Shark Attack

Fanxin put his plan into action right away. The next morning, he got up early, ate a little fruit, and took Black Cat into the woods to look for ore.

"Black Cat, activate your ability!" Fanxin said. He had no such ability himself, so he could only rely on Black Cat.

"Understood." Black Cat nodded and channeled devil power into her eyes. A moment later, her eyes changed, becoming a pair of glowing eyes rather than ordinary ones. The glow was so faint that it was hard to see unless one got close.

She walked along, looking at the ground as she searched.

Fanxin stood guard beside her, keeping the wild beasts from disturbing her.

From morning until noon, they searched many places. Unfortunately, there was none of the ore they needed underground, which left Fanxin deeply frustrated. Without ore, he couldn't make flying armor, and without flying armor, how could he catch the big birds in the sky?

Although he could ask Black Cat for help, he liked relying on himself and didn't much like having others help him hunt.

Though they hadn't found any for the time being, they didn't give up. After lunch, they continued searching, expanding their search area farther and farther. Even so, they still found none of the ore they needed.

For several days in a row, the result was the same.

"None?" Fanxin asked, looking at Black Cat.

Black Cat shook her head. "None. Even where there is some, there's far too little, and it's buried at the deepest levels. It'd take a lot of effort for little reward. Even if we dug it out and refined it, there wouldn't be enough to make a suit of armor."

"Then what do we do?" Fanxin asked in frustration.

"Fanxin, we can't limit ourselves to this place. There are plenty of other islands nearby, and they might have some. Ships also pass through these waters every few months, and they might have some aboard too. We could rob them, don't you think?" Black Cat said with a smile.

Fanxin nodded. "That's true. All right, let's go together, then. I rarely go exploring nearby, so let's go have some fun now!"

He usually wouldn't go because it was too dangerous over there. The sea alone was dangerous, and crossing those dangerous waters to reach another island was impossible without some ability.

Although Fanxin himself was quite strong, he still didn't dare act recklessly.

This time, however, he wasn't afraid. Black Cat was with him, and she had devil powers that could help him deal with many dangers.

Without hesitation, Fanxin and Black Cat set off for the edge of the island together.

Before long, they reached the shore.

"Fanxin, you swim in the sea, and I'll watch over you from the sky. If a sea beast comes near you, I'll attack to cover you," Black Cat said.

"No problem, but make sure you keep an eye out. Don't wait until a sea beast is right next to me to warn me, or I won't have time to react," Fanxin said with a nod.

"Don't worry. Don't you trust me?" Black Cat nodded, then immediately transformed into a humanoid form. She channeled her devil power and took flight.

Fanxin didn't hesitate either. He immediately jumped into the sea and swam toward the island opposite.

The man and cat pressed bravely forward.

What they didn't know, however, was that a head on the deserted island was watching them. It was a human head, and no lower body could be seen, as though he had none. His neck was connected directly to the ground, a bizarre sight.

He looked rather old, with completely white hair and a face covered in wrinkles. He seemed to be quite advanced in years.

"That kid left the island? Is he coming back?" the human head muttered to himself. After speaking, he glanced at Fanxin again and said uncertainly, "He should come back. I'll wait for now!"

As he spoke, his head immediately sank, slowly disappearing into the soil. It was unclear how he managed it.

Fanxin was a good swimmer and kept swimming straight ahead.

Although Black Cat had said to leave everything to her, he remained highly alert, watching his surroundings in case a sea beast approached. He liked to keep control of his own fate and didn't want to put his life in someone else's hands. That was the kind of man he was.

After swimming for an hour, he was a little exhausted, so he stopped in the middle of the sea and rested for a while. Then he continued onward.

"Watch out, Fanxin! There's a shark coming, on your left!" Black Cat suddenly called out from the air, warning Fanxin that a shark was charging toward him and about to attack.

"Got it." Fanxin nodded. There wasn't a trace of nervousness on his handsome face, as though this were only a small matter. He was so calm because he had sensed the danger long ago and was already prepared to fight.

His extraordinary perception came from living on a dangerous deserted island for so long that he had developed a sixth sense. Whenever he encountered danger, that sixth sense would warn him. Since the shark was targeting him, he had naturally sensed the intense danger immediately.

He swam forward while drawing his spear, ready to strike at any moment.

As time passed, the shark drew closer and closer. Its eyes blood-red and its gaping maw wide open, it charged at Fanxin, aiming its mouth directly at his legs.

The shark's teeth were sharp. If Fanxin failed to dodge, his feet might end up as its meal.

But how could Fanxin let the shark have its way? He might not have any grand dreams, but he didn't want to become a cripple. On this dangerous deserted island, it would be very difficult to survive without all four limbs intact.

Thus, no matter what, he couldn't let the shark eat his legs.

Just as the shark was about to bite his legs, he sprang into action. He kicked backward with both feet and leaned his upper body back, sending his head into the water, followed by the rest of his upper body. A moment later, he flipped over in the water, bringing his feet above the surface while his upper body went underwater, right into the shark.

Fanxin first threw a punch with all his strength, smashing it into the right side of the shark's mouth and knocking its head aside, away from its original position. Its mouth could no longer reach him, and he had narrowly escaped danger.

But Fanxin didn't stop there. He swung the spear in his right hand and drove it fiercely into the shark's belly. Its belly was soft, and the tip of his spear was extremely sharp, so it slid in easily, as simply as a chopstick piercing tofu.

The shark let out a cry of pain when it was stabbed, then went berserk, charging wildly through the sea, rushing one way and then another, unable to stop.

Fresh blood poured from its wound, turning the water all around Fanxin red.

"Bastard, die!" Seeing how tenacious the shark was, Fanxin grew anxious. He drew the short knife at his waist, then used all his strength to restrain the shark and keep it from thrashing about. Immediately afterward, he drove the knife into its head.

After a while, the shark stopped moving. It was clearly dead.

Only then did Fanxin breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly retrieved his spear and knife, and without stopping to rest, swam swiftly onward.