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The struggle lasted for several minutes.

The enormous creature's movements became smaller and smaller, and finally it twitched weakly twice before stiffening.

It rolled over, revealing its belly, which was also covered in scales, and floated slowly with the calming waves.

He's dead already?

The game prompts for Renyi and Klaus:

[You have assisted in defeating the mutated crocodile shark and have earned 25 evolution points.]

As for Ivan,

[You have defeated the mutated crocodile shark and gained 50 evolution points.]

The belated game notification signaled the end of this battle that started strong but ended weakly.

As soon as the battle ended, Ivan immediately reverted to his carefree self.

"See that? Just one axe blow!"

As he rowed his magnificent ship closer to the ghost bone vessel, he imagined the feast that was about to begin:

"This guy's meat is definitely chewier than beef. With a head this big, we can eat one piece and throw the rest away. We'll have crocodile shark steak later, and then make a soup..."

Klaus: "Ծ‸ Ծ"

Any: "U·ェ·U"

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Ivan was practically drooling as he spoke.

But when he tied Katyusha up and turned around, he noticed that their eyes looked at each other strangely.

Klaus silently pulled the fishing line, bringing the crocodile shark carcass over.

[Decomposable target detected: Lv.4 Elite Crocodile Shark]

Disassembling the shark yields: 1 complete Crocodile-mouth Shark skeleton (Lv4 Elite), 1 mutated Crocodile-mouth Shark heart, 120 sharp Crocodile-mouth Shark teeth, 500 contaminated Crocodile-mouth Shark flesh, and 500 Tyrant Scales.

[Confirm decomposition?]

"break down."

As Klaus and Ivan looked on expectantly, a familiar, deep blue light appeared.

[Decomposition successful!]

[Already stored in the warehouse.]

"How is it? How is it?"

Ivan rubbed his hands together, like a child waiting for candy.

"Elite Lv4 meat must have some special effects. Which part should we roast first? Should we save some to make jerky?"

I randomly checked the materials obtained from the decomposition.

[Complete Crocodile Mouth Shark Skeleton *1 (Lv4 Elite)]

[Comment: The remains of someone who was indecisive in gene selection can be used to prove that Darwin really wasn't lying.]

Even if only the skeleton remains, it's still 10 meters long. Let's save it for later.

Take out any other materials and put them on the deck to show them to the two of them.

[The mutated heart of a crocodile-mouth shark]

Sharp crocodile shark teeth

[Comment: A total of 120 reasons not to wear braces could be made into weapons or necklaces; the latter would effectively prevent others from hitting on you.]

[Tyrant Scales*500]

Ivan ignored the valuable materials on the deck, rubbing his stomach as he looked at Renyi.

"ヾ(o◕∀◕)ﾉヾIt's getting dark, let's eat first!"

Klaus was completely captivated by them—

"Powerful and robust..."

The mutated crocodile shark heart was still throbbing in my palm.

[Review: Powerful and potent; it pumps not blood, but rage against the world. PS: Not recommended as a Valentine's Day gift.]

"If we can figure it out, it might be applicable to power systems."

Ivan muttered, "You could also slice it up and use it in hot pot..."

Klaus ignored him and picked up another piece of [Tyrant Scale Armor].

[Review: Thicker-skinned than your boss, harder-hearted than your ex—excellent defensive material.]

The scales are about the size of a palm, with not sharp edges, but they are heavy to the touch, indicating that they have extremely high defensive capabilities.

"These scales are even stronger than metal, enough to add an extra layer of armor to the Katyusha."

"It can also perfectly cover the weak points of the Ghost Bone Ship... Too much of it will affect its speed."

As he spoke, he began to draw up the blueprints for the modification.

Renyi, on the other hand, developed a strong interest in the 'power system'.

Ivan watched them, one studying the heart and the other studying the scales, and he was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

"Guys! I said, where's the most important thing—the meat?"

"How could you possibly go hungry? You're a great contributor." He casually picked out a piece of alligator shark meat that weighed about two pounds.

Unlike other fish meat, its texture is firm, and you can even see the alternating layers of fat and lean meat, making it more like chicken than fish.

It may not be as delicious as fish, but it's exactly the kind of protein they need.

but,

A few strange purple blood streaks were visible through the texture of the meat.

Ivan took the meat and looked at it.

Contaminated crocodile shark flesh and blood

[Review: Meat full of surprises; every bite might give you a whole new dimension of life. PS: We recommend eating it with mushrooms; you might see more than just little people.]

"Contaminated... what does that mean?"

Ivan's smile froze on his face.

He casually moved that piece of meat a little further away.

"It means that after you finish eating, you might be able to have tea with God."

[Hahaha, Coffin Bro's explanations are always so easy to understand!]

[This pollution is definitely related to the pufferfish we just ate.]

[Is pufferfish poison really that poisonous?!]

[Upstairs, this is a mutation; you can't use common sense to deduce it!]

Ivan's expression shifted from blankness to sudden realization.

"So... my axe strike... actually poisoned it?!"

pain......

It hurts so much!

So he didn't kill the elite monster with a single axe blow based on skill at all, but won by poisoning it?

[The case is solved!]

[Crocodile shark: I licked your axe for you, it's highly poisonous!]

[Ivan: I thought I was a war god... but it turns out I'm a poisoner?!]

[Today’s MVP, Pufferfish (≧∀≦)ゞ]

"So much elite-grade meat..."

Ivan felt his heart was bleeding o(≧口≦)o, "Just like that... completely useless?"

"It can't be considered completely useless."

He patted Ivan on the broad shoulder and concluded with satisfaction.

"This proves the efficacy of the mutated tetrodotoxin. It can quickly take down a level 4 elite monster, and its effects on the mucous membranes and digestive tract are outstanding. This is a very successful experiment."

Ivan: "d(╯﹏╰)b *Gurgle*"

Klaus: "O__O..."

Is the boss trying to comfort him?

Ivan glanced at the poisoned divine weapon in his hand with awe, and said with a hint of regret:

"What should we do with this meat? We can't use it as fish bait, and we can't eat it either, since it was poisoned..."

"Then let's feed them something edible."

He randomly picked out a pile of meat and piled it on the deck, then picked out a few pieces and stuffed them into the 'trash can'.

With a chewing sound, the railing and cracks that had been bitten by the crocodile shark were all restored to their original state.

【Durability: 500/500】

Just as the three were preparing to start a fire and boil water to fill their stomachs with the nearly spoiled barracuda and crab meat,

No one noticed that Xiao Jiu, like a pool of flowing mercury, climbed onto a small pile of meat that could be called a "mountain of meat" to it.

Its nine tentacles are like a small net, and the flesh caught in the net is visibly dissolved.

Like melted ice cream, it was absorbed into the tiny body.

[Holy crap?]

[What happened? Am I seeing things?]

[Bro, come check out your family's mascot!]

When the three discovered it, Xiao Jiu had already devoured all the pieces of crocodile shark meat.

Only the little octopus remained, a purple ring spreading from its head across each tentacle before turning back into a leisurely blue.

It scrambled back up to the top of Renyi's head and perched there.

One of its tentacles even affectionately patted Ran's cheek (●´▽｀●)