Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 39 Hunting D-Rank Sea Beasts

After thinking of more than a dozen names, Shi Ming was not satisfied with any of them.

Naming humans or ships is a difficult task. Good names, carrying vision and ideals, are often hard to come by; sometimes a flash of inspiration brings a brilliant name, while other times it takes a lot of thought to make a decision.

The more you try to obtain something deliberately, the more likely you are to go astray.

"Forget it, there's no rush. The priority now is to go to the location marked on the map and verify if there really is a D-level sea beast. If there is, we can try to hunt it. Although the effect of an S-level Awakened being bathing in the blood of a D-level sea beast again won't be ideal, we should still give it a try."

"If all else fails, we can also store some sea beast blood so that Shidun and the others can become Awakeners in the future."

On the endless ocean, it is difficult to survive well by going it alone.

The best way out is to build up your own power.

The speed of the drifting boat was also increased after the upgrade. The rumbling machinery ran at high speed, leaving a snow-white shadow on the sea.

……

"Captain, the coordinates of the sea area you designated are just ahead. Do you think we should reduce speed and find a suitable location to stabilize the waves?"

The sailor at the helm asked Shi Ming for his opinion over the walkie-talkie.

"The speed can be reduced, but the scale can be made even bigger."

The ocean is the domain of sea monsters. Most powerful sea monsters are not afraid of these steel vessels drifting on the sea. They roam freely and often provoke low-level drifting ships and unruly boats. In the early years when mankind first entered the age of drifting, countless unruly boats were destroyed and people perished under the attacks of sea monsters.

Shi Ming took off his cumbersome captain's uniform and came to the deck. He had a horizontal sword hanging at his waist and a pistol that had been upgraded to level 4 hanging on his side.

The captain's uniform offers insufficient defense, but it significantly hinders combat effectiveness.

He hasn't had a real, pure battle in a long time.

However, the sea here is calm and peaceful, and it doesn't seem like there are any powerful sea monsters.

"Throw the fermented fish into the sea..."

Shi Ming stood on the control panel, issuing commands.

"Roger that, Captain. Are we going fishing again today?"

"Correct."

Shi Ming smiled and wiped the horizontal sword in his hand.

"Today's catch is another big fish."

The ship drifted aimlessly on the sea, and the crew began to get busy.

High-end baiting often requires special ingredients. Fermented sea fish have a foul, fishy smell, yet they attract many powerful sea creatures. The crew members covered their noses, lifted buckets of sea fish, and threw them down along the edge of the drifting ship.

Thump, thump.

One by one, rotting fish were thrown into the sea, floating on the shore. The stench made Shi Ming frown.

Fortunately, the human sense of smell adapts very easily, and in no time he got used to the stench.

He stood in the most conspicuous spot at the edge of the deck, his eyes sharp, his muscles taut, his right hand resting on the sword at his waist, patiently waiting.

Today he is a hunter, and what a hunter needs most is patience.

Ten minutes.

Crash, crash.

Ripples spread across the sea surface, huge bubbles rose from the water, and a massive dark shadow appeared and disappeared beneath the surface.

coming?

The hunter used himself as bait.

Shi Ming held his breath, preparing for battle.

And be ready to activate the S-rank skill Xuanwu Shield at any time.

He did not allow the other crew members to use firearms as an aid. D-class sea monsters are relatively easy to deal with, and this was a rare opportunity to practice his swordsmanship. Moreover, due to his awakening and the fact that he had eaten blue trout, his eyesight was also superior.

Even the slightest movements beneath the water's surface did not escape his observation.

Here it comes! This is a bizarre and ferocious large sea fish with exaggerated and sharp curves all over its body. Its body is covered with sharp scales, and at the tips of the scales, barbs with barbs are particularly eye-catching. Its mouth is more like a gleaming dagger, and a row of huge fangs gleams coldly under the water.

She has a rather unique appearance.

Humans ride in canoes that are only about three or four meters long. This sea fish is about the size of a slightly larger canoe.

"I'll call you Scaled Fish! You will be the first sea beast I hunt."

Shi Ming looked at the scaled fish and casually gave it a name.

His naming skills weren't very good, but I doubt the scaled fish would care.

D-rank sea monsters are generally stronger than ordinary D-rank awakened beings, but they lack the cunning and strategy of intelligent beings. If Shi Ming, as an S-rank awakened being, doesn't even have the confidence to kill it, then it can only be his failure.

wow-

The scaled fish swam beneath the surface, emitting strange cries. It had smelled its prey, and the creature standing on the boat, gazing at it, held an inexplicable attraction for it.

It's food it's never eaten before!
Whoosh!
It is the instinct of a creature to hunt.

The enormous body of the scaled fish detached itself from the sea surface and shot towards Shi Ming like an arrow released from a bow.

Its sharp fish mouth, like a sword, swiftly pierced through, and its scale-covered belly even had four strange claws growing from it.

Amphibians?

"It's a flying fish! It's very tough! Captain, be careful!"

As the scaled fish leaped out of the sea and charged, Shi Ming swiftly dodged to its side. Then, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and his power suddenly erupted, flowing directly into his arm.

"Trying a surprise attack?"

The red markings on his right arm flashed almost imperceptibly.

A silver light flashed like lightning. Shi Ming raised his hand and brought his knife down without any mercy. The sharp blade of the horizontal knife was aimed directly at the neck of the scaled fish. With a whoosh, the knife sliced ​​through its tough neck scales and severed its head!

click-

The fish head, along with its sharp beak, detached from the body and flew off, gushing out a large amount of blood like a fountain, soaking Shi Ming completely. The only vest he was wearing on his upper body was also soaked through, and the hot, salty blood flowed down his skin onto the deck.

The enormous fish head slammed onto the deck with a thud, but it didn't immediately lose its life; its sharp teeth continued to tear at the air.

As for the lower half of the scaled fish, it sank into the sea along the edge of the ship.

Despite losing its head, it continued to thrash about on the surface of the sea.

"readily!"

The battle may be short, but the dopamine rush is intense!

Shi Ming took two deep breaths, and the hot blood washed over his body like a hot bath. The scene of the sea beast gushing blood stirred his heart.

Covered in blood, Shi Ming walked to the still-struggling, biting fish head, and with his horizontal blade, plunged it into the middle of the head, then quickly pulled it out. The scaled fish had incredibly strong defenses, but with the added strength of Shi Ming's right arm, he easily cut through it.

The fish's dark eyes finally lost their color, and after its sharp teeth opened and closed a few times, it finally became completely still.

The crew members watching from the sidelines were stunned.

In just a few seconds, their captain had killed a sea monster?
Previously, the sharp-beaked flying fish, which they had struggled to deal with under Chunyi and whose defenses were impenetrable by all kinds of bullets, was so easily beheaded.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and retrieve the carcass of this sea monster!"

Shi Ming sheathed his sword and shouted.

Because he had been bathed in the blood of the sea beast during the slaying, the scalding blood now carried a strange power, penetrating his skin and entering his muscles. But unfortunately, this power was nothing compared to the power he had gained in the Xuanwu Blood Pool; it was like comparing heaven and earth.

【drop! 】

[Congratulations on slaying the D-rank sea beast: the Flying Fish with Scales.]

[After bathing in beast blood, the user acquired the D-rank skill "Flying Strike." Due to its low level, "Flying Strike" was assimilated and absorbed by the S-rank skill "Black Tortoise Shield," slightly increasing the host's speed and stamina.]

???

No?

Even a tiny piece of meat is still meat, and even the smallest skill is still a skill. I don't mind them!
But your Xuanwu Shield is too domineering, how did it absorb my skills?

(End of this chapter)