Chapter 156: Admirer

Mull Islands.

Near the waters of Bini Atoll.

An American patrol boat is carrying out routine patrol work.

Corporal Kai looked at the sea in a daze.

"Hey, Kai, what are you looking at? There are no mermaids here."

His friend Kevin patted his shoulder, bringing him back from his trance.

"Oh, I just remembered what happened a few days ago." Kai shook his head.

"Ahem, it just so happens that, combined with the stories, er no, experiences you told a few days ago, I actually heard some legends from some guys who have been here for a long time."

Kevin looked around, trying to be mysterious.

But Kai was still interested and asked, "What legend is it? Tell me!"

"Okay, okay, what about Aliang's restaurant in Porto Marro this weekend?"

"I'll treat."

"OK!" Kevin straightened his face and began to make up a story. "Decades ago, in the sea area we patrolled, in the distant Bini Atoll, do you know why it was chosen as a nuclear bomb test site?"

It is sparsely populated and flat and open. Isn't that the reason?

"Why?" Kai asked approvingly.

Kevin clapped his hands and said seriously, "That's because the military once discovered the lair of a giant beast at the bottom of the atoll!"

If Kai had heard this statement a month ago, he would have scoffed at it. He would rather believe that there were mermaids coming on board to help every night than believe this legend.

But a few days ago, when he was looking at the endless sea as usual, a huge shadow passed under the boat, and he even saw an extremely huge eyeball looking at him.

In just a blink of an eye, everything disappeared. He went to report, but the passive sonar did not find anything unusual.

Since Kai was not a joker, the captain immediately turned on the active sonar, but there was nothing to be found. At least there was no terrifying monster as huge as Kai described.

Although no one blamed him afterwards and only asked him to write a report, he still felt a little guilty and wanted to prove that what he saw that day was real.

But think about it, if such a creature really exists, this patrol ship would probably be no different from a small dinghy in its eyes.

This doesn't seem like a good thing.

"Speaking of that super giant beast, it is a hundred meters long, with a huge head and countless tentacles. The people of Bini Island used to call it the God of the Sea. Every year, it would feed the most beautiful girls on the island." Kevin was getting more and more excited.

"Are you guys free?" The voice behind them scared the two of them so much that they quickly turned around and saluted.

"No! Sir!"

"Then get back to work!"

"Yes, sir!"

into the night.

In the base, Kai's eyelids were groggy and he didn't want to go to bed so early.

Perhaps it was the aftereffect of the shock of seeing the giant beast, but these past few days, every time he fell asleep, he seemed to have an uncomfortable dream.

But after waking up, I could only vaguely remember that this happened, and I didn't remember the content of the dream at all.

The only special thing is that you will sweat all over and feel very thirsty, the kind of thirsty that makes you feel like you are about to die of thirst.

It almost caused him to lose control of his sleep.

But how can people avoid falling asleep?

In a daze, he swam into sleep.

water,
There is water all around.

Judging from its vastness, it should be under a large lake or ocean.

But he did not feel the slightest bit of discomfort. Instead, he felt that this was how it should be.

Nearby, a compatriot, whose face seemed blurred by a layer of black gauze, held his hand.

Together they swam towards an underwater city made of colorful corals.

"You came."

Kai could understand this language he had never heard before.

"Today is the last piece of knowledge."

"Your soul will resurrect in this body and gradually abandon that ridiculous 'human' form."

"Because we are a tribe of ancient worshippers."

"They are the only ones in the eternal deep sea, the descendants of the great one who exists forever."

Along with the obscure yet clear words, Kai's brain seemed to have added a lot of strange knowledge out of thin air.

"Your soul will soon unite with your body in your universe. The Ancient One has revived, and you will be honored to be His first dependent. Spread His glory and make that world a part of His eternity."

“Ho ho—!”

Kai sat up from the bed, sweating profusely.

Outside the window, it was dawn.

Today is the weekend and they are resting. Many guys in the dormitory have been drinking all night and will not wake up so early.

He stood up and looked at the bed which was wet with sweat again. He sighed, pursed his cracked lips, and hurriedly tried to get some water to drink.

But suddenly, he stopped.

Staring blankly at the sea outside the window.

"Sea water. I really want to drink it."

He didn't even have any saliva left, and his Adam's apple could only roll in the air.

Looking back, he saw that everyone was fast asleep. He put on some clothes and walked out of the base impatiently.

Then I pretended to go for a morning jog and ran all the way to the beach.

It's almost there. It's almost there!

thump!
He plunged into the sea.

What a refreshing feeling that is!
I opened my mouth wide, and the sea water that I had tried hard to avoid drinking in the past now tasted as sweet as spring water.

He even drank until he was full.

Refreshed and with an unconscious smile on his face, he walked onto the beach, all wet.

But before he could stand firmly, he felt a strong urge to vomit.

"vomit--"

The sea water gushed out mixed with the debris of last night.

After vomiting for a long time, he finally woke up a little.

"If I'm not dreaming, why would I come here to drink sea water?"

Kai sat down on the beach, looking at the sun rising slowly above the sea, feeling that something was increasingly wrong with him.

After resting for a while and taking a shower back at the base, he still didn't quite understand his unusual behavior this morning.

Moreover, he actually remembered yesterday's dream clearly, and some messy knowledge appeared in his mind out of nowhere.

What is the calling of fish schools, the feasting ceremony, the communication within the sea.
"My soul is a worshipper? Or is this some otherworldly trick?"

Not long ago, their base had conducted an anti-supernatural temptation test, telling them that if they encountered any unusual incidents, they should report them to their superiors, and warned them that demons would tempt people to fall in various ways and they should never believe them.

"No, I can't tell you."

The idea was crushed as soon as it was born, and subconsciously, he refused to do it.

"Yes, I will try this knowledge first to see if it is correct."

He did not rashly go to the beach to try it, as if the noise was too loud, he would be easily exposed.

At this base, every weekend around noon, a boat will take people in need to Porto Maro.

He planned to go to Porto Marro and sneak off to the beach to try again.

Knowledge told him that only a small amount of the worshipper's blood was enough to summon a large number of fish.

Near noon, he woke Kevin up and urged him to wash up.

"I've never seen anyone so enthusiastic about treating others, brother, you're not planning on drugging me, are you?" Kevin joked.

"Shut up, there's no room for my cannon in there."

These jokes are a good way for them to entertain themselves and relieve boredom.

Before the ship left, two people in casual clothes boarded the ship.

Looking at the endless sea, resisting the urge to jump in, Kai and Kevin chatted casually and greeted acquaintances on the same boat.

"I heard that there is another extraordinary event in Japan. It's very lively. Haha, but we probably won't run into it in a place like this."

"Hey, didn't you always say you wanted to get out of this damn place? Why didn't you sign up for the special forces recruitment a few days ago?"

"That's a special force? That's an experimental force, cannon fodder!"

People on the boat drank beer, chatted, and enjoyed the relaxation of the holiday.

The ship docked and there were a lot of people soliciting business at the pier.

Most of them do business with the garrison troops, and every Sunday is their busiest working day.

Rejecting those soliciting customers, the two headed straight to Aliang's restaurant and ordered some of their usual lunch items. Kevin ate heartily, while Kai was a little absent-minded.

"Gogogo, let's go to the bar!" Kevin burped and prepared to go straight to the next game.

"I want to go to the beach," Kai said.

Kevin's eyes widened. "Damn it. You look at the sea every day. Haven't you seen enough? Oh, I see. You want to go there to hunt for beauties, right? Okay, okay, I won't go with you. The girls in the bar are much prettier. If you want to find me, go to the bar."

After saying that, he ran away in a hurry, fearing that if he walked a second slower, he would get nothing.

Kai paid the bill and left, taking bottles of wine and walking to the beach while drinking.

Although Marro Port is called a port and is even considered a capital, it is actually just a city on an atoll with a population of only tens of thousands.

There are many sun loungers on the beach, and some people are swimming and sunbathing.

Kai strolled for a while before approaching the sea, letting the waves submerge him to about his knees, and then cut his finger with a blade he had prepared in advance.

A few drops of blood soon seeped out, and he let go of his hand, letting the waves wash away the blood from the wound.

Kai's heartbeat quickened, but he pretended nothing had happened and continued walking along the edge of the waves.

After waiting for almost half a minute without seeing any results, he felt a little disappointed, yet also a little relieved.

This sentiment only lasted until the next wave arrived.

It was a huge silver-white wave, higher and wider than ordinary waves, and mixed with a strong fishy smell.

The people swimming in the distance cried out in fear, only to be quickly carried away by the "fish waves" as if they were sliding on the fish.

Kai also followed the reaction of others and retreated in panic, but at the same time, he felt more inexplicably excited.

Crash.

Huge schools of fish were spread all over the beach, opening their mouths to breathe, jumping around constantly, sparkling in the reflection of the sunlight.

Some people reacted and started picking up the fish. After all, some fish are worth money if you come across them. But maybe there were too many fish, which was shocking. So most people chose to take photos and videos at the first moment.

Kai pinched the wound tightly, trying to prevent the blood from seeping out again.

He took out his cell phone and took pictures of the fish that had come ashore. They looked just like any other ordinary person who was surprised, inconspicuous.

(End of this chapter)