Pfft!
Breaking the surface, Gu Chen spat out all the seawater in his mouth.
As he gasped for breath, he felt like an idiot for actually trying to kill himself this way.
This was different from being killed by a monster or dying from some other external force.
The game's 10% pain feedback made deaths caused by those external forces less unbearable than he had imagined.
Even if he felt afraid at the time, for some reason, he always felt cheerful after reviving, with no discomfort or sense of oppression when he recalled it.
But suffocation was not pain, so 90% of its feedback could not be blocked. Even knowing this was only a game, trying to suffocate still gave him an intense desire to survive.
He could not help surfacing and gulping down air.
After several consecutive attempts, he completely gave up on this stupid way to die.
"Guide, is there any other way?" Gu Chen looked up at Guide, who floated beside him, seeking help.
[Yes. Starve to death!]
"Wouldn't that be even harder to endure than drowning?"
This time, Guide did not answer and instead looked at him as though he were an idiot.
Realizing Guide could offer no help, Gu Chen decided to dive down and keep looking for a ferocious large fish, seeking nothing more than death.
He plunged into the sea and kept swimming downward.
Plenty of coral grew nearby, but most of the fish roaming around had low hunting levels. Upon seeing him approach, they decisively flicked their tails and swam away, giving him no chance to get close.
After searching without finding a target, Gu Chen surfaced again and gulped down fresh air.
Just then, he discovered a strange aircraft shaped like a motorboat hovering overhead.
He estimated it was