Chapter 478: Dragon King Whale

“There seems to be something under the sea.” Gray’s face materialized on the wall.

The words had barely left his mouth.

Qin Ziwen stumbled as the Lost Home suddenly shot forward, tearing a long wake across the sea’s surface.

In the distance, a dense shadow under the water was approaching at high speed.

Judging by the shadow’s size, it was far larger than the Mosasaurus and Megalodon they had encountered before.

The shadow was incredibly fast. As it closed in, it suddenly broke through the surface of the sea!

Its massive body opened a cavernous, blood-red maw and lunged viciously at the ship’s stern.

In an instant, the Lost Home beneath his feet changed abruptly.

An invisible force swept over the entire ship.

Qin Ziwen felt the power surge from his feet into his body. He hesitated for a moment but didn’t stop it.

He then felt his body become as light as a feather that had landed on the deck.

The enormous Giant Beast passed right through him. He heard the crash of massive waves and the howl of the wind.

The moment the Giant Beast shot past the front of the ship, the Lost Home turned from ethereal to solid!

BAM!!!

The Giant Beast’s tail was smashed open, tearing away a large chunk of flesh and blood.

The sharp ram on the bow seemed to come alive, plunging into the Giant Beast’s rear like a heavy sword.

A shrill cry echoed across the sea.

The Giant Beast crashed down.

BOOM!

Tumultuous waves, thick with blood, spread out in all directions.

Qin Ziwen mentally recited the results of his earlier Insight.

[Extraordinary Dragon King Whale: ☆☆☆★★]: Level 3 Deep Sea Giant Beast, Level 1 Superior Cardiopulmonary Function, Level 1 Endurance Boost

Judging from its attribute panel, this Dragon King Whale had already broken through to the Extraordinary realm. Combined with its massive body, its brute strength was astounding.

But it was only brute strength.

The injured Dragon King Whale turned in the sea and charged toward the Lost Home.

Its provoked eyes turned crimson. It opened its cavernous maw, revealing rows of sharp teeth as dense as a saw’s blade.

The instant it was about to make contact with the Lost Home, the ship once again turned ethereal.

The Dragon King Whale passed before their eyes like a phantom.

‘This ghost-ification ability… it’s a bit cheap,’ Qin Ziwen thought, putting himself in the Dragon King Whale’s place after experiencing it firsthand.

It was a classic case of a stats monster running into a mechanics monster.

Ghost-ification grants immunity to physical attacks but not to elemental attacks.

Unfortunately, the Dragon King Whale just so happened to lack any elemental abilities, making it completely countered.

‘Such a huge monster. We never ran into it when our Gated Community was here, but now we encounter it right after leaving,’ Qin Ziwen mused. ‘I wonder if it was drawn by the scent of blood.’

On the beach, corpses were piled up like mountains, and countless more were hidden beneath the waves of the near-shore waters.

The seawater was dyed red, the thick scent of blood like the most alluring pheromone.

“Here comes another one,” Gray said. Qin Ziwen then saw a fin break the surface in the distance, leaving a long, white wake behind it.

Its destination was straight toward them.

“Another one’s here,” Qin Ziwen said, narrowing his eyes.

The deep sea was home to all sorts of monsters. Just because the Dragon King Whale was only good at close combat didn’t mean other monsters were limited to that one ability.

“Let’s pull back first. This monster isn’t necessarily coming for us,” Qin Ziwen said meaningfully.

An injured Dragon King Whale bleeding profusely, and a Ghost Ship made entirely of wooden planks.

It went without saying which was more tempting to a predator!

Underwater, the two Giant Beasts collided.

Farther away, the sea’s surface churned.

More predators were joining the battle.

“President, there are so many monsters underwater,” Zhang Chongshan said, gripping the railing tightly.

Qin Ziwen glanced around. “This is no simple matter. We might be in an ocean world of Giant Beasts.”

Ripples spread across the surface of the water.

The people on the shore noticed something was wrong.

“Back up! Don’t get near the beach!” Du Yu pulled the people beside him back, clearing an empty space along the edge of the sand.

Beneath the waves, more and more Deep Sea Giant Beasts were gathering. Top predators, rarely seen on a normal day, were now assembled. In the past, they each had their own territory and a mutual understanding, but now they all seemed drawn by the blood.

A terrifying, large-scale slaughter began, turning the world beneath the sea into a grinding pit of flesh and blood.

A Sea Beast died, its corpse floating to the surface.

Its grayish-white body had been chewed to pieces.

The deep blue seawater churned and roiled.

Mogu muttered, “Something’s not right. These beasts are far too murderous. It defies logic. There’s a problem. I must go and warn my Lord.”

Mogu walked toward the Lost Home on the sea’s surface.

He walked barefoot on the water, and a great white shark launched a sneak attack from below.

Beneath the murky water, a cruel glint flashed in the great white’s eyes.

Mogu’s expression didn’t change. He raised his right foot high, toes pointing down, and stomped down like a steel spear.

The great white’s head instantly exploded.

Mogu leaped onto the deck and came up behind Qin Ziwen. “My Lord, these beasts all have their own territories. Normally, they wouldn’t fight to the death like this over a little food. A beast’s instinct is to survive. Their current behavior goes against that instinct.”

“I felt it too.” Qin Ziwen gripped the railing with both hands. “Their state is abnormal. I suspect it’s related to these corpses. Perhaps… the sacrifice isn’t over. Those people from before only left, but the ritual is still ongoing.”

Mogu said, “That’s possible. The fish corpses on the beach don’t look like they’ve been piled up for long. Some of them are still relatively fresh, which means the sacrificial ritual has actually been continuously maintained.”

“Let’s head to the shore and observe for a bit.”

The Lost Home sailed toward the island’s shore.

They were in luck. No Sea Beasts came to obstruct them all the way until they docked by the shore.

The slaughter raged on for several hours, until the nearby waters were all stained crimson.

As the seawater churned, the crimson was swallowed by an inky blue.

At some point, a strong wind began to blow across the sea. The weather changed abruptly, and a torrential downpour began.

Du Yu looked up. “The weather here changes so fast.”

Cao Biansheng rubbed his face. “Why do I have this strange feeling of familiarity? I feel like I’ve seen this scene somewhere before.”

“Me too. It feels like déjà vu,” Qin Ziwu added quietly.

Jin Hao was speechless. “Why are you all being so cryptic? Isn’t this the same downpour from when that monster appeared last time? Brothers, I’m heading back first. We were lucky it ignored us last time, but I’m not betting on that again.”

Looking out from the island toward the horizon, the flat surface of the sea suddenly caved in.

It was as if it had been drained from within!

Immediately after, the sunken patch of sea formed a massive vortex, which grew larger and larger.

The remaining fish carcasses on the shore, the barnacles on the reefs, and even the very top layer of sand were all dragged into the vortex by the immense suction, the chaos filled with the wails of Sea Beasts.

Qin Ziwen watched with his own eyes as the fish corpses by the sea were swept away by the waves. The nimble currents moved like dexterous fingers, plucking the area clean in moments.

In less than ten minutes, the island returned to its usual appearance. Even the blood-soaked sand was restored to its original state, and the murky seawater became clear once more.

A feeling of sated satisfaction radiated from the sea.

A moment later, an azure pearl floated up from the seabed to the surface.