My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 405 - Chapter 405 Chapter 404 Under Ice Lake Water Ripple Fern

Chapter 405: Chapter 404: Under Ice Lake, Water Ripple Fern Chapter 405: Chapter 404: Under Ice Lake, Water Ripple Fern Shao Zifeng was wrapped in a huge splash of water as he shot out of the ice crystal tunnel, his body flung through the air like a cannonball.

“Yikes!”

A deer flew in midair, a vine entangled around an ice pillar protruding from the entrance. Just as it was ready to grab Shao Zifeng, a loud noise came from afar, followed by silence.

Splash!

Shao Zifeng plummeted heavily into the water, the strong impact causing him to lose consciousness as his body, with a trail of bubbles, quickly sank downwards.

In a daze, Shao Zifeng felt cold liquid being sucked into his lungs through his mouth and nose, which jolted him to immediate alertness.

Shao Zifeng made swimming motions with his limbs, but due to the heavy protective suit he wore, he continued to sink.

In the dark waters, whose bottom was unseen, and where the light from above grew dimmer and dimmer, Shao Zifeng couldn’t help but feel a sense of despair.

He took a deep breath… no way, there was no air to breathe in the water.

It was then Shao Zifeng realized that, despite having been in the water for so long, aside from the discomfort of liquid in his lungs, he shockingly felt no choking or suffocation from water inhalation, as if each inhalation and exhalation were deliberate.

With this discovery, Shao Zifeng stopped struggling and quickly stripped off his cumbersome protective suit to hold in his hands.

Without the bulky suit, he quickly halted his descent.

Just as he thought of swimming upward, another object splashed into the water, trailing a series of dense bubbles.

On closer inspection, Shao Zifeng realized that within the bubbles was the small toothed dragon.

The little one was in a panic, claws flailing in all directions. But due to its nature, the toothed dragon’s body was not adept for swimming.

Seeing this, Shao Zifeng turned in the water and rapidly closed the distance towards the toothed dragon.

Whoosh!

Shao Zifeng emerged from the water, holding the toothed dragon. The weight of the protective suit and the dragon caused him to bob up and down in the water, surrounded by only a dense mist before his eyes.

The toothed dragon clung tightly to Shao Zifeng, burying its head into his chest and trembling violently, clearly terrified by the recent ordeal.

Treading water to stabilize himself, Shao Zifeng said softly, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

“Glub…”

Comforted by Shao Zifeng’s words, the toothed dragon made faint, weak noises.

Gradually, the toothed dragon calmed down, though its claws remained firmly wrapped around Shao Zifeng.

Being in the icy water for a long time rapidly sapped his strength, yet with mist swirling all around, Shao Zifeng had no idea which direction to swim towards.

Swish!

At that moment, a vine broke through the mist, wrapping around Shao Zifeng’s body.

A strong pull came, and Shao Zifeng was yanked out of the water.

“Yikes.”

As soon as he landed, the deer rushed over, its eyes filled with concern.

“I’m okay… cough, cough.”

As he spoke, a large amount of liquid gushed out from his mouth and nose, all previously inhaled.

Once the liquid in his lungs was fully expelled, Shao Zifeng felt much more relieved.

After placing the toothed dragon on the ground, Shao Zifeng looked up to survey his surroundings.

The space he was in spanned roughly the size of five football fields.

Apart from the ring-shaped platform underfoot that was less than three meters wide, the majority of the space was occupied by a small lake, with a misty water vapor hovering above its surface, resembling the continuously rolling dry ice on a stage.

Above the lake’s surface, the space was covered by solid ice, leaving behind a massive space over ten meters high, reflecting some unknown light source that made the surrounding solid ice extraordinarily brilliant in color.

Seeing this, Shao Zifeng showed an expression of disbelief and murmured, “Could this be the legendary Under Ice Lake?”

The so-called Under Ice Lake is a special type of freshwater lake on the Antarctic continent, with more than 400 of these lakes of various sizes contained under ice caps 4,000 meters deep, isolated from the world for at least 15 million years.

Since their discovery in 1973, they have attracted the attention of scientists from around the world. According to research, scientists have called this a super-large pure water system, with a purity that even exceeds twice that of water that has been distilled twice. It might be the purest, most original water in the world, also known as “original water”.

As various studies advanced, different hypotheses were also proposed by institutions.

Some said that since it had been isolated for over ten million years, it was likely to contain entirely new species of creatures that had evolved independently, unlike anything else on Earth.

Others claimed that ancient super viruses lay dormant here, which if released, could lead to the extinction of human civilization.

Yet more outlandish theories suggested that it was a secret base for the Fuhrer after his defeat, where one could discover all sorts of jewels and black technology left by the leader.

All sorts of claims had lent an air of mystery to Under Ice Lake, making countless people yearn for it.

In 1998, the Bald Eagle, Rash Country, and Fran Country once conducted drilling on Eastern Lake, the largest Under Ice Lake on the Antarctic Continent. The drilling rig reached a depth of 3,623 meters, where the solid ice due to its structural changes had become even harder than glass.

But later, due to pressure from all around the world, the project was halted.

It wasn’t until after the outbreak of the “Unknown Recovery Event” that humanity began to focus on its own disasters and slowly gave up on the research of Antarctica’s Under Ice Lakes.

“I didn’t expect this to be Under Ice Lake.”

Shao Zifeng squatted by the lake’s edge, scooped up some of the cold clear water with his hands, and the pure liquid flowed through his fingers, making a crisp dripping sound.

It was said that the oxygen content in these “original waters” is more than 50 times that of water bodies elsewhere on Earth. He didn’t know if it was for this reason that he didn’t feel the sensation of choking on the water.

After a moment’s hesitation, Shao Zifeng gulped down the water in his hands, the crisp liquid invigorating his spirit.

He smacked his lips a couple of times.

Didn’t they say it was twice as pure as water that has been distilled twice?

He couldn’t taste any difference, though.

However, he didn’t stay by the lake for too long. Based on scientists’ speculation, it was highly possible that other independently evolved creatures might be living here. If such creatures really existed, staying near the water for too long was undoubtedly dangerous.

“Little Deer, let’s check out other places.”

“Yo~”

Discovering Under Ice Lake didn’t make Shao Zifeng feel any relief; it was merely moving from one cage to another.

Compared to the predicament in the Great Rift Valley, his situation now was even worse.

This was almost a sealed space. If he couldn’t figure out a way, even with the purest water in the world at his disposal, he would eventually die here.

He had only walked a few steps along the lake’s side platform when the threads of mist dispersed, and a light spot in the corner of Shao Zifeng’s eye suddenly began to spin.

[Name]: Water Fern

[Attribute]: Water

[Quality]:

[Condition]: Intact

[Effect]: When consumed by healing-type mutant creatures, it can purify and refine their healing effects.

[Description]: A fern species that evolved independently in an isolated space, living on solid ice for years, absorbing the purest moisture and evolving from it.

(ps: I was so sleepy, I fell asleep with my phone hitting my face before I could finish editing this chapter. Fellow readers, if you have recommendations, throw in two chapters, it’s too real that no one votes without updates, although even with updates there aren’t many voters.)