Shimmer Forest

After that, Su Jin continued to dream of swimming in the sea every night, and every time he woke up facing the light.As he slept more and more deeply, the time was longer and longer, and he became less and less energetic, Wu Hao became very worried, and he was not allowed to go out again, and he was ordered to rest at home.

In the second week, the dream became a little different.He seems to have dived into a deeper place under the sea. The house disappeared at some point, and the colorful marine plants grow and cover lushly like a wilderness.Gradually, there are more fish with vicious looks and sharp teeth around.However, these fish didn't attack him, they just swam around him curiously.

The dragon's shadow often flashed past somewhere when he was not aware of it.He tried his best to catch the traces of the dragon, and felt that he would chase the dragon to a deeper and deeper seabed.

He began to get used to floating in the sea to sleep, and the warm water was reassuring.The only disturbing thing is that the light that heralds waking up is getting weaker and weaker.

"Bookworm, did you listen to me?" Seemingly dissatisfied with his absent-mindedness, Wu Hao raised his volume, trying to bring Su Jin back to reality with his loud voice.

"What?" Su Jin asked with difficulty, ignoring the sound of water flowing from time to time.

"I caught a stone bream in the lake we used to play!" Finally, he managed to get his attention back, and Wu Hao got excited, and danced and gestured: "There is such a big stone bream!"

"How is it possible, the stone bream is a fish in the sea. How could it appear in the lake..." Before he finished speaking, he vaguely saw colorful fish swimming past his eyes, and the water flowed dimly around him, and he was momentarily stunned. live.

"It's true, someone is still picking up shells by the lake! The lake is getting saltier, and when I went there the day before yesterday, I saw red coral!" Seeing the pale-faced Su Jin sitting stiffly There, the chattering he finally found something unusual: "Bookworm? What's wrong?"

Su Jin wanted to say something, but opened his mouth, but spit out transparent bubbles.The sound was blocked by the water, and the sound of the water flow became louder and louder.

Everything around him was gradually disappearing, Wu Hao's anxious face became more and more blurred, and finally he was submerged by the raging sea water.

Came to the depths of the sea again without warning, and Su Jin panicked.

This time it was the bottom of the dark deep sea, and there was no light around.But miraculously, he could still see the scene in the sea.The sea water was extremely hot, black and red smoke burst out from the cracks in the rocks on both sides.There are no colorful grasslands on the bottom of the sea, replaced by continuous sand and ore, as barren as the Gobi.

There are many glowing fishes around, like stars in the night.Most of the fish here are huge and fierce, which matches the darkness very well.The rocks not far away are densely covered with white crabs, and huge worms are entangled and moving around the mouth of the deep sea.In addition, there are also many strange creatures, such as octopuses with long ears, and huge rattail fish.

It can't be said to be beautiful, but it's not that scary. It's just that there is no light, and he doesn't know how to wake up. He can only be in the dark, at a loss.

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For some reason, after returning from the lake that day, Su Jin's health has been poor.At first Wu Hao thought he just had a cold, and even laughed at him for being weak and sick.Later, he gradually became lethargic, often lost his mind, his face was pale, and it became more and more serious.Although he had tried his best to take care of him, the thing that worried Wu Hao the most happened.

When the two were chatting, Su Jin passed out without warning.Before he fainted, Wu Hao saw that he opened his mouth trying to say something, but no matter what, he couldn't make a sound, just like a drowning person struggling to die.He was flustered and at a loss, but his father who rushed over invited the village doctor.

The doctor inspected it carefully, just sighed and shook his head, saying that there was nothing wrong with his body at all.

He stayed beside Su Jin every step of the way, held his hand tightly, and called his name over and over again, for fear that he would disappear as soon as he let go.

It was the first time in his life that he experienced fear.

Late at night on the third day, he finally couldn't resist the exhaustion and fell asleep.Between half-dream and half-awake, he suddenly felt that someone was shaking him.

He woke up slowly, rubbed his eyes, and vaguely heard Su Jin's familiar voice: "Muscle man, wake up."

The movement of rubbing his eyes paused for a moment, and he woke up suddenly, and saw Su Jin standing beside him smiling, his smile was especially soft under the moonlight.

"Books, nerds..." He opened his mouth wide in surprise, all anxiety and fear erupted in an instant, and tears flowed out uncontrollably.Wu Hao hugged him, weeping uncontrollably: "Study, you finally woke up, wow..."

"Stupid, what's there to cry about?" This time, Su Jin didn't push him away without disgust, reached out to wipe away his tears, and asked with a smile, "Wu Hao, do you want to see the world under the sea?"

"Under the sea?" He was immersed in joy and hadn't come back to his senses. He was baffled by this sudden question: "What did you say?"

"I'll take you there." It seemed that it was just a casual question, but Su Jin didn't want to ask for his opinion, so she couldn't help but take his hand and ran out the door: "Let's go."

"Wait, nerd, it's late now..." Wu Hao ran behind him blankly, Su Jin's hands were extremely cold, but the hasty breath and slightly raised lips were full of excitement , so that he could not refuse.

The two stopped at the place with the dragon head sculpture.The small puddle of water sprayed by the dragon before was still in place, covered with silver frost by the enveloping moonlight.

"Huh? On such a hot day, why is this puddle not doing anything?" Wu Hao was amazed that it was just a small puddle that would send water flying away when he stepped on it.

"This is not a puddle." Su Jin stared at him, saying every word very seriously: "This is the entrance to the bottom of the sea."

"Books, nerds... are you okay?"

"Here, take this." Not intending to explain anything, Su Jin put the glass ball he picked up that day into the hands of the two of them, smiling brightly: "Okay, let's go!"

Before Wu Hao could react, Su Jin led him into the puddle.

It was a puddle that would dry up as soon as the sun shone.The moment he jumped, Wu Hao fell into the cold and deep water unexpectedly.

The bottom of the water is full of colorful plants, like a plain in the water.The fish wandered comfortably, shuttling freely from them.The world under the puddles is vast and boundless, and the ocean world hidden under the surface is boundless.

"Wow, this, this is..." Wu Hao forgot that he was in the water, opened his mouth and found that he could speak freely.

There is no shortness of breath, and the movements are even more agile than usual.Except for the weightlessness of floating and the touch of water, he doesn't even feel himself in the water.

"It's the bottom of the sea." Seeing his surprised look, Su Jin couldn't help but sneered.

"But...why? It's obviously just a small puddle..." Wu Hao looked around, and he couldn't help being excited: "Is it because of that glass bead? Did we really activate the mechanism?"

"...that's not a mechanism." Su Jin looked away and looked somewhere in the deep sea, as if recalling that distant time: "That's the ancient dragon, which has been guarding the waters, bringing rain and water to the world. Grace. Over time, the dragon slowly lost its power. Before it fell asleep, it merged the last of its strength into a crystal ball, and itself was buried in a stone statue."

"You mean... that glass... crystal ball, is it really a Dragon Ball?"

"Well, I guess." He answered casually, his eyes suddenly lit up, and his voice raised slightly: "Ah, I found it."

"Huh, what?" Su Jin was always so abrupt today, which made him puzzled.Following his gaze, Wu Hao saw that there was a circular groove on the sandy ground of the seabed, from which glowing blue water gushed out like a fountain, clear and bright, endlessly flowing, and soon And merged with the sea.

"Wow, what is this?" Never having seen such a strange sight, Wu Hao opened his eyes wide in surprise

"This is the source of life buried deeper and deeper in the sea." Su Jin put the crystal ball in his palm, as if resonating with the water flow, the faint blue light gradually became brighter: "It should have been created by The enchantment is sealed at the bottom of the deep sea, nourishing everything in the world—”

After a pause, he looked at the confused Wu Hao, and suddenly changed the subject: "Wu Hao, do you know where we are now?"

"Hey, where?" The topic changed so quickly that Wu Hao couldn't get used to it. He looked around and felt even more confused.Although it looks like the bottom of the sea, it is definitely not an ordinary sea.Recalling the incident of accidentally falling into the dark cave... Could it be that this is another world?He looked at Su Jin suspiciously, but shook his head.

"We are now at the bottom of the lake in the forest." As if knowing that he would not be able to guess the answer, Su Jin smiled slightly.

"...How is it possible...?" Wu Hao's expression was disbelieving, but what happened before him made him believe it.

"The dragon sealed the last power under the bottom of this lake, and turned this crystal ball full of energy into a barrier between the lake and the ocean. It should have been buried deeper, but because of the dragon's The power is lost, and gradually revealed in the present world. The lake is always so clean, thanks to the power of this crystal ball."

The light of the crystal ball swirled slightly, reflecting Su Jin's indistinct voice flowing in the sea water, which was particularly fascinating: "Once the crystal ball is removed, the barrier will become invalid, and the sea water will gushes out, gradually occupying this place." The lake. Then, slowly overflowing. At first it was just a shallow sea, and then it got deeper and deeper, until the source of life also surged out, and finally drowned the villages, the woods, and even the whole world sank into the sea."

"We've really done something big." Sounds like a world-destroying, frightening mistake.Su Jin said it very easily, even with a hint of excitement: "Fortunately, I found it in the end, and there is still time to put it back."

As he spoke, he put the crystal ball on the fountain that continuously gushed out the source of life on the seabed.The light of the crystal ball became brighter and brighter, so that people couldn't open their eyes.The entire seabed seemed to be filled with light, turning into an ocean of light.

When the light faded, the surrounding gradually became brighter.The scene on the bottom of the sea slowly disappeared, and returned to the familiar scene in the lake.The sun shone overhead, as if calling for the two of them.Before Wu Hao recovered from the huge shock, at the moment when the light came on, he saw the shadow of a dragon looming in the water.

No, it was more like Su Jin's own shadow, quietly, closely sticking to his back, following him like a shadow.