I was just fishing, how did I become a Great Old One?

At the edge of the misty sea, the waves crash against the shore.

The pitch-black "Black Pearl" (actually the remains of Leviathan) bobbed on the waves, like a steel behemoth crawling out of hell. The black planks (skeleton) of the ship's hull emitted a cold, eerie light as they were soaked in seawater, and the skull and crossbones flag at the bow fluttered wildly in the wind.

Inside the driver's seat, Jiang Li was staring at the complex instrument panel with a worried expression.

"This lousy ship doesn't even have a fuel gauge, how am I supposed to know how much fuel is left?"

He patted the rusty control panel. "Hey, move it! Is it broken down?"

"Knock knock!"

As he pounded on it, the entire ship trembled violently, and a deep rumble came from the depths of its hull, like some kind of giant beast whimpering in distress.

In Jiang Li's view, this was a sign of poor engine contact.

But in Da Huang's eyes, it was as if the B-grade skeletal behemoth had been so frightened by its master's enormous genitals, which contained the "law of destruction," that its heart stopped.

"Looks like it's hungry... no, it's out of oil."

Jiang Li sighed, picked up a bucket of unsold abyssal leech scraps (he had deliberately kept some as bait), and walked to the "engine room" at the bottom of the ship's cabin.

There was no diesel engine there, only a huge, writhing black pit of flesh, in the center of which was an enormous, still-beating black heart.

Countless blood vessels connect to various parts of the ship's hull like pipes.

"Wow, this engine has a really unique design, is it based on biomimicry?"

Jiang Li pinched his nose. "This fuel tank opening is way too big, and the smell is really pungent, like a sewer has exploded."

Without hesitation, he poured the bucket of minced meat into the black pit.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

The pit of flesh instantly boiled over, the heart contracted sharply, and countless fleshy buds surged out, greedily devouring the energy-filled flesh and blood.

[Eating... Energy replenished... Power output increased by 100%!]

"boom--!!!"

The ship shuddered violently, and a visible black wave of air surged out from the stern, propelling the ghost ship, weighing tens of tons, forward like an arrow released from a bow.

"Holy crap! This oil is potent!"

Jiang Li nearly lost his balance and tripped, grabbing the wall for support as he exclaimed in surprise, "Could this be the legendary 'biodiesel'? This is incredible!"

He patted the beating heart with satisfaction.

"Work hard! I'll get you some better engine oil (premium meat) later!"

Heart: "Thump! Thump!" (Shaking, indicating understanding.)

……

The ship sailed dozens of nautical miles away, and the surrounding fog grew thicker and thicker, its color changing from grayish-white to an eerie pale purple.

This place is already deep within the Misty Sea, a forbidden zone for awakened individuals and exploration teams from various countries.

The sea was calm and still, almost eerily so.

"Big Yellow, keep an eye on the radar (Big Yellow's nose), tell me where the schools of fish are."

Jiang Li stood at the bow of the boat, facing the sea breeze, holding the large S-shaped meat hook he had just bought from the hardware store, with a rotten pig liver weighing at least five pounds hanging from it.

"Woof!" (Master, there's something intense ahead!)

Big Yellow started barking wildly at the front.

Jiang Li looked up.

In the distance, dark clouds filled the sky above the sea, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder.

Thick bolts of purple lightning, like dragons, weaved through the clouds, occasionally striking the sea and sending up towering columns of water.

In the eye of the thunderstorm, a huge, luminous object could be vaguely seen moving about, its body crackling with lightning, each flick of its tail triggering a small tsunami.

【Lightning Element Lord - Deep Sea Electric Eel】(Rank B Elemental Creature)!

This is a terrifying creature formed from pure lightning energy. Even if a warship encounters it, it will be instantly burned into scrap metal by the high voltage.

But in Jiang Li's eyes...

"My God! What is that?"

Jiang Li took off her sunglasses, her eyes wide as saucers. "What a huge ribbonfish! And it even glows?!"

Looking at the sky filled with lightning, he was not afraid at all; instead, he slapped his thigh.

"I knew there were electric eels in this sea! Look at those crackling sounds, the voltage must be pretty high! If we caught some and connected them to the community transformer, I'd cover the electricity bill for the whole neighborhood!"

"This isn't a fish! It's a mobile nuclear power plant!"

Jiang Li was so excited that his hands were shaking.

"Rhubarb! Full speed ahead! Don't let that battery escape!"

"Boom!"

Driven by Jiang Li's will, the Black Pearl, like a mad bull, charged recklessly into the thunderstorm zone.

……

Meanwhile, on the other side of the thunderstorm area.

A silver-white, futuristic-looking warship is struggling against the wind and waves.

This is the Explorer research vessel (actually an armed cruiser) from the "White Eagle Federation" across the ocean.

In the captain's cabin, a group of blond-haired, blue-eyed foreigners were frantically trying to figure out the data on the screen.

"My God! The energy level here has exceeded the critical threshold!"

"That's a peak B-rank elemental creature! Our shields can't hold!"

"Retreat! We must retreat immediately!"

Captain Jack, pale-faced and gripping the handrail tightly, muttered, "Damn it! How could there be such a monster in this Misty Sea? Are the intelligence agencies incompetent?"

Just as they were about to turn around and run away.

The radar operator suddenly exclaimed, "Captain! Something is approaching rapidly! Extremely fast! It looks... like a ship?"

"Boat?"

Jack was taken aback. "In this awful weather, where did this ship come from? Is it a ghost ship?"

"No...it rushed in! It rushed into the eye of the thunderstorm!"

Jack rushed to the window and raised his binoculars.

The next second, he saw a scene that made him question the meaning of life.

Amidst the raging wind and torrential rain, a dilapidated, pitch-black wooden boat, braving the thunder and lightning, was sailing at an incredibly illogical speed (approximately 80 knots)!

The ship had no protective shields activated, allowing lightning to strike its hull without causing any damage.

Even more outrageous, at the bow of the ship stood a young man dressed in casual clothes, waving a rope that was... I don't know what it was, and shouting at the terrifying lightning elemental lord.

"Hey! That electric eel over there! Look here! There's something delicious!"

Jack: "..."

All crew members: "..."

"Who is that? What is he doing?" Jack's voice trembled.

"He...he seems to be...fishing?" The adjutant swallowed hard, looking completely bewildered.

……

Jiang Li didn't even notice the "small iron boat" next to him.

All he could see now was that giant electric eel.

"Goodness gracious, this must be at least twenty meters long! If you cut it into pieces and braised it, it'd be enough to eat for a year!"

Jiang Li stood at the swaying bow of the ship, his legs rooted to the deck like nails, his body rising and falling with the waves.

"Big Yellow! Get the landing net ready... oh wait, this thing is too big, the net won't fit. Get the tow hook ready!"

Big Yellow lay on the deck, trembling from the thunder, but still managed to hook a large iron hook with its claws.

"Sizzle—!!!"

The Deep Sea Electric Eel (Lightning Element Lord) had clearly also noticed this reckless intruder.

It was furious.

As the overlord of this sea area, no creature has ever dared to get this close!

It opened its huge mouth, and a purple lightning bolt as thick as a water bucket, carrying a world-destroying power, struck down towards Jiang Li!

"Boom!"

The lightning illuminated the world in a ghastly white light.

On the distant "Explorer," Captain Jack closed his eyes in despair.

"That's it, that madman is dead meat."

however.

"Ouch! That's blinding!"

Jiang Li raised his hand to shield his eyes. "Why is this fish using a flash? That's unethical!"

The lightning bolt, powerful enough to instantly vaporize steel, struck Jiang Li as if giving him a hot bath.

That casual outfit, bought for a few hundred yuan, didn't even have a single blemish.

This is the passive skill of [Abyss Angler] - [Elemental Immunity] (against non-regular attacks).

In Jiang Li's view, it was just a slightly dazzling bright light, with a little static electricity that made his hair a bit frizzy.

"You dare shine a flashlight at me? You've got some nerve!"

Jiang Li was furious.

He swung the steel cable in his hand, and the large meat hook with a pig's liver hanging from it spun wildly in the air.

"Take my hook!"

"Whoosh—!"

The meat hook, like a shooting star, pierced straight through the net of lightning and precisely... hooked the corner of the electric eel's mouth.

"Middlefish!!!"

Jiang Li shouted and gripped the steel cable tightly with both hands.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

The electric eel, in pain, struggled frantically, unleashing an even more terrifying storm of lightning around its body, instantly turning the entire sea area into a pool of thunder.

The current is conducted along the steel wire rope.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have been charred by now.

Jiang Li only felt a little numbness in his hand.

"Oh ho? An electric leak? This fish can generate electricity? It's really an electric eel!"

Jiang Li not only didn't let go, but became even more excited.

"This has plenty of power! It's authentic!"

He took out a pair of insulated gloves (work gloves given to him by the hardware store owner) from his pocket and put them on.

"Wearing this will stop the numbness!"

"Come here!"

Jiang Li began to exert his strength.

His seemingly frail body unleashed a power powerful enough to shake mountains.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

That 20-meter-long elemental lord was dragged away from the center of the thunderstorm bit by bit, like a dead dog!

In the distance, everyone on board the Explorer was petrified.

"My God..."

Captain Jack's binoculars fell to the ground.

"He...he's fishing for that B-rank lord? With a steel cable? And he's wearing work gloves?"

"Why is lightning ineffective against him? Is he the reincarnation of Thor?"

"Quick! Write this down! This is S-rank... no, this is power beyond S-rank!"

……

Ten minutes later.

With a mournful cry of despair, the majestic lightning elemental lord was finally dragged to the side of the ship by Jiang Li.

The lightning on its body had dimmed considerably, like a battery that had run out of power.

"Big Yellow! Go!"

Jiang Li gave the order.

Big Yellow immediately jumped over and used the grappling hook he had prepared to firmly hook the electric eel's cheek (which was actually its energy core).

"rise!"

With the combined efforts of a man and a dog, they dragged the enormous creature onto the deck.

"Bang!"

The ship suddenly sank, and the waterline went over halfway down.

"Good heavens, this must weigh at least two thousand pounds!"

Jiang Li wiped his sweat, looking at the large fish that was still twitching slightly and occasionally sparking. He was extremely satisfied.

"That's great, the electricity bill is covered, and we can eat meat for a long time."

He pulled out his butcher knife and skillfully tapped the fish's head, completely stunning the poor lord.

"That's a wrap! Time to go home!"

Jiang Li turned to look at the driver's seat.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the white warship in the distance out of the corner of his eye.

"Huh? What's that? A yacht?"

Jiang Li was in a good mood and decided to go say hello.

The Black Pearl turned around and headed toward the Explorer.

Captain Jack Sparrow was terrified when he saw the black ship, which looked like a hellish demon ship, charging towards him.

"No! He's coming! He's going to kill us to silence us!"

"Run! Full speed ahead!"

The Explorer roared to life, turned around, and sped off at top speed.

"Hey? Why are you running?"

Jiang Li stood at the bow of the boat, waving his hand, "Brothers! Don't run away! I have some extra fish, I'll share one with you!"

He thought the other party was afraid he would rob him.

To show goodwill, Jiang Li casually cut a small piece of meat (actually a high concentration of lightning element crystals) from the electric eel and threw it over forcefully.

"Here comes the gift!"

"call out--"

The crystal, crackling with purple lightning, streaked across the sky and landed precisely on the deck of the Explorer.

"Boom—Zzzzz!!!"

The moment the crystals came into contact with the metal deck, a terrifying burst of lightning energy erupted.

All electronic equipment on the Explorer short-circuited instantly, lights went out, radar failed, and even the engines emitted black smoke.

The entire ship was completely stranded on the sea surface.

The crew members were electrocuted, their hair stood on end, they foamed at the mouth, and collapsed on the ground.

In his final moments before losing consciousness, Captain Jack Sparrow had only one thought in his mind:

"Is this the greeting gift from a powerful Easterner...? It's... far too enthusiastic..."

Jiang Li looked at the smoking white boat and scratched his head.

"This boat is of poor quality; how could it spontaneously combust?"

"Forget about them, they're probably damaged by lightning. Let's hurry home and cook."

The Black Pearl sailed away, leaving a ship full of "acquaintances" bewildered in the wind.