Beach Octopus X Night Clam Pearls

"Aaaaaah!"

The screams of several people.

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky.

Gon and his two friends were running wildly on the beach.

Behind them, a vast expanse of sand and dust swept in.

"Call out!"

With a whooshing sound.

A long, thin tentacle shot out like an arrow.

Shield Bubble!

Bianluoke, standing next to him, made a gun gesture with his hand and pointed it towards Gon's side and back.

A tiny bubble was shot out instantly, and after being shot out, it expanded immediately before colliding with the incoming tentacle.

The bubble neither resisted nor attacked, but allowed the tentacles to pass through it.

After passing through, the bubble became heavy and stiff, immediately slowing down the tentacles' speed.

The lightning flashed once more.

Qi pulled away, observed the situation, then ran back, clapped his hands together, and lightning shot out from between his fingers.

The fine bolts of electricity didn't seem very powerful, but they were like invisible needles, striking the tentacles and then densely embedding themselves into the opponent's body.

The massive bursts of electricity had a paralyzing effect, causing the entire tentacle to begin flailing uncontrollably.

The purple smoke formed numerous barriers behind them, grabbing even more tentacles from a distance and dragging them along.

Of course, the power of this smoke is no match for the speed and force of these tentacles, but this dragging clearly hinders the speed at which these tentacles can strike.

"Scissors!"

Gon shouted loudly.

With both hands forming sword-like fingers, he swung them downwards in a slashing motion.

The gas surged forth, transforming into a blade-like quality that swiftly severed the tentacle.

The tentacle that was aimed at him slammed to the ground.

None of their actions slowed their escape.

Qi, being the fastest, would be in complete control in such situations.

With his back to the crowd, he opened his palms and pushed forward.

Electric Net.

The ten fingers emitted a large amount of electric light, which formed a dense, net-like structure.

Qi, like a fisherman casting a net, released the Electric Net in his hand.

With a squeaking sound.

Large amounts of smoke drifted out.

Several tentacles pierced the Electric Net, paralyzing and attacking the system.

At this moment, a large number of fine bubbles floated over, and upon approaching the Electric Net, they acted like amplifiers, transmitting and penetrating the Electric Net's electrical current.

This formed an even more exaggerated Electric Net.

Bianluoke's water bubbles.

After withstanding a certain amount of attack, these bubbles burst, turning into water that adhered to the opponent's surface, allowing the electric light to be transmitted more subtly.

One attack after another, an obstacle after another.

That's all.

It took them nearly an hour to finally escape the enemy's attack range.

It landed on the top of a Coconut tree leaf and gazed into the distance.

The sandstorm had already reached a great distance, making it almost impossible to see anything.

He's gone.

Upon hearing this, Qi and the other two sat down heavily, panting.

"What bad luck."

Bianluoke was still standing there, the overlapping bubbles forming a very peculiar telescope.

It allows him to carefully observe the situation in the distance.

"As expected, its true form is an Octopus on land? I've had enough."

After seeing the other party's full appearance, Bianluoke couldn't help but complain.

Gon looked at his back; his clothes were torn to shreds, and there was a huge circular wound on his back.

The skin around the circular wound had been torn off, as if a layer of skin had been forcibly cut off.

His back was covered in blood at this moment.

Qi took out a spray bottle from his spatial ring and sprayed it around the wound, applying a thin layer of green substance to it.

Gon breathed a sigh of relief.

"That monster's suction cups are really powerful."

The encounter began with Gon being the first target; the tentacles flew in at an extremely fast speed.

It pierced through their cordon in an instant.

The suction cup at the tip stuck to Gon's back.

The sudden tug was clearly an attempt to pull Gon back.

Gon reacted immediately, plunging his limbs into the ground to fight against the tentacles, and then tearing off the skin from his back.

However, all those tentacles emerged from the mud and sand of the beach.

The attack left behind a cloud of dust, severely obstructing their vision.

Judging from the tentacles, the creature was likely Octopus- like creature, and now it seems that this is indeed the case.

"If it lives in Beach Zone, it seems to be an amphibious creature."

A very simple judgment.

Gon was still recalling the battle he had just fought, looking at his hands and clenching his fists.

"Are you still thinking about that punch?" Kiy asked from the side.

Upon encountering him, Gon immediately threw a punch, but the power of that punch was not as good as the Scissors that followed.

The opponent's tentacles were severed in a simple and direct manner.

For these tentacles, blunt weapons are clearly less effective than sharp weapons.

"Yeah, there wasn't enough time to build up the power, so that punch wasn't powerful enough."

Gon is Enhancement Type, and the most powerful rock in Rock Paper Scissors is undoubtedly Rock.

All three attacks can be charged up.

But the power accumulated by the Rock is the most exaggerated.

However, he rarely has the opportunity to charge up his power for an extended period during battle.

However, the strength of this Nen ability is beyond doubt.

Even a normal punch is an extremely exaggerated Cannon Punch; if he charges up his power, Gon can unleash a punch far exceeding his own strength.

Give Gon a minute to build up his strength, and when he throws a punch, the power of his fist will be comparable to Kevin's.

Simply put, Gon's charged punch is about constantly expanding his Nen Aura output limit.

Given enough time, he could even concentrate all the Nen Aura in his body into one punch and unleash it all at once.

It's important to understand that even Kevin couldn't do that. Even if Kevin's Nen power reached a million, it's impossible for him to unleash hundreds of thousands of Nen Aura attacks with every punch.

That doesn't make sense.

However, that's the Nen ability; it allows us to accomplish the impossible through various limitations.

Under normal circumstances, the other three, given the situation just now, could have given Gon enough time to deliver the decisive punch.

But the opponent had too many tentacles, too much power, and too fast, so they could only run.

"Although we couldn't see the whole Octopus, it was probably much larger than the previous Dragon Crab."

After watching the other person completely disappear from sight, Bianluoke said calmly.

"Marine creatures are indeed much larger than those on land," Morel remarked.

As Ocean Hunter, he knew it all too well.

This Beach Zone is inhabited by amphibians.

Night.

The group did not go down, but rested on the leaves of the giant Coconut Tree.

Bianluoke stood at the very top, still using the combined bubble telescope to observe the distance.

"The tide is coming in----"

Just as they predicted.

The sea level rose.

They've been on the Beach Zone for four or five days now.

This was the first time I experienced a high tide.

Of course, if it were only a kilometer or two from the shore, that would happen every night, but they are currently about fifty kilometers from the coast.

The tide has already come in.

"After five days of speculation and calculation, it should be just as we thought: the rising tide will cover a farther area each day than the area that was previously submerged."

"The tide will recede completely all at once once it reaches its limit of flooding. Otherwise, there will be no Beach Zone, and there will be obvious breaks in the dryness of the area every five to ten kilometers."

Morel is summarizing.

In other words, they are currently at high tide.

"Then our method of exploration must be like an electrocardiogram, constantly twisting and turning."

Gon thought for a moment and then said.

Qi added from the side, "That's good too. At least our exploration accuracy will be much clearer, and we can cover most of the area."

They chatted idly as the tide washed over the base of the Coconut Tree.

"Call out!"

A Water Arrow shot out from the tide.

Qi tilted his head slightly.

"So annoying."

As he spoke, he pointed, and a bolt of lightning struck the water.

Before long, several strange fish floated on the surface of the water, churning with the waves.

"He's still alive, just stunned by the electric shock."

Several plumes of smoke formed a hook, which hooked the fish. Morel observed and said.

These fish are quite large; each one is as big as half their body and about a meter long.

These are all tiny shrimp in the ocean.

It is slender overall, and its body structure, as can be seen from its mouth, is designed to condense water into sharp arrows and shoot them out.

A flash of light suddenly appeared in the distance, in the water.

"What is that?"

A flash of light suddenly appeared, drawing everyone's attention.

Bianluoke began to observe more carefully.

It flashed again a moment later.

"Hmm? I'm not sure. It shouldn't be spontaneous light; it's more like reflected moonlight—but why is it so bright?"

Bianluoke said somewhat uncertainly.

Soon, the light began to twinkle like stars in the sky.

Looking into the distance, several kilometers away, there were flashes of light from time to time, and judging by their locations, there were more than a dozen such flashes scattered throughout the field of vision.

"It's hard to see clearly; the water is very murky, and there are waves."

"Should we go take a look?" Kiy.

Morel immediately shook his head.

"No, it's not safe during high tide, especially since the waves have risen this far. Marine life will definitely come towards the land with the rising tide."

"Among them might be many dangerous creatures never seen before. Once on the surface or in the water, you've fallen into their territory."

And the glowing effect makes it look too much like bait.

Qi nodded; the other person definitely had more experience in this area than he did.

After thinking for a moment, he waved his hand and a bolt of lightning struck into the distance.

Morel didn't say anything about this attack.

It's worth a try.

However, the light did not seem to have diminished.

And so the night passed.

However, they didn't get a good rest that night, as creatures in the water kept trying to attack them and make them fall into the water.

Fortunately, the Coconut Tree they were on was at the end of the high tide, where the water was relatively shallow. The marine life that came with the high tide was not particularly large.

They're all relatively easy to deal with, just troublesome.

Until dawn.

The waves finally receded, leaving behind a damp patch of water.

Of course, as the tide recedes, a large number of smaller marine creatures inevitably appear on the beach.

Various creatures that had never been seen on the beach before began to emerge from the mud, sand, and even Coconut Tree.

Quickly savor this gift of nature on the beach.

"No wonder we didn't spot them before; these creatures were all camouflaged, waiting for the tides to come in and recede before emerging to hunt."

Looking at this scene, Morel couldn't help but sigh.

They fell down.

However, their landing did not have much impact on these creatures.

At this moment, the creatures that appeared out of nowhere fell into a strange peace, constantly picking up all kinds of fish and shellfish on the beach.

Food was everywhere, so there was no mood for any so-called struggle.

For a moment, the entire beach was unusually peaceful.

The group passed through safely and without incident.

"It's rare to encounter such a situation."

Isn't it strange that a large number of organisms gather safely?

I've only encountered it in the area where the Beetle Lord resides.

As the sun rose, Qi keenly noticed something reflecting light in the distance, radiating a golden glow.

A flash of lightning, and it slid past in an instant.

The others followed closely behind.

Upon arrival, they saw a giant clam, about three meters long and more than one meter wide.

At this moment, the clam opened its mouth, and some bubbles were still surrounding it.

Although it is still alive, it is clear that it will not live much longer.

Most importantly, in the other person's mouth was a huge pearl, as big as a human head.

The one reflecting the light is this pearl.

It seems to be able to gather the surrounding light onto its body and then reflect it away.

It looks like a ball of light.

"Is this the glowing object from last night? That's why my shot actually killed one of them."

Kiy smiled with a hint of surprise.

"Biscuit saw this, she would be very happy."

Gon seemed to remember something and said...

Upon hearing this, everyone realized it was true.

A natural pearl the size of a human head, so perfectly round, like a perfect sphere, with an extremely smooth surface, without any flaws, and such an exaggerated reflectivity.

Without a doubt, it is a truly perfect pearl collectible.

After testing the waters and finding that the clam was indeed not very dangerous, the group pulled the pearl out of its mouth and tore off some flesh.

There was no bleeding.

However, as the pearl was separated from the oyster, the shell also lost its life in its dying moments.

"Vomit!"

Killua was nearby, suddenly gagged and almost vomited.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

The group immediately ran away.

In the instant after its death, the clam shell emitted a foul stench that grew increasingly foul.

It's like a huge pile of fresh fish, left there all day under the scorching summer sun.

The fishy, pungent odor was extremely overpowering and spread rapidly.

The mussels began to decompose almost visibly the moment they died.

They could smell it even from hundreds of meters away, so they had to move even further.

At that moment, these smells clearly attracted something.

The ground began to shake.

"Here we go again, what is this now?"

Having learned from experience, the four turned and ran.

Will this beach ever recover?