Aquarium Shanks (Big Fog)

When Shiraishi burst in, the robbers were already carrying the money and trying to escape through another exit.

Meanwhile…

Suzuki Tomoko was struggling in the water!

The direction the robbers were fleeing also carried the voices of Kuroki and Kanzaki…

Shiraishi didn't have time to worry about catching the kidnappers; saving the person was the priority. He grabbed his bothersome shirt on his shoulder and jumped into the water.

Although Shiraishi's [Swimming] was only Lv5, it could exert Lv5(+2) effectiveness when combined with his powerful physical abilities. He immediately approached Suzuki Tomoko.

However…

An orca seemed to have been disturbed and swam over!

Orcas don't attack humans easily, but…

As the robbers fled, they knocked over a bucket of orca feed!

"Ah! Careful… don't go over there… feeding…"

Shiraishi didn't have time to pay attention to what the staff above were shouting and quickly swam to Suzuki Tomoko's side.

Suzuki Tomoko could actually swim, but she panicked at first. Later… she was completely stunned by the approaching orca. After choking on water several times, her ability to swim vanished.

Shiraishi and the orca approached Tomoko simultaneously. Sensing the orca's predatory instinct, Shiraishi directly extended his left hand, pulling Suzuki Tomoko towards him while elbowing the orca's massive mouth!

Tomoko suddenly found leverage and finally resurfaced, moving a bit further from the orca. Instinctively looking back, she saw…

Shiraishi's left arm was bitten by the orca, and red blood instantly spread throughout the huge pool.

But Shiraishi didn't flinch at all. His eyes were firm, his expression serious. He strained his left arm, not letting his muscles relax, while his right arm desperately elbowed the orca's head.

After two elbow strikes, the orca's mouth loosened slightly…

Eight Extremes Hanging Chop!

Shiraishi slapped the orca's head, and a dull thud echoed.

The next moment, the orca seemed to have fainted and listlessly released its mouth…

Shiraishi immediately embraced Suzuki Tomoko and quickly swam to the edge of the pool, handing her up.

After Tomoko scrambled ashore in a sorry state, she turned and said to him, "That girl is also in the water… cough cough!"

"What?" Shiraishi quickly looked around, but there was nothing on the water's surface.

His heart tightening, Shiraishi immediately dove down and looked below… Sure enough, Ujihara Ayano had sunk to the bottom!

She had dive weights tied to her feet. After being kicked off, she had been sinking. At first, she tried to untie them, but there wasn't enough time, and she was now out of oxygen and exhausted.

Seeing this, Shiraishi didn't have time to think and immediately twisted his body and dove down again!

However…

It could be seen that Shiraishi was only using one arm to paddle, and… a "blood trail" was left in the water.

After swimming down, Shiraishi also heard gasps from outside – below was the glass wall that tourists saw. When they saw a girl sinking, the tourists had already exclaimed repeatedly.

At this moment, a "Little Giant" also swam down, instantly giving them the illusion… "Could this be a special performance?"

When Shiraishi reached Ayano's side, she looked very distressed, as if she was about to choke on water. Seeing this, Shiraishi immediately found the weights on her feet – this wasn't a matter of strength; without them removed, no amount of Shiraishi's strength would allow him to swim up.

But…

Just then, Shiraishi's one arm became unusable – although his left arm wasn't broken, it was bleeding profusely, and he had definitely injured the tendons and bones. Shiraishi couldn't exert any force…

With only one hand, he couldn't possibly untie it, and Ayano's situation was dire!

Shiraishi had no choice but to give her a tenth of his breath – with Shiraishi's lung capacity, a tenth was enough for her to gasp for air.

Ayano finally calmed down a little…

Outside, the tourists, witnessing this explosive scene, suspected even more that it was a performance. Some curious onlookers even took pictures, but… at this moment, amidst the startled fish, a school of bull sharks was attracted by Shiraishi's blood!

Although the bull sharks and the orca in the aquarium were generally smaller than their normal sizes, …

The orca just now, even if only three or four meters long, was still a "beast" level to humans. The current school of bull sharks didn't make anyone doubt that they could tear these two people to shreds!

Shiraishi could also hear the sound transmitted through the water. The crowd outside seemed to be panicking even more?

He glanced around and understood the reason for their panic…

Generally, if fed on time, bull sharks aren't too aggressive; otherwise, they wouldn't be viewed with other fish in the underwater tunnel. However, they hadn't eaten yet, and Shiraishi was bleeding continuously!

This was a bit bad… but the bared teeth of the bull sharks gave Shiraishi a hint. Shiraishi directly opened his mouth and bit the strap on Ayano's ankle. With a secure grip, he tore it off with his right hand, breaking the dive strap!

This was only possible because of Shiraishi's own teeth…

If it were someone else, their teeth would have broken first!

Then, Shiraishi gently embraced Ayano with his left hand, which he couldn't use forcefully, wanting to swim up, but…

The bull sharks had already gathered!

Because of artificial breeding, these bull sharks were generally smaller than their natural size, while Shiraishi far exceeded human size. Thus, at first glance, a single bull shark wasn't larger than Shiraishi.

But...

Although Shiraishi repelled several Bull Sharks amidst the exclamations of the tourists, the Bull Shark pack had already surrounded Shiraishi and Ayano.

Ayano, needless to say, was completely terrified...

Shiraishi wasn't in good shape either. Firstly, there was the injury to his left arm, and secondly... Shiraishi realized that even his Lv10 Fighting and Combat skills were significantly weakened in the water!

Earlier, Shiraishi had used a Pigua Strike outside the water against the Orca, but now, completely submerged, every movement was restricted by water resistance...

This won't do!

Shiraishi understood that this wasn't a problem that brute force could solve.

Even at Lv11, it wouldn't make sense to brawl with a pack of sharks underwater—especially when facing a "pack"!

Not to mention, Shiraishi's lung capacity, while long, wouldn't last long with constant strenuous activity.

At this critical moment, Shiraishi calmed down and observed the surrounding sharks. They didn't seem particularly brave at the moment—after all, they were artificially bred!

And so...

3000 points were consumed, and [Intimidation] was upgraded to Lv8!

Instantly, Shiraishi's intimidation power, boosted by [Mental Power], reached Lv8(+2).

"Scram!"

Shiraishi expelled some bubbles from his mouth, yet still roared in the water.

An invisible wave spread through the water...

The surrounding Bull Sharks immediately scattered as if startled prey!

Ayano felt it even more directly. She also let out a gasp of fear and almost choked on water, forcing Shiraishi to give her another breath.

Then, Shiraishi immediately embraced Ayano and swam to the surface