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Chapter 1035 - 481: 13 Sky Cities

Chapter 1035: Chapter 481: 13 Sky Cities

[You lifted the Fog-breaking Mirror and looked towards the area at 50-60 degrees due south.]

[What came into view was a gigantic water storage device, similar to an irrigation tank, floating about three thousand meters away on the surface of the sea, connected at the end to a huge U-shaped pipe. Above the outlet of the pipe was a severely rusted knob; clearly, it had been unattended for a long time. At the moment, the pipe was continuously gushing out clean water, filling the water tank below, where the water level was continuously rising, already very close to the warning line...]

The text didn’t describe it in detail, but Mu You understood the meaning at a glance.

It was obvious that the area they were in must have been a plantation of some sort opened by a Titan, likely for more delicate crops, hence equipped with a timed irrigation system using storage tanks.

However, the owner of this plantation had clearly perished tens of thousands of years ago. Over the years, the plantation had been abandoned, turning into a realm of reeds and weeds. Yet, the Titan had forgotten to turn off the water inlet before dying, causing the water tank to continuously store water and irrigate the land behind every hour on schedule. This was the source of the tsunami.

Coming back to his senses, Mu You found it quite amusing.

Turns out, the regular tsunami tormenting countless players was simply due to a Titan forgetting to turn off a tap. He wondered what everyone would think when this truth got out...

Mu You shook his head. Now that he had identified the source of the tsunami, handling it became much easier. No wonder the surveyors had dived into the water back then. They just needed to swim over and turn off that tap.

Mu You glanced at the time; less than twenty minutes remained until the next tsunami.

With his current state, he was almost certain to die in the next tsunami.

Logging out now was also useless. Many had already tried. In the Real World, ’escape by logout’ wasn’t feasible. Characters didn’t collapse as they did in the Star Spirit World upon logging off; instead, they remained static in their last state until they either died or logged in again.

So, to pause exploration in the Real World, one must first move their character to a safe location before logging off. Clearly, Mu You didn’t have that luxury now.

Mu You estimated the distance: three thousand meters, and in the water. At his character’s current speed, continuing along the shore would definitely be too late; the only option now was to wade directly through the water.

As for the warnings left by Fool’s Ancestors, Mu You wasn’t particularly concerned.

Since staying put meant certain death later, he might as well take a chance and try to shut down the device before the next tsunami arrived.

Besides, after so many years, if there had really been something in the water, it had probably long since gone.

[As time passed, you made a simple boat using a Waterproof Husk and found a pair of fish scales to serve as paddles. You entered the water from the shore and began to row towards the detected direction...]

[Soon, you sailed into deep waters, losing sight of land when you looked back. All around, the environment became silent, and you could only see the vast expanse of white foggy seas...]

Navigating in such dense fog was very easy to lose direction, but fortunately, the newly acquired Fog-breaking Mirror could act as a compass. You would check your direction every few steps to ensure not only were you on the right path but also that you were safe from stealthy creatures. After all, such checks were done during the retrospective phase and didn’t waste any real time.

Thus, you rowed on for about ten minutes. The sea surface remained calm, facing no obstructions. However, this was only limited to above water; below water was another matter, as the Fog-breaking Mirror could only break fog, not water.

A few more minutes passed, and just as Mu You was about to reach the target location, an unexpected change occurred!

[The calm surface of the sea suddenly turned over as a flurry of ink-like substance surged from below, covering both you and your small boat.]

[You immediately felt engulfed in darkness, as a thick, glue-like substance enveloped your body, hindering your movement and making breathing difficult.]

[You instinctively struggled fiercely but couldn’t break free at all. Each time you cleared some of the viscous substance, more would immediately replenish it, surrounding you like a flowing jelly, firmly encapsulating you. You soon realized that without external help, it would be very difficult to escape...]

What the hell? Ink?

Mu You stared in shock, suddenly remembering the sea snail that had been stuck in the ink before.

At that time, Mu You had wondered, is it really that hard to break free from just a bit of ink? He hadn’t expected that he would be the next to experience it.

Having experienced it himself, Mu You had to admit, this stuff was indeed tricky. Not only could it stick to people but it also obscured vision, no wonder a surveyor had mentioned before, when encountering this stuff, the ’world suddenly turned pitch black’—not that the sky had actually darkened but that everyone’s vision was blocked by the ink!

Moreover, Mu You had the Song of Peace halo above him, which hadn’t triggered, suggesting that this ink was not Divine Arts but merely a physical attack.

Ink... a squid?

Without further thought, Mu You hurriedly pressed the Pocket Watch.

[Time reversed, and you returned to ten seconds earlier.]

[Realizing the impending danger ahead, you urgently stopped rowing and fled back.]

[Unfortunately, you had clearly already been targeted by something in the water.]

[Seconds later, a large expanse of ink rose again from beneath your feet, rapidly sweeping towards you from both sides.]