Chapter 90: Standoff and Battle Imminent
The shark that Shen Dixin had been eagerly anticipating arrived on the fourth day. Staring at the fins that were visible above the surface of the sea, she muttered to herself, "It's here so early." Sharks usually appear on the sixth day.
"Shark? Dixin, let me help you."
Lu Mingang noticed the situation on the sea and quickly put down his cooking utensils.
Chen Dixin shook her head. "There's only one right now. I'll call you when we can't handle it anymore."
Grip the twin blades tightly, and calm your mind. I didn't use the thorns, otherwise they would be difficult to retrieve if they fell into the sea. Lost thorns will automatically return after twenty minutes. The complete set of thorns consists of eighteen thorns, and you need to manually retrieve them if you want to continue attacking.
The shark circled around, not preparing to attack, presumably waiting for other marine life to awaken.
Shen Dixin asked in the group chat and learned that only she had encountered a shark. She was relieved, but didn't forget to remind her friends to be careful of sea snakes. Yes, they were only now becoming aware of sea snakes.
A single shark is no problem for her; she estimates that multiple sharks will start appearing tomorrow.
The rushing sound of the water signaled that the fish were about to attack, and the shark was undoubtedly the leader. It had a sleek shape, healthy-looking skin, and was not very large, just over a meter long. It was probably a blacktip reef shark.
If it weren't for the fish plague, most sharks wouldn't attack humans unless they saw them. Now, its small eyes are filled with nothing but a thirst for killing.
Zhu Sha had completely forgotten the sadness of last night and happily followed behind, ready to fight. But Lu Mingang hadn't forgotten; that worry seemed to be imprinted on his heart, and every now and then he would look for Chen Dixin's figure.
Fish don't cry out; they silently reveal their murderous intent.
All of this was within Shen Dixin's grasp. She tossed the plank up and kicked it into the blacktip reef shark's wide-open mouth, slamming the leaping shark down.
She then quickly dealt with the surrounding fish. At this point, the blacktip reef shark was preparing to launch a second attack. She took a step to the side, dodged the impact, and pierced the fish's body with her knife, causing blood to ooze out.
Blacktip reef sharks are not such a fragile species, especially with the added frenzy of the fish plague, giving them a fearless and reckless spirit.
Unfortunately, no matter how much it struggled, it couldn't escape in the face of absolute power, and it was quickly cut in two by Shen Dixin.
[The player defeats a level 12 Blacktip Shark, which drops 1 Chaos Fang and 1 Shark Skin.]
[Congratulations, player! You have triggered the talent effect! 6 materials have been dropped!]
[The player defeated a level 12 Blacktip Shark and was rewarded with 156 experience points.]
Cutting them into pieces is the fastest way to deal with marine life. Unlike mammals, they don't have vital organs, but that's not absolute. Even if their vital organs are attacked, they won't immediately lose their fighting ability.
It took some time to deal with the sharks, and the fish spread onto the boat. "Splash, splash—" sounds could be heard from all directions, indicating that the fish were coming aboard.
She frantically tried to put out fires, thinking to herself that if things continued like this, she would probably have to ask Lu Mingang for help tomorrow.
"What a joke!"
Shen Dixin turned her head and saw that Lu Mingang was so frightened that he stabbed the knife into the fish's eye.
As if unwilling to accept defeat, even with its head chopped off, it still lies in wait, wanting to give its enemy a good thrashing. Now that it's exposed, it's jumping around frantically.
"Stay away from it and be careful."
Lu Mingang nodded, still shaken. The blackfin shark head he had pinned to the floor looked like it was dying with its eyes wide open!
Just as one shark died, another spawned, lurking nearby and waiting for its chance.
Shen Di's eyes gleamed with a sharp light. He had obtained six Chaos Fangs in one go, and he was only three short of upgrading his Shadow Twin Blades!
This is also why she's been using the Shadow Dual Blades for everything lately; the weapon's durability refreshes after upgrading, so it's more worthwhile to consume more durability before that happens.
Chaos Teeth are high-level materials with a low drop rate. However, since the player Chen Dixin is already level nine, the sharks she receives are also of a higher level, which will slightly increase the drop rate.
Even so, by the time they had collected all the Chaos Teeth, it was already close to dusk. Chen Dixin did not rush to upgrade his weapon, but instead rested on the spot, intending to finish off today's monster horde before upgrading.
Today's strange tide not only brought job item boxes, but also news of new elites.
[Congratulations on surviving the 75th wave of sea monster attacks! Reward: 1 Class Item Box. Would you like to challenge the next wave?]
[Elite sea monsters are about to attack in the 80th wave. Players, please prepare.]
Shen Dixin wasn't worried at all; on the contrary, he was eager to try. Elite sea monsters, they were sure to drop good stuff!
She casually opened the professional item box, expecting it to be empty or contain regular items, but instead, it emitted a purple light! She got a purple item!
The box quickly turned into white light, leaving behind a pair of gold-rimmed monocles.
【Item Name: Scanning Lens】
Item Quality: Purple
【Durability: 200/200】
[Equipment Attributes: None]
[Equipment Effects: Lightweight (does not occupy an accessory slot when worn), Insight (can obtain enemy's three dimensions; targets with more than twice the user's attributes may be detected, targets with more than three times the user's attributes will definitely fail)]
[Item Description: Pick the softest persimmons, lest you hit a brick wall!]
It was so difficult! After diligently opening twenty or thirty professional item boxes, Chen Dixin finally got a rare item, a special accessory that can reveal information!
She immediately put on her glasses, which added to her gentle and refined demeanor, but this tranquility was soon broken by herself.
Zhu Sha, with a fish in its mouth, turned around and saw its owner jumping around like a monkey, running and tumbling, muttering to himself. Zhu Sha tilted its head, unable to understand.
"It's so stable! It doesn't fall at all."
Shen Dixin was very satisfied. The monocle looked like the kind that would be blown off by the wind, but when she moved, it seemed to be firmly stuck to her skin.
She looked out intently. It was getting dark, and the fish had dispersed. Since they hadn't left the area, most of them were still lingering nearby.
Carnivorous fish viciously tear apart the corpses of their own kind, or hunt those wounded in a siege.
It doesn't matter if you don't look; as long as you focus on a living being for more than two seconds, the glasses will automatically capture and scan its attributes, and all the biological information within a hundred meters of your gaze will be presented to Shen Dixin.
Having been away from modern society for over a year, she experienced dizziness again, which was truly awful.
Feeling dizzy, Chen Dixin took off his glasses and fumbled around for a while before finding the adjustment button. There were three settings: normal display value, display value lower than his own, and display value higher than his own.
After resetting, only the shark's stats remained in the field of vision. The glasses judged the attribute level based on the base stats, and the shark's stats on paper were actually quite strong.
[Level 12 Mako Shark: Constitution 18, Strength 18, Speed 28]
[Level 13 Greenland Shark: Constitution 35, Strength 19, Speed 14]
Driven by curiosity, Chen Di watched it for a while while wearing his glasses, also testing its durability. Five minutes passed, and the durability hadn't decreased at all! It's quite durable.
However, no matter how durable it is, it shouldn't be used carelessly. Chen Dixin put the glasses back inside. With them, he wouldn't have to worry about foolishly rushing into battle against enemies he couldn't defeat, although it would be difficult to encounter such enemies at this stage.
Besides judging strength and weakness, it is also important to formulate a strategy in advance. For example, if you know in advance that the opponent is tough but slow, you can kite them away.
Knowing that the opponent has high attack but low health, you can ambush them and strike first to deliver a fatal blow, directly rendering them unable to fight.
The next day, Shen Dixin suddenly realized what she had overlooked.
Her ship and Lu Mingang's ship were bound together, like supplies on the sea; when the density reached a certain level, the increase was in quality.
Her expression was slightly solemn, and the shark in her field of vision was a full three meters long!
[Level 18 Sand Tiger Shark: Constitution 33, Strength 45, Speed 39]
Lu Mingang was quite strong, and his ship should have spotted a shark today, but Shen Dixin only found one, a sand tiger shark with exceptional strength.
She didn't look too good; two easy sharks were definitely easier to deal with than a formidable enemy.
Lu Mingang stood next to her. Even though he couldn't see the Sand Tiger Shark's stats, he could tell from its size that it was no pushover.
This time, Shen Dixin didn't ask him to cook. She was willing to take risks in many situations, but she couldn't bring herself to do anything too risky.
"We'll retreat when something comes up. It's okay if we can't hit them. If we get hurt, we'll use bloodworms."
Two people and a shark confront each other, and a battle is about to break out.
Zhu Sha kept glancing around, waiting for the right opportunity to unleash its power. It remained motionless on the other boat, determined to protect its home from its owner's fight with the big fish.
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Author's note: I should be able to update another 7,000 words today [crying emoji]
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