Giant Fish Survival: I Can Hear the Giant Fish's Heart

"The...the big fish seems to be seriously injured?"

The survivors waiting outside the arena couldn't see exactly what happened because the battlefield was stained red with blood. They only saw the big fish constantly oozing blood and moving away from the shrimp-headed man in a strange way, leaving a trail of blood in its wake.

Then, the shrimp-headed man emerged from the blood-stained area, appearing completely unharmed. His heavy armor was covered in blood, which spread in the water as he moved, creating a blood-red effect.

"Run!"

One of the survivors' expressions changed drastically, and then he turned and ran without hesitation.

"Why run? We're not going to steal from this shrimp-headed man. We might even be able to latch onto his coattails."

Another survivor was puzzled. With such a powerful survivor, as long as they latched onto a strong opponent, the underwater maze trial would be safe.

"Still clinging to its leg? This thing isn't even human, it's a shrimp-headed monster. If we stay any longer, once it finishes off the big fish, it'll be our turn."

"Huh? Didn't you just say it was a person?"

"To be able to fight a 20-meter-long fish head-on, and in the end the fish was defeated while the shrimp-headed man was completely unharmed, do you think this is something a human can do?"

Suddenly, all 10 survivors who were watching at the entrance were scared away by the terrifying strength displayed by the shrimp-headed man.

Zhou Wen just turned his head and glanced at them. It was good that they ran away; he didn't have to spare any energy to keep an eye on them.

He was actually a little worried that after killing the pomfret creature, these survivors would rush up to grab the gold-rimmed supply box, which would be quite troublesome for him to deal with alone underwater.

The pomfret had one of its fins severed, and its body had been cleaved open by the steel blade with a four- or five-meter-long gash. The wound was deep and bleeding profusely.

Zhou Wen is currently wearing heavy armor and has no ability to move quickly underwater, making it impossible for him to chase the pomfret creature. However, it doesn't matter; the pomfret creature is so badly injured that it will bleed to death soon, and he just needs to wait.

So Zhou Wen walked directly toward the central stone platform. The pomfret creature saw this but had no power to stop him. It could only use its remaining fin to swim around the perimeter in a strange posture with its body pressed against the ground, not daring to approach Zhou Wen.

"I wonder what good stuff is in this gold-rimmed supply crate." Zhou Wen reached out and opened the gold-rimmed supply crate.

[Ding! Obtained Leviathan Instant Growth Energy Crystal (10 days) x1.]

[Ding! Transformation Leviathan Instant Growth Energy Crystal: Feeding this crystal to a Transformation Leviathan grants an instant 10-day size increase.]

"As expected of a gold-rimmed supply box, it's full of good stuff. This energy crystal is equivalent to instantly increasing the size of the Leviathan by 10 meters."

Zhou Wen's Transformation Leviathan is now 62 meters tall. After the underwater maze trial, he will return and use this energy crystal on the Transformation Leviathan. Its size will instantly reach 72 meters, and the area of ​​its stomach wall will be expanded further.

"Is this gone?"

The notification sounded once in his mind and then stopped. Zhou Wen checked the gold-rimmed supply box and found that it indeed contained only one item.

"Alright, this instant energy crystal does indeed greatly enhance the transformation into Leviathan. It's normal that there are no other items."

After storing the Transformation Leviathan Instant Growth Energy Crystal into his regular supply box, Zhou Wen turned his attention to the pomfret creature, which was no longer moving much. The next step was to see how much attribute increase the pomfret's meat would provide.

Because of its flat body, the pomfret was cut open by the 1.3-meter-long steel blade, and its internal organs were severely damaged. At this point, it had completely lost its ability to attack. It lay flat on the ground, its mouth opening and closing weakly, and it was clear that it would not live much longer.

Zhou Wen took out his steel longsword and delivered another blow, leaving the pomfret lifeless. He then touched it with his hand and opened the biological encyclopedia to check its basic information.

Shield Fish

Body length: 50 meters

Weight: 200 tons

Food type: Meat

Description: A fish that looks like a shield, possessing not only extremely fast speed but also extremely strong defensive capabilities. It is edible, its scales can be used to make armor, and its fat has a shock-absorbing effect.

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it fall right into my lap. The last material for the fishbone armor, shield fish fat, has been delivered right to my doorstep?"

Zhou Wen was overjoyed after reading the information about the Shieldfish. He had now collected all the materials needed to make the Fishbone Armor. All that was left was to collect a thousand pieces of golden seaweed fiber, and the Fishbone Armor would be ready to be made.

Zhou Wen cut off a piece of shieldfish meat and ate it while dissecting the shieldfish carcass.

This was the 13th creature he had killed since entering the underwater maze trial, plus the bonefish he obtained from the survivors he killed, making a total of 14.

The previous 13 types of meat gave him a total of 10 points of strength, 10 points of constitution, and 5 points of speed. I wonder what attributes this shield fish will give him.

[Ding! Consumed Shield Fish meat. Strength +1, Constitution +3, Speed ​​+3.]

"I actually gained 7 attribute points!" Zhou Wen felt that this trial was full of surprises. Although his strength only increased by 1 point, his strength was now 47.5 points. His speed was only 29 points, so it would be good to increase his speed a little more.

[Zhou Wen (Pioneer)] (Normal human attributes are 10)

Intelligence: 12

Power: 48.5

Constitution: 57

Speed: 32

Assessment: Infected with oxygen-rich bacteria, a person who doesn't train their legs.

"Gaining attribute points in the underwater maze is much easier than outside."

Looking at his rapidly increasing character attribute panel, Zhou Wen couldn't help but sigh. Outside, he had faced life-or-death situations several times in order to gain attribute points, which was nothing compared to how easily he gained them in the underwater maze trial.

"Huh? The evaluation isn't for someone who's sick anymore. It seems my constitution has reached 57 points, so oxygen-rich bacteria can't affect my body for the time being." Zhou Wen said with some surprise when he saw the change in his character evaluation.

However, he doesn't believe that the oxygen-rich bacteria will never have any effect on the body. After all, the 72-meter-long fanged eel is dead, and a constitution of 57 points is still not enough. It should only be a temporary suppression.

After dismantling the Shieldfish's corpse and storing it in the supply crate, Zhou Wen changed back into his spiked armor and then followed the transformed Leviathan to the next supply crate area.

"I guess I've solved a death spiral." Zhou Wen looked at the 40 phasing Leviathans hovering above. The gathering of so many phasing Leviathans could easily give other phasing Leviathans the illusion that this was the exit.

Then, one by one, they lead their symbiotes here, only to be swatted to death by the shieldfish. This process repeats, increasing the number of Leviathans and the number of deaths, which in turn attracts even more Leviathans, thus forming a death spiral.

After Zhou Wen kills the Shieldfish, the Death Spiral will no longer exist. Survivors who pass by will find that this is not the exit and will continue forward without lingering.