Published: February 12, 2025
Wang Hanran checked Yang Feng's body. The recently killed level eight sea creature had frightened him quite a bit, worried that his companion of several years might be in danger.
Fortunately, thanks to Yang Feng's energy body characteristics, the effects of physical attacks could be minimized. So although he sustained some injuries, they were not serious, and a day's rest would suffice for recovery.
Yang Feng affectionately rubbed against his owner before lying down at Wang Hanran's feet to rest.
“Captain Xiao Peng, what is our target this time?”
Accompanying the boss of the Ogre Chain was Xiao Peng, the head of Cloud Summit First Division.
Compared to when the division was first established, Xiao Peng had put on some weight and was no longer the ordinary evolver hustling for a living. Now, he controlled an area larger than the main headquarters of Cloud Summit. Apart from the direct battle squad, he commanded over fifty thousand warriors in the outer regions. In this coastal area, he was the undisputed overlord.
Wang Hanran even remembered the shock he felt when he first arrived here; he had never realized that Cloud Summit had extended its reach into the ocean.
It truly had reached into the ocean.
Even in peaceful times, the ocean was referred to as humanity's last hunting ground, as it was the richest in both natural and biological resources on Earth. Not to mention, its area far exceeded that of land.
After the apocalypse, the abundance of life here naturally resulted in many mutants, turning it into a genuine forbidden zone for humans.
Not to mention the Ogre Chain, even the resistance areas were helpless against the ocean. Except for a few coastal cities with unique terrain, there were practically no human gathering points within a hundred kilometers of the coastline.
This was primarily due to the intermittent outbursts of sea beast tides, which no human force could withstand.
But who could have imagined that the Cloud Summit First Division was established right by the sea? Not only did nothing go wrong, but it also thrived. Moreover, while maintaining a normal life, they transformed the nearby sea into a hunting ground and even established a fleet that, while not enormous, was still astonishing in the apocalypse!
Now, the adept members of the Ogre Chain, in cooperation with Xiao Peng and a battle squad from Cloud Summit, were hunting level nine life forms in the sea.
In the days prior, they had successfully hunted a level nine mutated coral and obtained a precious level nine magic crystal.
And the casualties? Zero.
This was naturally due to the difficulty of moving the mutated coral, but to evolve to level nine, it certainly wasn't a pushover. Even if someone could indeed descend to the seabed to challenge it, they would have to face various problems inherent to being in the water.
In fact, even if Wang Hanran himself were fully armed and accompanied by Yang Feng in the water, he would have no confidence in defeating a similarly ranked mutant sea creature, let alone a level nine one.
This highlighted the stark differences between land and sea.
But Xiao Peng could do it—or rather, Cloud Summit could, thanks to a certain item.
The Sea King Crown!
Wang Hanran knew about this equipment and learned through this collaboration tied to Cloud Summit that it was a piece of Dominion Equipment with nine abilities, some of which were still sealed.
It was just like the Mountain King Crown that the King of Cloud Summit had recently acquired.
The Sea King Crown possessed an ability called Mysterious Blue Domain. It would transform the surrounding sea area into a special space.
It didn't mean the water disappeared; rather, it neutralized the water's resistance, allowing land-based life forms empowered by another ability known as the Sea King Mark to exist and fight in this space just as they would on land.
This was the fundamental reason they could effortlessly slay the level nine mutated coral.
Although Wang Hanran was amazed and shocked by everything he had experienced over the past few days, he gradually grew accustomed to it. What truly left him in awe was that Ye Zhongming had lent the Sea King Crown to Xiao Peng.