Chapter 5

"This should be enough." Ives nodded in satisfaction. In front of him was a small box containing enough jewelry for him to rent a room. Turning toward the shabby door, Ives called, "Biscuit, have you found any?"

"Not yet; give me a few more minutes." Biscuit's sweet voice came from inside the ship.

After ten minutes, Biscuit came out with a disappointed expression. Out of the ten ships they had explored, there was only one treasure box they managed to find, and unfortunately, one could only buy one room.

"Let's look for another ship," Ives suggested.

"Which other ships? Except for the ones that have sunk, we and the other participants have explored all the ships in the coastal area."

"The only option is to dive into the sea. I'm sure there are a lot of treasure chests there." Biscuit pointed into the water.

"Are you serious? Many participants have died trying to dive." Ives tried to persuade.

"I'm serious. This is the only way for me to pass the exam, and I don't want to fail. Or would you like to hand me your box?"

Ives knew that once this girl made up her mind, she would never back down. "Take my box, let me dive in." Handing over the jewelry box, Ives went to the edge of the deck.

"H-hey, I was just kidding!" Biscuit quickly stopped him. "Take it; I don't want what you already have. If I have to, I'll do it myself." She said with determination. Taking someone else's property? Especially from a man she was close to? Absolutely not!

"Are you serious?" Ives asked once more.

"I'm serious." Biscuit answered with confidence.

"Huh, fine. But just in case, we need to find a rope first. If anything happens, make sure to give a signal using that rope."

"Okay." Biscuit nodded.

Tens of minutes later, they got the rope they needed. It was about fifty meters long, the result of connecting several ropes, which should have been enough for this dive.

"Ready?"

"I am ready."

"Good luck, and be careful."

"Unn." Young Biscuit nodded and walked to the edge of the ship's deck. Lifting her legs, she was ready to dive into the sea; however, a strange feeling suddenly arose within her. Turning around, Biscuit approached Ives and hugged him tightly.

"Biscuits?"

"For encouragement." Biscuit kept a cheerful smile even though she had a bad feeling. Patting her cheeks, she said, "Okay, now I'm really ready." Taking the cue, Biscuit ran and jumped into the water.

From above, Ives extended the rope tied to Biscuit's waist. Five meters, ten meters, twenty meters... he continued to extend the rope until it finally stopped at forty meters. 'Has she reached the bottom?' Ives narrowed his eyes. From up here, Biscuit's figure was no longer visible, but the rope he was holding was still moving, indicating that Biscuit was still safe.

Several minutes passed, but Biscuit still had not risen to the surface. Ives waited anxiously. The maximum breath Biscuit could hold was nine minutes, but it had been almost five minutes since she dived. He kept his eyes on the rope, waiting for a signal from below.

Previously, he had given Biscuit some cues: "If you have found the treasure, pull twice." Here, he will pull the rope with moderate force to help Biscuit swim up faster.

"If there is danger, then pull the rope four times." As the name suggests, he will pull the rope as fast as possible, allowing Biscuit to avoid the dangers in the sea.

Still waiting, Ives felt like a minute had passed like an hour, indicating his current worry. If possible, he didn't want anything to happen to Biscuit.

'Ah? You got it? Good!' Precisely two minutes later, Ives received the signal for two pulls from below. Seeing this, he was immediately relieved and happy. Grasping the rope, he began to pull at a moderate speed.

At first, it was smooth, but as he continued to pull, he could no longer feel Biscuit's weight for some reason. You need to know that even though she was only sixteen, she was a fit girl with a height of almost one hundred and eighty centimeters. Losing weight like that was certainly impossible.

'?!' Feeling something strange, Ives' heart skipped a beat. Worried, he quickened his pull, but still, he couldn't feel Biscuit's weight at all. When the end of the rope came into view, his eyes widened. The rope had been cut!

He took off his top and jumped into the sea at that moment. 'Damn it! Biscuit, where are you?' With his fastest speed, he continued to dive while looking left and right anxiously.

When he reached a depth of thirty meters, he saw a black shadow that kept moving, 'Could it be?!' He immediately rushed towards it. Sure enough, at a depth of fifty meters, he saw Biscuit's figure entangled by thick waving sea plants.

Taking out the machete he got from the treasure hunt, he immediately slashed it toward the binding plants. Because he was in the sea, his slashing speed was significantly reduced, and the thickness of the plants did not help either. He slashed it repeatedly, hoping the plants would be cut off quickly.

"Grrr!!!" Biscuit held her neck while letting out bubbles from her mouth. She had reached her limit!

'Biscuit!' Even though he couldn't speak, he still screamed in his heart. Grabbing the girl's waist, he immediately kissed her!

"Unn!" Biscuit, previously convulsing due to losing her breath, slowly began to calm down.

This kiss is to transfer air. Although it is not very effective, it can at least prevent Biscuit from losing breath.

While exchanging breaths, Ives continued to slash his machete at the damn plant. After a few more slashes, it finally cut.

Releasing his hug, Ives held the girl's shoulders and shook her. When Biscuit regained consciousness, Ives felt relieved and immediately instructed her to go up. Biscuit nodded in agreement, but then Ives saw the girl's eyes widen. Her hand pointed directly behind his back.

When he turned around, ten meters away, he saw a colossal shadow.

'That's freaking Megalodon Shark!!!'

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