The viewers guessed correctly; the Reefback Leviathans indeed contained a hidden Easter egg designed by Lucien.
When a player stepped onto a Reefback Leviathan's back, it would transform into a long-distance bus, automatically traveling toward coordinates set by the player on the map.
This was to ensure that players wouldn't have to waste too much time traveling when they didn't have a suitable vehicle.
"Mm, Chat, I think you guys might have guessed right!" Jenny, standing on the Reefback Leviathan, spoke up with a laugh. "HAHAHA, the fucking devs really thought this through. Sometimes he's actually quite nice to us players."
[Tsk tsk, Jenny is actually speaking up for the devs!]
[The sour stench of love.]
[With you acting like this, Jenny, it's hard for me not to suspect you two have a thing going on.]
[Honestly speaking, though, this really is a rare display of conscience from the devs in this game!]
Jenny pretended not to hear any of these comments. She admired the beautiful ocean scenery while riding the Reefback Leviathan forward.
The Reefback Leviathan's speed was a bit faster, but it still couldn't compare to the Seamoth. Roughly another ten minutes passed before Jenny finally arrived directly above Pod 2.
"Chat, I'm getting ready to jump down!" Looking at the coordinate location eight hundred meters below, Jenny gulped.
[Jump, jump!]
[First time going into the deep sea, hehe. Jenny, don't pee your pants from fear!]
[Having watched Benjamin stream, I can say we're about to see a good show!]
The viewers chatted excitedly. Jenny also leaped off the Reefback Leviathan, beginning a straight plummet into the deep sea below.
It was daytime when Jenny made her move, but as she descended deeper, the surrounding sunlight gradually disappeared. Very quickly, she found herself enveloped in pitch-black darkness. Startled, Jenny hastily switched on the Prawn Suit's headlights, and the sonar device never stopped pinging.
"Fuck... it's way too gloomy and oppressive down here..." Jenny couldn't help but curse. This dark deep-sea environment, coupled with the muffled sound of the seawater and the roars of the Reefback Leviathan, created a genuinely terrifying atmosphere.
Furthermore, this Prawn Suit had no buoyancy capabilities. She could only let herself continuously free-fall. Falling for ages without seeing the bottom created a sense of weightlessness similar to a free fall, which was also quite uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the Prawn Suit was equipped with lights and a sonar device, which gave her a little peace of mind.
Soon, just like Benjamin, a dense school of red fish appeared around Jenny. She hurriedly scanned them with her scanner and quickly learned that these things were Piranhas.
"Piranhas? Holy crap, there are actually Piranhas in this ocean. And their setting is exactly like the ones on Earth, they'll attack the moment they smell blood!" Jenny exclaimed in amazement. "But I'm inside the Prawn Suit. They can't attack me, I'm not scared!"
[Hehe, please remember the words Jenny just said: 'not scared'.]
[Cough, cough, Jenny, I suggest you change course immediately. It's still not too late to leave the school of Piranhas!]
[Shh, don't say it out loud! I still want to see Jenny's terrified expressions later when she piss her pants!]
[Right, right, right, don't say it, don't fucking say it. Keep it low-key, everyone!]
"What thing? What don't say it? You guys better explain yourselves clearly!" Hearing the notification tone from the chat, Jenny instantly panicked. "What kind of terrible idea are you guys cooking up now?"
Jenny knew this group of viewers' personalities all too well. Whenever they hid something from the streamer, it meant disaster was imminent!
Ding!
Before Jenny could ask clearly, a signal transmitted from the sonar map revealed a rather large silhouette below.
It was about two meters tall, looking like a humanoid with an octopus tail, long and slender...
Ding!
The sonar map refreshed three seconds later. Jenny realized this thing had instantly advanced a large distance and was now much closer to her!
"Huh, what is this thing?" Jenny cried out in surprise. "It's pretty fast."
[Cough, cough, just an ordinary octopus.]
[That's right, just an octopus. It actually looks pretty cute. Go closer and take a look!]
The viewers fervently egged her on. At this moment, Jenny also received an alien broadcast.
First, an ordinary buzzing sound transmitted, followed quickly by Gaia's translation.
"Following: (Gibberish) Detected an additional new subject infected with the bacterium. Mode: Hunting mode. Currently sharing subject location with other Warpers."
"An alien broadcast actually popped up, and what does this content even mean? Hunting a subject infected with the bacterium?!" After thinking for a moment, Jenny suddenly screamed out loud, "Holy crap, this subject infected with the bacterium... it couldn't be talking about me, right?"
Jenny hadn't forgotten the conclusion Gaia reached after scanning her back at the Aurora. She was infected with a mysterious bacterium!
[Holy crap, Jenny actually got smarter?!]
[Haha, Jenny actually guessed it!]
[After playing Subnautica, Jenny's intelligence has visibly increased!]
↳ [From 2 digit IQ to 3 digit IQ?]
↳ [Lmao]
↳ [Fuck you mean "Lick my asshole, o?"]
↳ [N'ga, it means "Laughing my ass off." fucking restarted.]
↳ [My bad gang]
[Case solved, playing Subnautica can also boost your intelligence!]
Jenny didn't have time to bicker with the viewers' sarcastic remarks. She didn't even have time to carefully ponder the meaning of the broadcast, because that bizarre octopus creature had already appeared in her field of vision. She could see it even without the sonar.
The head of a fish, the tail of an octopus, transparent skin, and sickle-like scythes resembling a mantis. What kind of hybrid was this?
While Jenny was feeling perplexed, she saw the octopus vanish from its spot with a swish, then suddenly appear over ten meters away!
"Holy crap, teleportation! Did you guys see that, viewers? Teleportation! This thing can teleport!" Jenny yelled nervously. "And it seems to be moving toward me... It's targeting me!"
[What's so great about teleportation? You're wearing the Prawn Suit right now. This octopus doesn't look like it has high combat power. Don't be a fucking baby!]
[That's right, be brave, Jenny. Charge forward and smash it!]
[Right, right, right!]
The viewers continued to egg her on, treating it like a good show.
Jenny was completely oblivious to the viewers' malicious intent. After careful consideration, she realized the viewers were absolutely right!
She was a woman wearing the Prawn Suit. Besides Leviathans, she should be able to walk sideways across this entire ocean, right?!
No matter what, this seemingly fragile creature before her was definitely no match for her!
With those two forelimbs about the size of daggers, could it possibly chop through the Prawn Suit?
"OK, brothers. If it dares to come any closer, I'll just solo kill this Warper!"
Jenny declared, switching the Prawn Suit straight into drill arm mode.
"Wooooom..."
The drill arm buzzed to life, churning the surrounding seawater and creating a small whirlpool.
Although Gaia had said this mode of the Prawn Suit was used for mining ores, Jenny believed its power when used for hunting would absolutely be top-tier as well!
"Perfect timing, I haven't tested the drill's power yet. Today I might just make it my first victim!" Looking at the incredibly powerful drill, Jenny's confidence swelled, and she giggled mischievously.
The next moment, she saw the octopus monster actually swimming slowly toward her location.
"Oho, you've got some guts, actually daring to charge right at my face. Then don't blame me for being ruthless!" Seeing this, Jenny pulled her right arm back, then fiercely lunged at the octopus monster before her!
"Today I'm going to burst this fucking octopus head!"
Accompanied by Jenny's trash talk, the next moment, she felt her forward strike hit empty air. It seemed she had struck absolutely nothing.
Looking closer, the octopus monster in front of her had vanished.
Did it teleport away?
No! Jenny suddenly felt the oppressive pressure of the freezing seawater around her. It took her quite a while to process what had happened!
She was outside of the Prawn Suit?!
"Huh, how did I get ejected from the Prawn Suit? Did the game glitch?" Jenny was confused, still foolishly guessing.
Although she firmly believed in her younger brother's abilities, it was inevitable for a game to have bugs.
[It's not a bug, it's an ability! The Warper's ability!]
[That octopus monster in front of you, it can not only teleport itself, but it can also teleport others!]
[Omae wa mou shindeiru!]
↳ [NANI?!]
Only then did the viewers finally speak up to warn her. However, Jenny couldn't be bothered to listen, because she suddenly felt a chill down her spine, accompanied by a pfft slicing sound. At the same time, her health bar plummeted by a third.
Jenny's heart skipped a beat. This meant her back had been attacked.
Whipping her head around, she saw the ugly face of that octopus monster.
"Holy crap!!!"
Startled, Jenny violently retreated, simultaneously pulling out her scanner to scan the creature.
"Ding. Warper..."
Gaia's notification tone finally made Jenny understand what was going on!
This Warper could actually teleport surrounding organisms? Outrageous!!!
"Damn it, I'll kill you!" Just as Jenny was about to open fire, she realized that after slashing her once, the creature instantly vanished from its spot again.
"It ran away?!" Jenny was stunned for a moment. The next second, she saw the dense school of Piranhas swarming toward her, completely overwhelming her field of vision!
These beasts had smelled the sweet scent of her blood!
"Arggghhh"
Jenny shrieked. Knowing she was dead meat this time, she didn't even wait for the ferocious Piranhas to get close. With a swish, she ripped off the VR helmet, severed the haptic connection, and instantly scrambled down from the VR platform. The entire sequence of actions was executed smoothly in one breath!
In the end, she didn't dare to face this terrifying hellish scene head-on like Benjamin had.
[HAHAHAHA Jenny's motion of fleeing the VR platform is so practiced!]
[-9999 aura]
[Tsk tsk, she actually managed to slip away. So annoying!]
[Not bad, not bad. I learned a new trick. Next time I get scared playing Subnautica, I'll do the exact same thing!]
Seeing Jenny's swift escape posture, the viewers all began mocking her fervently.
"What the hell are you guys talking about!" Jenny mercilessly retorted. "Running away is shameful, but it's useful!"
In fact, the viewers had guessed right. Jenny genuinely hadn't slacked on practicing this set of actions in her free time.
Furthermore, afraid of being mocked by Lucien, she only practiced secretly at night behind the closed door of her bedroom. Not even Lucien knew about it. So, upon realizing she had been exposed, Jenny grew a bit flustered and exasperated.
"And you guys! Just by looking at you, I can tell you all knew about this Warper thing, yet you all kept it hidden and refused to tell me!" Jenny began directing her spearhead at the viewers. Only now did she realize what kind of scheme they had been plotting.
Naturally, the viewers entered their play-dumb mode, directly firing off a triple denial, stating 'I am not, I did not, stop spouting nonsense.'
For a moment, the stream's entertainment value went off the charts.
When Jenny returned to the VR platform, she found that, unsurprisingly, she had already died.
"That guy Lucien is truly ruthless, actually letting players get eaten alive by a school of Piranhas. Good thing I slipped away fast!" Jenny couldn't help but complain internally while simultaneously feeling fortunate.
The game restarted, and Jenny was back on the Reefback Leviathan once more.
Passing by Lifepod 2, she jumped down again.
Having learned her lesson, Jenny adopted Benjamin strategy: 'If I can't afford to provoke you, I can still afford to hide from you.' She chose to directly bypass the school of Piranhas.
"I didn't expect this world to have so many bizarre things," Jenny sighed. "It seems that even wearing the Prawn Suit doesn't necessarily make me the second strongest in the world!"
In her eyes, she was second, with Leviathans naturally being first.
Who knew what other bizarre and strange creatures lay ahead.
After avoiding the Piranhas, Jenny continued to plummet. Having fallen for several minutes, she finally landed on the seabed.
At the same time, she also noticed a massive, eye-shaped cavern not far away.
Confirming this was the right place, Jenny jumped into the cavern.
Consequently, the massive, pink Jellyshroom Cave world appeared before her eyes.
"Wow, so pretty..." Jenny couldn't help but sigh in amazement. "It's all a girly pink, I feel like I've stepped into a fairy tale world..."
[Cough, cough, these mushrooms are so pretty. Go closer and take a look, Jenny!]
[Right, right, right!]
"Like hell I'd believe you guys! You terrible people are evil to the core! Since you're saying that, there's definitely something scary in these mushrooms!" Hearing the viewers' words, Jenny complained out loud. She had already learned to draw inferences from past experiences.
Despite saying this, game exploration still had to continue. Therefore, Jenny cautiously walked toward the nearest giant mushroom!
"Roar!"
The next moment, a Crabsnake swam out of the cavern and launched an attack at Jenny. Its massive snake head slammed into the Prawn Suit, emitting a violent crashing sound.
However, the powerful Prawn Suit withstood the Crabsnake's attack. The Crabsnake's fangs surprisingly failed to break through the Prawn Suit's defense on the first strike!
"Damn, what a huge snake!" Jenny was severely startled at first, instinctively turning around to flee. The Crabsnake quickly caught up and bit the Prawn Suit's back again, but still failed to break its defense.
Jenny realized this too. Compared to this giant python, the Prawn Suit appeared to be even stronger!
After taking two consecutive hits from the giant python, the Prawn Suit showed no visible damage, and Gaia didn't issue any damage warnings.
Jenny's courage immediately swelled. Anger rose from her heart, giving birth to a burst of evil courage!
"The Reaper Leviathan bullies me, the Warper bullies me, and now even you dare to bully me! Do you really think my Prawn Suit is made of paper?!"
Jenny let out a furious roar. Forcibly suppressing her innate fear of snakes, she switched the Prawn Suit's left arm to grappling hook mode and its right arm to drill mode.
"Since I couldn't drill the Warper, I'll make you my first victim instead!"
Controlling the Prawn Suit, Jenny used the left hand's grappling hook to tightly grip the giant python's body, then violently slammed the right arm's drill into the Crabsnake's head!
Roar!
For a time, the sound of grinding meat and the giant python's agonized shrieks mixed together, accompanied by a massive amount of splattering blood!
[Holy crap, holy crap!]
[This is simply too bloody and cruel! Slaughtering pigs isn't even this bloody! The Snake Protection Association strongly condemns this!]
[Why is it that I suddenly feel a bit bad for the snake!]
[Go, pink snake, defeat that evil woman playing with the mech!]
[The snake already had its skull opened, it can't go anymore!]
[So this is the Prawn Suit, interesting!]
[Jesus Christ, I really want to throw Jenny away and hop into the Prawn Suit to play!]
[Looks like I have to get my hands on this Prawn Suit no matter what, it's just too incredibly good!]
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