ad-fusion Chapter 1459 - 736: Federation Sets the Fire, Innocents Suffer (Thanks to Yushi for the Silver Alliance_3)
Chapter 1459 - 736: Federation Sets the Fire, Innocents Suffer (Thanks to Yushi for the Silver Alliance_3)
Just a single corpse weighed over ten tons, and the sturdy material contained within surpassed countless rare treasures of nature. No wonder it was considered fine material and beautiful jade.
On the way, Ji Jue hadn't been idle. The blessings stripped from the corpse had been dismantled over the past few days, made into the expansion modules for the Giant Que, and installed.
Following "Unmoving as a Mountain," new Blessing Chains, "Mountain and Water" and "Sea Drying Stone Rotting," were added. The former's effect was more straightforward—adding an extra layer to the defense, alternating between two layers of double defense Shields, stacking armor faster and recovering quicker.
Meanwhile, "Sea Drying Stone Rotting" enhanced its limits and durability, reducing the cost of maintaining a prolonged defensive state.
It was all about stacking armor, stacking armor, and more stacking armor!
Once the gap in the Giant Que project was completely closed, the defense level of the Prosperity had reached a terrifying degree. Even without activating blessings, it could withstand a direct hit from a warship's main cannon and close bombardment.
Ji Jue's ideal level was to withstand even if Sister Wen suddenly got furious and wanted to beat him up with a Crystal Dragon Spear falling from the sky to hold out for half an hour!
It seems now, if it's just a Crystal Dragon Spear, it might be able to hold out.
As long as she doesn't spray fire.
As for the price... the price is that besides looking like a ship, the entire Giant Que has nothing to do with a ship, even can't float on the water.
Its weight has surpassed a solid iron block of the same size, and relying solely on buoyancy, it would instantly sink to the sea bottom, as deep as it could go.
Yet, as Giant Que, it is constantly resonating with the stars and the earth, not even consuming any spiritual energy, merely relying on gravitational pull and repulsion to float effortlessly between sea and sky.
No need to ride the wind, no need to break through the waves.
Like an iron mountain silently soaring above the sea, it moves easily, its acceleration slightly slow, but once speeded up, even relying only on its inertial potential energy, it can crush everything in its path like a cannonball.
This is the purest form of mass.
The Giant Que doesn't need extra weapons; its own mass alone is enough to smash through all opposition!
Sparing little time, before dawn, the Prosperity had already reached beyond the Seven Cities Sea Area, delving into the endless ocean. In this desolate sea with no fixed routes, you couldn't see even a ghostly shadow for thousands of miles around.
After roughly calculating the Mermaid Clan's advancement speed, Ji Jue drew a circle on the sea chart and found that they were still a thousand miles away from himself.
Arrived too early.
However, though the main body of the clan was still distant, the scouts dispatched by the Mutated creatures should already have arrived nearby.
In a way, they were clearly muddle-headed beasts, yet they knew to send scouts to explore ahead, even possessing some sort of primitive language among themselves, with complex combinations and different dialects between different clans.
No wonder they were called Mermaids.
This level of intelligence alone surpassed other beasts by a significant margin, not to mention the threat they posed.
After securing a spot, Ji Jue skillfully set up the trap and cast the line...
Prepared to fish!
After all these years of metaphorically "fishing," this was the first time he truly used his skills on actual fish, sparing no expense to avoid coming up empty-handed.
He utilized a broken scale from the materials library, extracted a significant batch of mutant flesh, and cast it into the ocean.
In the seawater, the scarlet writhing flesh began to twitch and convulse rapidly, growing skin and scales as its internal structure started to undergo transformations.
It was as if the flesh held the structures and tissues of countless species, naturally evolving when faced with different environments.
The flesh in the seawater quickly grew into a bizarre mass, with animal fur and scales sprouting from its surface, swimming randomly. Eventually, it began to extend tentacles to capture surrounding fish and shrimp.
Even without consciousness or wisdom, the biological instinct already displayed oceanic characteristics. After seizing several octopuses and crabs in succession, the writhing flesh began to grow tentacles and shells, and developed eyes resembling those of a fish.
Right under Ji Jue's eyes, it came to life!
Merely a scale fallen from the Great Evil fish, the derivative born from the blood seeping from the scale, was now rapidly growing and evolving...
A few minutes later, the skin where the scale had fallen showed mimicry patterns, blending with the reef like an inconspicuous design.
If left unchecked, it wouldn't be long before a new terrifying predator appeared in this sea area, would it?
Unfortunately, it was too late.
The moment it hit water, its blood and scent had already merged and silently spread into the seawater, alarming gigantic creatures prowling in the nearby region.
In the deep sea where sunlight couldn't reach, waves began to move abruptly.
The colossal serpent-like body undulated, drawn by an unprecedented sweet fragrance, accelerating swiftly but without stirring even a hint of undercurrent, not even a sound could be heard.
The ravenous Mermaids advanced silently, their sharp scales slicing tangled seaweed into shreds with ease, lurking around.
Even when confronted with a meal delivered to their doorstep, they remained vigilantly cautious, ever alert to their surroundings. It was unfortunate that they completely overlooked the rock-like Prosperity approaching on the sea surface, inching closer, closer, ever closer.
Until, in an instant, it burst forth!
The massive wave erupted in the deep sea, and the twenty-meter-long Mermaid shot out like a bolt, its enormous mouth opening with a tremendous noise before snapping shut.
With a crunch, it crushed the shell into fragments, the derivative flesh trapped between two rows of knife-like teeth, torn apart, its viscous blood spreading through the seawater, hungrily swallowed up.
The Mermaid's bite force was even more outrageous than a hippopotamus's, and the moment its teeth clamped down, no matter how the derivative tried to resist, it couldn't escape.
Yet, as it relished the sweet taste, it suddenly felt the flesh in its mouth melting, expanding. When it realized something was wrong and tried to spit it out, it found its mouth couldn't open.
Like being glued shut with instant adhesive, the eerie flesh blocked its mouth, swiftly morphing and spreading, clinging onto its human-like arms that pulled furiously but were unable to tear it off, the melting flesh rapidly encroaching and even binding its hands...
By the time it tried to escape, it was too late.
The bomb buried in the flesh was detonated.
Under Jing Zhen's impact, the entire Mermaid convulsed for a moment, then lost its ability to resist, hauled up inch by inch by a thin but resilient Silver Thread, eventually reeled into the cabin and onto the surgical table prepared specifically for it.
Even in a paralyzed state, the Mermaid remained feral, convulsing continuously in a struggle until it completely wore out.
In the end, it could only gain a word of admiration from the human in front of it.
"Pretty lively, huh..." Ji Jue clicked his tongue in appreciation, leaning closer to observe, "Tell uncle, how old are you this year?"
The Mermaid let out a weak, feeble wail.
Its eyes, filled with resentment and hunger, glared at him, weak and powerless. But just as Ji Jue threw back his head and laughed, the Mermaid, who should have lost its strength, suddenly twitched and sprang forward. From beneath its torn scales, an arm, once again operational, reached towards Ji Jue's throat!
And then...
Fell into Ji Jue's hand.
Effortlessly caught in his grasp, its sharp claws couldn't even leave a scratch on his slender, fair fingers.
Instead, it got turned against itself and was held tighter.
Like the sleazy hand of a bar owner at a karaoke club, pinching and kneading recklessly.
"Oh wow, quite enthusiastic."
Ji Jue grinned heartily, "Come, let uncle read your palm; oh dear, where's the career line? The love line isn't looking good either, single since birth, the longevity line is a bit short, hmm..."
He paused a moment, sighing regretfully at last, "At this rate, it seems you'll only live until today."