Chapter 19: A New Beginning
Lu Yang took off his clothes and put them in the cave to avoid getting wet by the sea.
Then he shook the big bird and jumped into the sea with a pop.
"Sss As soon as he entered the water, he shivered: "This water is really cold." ”
He moved for a while, although he wanted to swim twice, but he didn't have much physical strength, and Lu Yang didn't dare to make waves, so he immediately started fishing.
He took a deep breath and dived in, waiting until he ran out of breath before coming back up.
Inhale, dive, ventilate...... Repeated again and again and still for nothing. For this situation, Lu Yang has been mentally prepared.
Animals tend to have sharper instincts. Sea creatures are far away from the Shadow Isles, and the occasional stray into them will quickly die. What Lu Yang needs is the kind that has just come in for a day or two, can still eat, and can't run fast. This type is already very rare, with a large area covered by fog and a long coastline, so the probability of catching it in a short period of time is very low.
After his physical strength was exhausted, Lu Yang climbed onto the reef and rested. Fortunately, this is the seaside, and there are steep cliffs next to it, so there are usually no undead at all.
Tossed back and forth for an afternoon, and then Lu Yang was already sore, and once a huge wave hit him and he was almost swept into the deep sea.
Until the evening, Lu Yang still didn't have any gains.
He wasn't going to give up.
It's safe here, and it's a whole way to go back to the cave, and there is no danger.
Lu Yang is ruthless, he must open today.
Counting it, he hasn't eaten for four days now, even if he is in good health, he can't bear it. Lu Yang was afraid that if he didn't replenish his energy, he wouldn't even have the strength to get up tomorrow.
Holding on, Lu Yang jumped into the water again, and as he had done many times today, his eyes began to scan back and forth.
No...... There is no ...... here either. Nothing......
Well? What is that?
Thinking that it was another wasted effort, a huge black shadow suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye, floating quietly in the sea.
He quickly looked over.
The sight he saw made Lu Yang hesitate a little.
It was the first thing he had found in half a day that could have been food, but it was so big that it was two meters in diameter. Now that my body is weak, such a big creature may not be able to handle it.
After struggling for a while, Lu Yang still decided to take a closer look, and it was too unwilling to give up directly.
If you can eat it, you can eat it for many days.
Lu Yang didn't dare to go back to the cave to get the sword, for fear that it would run away. He was careful, slowly paddling as he approached.
As the distance shortened a little bit, Lu Yang also saw its appearance clearly, eight long brachiopods coiled together, each brachiopod had two rows of fleshy suction cups, this obvious feature clearly announced its identity.
It's a giant octopus.
Looking at its wrists and feet, Lu Yang estimated it, and each one stretched out six or seven meters.
However, it floated there limply now, a pair of compound eyes drooping without any life, and its wrists and feet waving slowly and weakly.
You can do it! Lu Yang stared at it tightly, and his mouth began to secrete saliva frantically.
Be careful, though. Octopuses are intelligent and are known as the most intelligent invertebrates. And its wrists and feet are very powerful, and they can drag things that weigh several times their own weight.
Lu Yang cautiously tried it a few times, and finally determined that it was really dying, only once it squirted out a small amount of ink, and other times it just waved its wrists and feet gently, without the slightest power.
He didn't hesitate anymore, and directly stepped forward to give it an old punch.
Bang bang bang, although the power was partially unloaded by the sea, this beating still made the unlucky octopus close its eyes.
Lu Yang grabbed a wrist and foot and began to swim back excitedly.
When he got ashore, he carried it and estimated that it was not as heavy as he imagined, only about forty or fifty pounds. At the beginning, when he saw a meat ball with a diameter of two meters, Lu Yang thought that there would be a few hundred catties.
But he's satisfied.
After a brief deal at the beach, Lu Yang began to return.
Night.
After not eating for four days, Lu Yang was already hungry. He chopped off half of his wrist and foot, which weighed five pounds, and ate it in one go.
Although there is no seasoning, the seafood itself has a salty taste, and with the rich umami, he enjoys eating it very much.
"Unfortunately, if only there was a can of beer." After eating, Lu Yang touched his round belly, quite regretful.
……
From this day on, Lu Yang's life entered a new page.
Fishing is not difficult for him when he has enough physical strength, and it becomes easier and easier as he gains experience and improves his skills.
Fresh water is plentiful and safety is assured.
Lu Yang enjoyed it for two days.
But he didn't get out of his mind.
What's more, he is far from being really safe now. Once a high-level undead passes by, he is likely to be discovered, and then he will die.
Security now is just a beautiful illusion, very fragile. Lu Yang is very aware of this.
And...... He still has goals that must be accomplished.
After enjoying two days of comfortable life, Lu Yang entered the busy world again.
He went out every morning to look for the undead and gain experience, sometimes spending days outside, and coming back unkempt and embarrassed.
Because of the relatively safe shelter, Lu Yang's mood to find Mao Kai was not so urgent. But not being urgent doesn't mean that he doesn't need to, and every day he still pays attention to whether there are any traces of his appearance.
In this state of life, Lu Yang's level also increased rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
In a withered forest.
A grey figure is engaged in a fierce battle with a dreaded knight on horseback and with the smell of death.
The Dreadknight was holding a broadsword, condescending, while the gray figure was more agile with a sword, and the two of them fought back and forth, and the decaying trees around them fell to the ground one after another, stirring up large clouds of dust around them.
Boom. The two weapons collided again, and the Dreadknight's steed took two steps back, but the gray figure was knocked straight away until it hit a tree with a thick bowl mouth.
Click. The trunk of the tree snapped in response.
A gray figure, a carp, rolled and stood up.
By this time, the Dreadknight had already caught up with him, and slashed at the place where the figure fell. He only needs to delay for one more second, and he will be cut in two.
One man and one rider did not communicate with each other, and they quickly fought together again.
Suddenly, the gray figure staggered, dodged the Dreadknight's slash, and bent down under the horse's belly.
The sword in his hand struck upwards and stabbed, and a huge hole was made in the horse's belly. If it is a normal war horse, it should be cool this time.
But this horse was clearly abnormal and was not affected in the slightest. Its front legs propped up, and its hind hooves suddenly kicked towards the gray figure.
This kick was as fast as a cannonball, and the figure couldn't dodge, hitting the vest. He spurted out a mouthful of blood, but his movements did not panic in the slightest, but instead slammed into the front legs of the war horse with this force.
Bang. At this time, the hind legs of the war horse were raised, and only two front legs were left to support, and this collision was directly knocked into a person on his back, and the knight and the war horse both fell.
Before they could stand up, the gray figure quickly approached, swiping two swords to slash the knight and the horse respectively.
"Phew." The gray figure spat bloody at the corpse and said disdainfully, "What if you are stronger than me?" Hasn't Lao Tzu created a flaw and was directly KO? ”
At the same time, the gray mist covering his entire body disappeared, slowly revealing the appearance of a human figure.
Of course, it is our protagonist Lu Yang.
After confirming that they were dead, Lu Yang jumped directly away. The battle was loud just now, stay a little longer, and trouble will come.