Chapter 238: Sylvia (2)

Chapter 238: Sylvia (2)

I was swimming against the endlessly rushing current, the waves that spread infinitely. The storm filled with mana pounded on my body, and a dark mist obstructed my view. The passage of time was far from my mind, taking more effort to track than I could afford.

—.

The tempest roared as waves rose and broke with a force that could split stone. The only light I had was the occasional flashes of lightning. However, for some reason, amidst that sea, I suddenly felt a gaze upon me.

—!

The sea cried again. A vortex swirled below me, catching at my feet and my waist, pulling me down.

Splaaaash-!

The water splashed violently. I sank. I couldn’t breathe properly, but I tried to move, submerged. Something swam up and bit my arm. I pried off its teeth with my bare hands. Then a tentacle wrapped around my ankle. It was an anemone brought up from the deep sea. I cut it away with the wood steel.

“…”

I breached the surface and glanced around the open sea. The rain and wind showed no sign of stopping, and the tall waves covered the sky.

“Hmm.”

It was bigger than anything else I’d seen. Even I was at a loss for words.

Gwooooh…

A wall of water approached, almost like a blue mountain range as it loomed ahead.

“Are you watching?”

It was a disaster that any human would despair of, but strangely, I felt glad. My heart was calm because of the mana of someone that I felt in the waves.

“Sylvia.”

This was the wave she created in a trivial effort to drive me out. I looked through it and said:

“I’ll get there soon.”

I took a deep breath and dove before the waves hit me.

Splaash-!

The deeper the water, the stronger the pressure that blocked my ears, and all sounds faded, leaving only the feeling of aftershocks rippling down through the water. However, there was no problem. The Iron Man’s lungs were comparable in performance to that of a whale so I could survive underwater for hours.

“…”

I descended into the calm depths. Finally, a pretty satisfying system message appeared.

[You gained Enlightenment.]

◆ Attribute acquisition #3333: Swimming gold medalist

Gold medalist. Modern words formed before my eyes and the very next moment-

[Your mental strength overcame new extreme situations. The characteristic has advanced.]

◆ Characteristic development: Mermaid