Most Commander-tier monsters had the intelligence of an adolescent human being, while Lord-tier monsters were usually as intelligent as an adult human being .
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"Let it go," said Gao Peng to Da Zi .
Da Zi loosened its mandibles around its captive . For a moment, the Land Camoshrimp didn't understand what was going on . It lay prone on the ground, warily looking at the monsters before it .
A few moments later, the feelers on its head swished gently, its gleaming black eyes swiveling in their sockets .
The Land Camoshrimp then proceeded to take a few steps forward and lazily stretch . As it stretched, its eyes were fixed firmly on Gao Peng and the others to see if they had noticed what it was doing .
Seeing that the three monsters didn't seem to notice what it just had, the Land Camoshrimp's little heart skipped a beat . It stealthily took two more steps forward .
Flamy suddenly threw a glance at it . Startled, the Land Camoshrimp's body went limp as if it was pretending to be dead .
There was a bored look on Flamy's face . It wouldn't have deigned to even look at the puny little shrimp if Gao Peng hadn't ordered it to do so .
Only proper Elite-tier meat would be fitting for a crane such as itself!
Flamy spread its wings out and took off into the sky with Gao Peng on its back . On the other hand, Da Zi slunk into the depths of the jungle on the other side of the run-down village .
The Land Camoshrimp still couldn't wrap its little crustacean mind around what had just happened . Why was it suddenly being held hostage by a huge centipede? Why didn't they just eat it? After working its brain for 100 nanoseconds, the shrimp finally gave up and staggered back towards the sea .
In the air, Flamy's eyes were locked on the Land Shrimp as it flew circles around it .
The Land Camoshrimp was completely oblivious to the black dot in the sky that was Flamy and Gao Peng .
It scuttled towards the sea at top speed, leaving a trail of disturbed grass in its wake, then it crawled around a hill up ahead and slipped into the water behind the hill .
Flamy continued soaring across the sky in pursuit of the faint presence that it could still feel beneath the waves .
When the Land Camoshrimp had crawled at least 18 miles across the seabed, dry land had become nothing more than a black bulge on the horizon behind Gao Peng .
Flamy blinked . It had suddenly lost track of the Land Camoshrimp's presence .
It was as if someone, or something, had simply snuffed it out like a candle .
The undercurrents roiled violently beneath the waves .
The Land Camoshrimp had been crushed by extremely high water pressure . The last flicker of light in its transparent shell was extinguished in the depths of the ocean .
"Idiot . It must have walked straight into an enemy's trap . . . " muttered Gao Peng .
The ocean surface was calm like a mirror . A breeze blew gentle ripples across it at that moment .
"Gao Peng, the scent that I left on the shrimp is gone," said Flamy, sounding troubled .
"It's all right . A Commander-tier monster must have picked up your scent on the shrimp's body . Whoever or whatever is behind this probably isn't far away . They could very well be hiding beneath us," said Gao Peng, gazing down at the calm stretch of water beneath them .
Flamy began lowering its altitude in order to get a better look of the ocean below it .
For some reason, Gao Peng suddenly had a bad feeling about this as the ocean slowly came up towards them . He quickly patted Flamy's head . "Stop flying any lower . Go back up a bit . "
Flamy obediently nodded and began flying upward .
Boom! Suddenly, the water beneath them exploded .
A huge, ravenous mouth pierced through the calm surface of the ocean and rose into the air . Rows of densely packed teeth lined the mouth's interior .
The monster opened its mouth, revealing the dark, bottomless pit that was its throat .
It spread its huge black and white wings on both sides and whipped a powerful gust of wind across the ocean's surface . At that moment, waves rose and met with each other to form water pillars that danced across the behemoth's body like watery dragons .
Whoosh~
Flamy could feel a powerful suction pulling on it, causing it to come to a halt in the air . The huge mouth was getting closer and closer towards them . . . Flamy began flapping its wings in a panic . Flames now swirled around it and Gao Peng in the air . Gao Peng looked down at the gaping mouth beneath them . Why are you trying to attack it with your fire? There's no way you could make such a thick-skinned monster feel anything . . .
Gao Peng wrinkled his nose in disgust . A blast of putrid stench had hit him from the depths of the monster's mouth .
"Motherf—!"
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning came out of nowhere, one that sounded oddly like a speeding motorcycle . . .
Da Zi was wreathed in a violent display of electricity . The centipede had transformed into a bolt of lightning in the truest sense of the word . It left a long purple arc in its wake as it hurtled across the ocean's surface towards its master's assailant .
Da Zi viciously collided with the huge sea monster .
The sea monster staggered for a moment . Da Zi's attack had ripped a huge chunk of its thick scales off its body, revealing an even thicker layer of flesh beneath them . . .
The sea monster let out a deafening roar, scaring away the birds that were flying too close to its mouth .
Its huge mouth had barely grazed past Gao Peng and Flamy .
The sea monster's wings only allowed it to temporarily suspend itself in the air and reduce resistance from the water in the ocean . It couldn't actually fly like Flamy or Da Zi .
"How dare you try to eat Gao Peng?! I'll electrocute you, you b*stard!" shouted Da Zi . There was a vicious gleam in its eyes . It was now madly slashing at the sea monster's exposed flesh, carving long red lines across it . The centipede's electricity pierced through the sea monster's wounds, electrocuting it internally . The flesh around the creature's wounds was scorched black .
The sea monster reluctantly let itself fall back into the water and swung the water pillars around its body at Da Zi, hoping to bring the centipede down with it . However, Da Zi's electricity easily tore through the water pillars, allowing it to escape unscathed .
Whoosh~
The sea monster fell into the ocean like a single massive drop of water . It didn't even make a huge splash when it hit the water like Gao Peng had thought it would .
Da Zi flew up towards Flamy and spat, "The nerve of some people, trying to eat my Gao Peng . . . Don't let me catch you again, or I swear I'll really let you have it!"
Gao Peng, who just had a close brush with death, looked at Da Zi tenderly and patted its head . "Thank you . "
Da Zi raised its head and puffed its chest up triumphantly . "Hmph!"
Gao Peng then turned his attention towards Flamy . "Next time, don't just flap your wings without looking at where you're going . Some monsters may not be able to fly, but they can still jump high enough to catch you in the air . "
Flamy nodded apologetically .
Gao Peng gazed back down at the calm ocean . A worried look crossed his face .
[Monster Name]: Gloaming Oceanic Manta Ray
[Monster Level]: Level 46 (Lord-tier)
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Attribute]: Water
[Monster Ability]: Water Mastery Level 3, Hardened Skin Level 2, Stealth Skin Level 1, Strengthened Lungs Level 1
[Monster Status]: Mild Injury (Enraged)
[Description]: Its wingspan can reach up to 160 feet . Despite its size, it can move nimbly in the water . It can swallow its prey up with its pocket-like mouth .
An oceanic manta ray! Gao Peng now realized why the monster looked so familiar .
Even before the Cataclysm, the oceanic manta ray had been known for its huge size . An adult's wingspan could reach at least 26 feet . It resembled a huge disk with a pair of wings on both sides and a slender tail attached to its back . In front of the disk was a mouth that could split open like a coin purse .
The ocean truly is a mysterious place . Guess I shouldn't be too surprised to have seen a Lord-tier monster out here so soon, thought Gao Peng .
Chapter end
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