FVN Chapter 3 Red-Scaled Shark
Chapter 3 Red-Scaled Shark
With this in mind, Chen Ye was full of energy. In less than an hour, he used his ability to discern spirits to collect thirteen pearls, more than twice the usual amount.
Chen Ye refined eight of the pearls, while the remaining five were intended to be handed over as part of the mission.
"That's about it."
Sensing that the effects of the cold-avoiding pill were rapidly diminishing, Chen Ye dared not hesitate for a moment, and with a push of his legs, he swam upwards.
"Splash~~"
Finally, before the cold-avoiding pill completely lost its effect, Chen Ye broke out of the water.
"call!"
Chen Ye gasped for air. The sun was blazing, but the seawater still felt chilly. He used both hands and feet to quickly climb onto the nearby spirit boat.
The spirit boat carried a total of five crew members, and four of them, including Chen Ye, have now safely returned to the spirit boat.
"Brother Chen, how many pearls did you collect?" Luo Chen asked with a smile, noticing the bulging bag at Chen Ye's waist.
"Exactly five. How many do you have?"
Chen Ye replied casually that although the ship's manager assigned each person five, they had to hand over whatever they collected, which was why he only kept these.
"Hehe, I collected a total of seven pearls." Luo Chen smiled shyly. The two extra pearls were originally prepared for Chen Ye, but now it seems they are no longer needed.
Just as the two were talking, a ripple appeared on the water beside the spirit boat, and then the last crew member floated to the surface.
However, as soon as he showed his face, he said in a panic.
"Quick, pull me up! There's something underwater..."
"What?"
Chen Ye and Luo Chen happened to be on this side. Upon hearing this, they immediately grabbed the man's arm. But before he could answer, a sudden undercurrent surged up from the sea, as if something had suddenly wrapped around the man's legs, preventing him from boarding the ship.
"Ugh!!"
The crew member suddenly let out a miserable scream, and then the surrounding seawater was quickly dyed red. Chen Ye felt his hand lighten, and with a little effort, he pulled the man onto the ship.
However, once the crew member was out of the water, the people on the spirit boat discovered that his lower body was a bloody mess, as if he had been torn apart by something. The wounds were grotesque and jagged, and everything below his waist had vanished!
"It hurts...it hurts so much..."
He opened his mouth, his face pale, but then his head lolled to the side and he fell silent.
"There's a monster in the water!" Chen Ye immediately realized, but the next moment...
"Splash!!"
Huge waves surged into the sky, and a giant monster fish, over ten meters long and covered in dark red scales, suddenly leaped out of the water.
"It's a Red-scaled Shark! Run!"
An old crew member cried out in alarm, and the people on the spirit ship quickly grabbed the oars and rowed with all their might toward the demon-catching ship in the distance.
The Crimson-Scaled Shark is a common monster in the nearby seas. It is ferocious by nature, loves to eat flesh and blood, and often attacks cultivators who go out to sea.
Having already tasted flesh and blood, the red-scaled shark was naturally unwilling to let go of its prey that was about to be devoured. It suddenly swung its tail fin, increasing its speed dramatically, and chased after Chen Ye and the others on the spirit boat, breaking through the waves.
"Whoosh!!"
Just then, a sharp, piercing sound suddenly rang out. Chen Ye subconsciously looked up and saw a giant crossbow bolt, as thick as a wrist and more than ten feet long, tearing through the air. The sharp blade shot out a chilling light, like a blur, and hit the scaled back of the Crimson Scaled Shark!
Click!
A crisp cracking sound rang out as the crossbow bolt shattered the red-scaled shark's hard scales instantly, but it only penetrated less than half a foot before being blocked by thick, dense flesh!
It turned out that the people on the Gong family's demon-hunting ship discovered the situation here and used their demon-hunting crossbows to fire bolts as support.
Whether it was due to the person controlling the demon-hunting crossbow's poor aim or the distance being too far, the arrow, which should have hit the red-scaled shark's head, struck its spine instead, and its power was greatly reduced, failing to cause any fatal injury.
In pain, the Crimson Shark thrashed violently, its massive body gushing crimson blood from its wounds, instantly staining the surrounding seawater red.
However, such an attack was clearly not enough to make the Crimson Shark retreat; instead, it aroused its ferocity as a demon beast.
With its bloodshot eyes, the Crimson Shark completely ignored the crossbow bolt stuck in its back, tore through the giant waves, and its rock-like body crashed straight into the spirit boat.
"Be careful!"
Chen Ye reacted quickly and shoved Luo Chen aside.
boom!!
With a deafening roar, the spirit boat, engraved with the "Sturdy" array pattern, was as fragile as a piece of withered wood under this attack, and was easily torn in two.
Thump thump~~
Several crew members fell into the water one after another. As they entered the water, the wisps of cold, malevolent energy in the seawater immediately seeped into their bodies through their skin.
Chen Ye's heart sank. He quickly circulated his spiritual power to protect his lungs and meridians, then moved his limbs and swam towards the other pearl-collecting spirit boats.
However, the other spirit boats, seeing that this place was being attacked by demonic beasts, had already moved far away, fearing that they would get involved.
"Oh shit!"
Chen Ye cursed under his breath, but he knew he couldn't blame anyone else. If it were him, he probably would have run faster than anyone else.
However, his spiritual power alone was not enough to resist the coldness of the seawater. In just a few breaths, he already felt his limbs begin to stiffen.
"How do those aquatic monsters resist this chilling aura?"
Chen Ye couldn't help but think of it, but as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he suddenly felt as if his body had formed a barely perceptible gap with the surrounding seawater.
It felt as if a thin layer of bubbles was wrapped around my body. Although I could still feel the faint chill from the water, it was not as icy and bone-chilling as before, and I did not feel like my meridians and bones would be frozen at any moment.
"This is the Water Control System?!"
Chen Ye was overjoyed. He had previously smelted eight pearls, and his water control skill had improved from beginner to proficient.
I thought this ability would just increase maneuverability underwater, but I never expected it to have this effect.
If he can resist the cold evil, doesn't that mean he no longer needs to be as secretive about going to sea as other cultivators?
but……
Chen Ye's eyes sharpened. He saw that the other pearl-collecting spirit boats had already escaped to the vicinity of the demon-catching ship, while the red-scaled shark was only a dozen meters away from him, tearing at a crew member who had fallen into the water.
If he chooses to run away at this moment, he probably won't swim far before being caught and torn apart by the red-scaled shark. After all, humans are land creatures, and no matter how skilled they are at swimming, they can't outrun sea monsters.
"laugh!!"
At this moment, a sharp whistling sound rang out again, and a second crossbow bolt pierced the air. However, this time the person controlling the demon-hunting crossbow shot with great accuracy, directly hitting one of the Crimson Scale Sharks' eyes!
*Pfft!*
The crossbow bolt penetrated several feet deep, and the intense pain drove the Crimson Shark almost mad. Its body writhed and twisted, and the mangled corpses of the crew members it had torn apart were thrown into the air.