nodded, turned her head back in horror, and looked at the creature behind her.
On that pitch-black body, the head of the Shadow Deer Bear had been severed, but it was continuously emitting black strands, repairing itself at an alarming speed.
In just a moment, the Shadow Deer Bear, whose head had been destroyed, reformed half of its head and smiled at them.
One of the most powerful traits of Shadow Beasts was their uncontrollable nature and strong regenerative ability.
"Nice..."
After saying this, Chen Qi immediately aimed his Giant Slayer Gun at the Shadow Deer Bear and fired three shots.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Shadow Deer Bear exploded into crumbs, its body turning into a jelly-like shadow substance on the sea surface.
Creeping shadows, shadow material, are mandatory drops for Second-tier or higher shadow creatures, which can be used to create shadow equipment or make High-order Shadow Skill Cards, or thrown at others to reduce their sanity.
Creeping shadows rot rapidly upon exposure to strong light, turning into useless sludge which must be specially preserved.
This, following Smiling Moon's Descent 2.0 version, is a rare material unique to Witch Sea.
"One, bring it back."
Chen Qi commanded Number One to store the creeping shadows in the storage of the Ghost Ship.
So proficient in maneuvering... Fen picked up her wooden staff and assumed a combat stance.
However, the moment she assumed the combat stance, she was startled.
For, with the anomaly in the sky, bubbles kept surfacing on the reddish sea—
Above the sky, the dark clouds pressed down like sea waves!
Her inspiration was being blocked, completely unable to detect the presence in the dark.
And with the hissing winds, pairs of bright red eyes opened in the dark, like hungry Shadow Beasts, eagerly eyeing the ship's lantern!
"One, two, ten, thirty, a hundred..."
Fen tried to count the number of Shadow Demons and then realized, around the Ghost Ship, countless monsters lay hidden in the shadows, eager to snap their necks and tear their flesh apart.
Chen Qi patted Fen on the back:
"Fen, what's wrong? Scared?"
Fen clenched her teeth:
"No, Qi, I'm just surprised..."
"No, it's normal to feel afraid. Now, when sailing in Witch Sea, we must always remain vigilant."
Chen Qi took out the daylight lamp from his backpack card and powered it with spiritual power to light it up.
As long as they kept the ship's lantern bright, they would not suffer attacks from Shadow Beasts.
Witch Sea's 2.0 version mainly had three major changes.
First, Shadow Demons would become permanent residents above the sea and forever wander in Witch Sea.
This was also a feature unique to the Witch Sea region.
As for why Smiling Moon's Descent led to so many Shadow Demons in Witch Sea, it remained a mystery.
Second, a significant increase in aberrant monsters, ancient creatures beneath the deep sea, and some ancient beings were also seen surfacing on the sea.
Of course, the most crucial was the third point, including the Witch Land of Trial and a series of ancient B-tier cracks making their Descent!
Although B-tier cracks are only one tier higher than C-tier, their destructive capacity and difficulty are several times greater.
Their presence would permanently damage the surrounding space, completely altering thousands to tens of thousands of meters of sea area.
This would lead to a lot of unknown dangerous areas above Witch Sea. Even if they traveled along the safe routes of the sea map, they would encounter great danger.
And the internal space is fraught with danger, with a survival rate of most B-tier cracks less than ten percent.
But as a reward, the resources inside are beyond human imagination.
Steam Hand, Bonfire Energy, Magic Bullet Company, the fundamental strength of these powerful companies, and even their establishment, are closely related to the control of High-order cracks.
It is by leveraging these cracks that Steam Hand and Magic Bullet Company could create powerful, unimaginable weapons.