Chapter 691: Advancing in the Dark
No one knew how much time had passed. Over what felt like a long period, everyone had been swimming forwards incessantly. One by one, the lights extinguished and darkness progressively enveloped them. The darkness was so intense; it gave everyone the illusion that they were running out of oxygen.
When the last light died out, they were completely engulfed by an infinite darkness. There was no way to see what lay ahead, and there was no route to turn back either. All they could do was steel themselves and move forward.
Everyone tried their best to feel their way against the walls and floor as they moved forward. In their hearts, they prayed a thousand, ten thousand times, hoping for a safe path ahead.
Gu Fan felt a slight tremor in his body, and everyone else felt a wave of fear too. They had no idea if they would make it out or what lay ahead.
Just then, one of the pirates felt something touch him. At first, he disregarded it, assuming it to be an accident by one of the others. However, after the same thing happened several times, he began to get annoyed.
"Who’s that?" the pirate muttered quietly before grabbing the thing touching him. The moment he touched it, a chill ran down his spine. The touch was not of human flesh, but instead felt like a tongue.
A blue glow suddenly lit up their surroundings, revealing transparent bag-like creatures clinging to the walls. They were positioned slightly above everyone’s height, which is why no one had bumped into them while swimming.
These bag-like creatures, in addition to emitting a blue bioluminescence, extended several tentacles from their bags. One of them quickly wrapped around the pirate’s arm and slowly pulled him towards the structure.
The pirate panicked, trying to break free, but he was not strong enough. His arm was locked in, and the tentacles were coiling tighter and tighter around him.