Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 79 Deep Sea Feud

The deep sea, which was originally deep and silent, now seems to have gained a bit of "vitality".

Clang——

The King-Slaying Blade reflected the silver light of a searchlight and struck a sea serpent several meters long. The sea serpent convulsed violently in pain, and silver electric currents flowed across its body, creating a crackling sound.

"Hey, it's pretty hard."

Shi Ming infused the power of awakening.

With a crack, a muffled thunderous sound was heard as the sea serpent, as thick as a bucket, snapped off from its neck. Its enormous head was severed at the root and flew several meters away under the force of the impact. Its several-meter-long body continued to sway and flap, collapsing several sections of the rotten ship's hull.

Shi Ming inserted his hand into the severed neck of the sea serpent, and a crimson mark flashed on his right hand as he began to devour the energy in the blood.

[Congratulations! You have slain the D-rank sea monster, the Electric Pattern Serpent, and bathed in its blood, gaining the skill "High-Voltage Electric Shock." However, due to its low level, High-Voltage Electric Shock was absorbed by the S-rank skill "Black Tortoise Shield."]

[Increases attack power by 2 points.]

"High-voltage electric shock? Pikachu? Why not 100,000 volts?"

Shi Ming made a joke to amuse himself.

This D-level sea monster, the Electric Pattern Serpent, was different from the previous cuttlefish and jellyfish. It was extremely agile and moved with ease in the deep sea. If Shi Ming hadn't been quick-witted and agile, it would have escaped.

The Yellowstone's layout is complex, and if the Electric Serpent were to escape, even Shi Ming, piloting the Sunshot, would find it difficult to catch up skillfully.

Therefore, if one doesn't act, all is well; but once one does, it must be a fatal blow.

We must not give these sea creatures a chance to escape.

After getting rid of the eyesore, Shi Ming entered the fourth deck below the Yellowstone, which was the crew's rest area. It had a huge dining room, hundreds of crew rooms, an entertainment area, a whole row of men's restrooms and only two women's restrooms, where traces of civilization could still be vaguely seen.

But now it is occupied by all kinds of marine life.

Some of them resembled deep-sea barnacles, clinging to the already largely decayed hull.

Some resembled sea snakes, curled up in the ditch formed by coral corpses, startled and hiding when Shi Ming arrived.

These are all ordinary deep-sea creatures with no practical value.

Shi Ming nimbly moved around inside the cabin of the Sun-Shooting Ship, occasionally parting some seaweed that swayed like the tentacles of a sea monster, searching for usable resources piled up in the dark.

If he encounters a narrow pass that he cannot pass through, he will use the "King Slayer" technique to clear the way, cutting off a portion of the damaged hull.

It's already broken to this extent anyway.

It doesn't matter if it gets a little more damaged.

Shi Ming has already achieved his goal of collecting the various ores needed for the upgrade. Now he wants to look in other places to see if there are any surprises.

"It is said that there were once two A-level Awakened on the ship."

"We might find something good in their rooms."

The crew had many rooms, but most of the items were damaged under the water pressure, which saved Shi Ming time in identifying and searching for them—things that could survive the test of time and water pressure must have something special about them, and their value was relatively high.

Shi Ming turned the searchlights up to the maximum.

This was not because he couldn't see what was in the deep sea, but because he wanted to bring out any hidden dangers in advance.

Staying on high alert all the time is exhausting.
Instead, make yourself a target and attract those who are eager to make a move.

Aggressive sea creatures will not be able to resist taking action, while timid sea creatures have no need to provoke them.

The rooms of ordinary crew members were all laid out in a uniform manner, and very few complete items had been preserved, so they were not worth exploring. Shi Ming simply skimmed through them, picked up some items that caught his eye, and then arrived at the end of the fourth floor.

This is a larger suite.

Judging from the layout and style, it's somewhat like the presidential suite on a luxury cruise ship, perhaps even more upscale.

Its former owner must have been someone of high status.

They used the Sun-Shooting Ship to smash open the dilapidated door, behead the king, and clear a path for the sun to pass through.

A sea serpent, crackling with blue electricity, charged forward.

click-

Naturally, he also became a victim of Shi Ming's blade.

"Are you the son of that sea serpent?"

This is the 25th ordinary sea beast that Shi Ming has killed today.

The sea creatures that were staying on the Yellowstone were really having a bad day.

A few days ago, the Yellowstone was drained of seawater, and they experienced the feeling of being stranded, something they had never encountered before. They finally recovered, but today they are facing their doomsday.

The bloody smell in the nearby seawater was much stronger.

"There seem to be some good things in this room. These two guns look pretty good; we can upgrade them for the crew later. This sword is really cool! It's not even a melee weapon; it's a mechanical creation!! How punk."

"what is this?"

Shi Ming used the King-Slaying Sword to pry open a box in the corner.

It was shiny gold again.

Vulgar.

keep it.

We've collected so much metal today, a little more won't make a difference.

The last level of the Yellowstone was the mechanical operation level. There wasn't much to worry about there. However, the complex mechanical structure here had become a breeding ground for sea monsters, and the narrow passageways made it difficult for Shi Ming to move around and fight. Therefore, after collecting all the items worth collecting, Shi Ming piloted the Sun Shooter and prepared to leave.

Suddenly, he sensed a ripple in the sea beyond the sun.

The frequency of this fluctuation is very peculiar, like a giant creature rapidly approaching!
not good.

Too many sea creatures came to harass us today, and too many were killed. The smell of blood permeated the seawater, attracting sea creatures from afar as well!
But it probably isn't anything too powerful. The nearest A-class sea monster is over 300 nautical miles away, so it's impossible for it to arrive so quickly.

The narrow passageway was not a battlefield.

rise!

He stepped on the Sun-Shooting Star, like a golden arrow of light, and with a whoosh, he pierced through the four layers of the ship's hull, shooting out of the silent Yellowstone with a trail of golden searchlights!

Snapped!
Seven enormous arms, like claws, slammed onto the damaged hull of the Yellowstone. With a loud crash, the already rotten hull collapsed by more than half!

Eight-Armed Hunter!
It was that B-grade giant sea beast whose arm Shi Ming had severed, the Eight-Armed Hunter.

The seven enormous arms, like vengeful hands, slammed down once more.
The Huangshi, which had been silent for more than a decade, was suddenly reduced to ruins.

Shi Ming, standing on the Sun-Shooting Star, hovered fifty meters away from the giant octopus, coldly watching the sea beast, like Yi the Archer standing on the edge of an abyss.

What? You've come for revenge?
Do you think I'll be the prey?
The King of Slaying was infused with awakened power, and began to clang.

In diving mode, the speed of shooting the sun is limited and cannot exceed that of this eight-armed hunter. If the stealth mode is activated, it is possible to avoid a battle.

However, it is unnecessary.

Fighting is the ultimate romance for men.

(End of this chapter)