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Hearing Klaus's distorted screams, Ren Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he knew he was doomed.

His Hans cat friend has a rather loud voice.

really,

Before Klaus's scream had even faded, the empty mouth of the [Bio-Sound Module] on the bow of the ship opened.

"Ah—!!! Head—! Head—!?"

A scream amplified tenfold instantly swept across the sea.

The head, under the impact of this sound wave, had its pale skin tremble violently, like a bed sheet wrinkled by the wind!

The still-dripping 'black hair' was blown away by the sound waves, revealing not a pale human face, but a translucent soft membrane that was vibrating wildly.

The eyes that had been staring intently at them were now comically squinted into cross-eyed expressions.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ren Yi pierced the "head" with a spear.

With a soft "poof,"

It was like stepping on a milk carton and bursting; the clump of black 'hair' fell softly down.

What were those hair strands? They turned out to be long, thin tentacles.

As for the pale human face, it was nothing more than patterns that had grown on it, which crumpled into a wad of waste paper as the umbrella was punctured.

You have defeated the Mutant Mimic Jellyfish (Lv1) and gained 2 Evolution Points.

"break down"

The disgusting "human head" jellyfish has disappeared.

[Decomposition successful!]

[Obtained: Paralytic Toxin*1, Transparent Biomembrane*2, Fluorescent Gland*1]

[Already stored in the warehouse.]

That's too shabby...

"Two evolutionary points,"

Ren Yi was extremely disgusted, saying, "At this rate, we'll have to catch more than forty of these things."

"Actually, taking it slow is fine..."

Klaus, still shaken, tried to comfort him.

"Safety first; after all, Rome wasn't built in a day."

I only refuse to drink chicken soup.

He played with the empty fishing hook, quickly scanning the warehouse shelves.

To achieve higher returns, one must increase investment. Since high-grade meat contains more energy, it must be more attractive to sea monsters.

[Rotten Flesh and Blood (Lv3 Elite)]

[Review: Although it smells like septic tank, it contains a high concentration of energy.]

This is decomposed from a siren (fake). I don't want to try any of it to see what it tastes like, but now it's perfect bait to lure big fish!

The smell when the grayish-white chunks of meat were exposed to the air...

It was like a rat that had been dead for half a month, mixed with a freshly opened can of herring and a burnt plastic bag.

"vomit--!"

Even though Klaus had covered his nose as a precaution, he still couldn't help but bend over and gag.

"Boss... are you trying to poison me, or poison the fish...?"

"This is high-end stuff, just bear with it."

Ren Yi also held his breath and quickly hooked the meat onto the fishing hook and cast it far away.

"Thump!"

After a few brief seconds of calm, the sea surface began to tremble as if it had been electrified.

[The Fisherman's Blessing] What came from the other end was not a pulling force, but an increasingly heavy and fierce tug!

The fishing rod instantly bent into a full moon.

This feels off!

It doesn't look like you've caught a fish; it looks more like you've hooked a mad dog that's fighting!

"Give me a hand!"

Klaus, ignoring his nausea, grabbed an oar and rushed over, pulling the fishing rod up with all four hands.

"That force is even greater than that of the pike!"

With a splash, the dark shape broke through the water.

It wasn't the giant creature you might imagine, but a bunch of 'grapes'!

They didn't even bite the hook.

Seven or eight grayish-white creatures were biting the flesh on the hook. In their struggle, they even bit each other's bodies or tails, forming a chain.

Before the two could get a good look at the whole monster, the two loose ends fell onto the deck.

"Snap—"

That thing looked like a giant hand, without scales, and its surface resembled swollen skin.

The creatures stood up using their 'fingers' and crawled rapidly across the deck, a mouth splitting open in the middle of their 'palms'.

[Holy crap! What the hell is that?!]

[Is this a fish? Isn't this the kind of specimen I've seen in formaldehyde?]

[Did the hand grow a mouth, or the mouth grow a hand?]

[Ugh... I think the instant noodles I just ate are coming back up.]

"Don't just stand there!"

With a haphazard flick, he sent the remaining monsters, still tearing at each other, crashing down and killing one that was about to climb onto his feet.

Black blood burst open.

You have defeated the Corpse Hand Fish (Lv1) and gained 2 Evolution Points.

"Evolution points delivered right to my doorstep!"

This thing looks disgusting, but it's crispy and there's a lot of it.

Klaus didn't care about the foul-smelling "rotten flesh" on the deck, because the strangely shaped fish didn't smell much better either.

"Go to hell! Get away from me!"

He swung his oar and slapped the wriggling 'hand' into a pulp, feeling even more humiliated.

You have defeated the Corpse Hand Fish (Lv1) and gained 2 Evolution Points.

Are these just two points?

The thrill of mowing the lawn made Klaus instantly forget his nausea.

The allure of the Lv3 elite's flesh and blood far exceeded expectations. Soon, a dense screeching sound came from all around the ship's side, sounding like countless fingernails scratching a blackboard.

"Left! Something's climbing up!"

A strange black fish covered in eyeballs was clinging to the gunwale with suckers on its abdomen, and several hands climbed up onto it.

Skewer them one by one with spikes, then dismantle them as you please.

【Corpse Hand Fish (Lv1)】

[Review: It's said to taste like gnawing on chicken feet, but that's just a rumor, because everyone who's tried it has mutated.]

Looking at the system's evaluation, Renyi silently flicked his weapon.

"Don't let the blood splatter on you, it will cause mutations."

"What?!"

Klaus was smashing a fish when he heard this and froze. He looked down at the black sap on his trouser leg and felt his skin starting to itch.

"Mutation? Turn into what?"

"I don't know, the system didn't say." He answered casually.

This time, even Klaus's scalp started to itch, and his calves felt numb. "Boss, am I going to grow three legs...?"

Ren Yi's short spear was fast and accurate, taking down one child with each strike.

"It should grow into a hand as well."

You have defeated the Corpse Hand Fish (Lv1) and gained 2 Evolution Points.

Klaus: "..."

Is this meant to comfort?

Disgust mixed with fear, he could only vent his anger on the monster by wielding his oar.

You have defeated the Corpse Hand Fish (Lv1) and gained 2 Evolution Points.

You have defeated the Lepidoptera (Lv1) and gained 2 Evolution Points.

......

Evolution points kept coming in, and at first, the chat and the two people were quite excited, but as monsters kept climbing up, everyone quickly stopped laughing.

"Crunch... crunch..."

The ship began to draft noticeably and groaned under the strain.

"The ship is about to break!"

Klaus spotted the problem: "They're too heavy!"

A quick glance at the system inventory revealed [Evolution Points * 53].

The harvest was plentiful.

He ceased fighting and picked up the piece of rotten flesh, throwing it into the sea.

The effect is immediate.

The strange fish that were climbing onto the ship suddenly turned around and surged towards the direction where the rotting flesh and blood were falling.

With the pressure on the small boat decreasing sharply, Klaus quickly rowed the boat further away.

"So, how many points did you get?"

He rinsed his weapon in the sea and turned to ask Klaus.

In just over ten minutes, the boat almost sank, but the gains were enormous.

Klaus looked at his panel and said absentmindedly:

"Thirty-six points..."

Adding his original 5 points, he now has a total of 41 evolution points. At this rate, a sequence upgrade to Lv2 is just around the corner.

Not only Klaus was frustrated by the slow rate at which he could acquire evolution points,

The audience on Earth was also numb from watching it.

In those ten minutes or so, a barrage of announcements nearly overwhelmed the system, even causing delays in some areas!

Perhaps finding this annoying, a new announcement appeared before everyone.

[Announcement: To optimize the game experience, starting today, the real-time announcement of the Evolution Point acquisition rewards will no longer be broadcast. The [Global Leaderboard] will be updated daily at midnight. Please stay tuned.]