Volume II Clash of Clans Chapter 59 Seven Nights - Sixth Night
The sea bared its fangs at the flatbed boat and the three young men on board.
Luna's azure eyes were a little misty, and she hadn't seemed to understand Eric's words before she had just been picked up from the sea, only to notice that the pupils of the two warriors sitting opposite her suddenly dilated.
"Guys," Eric swallowed, "we're in big trouble...... Luna heard the boy sitting across from him, the five bright red fingerprints on his face making them more visible in the sunlight......
Eric leapt to his feet and came to the stern of the boat, and Luna watched in a bit of a daze, as the warrior of the Light Lake tribe lifted the plank, removed the linoleum cloth, and exposed the crossbow bed that he had prepared before departure. With some hindsight, it occurred to her that Eric's original purpose was to hunt sharks...... And she, just curious about the sea and the boy named Eric, followed her despite the objections and participated in this outing.
Shark hunting, shark ...... Shark?!!!
While in White Tower City, Luna had heard from the learned priests that several small tribes near the sea in the south, as well as the Guanghu tribe in the north, seemed to have a glorious tradition of going to sea, and she had seen images of sharks in the document room....... The body of the creature on the parchment is long spindle-shaped, with long, exaggerated cleft gills on either side of the head, and in addition, according to the priests, the shark has hard, dark gray skin, a very rough skin covered in tooth-like scales, and a strong, powerful tail. Judging from the sharks dissected by several small tribes in the south, this creature does not have a swim bladder, which also means that it needs to swim constantly to avoid sinking to the bottom, and the shark's nostrils are divided into two parts, the front part is the water inlet hole and the back part is the water outlet hole, from which the experienced warriors of the small southern tribes deduced that this creature would have a keen sense of smell.
"Its tail is asymmetrical and upturned, its snout is pointed, protruding, with a crescent-shaped mouth and triangular fangs under its snout, and its fins are pointed, distributed on both sides of the body, and just above its back." Not long ago, Eric introduced them to curious questions.
"Its fins are pointed, distributed on the sides of the body, and directly above the back...... Derek silently recalled, stunned as he watched the huge figure rapidly approaching dozens of meters away, the long dorsal fin protruding from the water, speeding forward on the sea, the triangular dorsal fin scissors cut through the calm sea, bringing bursts of waves. The sun shines on the deep blue sea, and you can clearly see the huge black shadow under the water when you stand on the boat.
Affected by the Flame of Glory (radiation), these sea lords who survived have clearly evolved and mutated, becoming more dangerous...... "Since the shark's eyes are on the sides of its head, it can sense light in almost every direction. Because of the special structures in the shark's eyes, sharks can feel light in the water both day and night", Luna remembered the priest's explanation, and Luna somewhat understood why the shark had spotted them........
In the distance, a flock of low-flying predatory seagulls seemed to sense the danger and scattered in all directions, screaming and fleeing from this dangerous sea.
"Aang!" The huge body suddenly stepped out of the water, and smashed down again, smashing huge waves on the deep blue sea, and the sea water flooded the boat, splashing all three people on board. Eric turned around and struggled to squeeze out a smile, trying to comfort his friend, but he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated when he saw that Luna's usually calm face didn't fluctuate much. In fact, what he didn't know was that Luna, though seemingly calm, had her long-sleeved hand clutching the mast on the edge of the boat, her heart pounding, which made her somewhat pale face flush a strangely. The goddess is above, the flame of glory is above, this shark is not the same as in the priest's book, the crooks! This shark has three heads........
"What the fuc ......", Derek completely lost his temper, gasping for breath, cold sweat wet his shirt, he looked at Eric almost with a sad and indignant face, if it weren't for the wrong time and occasion, he couldn't wait to pull out his sword and fight with Eric, and by the way, he slammed that handsome face that made him jealous, "Eric, you cheat me!" ”
Ignoring Derek's angry roar, and soaking wet from the water, Eric forced himself to calm down, spinning the bed crossbow for the final aim.
The storm during the day caused them to deviate from their original course for at least ten nautical miles, and the original course was to go straight north, all the way to the frozen natural fishing grounds, which was also discovered by the ancestors of the Guanghu tribe and benefited their descendants (about the great shoals of Quebec's fishing grounds)........ As for why the ancestors did not continue to explore farther places, the uncle who was the leader said that it was because later, as it became more and more dangerous to go out to sea to fish, the Guanghu tribe cultivated farmland in the swamps of Silver Moon Bay, and the demand for food was not so strong, so it was gradually abandoned. In fact, the main reason is the sharks here! Or more accurately, because of this mutated giant shark with three heads.
Unlike other marine creatures, sharks are the most intelligent sea creatures, and they will actively attack humans......
The leap of the giant shark just now greatly shortened the distance between the two sides, and Derek stared blankly at the dorsal fin that was close in front of him......
As if a little curious about the strange visitors who intruded into their territory, the shark swam around the boat in circles and circles, from time to time as if it was playful, and bumped into it, and the three people on the boat struggled to maintain the balance of the boat, and they considered themselves powerful warriors, and for the first time they encountered such a completely invincible opponent, in addition to panic, there was also a trace of discomfort.
After about half an hour of temptation and confrontation, it seemed that enough of the fun was played, and the giant shark hit the boat more and more, and the boat gradually crumbled.
"Sharks have a very sensitive sense of smell, they can smell blood from a few kilometers away, and animals in the sea are often attacked by sharks and die if they are injured", the words of the old man of Whitebeard suddenly echoed in Eric's ears.
At that moment, Eric struggled to move the bow of the bumpy boat and threw a millstone-sized grouper he had caught straight ahead.
"Plop", this is the sound of a grouper falling into the water. The grinding disc-sized grouper's sword-cut wound dripped, dripping with blood, mixed into the seawater.
"Huh", accompanied by a splash, the giant shark rushed towards the landing point like an arrow from the string.
"Row now!" Eric yells at his big teammates, and Luna pulls out her spare oars to join the rowing procession.
It's just that the grouper doesn't seem to be able to satisfy the appetite of the giant shark at all, and the giant shark turns in the water and jumps out of the water to attack the three people on board...... Now is the time! Eric adjusted the angle of the bed crossbow, and the three fast-flying giant harpoons flew forward with an indomitable momentum, hitting the shark's soft, defenseless white belly!
"Aang!" Under the severe pain, the giant shark swelled violently in the water, and its huge size rolled up waves of turbulent waves.
"Hurry....... Hurry up, hurry up! Luna quickly swayed the paddle as she urged the hunk Derek beside her, even though Derek had used all his might....... The female warrior was not so much urging as venting, and the speed of the boat seemed to be three points faster.
Unlike other sea creatures, as the most intelligent sea creatures, this giant shark is clearly very vindictive, and even when it is seriously injured, it still persevers in following the small wooden boat that hurt it.
Suddenly, the boat was overtaken, and the shark once again showed its cleverness, its head sticking out of the sea, its dense teeth gritting its stern, as if trying to drag the whole boat into the water. The wound in its abdomen ruptured with fierce struggle, and the blood that flowed from the wound stained the surrounding sea water a bright red...... Derek and Luna lowered their oars in unison, and swung their swords at the head of the shark that had bitten the stern, the sword digging deep into the flesh, and with the sound of the bed crossbow breaking through the air, Eric finished reloading the final touch......