First Kill

After devouring several pigs in a row, the sea monster grew even more excited. Its tentacles tightened around the bait ship, and several even slipped through the gaps into the cabin, rummaging through it frantically.

"Phase three!"

Zijin quickly moved away from the bait ship and reached out, releasing a ripple of runes.

Bundles of alchemical explosives had long since been planted in the ship's lower hold. The moment the runes were triggered, several detonators attached to the explosives activated at once.

The next moment, the sea surface suddenly caved in, forming a massive crater. A ring-shaped shock wave swept outward, followed by a deafening boom.

A small mushroom cloud slowly rose above the sea.

Only when everything had settled did the girl look back-

The bait ship had vanished without a trace, leaving only broken planks floating on the sea. The sea monster's severed tentacles had been flung high into the air and faded to grayish white. Only now did they begin to fall, striking the water and throwing up splashes.

Zijin flew back and saw the dark shape gradually shrinking as it slowly sank into the pitch-black water.

"The target is sinking," she reported.

Su Ming had already turned the White Triangle around and was heading over at full speed. Because of the distance, the sonar was now in an acoustic shadow zone and had temporarily lost the ability to pick up the target's signal.

Half a minute later, Su Ming and Xiwo finally heard the explosion traveling through the seawater.

"Xiao Jin, collect samples of the tentacles," Xiwo said.

"I'm already doing it."

Zijin cast a spell, freezing seawater into floating ice around the tentacle fragments to keep them from sinking into the depths.

The White Triangle took more than an hour to reach the explosion site.