The shadow grew larger and larger, and finally broke through the sea to Li Changge's horrified gaze.

A creature resembling an osprey hopped onto Li Changge's raft, its size only about the length of Li Changge's arm.

"Holy crap, what is that?" Li Changge's small raft was rocked back and forth by the creature, and he almost capsized.

"Ding, congratulations to the host for capturing an elite-level creature: Rift Eagle Zhun."

【Splitter Eagle: Elite Marine Creature】

[Origin: A creature derived from the fusion of two unknown marine giants, dating back a thousand years. It resembles an osprey, is extremely aggressive, and is thus named the Rending Eagle. Its population is small, with only a dozen or so known to exist.]

[Function 1: The Rending Eagle has extremely high loyalty and can fly. Why not try sending it to a distant location to collect resource barrels for you? This function can only be used once a day.]

[Function 2: The bloodline of the Rending Eagle is in the middle range among marine creatures, which can help you deter low-level creatures]

"Wow, that's pretty awesome." Li Changge's eyes lit up after reading about the origins of the Rift Eagle.

When he looked at Rift Eagle again, his eyes had completely changed.

The deep green feathers and sharp eyes of the Cracked Eagle Zhun deeply attracted Li Changge.

A blue fishhook was hanging from the front of the former's abdomen; although it was hidden deep in the feathers, Li Changge could spot it at a glance…

"This fishhook really brought me something good, System. Now, will Rift Eagle obey me?"

"100% obedience."

"Great, system, I love you to death."

“…”

Seeing the perverted look in its master's eyes, Rift Eagle silently took a step back.

Li Changge tentatively moved to the side of Lie Yingzhun, slowly stood up, and found that the little guy only reached her thigh.

"Hehe, now you're my partner, so I need to give you a name." Li Changge half-squatted down, stroking the little head of the Cracked Eagle, his eyes full of lewdness...

Pshaw, it's love.

“Your name is Lieyingzhun, and it also looks a lot like an osprey, hmm…” Li Changge lowered his head, deep in thought.

Seeing his master so serious, the eagle's eyes also showed curiosity.

It's too ginkgo-like.

“I’ve decided, from now on I’ll call you Little Chicken!” Li Changge looked up and said seriously.

"..."

“Host, marine creatures have a patience value. Once it is depleted, they will leave. Under normal circumstances, the patience value is enough for several years, but you are accelerating the depletion of this patience value.”

The system's implication is...

Li Changge, something's wrong with you.

Although the Rending Eagle didn't know what the name meant, it disliked it, and its eyes revealed impatience.

"Damn it, system, why didn't you say so earlier? Are you messing with me again?" Li Changge cursed directly.

"No normal person would do such a thing."

"..." Li Changge was completely speechless. He only wanted to tease Lie Yingzhun, but he didn't expect the system to be so unfair.

"Alright, I'm not teasing you anymore. Let's get serious. From now on, I'll call you Crack." Li Changge laughed.

The sharp eyes of the Cracked Eagle revealed a hint of helplessness, but it was still much better than "little chicken".

So it had no choice but to reluctantly accept the name.

"Haha, Little Liekai, from now on we're in the same boat. Please take good care of me." Li Changge sat down again, picked up Liekai, and showered him with kisses.

"Bah!"

Just as the two were enjoying a tender moment, the animal suddenly let out a violent cry, startling Li Changge.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Ignoring Li Changge's panicked cries, the rift unfurled its thick wings and flew towards the back of the raft.

"Bah! Bah! Bah!"

It flew with one side split open, emitting a piercing cry as if warning some creature.

[Warning! Warning! Unidentified marine life has appeared in Class F waters. Survivors in that area, please prepare for the worst-case scenario of not surviving.]

The mechanical voice issued three warnings in succession, each one more urgent than the last.

Just then, the mechanical voice in the sky delivered another astonishing message, and this time, not only was there sound, but images also appeared.

Li Changge looked up and his eyes widened instantly, a cold sweat breaking out on his back.

"This...this isn't me?"

In the scene, a towering creature, shrouded in thick fog, stands behind a human and an eagle. Judging from its shape…

This is a mammoth!

Even with the information provided by the mechanical voice, it was unable to determine what type of creature it was.

That's fucking...

It is very likely a prehistoric creature!

But what terrified Li Changge the most was...

The man and the eagle in the picture are him and Lie Kai!

"Holy crap? Was there a monster standing behind me just now?" Li Changge was trembling all over, but when he turned around, there was nothing there.

Everything remained calm and peaceful.

"System, did you detect anything just now?"

"No."

The system's response did not put Li Changge at ease; instead, it made him feel even more uneasy.

"Just how terrifying is a creature that even the system can't detect?"

"I'm probably going to die here, right? What a pity, I haven't even become the overlord of this sea yet, and I'm already doomed. I'll die before I even get started," Li Changge said, feeling utterly hopeless.

Given his personality, he usually wouldn't accept his fate, but this time the biological gap was just too great, leaving no room for struggle, so Li Changge had no choice but to give up.

A mammoth of unknown strength stood behind Li Changge; just thinking about it makes it clear...

This is definitely going to get him killed.

Perhaps the splitting apart was a sign that the creature sensed the threat of the giant and had no choice but to flee.

"If Heaven had not given birth to me, Li Changge, the sea route would have remained in perpetual darkness. Mammoth, come forth!" Li Changge stood up, turned around, and roared in the direction of the mammoth.

That look on his face showed he was ready to die!

Li Changge kept his eyes closed. He dared not look at the mammoth. He was afraid that the visual impact of seeing such a huge figure would scare him to death.

Half a minute passed, but nothing happened.

"That shouldn't be the case!"

Li Changge cautiously opened his eyes a crack, only to find that the sea in front of him was still calm and still.

"Could it be a false alarm?" Li Changge breathed a sigh of relief and smelled the clothes.

"vomit!"

Mmm...that's sour and refreshing.

Li Changge turned his head and found that Lie Kai, who had run away earlier, was standing next to him, staring at Li Changge with a questioning look.

It's as if they're watching someone who's mentally challenged.

"Holy crap, you actually know how to come back? You're all abandoning us when disaster strikes, aren't you?" Li Changge yelled and lunged at the crack.

But the latter simply shifted to the left and dodged the "fatal pounce".

Li Changge missed his target.

"You son of a bitch." Li Changge shut his mouth before he could finish speaking.

He stared blankly at the split buttocks.

There was a shocking wound there, so deep that the bone was visible.

"You...you didn't get into a fight with a mammoth, did you?"