69novels Page 269
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But danger lurks within.
"!"
Izuki Shizuta suddenly frowned.
The extended divine sense detected a creature approaching from beneath the water's surface:
--shark.
It immediately released a menacing aura, scaring away several sharks that tried to surround it.
Ran Mouri and the others were unaware of what was happening underwater.
Still admiring the scenery before me.
However, no matter how beautiful the scenery is, it will become boring after a while.
In addition, this is already a deep water area, and it is dangerous to go into the water, so it is not suitable for swimming.
There was no entertainment on the rubber boat.
"Why don't we change direction?"
"Let's paddle along the coastline."
"You can also enjoy the scenery along the coast."
Sonoko suggested,
Xiaolan quickly agreed.
Izuki Karuta had no objections.
Because they knew it was destined to be impossible.
Current shipping methods only allow them to go further and further away from the shore.
Getting close to the shore is not easy.
So when Ran Mouri started rowing, preparing to change direction...
The sea breeze, which had been blowing gently, noticeably intensified.
Slowly push the rubber boat away.
A sudden undercurrent appeared in the seawater.
The power of that undercurrent was too great.
It was something that Ran Mouri couldn't possibly contend with using manpower alone.
The undercurrents and sea breeze combined to accelerate the speed at which the rubber boat left the shore.
In less than half a minute, the rubber boat was more than 200 meters away from the shore.
"How could an undercurrent suddenly appear?"
What's underwater?
Eri Kisaki frowned immediately.
The sea was calm on the surface, and this was a deep water area.
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any undercurrents.
unless……
"Could it be that..."
"whale?"
Sonoko swallowed hard.
Looking up into the water, one could vaguely make out a huge, dark shadow.
Eri Kisaki and Ran Mouri also looked down into the water.
However, the light was dim in the deep sea, and the figure of the sea overlord was not seen again.
But the undercurrents continued unabated.
The rubber boat, propelled by the sea breeze, drifted further and further away.
200 meters, 300 meters...
The beach, which was originally just a turn of the head to see, is now gradually shrinking in the field of vision.
"Mr. Yizhu."
"Can we...can we get back to shore?"
Sonoko asked, somewhat fearfully,
Ran Mouri and Eri Kisaki were in no better shape, their eyes filled with deep worry.
"Don't worry."
"As long as I'm here, nothing will happen to you."
Izuki Karuta comforted the three of them and gave them a heads-up: "But I want to go back to the shore."
"I'm afraid it won't be that fast."
The main reason is the whale underwater.
The whale was originally going to attack the rubber boat.
However, Izuki Qingtian released her divine sense to intercept it in advance.
As a result, the whale was so frightened that it darted around in all directions.
Running around randomly is one thing, but to run right under the rubber boat is another.
Asking for flowers
This leads to the formation of an undercurrent.
"It's all our fault."
"If we hadn't wanted to drift at sea..."
Both Ran and Sonoko felt somewhat guilty.
However, in Eri's view, all of this was unpredictable and could not be blamed on them.
Needless to say, it was Izuki Karuta who brought about these strange situations.
"Don't forget, I'm a luck-changing master."
"I'm very resilient."
"As long as I live, you will be fine."
Izuki Karuta spoke again, trying to soothe the three of them who were feeling panicked and scared.
The three women breathed a slight sigh of relief when they recalled that Izuki Karita had survived an avalanche unharmed.
But in their hearts, they also filled in another meaning to Izuki Karita's last words.
If something were to happen to Izuki Shizuta, then the three of them probably wouldn't be able to survive in this vast ocean.
As they spoke, the sea breeze grew stronger and stronger.
The rubber boat was carried further and further away by the undercurrent.
Meanwhile, in the sky on the other side,
Dark clouds, brewing a storm, were being slowly drawn closer by strong winds.
It is foreseeable that a storm that will bring up huge waves will soon follow.
An inflatable rubber boat going into a storm is bound to capsize.
"Before the storm comes."
"We tied them together with a tether."
"In case someone accidentally falls into the water, they can be rescued in time."
Izuki Karuta knew that simply offering comfort wouldn't be of much use.
So they used a traction rope to make a simple binding.
Now, the four of them are literally in the same boat.
Or, to put it another way, in the face of nature, we are all just grasshoppers on a rope.
"If you're really scared,"
"You can hold me tight."
Izuki Karita opened her arms.
Terrified, Sonoko didn't care about anything else and threw herself into Itake Karuta's arms.
Next up is Ran Mouri.
Eri Kisaki was a little embarrassed.