Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

In fact, Liu Nian did not know that fish-men and mermaids were two completely different systems.

Fish-men have the upper body characteristics of fish, while their lower bodies generally have legs with reverse joints similar to those of humans or cattle/sheep. Fish-men usually resemble fish more in appearance, and their skin color and features are also similar to those of fish.

Take, for example, these amphibious fish-man players in front of us; their heads have very obvious fish-like features.

Mermaids, on the other hand, have a human upper body and a fish tail, like the famous Little Mermaid.

The forces in the ocean are quite complex. Generally speaking, mermaids, aquatic spirits, sea giants, sea dragons, and whales are considered to be in the benevolent camp.

Siren, Kraken, Shark-like Fishman, Koto Fishman, Bottom-dwelling Demon Fish, and sharks are generally all of the evil faction.

Therefore, generally speaking, fishmen are usually on the evil side, while mermaids are on the good side.

However, this is not absolute. For example, the Slug Merfolk are of the good faction, while the Merfolk of the evil faction are of the evil faction. Of course, such cases are relatively rare.

As for the amphibious merfolk players in front of us, they do not have any obvious factional affiliation and can be considered neutral.

Sora received the mission from a mermaid leader: to go to the Burning Sea and rescue the mermaid princess Serana.

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Sora's boat was a specially made catamaran, its hull crafted from some kind of lightweight coral wood, and its sails made of translucent sea animal skin. The boat was small, able to hold only about twenty people, but it was extremely fast, moving across the sea like a nimble seagull.

Liu Nian stood at the bow, with Sola at the helm; the silver-blue scales shimmered in the sunlight.

"The water temperature in the Burning Sea will gradually rise," Sora said. "Ordinary creatures will start to feel uncomfortable at around fifty degrees Celsius. Although we fish-men are slightly more heat-resistant, we will still be affected when the temperature exceeds seventy degrees Celsius. In the core area, the water temperature can reach eighty or ninety degrees Celsius, which is a true boiling hell."

Liu Nian nodded to indicate that he understood.

This temperature is actually nothing to Liu Nian. With his extremely high magic resistance, he can withstand being in flames for a very long time, let alone water.

Moreover, the behemoth is not afraid of high temperatures. Its bloodline allows it to adapt to various extreme environments, from the frigid deep sea to the underwater volcanic waters. High temperatures are nothing more than a hot bath for it.

"But the shark-like fishmen are different." Sora's expression turned serious. "They are cold-blooded creatures, so they should be more afraid of high temperatures. But the shark-like fishmen of the Burning Sea have evolved over a long period of time and have developed fire resistance—their skin is covered with a special mucus that can insulate them from high temperatures."

"How many of these shark-like fishmen are there?" Liu Nian asked.

"I don't know the exact number, but it should be around three to five thousand," Sora said. "Besides, the shark-like fishmen are already very strong individually, and they are faster than us underwater, so it's very difficult for us to defeat them in large-scale battles."

The ship continued sailing westward.

Two hours later, the surrounding seawater began to heat up noticeably.

A thin layer of white steam rose from the sea, the air was filled with the smell of sulfur, the color of the seawater changed from azure to a murky yellowish-green, and the visibility in the water dropped to less than ten meters.

From here on, the seabed is riddled with crisscrossing fissures, from which streams of dark red lava occasionally gush forth. Upon contact with the seawater, the lava cools rapidly, forming stone pillars resembling black tombstones.

Around the stone pillar, some strange fish with completely red bodies swam. Their eyes were degenerate, but their mouths were full of sharp serrations.

"Fire Rock Fish." Sora pointed at the strange fish. "They only appear in volcanic waters. They are very aggressive, but they won't ram ships on their own."

The ship continued deeper into the water.

The water temperature had risen to sixty degrees Celsius, and the hull began to make a "sizzling" sound—that was produced by the high temperature coming into contact with the wood.

Sora had to activate the ship's cooling array, which wrapped the hull with a light blue film to insulate it from the high external temperature.

"It can only last for two hours at most."

"We need to speed things up." Sora looked at the rate at which the magic stones were being consumed, her expression grim.

With sails fully unfurled, the catamaran sped across the sea.

Another half hour passed, and a strange scene appeared ahead—

The sea surface was covered with countless dead fish.

Some were already cooked, emitting the smell of cooked meat; others were half-cooked, their eyes wide open, their deaths gruesome. Interspersed among the corpses were broken ship planks, shattered weapons, and... a giant shark fin.

"We're almost there," Sora said in a low voice. "We're approaching the outer patrol area of ​​the shark-like fishmen."

He had barely finished speaking.

Suddenly, several columns of water burst open on the sea ahead.

From the water column, ferocious figures leaped out one after another.

[Level 85 Boiling Guardian]

These monsters are extremely tall, with the part above the water exceeding two meters. Underwater, they have long, shark-like tails and two crocodile-like hind legs. Their upper bodies resemble humans but are more robust, with dark blue skin covered in red stripes. Their dorsal fins leap like flames, and their entire skin is covered in a layer of oily mucus.

Their heads are completely shark-like, with huge mouths filled with three layers of sharp teeth, and small, fierce eyes.

He wielded heavy weapons made from volcanic rock, including a rapier, a mace, and a whale spear.

The five shark-like fish-men gradually stood on the sea surface, their feet resting on two clumps of condensed water, which supported them like surfboards.

The lead shark-like fish-man roared in a hoarse, piercing voice, "How dare you trespass into the territory of the King of Boiling! You're courting death!"

Liu Nian raised his hand expressionlessly and pointed. Suddenly, a huge crack appeared in mid-air. Then, a huge figure nearly a hundred meters long leaped out of the crack and crashed down like a small mountain!

The shark-like fishmen looked up at the sky, and in shock, immediately dived back into the water.

But the colossal size of the Giant brought an unparalleled impact!

BOOM! ...

Huge waves shot skyward!

The powerful impact instantly caused those shark-like fishmen to bleed from all seven orifices!

Sora and his small boat were caught off guard and almost drowned. Fortunately, Liu Nian told him not to resist. The behemoth opened its huge mouth and swallowed the small boat, Liu Nian, Sora and the shark-like fishmen into its belly!

Of course, although they are all swallowed, the treatment is completely different.

Several shark-like fish-men went directly into the digestive cavity, while Liu Nian and Sola went into the transport cavity.

"Keep moving forward!" Liu Nian commanded.

Next, we switched to the Big Mac and continued forward, without encountering any further obstacles along the way.

Marine creatures are very sensitive in the water; the imposing presence of their enormous size can be detected from a great distance.

Therefore, no shark-like fishman or any other monster dared to block the giant's path.