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

Deep in the misty sea lies Shipwreck Bay.

The seawater here has an unsettling dark green hue, thick and viscous like semi-solidified oil. Countless broken planks, rotting ropes, and some bare bones—whether fish or human—float on the surface.

This is a true forbidden zone for life, a death trap that even deep-sea fish dare not easily venture into.

However, at this moment, a strange black ship flying the red flag of "Deep Blue Seafood" was swaggering over the floating objects and roaring into this desolate sea.

"Captain! The fog ahead is too thick; visibility is less than five meters!"

In the cockpit, Wang Ergou (the current first mate), who was in charge of steering, shouted nervously.

His face, covered in a tall hat, was covered in cold sweat. As a former cardinal, he could clearly sense that countless greedy and malicious eyes were lurking in the fog, watching the intruder.

That is the Abyss Gaze, the malice from an old kin.

"What's the panic? Turn on the lights!"

Jiang Li sat in the captain's chair (actually a boss's chair he'd found at a flea market), holding a cup of hot tea, and calmly gave instructions.

"Didn't we have those...biological searchlights on this ship? Turn them on! Illuminate them!"

"yes!"

Wang Ergou gritted his teeth and pulled down a lever next to him (actually, he pulled on a blood vessel connected to the optic nerve of the ship).

"Buzz—"

On either side of the bow, two enormous eyes that were tightly closed (those were the eyes of the Leviathan when it was alive) suddenly opened!

Two ghastly green beams of light pierced through the thick fog in an instant, shooting straight ahead like two sharp swords. This light not only provided illumination but also possessed the effects of [illusion breaking] and [deterrence]. Wherever it passed, the fog boiled and receded to both sides as if it were boiling water.

"Holy crap! Those lights are so bright! Driving those high beams in the city would definitely get you points deducted!"

Jiang Li exclaimed in admiration, "From now on, this will be the logo of our Deep Blue Aquatic Products, shining wherever we go!"

As the fog dissipated, the view ahead was finally revealed.

On the sea, countless massive black reefs stood tall, and among them lay countless shipwrecks, densely packed together. Some were reduced to mere skeletons, while others remained in their original, broken state, resembling a vast maritime graveyard.

"So this is Shipwreck Beach..."

Jiang Li put down her teacup, walked to the window, her eyes filled with anticipation, not fear.

"With so many ships sunk here, there must be a lot of good stuff underwater. I just don't know how many fish there are. This kind of complex terrain is perfect for hiding big fish."

Just then.

"Pat! Pat!"

A series of wet footsteps suddenly came from the deck.

Immediately afterwards, the ship shook violently, as if it had been hit by something heavy.

"Who goes there?!"

Several believers (now sailors) who were washing the deck floor looked up warily.

Dozens of dark figures had appeared on both sides of the ship's side at some unknown time.

They are hunched over, covered in slippery scales, with a huge fish head, mouths full of sharp teeth, long and thin webbed limbs, and sharp bony spurs on their backs.

[Deep Diver - Elite Warrior] (Rank C Evil Spirit)!

And it wasn't just one or two, but a full hundred!

They were like a horde of demons from hell, clinging densely to the ship's side, their countless dead fish eyes gleaming with a greedy, eerie light, staring intently at the living people on board.

"Gagaga..."

The leading Deep One (C+ rank) held a bone fork made from the bone of some kind of behemoth, emitting a piercing shriek.

"It's those fishmen again?!"

Wang Ergou's expression changed, and he grabbed the butcher knife next to him, ready to rush out.

"Wait!"

Jiang Li stopped him.

He squinted, peering at the uninvited guests through the window.

Through Jiang Li's "filter," what he saw was not an army of Deep Ones.

What he saw was a group of strange creatures... covered in green hair, soaking wet, and about the size of monkeys, clinging to the edge of his boat, peering inside.

"This is... a sea monkey?"

Jiang Li stroked his chin. "I've heard that some monkeys at sea are excellent swimmers and like to climb onto ships to steal food. I never imagined these were the legendary sea monkeys!"

"Tsk, they look really ugly, and there are just too many of them. The little food we have on our ship isn't enough for them to steal."

Jiang Li was somewhat displeased.

He's extremely possessive of his food; if these monkeys dare to touch his fish, it's like they're attacking his lifeline!

"Big Yellow! Wake up! Someone's raided our base!"

Jiang Li shouted into the corner.

"Woof?!" (Who dares to act wildly here?)

Big Yellow, who was gnawing on a Deep One's spine, suddenly raised its head, its eyes flashing with ferocity.

It darted out of the cockpit, onto the deck, and roared at the group of Deepseas.

"Awooo—!!!"

The Tindaros hound's imposing presence erupted instantly!

The surrounding space seemed to distort.

Those deep-sea creatures, who were originally fierce and menacing, were so shocked by the sudden high-level pressure that they froze, and several of them lost their grip on the ship's side and fell back into the sea with a "plop".

But this is, after all, the deep-diving creatures' lair, and their numerical advantage gives them confidence.

The leader let out a strange cry, brandished its bone fork, and signaled its minions to swarm forward.

"Gagaga!"

Hundreds of Deepdivers surged onto the deck like a tidal wave, attempting to overwhelm the ship.

"This is outrageous! How dare they cause trouble on my ship?!"

Jiang Li pushed open the cabin door and stepped out.

He wasn't holding a knife; instead, he was holding a spare steel pipe that he had bought from a hardware store and hadn't used yet.

"Anyone who doesn't want to die, get down there! Those are my fish!"

Jiang Li roared angrily and swung the steel pipe in his hand in a wide arc.

"call--"

The steel pipe tore through the air, producing a terrifying sonic boom.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The three Deep Ones at the forefront didn't even have a chance to react before their heads were smashed by this steel pipe!

Red and white things splashed everywhere.

"Holy crap? It's that fragile?"

Jiang Li was taken aback. "Is this monkey's head made of watermelon? How come it breaks so easily?"

He thought he was just waving the monkey away lightly, but he never expected it to result in a human death (or a monkey's death).

"Fine, since you're courting death, don't blame me for being impolite! Perfect, we're still short of these 'sea monkey' specimens!"

Jiang Li's eyes turned cold, and his aura suddenly changed.

If he was a captain who protected his food just now, he is now a killing god walking among men!

He took a step forward, and the steel pipe, like a dragon, danced wildly among the dense horde of deep-sea divers.

Each swing was accompanied by the sound of bones shattering and the monster's screams.

The scales and muscles that the C-level evil spirit was so proud of were like paper in front of Jiang Li's monstrous strength, completely vulnerable.

"Ergou! Get the brothers and don't just stand around! Grab the nets! Scoop up all these dead and wounded!"

Jiang Li was "mowing the grass" with unparalleled skill while still having the leisure to give orders.

"This thing may be ugly, but since it's from the sea, it might be edible! Even if it's not, it'd be great as bait if chopped up!"

"Yes, Captain! You are awesome!"

Wang Ergou and his followers were thrilled by what they saw.

This is their god!

One man, one staff, slaying through the Abyss Legion!

They grabbed fishing nets, iron hooks, and even cooking ladles, following Jiang Li to "pick up scraps".

"This one's not quite dead yet! Let's finish him off!"

"This leg is broken! Drag it away, drag it away!"

What was supposed to be a terrifying siege battle was turned into a "beachcombing" scene.

Not to be outdone, Big Yellow charged left and right through the monster horde, targeting the elite monsters and devouring them one by one with a satisfying crunch.

Less than ten minutes.

The deck was piled high with the corpses of the Deep Ones. The remaining few dozen Deep Ones finally broke down. They looked at the blood-soaked, god-like man, let out desperate screams, and jumped into the sea to escape.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!"

Jiang Li, caught up in the thrill of the fight, rushed to the side of the boat, ready to give chase.

Sudden.

The entire sea surface began to shake violently.

"Glug... Glug..."

The seawater churned as if boiling, and an aura a hundred times more terrifying than all the previous deep-sea divers combined surged into the sky from the depths of the sea!

"boom--!!!"

The sea in front of the ship suddenly exploded, creating a giant wave tens of meters high.

A massive, suffocating shadow slowly rose from the water.

That was a giant monster that was over fifty meters tall!

It has a humanoid upper body, but a huge head that resembles a combination of an octopus and a crab, while its lower body consists of countless thick tentacles and segmented limbs. Its body is covered with a thick chitinous carapace, overgrown with barnacles and seaweed, exuding an ancient and decaying aura.

【Dagon, Father of the Deep Ones】(A- Rank Old Ones' Familiar)!

It is the ruler of Shipwreck Cove, the father god of countless deep-sea divers!

Awakened by the screams of its offspring, it descended with boundless fury!

"roar--!!!"

Dagon let out a roar powerful enough to tear apart souls, and the enormous sound wave instantly shattered all the glass on the Black Pearl.

The believers on the ship instantly knelt on the ground, clutching their ears and writhing in pain. Some of the weaker ones even fainted, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Even Big Yellow tucked its tail between its legs, growled uneasily, and flickered between reality and illusion, ready to run away at any moment.

This is practically an A-rank existence! In the real world, it's practically synonymous with invincibility!

"Those tiny insects... dare to slaughter my people..."

Dagon's huge yellow eyes stared intently at Jiang Li, and his voice resounded directly in everyone's minds, carrying endless majesty and divinity.

It raised a massive claw, powerful enough to crush an aircraft carrier, and slammed it down on the Black Pearl!

A shadow fell over the entire ship.

Finished!

Wang Ergou closed his eyes in despair.

In the face of a true "god," the power of mortals is so insignificant.

however.

Just then.

Jiang Li raised his head.

He took off his shattered sunglasses and looked at the colossal, sky-covering behemoth above him. There was no fear on his face; instead, he revealed a... extremely eerie ecstasy.

Holy crap!!!

Jiang Li pointed at Dagong, his voice cracking with excitement.

"This is... the king of mantis shrimp?!"

Under his unique "filter," Dagon's terrifying image was automatically beautified.

Its full-body shell looked like a mantis shrimp's shell; its huge claws looked like a mantis shrimp's pincers; its countless tentacles looked like a mantis shrimp's legs.

Aside from being ridiculously large, this thing is practically a super mantis shrimp that has come to life!

"We're rich! We've really struck it rich this time!"

Jiang Li's mouth was practically watering.

"This mantis shrimp is so big! If it were salt and pepper seasoned... how much meat would it have? The meat in those claws is probably bigger than a geoduck!"

Faced with the impending devastating blow, Jiang Li made a move that surprised everyone.

He threw away the steel pipe in his hand.

Then he untied the bundle of reinforced steel wire rope that he had prepared beforehand from his waist (which was still attached to the freshly ground S-shaped meat hook).

"Big Yellow! Hold onto that end of the rope! Tie it to the winch!"

Jiang Li roared, crouched slightly, and assumed a javelin-throwing stance.

"Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep... then don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Watch me—the flying hook shrimp fishing technique!"

"Whoosh—!!!"

Jiang Li's muscles bulged, and with all his might, he swung the large iron hook, which was at least half a meter long, out of his hand!

The iron hook, carrying the steel cable, left a trail in the air like a cruise missile, soaring straight into the sky!

Dagon looked at the flying little iron hook, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes.

This kind of ordinary iron is so tough that even its outer layer cannot be scratched...

"Pfft!!!"

However, the next second, excruciating pain struck.

That seemingly ordinary iron hook ignored its divine defenses and its indestructible carapace, and pierced deep into the softest part of its chin (where its most vulnerable point was located)!

"roar--!!!"

Dagon let out a heart-wrenching scream, and his claws, which were slamming towards the ship, froze in mid-air.

"Middlefish!!!"

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

"Brothers! Wake up! Get up and get to work!"

"Pull it down!!! Pull it down!"

"Tonight we're having salt and pepper mantis shrimp!"

Awakened by this astonishing reversal, the believers watched as the man, alone, pulled a steel cable and wrestled with the "god" dozens of meters high, and their blood was instantly ignited.

"The captain's awesome!"

"For the mantis shrimp! Charge!"

Dozens of people rushed forward and grabbed the steel cable.

Big Yellow also bit the end of the rope, gripped the ground with its four paws, activated the "time-space anchor point" skill, and firmly fixed the hull.

"One, two, three! Pull!"

"One, two, three! Pull!"

The Black Pearl let out a mournful cry of despair, but with the concerted efforts of everyone on board (and the dogs), the once invincible abyssal overlord was actually pulled down from the sky, bit by bit!

Dagon panicked.

It felt like its jaw was about to be ripped off!

What kind of monsters are these humans?!