hsntnovel Chapter 104 Even the hardest crab shell can't withstand a level 5 powerhouse's dimensional
Chapter 104 Even the hardest crab shell can't withstand a level 5 powerhouse's dimensional
The Blazing Flame's jet-black bow sliced through the murky water like a red-hot knife cutting into solidified butter.
The morning light, like a spotlight, couldn't penetrate this stretch of seawater.
The air inside the control room was somewhat stuffy.
"Major Lu, something's not right here."
Zhao stared at the radar screen, his brows furrowed.
The waveform on the screen was as messy as a ball of yarn that had been scratched by a cat, fluctuating wildly without any pattern.
"This area is the Hongze Lake system before the apocalypse. The water is about 50 meters deep on average, and the bottom is full of the ruins of the submerged county town." Zhao Ze tapped his fingers rapidly on the control panel. "The sonar just now detected a large area of metallic reaction. It's not a mineral vein, it's a jungle of reinforced concrete."
The once prosperous water town has now become this wretched sight.
Floating on the water were bloated sofas, broken GG signs, and the remains of several corpses that had been submerged for an unknown amount of time, entangled in seaweed and nodding with the waves as if greeting passing ships.
It's too quiet.
There wasn't even a fly, let alone a seagull.
Lu Sheng sat in the conductor's chair, the cup of tea in his hand still steaming.
He didn't look at the radar; his eyelids were slightly raised, and his golden vertical pupils had already silently filled his eye sockets.
The field of vision switched instantly.
The murky yellow mud soup became clear in his eyes.
Underwater, in the shadows of the ruins, the walls of the sunken building are covered with countless black dots.
They remained motionless, like silent stones, but a greedy, cold glint shone through the occasional opening and closing of their shells.
"Zhou Hai," Lu Sheng blew on his tea foam, his tone indifferent, "Stop playing with those two iron balls and get ready to work."
Zhou Hai was squeezing two solid steel balls, which he had just had Liu Gong make, so they were supposed to be practiced. Hearing this, he was taken aback: "What's wrong? Are there fish?"
"The fish are all gone." Su Li leaned against the window, clutching the Asura Blood Blade. Her malicious intent sensed the greedy malice emanating from the water. Her gaze was as cold as a blade. "What's left are predators."
The voice just fell.
"Boom—!"
Two hundred meters ahead, a modified fishing boat belonging to the suicide squad suddenly leaped upwards, as if it had been kicked hard from underwater.
The stern rose high, and the rusty propeller spun aimlessly in the air, emitting a mournful wail.
"Ah! The bottom of the boat is leaking!"
"There's something in the water! Help—!"
The screams instantly erupted.
The water surface was like a boiling pot, with waves surging and several dark shadows the size of millstones breaking through the water.
That's a crab.
It is entirely black, with barbs covering its back, and two giant pincers that are over a meter long, gleaming with a chilling metallic luster in the sunlight.
[Target: Mutant Ironback Crab (Level 4 Social Marine Beast)]
【Features: High armor, powerful pincers, group hunting】
Weakness: Joint connections
"Snap!"
A teeth-grinding, crisp sound.
A rockback crab swung its massive pincers, severing a member of the suicide squad in half as easily as cutting a dead tree branch.
Before the blood could even gush out, the lower half of its body had already been stuffed into its constantly writhing mouthparts.
This was a one-sided massacre.
When the suicide squad's machetes struck the crab shell, they only produced a string of sparks, leaving not even a white mark.
Someone picked up a homemade shotgun and fired, but the shot was deflected and only angered the crabs.
"Holy crap, this thing's shell is harder than steel!" Engineer Liu shouted into the comms. "Ordinary caliber weapons are useless against it!"
In just over ten seconds, the fishing boat was submerged by more than a dozen giant crabs that climbed aboard.
The screams grew weaker and weaker, and the smell of blood drifted into the main control room of the Blaze on the wind.
"Buzz—Major Lu! We've encountered tough opponents ahead! The suicide squad has suffered heavy casualties and requests fire support!" Qin Yue's voice was urgent, with the background filled with the sounds of gunfire.
Lu Sheng put down his teacup and walked to the French windows.
Looking at the fishing boat in the distance that was about to be torn to pieces, his face was expressionless, only the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
"Finally, they've dared to show their faces."
He turned around and looked at the three people behind him who were already unable to contain themselves.
"These crabs have hard shells, which is perfect for you to practice on and get used to the power of a level 5 Spirit Source user."
"Go."
"Let these beasts know who's the boss in this area."
"Alright!"
Zhou Hai had been itching to get his hands on Lu Sheng for ages; he'd been watching Lu Sheng's performance the whole way.
With a strange cry, the creature flung open the hatch and charged out like a wild boar released from its cage.
The Blazing Flame was less than 50 meters away from the attacked fishing boat.
For a powerhouse who has just advanced to level 5, this distance is just a matter of taking a long jump.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three figures, like cannonballs, streaked through the air in three parabolic arcs, whistling through the wind, before crashing heavily onto the swaying fishing boat.
"boom!"
Zhou Hai made the biggest noise when he landed, and the deck beneath his feet was pierced with two large holes.
Several ironback crabs that were devouring the corpse were startled and turned their beady green eyes to stare at the fat man who had fallen from the sky.
"What are you looking at? Never seen a handsome guy before?"
Zhou Hai grinned maliciously, his arm muscles bulging, stretching his specially made combat suit taut.
"Buzz—"
Crimson energy instantly covered his arms, with magma-like flames flowing through the cracks.
[Exploding Flame Fist]!
A rock crab swung its giant pincers at Zhou Hai, who neither dodged nor avoided them, but instead punched the pincers that were strong enough to break steel bars!
"Get it cooked!"
"Thump—!!!"
The dull bang made the eardrums of those around them ache.
The incredibly hard giant pincers shattered like crispy cookies the moment they made contact with the fiery fist. The terrifyingly high-temperature fist force slammed into the crab shell without any obstruction.
"Pfft!"
The shell caved in and crumbled. The crab meat inside was instantly cooked and vaporized.
A level 4 mutated beast weighing half a ton was blasted into bits of cooked crab meat scattered everywhere by Zhou Hai's punch.
"That feels amazing! That's fucking awesome!"
Zhou Hai flicked the crab roe off his hands, a look of pure enjoyment on his face. "This feels so much better than hitting a punching bag!"
On the other hand, Zhao remained as steady as a mountain.
He activated his [Immortal Golden Body], his entire body radiating golden light, like an Arhat. He remained unaffected by the attacks of seven or eight ironback crabs; their sharp pincers clamped onto his body, clanging loudly, yet they couldn't even break through his outer layer of skin.
Zhao Ze remained expressionless, and suddenly swung the golden [Immortal Heavy Shield] in his hand.
"roll."
The giant shield, accompanied by a whistling sound, slammed into the crab swarm like a sweeping heavy truck.
"Click-clack—"
The three ironback crabs were smashed into meat patties, and the sound of their shells cracking was enough to make your teeth ache.
Su Li's battle, however, is a silent art.
She weaved through the crab swarm, her red figure moving so fast it was barely a blur. She didn't need to slash; the armor-piercing properties of the [Asura Blood Blade] allowed her to simply glide lightly across the joints of the ironback crabs.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
A flash of light appeared.
Before those enormous ironback crabs could react, their bodies were already torn to pieces, the cuts as smooth as mirrors, and it took two seconds for them to spurt out black blood.
In less than two minutes.
The dozens of mutated ironback crabs that had been ravaging the fishing boats were cleaned up by the three men as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
The surviving members of the suicide squad lay paralyzed in pools of blood, staring at the three figures that looked like gods and demons, too terrified to even breathe.
Is this... this the monster in the army?
Compared to them, my past acts of violence and intimidation on Niuwang Mountain were nothing but child's play!
The main control room of the Blazing Flame.
Lu Sheng looked at the surveillance footage and nodded in satisfaction.
The combat power of these three people has completely exceeded expectations.
Dealing with this level 4 marine mammal tide is like a game-changer.
"but……"
Lu Sheng's gaze suddenly sharpened, his golden dragon eyes fixed on the deeper part of the water.
There, a huge shadow was slowly rising.
It was even larger than the previous Megalodon, and its spiritual energy reaction was a strange deep purple, like a ball of poisonous fire burning underwater.
"With all the young ones dead, are the old ones finally getting restless?"
Lu Sheng stood up, stretched his neck, and his cervical spine emitted a series of cracking sounds.
He walked to the hatch, pressed the communicator, and spoke in an unquestionable tone:
"Zhou Hai, Zhao Ze, Su Li, retreat."
"immediately."
On the other end of the communicator, Zhou Hai was caught up in the action: "What? This is nothing! I haven't even warmed up yet! These crabs are too easy to catch!"
"Splash—!!!"
Before he could finish speaking...
Suddenly, without warning, the water in front of them exploded.
A ten-meter-long, dark purple tentacle emerged from the water like a legendary pillar supporting the sky.
The wind pressure generated by the tentacles even made the fat on Zhou Hai's face tremble three times.
The oppressive feeling at that moment made Zhou Hai's smile freeze instantly.
The aura of a level 6 spiritual source!
A true deep-sea behemoth!
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