Chapter 669: Chapter 669: Seven Holes
Asarina furrowed her brow and passed the steering to Pan Xiaoxin as she left the cabin.
“What’s going on?” She walked over to Aqing, grabbed his collar and lifted him up, “What was that just now?”
Aqing was a bit dazed, “I…I didn’t see it clearly.”
Along, holding his fishing rod, was equally puzzled, “I only saw a black shadow, it hit the boat and then fell into the water…it was very fast.”
Asarina took Along’s fishing rod, quickly whittled it down a bit with the dagger she always carried, and then walked over to the railing.
The lighting in the cave was very dim, everything beyond the deck lit by the ship’s lights was pitch-black.
She noticed deep claw marks on the edge of the railing and couldn’t help but frown.
The scrape marked even the iron, which indicated that the monster’s claws were very sharp and incredibly hard.
“Arrange people for ship guarding,” said Bai Youwei. “We will guard one side each – front, back, left, and right.”
Asarina nodded, she turned to instruct Along and Aqing, but then the boat suddenly shook again!
She quickly steadied herself and, in a swift turn, a black shadow hurtled toward her face!
Asarina lifted the rod and plunged it sharply! The monster immediately fell onto the deck with a thud! It then let out a lizard-like scream!
It was a half-human half-fish monster!
Its body was covered in blackish-gray scales, with an inverted triangular head, bulging eyes, a broad lower jaw, and a mouth full of sharp teeth!
On its back, a high ridge protruded out, featuring a row of dorsal fins as sharp as blades!
The monster was very angry after falling onto the deck, it roared at Asarina! The skin membrane around its neck formed a dilated collar, just like an angry lizard!
“Along!” Asarina shouted, lifting the rod and stabbing again!
Along also gripped his rod tightly and stabbed at the monster!
The two of them attacked the monster together, one aimed at the abdomen and the other at the tail!
But the monster’s scales were extremely hard, the rod did not harm it at all, it only pushed the monster to the side of the railing and then could not make it budge.
The monster screamed loudly, its neck’s umbrella-like skin membrane shaking incessantly!
The two membrane-covered claws grabbed the bamboo pole and broke it instantly, reducing the length of the pole significantly!
“Find where it doesn’t have scales!” Asarina moved the rod to another position and stabbed it in the throat!
As soon as she relaxed slightly though, the Fish Monster counterattacked immediately!
Along couldn’t control it and cried out in panic, “It’s too strong!”
Aqing then rushed over from one side, jabbing the rod at the monster’s head!
Asarina seized the opportunity. She took a few steps, plunged her dagger into the throat of the Fish Monster and pulled it harshly downwards; viscous blood sprayed all over her in an instant!
Along and Aqing then simultaneously exerted their strength to ruthlessly flip the severely injured monster and push it overboard!
A “plop” was heard as the monster fell into the water, it caused a splash, then it disappeared without a trace.
The three of them went over to examine the spot where the monster fell into the water.
The water’s surface was dark and they could not see what was beneath it, they could only see the blood left on the ship, which was flowing downstream.
Bai Youwei wheeled herself over and peered down at the water.
The surface was calm.
“Do you think the throat could be its weak point?” she asked Asarina.
Asarina looked down at her dagger in her hand, “The scales on the throat are indeed weaker than those on the abdomen and back, however, this creature’s strength is immense. Even with the bottom half of its body being a fish, it doesn’t hinder its agility and is a bit difficult to handle.”
If there was only one, the three of them could still manage, but if there were two? Or three? Asarina looked at Bai Youwei, a hint of worry in her gaze.
Bai Youwei looked at the water, silent and thoughtful.
At that moment, Pan Xiaoxin stuck his head out of the drive room and said, “It seems we are… we are about to exit…”
Everyone looked towards the bow of the boat.
The fishing boat was slowly passing through the cave entrance into an open water area, and even further ahead were seven identical cave entrances.