Flood Apocalypse: Starting with a God-Tier Fishing Rod

Lu Fan slowly sat up, touched his chest, and looked around.

The burning sensation inside the body had disappeared, and the purplish-black toxin patterns had quickly faded away, restoring the skin to its normal color.

"That's... all done?"

Just as Lu Fan was about to ask something, the green-haired woman seemed to have anticipated his question and spoke up.

"My name is Ao Feng, from the Azure Scaled Sea Dragon clan. Remember to use an honorific title when addressing me from now on!"

She raised her chin and told Lu Fan with a cold look in her eyes.

"The poison in your body is the Broken Ink Burning Poison, refined by the Abyss Leviathan from the earth's core lava. I am currently just a protective phantom, unable to cure it, but I can seal it for you for three months!"

"Three months?"

Lu Fan froze, then blurted out in terror, "When the time comes, won't I just kick the bucket?!"

Ao Fengdai frowned slightly, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes: "Watch your words, I don't like them..."

"What's wrong with not liking it!"

Lu Fan interrupted her abruptly, his voice urgent: "Big sister! I'm about to die, what's with all the fancy talk? Can we stop with the flowery language? Since you're so powerful, can you summon your true form to cure me?!"

The air froze instantly.

Ao Feng's dragon eyes narrowed to pinpoints, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Instantly, a suffocating killing intent surged forth.

"What did you call me...Big Sister?"

Lu Fan shrank back, his breathing stopped abruptly.

The woman's tone was serious!

If this continues, I'm afraid I'll either die or be crippled!

"Ahem! Fairy Sister! Oh no... Dragon Girl Sister? Or... Your Majesty the Queen?" Lu Fan quickly corrected himself.

Ao Feng stared coldly at him, her emerald pupils slowly returning to normal, as if she were looking at an ant that didn't know its own mortality.

After a long while, she let out a soft hum and withdrew her murderous aura.

"How could a human like you possibly see my true form?"

She turned around and looked at the churning sea in the distance. "If you want to survive, go to West Huan Mountain! The remains of an ancient sea dragon are buried in that mountain; perhaps there's something there that can cure the poison!"

Lu Fan raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thankfully, there's still hope..."

Three months should be enough time to reach Xihuan Mountain and detoxify.

Lu Fan propped himself up with his hand and leaned back, his gaze sweeping over Ao Feng's stunningly beautiful back.

"But all of this is too surreal! Dragons, Leviathans—it sounds like something out of a myth!"

Ao Feng flicked her flowing sleeves and strode across the muddy tidal flats with her long, beautiful legs that were impossible to look away from, without getting a speck of mud on her.

"Our race is an ancient race. A thousand years ago, didn't you humans worship and sacrifice in our image?"

"That's true! And guess what? My zodiac sign happens to be the Dragon!"

Lu Fan nodded thoughtfully, then a reckless question suddenly popped into his head: "But...aren't dragons supposed to fly? Why can you only swim in the water?"

These words were spoken.

Ao Feng's once again indifferent emerald pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.

It felt like something sore spot had been touched.

Lu Fan felt a chill run down his spine and quickly waved his hands, backing away: "Alright, alright! Look how impatient you are! I was just asking casually, if you don't want to answer, you don't have to!"

He actually had a lot of questions on his mind.

For example, why did it give me three protection scales?

Why can you speak human language?

Did you cause this flood?

But he hadn't even had a chance to open his mouth.

Ao Feng had clearly anticipated his endless questions, and his face showed obvious impatience.

"You don't need to know, and I don't want to answer!"

She turned around, her back to Lu Fan, and said coldly, "I hope you cherish your last protective shield... otherwise..."

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure vanished into the wind like a wisp of smoke, leaving only a faint fragrance.

"You're leaving already?"

Lu Fan touched the last remaining emerald scale on his neck, his face darkening.

This woman is so strange.

He's ridiculously strong, arrogant and aloof, yet he still has to step in to protect me.

What's she after?

and many more!

Could it be that he's after his god-tier fishing rod?!

He suddenly remembered the situation before he met Ao Feng.

They also encountered a giant sea monster in the ocean, but they couldn't see what it looked like.

In my hazy memory, the giant shadow seemed to be rather long and somewhat turquoise.

At least it's not as ugly as that Leviathan of the Abyss.

Could that be Ao Feng's true form?!

It wanted to eat itself, but instead, it was hooked into its mouth by a god-like fishing rod capable of catching anything, and then...

"Holy crap..."

Lu Fan exclaimed in surprise, almost scared out of his wits by his own wild imagination, "Did I... manage to fish up a dragon?!"

This is outrageous.

He patted his face, shook his head, and shook these messy thoughts out of his mind.

never mind!

Instead of overthinking it, why not ask him properly next time you meet?

No matter what, I only have three months left to live.

He's only in his early twenties. This apocalypse may be messed up, but he hasn't lived enough yet!

Xihuan Mountain is a must-visit!

And the earlier you go, the better!

"call……"

Lu Fan let out a long breath and looked at the ship's hull, which was still being reassembled in the golden light, and his mood calmed down a little.

Although I almost died in this dungeon run, it wasn't a complete loss.

He took out the emerald green crystal and played with it in his hand.

It feels warm and smooth to the touch, completely different from those sea crystals.

Within that tiny crystal, it seemed as if a vast ocean of stars was contained!

This was pried out of the faucet; it's definitely a good stuff!

Unfortunately, the situation was urgent at the time, and there wasn't time to loot other treasures...

"Waaah!"

Suddenly, Little Whitey barked twice, opened its mouth, and spat out seven or eight white bones with a jade-like luster.

Lu Fan carefully put away the dragon jade, walked over, and picked up the bones with a puzzled look.

It is heavy, incredibly hard, and has natural textures on its surface.

"These are... the bones from that dragon's remains?"

Lu Fan was overjoyed and gave Xiaobai's head a good pat. "Well done, Xiaobai! You've done a great job!"

Dragons, being mythical creatures, must be valuable from head to toe.

The hardness of this bone is comparable to that of diamond, so it would definitely be more effective than most metals in making equipment and weapons!

And so, Lu Fan sat on the mudflat, guarding the golden hull that was about to be upgraded.

Time passed second by second.

A glimmer of light finally appeared on the eastern horizon.

The first rays of dawn pierced through the dark clouds, barely spilling onto the sea.

[Estimated upgrade time remaining: 5 seconds]

[4 seconds, 3 seconds, 2 second...]

[Beep! Upgrade complete!]

[Level 2 Professional-grade Amphibious Self-Sustaining Ship Upgrade Completed! Please Check!]

boom--!

The golden light that had enveloped the ship suddenly exploded, stirring up a wave.

Lu Fan suddenly stood up, held his breath, and looked ahead.

Not far away, the small wooden boat that once stood there has disappeared.

Instead, it was replaced by a post-apocalyptic ark that was more than 20 meters long and 10 meters wide!

It is not a traditional streamlined hull, but an irregular rectangular structure.

The hull is covered with matte black metal armor, and there are two huge tracked propellers on each side that fold up above the hull.

This explains why it's called amphibious.

There are two spacious platforms, one at the front and one at the rear of the hull, which are likely modular areas that can be expanded to build functional cabins such as greenhouses.

In the middle is the integrated living area, and at the very top of the living area, which is the cockpit, there is a semi-transparent cabin.

This is his new ship!

A one-of-a-kind post-apocalyptic ark!

Lu Fan took a deep breath, his heart pounding.

With a heart full of excitement, I waded through the seawater step by step toward this ship of my dreams.

If it looks this cool on the outside, the inside must be absolutely amazing!