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A fierce fire ignited in Ivan's eyes, and he grabbed his "Thoughts" and wanted to rush up and crack open that leopard-print dog's head.

But his own captain stopped him.

"No need." Renyi's gaze fell on the digestive module, which was still smacking its lips. "I want to try out the new function."

"New feature?"

Klaus followed Renyi's gaze, then his expression turned somewhat strange. "You wouldn't be thinking of..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

Because of the action-oriented captain, [Abyss], who has already provided the answer through his actions.

"Pop—!"

A deep, but not very serious, resonance came from inside the ship.

The purple leopard-print moray eel seemed to sense the danger as well. Its arrogant struggle paused for a moment, and its triangular head stared warily at Ren Yi.

However, after observing for a moment...

Its fish eyes quickly filled with disdain and defiance—

It's so small... It's more like a snack, you wouldn't expect me to eat it, would you?

Then the moray eel, which had never seen a creature larger than itself in this sea area, witnessed the most terrifying scene of its life.

[The Abyss] The ship's side began to creak and deform—

It bulges outwards, stretching longer and longer... creating a structure that looks exactly like someone pouting their lips!?

The lips looked quite human, but the pitch-black color was physically unsettling. Nathan covered the little monster's eyes even more tightly.

Leopard eels instinctively sense threats from those above them in the food chain.

However, its relatively simple fish brain cannot process the information in front of it. It only knows that it cannot escape, so it will fight to the death!

The moray eel roared in response, about to swing its tail and show the strange ship what it meant to fight like a cornered beast.

However......

Those slowly pouting "lips" moved just as they were about to "go in both directions"!

Stretched out like lightning—

"Snap!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound of bones breaking.

The eel's head, along with its ferocious expression, disappeared into its satisfied retracted 'lips,' leaving only half of its body still twitching due to nerve reflexes.

The sea breeze blew, ruffling Luigi's hair as he held his hands up to maintain order in the water prison.

"Gurgle."

After the swallowing sound, there was a series of creaking sounds from inside the ship, like a high-powered paper shredder working hard.

Meanwhile, the bio-energy bar on the panel slowly jumped up significantly.

I casually touched the fresh half of the fish body—

[Decomposable target detected: Lv7 mutated purple-striped eel corpse]

"break down."

The sexy purple leopard print was covered by blue light, turning into specks of light that flowed into his palm.

[Decomposition successful]

[You have obtained: Delicious Eel Meat (Day 7)*500, Sexy Fish Skin*1, Poisoned Fish Oil*1, Mutant Eel Skeleton (Headless Version)*1, Mutant Nerve Bundle*6]

and many more......

Sexy fish skin!

How else can fish skin be sexy?

Although Renyi was basically immune to the eccentric adjectives used to describe Hydra, this strange combination still aroused his curiosity a little.

With a single thought.

A slippery, slimy object appeared out of thin air, half of it resting on the deck and the other half falling into the sea.

That thing is huge; if it were fully unfolded, it could cover almost half of the deck.

It's very different from when it was on that eel.

Its main body is no longer pitch black, but a translucent black, with deep purple spots that resemble leopard print, which complement the transparent black perfectly.

Especially the section floating in the sea...

It appeared even lighter and lighter, even shimmering with an alluring glow.

—If you ignore the overwhelming fishy smell!

"..."

Renyi's brows furrowed. "Hydra, do you like this style?"

【Sexy Fish Skin (Rare)】

[Review: A skin brimming with wildness and allure, its natural leopard print and semi-transparent texture makes it highly sought after in the deep-sea fashion world (if such a world even exists). PS: Fashion's success depends on the face, but sexiness isn't necessarily... Of course, that's assuming you can tolerate the fishy smell.]

Renyi silently put the "sexy" fish skin back into the warehouse.

It may seem useless, but what if it works?

"Cough...there are others too."

Under the rather unenthusiastic gaze of the other creatures, what appeared this time was a gigantic skeleton.

It's perfectly intact, from the spine to the fishbone, every single one is crystal clear. The only flaw is—

It has no head.

[The skeleton of a mutated eel (headless version)]

[Evaluation: High-strength biomaterial, suitable for reinforcing ship structures or manufacturing weapons. PS: A headless body is incomplete, but neither is a life without a headless fish! Don't ask, it's just philosophy.]

"I think... if we put it on the bow of the ship, it might scare away a lot of bad guys..." Nathan chuckled twice, offering his support.

Ivan showed little interest in that; he was more concerned about when dinner would be served.

Only Klaus squinted, his eyes still slightly blurry, as he carefully examined the skeleton.

"All right."

He casually put the skeleton into the warehouse, then with a wave of his hand, he piled the freshly harvested delicious eel meat, along with a pile of potatoes and other vegetables that the cavemen had just gathered, onto the deck.

"To welcome our two new members."

"And also to mourn the sexy creature who bravely sacrificed herself for our sake..."

A smile played on his lips:

Let's begin the meal.

......

Even the sea breeze in the Sea of ​​Mist has a unique smell.

Unlike the usual sea surface, which experiences scorching heat on sunny days, freezing temperatures on rainy days, or icy cold nights, this place was consistently cool, as if haunted.

But today...

The chill was suppressed by the bustling activity on a certain ship—

Whether in terms of atmosphere or physics.

Honestly... I really hope it can stay like this forever...

[I hope this is just a surreal reality show, and that elimination doesn't mean death.]

[It is indeed a game, only it's changed from Earth Online to Ocean Era (High-Level Weapon Version)!]

[By the way, my son's school notified parents that they must keep a portable waterproof supplies kit at home. Anyone else have this?]

[Upstairs! My two kids, in different grades, have both been notified!]

The suspenseful atmosphere of Blue Star did not affect the [Ocean Era].

On the luxurious Luna titanium alloy grill, thick, delicious eel slices sizzled as they grilled, proving that the various spices plucked from that plant hell were finally coming in handy.

"Honestly, I never imagined that one day I would be having a barbecue around a 'sun' with a group of people."

Nathan remarked.

The little monster, which had just hatched that afternoon, was persistently pecking at the red-hot metal stake with its duck-like beak.

"Pat, pat."

Aurora hurriedly dodged the flying sparks.

"What is it doing? Grinding its teeth?" Ivan asked, his mouth full of meat, his words muffled.

"They're probably practicing their iron mouth technique..."

Klaus was busy brushing chili sauce onto the golden-brown roasted potatoes: "They may look a bit ugly, but at least we know they're tough now, right?"

"Hello!"

Nathan was displeased. "It's only been born! You heartless adults!"

The little monster was dragged away by its tail by Jhin, but it still stretched its neck and persistently peered toward the metal stake.

Esther awkwardly offered a roasted potato to Little Nine, who was supposedly the ship's mascot.

Let's give it a name.

Louis suggested as he flipped the eel over.

We can't keep calling it a little monster, can we?

"Mr. Arbitrary?"

He turned his questioning gaze to the captain, who was the most authoritative person on the ship, completely unaware of the wary looks from Nathan, Klaus, and Aurora.