Endless Ocean: Survival Begins with a Dugout Canoe-Chapter 105 - 102: Slaying the Sea Beast! Glacier Dragon
The air temperature plummeted as if on a roller coaster. Moments later, fine snowflakes began to drift down over the sea.
’Do A-rank sea beasts really come with special effects?’
Shi Ming grumbled to himself. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
It was the height of summer, after all. Even in these northern waters, snow was an unbelievable, almost bizarre phenomenon.
"Captain, the unidentified sea beast is less than five nautical miles away."
"Four nautical miles..."
"All hands, back to your cabins! Stone Pillar, take them and the *Dayun* and fall back three nautical miles."
The crew would be no help in a battle against an A-rank sea beast. The best they could do was monitor the surrounding waters for anomalies from a safe distance and provide logistical support.
With his blade in his right hand, Shi Ming extended his left and caught a falling snowflake.
’It’s been a long time since I’ve seen snow.’
The *Dayun* got underway. The *Sun Piercer*, with Shi Ming aboard, had already activated its flight mode and was hovering low in the air.
Below him, slush ice was already forming in the seawater. The water temperature had plunged far below zero, even colder than the air.
An A-rank sea beast... utterly terrifying.
Shi Ming stood in his captain’s uniform as snowflakes fell around him, melting the instant they touched his skin. The crimson markings on his right arm seemed to sense the impending battle and began to stir restlessly.
The snowfall grew denser.
HAAA...
White mist plumed with every breath.
Ice crystals were even starting to form in Shi Ming’s hair.
The *Dayun* was now three nautical miles away, and Shi Ming could finally feel the piercing killing intent in the air.
ROAR—
’It’s here!’
A long, colossal figure erupted from the sea, scattering a storm of ice crystals, like a Divine Spirit breaking free from its prison!
A dragon!
A dragon that looked as if it were forged from ice crystals!
It was covered in fantastical, crystalline scales. The moment it broke the surface, its savage, deep-blue eyes locked with Shi Ming’s. The sheer indifference in that gaze sent a primal jolt of fear through him, an immediate warning of danger.
SWISH!
The *Sun Piercer* reacted instantly, nimbly dodging the Ice Crystal Dragon’s first attack—a sweeping blow from its tail!
With no warning, no wind-up, the A-rank sea beast’s crystalline tail slammed down like an avalanche. It kicked up a massive spray, which then froze mid-air into a shower of glittering ice crystals that fell with a soft RUSTLE.
At almost the exact same moment, the Ice Crystal Dragon opened its maw.
A swirling storm of ice crystals gathered in its mouth before being violently exhaled.
An instant cast!
Everywhere the frost breath touched, the very air seemed to freeze solid. A wave of cold energy sent the temperature plummeting. CRACKLE CRACKLE CRACKLE—the seawater crystallized, and in an instant, the surrounding ocean had become a vast ice field.
Truly a terrifying sight.
Good thing the *Dayun* had retreated when it did.
A ship would be completely trapped on this new ice plain.
But fortunately, the *Sun Piercer* had its flight mode. It was like an automated missile in the sky, allowing Shi Ming to maneuver nimbly, searching for an opening to land a fatal blow.
Fighting an A-rank sea beast was a constant, heart-pounding rush of adrenaline!
’Focus. Full power.’
After a few of the Ice Crystal Dragon’s attacks, the whole area—both sea and air—was an unending tide of ice-blue frost. There were no safe zones. The entire sea was shrouded in an icy mist, and Shi Ming felt his navigator’s suit freeze into a solid sheet of ice.
The cold and the minor damage weren’t enough to break through his defenses, but they severely hampered his mobility.
The moment he moved, the frozen upper half of his suit shattered into dust.
Ruined.
That suit had been his first upgrade using the Brain of Creation. It held a lot of sentimental value.
He had no time to mourn its loss. Amid the CLANGING and CRUNCHING of blade against scales, they exchanged another dozen blows in rapid succession.
The Ice Crystal Dragon took a deep breath, as if preparing an ultimate attack.
’A perfect chance!’
’Charging up now? Do you really think I can’t break through your defense?’
The crimson light on his right arm flared, spreading to his chest. As the *Sun Piercer* weaved evasively, the King Slayer in his hand began to tremble with anticipation. The crimson patterns flowed onto the blade, causing any ice crystals that touched it to vanish instantly, like a snowflake on a red-hot stove.
Tenfold Power!
ROAR!
In that split second, the Ice Crystal Dragon roared as it met the physically-empowered King Slayer in a head-on collision!
Shi Ming’s current Attack Power was already 64. Boosted by Tenfold Power, the effect of this heavy strike was devastating.
The blue light of the crystals and the crimson light of the markings clashed, tearing a fiery rift through the frost storm. The unstoppable King Slayer then smashed against the Ice Crystal Dragon’s incredibly hard scales. A deafening CRACK echoed out as huge shards of ice flew in all directions. The thick glacier covering the sea suddenly shattered!
The Ice Crystal Dragon’s long body was bent at an acute angle and slammed into a fissure in the ice, twisted and embedded. It was like an earthworm brutally pinned to the ground by a stick through its midsection.
Shattered scales flew everywhere, peppering Shi Ming’s body and carving shallow cuts that healed almost instantly.
HISS—
A spray of ice-cold red burst from the Ice Crystal Dragon’s body, splashing across Shi Ming’s face and chest, fueling his fighting spirit to an even greater height.
CRACK!
Shi Ming ripped the King Slayer from the dragon’s body!
As the Ice Crystal Dragon thrashed and shrieked, its eyes met Shi Ming’s at close range. But in Shi Ming’s gaze, it sensed a coldness even more profound than its own, and the oppressive aura of a superior predator.
An unfamiliar terror began to well up within it.
The cold, sharp light in Shi Ming’s eyes now rivaled that of the arctic creature. Empowered by his right arm, he swung the King Slayer in a swift arc, straight toward the A-rank sea beast’s head.
The duration of Tenfold Power hadn’t run out yet!
The most domineering strike, the ultimate satisfaction!
HAH!
Layer after layer of scales cracked open. Icy-red blood splattered out, freezing almost instantly. The Ice Crystal Dragon thrashed its head wildly, its frost breath lashing out indiscriminately and leaving angry red welts on Shi Ming’s muscles. Shi Ming powered through the damage, while the dragon’s lower body writhed madly, like an eel pinned in place.
One strike!
Two strikes!
Three strikes!
Icy scales flew as crimson blood erupted!
CRASH! Its defenses shattered completely. A torrent of impossibly cold blood, mixed with the creature’s brain matter, gushed out and drenched Shi Ming. His right arm was like a ravenous wolf at a grand feast, greedily devouring the arctic energy.
A chill seemed to rise from the very depths of his DNA.
Haaa...
Shi Ming plunged the King Slayer into the ice. Having pushed himself to the limit, he leaned on the hilt and took a deep, shuddering breath.
The howling wind and snow had transformed the sea into a world of silver.
A twenty-meter-long Ice Crystal Dragon lay twisted like a macabre work of art atop the thick glacier, which was now split in two. It no longer showed any signs of life.
An A-rank sea beast, fallen.
...
[Congratulations! You have slain the A-rank sea beast: Glacier Dragon! Bathed in its blood, you have acquired the A-rank skill: Ice Annihilation.]
Shi Ming waited for a moment.
This time, there was no notification about it being devoured.
After so long, he finally had a new skill.
