As they descended deeper and deeper, the halo of light ignited by the Holy King was shrinking continuously, and the silent seabed was devoid of any sound.
"I feel a little jittery inside," Lando said as a Third Transition strong man. Deep down, he had been on high alert, as if there were dreadful monsters lurking in the darkness.
"Don't worry, the higher the level of the demon beasts, the closer they are to human intelligence," Lu Hong said. "They no longer care about eating humans."
No sooner had Lu Hong finished speaking than a violent tremor erupted from the depths of the ocean floor, as if his flattery had been right on point.
"You are quite right, human," the voice of the demon beast exploded in Lu Hong's ears, the sound waves alone causing his blood to churn and surge.
"The ocean depths are no place for you."
Lando quickly summoned his magic power to protect Lu Hong as a thick tentacle, like a bridge's width, coiled around both of them.
