D.I.O

Even Yongno, who had been outside the attack range, felt the underwater waves hitting him hard in the stomach. 

What the heck is that?

Then he recalled the mantis shrimp  he had seen on TV before.
The mantis shrimp, also known as the Mike Tyson of the ocean, was only 20 centimeters long, but it was a very strong sea creature.

The power of its claws, its largest weapon, was equivalent to a 22-caliber bullet.
It had a 23 meters per second punching speed that reached 10,400 grams of acceleration and gave 1,500N of strength, so it made it difficult for people to remain unharmed if they were hit.
In addition, the mantis shrimp’s punch caused a vacuum phenomenon underwater and generated internal waves, which added a tremendous power to the attack and caused damage to the other creatures nearby.

Thus, the mantis shrimp hunted its prey by “hitting” it.
Whether it was an oyster or crab that had a hard shell, once hit, it was done for and the Tyson of the ocean would enjoy it deliciously.
Even the divers who went down to film the mantis shrimp had their camera lenses broken once or twice by the shock wave created from the creature’s strong punching force.
Not only that, but it is said that the mantis shrimp had also broken through a quarter of an inch thick glass in an aquarium in Norfolk, England.. 

Is that bastard on the fighter line?!

If even a 20 centimeter small mantis shrimp could swing such a violent punhc, Yongno couldn’t even imagine how forceful the claws of this 3-meter long lobster would be.
In fact, he didn’t have to think about it since the lobster was currently wielding its claws right in front of him!

THUD!

Just a single blow was enough to instantly kill the six blade fish in the front. The rest of the fish quickly swerved their target from Yongno to the giant lobster who wielded tremendous power and caused great damage, but…

BOOM!

The lobster threw another punch, which was followed by a huge shock wave.
Yongno crouched to endure it.
Thankfully, he had gone beyond the lobster and was hiding behind a rock in the cave. 

Eek!

He gritted his teeth from the pain, but this time he wasn’t just trembling from it; it felt like all his bones were cracking in pain.
But he couldn’t circulate his qi to protect his body or perform Body Strengthening. 

I have to endure… I’m running out of internal force…

Yongno clenched his teeth.
His Golden Pill Immortal Technique had reached 30% of its mastery and his Swimming skill had also increased to a higher level, which reduced the amount of internal force required to dive.
As a result, his Gathering Magical Force exceeded the consumption speed of internal martial arts for diving, but that didn’t mean he was completely safe.

Cultivation methods controlled the user’s internal martial arts and accepted the external qi, so if Yongno had a very small amount of internal martial arts left, then it would be difficult for him to recover.
If he drained all of his internal martial arts, then he would fall into a state where qi absorption was no longer possible for a long time. 

Splash!

Yongno kicked off the wall and went deeper into the cave.
It wasn’t because he was trying to accomplish something but because he couldn’t endure another shock wave if the lobster wielded its claws again.

BOOM!

However, Yongno crashed into a wall when he was pushed by the shock wave that shook the entire cave.
To make matters worse, his severely injured right arm collided with the hard surface. 

God darn it! My arm is almost crushed like minced garlic.
I don’t think even modern medicine could have a cure for this…

Yongno was bleeding in a cloud of gold dust, and his right arm had many bone fragments exposed that it almost seemed like a scene from a horror movie.
He touched his right arm with his left hand.
It felt squishy.

Ugh, it looks so painful! If this game didn’t have the pain control system, I would have died from the excruciating pain.

BOMB!

The shock wave once again shook Yongno’s surroundings without letting him get distracted, but thankfully, it was bearable this time.
Yongno had been swimming desperately from the lobster’s attack, so he was thankfully a safe distance away from the battlefield. 

Wooong.

What is this?

A bit far away from the battlefield, Yongno had found a marble emitting purple light.
He stared at it with a dumbfounded expression.
It was a pearl.
Of course, he had never heard of a purple pearl, but either way, it was still a pearl.
And from his experience so far, a pearl was usually inside a… 

BOMB!

How lucky.
The fact that Yongno survived by lucky.
He was just barely avoided the worst situation of getting bitten by the giant clam.
He would have died immediately if he didn’t perform Aura Vision and notice that something alive was around him and had a slower swimming speed. 

The huge rock bitten by the giant clam was ‘sliced’ like magic.
The clam had spiritual power and seeing how it even had teeth, it seemed like it was a carnivorous sea animal.
In addition, the hole in the back of the clam was constantly absorbing water.

THUD!

Ugh, how come every sea creature has it? Is it like they’re necessary part in this game?!

Yongno deftly dodged the clam dashing toward him.
Perhaps he was now accustomed to the creatures’ attacking him by propelling themselves by a jet of water because he was able to read the sea animals’ movements.
If he encountered this clam in the beginning, he would have got attacked without figuring out the situation. 

Do I still have only three years’ worth of internal martial arts left? Geez, it’s driving me crazy…

Yongno was recovering, but his condition was still dreadful.
He had to keep performing Water-friendly skills to endure the high water pressure and also operate Diving skills to breathe underwater.
However, Yongno realized that he had to consume more internal energy since the sea creatures wouldn’t let him go that easily. 

BOOOM!

Yongno clenched his teeth as he quickly moved to escape from the giant clam that tried to swallow his entire body.
It wasn’t because it was difficult to avoid the giant clam.
The clam was huge, but it was moving in a straight line like the blade fish, so it wasn’t that hard for Yongno to dodge its attack.
There were about 0.5 seconds of Time Lag[1], therefore, if Yongno was prepared for the attack, he would never collide with the creatures.
However…

CLANK!

What the…! How could it already catch all of them?!

Yongno shuddered when he saw the gigantic lobster that had appeared on the opposite side of the cave.
Although it had just been tackled by approximately thirty blade fish, only a few little scratches appeared on its armor-like shell. 

1.
a period of time between two related events ☜