area51novel Chapter 104 When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
Chapter 104 When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
Chapter 104 When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
There was indeed a large area of red tide, but not many were actually jumping around. The actual situation was quite different from what Su Jin and the others had imagined.
The beach was a mess, covered in orange-red clam juice, even more chaotic than the scene of their previous slaughter.
Most of the razor clam spirits were now just red shells, with most of the meat inside gone, lying motionless on the ground.
The few remaining juvenile clam spirits, only as thick as a forearm, were acting like madmen, scrambling to eat the scraps of their own kind, completely disregarding that they were fellow clam spirits.
Su Jin never expected that these social sea beasts would actually kill each other.
Just then, Shen Qiaoqiao seemed to see something and pointed to the center of the beach, exclaiming, "Look over there! There are two huge ones fighting!"
In the very center of the beach, two young razor clam spirits, each as thick as a small tree trunk, were locked in a fierce struggle.
These two large creatures are about the same size, but there are subtle differences in the color of their shells.
The carapace of the one on the left was a dark red, with an eerie dark purple tinge showing through the edges.
The one on the right, although slightly larger, still has a bright, deep red shell.
Su Jin immediately discerned the difference in strength and decisively stated, "The one with purple is stronger."
He then whispered his analysis: "Ruying said before that the darker the color of this thing, the more powerful it is. It looks like that dark purple one is just one step away from maturity."
The battle on the field was extremely primitive and bloody.
Since the heat jets of this marine mammal are almost ineffective against the high-temperature resistance of its kind, and it is even immune to cartilage toxins, spraying it is a waste of time.
After their once-proud magical attacks failed, they could only tear each other apart like wild beasts with their sharp mouthparts.
The crimson youth was clearly stronger; it used its heavy body to press down on its opponent, tearing off large chunks of flesh with each bite.
It seems that the purple one has fallen behind and is struggling weaker and weaker.
"It's going to lose?" Li Yuanyuan asked, a little confused, while nervously clutching the hem of her clothes.
Although she was watching the fight against the worms, she subconsciously supported the side that Su Jin believed was stronger.
Now that the side she supports is about to lose, she will naturally feel nervous.
Su Jin shook his head and denied it, saying, "No, you see, the struggle between wild beasts is never that simple."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a sudden change occurred.
As if in a final burst of energy, the purple sea monster abruptly retracted its body and used the relatively hard ridges of its shell to ram its opponent.
That was a beautiful impact, tearing a large gash in the opponent, with orange-red juice gushing out.
Immediately afterward, disregarding the opponent's attack, it risked mutual destruction by burrowing into its opponent's wound and began to devour it from the inside.
In fact, it made the right bet.
A few minutes later, the larger, dark red youth body stopped twitching.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the victorious purple sea monster began to frantically devour its spoils.
As it ingested the essence of a large quantity of its kind, its color visibly changed.
The original dull purple on the shell gradually turned purple and spread, until the entire shell showed a light but distinct purple color.
"It's done—it's reached maturity." Shen Ruying murmured, her eyes filled with disbelief. "It actually evolved by forcibly devouring its own kind—"
She had no idea this was the case; it wasn't mentioned in the encyclopedia!
At this moment, although the pale purple razor clam king's aura had become stronger, it was also covered in wounds and its movements appeared somewhat weak.
The cubs that had been scavenging for scraps of meat around them stopped picking up trash and slowly gathered around.
They all stood up, forming a circle, seemingly trying to get a share of the clams while the king of clams was weak.
Upon seeing this scene, Su Jin's breathing became rapid, and the greed in his eyes could no longer be concealed.
"Our chance has come!"
He turned his head, his voice full of excitement: "This thing is now at the peak of the third tier. Its light purple shell is so strong that only the sharp teeth of a fourth-tier sea beast can penetrate it."
"If we could kill it, it could be our ship's main cannon!"
Everyone was excited when they heard this.
Su Jin walked to the side of Ballista No. 2, his eyes hardening.
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits!
Kill it while it's sick!
He stood on the deck, his hand already firmly on the trigger, but he didn't rush to fire.
"Brother Su, hurry and fight! That big one is almost being eaten alive by those little ones!"
Li Yuanyuan was almost turning into a frantic queen. She watched as dozens of juvenile creatures began to wriggle on the wound of the pale purple razor clam king, and she wished she could rush up there herself.
"No, the shell is too hard and it's cylindrical. At this distance, if the harpoon is fired to the side, it will most likely miss."
Su Jin remained calm, a composure honed by years of experience as a forest hunter. He needed to devise a foolproof plan.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the pile of incinerator gallbladders on the deck that he hadn't had time to throw away yet, and a wicked smile appeared on his lips: "Balloons alone won't do, we need to give it a makeover, both inside and out."
He turned to Shen Qiaoqiao: "Qiaoqiao, tie those gallbladders together with fishing line and attach them to the tip of the harpoon!"
Then, he looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Xiao Xuan, if you cooperate with Qiao Qiao, can you add something to it so that it explodes the moment it hits?"
Lin Xuan instantly understood Su Jin's intention, and her genius mind raced: "No problem! I still have some leftover byproducts from the extraction of Dragon Power Mushroom in my lab. Those are ready-made strong oxidants that can be applied to the surface of the gallbladder."
"The instantaneous high temperature generated by the violent impact can ignite the heat flow inside the gallbladder, and the power—would definitely be enough to give this giant razor clam a run for its money!"
The two girls immediately sprang into action, their movements swift and efficient. In less than two minutes, a heavy harpoon with a specially made explosive charge attached was loaded.
Just then, Su Jin saw that the time was right and pulled the trigger.
The harpoon bolt didn't go straight for the razor clam king's body, but after Su Jin aimed, it accurately pierced below its mouthparts as it was feeding!
The king clam clearly hadn't expected an attack from the surface of the sea and instinctively tried to retreat back into its shell.
But just as it retracted its shell, the gallbladder on the harpoon head burst open due to the violent impact.
"boom!"
A muffled explosion rang out, and a burst of intense orange-red flames erupted from within the pale purple shell.
Even a third-tier adult sea beast's internal soft flesh cannot withstand such power.
The enormous impact sent the giant flying, its purple shell embedded upside down in the sand, revealing a large patch of scorched white flesh inside.
"It's not dead yet! The smaller ones have rushed up!" Shen Ruying exclaimed, alerting the others.
Sure enough, the surrounding young primordial spirits, stimulated by the smell of blood, disregarded the firelight and frantically rushed towards the weakened razor clam king, trying to burrow into its open abdomen.
"Trying to steal my monsters? No way!"
Instead of using a winch, he pulled the rope connecting the harpoon bolts himself, intending to haul his spoils back.
Those little guys were still clinging to the dead razor clam king, as if they wanted to die full even in death.
Su Jin wasn't going to tolerate it. He told Shen Ruying to bring the boat closer to the beach while he pulled the rope with all his might.
The razor clam king's carcass was pulled into the sea, causing several small clams to loosen their grip and slowly sink.
As the king razor clam was pulled closer, the small razor clams clinging to it were almost all gone, leaving only the fearless ones.
Before finally pulling them up, Su Jin took a stone spear and carefully removed the creatures from their arms, then threw them into the sea.
He wouldn't dare accept these kinds of jobs; he might just spit water on your face.
This time, he was being kind and sent them back to their parents. As for whether they would be eaten by other sea creatures on the way back, that was none of his concern.
"rise!"
With the help of the girls, Su Jin finally managed to pull the king of razor clams up.
With a heavy thud, the pale purple cannon barrel, which was more than three meters long, finally slammed heavily onto the deck, even causing the ship to shake.
The main gun is mine!