Chapter 35: Da Fei and the Sea
Editor: Atlas Studios
Once upon a time, there was a fishing village, and there was an old man known as the master of fishing. But because he had not caught a big fish for more than two decades, the villagers questioned his master title. Not able to stand the ridicule of the villagers, disregarding his old age, he rowed his boat alone to the sea. This may be the last time he went to sea.
In the vast sea, with his understanding of the habits of fishes, the old man waited for many days. Finally, a huge tuna took the bait. The fish was almost as big as his boat, and it was so strong that it could unhook itself or even capsize the boat. The old man used his many years of experience to prevent it from escaping. The tuna also dragged the old man's boat to sail on the sea for several days. This was a battle between strength and willpower. Finally, the old man succeeded and the tuna was killed. He tied the tuna to the side of the boat and returned triumphantly. On his way back, the bloody tuna attracted a large school of sharks. In order to preserve his catch, the exhausted old man raised the harpoon and resisted. In the end, he could not stop the sharks. The tuna's flesh was all eaten up and only its bones were left. The old man took the bones and returned to the fishing village.
Seeing that the old man had not returned for days, the villagers who thought the old man had died in the sea were taken aback. In short, the old man successfully defended the reputation of his title during his aged years!
This was a world-known novel that even Da Fei was familiar with. Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea."
Now, in the face of the school of sharks, and remembering the plot of the novel which inspired his younger self, Da Fei burned with enthusiasm once again. He put out his middle finger and snorted. "I will make a name for myself. I'm going to write an autobiography 'Da Fei and the Sea!'"
En, he just changed "The Old Man" into "Da Fei".
Sharks were the top predator of the ocean, and their strength was equivalent to that of a Level 6 unit on the ground. It was not easily defeated. Without hesitation, Da Fei took out the Study of the War Machines and the golden lights flashed!
—Study of the War Machines: You used one Skill Point and learned Advanced Study of the War Machines!
—Study of the War Machines: You used one Skill Point and learned Expert Study of the War Machines!
—Study of the War Machines: You used one Skill Point and learned Master-level Study of the War Machines!
Yeah! I graduated!
Now, the Ballista attributes under the Master-level Study of the War Machines were:
—Attack: 30, Defense: 30, Life: 8/600, Basic Damage: 6-7, Attack Speed: 5, Movement Speed: 1, Special Skill: Knock Back, Impale.
And the total Damage of the Ballista = Basic Damage * Total Hero attributes. Da Fei was at Level 16 and had 15 total attributes. The total Damage of the Base Damage was 90-105!
F**k! The Attack and Defense were the same as the Angel, but its Damage was twice of the Angel. And it could launch shots continuously! Da Fei was the Boss now! Wahahaha!
The sharks swarmed toward the tuna. The long-prepared Da Fei shot twice, aiming at the sea! "-148!" "-132!" Two flying bolts flew to the back of the sea! "-148!" "-132!" The Damage, compared to the two-digit Damage caused when he killed two tuna earlier on was like comparing Heaven and Earth! This was the power leveling three times continuously!
—System Message: You have killed one shark and gained 2,550 EXP!
—System Message: You have obtained incomplete information about the shark.
Da Fei's eyelid twitched! This EXP! It was outrageously high. It was as good as a low-leveled Boss!
—Shark: Large creature. Attack: 35, Defense: 18, Damage: 25-55, Health: 280, Attack Speed: 7, Movement Speed: 12, EXP value: 2,550. Special Skill: Blood Tracking, Bloody Rage, Crippling Bite, Stun Strike, Tearing Wound, Marine Life.
Sharks were known to be top predators in the sea. The difference between the Ballista's Attack and its Defense was as high as 12 points. With a 60% on the Damage, the final Damage on the shark was 144-168. Once it showed its back on the surface of the water, it would kill in seconds without hesitation.
From the data, the shark's Attack, Defense, and Damage were between Level 6 and Level 7 units. However, its EXP was ridiculously high. In addition to its many Special Skills and fierceness, more importantly, it was "Marine Life."
—Marine Life: Marine Life is well-versed in battle under the water. Abundant HP.
The attributes of ground creatures would be implicitly reduced. Under this trade-off, it was almost impossible for ground creatures to defeat sharks in the water. In fact, this was the main reason why Da Fei could not defeat a single monster on the island. Taking into account this difficulty, the EXP from killing sharks was beyond imagination. In other words, one could get much more EXP leveling with sea creatures compared to ground creatures. Of course, more EXP = faster level-ups.
From what Da Fei saw, the sharks were like a gift! In ordinary circumstances, sharks would avoid large ships. There was no chance for them at all. With the tuna as the bait, Da Fei did not even need to aim, he just loaded the Ballista desperately!
—System Message: You have killed one shark and gained 2,550 EXP!
—System Message: You have killed one shark and gained 2,550 EXP!
—System Message: You have killed one shark and gained 2,550 EXP!
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Da Fei laughed excitedly. How much did sharks love tuna? The novel did not lie to me! This is great! This is great! It has to be great! I was stranded at sea and could not do anything for four or five days. It would be unreasonable if I was not given a chance to make up for the EXP!
A golden light descended from the skies!
—System Message: Congratulations! You have leveled up to Level 17! You received 1 Assignable Attribute point, 1 Skill Point, Health +2, Command Power +1.
Wahahaha! I leveled up! I had to! One shark gives 2,500 EXP, so ten sharks give 25,000 EXP, and there are still tens more to go. I can level up one more time! Haha! Wahahaha!
As he loaded the Ballista again, Da Fei stepped on the trigger excitedly. At this moment, rainbow light flashed above Da Fei's head. Then, a flash of black light dispersed the rainbow.
—System Message: You were hit by Bad Luck status. The Damage of your Attack will be half of its lowest point!
Da Fei's laughter came to an abrupt stop. Bad Luck?!
At this moment, the arrow shot out— "-72!" "-72!" F**k! It did not die!
What the heck, Da Fei's ship had been "cursed by Bad Luck", -3 Luck. The ship came with +2 Luck, so its luck was now -1. That meant there was a 2% chance of being hit by the "Bad Luck" state. Only a 2% chance yet he was hit by it. He was too unlucky!
At this moment, the shark that was attacked gave up going after the tuna and dashed toward Da Fei's ship!
Da Fei was dumbfounded! This can't be! It's going to hit the ship! Da Fei did not think that it would fight back when he was happily attacking it earlier. Was it because he was sitting so high up on the ship, or was it because he thought the sharks would only go after the tuna?
No choice. This was a game, after all. In the game, Riflemen could even cause a tank to blow up, one shot at a time. It was not surprising that the shark would attack the ship. However, his ship was already full of holes, how could he let it hit the ship? The most important thing was, this was not like fighting on the ground. The area right below the ship was a blind spot for the Ballista! If it came close, the consequences would be disastrous!
Da Fei anxiously loaded the Ballista. At this moment, the shark leaped through the waves! Its speed in the water was comparable to humans sprinting on land.
—Aim! Da Fei hurriedly adjusted the direction of the Ballista. Da Fei's palms were sweating. The shark was swimming at such a high speed that it was challenging to aim properly with the waves.
Be sure to hit it! Be sure to hit it! If it was not hit, there would be no more chances. Da Fei could only watch it tear the ship apart, then! Wait! What if he got hit by Bad Luck again? As the saying went, misery loves company. Once a person used up all their luck, anything could happen! Such things had happened to Da Fei too many times!
Da Fei decisively took out the Luck Skill Book with his fastest speed and clicked to learn! All he had to do was bring the -1 to 0. Da Fei did not wish for good luck, he just did not want bad luck. He just wanted average luck!
—System Message: You used one Skill Point and learned Elementary Command Skill!
—Elementary Command Skill: Hero's Command Power will increase by 10%. The Hero and its troops' Morale will increase by 1.
—Puu! Da Fei spat out a mouthful of blood! I took the wrong book, f**k! It was true that misery loved company. He actually made such a low-level mistake at the most critical time! As a pro, his mental state was lacking!
The shark was now right in front of the ship. Da Fei could already see its bloody eyes on the sides of its head underwater! It was too late to make other moves. He had to shoot!
There was no reason not to hit it when it was so near! He already had two unlucky shots. There was no reason for him to be unlucky his third time!
—Boom! Two bolts were shot out! Da Fei closed his eyes nervously!
—System Message: You have killed one shark and gained 2,550 EXP!
The system message was like music to Da Fei's ears. He collapsed in relief, his back all wet from sweat.
Da Fei really cared a lot about the ship. The next time he went offline, he would definitely purchase Mall Items! It would not cost more than the price of two plates of fried rice. He would never take the risk again!
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