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That instinctive shudder was exactly the same as that night he thought he would never remember again.

Upon hearing the sound of the monster moving around

Klaus felt as if the blood in his body was like the sea on a winter night.

Why are you here at this time?

His back was almost pressed against the door of the captain's cabin.

If we really were following them the whole time...

That means this beast not only holds grudges, but also possesses unimaginable wisdom and patience...

It's waiting for the perfect moment, like now—

When the road ahead is a maze of reefs!

Just when Klaus seemed to have seen the signs of death,

The door to the captain's cabin behind him opened silently, and a hand gently pressed down on his shoulder.

No words are needed.

That familiar scent instantly captivated his wandering thoughts.

It was as if, as long as this person stood here, even the entrance to hell could be transformed into a place where people could sit down and discuss their options.

Ivan, carrying his own worries, quietly appeared on the deck.

He listened silently to the creaking sounds of the giant creature swimming among the rocks, and grinned excitedly.

"Looks like a pretty big guy..."

He licked his lips and lowered his voice.

"Splash—"

That guy seemed very confident in his current strength and didn't even try to hide it. His huge head just burst out of the water.

It was that familiar face again—

Wide and flat, it resembled the ugly face of a deformed catfish.

But compared to last time, its body size has increased by at least one size, and a curved, sharp thorn has grown from the top of its head.

Where Klaus gouged out the eyeballs with the burning mast, several charred pits remain, leaving long scars.

...In addition, more and smaller compound eyes grew around the scar, densely packed together...

They look like deformed grapes!

Its skin no longer flowed with fluorescent mucus as before, but was covered with scars of varying depths and thickened keratin, and grew sharp barbs.

It looks even more ferocious and terrifying.

"You've been eating a lot of extra meals during your recovery!"

Renyi laughed.

He also holds grudges very much; it was Bone Brother who broke the oar made from his spine!

"Don't worry, engineer, I'll go twist off its horn!"

Ivan stretched his shoulders. "Boss?"

"Wait a minute." His gaze swept over it.

"It seems to have learned its lesson and knows to choose a good place to strike."

This beast felt that its massive size was not an advantage in the open sea, so it chose to ambush people in the rocky area where it could restrict their movement.

[Where did this freak go for her training? She's getting uglier and uglier with every procedure!]

[This size...it's definitely an upgrade! Coffin Bro and his crew are trapped in a dead end!]

[Don't panic, everyone upstairs, have you forgotten that the ship was upgraded too?]

[But the terrain is terrible; there's absolutely no room to dodge!]

The person on the deck had absolutely no awareness of being the "prey".

He commented with great interest:

"He's got some brains... but unfortunately not many."

If it were truly intelligent, it would know that this would not only restrict the ship's movement but also its actions.

The glowing sea serpent seemed to sense the arbitrary contempt.

It emitted a whistle-like whine, but instead of charging forward like before, it opened its vent-like organ and sprayed out a glob of orange, viscous liquid.

"It's acid!"

He arbitrarily maneuvered the ghost bone boat to turn it around, causing the liquid that was falling onto the deck to land on the side.

"Sizzle—"

White smoke rose, but the ship's hull was not corroded.

The surface of the mother-of-pearl-smooth, mimicking buffer layer flashed with light, and the viscous acid, as if splashed on oiled glass, slid down the surface without leaving a trace.

The skin of the mutated sea slug imparts [Property 3: Acid resistance].

It played an extraordinary role.

The sea serpent's compound eyes flickered, seemingly unable to comprehend why its attacks had failed.

"It's afraid of light..." Klaus said urgently, "Let's light up the ship!"

"No." Renyi shook his head.

He pointed to the monster's seemingly very sturdy horn on its head.

"It's now tough and has the ability to charge. If we scare it away and it hides below the surface, we'll be at a disadvantage."

The buffer layer can protect against acid, but not against armor penetration.

Ideally, it could be contained on the sea surface...

Ren Yi suddenly looked at Klaus and smiled, "Can you do me a small favor?"

"..." Klaus had a bad feeling.

"This monster clearly has deep 'feelings' for you," he said encouragingly, "for being so persistent in tracking us from so far away."

"So?" ヾ(×× ) ﾂ

"So you use the charm of language to make it lose its mind; its 'emotions' towards you are our weapon."

[Haha, is the boss sending Klaus to rant and rave?]

[Klaus's trauma hasn't healed yet, and you want him to dance on a monster's face?]

[Translation: Go and start a mocking attack.]

[Expecting, "You ugly, un-engineering creation?"]

Klaus couldn't tell for a moment.

Is the monster in the distance more terrifying, or is the seemingly sincere-looking Ren Yi more terrifying...?

He took a deep breath and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his palms.

He spoke stiffly, facing the dozens of compound eyes of the sea snake:

"You deformed...aquatic creature,"

"Your appearance is...very impressive."

The four people on the boat, and the viewers watching them on split screens, held their breath in anticipation.

In short, it's ugly and stupid!

"...That's it?"

Ivan nearly smashed his foot with the axe and wished he could do it himself.

Even Hanscat's live stream was laughing.

[This taunting attack is probably less effective than my husky's...]

[Accurate, objective...and completely harmless.]

[You bunch of bastards! Klaus tried his best! Although I laughed too.]

"Well done."

Klaus relaxed a little because of Ren's composure.

His hand was already on the helm.

"Ivan."

"Hey there, boss!" Ivan, who had been holding back for so long, was full of fighting spirit.

"Go to the bow, keep a close eye on the underwater reefs, clear any obstructions. Klaus, it remembers you—"

Klaus's face paled even more upon hearing this.

"You don't need to do anything, just make sure it can see you."

"..."

Damn it!

Am I the bone that lures mad dogs?

Klaus's eye twitched uncontrollably.

Simply assign tasks,

Before the sea serpent could recover from the babbling of the wretched humans, it suddenly turned the rudder!

The ghost bone boat made a light splashing sound as it chugged water.

It deftly swerved to the right, making an arc, and actually charged towards that narrow, jagged waterway!

"Boss, 10 square meters and three meters!" Ivan's voice came from the bow of the ship.

The rudder can be finely adjusted in either hand.

The boat skidded past the rocks in a precarious manner, leaving a white trail of water in its wake.

The enormous body of the glowing sea serpent stirred up the murky water, and it plunged headlong into the reef maze, following closely behind the ghost bone boat!

A deadly chase unfolds on the edge of a knife...

And so it began.