Chapter 1138 Getting Swallowed Whole By the Giant White Whale Part 2

「They don’t hatch from eggs or anything like that?」

「NO, AS IT WAS THE RESULT OF THE AT-THE-TIME SCIENCE ETHICS COMBINED WITH THE GREAT ENTHUSIASM ABOUT THE FOOD CULTURE THAT WAS SPREADING ACROSS THE ENTIRE SHIP. EARLIER PEOPLE WERE ONLY EATING ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTS AND NUTRIENT PASTES, AND THERE IS AN ENTRY IN THE DATABASE SUGGESTING THAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE ACTUALLY GONE TO RIOT IF IT WAS NOT CHANGED ON THE DOUBLE.」

「By the way, is it the AI that leads those monsters into the direct confrontation with the players?」

「HMM…… WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT MY PROGRAMMING IS PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR CONTROLLING THOSE MONSTERS, I GUESS THAT YOU CAN SAY THAT I DO NOT CONTROL THEIR BEHAVIORAL PROTOCOLS PER SE…… I GUESS THAT YOU CAN SAY THAT THEY HAVE PARTIAL AUTONOMY, SOMETHING THAT TRIES TO RECREATE THE THING THAT ORGANIC BEINGS CALL “INSTINCT”, I SUPPOSSE?」

So what you are trying to say here is that you may actually be responsible for moving those things around, but you are not aware of doing it, huh? Hmm, in that case…… We might actually want to go for “Zulu” right away.

「Alright, Survivor, let’s try to focus on getting about fifty thousand score points as soon as possible.」

「Alright, got it.」

「HMM? OH, WHAT’S THIS? HAVE YOU ALREADY MANAGED TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT?」

「You know what the greatest weapon of humanity is? Communication! It is thanks that the ability to communicate with one another we were able to advance our technology so much that we were able to reach for the stars! All because our ancestors learned that they can talk to one another and that it is more profitable than blindly assaulting one another.」

「FUFU, THAT SOUNDS TRULY WONDERFLU.」

This is the second layer of this ship, so it means that it should theoretically be a little bit smaller than the first one. But that being said, it is still quite large. So, I wonder if there is also going to be some sort of a means of transportation in here just like it was present in the first layer? I mean, it would certainly make moving about this place a whole lot easier. But I guess that until we manage to find one such means of transportation, we will have no other choice but to continue going on foot in here for the time being.

「ALSO, AS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS ZONE, NO MATTER IF ITS BEEF OR PORK OR PULTRY, IF YOU MANAGE TO HARVEST IT FROM THE MONSTERS, IT CAN BE SAFELY PROCESSED AND COOKED INSIDE OF THE SAFE ZONE.」

「Say, Survivor? You managed to obtain the title of the “Gourmet Tongue” yet?」

「I have no clue what that title even is in the first place!」

Hmm, I see. Well then, I guess it’s going to be some much anticipated yakiniku time inside of the game really soon!

And perhaps it managed to hear the voice inside of my head, but all of a sudden there was a mutated cow torso with no head and huge horns sticking out of its neck that appeared right in front of us, rushing our way in a blind rage. Seriously, meeting a livestock so soon, as if it was on demand? Well then, I would be an absolute fool to not take that offer since it was presenting itself to us like that!!

Normally when you think about meat, you have the image of the animal that was slaughtered to get it inside of your head. However, this creature is a monster, not a normal animal. So there is no need to waste time on pointless comparisons like that. However, seeing a lump of red meat rushing you just like that with reckless abandon really is scary in its own right.

「Alright! Fresh meat coming out way!」

Surprisingly enough, Survivor also happened to let out a sonorous warcry and went his own way, putting some distance between the two of us. As for the weapon he was using…… Wouldn’t that be a halberd, huh……?

「So, you like to slash at your opponents while keeping distance, huh?」

「Well, technically I prefer thrusting attacks more than slashing ones!」

By the way, Halberd is a category of weapon that is considered both a spear and an axe. It might be a little bit confusing at first, but in reality it is really simple: it’s an axe that can also pierce you, as well as a spear that can slash you to pieces. As for the type of player that Survivor is…… Yeah, he’s a frontline attacker who puts all of his points into toughness and attack power.

Furthermore, although it is said that the proficiency of this weapon gravitates towards player versus player type of combat, if used and mastered correctly, one can easily use that weapon even against top tier monsters and emerge victorious from the fight without as much of a scratch. But it also depends on the player themselves: their skills, their equipment, their player skill and so on and so forth.

「Since they do not have heads, it’s easier to stab them where it hurts!」

The tip of the sword pierced the neck of the livestock monster, and then I unleashed a barrage of stabbing attacks right at its weak point, skewering it over and over again and ultimately sending it flying in the air.

「Whoa, that’s some crazy amazing swordsmanship right there!」

「The proficiency levels of this weapons has always been set up to be at the maximum output, I just used a few skills here and there to correct the way in which I would be using it.」

The Warrior-Class-based profession “Soldier”. It is not nearly as strong as some of the top classes out there that specialize in one or two things at maximum, but it can stand on its own thanks to the overwhelming mastery of all possible weapon types in existence.

Originally, it seems to be a class where you are only able to use one skill: Weapon Drive”, but it also seems that this chump dumped that class to the side as soon as he happened to stumble upon the role of the Avenger. And here I thought that only women could be this indecisive and whimsical.

Hence, even the strongest weapons in the world are only as strong as the ones who are wielding them…… So by this principle, wouldn’t that mean that this guy would be crazy strong even with a standard weapon in hand?

「Woah there! Watch out, Sanraku! Something fat and wobbly is coming this way! Gross!」

「Huh!? The fuck!? That metaphor was way too vague, you know!?」

What the hell is that wobbly thing even supposed to be!? Is that a pig!? Or maybe a combination of a pig and something else entirely!? Come on now, Brave Fish! It’s your turn to shine!

「THIS ITEM IS THE HOMAGE TO THE “PORK” CATEGORY OF MEAT, SPECIFICALLY: “FATTY BELLY”.」

Oh my God, just look at how fatty this body is…… No, wait, it’s all fat in there!

Tsk, so a mass of crystalized fat it is, huh……? Well, kind of a bummer to actually be graced with an item like that as your first spoil in this sector, but whatever. But I guess it cannot really be helped…… I’ll just have to try this again, as there will be much more enemies to come while we are in here!

「And since we are here, we might as well get a little bit flashy, huh!?」

A brand new sword that Break managed to put together for me while being in a rush: Sword…… Iron Sword “White Waves Swelling”! It’s time to verify how this thing does in combat!