novelraw Chapter 124: Are You This Fierce?
Chapter 124: Are You This Fierce?
Mad Shark’s body was gradually transforming into that of a shark.
“Trouble…”
Chen Qi took a step back.
At this moment, the Flower Witch gripped her staff, her hands trembling slightly:
“This is… a mutation…”
The immense whale aura within Mad Shark’s body grew increasingly intense.
Mad Shark clutched his neck, but huge black bubbles instantly burst out from his throat.
His body was completely out of control, ruthlessly defiled by the whale’s blood.
In that instant, he saw above the boundless pitch-black ocean, the Great Whale hanging in the sky like a meteor falling from the cosmos.
The aura from that falling meteor pressed heavily upon him.Any struggle was useless; his soul was chaotic in the storm, uncertain of where it would go.
Mad Shark’s figure ballooned to five meters tall, his muscles turning into a smooth, dark surface continuously emitting black bubbles.
Finally, above the sea, he completed an incredible transformation, becoming a towering five-meter-tall giant shark-man!
So it would be like this—the second stage… Chen Qi pulled out the Black Blade from his Backpack Card.
Previously, he had also obtained some black whale blood but had kept it stored inside the Backpack Card.
Mutation was the result of severe imbalance of transcendent elements within the body.
The black whale blood contained chaotic power, and once consumed, carried a high risk of extreme mutation.
Yet, despite this, countless people still craved the black whale blood on the sea.
The power of black whale blood was power from the borderlands, containing limitless possibilities.
Legend had it that the nemesis of the Deep Sea Hunters, the Azure Beast, was originally a poor messenger, chased by creditors and abandoned by his wife and daughter.
However, one day, he accidentally obtained a piece of black whale blood and, with a mindset seeking death, consumed it.
From then on, he became a monster—not only avenging his grievances but also leaping to become a legendary fourth-tier transcendent!
It was precisely this legend that made many dare to risk taking black whale blood.
Because of this, Little Crow, who researched black whale blood, was able to rise from an ordinary ship medic to a cadre.
The Flower Witch immediately held her staff, blocking in front of Chen Qi:
“Qi, be careful.”
The heavy clashing of reforged steel bones gradually ceased.
Mad Shark bared his bloody shark teeth, exhaling a misty, murky black breath: “Are you ready, both of you!”
“So it can speak…”
Chen Qi muttered in disbelief.
Having consumed black whale blood twice in a row, Mad Shark retained his sanity, and his body still leaned toward human form rather than fully turning into a shark.
The mutated Mad Shark’s two enormous eyeballs displayed a noticeable increase in wisdom.
Mad Shark briefly suppressed his arrogance.
He decided to follow the original plan: first tie up Chen Qi, then use him to threaten the Flower Witch, defeating them one by one!
He licked his shark tongue, imagining how interesting it would be when the Flower Witch saw Chen Qi being humiliated by him.
A chill ran through Chen Qi’s feet.
This time, the monster’s target was him!
Boom!
A huge splash rose!
Mad Shark suddenly dived into the sea bottom. The mutation not only boosted his power but also greatly enhanced his mobility underwater.
He wants to take me hostage!
Chen Qi clenched his fists, unwilling to be a burden on this mission.
“Ember’s Binding!”
Chen Qi roared fiercely as tentacles spread from his clothes, blue flames burning his garment.
His strength and agility surged rapidly, accompanied by an unprecedented fury!
Boom!
The sea surface beneath his feet instantly exploded with violent waves!
The water spirits scattered quickly under orders.
Mad Shark leapt from the ocean, opening his huge jaws like a ferocious crocodile, viciously biting toward Chen Qi.
“Fen, help me restrain him!”
With the power of Ember’s Touch enhancing him, Chen Qi leapt high into the air.
After mutation, Mad Shark’s enlarged form made the Flower Witch’s vines even easier to hit him with!
“Hmm…”
The Flower Witch immediately used her vines to entangle him.
The situation was terrible; Chen Qi had become the hunted.
She herself was seriously injured and couldn’t protect Chen Qi well.
Perhaps Chen Qi would become food for Mad Shark right before her eyes.
The vines formed over the sea, tightly binding Mad Shark.
Chen Qi, relying on his balance skill and Water Walking experience, successfully landed on Mad Shark’s head.
At this moment, Mad Shark’s swinging arms were already entangled by vines.
Well done! Fen! Perfect attack timing!
“Ember’s Bloom!”
Anger flashed in Chen Qi’s eyes as eight massive translucent tentacles spread from his clothes.
Then, the eight tentacles turned into dense punches, hammering Mad Shark’s head.
Eight tentacle fists!
Each tentacle punch struck like cannon fire, and each could land ten punches per second!
And he had eight such tentacles!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Mad Shark’s thick head shook violently; his giant shark head instantly became a blur.
This can’t be right!
Wasn’t mutation supposed to triple his strength?
Looking at the dense barrage of massive firepower, he even suspected that Chen Qi was the one mutated.
Ghostfire Slash!
Chen Qi kicked off with both legs, jumping down from Mad Shark onto the water spirits.
The shark-like Mad Shark still used invisible energy to defend his body against Chen Qi’s attacks.
He had to first deplete his energy.
Chen Qi instantly turned his hands, dual-wielding the blades, stepping on water to perform a Ghostfire Slash!
Once Ember’s Binding activated, only a surging battle lust filled his mind!
Slash!
A brilliant slash appeared on Mad Shark’s chest, blood flowing freely!
“Damn it!”
Mad Shark endured the pain, gathering the ocean’s power, preparing to strike a Mad Shark Fist.
Waves surged with Mad Shark’s punch!
Boom!
The eight tentacles spreading from Chen Qi’s clothes barely resisted the blow.
At this point, Mad Shark had no extra strength, focusing all energy to maintain his physical defense.
Energy defense for a melee transcendent was like armor for a warrior; once the armor was lost, the fragile body could not withstand weapon attacks.
In the next moment, Mad Shark saw the scorching muzzle.
Bang! Bang!
Chen Qi pulled the trigger twice.
This time, the bullets were no longer ordinary.
Both shots were powerful Spiral Magic Bullets!
The spirals exploded in front of Mad Shark’s chest, whipping up fierce winds and forming a spherical spatial field.
Spiral!
The bullets instantly unleashed enormous power, tearing apart flesh and blood within the space!
Mad Shark’s face twisted in agony as he looked down at a huge spherical hole in his chest, blood pouring out.
The destruction of the heart meant death.
Impossible!
“Mad Shark’s madness is arrogance…”
After years of risking everything, Mad Shark no longer feared death but refused to die so ignominiously.
He unwillingly raised his right fist, preparing to throw one last punch at Chen Qi before dying.
However, a strong discomfort surged through his body, and no matter how furious he was, he couldn’t swing that fist…
Boom!
Chen Qi gave no chance for counterattack, shooting again with ordinary bullets.
The massive body fell into the sea, unable to make even the slightest sound.
“Phew…”
“………………”
The dark blood stained the ocean.
“It’s over.”
Chen Qi exhaled a murky breath as he watched the scene.
The Flower Witch was stunned.
She had just been worried whether Chen Qi would be killed or could escape from Mad Shark’s grasp.
Unexpectedly, he actually defeated the tough-skinned Mad Shark through sheer force!
So that’s how fierce you are! So strong in battle!
Cup-Pattern transcendent beings were always known for their physical toughness.
And after mutation, physical strength increased even further.
Although the mutation was incomplete, this was still a Cup-Pattern third-tier transcendent’s enhanced body!
Chen Qi gasped heavily, immediately ending Ember’s Touch.
The desire for slaughter gradually faded.
Although Mad Shark was mutated, fortunately, Chen Qi had more buffs on him and the Spiral Magic Bullets.
This was the Sea Witch’s chorus combined with the power of Ember’s Binding!
Moreover, Mad Shark’s mutation was slight, and the black whale blood used was diluted; his body strength hadn’t reached that of the Coastal Apex Predators.
Chen Qi suppressed the anger in his heart, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth:
“Our teamwork was good, Fen!”
Without the Flower Witch’s control, he wouldn’t have been able to output so recklessly.
The Sea Witch’s song had a buff that calmed the mind, and after his promotion, he gained moderate mental resistance.
The side effect of Ember’s Binding’s rage could be suppressed.
Otherwise, after fighting Mad Shark, his fury might have caused him to shoot the Flower Witch as well.
“La la la la la~”
Unconsciously, the Sea Witch’s song neared its end, and its effects gradually weakened.
Whether on the Devil ship or the distant White Seagull ship, many people were watching the battle.
Many barely sane onlookers held telescopes, unable to express their feelings at this moment.
If it weren’t for the Sea Witch’s song, they would have charged up long ago.
Taking advantage of the chaos not yet ended, Chen Qi and the Flower Witch returned to the deck again.
“Fen, time’s short. We have to escape quickly.”
Grab and go!
Chen Qi quickly scanned the deck and soon locked his target on four bronze boxes covered in runes.
Rune boxes were usually used to store dangerous relics.
Among them, the largest box was one and a half meters long.
Chen Qi stepped forward, crouched, and grasped the one-and-a-half-meter-long box.
The moment he held this long box, his heart suddenly pounded fiercely.
The weapon inside this box was the Deep Sea Hunters’ nemesis’s weapon, a forbidden creation lost at sea for a hundred years: Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker.