Lantern fish were also called anglerfish. The bulbous growth protruding from the front of their heads was striking, like a lantern. Most people found it amusing.
But in Guen's eyes, it wasn't amusing. It was despair.
Guen gripped the Meteor Light Blade tightly. His chest heaved, then slowly stilled. He stared coldly at the Lantern Fish Sea Beast, which watched him with interest as he struck a desperate pose—and with a trace of anger.
Ferocious beasts possessed great intelligence. This Planet Level 8 Lantern Fish Sea Beast was no less intelligent than a human. Guen's stance could be seen as either tenacious or provocative.
It decided to stop toying with the human and kill him with a single blow. That was entirely possible. Guen had the combat strength of someone around Planet Level 5 or 6, but underwater, the gap widened dramatically.
The Lantern Fish Sea Beast stirred the currents once more. The turbulence was nothing like the violent waves at the surface, but Guen felt as though his bones were about to be crushed.
He barely had time to raise the Meteor Light Blade across his chest.
"Boom!"
The violent current, along with silt and mud, surged in every direction. Where Guen had been standing, a huge lantern fish froze in surprise. It stared at the dark, deep opening before it—a hole created by its own powerful collision. But the Lantern Fish Sea Beast knew it couldn't have made an opening like this.
The hole extended straight down, and seawater was now pouring into it.
"Ang!!!"
The Lantern Fish Sea Beast stared at the opening, only a few meters wide. It knew the human had little chance of surviving, but it wanted to see the detestable human's corpse and chew it to pieces. Now, it could only turn to