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For minutes, Sebastian kept on swimming while blasting everywhere with his electroreceptors to see if his rapid escape attracted any new predator. For that freak shark, he was taking no chances.
At times, he had to slow down to let the great white Shark keep up with him, but still, they were able to cover dozens of kilometers in a few minutes.
Another 2 minutes later, Sebastian finally stopped. With narrowed eyes, he manually controlled his electroreceptors to check deep in all 4 directions around them for any predator or signs of the freak Shark.
After confirming again, he finally had the time to relax.
"Big bro, you were so awesome…"
Sebastian did not let the great white Shark finish, he was having none of that as he roared a question. "Which freaking monster was that?
The Shark flinched back slightly on being roared at, then it revealed a sad expression on hearing how the question was phrased as it pursed its huge dangerous maws.
It was hard for a shark to look cute, but the strange fearsome pursing of its huge maws by this great white somehow looked cute which was strange.
Seeing this, Sebastian was taken aback, feeling like he somehow bullied a fragile girl as he hurriedly asked. "Uhm, sorry, did I say something wrong?"
Hearing that, the great white Shark's expression quickly reverted, becoming cheerful again like it was originally pulling a prank.
"He's not a monster, he's Teeth".
"Teeth?" Now, Sebastian was confused.
"Yes, that's his name. Oh, you're still a stray shark so maybe you don't know about the concept of names yet. I'm Verni".
"…"
"The f*ck do you mean I don't know the concept of names?" Despite feeling this inwardly with a strong urge to curse it Sebastian was still able to calm himself.
"I'm Sebastian".
"Oh! You have a name?" The Shark exclaimed, clearly surprised.
"…"
"Old Mak said that only strong and experienced great whites know the importance of having names. Then, you must be a frightening powerhouse. Big bro, you're the best".
Seeing the shark raise its dorsal fin to cheer happily, Sebastian's expression became weird but he still pressed on his question.
"Ok, umm, the Teeth, that guy, who's Teeth?"
"He was originally one of us". Verni answered still cheerfully.
"…One of us…" Sebastian immediately caught into this term.
Now, when he recalled properly, the Goblin Shark was in so many ways similar to a great White Shark. The only difference was its body color and the super long snout.
Not only that, Sebastian got another deduction from this 'one of us' term. Phrasing it in such a way meant that there were other great white Sharks here.
He immediately felt excited. "There are more of you here?"
"Yes". Verni answered in a chubby bubbly manner. "We have a huge cave up in the great circular wall, that's where our territory is".
Saying this, its expression suddenly became depressed. "Unfortunately, I was hunted by Teeth and could only escape far away here to survive".
"Ok, so what happened to this Teeth?"
"He mutated after failing during his evolution".
Hearing that, Sebastian rapidly had thoughts go through his head as he felt a chill go down his spine.
He shuddered. "That's possible?"
"Yes, the same thing already happened to a lot of my brothers through the years. Only Teeth's own was different".
"Old Mak said that he likely came into contact with some unknown influence which made him mutate to become a Goblin Shark".
"He's extremely terrifying. Our family already tried to hunt and bring him down numerous times, but we're never successful, the skills that he got after mutating are just too frightening".
"But, Big bro, you're so awesome, you managed to kill him the other time".
Sebastian tried to ignore the shameless over-enthusiasm of this fellow. "Then, why didn't he die?"
"After mutating, he doesn't feel pain and he got a horrifying health points stat. Besides, he got an incomplete resurrection skill, that extremely fast speed skill, and the freaking bomb skill".
The Shark visibly shuddered on mentioning that. "Old Mak solemnly called it the Goblin Abomination Bomb Skill; that's frightening, right?"
"Yes, it is". Sebastian gave his consent sincerely and also to please this fellow lest he put another cute sad face before him.
"So, who's Old Mak?"
"He's the head of the family".
Before Sebastian could digest the information that was just dumped at him, the over-enthusiastic Shark asked him excitedly again. "Big bro, are you already at the Purple tier?"
"For you to kill Teeth, you must be there or super close to it. Teeth's attempt to evolve to the Purple tier was what resulted in his death".
Now, Sebastian was really clueless. "Purple tier?"
"Oh! I forgot, Big bro is a stray shark".
"Must you emphasize that?" Sebastian felt like whacking this fellow on the head to discipline him.
"Old Mak says there are 5 power tiers in this world, but he only knows 3- the White, Orange, and Purple tiers".
Hearing that, Sebastian rapidly made the connections and arrived at a conclusion as he felt his face burning in shame a bit. "If I'm correct, I'm at the Orange tier and I'm still a F*cking beginner".
Despite saying that in his mind, he only gave a silent acknowledgment of the knowledge in his heart.
"Big bro, which level are you?"
"Which level are you?" Sebastian expertly threw the question back.
"Level 17". The Shark quipped excitedly, leaving Sebastian dumbfounded.
Crack!
He felt the tiny bits of his dignity as a Big bro shattering.
"Big bro, which…"
"Let's leave, other predators may have been attracted already". Sebastian cut it off while looking around like an army of predators already surrounded them.
Seeing his actions, Verni wisely obeyed. "Big bro is a real professional".
"…"
Not commenting on that, Sebastian turned to lead the way forward while most of his attention was already inside his mind.
"System, why didn't you inform me of such basic knowledge about the power tiers? Do you f*cking enjoy seeing me embarrass myself?"
[Ding! System is not obligated to reveal it as host did not ask?]
"…"
Sebastian felt imaginary smokes billowing from his head but he forced himself to calm down. "Ok, now tell me the power tiers of this world".
[Affirmative!]
[Oceania power tiers are divided into 2 basic and 3 advanced tiers: White, Orange, Purple, Red, and Black.]
[The first 2 White and Orange tiers are the beginner tiers. Host is currently at the Orange tier.]
[To level up from Orange to Purple and subsequently upwards, the required levels for evolution will be 2 the required levels for the previous evolution.]
[This means that as you needed 5 levels to evolve to the Orange tier, you'll need 10 levels to evolve to the Purple tier.]
[System Clue: Sea Kings are at the pinnacle Black tier.]
Seeing this, Sebastian came to a realization as he now understood a lot of things that originally still eluded him.
Without saying a word to the cheerful great white Shark, he led it deeper into the seamount.
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As Sebastian led his new little brother, Verni, through the seamount, the new information about Oceania and the strange mutation of the shark called Teeth kept on going through his mind.
Though the fact that he now needed double the number of levels to evolve deflated him a bit, he was still glad because a part of the fog covering how much he knew about this world was slowly being chipped away.
Due to his interactions with Verni, he confirmed that the shark didn't know that he was a Megalodon already and still saw him as a great white.
He didn't correct this misunderstanding though. For the past one month of loneliness, his psyche was already being affected negatively, meeting a blabbermouth like Verni was a relief.
The fact that he was now being addressed as Big bro made it all the more memorable and sweeter.
He still didn't tell Verni his level, that was just plain embarrassing. He didn't really know it before but know he understood the huge advantage that his system gave him since coming to this world.
He was a full 4 levels lower than Verni, but his power was so much stronger and more dangerous than his.
Another point that he deduced was that the numerous evolution options that were presented to him when he evolved the 2nd time were probably not to be shown at this point originally.
He guessed that his system influenced the decision.
Through his conversations with Verni, he already confirmed that the head of the great white family Old Mak was not a Megalodon despite already being at the Purple tier.
This said a lot about his special status and how lucky he was. Whenever he thought of luck, his mind went back to his luck points and he could only curse.
"F*ck it! Who gives a damn about luck stat points?"
After consoling himself with that, his brain calmed down and he continued his analytic deductions.
Also, according to Verni, Teeth was a level 20 great white Shark attempting to evolve to the next tier before he failed miserably and mutated.
That fact alone meant a lot of things, and the fact that he still killed it despite this and all the op advantages that it got after mutating, he finally knew how powerful he really was.
This was a crazy fellow that even the whole shark family including Old Mak could not takedown, he felt a burst of pride enveloping his heart.
With that, he was able to calmly accept Verni calling him Big bro.
He knew that his Water Transmutation unique skill was the only reason why he was able to defeat the Goblin Shark.
With his other skills alone, he would have only become easy prey for the frightening Shark. This realization only sprouted his desire for other unique skills.
"I need to work hard". He motivated himself.
For his enormous size compared to the 8 meters long Verni, he guessed that this was also another perk of evolving to become a Megalodon faster than others.
Despite this, the fact that he was now as long as a bus still left him gapping in shock anytime he thought about it.
Also, now he had another goal. If his plan to kill the Alpha Crocodile was successful, his next goal was to go back to the family cave with Verni.
Even if his soul was innately a human and they were not exactly related, his current body meant that he had some affinity towards them.
As a human, though a crazy anatomist, he knew the power brought by the warmth of family and he did not want to miss it in this life.
Because of the previous battle, his mana points were depleted completely and it was slowly recovering now. Despite this, he could hunt without mana.
He turned to Verni. "Wanna go dissecting?"
"…"
Sebastian facepalmed. "I mean hunting".
"Oh, yes, Big bro! Hunt! Hunt!"
Sebastian grinned, revealing his row of frightening teeth. "Then, follow me".
His electroreceptors were already locked into a Giant Crab which was the reason why the suggestion came in the first place.
[You have activated skill: Advanced Dash.]
[You have activated skill: Crushing Bite!]
He rapidly closed the distance before the fellow could react, then he clamped down hard with his teeth at its shell.
Crunch! Crunch!
Verni caught up to him, and it delivered the other bite. Both of them pulled at the same time, then the Crab was dissected into parts.
[Potential Hunting Partner has been detected: Does host want to bind with a hunting partner?]
"Woah! That's possible too?" Sebastian was surprised but he did not waste any time. "Yes".
[Affirmative!]
[Host has gotten a Hunting Partner: Verni, the Great White Shark!]
[You have jointly killed a Giant Crab with your hunting partner- Level 13: You have gained Experience.]
[You have gained 5 Adaptation points.]
"It still gives the same points, nice!"
Sebastian generously let his partner feast on the food. As he watched Verni feasting, a plan slowly formed in his mind.
"Perhaps, with a partner, my Crocodile plan will be easier and more successful". He felt excited.
Not only that, he recalled a certain hole that was dug into a cave in the seamount that he encountered during his one-month exploration which was a secret lair of a clan of Giant Crabs.
He didn't attack it then because he was too lazy to do it as such a large number of Giant Crabs were not trivial opponents, and he guessed that he couldn't conquer it without using his Water Transmutation unique skill.
Right now, he was confident that with a powerful and versatile helper like Verni, he could do it easily.
Verni seemed weak only because it fought against the frighteningly powerful Goblin Shark. As a level 17 great white Shark, it was a powerhouse of its own right in this seamount.
In less than a minute, Verni finished the food and turned to face its Big bro excitedly with anticipation on its face.
Feeling its gaze, Sebastian grinned again which was something he still wasn't used to as his sharp row of teeth were revealed fearsomely.
"Follow me".
"Yes, Big bro!"
Activating his triple reverse swim skill, Sebastian turned around and started navigating his way through the seamount with only one direction in mind.
In the journey, they encountered other prey which they didn't hesitate to feed on- a group of mutated Sea Lions, 3 Giant Crabs, and a Poison Worm.
About 8 minutes later, they got to their destination- the entrance to the cave lair of the Giant Crabs.
An excited glint flashed through Sebastian's eyes.
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Inside the cave that Sebastian found with his new hunting partner resided a staggering number of Giant Crabs. They were not up to 50, but their astonishing size alone was enough to make the sight brain-numbing.
The entrance to the cave was covered with thick red leaves that fell from the trees in the surroundings, but this was not enough to stop neither of the 2 sharks from seeing inside.
Yes, just like Sebastian, Verni also had the electroreceptor skill.
The Giant Crabs looked like a battalion of soldiers when placed together like this. Their fiery red eyes glowed in the darkness of the cave, their super sharp claws glinted under the illumination of the faint light going in.
Their adaptations were so varied, random, and fearsome that they looked like machines made for war.
Seeing such a sight, Verni felt his head going numb. Originally, even as a great white shark, he had little chance of easily defeating a group of 5 Giant Crabs.
Facing 50 Giant Crabs was a stretch that left his fragile heart beating rapidly. The normal instinct that he already honed in battle was to escape immediately, but seeing the Big bro beside him made him relax.
After Sebastian's performance against the Goblin shark, he sincerely already saw him as a fierce powerhouse that was unbeatable.
Feeling the confidence emanating from his senior, he also felt his blood pressure rising as his blood became hot with battle intent surging into his head.
"You're my support".
Sebastian laid his plan in the most basic way that he knew that this slightly intelligent Shark could understand. Seeing the excited gleam in his eye, he knew that his plan was understood so he no longer wasted time.
Despite not having electroreceptor skills like the 2 sharks, both of them already hovered above their cave long enough to alert the Crabs.
The ones close to the entrance menacingly raised their sharp claws to deter the opportunistic predator away. But the next moment their eyes widened as a shadow enlarged in their vision.
[You have activated skill: Advanced Dash.]
[You have activated skill: Battering Ram.]
Like a train that already gathered unstoppable momentum for miles, Sebastian rushed into the cave and rammed at the 3 Giant Crabs at the entrance.
A loud booming sound reverberated as the collision spread shockwaves to the surrounding. The Crab's already outstretched claws injured Sebastian, but he dealt even more damage to them.
[You have activated skill: Crushing Bite.]
Crunch! Crunch!
Almost the same time that he bit down at the nearest Crab, cracking its shell apart completely, Verni also arrived and bit down.
Like before, they pulled in opposite directions, ripping the poor Crab apart.
[You have jointly killed a Giant Crab with your hunting partner- Level 15: You have gained Experience.]
[You have gained 2 Skill points and 5 Adaptation points.]
Without wasting time, Sebastian triggered his spike adaptation, activating the skill in the same process as he bulldozed his way deeper inside the cave to wreak havoc and kill before the Giant Crabs recovered their nerves.
Just like him, Verni did not hold back as he unleashed his all immediately.
His body glowed with a visible yellow manifestation of his magic power, a strange yellow fire magic. An adaptation that looked like a horn also appeared in his head which his yellow fire magic wrapped up immediately.
After doing this, he rushed at the Crabs.
Boom!
Like his big bro, his 8-meter-tall body wreaked havoc through the ranks of the Giant Crabs. He didn't stray more than 2 meters away from Sebastian, he still remembered the order clearly to support.
The attack was so abrupt, well-timed, and coordinated that the Giant Crabs had little time to react which they paid dearly for.
In just about 30 seconds since the 2 sharks appeared, 3 of them already died and another was on the verge of death. Seeing this, the other Giant Crabs grew angry immediately which manifested in the form of fire.
Like most other creatures in this region, they had fire magic. They roared in anger before pushing the raging fire outwards.
[You have activated skill: Sonic Reflection.]
[You have activated skill: Sonic Drill.]
[You have activated skill: Magic Teeth.]
The Crabs first froze for a second as their roars were reflected back at them, dealing both mental and physical damage at the same time.
Taking advantage of their temporarily being frozen, Sebastian threw 2 Sonic Drills out, drilling terrible hole injuries through the shells and body of 2 Giant Crabs before they recovered.
After doing this, he set his body properly, then he opened his mouth wide.
Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu!
While his teeth rapidly shot out like bullets from a sub-machine gun, Verni stayed behind him and formed a fire magic shield that kept all the raging fire induced by the Crabs at bay.
The Crabs suffered from the magic teeth skill. Though none of them died to it, most of them suffered injuries from it which were irritating to them.
Gri…!!!
While making some weird noise, the crabs added to the cacophony of noise by clapping their pincers and claws together, producing loud drumming sounds.
Then suddenly, they converged their fire magic towards themselves like they were accumulating power. They each accumulated it to form spears made entirely out of the fire before shooting them outwards.
Bam! Bam!
Just 2 fire spears and Verni's magic shield popped, Sebastian immediately activated his magic shield and blocked with his body but it was equally breached.
While shooting these fire spears, the Crabs started marching forward like they were suddenly receiving orders from an unknown entity.
Sebastian and his pet still killed some of them as time went on, but they were also receiving damages from the fire spears and the Crabs were already closing the distance dangerously.
Despite his powerful teeth, Sebastian was wise enough to know that he had no chances of emerging victorious in a melee against so many Crabs.
As he thought, his eyes suddenly twitched as his electroreceptors showed him something else. Verni also detected it as without hesitation, they both activated their magic shield and rapidly retreated.
An elderly Giant Crab that was far gigantic than the others suddenly appeared, its backshell opened naturally like the lid of a bowl to reveal boiling fire inside as it aimed at the most troublesome shark- Sebastian.
The fire rapidly congealed before shooting out a hot energy beam. Its speed was so fast that it arrived before Sebastian could react.
Boom!
[You have activated skill: Water Cyclone.]
At the last moment, Sebastian activated this skill to ward of part of the damage but the hot energy beam still tore through. As soon as it tore into his body, the pain invaded his brain rapidly.
[A special adaptation arsenal has been used against you: Shell War Arsenal!]
[You have been hit by a skill: War Arsenal Specialty- Fire Beam.]
[You have been inflicted with staggering damage.]
As Sebastian reeled back in pain and agony, Verni who was not targeted was stunned for a moment before it immediately revealed an angry bloodthirsty look.
Its eyes became deeper, then it activated one of its trump card skills.
Its tail fin and dorsal fin suddenly became super sharp. Then, tons of similar fins started growing from all over its body with their edges gleaming sharply.
Then, like a spinning wheel, its body started rotating forward as the sharp fin accessories now in its body started cutting everywhere with its fire magic still raging around it.
"Die!!!" It roared.
Its frenzied attack caught 2 already injured Giant Crabs off-guard, killing them off before they could react until the elderly Crab intervened again.
Its shell opened up again like a machinery box, and this time no raging fire was inside, a cluster of stones was what appeared instead.
The huge boulder-like stones rotated before shooting out.
Bam! Bam!
The first stone stopped Verni's momentum, the second threw it backward, while the third caused a huge depression in its abdomen that caused it to roar loudly in pain.
Seeing their elder teaching the enemies a lesson, the Giant Crabs became more motivated as they clapped their dangerous claws together in the water.
Before the 4th stone could hit the shark, a pitch-black tower shield suddenly appeared which firmly stopped it in its tracks.
From the side, Sebastian's eyes glowed a deep green.
[You have activated skill: Rejuvenation.]
[You have activated skill: Water Transmutation.]
[You have created a magic manifestation: Tower Shield.]
Seeing the elderly Giant Crab appear and the damage that each of its attacks dealt, including its strange shell that seemed like a mechanical box, he knew that he met a strong opponent this time.
"Is my luck so freaking bad? Why do I meet boss opponents each time?"
Though he felt like cursing at the goddess of luck all day, he knew that he had to fight and that was what he would do.
[You have created a magic manifestation: Fire Sabers.]
As soon as the dual pitch-black sabers appeared, a world of fire descended with it, spreading even more raging heat to the surroundings.
Without hesitation, both sabers slashed their way forward.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
[You have killed a Giant Crab- Level 14: You have gained Experience.]
[You have gained…]
The Giant Crabs tried to resist, but the power moving the sabers proved too strong for them. The sabers cut them apart like a knife slicing vegetables.
Seeing this, the fiery eyes of the elderly Giant Crab narrowed as it retaliated. Its shell opened up again, then a stronger version of the fire spears appeared as they shot forward with speed.
Boom!
Sebastian's pitch-black tower shield held strong like the ancient walls of China- it towered like the shield used by the Legendary Spartan, Leonidas himself.
In 2 minutes, 8 Giant Crabs died to the rampaging Sabers amidst supplementary attacks being thrown by Sebastian and Verni into the fray.
Seeing that it could not breach the enemy's defense and its children kept on dying, the elderly Giant Crab curled itself up, making itself seem like a turtle who rolled inside its shell to hide.
After it did this, its machinery box-like shell opened up again and a huge fiery shield suddenly flickered to life.
Like they already encountered such situations in the past, all the Giant Crabs in the cave retreated behind this huge shield.
Bam! Bam!
Sebastian's saber magic manifestations struck at the shield but it only vibrated without revealing any cracks. Seeing this, Sebastian was surprised but he did not let up as he continued attacking.
For about another 3 minutes, this stalemate continued as he burned his magic power to strike with his sabers while the elderly Crab burned its magic power to maintain the shield.
Seeing this, Sebastian changed plans mid-way.
[You have created a magic manifestation: Bow and Arrow.]
He resolved to use the same strategy that he used to kill the troublesome stingray back at the Leroy lair. Without hesitating, he rapidly pumped his magic power to empower this magic manifestation.
Hovering in the water, the pitch-black bow and arrow were wrapped with a green magic force as the light slowly grew blinding.
Behind the shield, the elderly Crab's eyes flickered on seeing this. It originally decided to stay and withstand it but as the seconds passed with the power in the arrow growing stronger, it changed its decision mid-way.
While still maintaining the fiery magic shield, its shell opened up again. This time, what seemed like ropes came out as they started attaching themselves to its remaining children that survived.
It already survived long enough and killed enough predators to know the kind of power that was brimming. As a veteran hunter and predator, it knew when to bite the bullet and escape.
[You have activated skill: Sound Control.]
With no intention to let it escape, Sebastian finally released the magic manifestation that already sucked a sizeable amount of his mana points while adding a 2nd layer sound attack to it with his sound control skill.
The arrow shot out with such force, power, and speed that even the water surface distorted a bit to herald its emergence.
The sound was extremely loud like exploding dominoes.
Boom!
As soon as it collided with the fiery magic shield, cracks rapidly appeared through it but the arrow was also slowed down like it was stuck in a quagmire. Despite this, the force behind it was still strong, pushing it forward.
Seeing this, the elderly Crab turned without hesitation and took a step into the water as its legs diffused black shadows into the surrounding.
Every step as its claws moved seemed like it was tearing the time-space in the water apart, making what seemed far to become near. The water space folded like it was being squeezed.
Warp!
The Crab's stepping suddenly accelerated, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared with the Giant Crabs that it was able to tie with its rope skill.
This was one of its trump card skills that enabled it to survive till today.
For the other 6 Crabs that were left behind, as soon as the magic shield popped, their fates were decided.
The arrow tore them all apart.
[You have killed a Giant Crab- Level 12: You have gained Experience.]
[You have gained…
[You have killed…]
For a long time, even though his plan was mostly successful, Sebastian hovered in the water, gaping in shock.
"What in the name of all anatomists is that freaking escape skill?"
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After the aftereffects of the battle died down completely, Sebastian finally calmed down and confirmed that he was not dreaming. The over a dozen Giant Crab corpses lying on the water proved that.
Despite this, his brain still couldn't help but feel like he was dreaming.
Once again, his understanding of Oceania and its numerous strange and terrifying creatures was updated. The elderly Giant Crab that he just fought with was a monster; a freaking monster.
To him, the apt term to describe it was- Snoring Panda, Hidden Dragon!
Compared to his supersonic speed escape skill, the skill demonstrated by the Giant Crab at the end to escape with its children completely changed his understanding of how skills worked.
Not only that, the most envious of all was the Giant Crab's Shell War Arsenal adaptation. The only word he had for that adaptation was OP.
If he didn't know more, he would have thought that it was some unique skill.
The machinery-box effects of the adaptation were just god-tier cheating. With such an advantage, it was almost a given that the elderly Crab could adapt to any situation available in a battle.
"Is this the legendary power of the Oldies? Uhm, Elders?"
Sincerely, he was shocked and short of words. From his knowledge of this world, he guessed that such an adaptation could only be available to Crabs which left him all the more envious.
Leroy always said to him that sea creatures with high-tier bloodlines were born with a silver spoon, and they were destined to be the greatest in Oceania.
Before, he completely agreed with that, but now he slightly agreed and disagreed. From his knowledge, he guessed that Crabs were not part of those sea creatures with high-tier bloodlines.
Of course, this ocean volcano region was more treacherous than his previous calmer expanse which meant sea creatures here were stronger but that alone could not explain the terrifying strength and ability displayed by the elderly Crab.
"What a nice test subject for dissection it would have been". He lamented.
From the battle encounter, he didn't sense any arrogance or over-the-top aggressiveness from the elderly Crab, he instead only sensed the vibe of a veteran who slowly fought his way to the top of the food chain.
From this, he guessed that the elderly Crab was probably already at the Purple tier. Also, he now learned that given enough time, sea creatures in Oceania could slowly grow to become horrifying boss monsters.
His best guess about the Crab's wonder shell adaptation was that it got so many skills and adaptations that the experience of all those now enabled him to form this terrifying adaptation.
The elderly Crab was a predator of a different species which directly made it his enemy, but he felt a deep respect for it.
Taking that thought route, he started thinking of his future enemies- the Sea Kings. For such monsters, it was a given that they already lived dozens or perhaps even hundreds of years.
"So, how terrifying would they be?"
He shuddered on the thought as he directly decided to cut that thought process off lest he plants an unnecessary phobia in his mind which would leave him depressed.
This was when he noticed Verni silently staring at him unblinkingly.
"F*ck! For how long have you been staring?"
The Shark revealed a confused expression at the random question. "Since".
"…"
Speechless and completely short of words, Sebastian could only turn his head to the Giant Crab feast waiting for them to form a distraction.
"Let's eat".
"Ok". Verni eagerly pounced on the closest food without waiting for him. In seconds, it gobbled the meat up and went to the next Giant Crab.
"…"
Sebastian looked at the excited Shark, then at the meat, then at the Shark again. Suppressing the urge in his heart to shoot a tooth at its face, he swam closer and also started digging into the food.
As soon as his teeth dug into the delicious crispy meat left by the Giant Crabs, he felt like falling asleep immediately as his eyes rolled in pleasure. Verni ate more of the meat, but he still got enough to satisfy his glutton stomach.
After eating to their fill, Verni hovered lazily in a satisfied manner in the cave. Clearly, it was already feeling too lazy to hunt and wanted to rest.
"Get your heavy butt up and swim". Sebastian chided angrily.
"Huh?"
"We're going hunting".
The shark revealed a clear look of reluctance on his face but facing his big bro who could pursue such a dangerous predator crab, it had no choice but to propel his heavy butt up and swim.
Sebastian had no other special cave with delicious food like this one in mind, but there was more than enough prey in this seamount.
Through this hunt, he wanted to understand all the skills and adaptations of his hunting partner to grasp and maximize the use of its strengths.
As soon as they came out of the cave, it only took them a few minutes before they encountered another prey. The both of them attacked together, and in less than a second, their prey was dead.
[You have jointly killed a mutated Giant Shrimp with your hunting partner- Level 11: You have gained Experience.]
[You have gained 1 Skill point and 5 Adaptation points.]
Without wasting any time, they swam deeper inside the seamount after making short work of the Giant Shrimp. For the remaining parts of the day, they started a frenzied hunting spree.
They clashed with and killed dozens of Poison Worms, more Giant Crabs, the crispy Yeti Crabs, some mutated Sea Lions, they even clashed with some of the Crocodiles at some point.
Because 5 of them were hunting together, they had no choice but to abandon the hunt and escape. This was also because Sebastian was keeping their life till the D-day of his plan.
Right now, he felt like a farmer who was feeding his chicks to let them become big chickens only to kill them on Christmas.
"Big bro, what are you thinking…"
"…Nothing, let's hunt".
"Ok".
[You have jointly killed a mutated Fire Snail…]
[You have jointly killed a mutated Giant Rampage Crab…]
As the day grew dark with the green glow of the Sea receding, Sebastian also retreated with his little bro after having a nice time throughout the day.
As he prepared to rest after a long hectic day, his eyes flickered excitedly. Though it was crude, he already drafted a plan in his mind on how to come into contact with the Draconic Lizard family.
"Companions are the best".
Inside the seamount in the middle of the gigantic world of fire surrounded by the circular wardrobe-like cliff where Sebastian resided sat a kingdom, the Draconic lizard kingdom.
Compared to the Crocodile kingdom that Sebastian visited a month ago, the Draconic lizard kingdom was smaller but equally majestic and dangerous.
There was no crater around it, it was built nonchalantly at the surface of the seamount but the location was at an extreme remote end of the seamount.
The main reason for this location being remote was the predators residing here, but another reason was that the fire at this part of the seamount was strangely poisonous.
For most creatures in this world of fire including the Crocodiles, just staying there would drain their health, only the Draconic lizards had a special organ adaptation that granted them resistance against it.
Numerous Draconic lizards roamed in the kingdom, but their young ones could not be seen as they were hidden from sight.
Compared to the mutated Crocodiles, though the Crocodiles were stronger the Draconic lizards were far more menacing.
Their teeth were not too sharp unlike other predators, but their super-sharp claws could make up for this defect. Their arrow-tipped tails were the cream on top of the cherry making them top predators in this region.
A full-powered blow from their tails is powerful enough to rip through the thick scales of the thick-skinned Crocodiles.
Seeing them, the normal survival instincts would prompt any enemy to escape far away but no, a foolish duo of a great white shark and a young Megalodon was about to try the impossible.
Surrounding the kingdom were only 4 trees forming a square shape at the different 4 corners of the territory. They were like the south, east, west, and north poles of the kingdom.
At this moment, a great white shark suddenly rushed into this kingdom that was solely being dominated by the Draconic lizards.
"Hey! I want to negotiate with you".
After this voice reverberated through the water, a strange silence followed as every Draconic lizard turned to see this troublesome shark with an angry, frustrated, and menacing look on their faces.
Despite glaring at the shark, the lizards did not attack immediately. It was at this moment that the surface of the seamount started vibrating rapidly.
Boom!
A huge Draconic lizard with fire raging around its body rushed out from underground. Its blazing fiery eyes glared at the shark with unconcealed hate.
"You again?" It roared angrily.
"Wait, I want to…"
"Kill him!"
"Die!" The Draconic lizards who were intelligent enough immediately responded to the order from their family head and rushed out.
Seeing their actions, all the other Draconic lizards followed. In a few seconds, all the predators in the kingdom rushed from their homes and went after the shark with angry expressions on their goosebumps-inducing faces.
"Uhm, uh oh!"
Seeing this, the great white shark did not hesitate as it immediately activated its dash escape skill, turned around, and rushed out of the area. It was already suffering from the poison so it didn't even want to stay a second longer.
The family head of the Draconic lizards looked at the escaping great white shark with a doubting look in its eyes. It seemed to understand something, but its brain was just not outlining it carefully.
It was already sure that its family members would not be able to catch the sneaky great white shark, so it turned to return underground.
The next moment…
"You f*cking son of a bitch, sit down and negotiate!"
"Never!" The Draconic lizard didn't even see the enemy before it roared instinctively.
"Fine!"
[You have activated skill: Advanced Dash.]
[You have activated skill: Battering Ram.]
[You have activated unique skill: Water Transmutation.]
[You have created a magic manifestation: War Hammer!]
Bam!
Before the huge Draconic lizard could react, the shark slammed into it with force. Its eyes glazed over as it fell into a short daze, it painfully paid for this as the war hammer slammed down on its head the next moment.
Immediately, it became dizzy as stars revolved around its head.
After recovering, it tried to retaliate angrily but the hammer slammed down at its head again, leaving it in pain. Instinctively, its sharp tail stabbed forward but the shark already retreated.
A safe distance away from his opponent, Sebastian calmly controlled the war hammer to keep on slamming at the lizard's head.
"Will you negotiate now?"
"No…"
Bam!
"Will you…"
"No!!!"
Bam!"
"Will you?"
"Please wait…"
Bam!
"I'll negotiate!"
The Draconic lizard already had numerous bumps in its head as it looked at the shark with a bitter expression on its face.
Sebastian kept such a distance from it that its trump card which was its sharp tail and its claws became useless. It had a skill to quickly close the distance, and it could also breathe fire but it used none of these.
After over a month of pestering from this shark, it already confirmed that Sebastian had no ill will against its family and hence it did not take the risk of going all-out.
After secretly observing Sebastian for some time, it knew how powerful the shark was and hence didn't try going for an all-out battle against it.
Another thing was that Sebastian gave it the same vibes that an old friend gave, it couldn't help but think if the both of them were related somewhere.
The only problem that it had with Sebastian was the constant pestering. "Don't you know how to live a private non-pestering life?"
As it complained inwardly in its mind, Sebastian heaved a sigh of relief and let his magic manifestation fade away. Despite this, he did not let his guard down as he was wary of this powerful lizard.
"Why did you agree to negotiate?"
The lizard's face became weird as it rubbed its head with its claws. "Is that not what you wanted?"
"I know, but accepting like this…, I can't help but feel suspicious".
The lizard snorted, bringing fire from its nostrils. "If you don't want, I can stop it and also call my family members back to fight you to the death".
Sebastian laughed dryly at that. He was surprised at how intelligent this lizard was which was a cause for relief to him, he thought that he'll really have to resort to exchanging blows first.
Before he could relax, the next question that the lizard asked left him feeling suspicious and speechless.
"Are you related to Clown?"
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Sebastian was stunned by the lizard's question. "Clown? Who's Clown?"
The Draconic lizard was clearly disappointed on hearing that but it didn't give up. It was pretty sure that Sebastian was somehow related to its old friend, so it decided to give other hints.
"Who taught you how to talk?"
"…"
"The heck!" Sebastian was left speechless once again, even the lizard understood that it phrased that wrongly as it revealed an awkward look which only made its lizard body even more fearsome.
"Who taught you the f*cking language. Like the one you just said, you f*cking son of a bitch".
The Lizard suddenly revealed a reminiscing expression on its draconic face on saying that. "Clown was just so good at speaking it, his best words were 'f*cking son of a bitch' and 'you motherf*cker'!".
"He is the best hunting partner I've ever had, he enabled me and my family to get the adaptation to live in this poisonous environment".
"Though he was small compared to us and other predators, he was strong and super tricky. With his help, we conquered the strongest predator of this island".
"It was only after he left that Croc monster rose with his family. Hehe, I'm pretty sure that they dare not attack my family because of him".
"Then, he always bragged that we should call him the Clown Lord but I personally preferred calling him the motherf*cker Lord".
"This…, so there's such a backstory to this seamount?" Sebastian was surprised as a lot of things went through his mind.
Seeing the obvious proud, honest, and excited look on the Draconic lizard's face as it recounted this, Sebastian was more or less sure that this story was true.
He felt suspicious immediately. Terms like 'son of a bitch' and 'motherf*cker', he was pretty sure that they originated from earth, or did earth steal those terms from another planet in the first place?
He shuddered at the thought but he quickly ignored it, following the rule of his second love which was ignoring things.
"What if this motherf*cker lord was also from earth?" He immediately felt excited as his teeth couldn't help but clap together uncontrollably.
Seeing the shark's reaction, the huge Draconic lizard also became more excited as it felt that this shark was really related to its old hunting partner.
"You know clown, right? Where is he now?"
Hearing this question, Sebastian was jolted out of his thoughts as he turned to look at the lizard with a dumbfounded expression on his face. He knew no clown, but he was not about to reveal that as his brain immediately started improvising.
"Clown…, clown…, clownfish!"
While feeling excited, he remembered another term used by the lizard. "He was small compared to us and other predators…"
"But if this guy is a clownfish, how can he be addressed as strong?"
Sebastian fell into a dilemma immediately but it did not last long as the lizard's expectant gaze was still on him.
The next second, he immediately laughed. "Haha, Clown, that tricky fool. Yes, I know him, he was once my partner too".
The lizard became even more excited. "Really?"
"Of course, what makes you think I'll lie to you about such small matters".
"Yes! So, where is he now?"
"…"
Sebastian laughed dryly. "You cannot see him now. He is far away, very very far away from this region. I think he also told me about you, he said if I meet you that you should be calm, he'll visit you himself in the future".
"Yes!" The Draconic lizard thrashed excitedly, almost stabbing Sebastian with its sharp tail in the process.
"So, about the negotiation".
"Yes, I agree, let's destroy the rulers of the seamount, just the way I did back in my prime with motherf*cker Lord".
The Lizard suddenly paused, seeming to have discovered something. Seeing this, Sebastian felt his heart skip a beat as he feared for the worst but what the lizard said next left him speechless.
"Clown is the motherf*cker Lord, I'm the lizard Lord, then which lord are you?"
"Ok, there's no need".
"There's a need!" The lizard roared, causing Sebastian to flinch speechlessly.
"Ok, call me the Megalodon Lord".
"Hmmm, that's cool, clown used to say that too". The lizard smiled before asking. "Are you a Megalodon?"
"Yeah". Sebastian answered smugly but froze on seeing the expression of ridicule on the lizard's face.
"You think you can fool me? Haha, there's no Megalodon yet in this region. Even Old Mak is still a great white, then you're a Megalodon. You really think you're special, just like the motherf*cker Lord?"
Hearing that, Sebastian's expression froze as a lot of things went through his mind. This confirmed his conjecture again, his system helped him or the evolution options showed during his evolution were not supposed to appear now.
He used his silence to acknowledge the Lizard's guess that he was fooling around. Right now, he really wanted to meet or even know more about this Motherf*cker Lord.
After expertly dodging the lizard's next attempts at starting random conversations, he finally dragged the conversation back to the main- the planned attack against the Crocodile family.
"Do you have a plan already?" The lizard asked expectantly.
"I'll provide it before the next day".
As Sebastian asked and started getting more detailed information about the Crocodile family through the lizard, a loud sound suddenly reverberated from the distance.
"Big bro! Save me!"
Turning his head, Sebastian saw a pitiful Verni swimming rapidly while a horde of Draconic lizards followed in pursuit behind him.
He already suffered lots of injuries through his body, seeing Sebastian again was like he finally saw his last source of hope for survival.
Seeing the shark, Sebastian suddenly felt a little guilty as he let it suffer so much. With a calm face though, he turned to face the Lizard Lord.
The enormous lizard hovered up in the water slightly, it raised its head and roared at its family members.
Roar!!!
Hearing this, the Draconic lizards in pursuit stopped. They were a little confused by the order, but they respected their family head enough to obey him unconditionally so they simply left to do their things.
After this, the Draconic Lizard family and Sebastian finally came to a consensus for the attack plan officially.
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"Big bro, hunting?" Verni asked excitedly as soon as they finally left the poisonous territory of the Draconic lizards.
"Yeah, we'll go hunting soon. Let me organize my thoughts a bit".
Sebastian quickly replied to the great white shark while letting thoughts run through his mind. His conversation with the lizard Lord was still occupying his mind, he just couldn't stop thinking about the so-called motherf*cker Lord.
"Did other earthlings transmigrate into Oceania too?"
He already asked this question dozens of times since leaving the Draconic lizards' lair. It left him feeling excited, lost, and even a little fearful.
After over a month of staying in this world where he already more or less lost all contact with his previous world, getting some information about it now left his heart beating faster in anticipation.
Though from the description of the Lizard Lord, he guessed that this clown fellow was a troublesome guy, he could not help but feel the anticipation.
"I must meet this motherfuc…, no, Clownfish". He resolved in his mind.
This was a plan for the future though. He knew the great obstacle still obstructing him which was this huge ocean volcano, he didn't even have the qualifications to plan on looking for others until he found his way out of the cliff.
He knew that to navigate his way out of this circular cliff to find this motherf*cker fellow, he needed more strength.
With such thoughts, he felt motivation fill his mind again as a burst of adrenaline rushed through his head.
As if he felt his emotions, Verni's shark body shook in excitement also but it deflated the next moment as he asked a question.
"Big bro, are those lizards our friends now?"
Sebastian kept quiet and turned to face him. "You hate them?"
"No, their meat is just so crispy and delicious".
"…"
He didn't give the great white shark an explanation as he still wasn't sure himself, he instead turned to face the deeper parts of the seamount.
"Let's go hunt".
…
Crunch!
[You have killed a Giant Yeti Crab- Level 16: You have gained Experience.]
[You have gained 8 Skill points and 10 Adaptation points.]
As Sebastian bit down, devouring the meat of the pitiful crab, Verni did the same work in another direction as its enormous body bulldozed through, killing the crabs and also digging into their crispy meat.
2 of the crabs turned to escape immediately but 3 stood their ground. With anger on their faces which was evident from their jerking pincers, they tried to take revenge for the death of their brothers.
Fire raged around them, spreading towards the 2 sharks in a semi-circular pattern but Sebastian and his hunting partner simply activated their magic shield.
[You have activated skill: Battering Ram.]
[You have activated skill: Sonic Drill.]
Sebastian rapidly accelerated after activating the 2 skills and with a loud booming sound, he collided against the first hairy Yeti Crab.
A huge depression formed across the fellow's shell immediately. It let out a painful grinding sound, then it stabbed its claws at Sebastian which could only deal negligible damage to him.
It tried to attack harder, but a long slightly illusory drill suddenly appeared above its head and shot down.
Bam!
The sonic drill penetrated its shell, ravaging through its internals and snuffing the remaining life out of its pitiful body. It became food for the huge Megalodon in just a few seconds.
The system notified of the skill but Sebastian ignored it, his eyes turned to look at his little bro's battle.
A few meters away, Verni also already tackled and snuffed all life out of one of the Yeti Crabs. Then, with his big bro, they both turned to face the last crab.
[You have activated skill: Advanced Dash.]
[You have activated skill: Crushing Bite.]
Sebastian rushed closer, while Verni did the same from the opposite side. The poor crab immediately fell into a conundrum on who to attack first which proved fatal to its already negligible chances.
Crunch! Crunch!
The cracking sounds of a shell followed the crunching sound and as the 2 sharks pulled, the Giant Yeti Crab was directly torn apart.
[You have jointly killed a Giant Yeti Crab with your hunting partner- Level 14: You have gained Experience.]
[You have gained 3 Skill points and 5 Adaptation points.]
[Your Crushing Bite skill has leveled up to level 2.]
[You have killed more than 50 Giant Yeti Crabs: You have unlocked the advanced profile information of the Yeti Crab family.]
While munching on the meat left by the dead prey, Sebastian rapidly went through the advanced profile information revealed by the system.
Compared to the basic profile information that was given earlier, it was much smaller but it revealed more about the Giant Yeti Crabs.
By the time he completed his feast on the meat hovering in the water, he already completed going through the advanced profile information. Without hesitation, he turned and led Verni even deeper into the seamount.
For the remaining parts of the day, they hunted like usual which was the normal life of every sea creature in Oceania.
As he hunted, his brain was not idle as he tried to get inspiration from his hunts to draft the perfect attack plan to dethrone the arrogant Crocodiles as the rulers of this seamount.
Before the green glow in the sea receded fully to indicate the coming of night, he declared an end to their hunt before leading Verni back to the territory of the Draconic lizards.
After hunting for the whole day, he finally got what he wanted.
Seeing him, the Draconic lizards did not attack. He easily had access inside the territory of the predatory lizards.
[You have entered a Poisonous region of the seamount: You will suffer -3 damage every 2 seconds.]
[HP Recovery Rate: 2 HP every 10 seconds.]
Though Sebastian was losing HP, he did not stop until he arrived at the corner isolated for the Lizard Lord. Without hesitation, he laid his plans before the powerful Draconic lizard.
"This plan means that a lot of my family members will die".
"Yes". Sebastian nodded firmly. "To get achievements, there's always a sacrifice. If the plan is successful, you'll lose a few family members but those that survived would become countless times stronger".
"Is that not what you always wanted?"
Hearing that, the huge Draconic lizard fell into a pondering silence.
After staying in this region for so long, Sebastian already understood the thought process of almost all the sea creatures that he clashed with.
With his intelligence as a human, he could easily take advantage of this point. But he did not just bluff, if everything went according to the plan, the Draconic lizard family would emerge stronger than before.
A few seconds later, the Draconic lizard looked at him in a scrutinizing manner. "You're really related to the motherf*cker Lord, the 2 of you think alike".
"I accept".
Inside the huge crater situated at the middle of the seamount.
The huge Crocodile kingdom was silent and still, this was normal as the day was still relatively dark. Some negligible signs of the approaching morning were already emerging, but this was not enough to awaken the Crocodiles.
In their various holes, they were still asleep, enjoying the energy given by the food that they feasted on the previous day.
The extreme heat of the ocean volcano was a little subdued now as the glow of morning was not here yet. Just like on earth, the temperature here decreased slightly at night.
Amid this silent environment, the time ticked forward slowly.
A few minutes to an hour later, the silent atmosphere in the surrounding started changing slightly. The lava lake inside the seamount started boiling, spreading even more heat to the surroundings.
All these were because the morning was here. Just like the sun on earth, the blueish-green glow of the Sea's magic essence illuminated everywhere with its warm embrace.
The time ticked forward some more before the first signs of activity in the huge Crocodile kingdom were detected. As the absolute overlords of this seamount, they woke up anytime they liked as they had no natural predators here.
As soon as the first Crocodile woke up, it was followed by the second then the third as a sense of life and nature bloomed again in this huge crater.
As the water waves started flowing slowly in a direction, the leaves of the huge red trees surrounding the crater swayed slightly.
The alpha Crocodile also woke up amid the activities. It swam forward, up to a huge boulder that was close to the lava lake. Then it looked at its family members, its subjects, and the whole seamount before opening its wide maws.
Roar…!!!
Just like a Lion King, it announced the dawn of a new day with the roar powered by its vibrating guttural cords.
After doing this for a few seconds, with pride, it swam down but it suddenly paused as it heard a strange sound that left its heart suddenly beating faster reverberating through the water.
The sound was like a cacophony of noise formed by numerous armies beating war drums at the same time. At times, it became high-pitched while at other times, it became low and off-beat.
At other times, loud roars mixed in, echoing like a group of Dragons at the Red tier were roaring challenges at a Sea King who stood at the pinnacle of the Black tier.
The impact being induced by this strange sound was felt across the whole crater. All the Crocodiles stiffened, feeling like the sword of Damocles was directly above their heads.
A tense atmosphere directly descended on the crater. Right now, all the alpha Croc felt from this strange sound was Doom!
As it waited for what was inducing so much horror in its heart, it already started grinding its teeth loudly as it equally produced threatening sounds.
Amid it doing this, it suddenly turned its head and looked in a direction. As it looked, a spot that originally blended with the surrounding redness of the seamount started changing to outline a dark blue predator.
In a few seconds, a ridiculously huge great white shark towering over 20 meters was outlined after leaving its camouflaged state.
Seeing the shark's enormous size, the huge Crocodile revealed a fearsome look of battle-readiness on its face like it was facing its natural enemy.
Paring this shark's current size with the strange sounds left most of the other Crocodiles feeling an instinctive fear from their hearts, but this alpha crocodile was not affected in the slightest.
Seeing this, Sebastian was calm like he already expected it.
[You have a sound domain magic skill activated: Sonic Dissonance.]
[You have a body skill activated: Cardiac Sphincter Constrictor.]
[You have activated a sound domain magic skill: Sound Control!]
"Monster Croc, I challenge you to a battle to the death!"
Sebastian said it only once, but his sound control skill made the sentence echo loudly through the crater, drilling into the hearing organs of each of the Crocodiles.
Striking thunder sounds accompanied it, making it seem like a deity was the one who issued the challenge. Though most Crocodiles were still at a loss of what was happening, this made them feel even more fearful.
Seeing the Crocodile reveal its teeth, Sebastian continued while using his sound control skill to make it mute, isolating any sound made by it.
"You're too cowardly to accept my challenge?"
Roar! Roar!
Hearing the term coward, the numerous Crocodiles immediately forgot their fear as their innate pride made them start roaring angrily with the intention to throw themselves into battle and kill this enemy.
"Then, die!"
[You have activated skill: Sonic Reflection.]
Immediately, the accumulated roars of all the Crocodiles in this seamount were compacted together before being sent back at them to form an attack that stacked all the sound together.
Boom!
The sound hit back like exploding thunder, even affecting Sebastian who caused it a bit. Most Crocodiles bled from various holes in their body immediately, with all of them going dizzy.
Even the alpha Croc's eyes glazed over as it became dizzy.
"Now!" Sebastian used his sound control skill to make his voice echo everywhere again as the order was conveniently transmitted.
As soon as the order was passed, the tall trees standing in the seamount and surrounding the crater shook as hidden predators emerged from their very tops.
While swimming down, the large convergence of Draconic lizard predators opened their mouths and roared.
They breathe out fire, a huge convergence of fire.
The fire from over 20 Draconic lizards converged together to form what could only be referred to as a fire calamity, then it all came pouring down at the Crocodiles who were still dizzy.
Boom!
The sound that followed was like exploding dominoes, the huge crater revealed a big crack in its middle, the larva lake was ignited as the larva in it erupted like the eruption of a huge active volcano.
In seconds, the crater became an embodiment of a fiery apocalypse.
Despite their thick skin and their fierce resistance against fire damage, some of the Crocodiles were roasted on the spot when all the damage stacked.
Amid roars of pain from the Crocodiles, another group of Draconic lizards appeared behind the huge crater. Their eyes glinted fiercely and without hesitation, they rushed in to attack their enemies.
They collided with the still recovering Crocodiles with force, then the war between the Draconic lizard and Crocodile family officially started.
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Even before the battle started, the innate intimidation effects of absolute power which was the main trait of the ruling Crocodile kingdom was nullified.
Sebastian's plan was not anything complicated. It was mainly focused on getting an early advantage for the Draconic Lizard family and himself, thereby forming a foundation to build upon and this was what just happened.
As the rulers of this seamount, it was a given that the Crocodiles already developed an innate sense of superiority towards all the other sea creatures here.
This was what Sebastian took advantage of. Apart from anatomy, he didn't have talents for a lot of things when he was still a human but provoking other people was something that he was really really good at.
His talent at it was so terrifying that he could even provoke his pet, it was such provocation that led to his new variant shark pet biting him to this world. And here in Oceania, he found that such talent was highly useful.
It was nothing complicated, all he did first was use his sound control skill to create the background music. He got inspiration from this during his time in cinemas back on earth.
Background music was something terrifying, they were part of the main perks that could make horror movies horrifying. All he did was to create a strange sound that he already practiced which brought a vibe of doom with it.
This affected the Crocodiles. Taking advantage of this, he used his cardiac sphincter constrictor skill to largely increase his size while revealing himself, making himself to look like a hegemonic monster which represented death.
Unfortunately, the alpha Croc was not scared, but the effects on its family members still satisfied Sebastian. Also taking advantage of the atmosphere, he issued his challenge.
Already in the know that the alpha Croc would answer, he blocked every sound being made by it by his sound control skill, this was another effect that he recently discovered of the skill.
After this, he ridiculed it, making the other Crocodiles angry. As their emotions kept on getting riled up, they ended up roaring angrily.
This was their mistake and where the real attack began.
Sebastian used his sound control skill to reflect the loud noise made by all their roaring, dealing astronomical damage while also combining it with the fire ambush from the Draconic lizards.
Through this, a lot of damage was dealt to the Crocodiles in one go. The start of the battle was purely a psychological one, but it really kick-started after Sebastian attacked first.
Putting aside the physical damage, the psychological damage done by all these was impossible to recover from immediately. It may seem little, but this was the real advantage that Sebastian got for his side in this battle.
Converging the loud roars of so many monster Crocodiles to form such a powerful sound reflection skill drained a lot of mana points from him, but the damage dealt was absolutely worth it.
When he originally thought of the plan, he was a little scared that his magic power would not be able to withstand the load but he now felt relieved.
Combining his surprising attack with the ambush fire breath that was released by the hand-picked Draconic Lizards, the effects were enough to weaken the Crocodile family though slightly.
About 3 to 4 Crocodiles died after the 2-pronged attack, while only about 7 were severely injured. Though this didn't weaken this powerful monster family much, an advantage was still an advantage.
"Kill without mercy! And kill without remorse!"
It wasn't Sebastian who spoke this time, it was the Lizard Lord.
Originally, it thought the shark was bluffing when he said he could deal such a large-scale attack. But after what just happened, only admiration and one thought remained in its mind.
"Perhaps, this guy can really replicate what the motherf*cker Lord did".
While giving orders to pump its family members for battle, its eyes glittered in a battle frenzied manner as the alpha Croc was already glaring at it angrily.
Apparently, to this Crocodile, he was the mastermind behind the attack and he would gladly accept this as this was part of the plan.
Boom!
It's long, muscle-filled, and powerful arrow-headed tail swiped swiftly at the water as it dashed with speed towards the alpha Crocodile.
The Crocodile did not back down. With a deep predatory growl, it also rapidly started swimming towards its enemy as its thick tail swiped left and right behind it. In a few seconds, they got close to each other.
It's body suddenly started glowing a swampy green color, its scales contracted like a defense fortress while glinting like those of a Dragons, then it opened its mouth and breath out…, fire!
The Draconic lizard alpha did the same. After swimming close, it opened its mouth and breath out fire.
The 2 pure red fire breaths collided like 2 negatively raging tsunamis, stirring a real tsunami underwater immediately as the shockwaves pushed outwards with force. This was not the end, tails attacked.
The arrow-headed tail of the Draconic lizard stabbed straight forward, while those of the alpha Croc curled and swung sideways in retaliation like a heavy wooden club of death.
Boom!
As the 2 alphas ducked it out, the Crocodile kingdom already went chaos.
Immediately after the Draconic lizards collided with the still recovering Crocodiles, a fierce battle royal to the death started.
The lizards clutched the enemies with their sharp claws, ripping into their thick flesh with much effort while stabbing with their tails. In a few seconds, they got the absolute advantage but this did not last.
The Crocodiles were the overlords of this region for a reason. After they recovered their nerves from the first ambush, they recovered their combat strength fully and it was horrifying.
Bam!
The thick tail of one of the Crocodiles slammed hard at the sides of a Draconic lizard, pushing a deep depression into it as the lizard roared in pain. As one, the Crocodiles erupted in defense for their kingdom.
Their wide mouths opened, exposing their dagger-sharp rows of teeth as they bit down with that almost-impossible force that they were renowned for.
The sound of the teeth clamping down on flesh was enough to induce goosebumps on any enemy, they were natural predators.
The spikes on their backs became sharp like daggers, revealing its identity as an adaptation as they used it to fend off the attacks of the Draconic lizards originally hanging off their backs.
In a few minutes, the original advantage of the Draconic lizards was nullified completely. This was the power of apex predators.
Seeing this in the distance, Sebastian did not feel despair, his eyes instead glinted excitedly as he proceeded to rush to meet these chicken that he had been rearing and feeding for the past month.
After the wide-scale use of his sound control skill, his mana points drained a lot which he already expected. During this time, the Lizard Lord was to hold the alpha Croc back while he fought with the normal army.
In this process, he would slowly recover his mana points in preparations for the ultimate attack against the alpha Croc. This was the plan.
In a few seconds, he arrived inside the battlefield properly.
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