Chapter 16 Cooperation: You Slay the Deep-Sea Monster

The only problem now is how to get the poison into the sea monster's mouth.

Fang Zhiyi: "Can your parrot deliver the poison?"

Before Chu Zhao could speak, the parrot let out an extremely pitiful "caw caw," flapped its wings, and shrank behind him, demonstrating its refusal through its actions.

Chu Zhao: "No way." He shook his head. "Sea monsters have a food chain to deter them, and most animals don't dare to approach them."

If shortcuts don't work, then we'll have to rely on human delivery.

Fang Zhiyi: "Try to attract the sea monster's attention, make it surface, and then get close and feed it the poison." His amber eyes were unusually serious. "How fast is your raft?"

Chu Zhao: "I have a speed-up item."

Fang Zhiyi counted on his fingers and said, "Sea monsters are very sensitive to the sound of ship cannons and react violently. We can take advantage of this weakness."

Chu Zhao's ship also had cannons. The two of them used basic materials to synthesize enough cannonballs, which piled up on the ship to form a small mountain.

The blazing sun beat down on them, making the raft scorching hot.

Fang Zhiyi picked up a cannonball, weighed it in his hand, and smiled broadly: "I'll be in charge of poisoning the sea monster." He said generously, "I provided the sea monster poison bottle and also took on the most dangerous task. I'll get to choose the spoils first."

He has a clear sense of boundaries.

It's better to clarify things beforehand to avoid misunderstandings later and damage to the relationship.

"If you find this unacceptable, you can withdraw now."

Two people working together to face the sea monster does have a higher success rate, but it's not impossible for one person to succeed.

Chu Zhao didn't hesitate: "Okay." He extended his hand. "It's a pleasure to work with you."

"It's a pleasure doing business with you!"

With a "snap".

The two high-fived across the sea, and then the rafts separated, heading in opposite directions into the sea monster's territory.

Boom!

The waves surged high, and the sea monster's tentacles emerged from the curtain of water, slamming down and creating a spray of water everywhere.

Fang Zhiyi rode the waves to the highest point, turned the dark cannon muzzle, aimed, and fired!

The shell shot out and hit the tentacle, leaving a shallow mark.

The tentacles twisted, enraged once more.

Splash—

A sea monster emerged from the seabed, coiled around the pirate ship, and stretched out its thick tentacles, catching up with Fang Zhiyi's raft.

Just as they were about to catch up, a series of artillery shots came from the other side.

Bang bang bang—

Shells bombarded the sea relentlessly, leaving behind a thick smell of gunpowder.

The tentacle paused for a moment, looked left and right, and finally decided to head towards Chu Zhao's raft.

Fang Zhiyi took the opportunity to move forward a short distance.

quack!

The parrot spread its wings, observing the situation below from a distance, and promptly issued a warning.

Fang Zhiyi turned around and saw the tentacles fiercely attacking Chu Zhao's raft, almost hitting him several times. Fortunately, Chu Zhao reacted quickly enough and narrowly avoided them.

"Here!" Fang Zhiyi shouted to attract the tentacles' attention, and fired another shot.

As expected, the tentacles changed their target and headed straight for Fang Zhiyi, giving Chu Zhao a chance to catch his breath.

After several such attempts, the sea monster grew impatient. Its tentacles, wrapped around the pirate ship, writhed restlessly, but it was unwilling to leave the pirate ship. So it sent out another tentacle, attempting to sink the raft that had entered its territory.

With the addition of an extra tentacle, Fang Zhiyi suddenly felt increased pressure. Unable to dodge in time, the tentacle grazed the edge of the raft.

The raft is damaged and requires 3 pieces of wood to repair.

[Should it be repaired?]

Fang Zhiyi: "Yes, yes, yes!"

The wood transformed into a ray of white light, merging into the raft and repairing the damaged areas.

The closer you get to the pirate ship, the more intense the tentacles' attacks become; at your current speed, it's already difficult to avoid them.

Fang Zhiyi gritted his teeth and took out the [Advanced Potion Set (Strength, Speed, Recovery)] from his backpack.

Inside the small leather pouch, three vials of medicine, each about the thickness of a thumb, gleamed with an unusual light.

Green represents power, blue represents speed, and red represents restoration.

Fang Zhiyi made a quick decision, pulled out the speed potion, bit off the cork stopper with his teeth, and gulped it down.

The blue potion entered my mouth; I couldn't taste anything before it transformed into a warm current that rushed to my calves. A blue aura surrounded me, and instantly, the raft's speed increased by 50%.

The raft suddenly surged forward, and Fang Zhiyi was pulled forward by the inertia, nearly crashing into the wreckage. Fortunately, he gripped the rudder tightly and made a timely turn, bringing the raft and the wreckage face to face before quickly moving away.

Fang Zhiyi's palms were sweating as he gripped the rudder and approached the sea monster.

The sea monster seemed to sense the danger and slowly raised the tentacles gripping the pirate ship.

Fang Zhiyi looked up.

A colossal creature was looming before us.

It was so huge, almost twice the size of a pirate ship. Compared to it, the raft looked like a small toy that could be easily crushed.

But small also has its advantages.

Because of his small size, the sea monster couldn't find him for a while, thanks to the cover of the pirate ship. His tentacles flailing wildly, trying to grab Fang Zhiyi.

Fang Zhiyi remained hidden in the shadow of the pirate ship, not moving.

It's dark under the lamp; the sea monster's eyesight has deteriorated, and it can only identify its prey by sound. As long as it doesn't move, it won't be discovered for a while.

The waves were surging.

The sea monster's tentacles swept past the raft again and again, but its fruitless efforts only fueled its rage. It became increasingly aggressive towards everything that appeared on the surface of the sea, grabbing pieces of drifting raft debris and stuffing them into its mouth. It chewed them with its fine, sharp mouthparts, then spat them out with a "pui!"

An unidentified object floated away from in front of me, emitting a foul, fishy odor.

Fang's meaning: ...

If he fails, he would rather drown in the sea than become food for a sea monster.

It would be too embarrassing to tell anyone.

...It's better not to fail.

Fang Zhiyi carefully took out the siren venom bottle. The cut surface of the glass bottle was sharp and distinct, causing a sharp pain in his palm.

He was waiting for an opportunity.

After waiting quietly for a moment, a figure came riding the wind from afar, passing openly in front of the sea monster. The cannonballs landed heavily in front of the sea monster, splashing up a spray of water.

It is 0% harmful, but highly insulting.

The sea monster was indeed enraged and roared at Chu Zhao.

Now!

The sea monster's attention was completely drawn to Chu Zhao, and Fang Zhiyi took the opportunity to use the active skill that came with the title.

I'm going to get first place!

[Active use can increase your speed, strength, and stamina by 100% within one minute]

【00:00:59】

As soon as the countdown started, combined with the advanced potion set he had used before, Fang Zhiyi's speed instantly soared to 150%, making him as fast as the wind!

Fang Zhiyi accelerated, bursting out of the shadows of the pirate ship and exposing himself to the sea monster's view.

At such close range, the sea monster couldn't possibly miss him. It moved its tentacles and landed on the sea surface.

Fang Zhiyi felt the raft rocking and dodged the tentacles' attacks. What he couldn't dodge, he just had to endure.

The raft is damaged and requires 3 pieces of wood to repair.

The raft is damaged...

Without a second thought, the log was hurled down, and braving the fierce onslaught, the raft sailed through the waves, arriving right in front of the sea monster's mouth. It was moving too fast; it looked like it was about to be swallowed whole.

The sea monster gaped open, revealing rows of neat, fine teeth and a scarlet, writhing throat. Seawater poured in, emitting a foul, fishy stench.

The sea monster paused for a moment.

Do you offer home delivery?

Before it could think twice, it opened its mouth and was about to eat the takeout.

Just as the raft was about to collide with it, Fang Zhiyi exerted force with his arm and suddenly turned. The raft narrowly missed the monster's mouth, and at the same time, he flicked his right hand and threw what he was holding. With 100% power amplification, it landed with perfect accuracy in the sea monster's mouth.

The sea monster, which had its mouth agape in anticipation of eating its takeout, didn't realize what had happened until it felt something fall between its teeth.

Sea monster: What does it taste like?

Sea Monster: Not sure, let me chew some more.

Chewing and chewing... The sea monster's tentacles suddenly twitched, and it let out a painful wail. Its massive body crashed down with the pirate ship.

You have killed the deep-sea monster.

Splash—

The sound effect of gold coins scattering plays.

The sea monster transformed into a ray of golden light, and the pirate ship disintegrated, replaced by a sea full of spoils.

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