Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 480 - 45 Badiya_1

Chapter 480: Chapter 45 Badiya_1

An elusive shadow suddenly appeared without causing any ripple in the water current, winding around Lanna’s waist in a blink of an eye, as serpentine as ever. The shadow was no other than a long tentacle, whose diameter at the end was even thicker than an adult male’s waist. Its cyan skin released a chilling glow, with equally chilling human-sized suckers that creating a sense of an unbreakable grip once attached. Before Lanna could react, she felt a strong downward pull from the tentacle wrapped around her waist. Within seconds, she was dragged down into the depths of the sea without even being able to scream.

Lanna, although had a legendary rank of power, had little real combat experience. She was unable to react appropriately to the abrupt attack and could only helplessly plummet downward. However, the five members of the adventure team were well-prepared for such sudden events. The moment the shadow appeared, the girls had already let go of Lamia’s tail. Catherine kicked off the water, swiftly swam toward the tentacle with her legs wrapped around it. She activated the Amphibian Beads to switch into deep-sea walk mode and exploded with aggression, piercing the thick tentacle with her one-handed sword. Alas, her accumulated power had no effect on the tough and slippery surface of the tentacle. The one-handed sword, imbued with legendary aggression, was instantly diverted from impact, grazing past the tentacle without leaving a mark. Catherine found herself slipping down the tentacle as it flailed around due to the slipperiness of its surface.

The next moment chilling coldness enveloped everyone, the drastic drop in temperature making each of them feel a little stiff. The source of the cold was the tentacle that had entangled Lanna. Vivian pointed her finger, and a deep blue frost began to form on the surface of the tentacle. The frosty area continued to expand, with the ice layer growing thicker, slowing down the movement of the tentacle and making it stiffer.

Although the process seemed protracted, it only lasted for three seconds. In this short period, two undercurrents burst out from behind Freya. The starting position of these undercurrents held two almost invisible metal discs due to optical processing. The discs, engraved with sharp, fine-toothed edges and a glow of magic, spun at a high speed near the part of the tentacle that had been frozen by Vivian. Under Freya’s control, the two high-speed rotating circular saws began cutting into the tough icy tentacle. The icy surface of the tentacle, stripped of its slipperiness and elasticity, yielded defense and derivative effects to the cutting edge of the saws. Micro white marks began appearing, a sign of imminent breakthrough.

Seconds passed by swiftly. As soon as the tentacle began dragging Lanna down, it was already under direct fire from the girls. Their deeply harmonious cooperation had given rise to hope for Lanna’s rescue. However, tentacles were not restricted to one. From the murky sea waters, a sudden, stealthy surge of seven or eight more tentacles launched a covert attack on the girls.

"Lamia." Lina, who had been observing from the sidelines, sent a call through water waves. Despite the surrounding turbulent currents, Lamia, who possesses extensive combat experience and served as a guard, was still able to hear the water waves. Lamia was a little puzzled why she was not involved in the fight. However, upon hearing Lina’s call, she immediately coiled her tail, swiftly gathered the three girls who were standing nearby and swam rapidly away, evading the tentacles’ sneak attack. Catherine, who was not with them, was barely able to approach the trapped Lanna, relying on the tentacle that was wrapping Lanna while continuously shaking and writhing. Every advancement cost her a large amount of energy.

In the midst of the chaos, a huge arc of water suddenly erupted beside Lanna. The five-metre wide arc of aggression forcefully ruptured the hindrance of the seabed, leaving a long tail of ripples in its wake, striking directly at the frozen part of the tentacle. Already weakened due to its compromised position and repeated attacks, the tentacle managed a feeble dodge, yet it was still cut in half by the concentrated arc light slash. Cyan blood gushed out from the wound, and the immense pain caused the tentacle to convulse wildly under the water, inadvertently releasing Lanna from its grip. At the point where the arc light slash had struck, which is next to Lanna, stood Pannis. He was floating in the water, his left hand holding Lanna firmly against his back while his right hand seemed to be empty but held an invisible one-handed sword, created from the elemental water around him. At this point, Pannis, who was holding back his divine power, had been pushed to semi-divine strength. Arc Light Slash had hit, but Pannis didn’t hesitate. Another arc light slash began to take shape on the invisible one-handed sword, targeting the darkness deep within the tentacle.

"Fool, so it’s you." An unexpected voice made everyone freeze. The deep and slow voice brought with the water waves was astonishingly loud, causing the girls’ collars, which converted water waves into sound, to almost shatter. If they were on land, such sound would have directly ruptured the eardrums of ordinary people. The dominant emotion in the voice was surprise rather than anger. The words accused, "Damn, are you really trying to play for real?"

Lanna, who was close to Pannis’s back, could feel clearly that Pannis’s body had relaxed, and the intense and oppressive aura around him was dissipating rapidly. Pannis signaled the girls to come closer, freed his arm from around Lanna, and began to dive towards the seabed proactively. The girls felt a little bewildered but trusted that the danger seemed to be under control. They maintained their vigilance and followed Pannis into the deep sea. As soon as they landed, a figure emerged from the dark surroundings.

The emerging figure was a man who looked like he was in his mid-forties. He had a kind face but behind him were more than ten tentacles squirming in the sea water, making others want to avoid him at all costs. The man was lamenting over his tentacle, cut in half, and still reluctantly looking at it.

"I wondered why Doris was so relaxed about sorting out the situation here, turns out you, the little devil, are here," the middle-aged man grumbled in dissatisfaction. "When Doris’s daughter is in danger, you will definitely try your best. If I knew you were coming, I wouldn’t have played this trick. You are ruthless, you must have realized it was me, but you still attacked so fiercely. It’s been many years since I’ve been injured, but you managed it with your ambush."

"You’re asking for it, Tentacle Monster," Pannis sneered. "Who knows whether you’ve been controlled or not. We must be getting close to the Devilish Sea Area. If you happened to get controlled inadvertently and pulled Lanna into it, what then?"

"Damn it, why did you also start calling me Tentacle Monster, you didn’t use to be this annoying." The middle-aged man glared at Pannis and snorted heavily. "You keep spoiling her like she’s your precious child. Doris is probably less nervous about her than you are. You just couldn’t help but..."

"You’re really bored, huh?" Pannis abruptly cut off the middle-aged man’s words. "How come you have time to come here?"

While they were talking, the middle-aged man had already approached them. Lanna was somewhat reluctant to leave Pannis’ back. During the time she was being protected, a sense of tender longing surged from her heart. Lanna seemed to feel that she had experienced this sense of longing and peace before, but she had no idea when or where. Helplessly, Lanna shook her head, put a smile on her face, walked up to the middle-aged man, and gave him a bow. "Mr. Badiya, long time no see."

"Little Lanna, it’s been more than ten years." The tentacles behind Badiya moved as flexibly as arms, reaching out and patting Lanna’s head. "How about you, weren’t scared, were you?"

"Not really." Lanna gave a bitter smile. "I just didn’t recognize you at first, Mr. Badiya."

"So you were spooked! Hahaha." Badiya seemed very pleased with his scare tactic and after laughing for a moment, he turned to the girls of the adventure team and gave them a once-over, then nodded. "Nice pick by Doris, you girls may be a bit lacking in strength, yet your reaction and cooperation seemed quite satisfactory. Maybe you can truly resolve this issue that has been troubling our Sea Race for years. If you succeed, our Sea Race will not be stingy with rewards."

"We’ve accepted the mission and will do everything possible to complete it," Catherine said. "But you are...?"

"I’m Badiya, the chief of the Deep Sea Octopus Clan." Badiya explained, "Doris asked us, a bunch of old-timers, to keep watch around the Devilish Sea Area. If anything unusual happens, we notify her. No unusual changes so far, but the Devilish Sea Area is still expanding every day, and the speed is increasing."

"Any clues?" Pannis asked. "After research for so long, there must be some clues."

"Didn’t Doris tell you?" Badiya asked in surprise. "Oh, maybe she was afraid it would affect your judgment. But I think it’s better to mention it. In recent years, we’ve explored most of the sea with our vitality but we haven’t found anything suspicious. The biggest doubts now are three islands. One of them was covered after the expansion of the range, probably not a major concern. The other two islands are the focus. Unfortunately, our vitality can only extend with the current, and we have no means for the islands. So those two islands are still blank areas. If you want to save time, you can explore the islands first. Maybe you’ll find something. But be very careful, the sea route to the islands is fraught with dangers. Moreover, the controlled Sea Race deep into their territory can be troublesome. The main issue is still that no one knows what exists on those islands, the danger is very high. You guys, especially the ladies, you have to be very cautious and always stay alert." (To be continued. If you’re enjoying this story, feel free to cast your recommendation votes at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)