"Why do I feel sorry for you?"
Hitzfeld suddenly turned to look at her.
"I'm so sorry." Xia Yibing didn't hesitate to admit his thoughts in front of her, "You are so important to everyone and this ship, I don't even dare to do anything to you..."
As soon as these words came out, Hitzfeld's face turned red instantly.
Even a fool could tell what she was regretting. She couldn't help but kick her. "What nonsense are you talking about? Is this regret?"
"It's a pity." The woman grabbed her black silk ankle, held it in her hand and refused to let her take it away, then walked around and sat on the chair.
"That's enough..." Hitzfeld's eyelids twitched as he saw her take off her right boot.
Hmm...the forefoot was pinched.
The massage was very hard... Is this considered a massage or an indecent assault?
She didn't know that Xia Yibing had already seen the gifts. While massaging her feet, the woman was fantasizing about when she could put on those strange shoes.
These strange shoes seem to be designed so that once you put them on and start walking, the brushes underneath will start working under pressure, stimulating the soles of your feet and scratching the itch there.
Because it is a style of high heels, the wearer cannot even curl up his feet to avoid it, and must be forced to keep the soles of the feet stretched and straight.
Imagine the girl wearing those strange shoes, her feet being tickled constantly while she walks, unable to struggle, and having to force herself to remain calm... Xia Yibing found it quite exciting.
Dreyerman, I seem to be beginning to understand you.
While chatting and using words to relax the girl's vigilance, Xia Yibing continued to take her other foot into her arms, saying that it was not good for her health to sit all the time and she wanted to clear her leg meridians. Using this as an excuse, she pinched both of her black silk feet.
Hitzfeld knew exactly what she meant, but she was a little uncomfortable with the woman's transformation.
This kind of thing...isn't this what Lu Xier loves to do the most?
In order to prevent too many people from disappearing at once, Xixus and Luxil did not come together. She thought that she would finally not be tortured, but unexpectedly, the little nurse's quirk seemed to have infected Xia, and she actually liked to touch people's feet!
What an unclean hobby... I'll have to remind her to go back and wash her hands later.
"I still regret not seeing you wearing a swimsuit." Xia Yibing said casually, and she felt the two little feet she was playing with in her hands curled up with these words.
"No regrets." Hitzfeld lowered his head.
"I'm only willing to wear it for you to see."
This look, simply let it be picked. Xia Yibing was stunned for a while, and suddenly realized that although the girl was very resistant and shy, she had not pulled her feet away from this hand.
She was not like this with Dreyerman.
She had every chance, but she didn't... She didn't move when I scratched the soles of her feet just now - even though she was shaking a little bit.
After taking a breath, the woman suddenly bent down and carefully put on Hitzfeld's shoes.
"I'm going to read a book." Then she hugged the girl in her astonished gaze and ran away.
I can't do it without running.
Until Hitzfeld was thoroughly familiar with and in control of the Pierre's operation, any excessive offense against her would be risking the lives of everyone on board.
Xia Yibing would never do such a thing, but the more she got along with the girl, the more she liked her... She liked her shy look, her fluttering gray eyelashes, her awkwardness of letting her feet be touched even though she was clearly resisting, and she liked everything about her inside and out!
So she couldn't continue to get along with Hitzfeld, otherwise she really couldn't guarantee that she could hold back.
Hitzfeld stared at her back for a moment, then licked her lips with his tongue and stroked her braid with his free right hand.
"Fool……"
Time flies, and six days have passed in a flash.
During these six days, everyone experienced a lot, including the crisis of motor failure, the crisis of oxygen control cabin failure, and the crisis of being besieged by a school of strange deep-sea fish, but generally speaking, they all got through it safely.
Now they have calmed down and no longer think that sailing in the deep sea is extremely dangerous and life-threatening. Even the most timid people are willing to look out at the ocean world through the thick windows and appreciate the scenes that are simply impossible to see on land or on the sea.
"So she's going to find Angelo."
At the window seat in the restaurant, Leon and Ethan were playing cards again.
This time they didn't play candy cards, because that was really boring and they got tired of it after a few days.
There are two types of cards being played now. One is called "poker", which has simple rules, is very interesting, and tests memory and analytical skills.
There is also a monster battle. The card illustrations were drawn by Hitzfeld in his spare time. Each card has different attributes, star ratings, effects, and attack and defense values... It is not as professional as playing cards, but it is more popular among all crew members.
The only pity is that there are too few monster cards.
After all, Hitzfeld's energy was limited, and he only drew about thirty or forty pictures in a few days, which was barely enough for two people to play with. This is what they are playing now.
"Angelo, is it Armando Angelo?" Ethan thought for a moment and recalled the case files he had read.
In the Shadow Poison Needle Case, Aman appeared and was said to have helped in the elimination of Dr. Mechanical, but Ethan always felt that it made no difference whether he was there or not.
This man was later released back to Goli, and Sarah sent a team of agents to escort him. There was news that he had initially controlled the remaining lords of Goli, and now everyone in the northern part of Goli recognized him as the only king.
"I heard - just heard..." Leon whispered, "We later sent some more people to Goli."
"What to do?"
"Investigate! They are close, and Goli is also being swallowed by the gray fog... Isn't there a legend that someone saw strange creatures during that process? Do you think it is possible that those things came from Elsa?"
"Maybe." Ethan murmured, "Legend has it that Angelo signed a contract with the sea god Colossae, which allows her to command all fish to clear the way for her. I hope she can kidnap Aman."
"Are you crazy? He's the king now, and you want to create a diplomatic crisis?"
"Or tying up his son would be the same."
"Let's ignore whether this time is enough for him to have a child... Even if he really has a son, this behavior is forcing him to jump to Eclipse."
The two chatted casually, discussing the various possibilities of this trip to Goli. The card game on the field ended when Li Ang played a "Tree Man Elder".
"The attack power of 'Tree Elder' is 2000 points. You don't have a card that can defeat it, right? Then I win."
"What is that?" Ethan was stunned. "Where did you get it?"
"Of course I asked the captain to draw it for me."
"Is this possible? You're cheating!"
"I call this cheating? You've never seen real cheating... When I went there, I saw the director was also studying this, so I asked her to help. As a result, she immediately produced a 'Blue-Eyes White Dragon'! The attack power is as high as 3000 points!"
They were arguing over there, while Bariu and Sebot were sitting nearby drinking tea.
"These two are so childish..."
"Yeah... You're so old, but you're still playing with picture cards."
Suddenly, everyone felt the cabin shake.
[There is an obstacle.]
Hitzfeld's voice soon came through the loudspeaker.
[We have a clash, it's okay.]
But less than half a minute after this sentence was spoken, the cabin shook again.
This time the vibration was more violent than the last time. It didn't feel like it hit something, but more like it was captured by a force.
"what is that?"
Ethan's eyes suddenly widened. Through the window and the searchlight, he vaguely saw a long shadow passing by outside.
"Tentacle."
Leon said, getting up from the ground and holding his hat steady.
"We might be in trouble."
Shadows rose from the deep seabed, and more and more tentacles wrapped around it, as if to turn the Pierre into a dumpling.
As the angle shifts, more and more people can see its outline.
Like an octopus or a squid or something.
But it has a carapace.
They had never seen such a monster before.
Chapter 35: Undersea Journey 2
This is undoubtedly a deep-sea monster.
Excluding the tentacles, the main body area is estimated to be 40 meters long and wide, and if the tentacles are included, it would be more than 100 meters.
This thing was supposed to be swimming leisurely in the sea, but it happened to come into the path of the Pierre. Even if Hitzfeld had a quick reaction, it was the first time she had to deal with such a large creature while sailing, so there was no doubt that she hit it.
"What's the situation?" Xia Yibing hurriedly called the control room. She happened to be playing with a gun in the shooting room and had no time to come back quickly.
"It's not a big problem." Hitzfeld regained his composure after a brief surprise. "This thing should just be bigger, and even if it's bigger, it may not be able to beat us."
The Pierre was 160 meters long, and even if the monster lay flat and stretched out, it would be blown up by one-third. Even if its real body was the same size as the shell showed, in terms of width and density, it was indeed not as big as the Pierre.
Hitzfeld was not alarmed because she already knew why this thing was so "angry".
Generally speaking, predators in nature don't see something new and want to eat it.
The longer something lives, the more this is true, not to mention species with extremely high IQs like octopuses and squids. In most cases, they will simply choose to flee if attacked rashly.
The giant monster had obviously been the overlord of the deep sea for a while, and its temper was not so good. But more importantly, during the collision of several tens of seconds, its shell was smashed by the Pierre, and the ramming horn of the bow cut into its flesh, causing it great pain.
So this shouldn't be an attack, it would be more appropriate to call it revenge after being hit.
It doesn't matter - for the Pierre, as long as there are no thick reefs or coastal land, nothing else can stop its movement. Hitzfeld quickly called several control departments below and asked them to modify the swing direction of the propeller.
She could have done this by giving orders to the Apis Cube directly with her mind, but she felt that this was a rare opportunity for actual combat, and she needed her crew to know what to do without her.
Under her calm command, the crew reacted quickly. The Pierre began to restart, and the tail propeller created a large amount of bubbles and white waves. It suddenly broke free from the tentacles, and the beak-shaped ram at the tip directly cut off a piece of thick tentacle during the friction process.
After being defeated in both strength and tactics, the giant realized that it was no match for the enemy. It stopped trying to attack the thing and let go of the Pierre in an attempt to escape.
Hitzfeld had been paying close attention—or sensing the situation—and when she realized this, she stopped holding back and controlled the Apis Cube to release an electric current at the thing.
The force was not high, but it was enough to paralyze and slow it down. She took the opportunity to command the crew to increase the speed, so that the Pierre could ram into its first wound and almost make a hole in its head.
Under the light, some turbid liquid was slowly rising.
The sailors and agents sitting in the restaurant all climbed to the windows and couldn't help cheering when they saw this scene.
This was a sea monster... something that would be a nightmare to the ocean at any time! It was completely powerless in front of the Pierre, as weak as a baby. How could they not be surprised and delighted?
Even the most optimistic people would not have thought that encountering a sea monster would be this result before setting out. After all, those horrific legends were too deeply rooted in their minds, and they subconsciously did not think that they could confront mythical creatures head-on.
"Mythology?" Hitzfeld heard the cheers from the communication and shook her head slightly: "The era of mythology is over."
Perhaps in the past, when mythical particles still existed, such sea monsters would also have possessed remarkable "abilities".
But now they are just bigger in size, they are still flesh and blood, and of course it is impossible for them to collide with steel.
"As long as we mastered the manufacturing process of ironclad ships, the sea should have become the home of mankind." She glanced up, "If it weren't for the gray fog..."
After a brief celebration, Hitzfeld issued the next order: to send a few people out in diving suits to collect body samples from the giant monster's corpse.
She was very curious. The shell on top of this thing didn't seem to be grown by itself. It was very brittle and as thin as paper under the impact of the Pierre's ram.
Although there was the reason that "Pierre was too powerful", she still became suspicious of the fact that a dominant sea monster had such a rubbish protective shell that it grew automatically.
Anyway, according to the rules, samples need to be collected, so let them take a closer look at the outer shell.
Torres volunteered to participate in the diving operation. He had never been to such deep waters in his life. With the power of the submarine, he thought he could have a good time outside.
"I'll go too." Xia Yibing informed Hitzfeld of her decision, "You stay behind and watch for me. I'll come back immediately if there's any danger."
As soon as Hitzfeld heard her tone, he knew that she was unwilling to stay here forever.
Compared to himself, Xia Yibing is difficult to drive a boat and does not know how to maintain it, which may lead to some psychological problems over time.
Considering that Xia Yibing had indeed received diving training and the sea area was not too deep and the water pressure was not that great, she did not stop her. She told her to put on her diving suit, and then focused all her attention on being vigilant to prevent the scattered blood from attracting other sea monsters.
A diving suit is a tight-fitting garment covered with shark skin, with fins attached to the hands and feet.
This thing was very tight, and Xia Yibing felt a little breathless after putting it on.
There was also a mask-like thing hanging next to it, with a strap connected to the back. There was a tube under the mask connected to a silver-gray metal can.
She knew how to wear it. She hung it on her back with her backhand, put on the mask and matching glasses, and quickly came to the isolation cabin, where she found that there were already several people there.
Including her, there were a total of 12 people logging in and out for the dive. It shouldn't have been so many, but Torres was a novice and needed two more people to guide him.
After closing the hatch and asking for others' opinions with gestures, Xia Yibing fiddled with the gears on the door to convey the message "ready" to those inside.
