Chapter 71 Electric Eel Pursuit

“Zizizi…”

"Crack..." The first layer of water shield shattered.

"Oh my god, the voltage is so high!"

“The underwater high-voltage wire isn’t called that for nothing.”

“But it looks pretty good.”

"Beautiful? Zhao Xueyue, what's with that vision? It's terrifying! My scalp goes numb when I think about being knocked unconscious or killed by this electric current." Qi Lian was a little scared of this guy.

"Why don't you want to catch it? I've reached the pinnacle of my life. Am I still afraid?"

"You are hypnotizing yourself."

"Wrong! Self-motivation!"

"Alright, both of you, be quiet for a moment. Don't you see there's only one layer of water shield left? We have to find a way to take it down." Lin Ziyu interrupted their idle chatter and looked at Yun Xiang. "How well do you know about electric eels?"

"This mutant electric eel looks to be over a hundred pounds, so it's clearly an adult. An adult electric eel can discharge 150 to 200 times per second, up to four times as much as before the mutation. The current weakens after continuous discharge. I observed it for about a minute, which is very disadvantageous to us.

Moreover, it can recover its power generation capacity very quickly, in about 10 seconds, and the discharge range exceeds ten meters, which means that after each attack, we must retreat more than ten meters, otherwise we will be electrocuted, and at best fall into the water, or die suddenly.

This behemoth, armed with extremely lethal weapons, instills fear in all living things. Of course, this fear also brings considerable benefits, such as generators capable of generating electricity, and the ability to insulate most of its body and organs from electrical current. These are excellent materials for crafting or refining weapons. Therefore, my luck should be quite high.

"Are you trying to find joy in misery? Self-deprecating?" Bai Shanshan raised an eyebrow. "Do you have any solutions?"

"Look, here come a few more!" Qi Lian held the railing of the sail tightly with both hands. The foodie finally felt afraid.

Because the river water is conductive, the entire river surface is like a huge electric net, locking the fishing boat in the center.

“Sizzle… snap…”

"Crack!" A defensive talisman was scrapped, and Yun wanted to replace it with a five-layer defensive talisman in time.

"Is there anything more amazing than this?" Lin Ziyu couldn't help but feel jealous.

"Not yet!" Yun Xiang shook her head. First, her own level could not be raised, and second, there was no better material than banyan thorns.

"Crack!" "Boom!" Dozens of electric eels discharged their electricity simultaneously, instantly destroying the five layers of defensive talismans. Simultaneously, the energy boat was pushed over ten meters, and several people on board stumbled. Within seconds, the electric eels caught up again.

"Boom!" Another shot shattered the energy boat, sending it flying and crashing into the water. A faint crack was visible. Several people clung to the sails and rudder to avoid falling into the water, momentarily unable to free themselves to attack. Yun Xiang followed the boat's swaying motion, deftly turning his body and becoming the first to regain his footing.

"Bang!" Another blow. No, still too slow! No matter how Yun Xiang adjusted her stance, she was always attacked the moment she activated the defensive talisman. The only time she could buy was the 1-2 seconds it took to activate the defensive talisman. If she switched it to something else, Yun Xiang glanced at the others who were busy with their own affairs and stopped hesitating.

"Crack!" The defensive talisman shattered, and three haste talismans simultaneously struck the bow, stern, and sail of the fishing boat. With the momentum of the electric eels' impact, the haste talismans unleashed their power, continuously increasing their speed and dashing out of the electric eel encirclement until their energy was exhausted.

Due to the heavy weight of the fishing boat and the people, the three haste talismans only lasted 12 seconds before being scrapped. Fortunately, everyone was out of danger for the time being.

"Where is this?" Lin Ziyu recovered and looked at Yun Xiang with a confused look on her face.

"It should be north!" Yun Xiang wiped the sweat from her face. She was too anxious just now, so she just focused on steering and chose a direction at random.

"How scary!" Zhao Xueyue no longer thought electric eels were pretty.

"Do you want to go back?" Bai Shanshan was the first to regain her composure.

She was a little reluctant to escape like this. They had been a team with Lin Ziyu for three or four years and had experienced many near-death experiences, though none as thrilling as this one, it wasn't enough to stop them.

"Go back! How do I go back?" Lin Ziyu decided without a second thought. Since she'd escaped, it meant there was a loophole she could exploit. As long as she capitalized on it, getting back wouldn't be a problem. Yun Xiang also agreed with Lin Ziyu's decision, and she had a rough plan in mind.

"Come on, come on, take out your treasured attack talismans. Forget about the conductive ones. If I knew who among you was causing trouble, hehe—" Lin Ziyu looked at Bai Yan meaningfully.

Bai Yan was completely stunned by this moment, completely oblivious to what Lin Ziyu was talking about. Lin Ziyu didn't care either; even if Bai Yan offered her a talisman, she wouldn't give her a cent. Soon, everyone had distributed the talismans and agreed on how to work together.

"Yunxiang, you know the situation best. What do you think we should do?" Lin Ziyu delegated the responsibility without hesitation. Yunxiang was the most clear-headed person throughout the entire process, and she was the only one who could find loopholes.

"The haste charm can sustain our ship for 12 seconds, and the electric eel needs 10 seconds to recover its power."

"Then we can use these 10 seconds to rush back and 2 seconds to open the defense talisman." Zhao Xueyue looked delighted, perfect!

"But in this case, we will just catch the electric eel when it launches its strongest electrical attack, and the water shield will still break and we will have to escape in a panic." Jindie felt that this would lead to an infinite loop.

"Jindie is right. The defensive talisman can only block one attack. We don't have time to attack." Yun thought for a moment and said, "There are two ways. I'll activate the defensive talisman, and you guys attack. We need to use these two seconds. Be careful not to hit the defensive talisman.

This direct confrontation method is a test of strength. Is our talisman stronger than the electric eel's? We need to try it out first before deciding on the next move. If the cost is too great, it is not necessary.

The second method is that I have a talisman, the Ice Sealing Talisman, which can freeze everything within a certain range. It's a mid-level talisman, but I think it's more powerful than that. We can use the Ice Sealing Talisman to freeze the water surface, and then attack from the water surface.

Of course, all this assumes that the Ice Sealing Talisman is non-conductive and can block the power grid, and that we have ice-breaking weapons, and we need to be quick to prevent the electric eels from escaping from beneath the ice. Yun Xiang thought back to the scene where they had taken the Ice Spirit Grass. Electric eels are over four meters long and can swim, so they can't be caught by simply drilling a small hole. Yun Xiang summed up everything he could think of.

"You have such a good thing! I didn't realize it, Xiaoyun thought!" Lin Ziyu said in surprise, "I really feel ashamed of our talisman-making ancestors."

"..." Yun Xiang looked ashamed.

"She definitely didn't do it herself." Bai Yan became more and more convinced that Yun Xiang had someone behind her.

"Ignore her, just treat it as a fart!" If Bai Yan hadn't spoken, the few people would have forgotten her long ago.

"I think we can try both methods. After all, we have a 2-second time difference. As for the talismans, our talisman-making club has no shortage of them."

"That's what we'll do."

Seeing everyone heading back, Bai Yan was furious. She didn't want to die with them, what a bunch of lunatics! She stepped forward to pull Lin Ziyu away, but was knocked unconscious by Huang Shanshan behind her. Qi Lian, who had the highest stamina, threw her back into the cabin to keep her out of the way.

(End of this chapter)