NCCnovel Chapter 291 The person is gone
Chapter 291 The person is gone
Murong Ling'er was wearing a water-blue suit, her hair flying freely in the wind. She jumped into the freezing sea like a nimble mermaid.
She circulated the spiritual power in her body, and a faint blue light appeared around her. The light was like a night pearl, emitting a soft halo in the dark seabed and illuminating the surrounding waters.
At this time, Huo Jianjie was trapped in a mysterious relic on the seabed. The relic was a product of ancient times and was full of weirdness and danger. He accidentally triggered the mechanism in the relic and was trapped in a small space by a powerful force.
The surrounding walls began to slowly squeeze inward, cold sea water continued to pour in, and the water level rose rapidly. Huo Jianjie struggled to resist, but the power of the mechanism was too strong. His physical strength was constantly being consumed, and he gradually became exhausted.
As time passed, Huo Jianjie's face became paler and his breathing became rapid. The figure of Murong Ling'er appeared in his mind, and his heart was full of guilt and unwillingness.
Relying on her keen perception, Murong Ling'er shuttled through the intricate ruins. Along the way, she encountered various dangers, including poisonous stings hidden in the darkness and suddenly erupting whirlpools, but she relied on her superb martial arts and tenacious will to escape danger time and time again.
Finally, she found the trapped Huo Jianjie.
Murong Ling'er was seen quickly forming seals with her hands and muttering something.
In an instant, the surrounding sea water seemed to be pulled by some powerful force, forming a huge waterspout, which hit the constantly squeezing wall and made it shake.
Then, she clapped her hands suddenly, and a wave of spiritual power rushed towards the mechanism beside Huo Jianjie. With a loud "bang", the mechanism was instantly destroyed, and Huo Jianjie was freed.
However, before Murong Ling'er could breathe a sigh of relief, a powerful dark force suddenly surged out of the ruins and surrounded them.
This dark force contains endless resentment and evil aura, constantly eroding their spiritual power and will.
Murong Ling'er dragged Huo Jianjie's body and resisted with all her might.
Murong Ling'er frowned. She knew that this was not a solution and she had to find a solution as soon as possible.
Suddenly, she had an idea and began to circulate her spiritual power, instantly forming a dazzling light. This light was like a sharp sword, gradually dispelling the dark forces.
Under the illumination of the light, the scene in the ruins gradually became clearer. She discovered that in the depths of the ruins, there was a box emitting colorful light. Murong Ling'er must have thought that it was the rare treasure that she had not found last time.
Murong Ling'er then swam rapidly towards the direction of the treasure. Just when they were about to get the treasure, a huge sea beast rushed out from the darkness. The sea beast was huge, more than ten meters long, covered with hard scales all over its body, and with its bloody mouth wide open, it could swallow an adult.
The sea beast pounced on them with its fangs and claws bared, and Murong Ling'er quickly dodged while dragging Huo Jianjie's body.
The sea beasts' attacks were extremely ferocious, and each attack was powerful enough to create waves that made it difficult for them to gain a foothold.
Murong Ling'er formed a seal around Huo Jianjie's body to protect him, and then attacked the sea beast while looking for its weakness. After some observation, they found that the sea beast's eyes were its weakness.
Murong Ling'er took the lead in launching an attack. She condensed her spiritual power, formed a spiritual sword, and shot it towards the sea beast's eyes.
The sea beast sensed the danger and quickly dodged, but Murong Ling'er was prepared. She flashed to the side of the sea beast and attacked again.
This time, the spiritual sword accurately hit the sea beast's eyes. The sea beast let out a painful roar and struggled frantically.
The sea monster tried its best to dodge, but was still hit. Having lost its eyes, the sea monster's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced.
Murong Ling'er seized the opportunity and launched an attack with all her strength. After a fierce battle, she finally defeated the sea beast.
After the sea monster fell, Murong Ling'er dragged Huo Jianjie's body towards the sea surface.
On the coast, people were waiting anxiously.
Deng Lihua and Huo Shuixian were worried and kept pacing along the shore.
Huo Zihao clenched his fists tightly and stared at the sea without blinking.
Chu Lingfeng stood aside with a stern expression. His hand was always on the hilt of the sword, ready to deal with any possible danger at any time.
"Why hasn't he come back yet? Did something happen to him?" Deng Lihua said anxiously.
"Don't worry! Sister is very powerful, they will be fine." Huo Shuixian comforted, but there was a hint of uneasiness in her eyes.
Just when everyone was worried, they suddenly heard a loud "splash" and a figure broke out of the water.
Everyone looked closely and saw that it was Murong Ling'er holding Huo Jianjie.
"It's out, it's out!" everyone shouted excitedly.
"Everyone shouted, but when they saw Murong Ling'er's expression, their voices stopped abruptly.
Everyone instantly understood that Huo Jianjie had been left on the cold seabed forever.
Everyone gathered around, their faces filled with concern and tension.
"Check and see if he's still breathing..." Someone in the crowd shouted, their voice trembling and anxious.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, let me take a look!" Manager He's face was full of anxiety. He pushed through the crowd and walked quickly to Huo Jianjie's side.
He squatted down, reached out to feel Huo Jianjie's breath, and touched his neck. His face turned pale as paper in an instant, and his hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Manager He, this..." the servant following behind asked cautiously, fear in his voice.
"The person... is gone." Manager He slowly stood up, his voice low and hoarse, and every word seemed to carry a thousand pounds of weight.
“Dad!” Huo Shuixian’s shrill cry instantly pierced the sky. Like a madman, she threw herself on Huo Jianjie desperately, shaking him tightly with both hands, tears pouring out like a dam bursting, “Dad, wake up, wake up!”
Huo Zihao slumped to the ground with a blank look in his eyes, then he opened his mouth and burst into tears, "Dad! I want Dad, I want Dad..." His cry was heartbreaking, and his small body trembled under the scorching sun, looking so helpless.
When Deng Lihua's eyes fell on Huo Jianjie, who was pale and stiff all over, she felt a black screen in front of her eyes and her heart seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer. She fell straight to the beach with a "thump".
"Mom, wake up!" Huo Zihao cried and crawled to Deng Lihua, shaking her hard, but Deng Lihua did not respond.
Murong Ling'er was wearing Chu Lingfeng's coat and stood blankly beside Huo Jianjie's body, her mind was blank. Her hands still retained Huo Jianjie's body temperature, but the person in front of her would never wake up again.
Huo Jianjie's death was too sudden for her to accept for a while, and her heart was full of guilt and self-blame.
The other convicts who rushed over after hearing the news looked at each other and whispered to each other.
Wang frowned, held the unconscious Deng Lihua in her arms, and gently patted her cheek, trying to wake her up.
Chu Chu and Chu Yin Yin stood aside, their faces pale with fear, hugging each other tightly, at a loss as to what to do.
Murong Chen's voice had become hoarse from crying. He snuggled up to Murong Ling'er's legs, sobbing and crying, his eyes red and swollen.
The salty sea breeze, carrying waves of heat, rushed towards the shore. After being shocked and sighing, most people left one after another, leaving only a few families who were exiled here together and remained quietly there.
Lin Dong and several other children spontaneously gathered around Huo Jianjie and knelt in a circle. They lowered their heads, their eyes filled with grief.
As little playmates who had been exiled all the way, they, like Huo Zihao and Murong Chen, regarded Huo Jianjie as an elder and a ray of warmth in their dark lives.
Now, this warmth has suddenly disappeared, which is hard for them to accept.