They were already bent over from extreme fatigue and a near-suffocating feeling, every step taking almost all the strength in their bodies, ready to collapse at any moment.

Even Shen Lan and Xia Chuan's faces were frighteningly pale, their steps extremely sluggish, each step making breathing more difficult. Xia Chuan's body heat and cold sweat mixed together, soaking his clothes. The only thing that made him a bit stronger compared to the others was that he hadn't reached the point of bending over and supporting his knees with every step.

This time, the hope came real and solid, finally giving them a bit of relief. Their hands and feet also seemed to have a little more strength, and their breathing seemed to be a bit smoother.

Although this was just a psychological effect, at this critical juncture, the psychological effect also had a huge impact. Being able to persevere and walk a few more steps might mean reaching the end, while falling behind a few steps might mean never getting out, that was the difference between life and death.

The crowd gritted their teeth amidst the dense prompting sounds, trying their best to take bigger steps and walk faster.

Finally, when they walked out a short distance further, Shen Lan's ears moved and he said in a low voice, "It's the sea."

His voice was only clear to Xia Chuan who was walking side by side with him.

"The sea?"

He no longer had the strength to say more, only able to spit out one or two words. Hearing Shen Lan's words, he also tried to listen to see if he could hear the sound of the sea, but physical exhaustion and the stifling feeling of stuffiness made his ears ring incessantly, and he couldn't hear any other sounds in the distance at all.

And apparently the others traveling with them were in the same condition.

When they passed through a grove of trees and saw sand and reef rocks, they finally confirmed that they had indeed reached a seaside.

For a moment, Xia Chuan even suspected that they had been unknowingly led back to the starting point by that oscilloscope. But he had been calculating the direction along the way. Although there were turns and straight paths in the middle, overall they should have been traveling in the opposite direction from the sea they initially encountered.

So this strange place has seas on both sides? Or is it simply a small island surrounded by sea on all sides? Xia Chuan pondered in his heart, his feet still not stopping.

Because everywhere was shrouded in extremely heavy fog, they couldn't see the full view of the beach at all, and could only see three or four meters around them. But this time, they could finally hear the sound of the waves clearly, sometimes loud, sometimes small, sometimes far, sometimes near, sounding not very peaceful.

Hearing the sound of waves in this nearly eye-blinding situation, a sense of fear arose in their hearts. Except for Shen Lan, almost everyone subconsciously stopped, even Xia Chuan paused for a moment.

The oscilloscope in Dennis's hand was screaming as if it was urging the crowd to hurry up.

He took a deep breath, then opened his mouth in a hoarse voice, "Let's pray it's not wrong..." His voice was so low it was almost a whisper, obviously he had no strength to speak either.

He bent over, propping his knees, and stared at the oscilloscope screen for a long time, then began trying to lead everyone to grope on the beach.

The interference from the waves was too great, and all they could see on the ground besides sand and occasional black reef rocks, nothing else could be seen. In such a place, after turning a few circles, the direction would be completely lost.

They didn't know if they were getting closer and closer to the exit, or just going in circles. At least they had been wandering on the beach for a long time and hadn't seen any caves or other exit-like things. And that oscilloscope was still "buzzing" non-stop.

This kind of endlessly repeating scenery and sound made people feel irritable and depressed, directly deepening the physical pain. Immediately, another two people plopped down on the ground, then simply lay down on the beach, eyes full of despair, not wanting to get up again.

"Did we go the wrong way?"

"There's no exit at all?"

"Are we destined to die here?"

Heavy negative emotions accompanied by the air of death enveloped everyone, and similar thoughts couldn't help but surface in everyone's minds. The crowd was like a row of dominoes. Mediterranean Circle lay down, and after a few steps, Protruding Ear's girlfriend also squatted down, then collapsed on the beach. Protruding Ear also sat down, waving his hand at Dennis, "Can't go on..."

Emotions are contagious, whether good or bad. Now, even Dennis himself was a bit dazed.

Along the way, his unwavering faith in the oscilloscope in his hand was actually partly because they really couldn't find a better way. It was the only thing they could rely on and hope for, like a life-saving straw.

Before, when the exit was too far away, they could comfort themselves that as long as they followed the information it displayed, they would definitely find the exit. But now, seeing that they had reached the end, they had been turning for a long time but hadn't seen a trace of the exit, that kind of hope and support collapsed all at once.

Xia Chuan wanted to persuade them not to sit down. Once they sat down, it would be very difficult to get up again. But he also knew that if they weren't really exhausted to that extent, they wouldn't have collapsed like this.

He looked at the few people sprawled on the ground, then raised his eyes to scan the surroundings, and finally his gaze met Shen Lan's beside him.

"You say--" He licked his slightly cracked lips and said, "Could it be that the exit is not on the beach at all, but--"

He had only said half of it when Shen Lan very tacitly understood his meaning and cast his gaze towards the sea. Although he couldn't see the condition of the sea, he could hear the sound of the waves coming from there, which was extremely familiar to him.

However, at the moment he turned his head, an earth-shattering loud bang suddenly arose, so great that even the people on the beach felt the tremor of the earth. The heavy fog that had been surrounding the sky and earth was suddenly swept away by an unknown impact, clearing out an instant of clarity.

In that instant, Xia Chuan and Shen Lan had already simultaneously cast their gazes to a certain point in the sea. Xia Chuan saw it, Shen Lan sensed it - there was an area in the sea that showed a color inconsistent with its surroundings, a blue so dark it was almost black.

From a distance, it looked like there was a deep hole hidden under the water. But Xia Chuan knew that was not the case, that stretch of sea was too similar to the sea area where they encountered the shipwreck...

So in the instant he saw it, Xia Chuan's heart was certain -

"That's the place!" He raised his hand and pointed, telling everyone.

The people sprawled on the ground were stunned at first. They looked in the direction he pointed, but before they could get excited, their expressions changed.

Xia Chuan turned his head and saw a towering wall of waves rushing towards them like thousands of horses! Connecting it with the huge sound just now, it was likely that something massive had crashed into the seabed, stirring up such giant waves. The height and momentum could almost directly submerge the entire small island.

"Hurry!" Shen Lan's face also changed when he saw the wall of waves. He grabbed Xia Chuan.

The people on the ground, upon seeing the wall of waves and the black sea area in that instant, mustered all their strength, turned over, stood up, and followed behind Xia Chuan and the others, heading straight for that black sea area.

However, their feet had no strength, and the sand and gravel on the ground were not solid. Running was a bit awkward, stumbling and staggering, one foot deep and one foot shallow, as if they would fall at any time.

Shen Lan saw them following and glanced at the black sea area not far away. "Jump in!" he said.

Those closest to him, like Protruding Ears, paused underfoot, obviously still having some fear when facing the unknown sea area. Shen Lan couldn't stand their hesitation. To prove it was correct and give them more courage, he simply took the lead and leaped towards that sea area, not forgetting to scoop up Xia Chuan and directly pull him to jump in together.

The instant they entered the water, Shen Lan turned his head and saw Xia Chuan's eyes up close. Whether it was an illusion or something else, he saw Xia Chuan's pupils contract for a moment, and his lips pursed.

However, before he could see more, they had already plunged into the deep sea.

Seeing the two of them taking the lead and jumping in, Mediterranean Circle also took a deep breath, closed his eyes as if going all out, and threw himself towards that sea. Protruding Ears pulled his girlfriend and followed closely. However, these three people, either due to being too nervous or lacking strength, eventually landed precariously on the edge of that sea area and quickly disappeared.

Still left on the shore were Dennis, Professor Linton, as well as Laura and Allen. However, one was holding things in his hands, one was old with inconvenient legs, and one was dragging a child. Running, they had absolutely no balance.

Just as it seemed they were a few steps from the sea's edge, Professor Linton lost his footing, tumbled, and rolled on the ground. While rolling, he accidentally tripped Laura and Dennis. In the end, the four people rolled into a pile. The breath they had mustered was instantly deflated.

The wall of waves, originally at the sea's end, had already arrived in front of them in this short time. It looked like it was about to pounce down on their heads.

At this moment, a heavy animal breathing suddenly sounded. The four people, who had been staring at the sea, suddenly turned their heads and saw two huge figures rushing out of the fog that had gathered again. Above, there was also a small figure gliding with flapping wings.

"Yaya!" Professor Linton cried out in surprise.

Little Allen also excitedly called out.

Breaking through the fog, it was clearly Yaya and the others who had collapsed by the river. As early as when Shen Lan and the others jumped into the sea, they had emerged from the woods. In a few steps, they had already run to Professor Linton and the others.

The instant the wall of waves pounced down, they directly picked up the few people who had rolled into a pile on the ground and threw them into the sea. The place they fell was precisely the black sea area where Shen Lan and the others had jumped.

The last scene they saw as they sank into the sea was the giant wall of waves engulfing the three dinosaurs...