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Chapter 872 - 872 585 The Deep Sea Returnee_2

Chapter 872: Chapter 585 “The Deep Sea Returnee”_2 Chapter 872: Chapter 585 “The Deep Sea Returnee”_2 “The Returner from the Deep Sea” wasn’t something extraordinary…

The reason for its emergence dates back to nearly two years ago, during a time of natural and man-made disasters when the endless ocean suddenly erupted, submerging the world. It was believed to be a catastrophic disaster that would destroy the earth, but unexpectedly, the Deep Sea Era, which submerged almost all the land, did not last long before it gradually receded to its original position…

Humanity then reemerged from various shelters, discovering that the once prevalent calamities and horrors had been cleansed by the ocean like the air after rain…

Although abnormal creatures still existed, they were, at least, not as overwhelmingly numerous as before.

Not long after, people discovered that many individuals who had been submerged were occasionally “spat out” back onto land by the sea.

It was also called the “Deep Sea Return Phenomenon,” and it was established that it wasn’t particularly threatening, as the people spat out by the ocean were the sufferers submerged by the sea the year before, and generally, they were unproblematic…

It was quite common at first when the sea receded.

Even in this team, there were several members who were “Deep Sea Returnees.”

As for why this happened, why the ocean occasionally spat people out, no one knew; they only suspected it involved some unknown terrifying entities, implicating a great hidden secret.

Of course, according to those factions that worship the “ocean,” it was because the holy and mighty will of the ocean couldn’t bear to see humanity destroyed. Thus, with its tremendous power, it swallowed countless anomalies, saving all the sufferers, and eventually returned them to land at the appropriate time…

Whether or not this was actually the case, it seemed no one was clear.

“Captain, can we take him with us…” the accompanying female doctor asked, with a pleading tone.

Leaving such a frail, helpless, and pitiful child alone here would likely lead to a predictable fate; surviving in this post-disaster world would undoubtedly be impossible…

However, no sooner had she spoken than someone else in the team shook their head, “Honestly, I don’t recommend doing that, it could be dangerous…”

Although “Deep Sea Returnees” were generally fine, there were still risks.

The risk did not depend on the act of “returning from the Deep Sea,” but on what kind of person this individual had been previously…

If he was a Heretic or one of those contaminated, then it would still be very dangerous.

“A kid not even up to your waist, what danger could he pose?” spoke another who was also a “Deep Sea Returnee.”

“We have to pass through a dangerous area on our way back, and we might not even be able to take care of ourselves, let alone a child.”

“Oh! You really! I shouldn’t have used anesthesia when suturing your wound! Better to let you die in pain!”

The female doctor cursed, then looked towards a robust middle-aged man, “Captain!”

The middle-aged man hesitated. The team was almost evenly split between those who agreed and those who didn’t, leaving the decision up to him…

Now, bringing one more person back to the refuge was no issue, as it was just another mouth to feed, and it wouldn’t cause them to run short of food…

But, those who disagreed were also right; this child knew nothing about his past.

Taking him back rashly could pose a risk…

Yet, before a decision could be made, suddenly, a “beep beep beep” alarm sounded at his waist.

At the same time, a mysterious roar came from a distance…

It seemed something formidable had been attracted by the noise here!

Everyone’s faces changed instantly, and the middle-aged man finally made a decision, gritting his teeth, “Leave some supplies behind, let’s take him!”

With the decision made, there was no further dispute. The agile female doctor immediately stepped forward, lifted the boy who claimed to be Colin, and ran madly in the opposite direction.

In no time, the group reached their electrically modified pickup trucks parked by the roadside, preparing to leave directly.

However, just as they approached the vehicles, a sudden, dramatic change occurred!

The air pressure seemed to solidify in an instant, making it hard for everyone to move. From high above their heads, something was descending!

Frozen in terror, they looked up to see a flat and enormous monster descending from the sky!

It almost enveloped everyone within it!

“It’s over…” just as everyone thought that.

No one noticed that Colin, held by the female doctor, slightly squinted his eyes and muttered quietly,

“Dead.”

In an instant, a vibration frequency that was even imperceptible to the bystanders surged from below, and following closely, a huge, flat monster that almost covered everyone exploded.

It turned into a rain of blood that fell around…

“What happened?”, the survivors who escaped death were stunned.

“Was it the captain?” Someone saw a middle-aged man picking up a peculiar black rifle that emitted a black aura, aiming at the sky.

“I…”, the middle-aged man started to say that he had no time to shoot, and even if he had, it wouldn’t have had that effect, but hearing footsteps in the distance, he couldn’t afford to think about it; he quickly instructed everyone to get into the pickup truck and talk later.

All along the way, the middle-aged man was full of doubts; he clearly remembered that although he had taken out the weapon, there had been no time to use it before the aberrant life form exploded…

While it looked somewhat like the effect of a rifle, the difference was still significant!

However, he could not afford to ponder this; before long, they heard sounds becoming clearer from behind…

“Bang bang bang—”

The heavy footsteps were methodical, yet they effortlessly followed behind, getting closer!

Someone looked back and could faintly see a humanoid creature made up of a mass of wriggling muscles, all soaked in blood, chasing after them…

“A ten-meter ‘Flesh Devourer’!”

The middle-aged man was shocked, and besides the giant “Flesh Devourer,” many smaller but faster “Flesh Devourers” were also rushing towards them.

This thing, reportedly mutated from biological matter contaminated by the overwhelming “Red Light”…

It was also one of the most common abnormal life forms in the world…

And the most dangerous type!

Because they generally have a very strong desire to attack any living thing, trying to amalgamate all nearby life forms; once encountered, unless one escapes or defeats them, they can chase relentlessly for thousands of kilometers!

“Fight! We must drive it back, or we can’t escape!” the middle-aged man shouted.

People from several tricycle convoys immediately grabbed some homemade weapons and fired.

Although the noise of the battle might attract other monsters, at this moment, they couldn’t worry about that.

As several “whoosh” sounds followed, various bombs were launched…

However, the weapons they had were fine against smaller individuals, but they were somewhat weak against a ten-meter “Flesh Devourer.”

And watching the “Flesh Devourer” approaching, someone couldn’t help but look at the captain again, “Captain, give me that thing; let me try…”

“No need; I’ll handle it…” The middle-aged man took off a small backpack hanging on his body.

He pulled out a rifle emitting a dark aura…

This thing, from a shelter of the Extraordinary Ones, didn’t need bullets for every shot; it could fire a bone projectile with great strength, but it seemed to evenly draw a portion of the user’s bones…

Just that would have been fine, but the key issue was that the more it was used, the more “fragile” the user’s bones became.

The last user died because his bones shattered after firing repeatedly…

But now, if he didn’t use it, he would die; he didn’t have time to think and aimed the gun at the monster.

The ten-meter monster, feeling the threat, suddenly leaped toward them, drastically closing the distance in a short time…

If it jumped again, it could likely land right in their midst!

He confirmed his aim and was about to pull the trigger when he suddenly saw the huge creature, having just come within about thirty meters, explode again!

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Wait, there’s another chapter.