booktalesy Chapter 071: Getting Caught in the Act of Gossip
Chapter 071: Getting Caught in the Act of Gossip
In the pitch-black ocean.
Two not-so-bright squid dragged the giant rock egg at high speed through the seawater, cutting white waves into the surrounding water.
Inside the giant egg.
"vomit--"
Lin Fan clutched his chest, nearly vomiting up bile.
What the hell!
Where am I?
Why is it shaking so violently?
At this moment, Lin Fan felt as if his brain was about to be shaken to pieces.
He forced himself to stay upright by gripping the scorching hot rock face.
At the same time, his gaze involuntarily drifted back to the back of his hand.
Five fingers.
Tall, strong, with well-defined joints.
It has no scales, no sharp claws, and none of those frightening webbed feet.
This is a hand.
A standard human hand.
"Have I really turned back?"
Even now, he still couldn't quite believe it, and he raised his other hand, subconsciously groping his body.
Face, nose, ears, even crotch...
Everyone's here!
"Hahaha! I'm human again!"
"Haha, I'm back to normal!!"
After confirming several times that he had truly returned to human form, Lin Fan could no longer help but burst into laughter.
Although being a gangster can be all-powerful, it's never as comfortable as being a human.
"Hmm...something's not right!"
however,
Just as he was feeling happy about being reborn, he suddenly seemed to remember something.
During that shaking, he rolled on the ground at least eighteen times.
He was bumped and bruised countless times.
But at this moment, he didn't feel any pain at all.
I didn't feel any pain at all, let alone any pain.
This is a bit strange!
He subconsciously looked at his own dark, keratinized skin.
Could it be because of this layer of skin?
I...
Has he turned into someone wearing a monster's skin?
Lin Fan was initially quite happy to have regained his human form.
However, the thought of having to wear such a skin made me incredibly conflicted.
At this moment, he was somewhat envious of the protagonists who had system cheat codes.
At least those people have a system to answer their questions.
But he, on the other hand, just figured it out on his own!
Staring at the skin on his body, he felt both amused and exasperated.
Good news, I've regained my human form.
The bad news is that it turned into something neither human nor ghost.
"I haven't done anything heinous! Why is it so hard to be a decent human being?"
However, just as he was thinking this, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The stratum corneum on his body had mysteriously disappeared, replaced by clean, white skin.
"Holy crap! Is that even possible?"
This sudden change made his eyes widen in surprise.
He looked utterly incredulous...
Is this even possible?
Lin Fan was stunned.
But he quickly realized what was happening and had another thought.
hum-
As he expected, his skin, which had just regained its fair complexion, was once again covered with a layer of black keratin.
This layer of stratum corneum is extremely thin and clings tightly to the muscle lines. It does not feel bulky at all, but instead exudes a powerful and streamlined beauty.
Lin Fan raised his hand and flicked his finger on his arm.
Ding!
A clear, metallic clang rang out.
"Holy crap, free transformation?"
Lin Fan was completely numb.
He tried clenching his fist.
The stratum corneum fits the joint movement perfectly, without any sense of obstruction.
"receive."
Mind silently.
The blackish-gold stratum corneum receded instantly like a tide, disappearing beneath his skin, and he returned to his previous harmless appearance.
"Haha... I was just asking who else..."
At this moment, Lin Fan's mouth was practically stretched to his ears in a wide grin.
Soon, as if he had thought of something else.
Subconsciously close your eyes and feel the difference within your body.
The next instant, he felt a terrifying energy filling his body.
This energy is quietly dormant in his body and is also permeating every cell.
He tried to activate this energy!
boom!
In an instant, that energy became restless.
Then a familiar feeling of expansion swept through my whole body.
Holy crap!!!
Here it comes...
Sensing the changes within himself, Lin Fan quickly cut off the thoughts in his mind.
In an instant, the feeling of expansion disappeared.
"Holy crap, did I unlock a talent tree or something?"
After suppressing the urge to transform, Lin Fan could no longer help but tremble all over.
Good guy.
My transformation even has a "Bankai"?
It can even transform into a boss...
I'm defying the heavens!
Does that mean that in the future, we can travel to any country whenever we want and leave whenever we want?
However, just as he was getting excited...
The entire space shook violently once again.
Boom!
He lost his balance and his face slammed against the rock face.
"No way, is this never going to end?"
Lin Fan was somewhat annoyed.
He pressed his ear against the rock wall, trying to hear what was happening outside.
However, this sounded ominous.
The sounds coming from outside almost broke his composure on the spot.
"Chirp—" (Brother, shake it gently, the eldest is still in the egg.)
"Gurgle—" (It's okay, Boss is tough and can withstand falls. We need to hurry, that big wave is about to catch up.)
"Chirp—" (Big brother, where are we going?)
"Gurgle—" (Of course, it's time to go home, bury the eldest, and be safe.)
Lin Fan: ? ? ?
Bury it?
Do people say that?
Oh, no, those two things outside aren't human at all.
Those two unfilial sons!
no--
I can now completely understand the conversation between these two?
Lin Fan, realizing what was happening, looked surprised.
However, the swaying inside quickly made him forget his surprise, and he began to focus his mind outwards:
"You two bastards, keep your heads steady! If you shake again, I'll turn you both into grilled squid!"
The two giant squid swimming wildly outside suddenly froze.
Dozens of tentacles instantly straightened.
"Chirp!" (The boss is awake!)
"Gurgle!" (Run! The boss wants to eat squid!)
Instead of slowing down, the two silly creatures seemed to have their rear ends on fire, their tentacles waving like propellers, dragging the giant egg and leaving afterimages on the seabed.
Lin Fan: "..."
Tired, destroy it.
"You bastards, where are you taking me?"
……
Compared to the "joyful" escape underwater, the sea surface is now witnessing a true apocalypse.
With the collapse of a large area of tectonic plates, the huge gap instantly squeezes the seawater, and with the burst of underground energy, an unprecedented tsunami is gradually forming.
The closest force to the area where the incident occurred is the Seventh Fleet, which the US is very proud of.
At this moment, the alarm lights in the fleet command room were flashing frantically.
"Alarm! Alarm!"
"Extremely high-energy tsunami wave detected! Contact in three minutes!"
Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, MacArthur II's face turned extremely grim.
"Fuck...why wasn't there a warning sooner?"
As he spoke, he hurriedly went to the monitoring equipment.
The next moment, on the radar screen, a red line that almost spanned the entire sea surface was hurtling toward them at a terrifying speed of 800 kilometers per hour.
"Reloading? Are you all incompetent? It took you this long to be spotted by those huge waves?"
MacArthur II roared in exasperation.
"Sir, sir, this tsunami formed suddenly."
What should we do?
According to radar monitoring, the first wave was... 120 meters high!
The operator's voice was trembling.
What is that? One hundred and twenty meters.
That's a forty-story building!
Can this even be considered promiscuous?
Everyone present who heard the report felt a wave of dizziness.
They then all looked out of the ship.
When they saw the scene on the distant sea, everyone was stunned.
"My God..."
The horizon in the distance had disappeared.
Instead, a white line that blots out the sky was erected.
The white line quickly widened and grew taller, eventually becoming a mountain pressing down on them.
"Turn! Full speed ahead to evade! Position all ships with their bows aligned with the wave crest!"
MacArthur II was jolted awake and immediately issued orders to all the crew members in the cabin.
He doesn't want to die.
He's just here to watch the drama unfold!
To be fair, MacArthur II was relatively calm when faced with danger.
Even if they were terrified inside, they weren't scared out of their minds.
When facing a giant wave, you must not try to withstand the force laterally; only by facing it head-on can you have a chance of survival.
but.
That was for a regular tsunami.
However, faced with a tsunami that is practically apocalyptic in scale, no matter how you look at it, it's a joke.
Even a massive carrier strike group like the Seventh Fleet is as insignificant as a plastic duck in a bathtub in the face of this giant wave.
"It's too late..."
The adjutant slumped to the ground, his eyes vacant as he stared at the approaching white grim reaper.
The moment he finished speaking, all the warships began to tilt.
Rumbling--
All that could be heard was the deafening roar of the massive waves.
"Stay calm! Everyone stay calm!"
MacArthur II wanted to make a final stand.
But next second.
The giant wave crashed down hard.
Several destroyers weighing tens of thousands of tons are like toys tossed around by a child.
It was instantly thrown dozens of meters into the air, and then, under the influence of gravity, slammed hard into the supply ship next to it, which had not yet reacted.
Click!
Steel twisted and sparks flew.
The once invincible steel behemoth was now as fragile as paper, shredded, and then engulfed.
Even the largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was lifted up by the giant waves.
Dozens of fighter jets parked on the deck slid into the sea like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
The massive hull emitted a sickening metallic tearing sound.
tilt.
Flip it.
The flag that usually symbolizes hegemony can only helplessly be swept into the murky sea.
……
But it happened hundreds of nautical miles away from the area where the incident occurred.
On the Chinese fleet side.
"Report! We've detected that the Seventh Fleet's signals are disappearing one by one!"
The communicator's voice rang out in the silent bridge.
The captain put down his binoculars and took a deep breath.
At the same time, I felt incredibly fortunate.
Fortunately, they had received orders from the government to evacuate all of them from the cherry blossom sea area.
Otherwise, with this terrifying tsunami, they might also suffer.
Although they had retreated to a safe distance, the violent shaking of the warship beneath his feet still made him feel a lingering fear.
Even from this distance, the aftershocks were still terrifying.
"Notify the entire ship to observe three seconds of silence in memory of the United States."
After saying that, the captain turned around and looked toward the distant mainland. "Maintain speed and continue the evacuation."
At the same time, he couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
The Seventh Fleet is really unlucky to have gotten caught up in the drama themselves!