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A few decades ago, an undersea volcanic eruption occurred on Earth, which completely changed the landscape. Some of the land has sunk, while some of the land that was originally under the sea has surfaced and become new islands. Over time, the islands have developed unique ecosystems.
One of the islands described in this story is a tadpole-shaped island surrounded by white sand beaches and lush greenery inside.
Although the island is relatively short of the inhabited mainland and can be reached by a few days by boat or a few hours by flight, this was the case before. Since that catastrophe, humans have been ostracized by other creatures, especially birds. Peculiarly, all species of birds seem to recognize various types of aircraft, and whenever they spot an airplane, they will desperately throw themselves into a suicidal flight and collide with the aircraft. No matter how people drive away, there is nothing they can do. Even when an aircraft takes off or lands, it may be hit by a group of flying birds, resulting in aircraft destruction and casualties.
Although the cause is unknown, this phenomenon has been tried and tested, forcing people to abandon the flying machines that once allowed them to conquer the skies.
Ships face a similar problem, there are many mutated creatures on the ocean floor, they like to track ships, and some will even attack and drag into the water. As a result, it is difficult to use transportation to explore whether habitable land still exists, or to find resources. Therefore, explorers like Zhao Muhan came into being.
Despite human efforts, limited by limited technology and threats from the sea, the exploration system has been in operation for more than two decades, and the sea area that humans can explore is still very limited.
Zhao Muhan was very familiar with the island in front of him, he had been here a year before, but he had only observed it from a distance and had never approached it. This is because the sea around here is home to a group of extremely terrifying creatures.
The expedition was supposed to be carried out in search of land. When they first saw the island, the explorers in the group were excited. However, their excitement vanished in an instant when they saw through their binoculars that the beach was full of giant creatures. These huge creatures are scattered all over the beach like dense black spots.
These creatures are known as bay crocodiles, also known as saltwater crocodiles. They get their name because they mainly inhabit bays and offshore waters in tropical and subtropical regions. However, they have an even more terrifying name – man-eating crocodiles.
The bay crocodile is at the top of the wetland food chain and is also the largest reptile in the world. In the aftermath of the catastrophe, the giant carnivore, which could have reached 5 to 7 meters in length as an adult, became even more massive. Among the group of bay crocodiles that Zhao Muhan saw more than a year ago, the largest individual was even more than 20 meters, and it was definitely a giant-level existence. And he also saw more than one bay crocodile that had reached this huge size.
The island is almost occupied by the bay crocodile. For humans, who have lost most of their weapons, even if the island is as attractive as a delicious cake, they have no choice but to give up.
Although they submitted the information they had gathered, the decision was to abandon the island.
However, Zhao Muhan didn't expect that he would come here again a year later - and under such special circumstances.
The beauty snake in front of her wagged its seductive tail and seemed to want to get closer to the island. But Zhao Muhan held her tightly: "Let's not go over, it's the territory of man-eating crocodiles, it's very dangerous, and they will attack humans." ”
This is not unfounded, and while the bay crocodile is relatively mild among crocodiles, they do have precedents for attacking humans and boats. And these mutated bay crocodiles are clearly even more difficult to deal with. Zhao Muhan had witnessed these giant beasts devouring his companions.
Therefore, in the face of that group of bay crocodiles, Zhao Muhan naturally did not want to cause trouble. Although the beauty snake is extremely powerful, in front of hundreds of bay crocodiles, Zhao Muhan knows that he has almost no chance of winning. If the two of them ventured forward, they would undoubtedly be killing themselves.
The beauty snake obviously sensed Zhao Muhan's hesitation, but he didn't care about it. After all, this is land, and compared to the previous island, it is undoubtedly larger, more expansive, and untouched. The beauty snake decided that no matter what Zhao Muhan said, he would go and find out to satisfy his growing curiosity.
As for those ugly bay crocodiles, the beauty snake is not worried. As a Kraken, he is the undisputed overlord of the sea world, possessing enough power to outperform all living things. Even if those bay crocodiles looked big and ferocious? He also has the ability to fight in groups.
Therefore, the beauty snake simply said a word to Zhao Muhan, and then got rid of his hand and swam towards the island.
"If you're scared, you can choose to wait for me here, or leave here and go wherever you want."
After a few days of getting along, the beauty snake learned a lot about the new human from Zhao Muhan. Although it is not perfect in all aspects, it is enough for him to understand modern humans. He concluded that as long as he didn't get into trouble, he didn't need to worry about humans attacking him with heavy weapons that couldn't leave the land, so his safety could be guaranteed.
With such a cognition, the beauty snake didn't care whether Zhao Muhan stayed by his side or not, so he gave Zhao Muhan a chance to leave, which was also a reward for Zhao Muhan's performance.
The words of the beauty snake made Zhao Muhan confused, he could only watch the beauty snake swim towards the island, he never thought that he would face such a choice, and even made the decision not to go back.
By the time he came to his senses, the beauty snake had approached the territory of the bay crocodile.
The crocodiles apparently noticed the presence of the mermaid snake as well, and began to move, approaching the mermaid snake from the water like driftwood.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Muhan dived into the water without hesitation and quickly swam in the direction of the beauty snake.
His swim stirred up the waves, which gradually subsided after a while. Zhao Muhan focused on the safety of the beauty snake, and didn't notice where he had stayed before, a thin blue small sea snake surfaced from the bottom of the sea, and the black snake letter stretched out, as if sensing something.
The baby sea snake stayed on the surface of the water for a moment, wagging its tail, and then dived into the sea and disappeared.
The beauty snake wags its tail gracefully and leisurely approaches the island. He didn't seem to notice that the crocodiles disguised as driftwood were approaching, smiling at the corners of their mouths and looking back slightly. His gaze caught the rapidly approaching figure, a flash of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and his smile deepened.
He opened his lips lightly, let out a monosyllabic song, and floated out again. Despite humming softly, the island's seabird calls can't seem to drown out his singing.
Singing is the Kraken's weapon, and with the help of this powerful spiritual force, they ruled the seas in mythological times, causing countless sailors to die in the sea.
The Siren's song comes in many forms, but each one can confuse the listener. The serpent's song transcends the scope of human beings, and even other creatures are fascinated by it.
The crocodiles stopped approaching and stayed silently in place, watching the beauty snake swim past them without the slightest reaction. The pupils of those originally ferocious beasts closed when the beauty snake passed, and pieces of "driftwood" sank to the bottom of the sea, lying quietly on the sand and stones.
The chirping of the seabirds stopped, and they landed quietly and closed their eyes with the bay crocodile. Those creatures who are unfortunate enough to fall into the sea can only wait quietly to be swallowed by the sea.
It's a lullaby that stands as soon as you hear it
The song of the Siren that has fallen into a deep sleep.
The whole sea was instantly calm, not the sky, the land, or the sea, there was not the slightest sound, and all living things seemed to fall into a deep sleep, except for the sound of the waves crashing on the sand.
However, this lullaby did not make him fall asleep in Zhao Muhan's ears, but stimulated his motivation, and he swam faster. At this moment, there is only one singing figure in his world.
Zhao Muhan surfaced and looked at the beauty snake. In the beautiful sapphire eyes of the beauty serpent, he saw his own reflection.
It was a deep, one-of-a-kind feeling.
He didn't choose to leave, perhaps it was the wisest choice of his life.