"Phew, phew..."
A cool sea breeze brushed past Xia Lun's ears, leaving a faint salty taste on his lips. He slowly opened his eyes.
It was already daytime. The sun had risen from the far edge of the sea, and Xia Lun narrowed his eyes contentedly, quietly enjoying the warmth of its rays on his skin.
With his Light Annihilation State specialty, the warm morning sunlight steadily became Life Force. Its gentle glow entered through his pores and filled his body.
The Submarine had already set off. Beneath the low rumble of its engine, the bow cut through the waves. Murky white foam streamed back in a wedge along both sides of the hull before the Submarine left it far behind.
"This thing's pretty fast." Xia Lun rubbed his face and took a sip of coffee before slowly sitting up. "Time to check what I gained."
Just then, something stirred in his mind. He snatched up the Bioelectric Oar beside him and turned toward the sea.
Golden morning light spilled across the rippling water. Several small white fish leaped from the surface and swiftly fell back. An instant later, a Jump-tail Shark nearly two meters long burst out of the water and snapped one up. Blood sprayed from between its sharp teeth like tomato juice!
Xia Lun narrowed his eyes and swung the oar toward the Jump-tail Shark!
The Submarine slowed slightly. At the same time, the air compressed at the end of the oar exploded into a visible shock wave that slammed into the Jump-tail Shark!
Xia Lun dropped his shoulder, tucked in his elbow, and pulled back. Adhesion Force hauled the shark straight toward him. He stepped back half a pace, reversed his grip on the oar, and drove its end into the shark's eye socket! With a