"I can not swim!"
The clone thrashed about incessantly in the water.
The Dharma King said calmly, "Nonsense, do you think I don't know whether you can swim or not?"
"I'm pretty... gurgle... gurgle..."
The Dharma King was worried that the shipment would be sent before the sea monster arrived, so he threw a small yellow duck swimming ring that was carried on board the ship at him.
"If we successfully hunt down the sea monster this time, you'll be the one who gets the most credit."
The clone rolled its eyes dramatically and thrashed around in its swimming ring.
One minute it's backstroke, the next it's freestyle, and then it's doggy paddle.
However, half an hour passed, and there was still no movement from beneath the sea.
Is it okay?
The clone felt like it was about to burst.
The Dharma King thought for a moment and said, "Let some blood be drawn."
Clone: "Damn it!"
Taking the knife handed to him by the Dharma King, the clone cursed and swung it hard at his own thigh.
The Dharma King grinned. "You can't be too gentle when you prick."
The clone Yangyang, "You don't know anything. A short, sharp pain is better than a long, drawn-out one."
The crimson color quickly spread across the sea.
The Dharma King, not satisfied with the intensity, threw down another clone to simultaneously bleed.
On the deck of a fishing boat not far away, which was retrieving the carcass of a sea monster, the Captain watched the actions of the Dharma King and his men with utter bewilderment.
"What are they doing?"
The first mate beside him chuckled, "They didn't bring any bait; they're probably baiting the area."
The Captain's eyes widened upon hearing this.
He'd never seen anything so impressive—a human-powered burrowing technique.
The first mate scoffed, "A bunch of bumpkins from somewhere else. They probably only went out to sea because they heard about the high profits from sea monsters."
"They don't even consider their own capabilities before going to sea."
"Such a small, dilapidated boat, a single wave from a sea monster could capsize it."
The Captain nodded. "Besides, sea monsters can't be attracted by Flesh and Blood alone."
"Give the brothers a push, today's going to be a big harvest!"
"Aim to finish the salvage operation before noon, and while we're at it, head to Thousand Streams Island. We arranged a shipment last night, and it needs to be transported back to Sea Capital before tomorrow morning."
"Finish this soon, and I'll treat the guys to drinks tonight."
The first mate's eyes lit up immediately. "I'll go tell the brothers right away."
Seeing the Dharma King and his entourage still causing trouble, the Captain couldn't help but sneer.
His ship had a full load displacement of 3,000 tons and 79 sailors, all of whom were Level One Martial Artist.
With two cranes, eight Martial Artifact, and him Level Two Martial Artist, on board, they dared to go out to sea to hunt sea monsters.
Looking around at the ships hunting sea creatures, which one didn't have a similar configuration?
To think you can wrestle with sea monsters with just a small, patched-up sailboat is wishful thinking.
"There really isn't any left, not a single drop."
The two clones were deathly pale, devoid of any color.
They can float on their own even without swimming rings.
The Dharma King's eyes, like searchlights, searched back and forth across the nearby sea.
To avoid disturbing the newly dug nest by firing his cannons from those large ships, he deliberately dug the nest at a distance.
Two hours had passed, and besides them, only another large ship was still salvaging the sea monster's carcass.
Both clones bled dry, but they didn't see a trace of the sea monster.
The Dharma King thought for a moment and said, "Emit fluctuations of qi and blood."
Upon hearing this, the two clones weakly circulated their qi and blood, like candle flames in a storm, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
A moment later, a huge dark shadow swam rapidly from beneath the surface of the sea.
The Dharma King discovered it immediately.
"They're here!"
This nest wasn't built in vain after all.
A fisherman never goes home empty-handed!
"Get ready, the big one is coming."
As soon as the Dharma King finished speaking, a water curtain more than ten meters high shot into the sky with a "whoosh".
The Captain, who had been looking down on the Dharma King and his entourage not long ago, turned around upon hearing the sound and nearly dropped his jaw in astonishment.
"They actually caught a big one."
The once calm sea became turbulent.
The two clones, each dressed as a little yellow duck, drifted with the current like duckweed.
"Disappeared."
The Dharma King's expression was solemn.
The dark shape suddenly disappeared.
Just then, the dark shadows beneath the two clones reappeared and approached the sea surface at an extremely fast speed.
"Found you!"
Sizzle--
Lightning crackled around the Dharma King as he rose into the air.
Splash--
A gaping maw, over two meters long, opened beneath the clone and swallowed them whole.
At the same time, half of his body leaped out of the water due to inertia.
It was a huge shark, fifty meters long, with a single horn on its head.
The Captain of the ship next door nearly popped his eyes out.
The first mate was also nervously swallowing hard.
" Captain, should we help them?"
"Help my ass! A level three sea beast is far too dangerous. Who would dare to hunt it without full preparation?"
Sea creatures are also classified into different classes.
Like martial artists, there are levels from one to Level Nine, from lowest to highest.
This sea area is full of low-level sea beasts, and even level three sea beasts are rarely seen.
They usually only hunt level one and two animals.
Sea beasts are different from exotic beasts; at the same level, sea beasts are much weaker than martial artists.
However, this was at sea; the martial artist's hands and feet were bound on the ship.
Unable to exert 100% of its power.
Sea creatures are different; this is their home turf.
Therefore, hunting boats belonging to first or second-level martial artists will not engage in direct combat with third-level sea beasts without sufficient preparation.
"Turn around quickly, don't get caught in the crossfire."
They brought this upon themselves; they have no one to blame but themselves.
The ship immediately issued a drizzle order.
The remaining half of the sea monster that hadn't been salvaged yet was also discarded.
On the other side, after swallowing the two clones, the Unicorn Shark returned to the water and violently lashed its tail, trying to capsize the small, broken boat.
However, the Dharma King in heaven did not give it that chance.
"When I unleash this Thunderbolt attack, how will you respond?"
Golden lightning shot up from the Dharma King and slammed heavily into the tail of the Unicorn Shark.
Water is highly conductive, and the Unicorn Shark was instantly blasted to pieces by the lightning.
The piece of meat, especially the tail section that was hit directly, was already thoroughly cooked.
The Unicorn Shark, living in the deep sea, had never seen such terrifying power. It turned and plunged into the water to escape.
Rumble--
However, another thunderclap sounded.
Which horn on the opponent's head did the Dharma King aim for this time?
The unicorn acted like a lightning rod, directing the electric current throughout its body, causing the Unicorn Shark to enter a state of paralysis.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Giant Overlord opened its third eye on its forehead, shooting out a red light that pierced through the enormous shark's head.
The Unicorn Shark floated motionless on the surface of the sea, and blood instantly spread across the water.
"Done!"
The Dharma King clenched his fist.
If this were a game, an achievement notification would have already popped up in the bottom right corner of the screen.
The Unicorn Shark is over 50 meters long and floats on the sea surface like a small mountain.
The small boat was less than ten meters long, so transporting the Unicorn Shark back became a major problem.
"I think before we think about how the sharks will get back, we should think about how we'll get back first," a clone suddenly said.
Standing at the bow of the boat, the Dharma King looked down and saw that the water had reached his calves, and the boat was slowly sinking.
"I told you this ship wouldn't do." The Dharma King's face darkened.
The clone replied, "You were the one who got struck by the first wave of lightning; you're even blinder than the Giant Overlord."
Waaaaah--
Just when the group was at their wits' end, the fishing boat that had just left returned.