"Gurgle, gurgle..."
A colossal creature, over a thousand meters long, agitated a huge volume of deep-sea water with its swaying body. With a violent tremor of the submarine, it slowly wrapped itself around the nuclear submarine, which was only a hundred meters long.
"Jack, full rudder right!"
"Sir, the hydraulic valve has failed, the reactor is completely unresponsive!"
Just as the many officers and men inside the nuclear submarine, in a panic, tried to control the submarine to move away from the seabed cliff, the unknown giant in the deep sea finally completely entangled the entire "Ichthyosaur" nuclear submarine and slowly exerted its force.
"Click, click... Boom!!!"
Inside the nuclear submarine, accompanied by the sound of steel cracking and deforming, large areas of the submarine exploded. Having lost power, the nuclear submarine was dragged by the giant creature, continuing to plummet deeper into the seabed cliff.
Inside the submarine, the hydraulic valve suddenly exploded, sending several officers who were repairing it flying, killing them instantly.
"Sir, the torpedo bay is flooding!"
"Drain the fuel tanks, drain all tanks, drain everything!"
Lieutenant Colonel Antonio gripped the command console in front of him, preventing himself from swaying with the submarine's tremors. At the same time, he calmly directed the many soldiers and officers to repair equipment and attempt self-rescue.
"Give me the damage report, what's the current depth!?"
At this moment, the nuclear submarine, entwined by the unknown giant in the sea, had completely fallen into the abyss, descending towards an even darker place.
"Over 500 meters, sir!"
"The main forward compartment is damaged, sir!"
"We are continuously sinking, sir!"
"510 meters, 520 meters..."
"Over 600 meters, sir!"
"We are still sinking!"
Each "sir" and each report made Antonio's heart grow heavier.
"We're too deep, we can't activate auxiliary power!" Antonio's deputy, gripping the command console, struggled to reach his side, his eyes utterly devoid of hope.
"We can't control it anymore..." Antonio turned to look at his deputy, his face grim. "Launch the buoy."
Antonio and his deputy looked at each other. The atmosphere between them was heavy, but they could see determination in each other's eyes.
"Over 700 meters, we are still sinking..."
The submarine continued to sink. The deputy nodded, turned, and went to a red emergency box on the submarine's internal wall. With a "creak," he opened the emergency box. Inside was a round red button.
A trace of gloom flashed in the deputy's eyes, but then his face hardened. He raised his right arm and "thwack," slammed his palm down on the red emergency button.
"Launch!"
Accompanied by the deputy's shout, a buoy shimmering with red light launched from inside the submarine, shooting towards the surface of the sea.
"Boom!"
Not long after the buoy was launched, deep within the seabed abyss, over 700 meters down, a flash of fire suddenly erupted, and then silence.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
A moment later, within the deep, dark seabed abyss, a colossal creature swayed its thousand-meter body, swimming out of the abyss and slowly heading towards the continent.
Kukuroo Mountain, Zoldyck family home.
In the dining room, Illumi and Alluka, the two brothers, sat together. Milluki, who was only five but already chubby, sat with their mother Kikyo, who had just given birth a week ago.
As for Zeno and Silva, they had already left home for work yesterday.
Alluka finished breakfast, took out his napkin from his chest to wipe his mouth, then turned to Illumi, who was still eating, and asked.
"So, you're going to let me ride your Nen Beast?"
"Yes," Illumi also took out his napkin and wiped the remnants from the corners of his mouth, then stood up. "But I can't always use it. For long flights, you still need to take an airship."
"Oh, I see." Alluka also stood up with him. The two pushed their chairs under the table and looked at their mother, Kikyo.
"Mom, we're leaving."
"Hmm."
Kikyo casually nodded. Unlike usual, Kikyo's attention was entirely focused on Killua, who had just been born. She didn't pay much attention to Illumi's farewell either.
Illumi and Alluka didn't seem to mind. They nodded at each other, then walked side by side towards the living room.
"Are you sad?" Alluka suddenly asked as they walked.
"Are you referring to Mom's attitude?" Illumi walked step by step, his gaze fixed straight ahead. "That kind of thing doesn't matter at all. I don't need that kind of attention."
"You're so cold~" Alluka pouted and shrugged.
The two walked through the corridor from the dining room to the living room. Gotoh and Tsubone were already waiting in the living room. Seeing the two walking side by side, they quickly stood up and bowed.
"Hmph hmph hmph..."
"Good morning, Young Master Illumi, Young Master Alluka." Tsubone seemed to be in a good mood. Gotoh, however, maintained a cold expression and looked at the two, asking, "Do you need me to drive?"
As the future head butler of the Zoldyck family, Gotoh naturally knew Illumi and Alluka's next moves.
"No need, we have our own way," Alluka politely refused. Illumi, meanwhile, walked directly towards the main door. Alluka followed close behind.
"Good morning, Young Master Illumi, Young Master Alluka."
Four butlers at the door bowed to Illumi and greeted him.
Immediately after, two of the butlers pulled the dragon-head door handles on the left and right sides of the main door. With a "creak," the door opened.
"Hmph hmph hmph... This is the first time Young Master Illumi and Young Master Alluka have teamed up." Tsubone stood ramrod straight in the living room, watching the two long-robed youths walk out side by side. Her face was filled with satisfaction. "I wonder who will have such good fortune?"
Gotoh heard this and coldly glanced at Tsubone, thinking, Good fortune? No, it's bad luck.
Not to mention Young Master Alluka, but Young Master Illumi...
Gotoh remembered half a year ago, when Illumi had just returned home. The feeling of superiority he exuded when he first saw Young Master Illumi, and the astonishing power hidden beneath his youthful appearance.
"I hope Young Master Alluka won't be too discouraged by this." Gotoh silently adjusted his glasses.
At this moment, Illumi and Alluka stood outside the main door. Under the curious gazes of the butlers, dense black lines shot out from Illumi's shadow.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Accompanied by streaks of fine sounds piercing the air, the dense black lines wildly danced in mid-air in front of the main door. The butlers watched with serious expressions.
In a wild dance, a large number of black lines gradually condensed into a giant black eagle. With a "boom," it suddenly spread its wings. Its wingspan, fifteen meters long, completely obscured the mansion's main door, plunging the interior into darkness.
"Gulp..."
The four butlers at the door looked at the colossal beast that suddenly appeared outside the door. Their throats bobbed, and cold sweat streamed down their faces.
They could feel an extremely heavy and intense pressure emanating from the black monster, so heavy that even their breathing was suppressed.
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