Endless Ocean: Survival Begins with a Dugout Canoe-Chapter 75 - 73: When Gazing into the Abyss
The moment the roulette of flesh began to spin, Shi Ming had already struck.
’I don’t care what kind of demon or monster you are. I’ll shatter all your tricks with pure force!’
He had already figured out the basics of Edward’s combat mechanics. He deduced that Edward’s ability to regenerate severed limbs must also be a skill granted by one of the closed eyes on his chest.
Shi Ming refused to believe it was without limits.
After all, even a true S-rank skill like the Black Tortoise Shield was far from invincible. Not only did its invulnerability last for just three seconds, but each use also consumed one-fifth of his Physical Strength. Even at his peak, Shi Ming could only use the Black Tortoise Shield five times.
’So this limb regeneration must have its limits, too!’
’Either it has a limited number of uses or a time limit.’
The King Slayer Saber was an advanced, level 7 weapon. Its attack bonus was extremely high; an ordinary person could use it to easily slice through metal and jade. In the hands of an Awakened, its power increased by a huge margin.
An endless blade aura flared violently as he once again struck Edward, just as the fourth eye on his abdomen erupted with black light.
SLASH!
Edward, focused on releasing his skill, was once again split in two.
The last cut had been horizontal; this one was vertical, forming a perfect cross.
However, the skill from the fourth eye had already taken form. Edward’s severed halves writhed on the ground and coalesced into a black ball covered in sharp spikes.
It resembled a porcupinefish.
The spikes on the porcupinefish-like body then shot out in all directions.
It was a skill from the A-rank sea beast, the Hard-Boned Porcupinefish: Piercing Porcupine Bone Bursting!
DING! DING! DING!
The moment he sliced Edward open, Shi Ming had already leaped back several meters. He swung the King Slayer Saber with blinding speed, blocking the vast majority of the spikes. A few broke through and struck his body, but they failed to penetrate his tough defenses, leaving only shallow wounds.
The wounds sealed up almost instantly, the bleeding stopped, and they quickly turned into scars.
His base Defense Power was as high as 110, and his recovery and durability were among the best of all Awakened.
BANG!
The spherical porcupinefish form exploded, scattering bone spikes like a torrential downpour of needles. Immediately after, Edward, having once again reformed his body, was standing on the deck. The scars on his body made him look as if he’d been cut into four pieces and crudely stitched back together.
The instant Piercing Porcupine Bone Bursting was finished, without a moment’s pause, the fifth eye on his chest lit up.
The fifth eye blinked, its pupil transforming into a dangerous abyss.
Shi Ming felt an incredibly powerful, terrifying suction force.
It was like being a tiny boat caught in an ocean whirlpool.
Any conscious being that had gazed upon the abyss would be irresistibly drawn toward it, destined to sink in and become a part of it.
’If I actually get touched by that bizarre abyss, I’ll be in real trouble.’
At his peak, he would have had more than enough strength to break free.
But after several fights, he was running low on Physical Strength.
Since arriving in this world, he hadn’t fought many Awakened, and high-level ones were even rarer. Demon Sword had been a decent challenge, but he was child’s play compared to this blond man.
’He casually unleashes one powerful skill after another, and he even has that terrifying regeneration to fall back on.’
He stabbed the King Slayer Saber into the deck to resist the terrifying suction.
Shi Ming’s deductive abilities were exceptional. Based on the skill’s effects and the intelligence he possessed, he had already figured out its name.
According to the reports from the *Yellowstone*, the Lighthouse had discovered a total of three S-rank sea beasts.
The first was named Sea Jade, with the skill Eye of Dream Weaving.
The second was the Tide-Calling Whale, whose skill was the Tide of Confusion, which he had already experienced firsthand.
The third was the Deep Sea Leviathan, and its skill was the Abyss of Devouring!
’Ranked 25th!’
Of course, it was possible the Lighthouse had hunted other S-rank sea beasts in the last decade, but this skill—with its devouring properties and the abyss-like pupil—was a ninety-percent match for the Abyss of Devouring on record.
’This guy... he really was just pretending to be weak!’
Shi Ming resisted the terrifying suction, his Physical Strength draining rapidly.
But Edward simply walked towards him step by step, a smile on his face.
Just as Shi Ming had guessed, this skill was indeed the Abyss of Devouring. The moment someone gazed upon it, they were marked as prey, and an irresistible force would pull them in to be devoured.
As the saying goes, when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.
Unavoidable and inescapable!
"Hey! Kid!"
"Do you like this skill?"
"I can’t deny it, you’re really outstanding. You solo-killed Demon Sword, you’re immune to the Tide of Confusion, you tanked Piercing Porcupine Bone Bursting, and you almost broke through my Slug Body. But can you handle the 25th-ranked Abyss of Devouring?"
"I know you’re an S-rank Awakened. Come, become a part of my body. Your skills will shine ever so brightly through me."
A chill ran down Shi Ming’s spine.
’I still have a trick up my sleeve!’
Using one hand to steady himself, he used the other to take out the Tide Stone he had obtained earlier and abruptly crushed it.
He had already used his three daily upgrade chances early that morning. One had gone to his Sea Patrol Radar, and the other two had been used on this very Tide Stone. It now had the ability to replicate the signature skill of the A-rank Mist Jellyfish at 70% of its original power.
"A-rank skill, Mist!"
A thick fog erupted in an instant and spread with incredible speed. In just a few seconds, the area around Shi Ming was filled with a dense white mist, severely restricting vision to no more than a meter!
