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Chapter 62 [The Predator of the Deep Sea: The Split-Tip Shark]

The eastern sea chart stretched out beneath his feet, and the new challenges he encountered were like a gentle breeze brushing against the rocks, barely leaving a ripple in the face of his absolute strength.

The ship girl form grants them extreme agility and powerful firepower, making those scattered pirate ships, bad weather, and even small groups of sea monsters insignificant interludes.

Time resources were rapidly consumed in high-speed navigation and efficient event resolution, and more than thirty days and nights passed in wind, waves and loneliness.

The "Fortune" has moved far beyond the easternmost point of the known nautical charts, and ahead lies an unfamiliar sea area that is shrouded in a hazy mist even on the most comprehensive online maps.

Just then, an unusually bright mark, exuding a strong sense of danger, suddenly appeared on Miao Meng's map of consciousness—a hideous scarlet skull.

[WARNING! Entering a high-risk area: Deep Sea Behemoth Domain (Consumes 5 days of time and resources).]

[Triggering a BOSS-level battle event: 【Deep-Sea Predator - Riftfin Shark】]

Without any warning, the previously calm sea suddenly exploded.

A massive, suffocating shadow burst from the water, creating a white wave tens of meters high that crashed down on the "Fortune".

That was a shark, a dark red shark!

A single dorsal fin, barely visible above the water, resembles a massive, tattered black sail, beneath which lies a body estimated to be over forty meters long.

Its skin is not the gray-white or dark blue of ordinary sharks, but is covered with a layer of dark red keratin that looks like rusty armor, and is covered with hideous scars, making it look extraordinary.

The most terrifying thing is its enormous mouth, like a terrifying cave that can swallow a small boat. Each of its jagged, sharp teeth is as long as an adult's arm, gleaming with a chilling, pale light in the dim light.

A pair of massive, bloodshot eyes, devoid of any reason and filled only with pure savagery and hunger, were fixed on the "tiny" ship on the sea.

Faced with this terrifying behemoth that blotted out the sky and the massive amount of seawater crashing down on him, Miao Meng's pupils shrank slightly, but he showed no panic whatsoever.

With the guards at Count Black's place, he was able to completely unleash his combat form.

"Switch!"

The moment the thought arose, the massive "Fortune Ship" instantly vanished into nothingness. In its place appeared the figure of a young man suspended above the towering waves.

[Ship Girl Form Unveiled!]

The extreme agility brought about by the sudden drop in body size was on full display at this moment.

His spark skateboard spewed out a fiery tail of flames, and he, like a fish, narrowly missed the edge of the violently crashing water wall.

The icy seawater whistled past, brushing against his clothes. Miao Meng's eyes were sharp as knives as he scanned every inch of the shark's skin, trying to find its weakness.

However, each churn of the split-tip shark can create devastating waves, and its skin is as tough as iron, making conventional shelling ineffective against its thick keratin layer.

It must be a fatal blow, or deal enough shock value.

Without hesitation, he raised his right hand, aiming the revolver in his palm at the giant shark's head, which had just finished its attack and was looking slightly bewildered by the sudden "disappearance" of its prey.

"boom--"

A beam of red light, unlike ordinary flame crystals, shot out from the muzzle of the revolver, creating a hole in the shark's skin.

However, even after suffering such a heavy blow, it had little effect on the shark's massive size, and its huge, scarlet eyes remained focused on Miao Meng.

Then, a terrifying pressure, accompanied by its roar as it opened its massive jaws, formed a sonic cannonball that slammed into Miao Meng's body.

Miao Meng felt a "buzz" in his head, as if he had been hit by an invisible giant hammer, and his thin body almost flew off the skateboard.

The mental damage caused by this sonic shell wasn't high, but the accompanying physical damage was no less than that of a regular heavy artillery shell.

In fact, due to the resonance effect of sonic attacks, the damage to Miao Meng was even greater than the fire blasts caused by heavy artillery.

But at this moment, the "Sands of Time" hanging around his neck became slightly hot, a grain of Sand of Time quietly dissipated, and then Miao Meng's injuries suddenly healed.

By manipulating time, he moved his body's time forward one second, returning to the state before he was injured.

The subsequent movement of gathering psionic energy appeared to pause for only an extremely brief, almost imperceptible, fraction of a second.

In fact, during the brief time stop, Miao Meng had already activated and merged all the magic cannon attacks together.

"Magic Cannon - Full Power - Fire!!"

Boom—

A beam of intense white light, far exceeding the ordinary in diameter and condensed to its limit, pierced through the rolling waves and water vapor like a spear of judgment, penetrating with unparalleled precision into the depths of the giant shark's wide-open, terrifying mouth filled with sharp teeth.

Wherever the beam of light passed, the seawater instantly vaporized and evaporated, and the tough muscles and bones inside the giant shark's mouth were pierced, torn, and carbonized like butter.

"Ouch!"

An extremely painful and agonizing roar suddenly erupted from deep within the giant shark's abdomen, shattering the already turbulent sea surface even further.

Dark red, almost black, foul-smelling blood gushed out like a high-pressure fountain from the horrific, penetrating wound, staining the sea for hundreds of meters around it.

Its massive body writhed and rolled wildly in agony, creating even more violent waves, with broken teeth and shattered tissues scattering like a torrential rain.

Miao Meng struck successfully and did not stop for a moment.

Like the most agile petrel, he skillfully maneuvered his Martian skateboard, weaving and dodging amidst the raging waves stirred up by the dying shark, calmly observing the battle.

The wounds inside the monster's mouth were undoubtedly fatal, but the deep-sea behemoth's tenacity was astonishing.

Its rolling gradually weakened, its roars turned into painful whimpers, and its massive body began to slowly sink, stirring up increasingly thick blood.

[Successfully dealt a heavy blow to the [Deep-Sea Predator - Split-Tip Shark]! The target is now in a near-death state!]

[Please select: Finish off/Attempt to capture/Let it sink.]

Without the slightest hesitation, Miao Meng raised his hand again, and this time, three regular fire crystals accurately struck the giant shark's relatively vulnerable eye area.

The towering flames burned the shark's brain to a crisp, finally ending the deep-sea predator's agonizing struggle.

[Successfully defeated the Deep Sea Predator - Riftfin Shark (Elite/BOSS)]

Experience points gained: 5

Soul of the Deep Sea Giant Shark (Special Material, Essence Fragment)

Crimson Horned Plate Armor x5 (High-Quality Material)

Shark King's Teeth x20 (Weapon/Alchemy Material)

Shark fin (giant) x2 (ingredients/materials).

Achievement: [Deep Sea Hunter] Increases deterrence when encountering low-level sea monsters.

Remaining time resources: 18 days.

Watching the colossal creature finally sink into the blood-stained sea, leaving only floating pieces of flesh and rippling waves, Miao Meng slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He hovered in the air, his fingers unconsciously caressing the warm "Sands of Time" gem on his chest.

The power of that sonic shockwave was immense; had it not been for the protection of my soul armor, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

His gaze then swept over the [Soul of the Deep Sea Giant Shark] in his inventory, which emitted a faint blue light and carried the chill of the deep sea, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Fragments of essence? These seem to be similar to soul crystals; I wonder if they can be used interchangeably?

Miao Meng retrieved the Martian skateboard and released the large ship. After resting on the ship for a while, he put the essence fragments back into his backpack.

Studying this in the dungeon would be a waste of time; let's finish this dungeon first and then study it slowly.

There are still ten days or so left, which feels like only a few hours in reality. There's no need to rush. Let's keep moving forward.