Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 40 Sea Beast
Shi Ming blinked, and after confirming that no skills had indeed been lost, he shook his head in frustration and disappointment.

Well, improving speed and stamina is a gain in itself, and if there's a gain, then it's not a loss.

Furthermore, converting useless skills into points is actually quite good. It means there's strong potential for growth.

"In any case, this operation has confirmed my previous speculation about nautical charts."

"We now have clear and reliable leads for hunting sea monsters."

He looked around at himself; his gray vest was stained blood red, and it looked like it was ruined even after washing.

"I should have fought shirtless."

After bathing in the blood of the sea monster, he couldn't wait to take a hot bath.

The fish's blood was sticky and made him feel uncomfortable all over.

But just then, a muffled, strange sound came from beneath the water.

Gulu gulu——

It sounded like something was chanting.

He took two steps to the edge of the deck and stared into the depths of the water.

Huge bubbles rose continuously from the dark depths, and a huge black shadow loomed in and out of sight in the depths of the sea! Looking at the headless flying fish, it had long since stopped struggling, and a large amount of blood flowed from its head, mingling with the rotting fluids of the surrounding sea fish, and flowing heavily to the seabed.

"not good!"

"Abandon the fishing and return to the boat immediately!"

The crew members who had already boarded the fishing boat realized something was wrong and hurriedly grabbed the climbing ropes that had fallen from the drifting boat, quickly returning to the boat. They didn't even have time to retrieve the fishing nets and harpoons used for fishing!
"Hurry up!"

Shi Ming gripped his reinforced sword tightly once more, ready for battle.

There is only one black dot on the nautical chart corresponding to this coordinate, which means that there is only one D-level sea monster here, namely the Chilin Flying Fish that I just killed!
If there are other sea creatures, they definitely are not Class D!
In the blink of an eye, the entire fishing team had returned.

At this moment, Shi Ming had already seen the dark shadow in the deep sea. The shadow was several times darker and more oppressive than the Chilin Flying Fish. In fact, its dark area was comparable to half a drifting ship!

Giant sea monster!

"Retreat quickly!"

With the intelligence unknown, and considering the overall situation of the ship, Shi Ming was not just a muscle-headed man who only knew how to "fight for fun." It would be unwise to engage in a direct confrontation with such a sea monster of uncertain level. At this moment, a strategic retreat was the best option.

The drifting boat, which had been at rest for a long time, started up again, and a powerful roar resounded throughout the surrounding area.

Whoops!

A massive column of water gushed forth from beneath the corpse of the flying fish, sending large amounts of seawater soaring into the sky before crashing back down, as if a torrential downpour had begun.

Soaked to the bone, Shi Ming stared intently at the water below, where an incredibly thick tentacle had firmly bound the headless Chilin Flying Fish, arrogantly shoving its newly acquired prey into the gaping wound of the giant head.

Shi Ming was also able to see the true appearance of the giant beast.

"Full speed retreat!" D, C, B, A, S... there are huge gaps between all levels, but the levels of sea monsters are not equivalent to those of humans.

An S-rank defensive skill is naturally as solid as a mountain, and may even have the miraculous effect of turning the tide of battle, living up to its S-rank name! However, everyone has their own expertise. Shi Ming, who has awakened an S-rank defensive skill, cannot possibly have the ability to kill an S-rank Xuanwu; he can only ensure his own relative safety.

Similarly, when faced with this giant, unknown-level sea monster, he had to consider the safety of the entire adrift ship.

Retreat for now is the wisest decision.

This is a giant octopus. At this moment, it has surfaced, its house-sized head appearing and disappearing in the seawater. Its eight giant tentacles are constantly waving, and its gaping mouth full of sharp teeth is still chewing on the food it has just caught.

It roared, its murderous tentacles churning the giant waves, its emotionless eyes scanning the steel behemoth that was right in front of it.

Shi Ming stood at the bow of the ship, holding a horizontal sword, coldly staring at it.

His Xuanwu bloodline has been fully activated, and a powerful and vigorous force surges forth from his blood and body, carrying the awe-inspiring aura of a born high-ranking person.

Retreat does not mean cowardice.

The giant octopus seemed enraged by the tiny human, its tentacles whipping up waves and slapping against the steel hull and edges of the ship. Fortunately, Shi Ming had recently upgraded the ship's materials and resilience; the massive vessel only trembled violently without sustaining any damage.

"It takes at least 10 seconds for this kind of giant ship to restart after the waves have subsided!"

call out!
A dark shadow slashed down at Shi Ming's location like a dark cloud pressing down from above.

"So fast!"

Shi Ming pushed off with his feet, quickly dodging the tentacle. After missing its target, the tentacle's agility suddenly increased. Shi Ming hurriedly took a step back and raised his horizontal sword to parry. At the moment of impact, he used the rebound force to quickly dive backward, easily dissipating the force and avoiding the series of attacks.

"Captain, hold on tight!"

With a thunderous roar, a huge wave surged from the stern of the drifting ship, and the vessel, twice the size of an octopus, finally set sail!
Whoops!

The giant octopus abandoned the stone in front of it and stretched out into the sky like a pillar, carrying a huge force as it attacked the control room in the center of the ship!
"Damn! That's so insidious!"

The control panel and rudder are located at the center of the entire drifting ship, the core of the core. Generally speaking, it is extremely difficult for the enemy to aim their firepower here. However, the tentacles of this octopus are too long, covered with various protruding fleshy balls as thick as pillars of century-old wood, carrying a heavy pressure, and it looks like they are about to slam down.

"Damn it! You think I'm a coward if I don't show my strength?"

Shi Ming kicked the hilt of the horizontal sword that had been left aside after the roll. The moment the sword flew up, he suddenly exerted force with his foot, and the powerful force that burst forth made him leap up, grab the horizontal sword that was bouncing in the air. His body leaped into the air like an arrow, and the power generated by his legs flowed through his body segment by segment, meeting the fleshy pillar that was about to press down.

"Basalt Shield!"

The Invincible Golden Body was activated at the right time, and the enormous impact struck Shi Ming's body completely, as if hitting something unshakeable, and then half of the force was returned to him.

Gollum—

The octopus emitted a strange squirting sound due to the intense pain, and this tentacle also stiffened slightly due to the impact, losing its previous flexibility.

Shi Ming used the momentum in mid-air to stabilize himself. The red markings on his arm flashed from his right chest to his arm, and the light from his horizontal blade accelerated rapidly along an arc. The blade in his hand was like a full-moon arrow, leaving visible afterimages.

brush!
This chilling slash landed directly on the middle of the octopus leg, slicing it off as easily as cutting tofu, along with the massive leg and its rear half, which was over ten meters long!

(End of this chapter)