Tomb Raiding: All Things Merge, Starting with 400x Strength

"Brother Zhang Hao, wait for us."

When Zhang Hao and Wu Tianzhen were about to go up to the deck to check the situation, Fatty, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie and the others followed them up.

A group of people came to the deck. The sky outside was still pitch black, and a violent storm had started.

The waves, higher and higher, kept crashing against the fishing boat, making it feel like it was about to capsize at any moment.

"Boom!"

Suddenly a bolt of lightning struck from the horizon, followed by a deafening clap of thunder.

A violent flash of lightning illuminated most of the sky, revealing a dilapidated vessel, as large as four or five fishing boats, not far from the fishing boats.

The ship was not only covered in rust, but also had large holes rusted through its hull, covered with all kinds of marine life.

The entire ship was deathly silent; it would have been completely undetectable had it not been for the lightning that illuminated it.

The fishing boat made a huge noise because of its impact, which woke everyone in the cabin.

"What are you all doing out here? Turn your backs right now, and whatever you do, don't look at the ghost ship, lest you attract the evil spirits on it!"

A boatman saw Zhang Hao and his group go up to the deck and angrily shouted at them.

"It's just a ghost ship, what's there to be afraid of?"

Ding Yudie dismissed the boatman's words with disdain.

His words instantly angered the boatmen, and several of them rushed over and surrounded Zhang Hao and his companions.

"You little brat, what do you know? If you want to die, don't drag us down with you. If you know what's good for you, turn around and get back to your cabin."

"Alright everyone, we're all in the same boat now, so let's not argue. Let's try to get away from the ghost ship first to avoid being hit again."

Seeing the conflict between the two groups, Ah Ning immediately ran over to smooth things over.

Before Ding Yudie could say anything more, Yi Sa silenced her with a look.

"Sasa, I'll give you face and not clash with them."

He said something and turned to go back to the cabin.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard in everyone's ears, and the entire fishing boat shook violently.

The ghost ship was pushed by the waves and pressed against the fishing boat, making a "creak, creak" friction sound.

[Ding! Special item detected: Sea Monkey.]

Just then, a system notification sounded in Zhang Hao's ear.

This is a new feature unlocked after the All Things Integration System is upgraded to level 1. It will automatically notify you when a special item appears within a 20-meter radius.

Both sea monkeys and blood corpses were failed experiments in the pursuit of immortality. Since blood corpses were special items, it's no wonder that sea monkeys were too.

Special items are very important to me, so since I've stumbled upon them, there's no reason to miss out.

Zhang Hao turned to the fat man and instructed him, "I have some business to attend to on the ghost ship. You can meet me on the fishing boat and make sure they don't sail away."

If a fishing boat is taken away on the vast ocean, no matter how skilled you are, you will only face certain death.

He believed that even if the fat man risked his life, he would still complete the task he was assigned.

"Don't worry, Brother Zhang Hao, leave it to me!"

Zhang Hao nodded and prepared to jump onto the ghost ship.

As soon as he turned around, a dark shadow flashed past his eyes.

"Ah Ning, what are you doing!"

Immediately afterwards came Wu Tianzhen's shout.

At this moment, Zhang Hao had also clearly seen the dark figure from before.

She is Aning.

Aning jumped onto the ghost ship and disappeared into the darkness.

The crew members on the fishing boat turned pale with fright at Aning's actions.

“The evil spirit, she provoked the evil spirit on the ghost ship, and now the evil spirit is taking her life, she can’t come back.”

"Sail! Get away from the ghost ship quickly, or we'll all die!"

"No, you're not allowed to set sail! Whoever tries to sail, I'll smash them!"

Seeing that the boatmen were about to set sail and escape, the fat man drew his gun and pointed it at them.

"Brother Zhang Hao, hurry up! I'll hold them off on the boat!"

"Ah."

Zhang Hao nodded, stepped onto the railing of the fishing boat, and jumped onto the ghost ship.

With the fat man pointing a gun at them, the boatmen dared not make any rash moves, and even though they were terrified, they could only endure it.

But as time went by, their fear deepened, and they were on the verge of exploding.

If Zhang Hao doesn't come back soon, they might erupt. Even if the fat man has a gun, he can't stop the dozen or so crazed boatmen.

"Let's escape by boat, or it will be too late!"

"The ghost ship is full of evil spirits; no one has ever come off the ghost ship alive!"

"It's been so long, he must be dead by now!"

……

The boatmen firmly believed that the ghost ship was filled with evil spirits, and that Zhang Hao must have died since he hadn't returned after so long.

With them constantly chattering on, the others on the ship inevitably began to waver.

Even Wu Tianzhen, who had always been confident in Zhang Hao's abilities, began to worry.

"Fatty, my uncle has been gone for so long, there shouldn't be any accidents, right?"

"It's hard to say. Who knows how many years the ghost ship has been drifting on the sea, or what might have gotten inside it."

"Fatty, you guard the boat, I'm going up to check the situation."

Wu Tianzhen finally couldn't resist and decided to go to the ghost ship to find Zhang Hao.

He didn't have Zhang Hao's amazing skills, so he could only climb onto the ghost ship with the help of ropes.

As soon as he walked over, Consultant Zhang followed without making a sound.

Yi Sa and Ding Yudie exchanged a glance and followed.

……

The ghost ship was far more corroded than it appeared from below. As soon as Zhang Hao stepped onto the deck, his foot slipped and he fell into the ship's hold, where he was immediately hit by the stench of seawater.

The cabin was pitch black, and the situation inside was impossible to see with the naked eye.

His throat trembled, emitting a peculiar sound wave. The next second, the sound wave was reflected back and received by his brain, forming a complete picture of the situation in the entire cabin in his mind.

Aning was standing in front of an iron gate, turning the switch on the gate to try and open it.

On the other side of the door, a humanoid monster lurked in the darkness, watching intently.

This monster looks similar to a human, but it is much taller than a normal person, at least 2.5 meters tall. It has fin-like things growing from its ears, and these fins flap every time it breathes, revealing gill-like openings underneath.

This monster was the sea monkey that Zhang Hao was after when he boarded the ghost ship.

"Wow!"

Aning turned the switch, and the moment the iron gate opened, a stream of water rushed out from behind the gate, the huge impact pushing her more than ten meters away.

The monster sea monkey behind the door was also swept into the cabin by the current.

The moment it appeared, Zhang Hao rushed over. Having just fused with the Mantis Shrimp, he gained a punching speed of 1/250th of a second, and decided to test his skills on the Sea Monkey, hoping it wouldn't be too weak.

"boom!"

He punched the sea monkey, and the part that was hit instantly caved in, forming a crater several tens of centimeters deep.

The sea monkey's body was stretched into a thin layer, just like a balloon about to burst.

Its body is as tough and elastic as rubber.

As soon as Zhang Hao pulled his fist back, the dented parts on the sea monkey's body instantly returned to normal, without a single scratch.

He threw dozens of punches in a row, and each time the result was the same.

However, as the number of punches increased, the dent became thinner and thinner, and it looked like it was about to be punched through.

The sea monkey suddenly leaped upwards, using its feet to push off the wall and dodge to the side.

"Uncle, are you alright?"

Zhang Hao's heart sank upon hearing the sound; Wu Tianzhen had appeared in the very direction the monkey had retreated.

Now that we're dozens of meters apart, I simply don't have time to get there and save him.

Suddenly, the sea monkey emerged from the darkness and punched Wu Tianzhen on the head.

Sea monkeys are strong and powerful; if you were hit on the head by one, it would probably cause a bloody mess.

"Naive, get out of the way!"