122: Silent Hunt!

"Stop eating! You're going to lose your life!"

Tang Ran's eyes twitched.

Looking at the sizzling, oily, premium lamb chops, her heart bled.

These were medium-rare and just sprinkled with sea salt!

But she didn't hesitate; her long legs suddenly exerted force!

She kicked the grill hard!

Clang!

Grill and meat together drew a perfect parabola, flying directly over the railing.

With a splash, they were all fed to the sea.

Though it hurt so much she wanted to cry, this was definitely the fastest way to cut off the scent!

"What are you looking at?! Is meat more important or your life?! Everyone, get moving!"

Tang Ran grabbed a girl staring blankly at the sea and pushed her hard toward the cabin.

"Everyone to the lower deck! Fast, fast, fast!"

Those girls who usually only knew how to whine now erupted with an amazing will to survive.

No urging was needed; their long legs moved so fast they left afterimages.

A few girls' high heels fell off, but they didn't even dare to look back and pick them up.

Like startled rabbits, they scrambled and crawled toward the cabin entrance.

"Tang Ran! The engines can't be completely shut down!"

Xia Lai shouted while quickly retracting the mechanical arm, "Don't forget the rule restrictions; a total shutdown will trigger the Tsunami Mechanism!"

At this moment.

Xia Mo stood on a high point, her cold gaze locked onto the rolling thick fog in the distance.

"Maintain the most basic life support systems. Whatever you do, don't let the Beast Tide find us!"

"Got it! Going now!" Tang Ran only had time to respond once before hoisting her Spiked Club and dashing toward the control room.

The deck was already in chaos.

The biggest trouble was Mao Mao.

This giant Ghoul was growling anxiously at the air.

It smelled the scent of its own kind.

That was the mixed aura of thousands of monsters.

Suppression at the genetic level made it instinctively want to run wild and flee.

"Roar..."

Mao Mao's black fur stood on end, and its claws scraped sparks off the steel plates!

It clung to the ship's side, wanting to jump into the sea!

"What are you howling for?! Get back here!"

Tang Ran passed by.

She rushed over and gave Mao Mao's butt a kick.

"You're first in line when it's time to eat meat, but you want to run when it's time for a team fight? Get lost and go hide downstairs!"

In the entire apocalypse, this strongwoman was probably the only one who dared to kick a Ghoul's butt.

"Whimper... Roar!!"

Mao Mao jerked from the kick and tucked its neck in aggrievedly.

But looking at the glinting Spiked Club in Tang Ran's hand, it felt this woman was even more terrifying.

And so.

This massive creature tucked its tail and wailed as it entered the cabin door.

"Close the door! Lock it!"

As the last girl ducked into the cabin, the airtight door slammed shut.

The world went silent, as if isolated into two different dimensions.

Only Xia Mo remained on the deck.

The sea breeze became sticky and damp, carrying an indescribable fishy stench.

It was the foul odor fermented from thousands of monsters mixed together, making one's head throb.

Xia Mo took a deep breath, adjusting her breathing rhythm.

Shadow Evasion, activated!

Her entire being instantly blurred, like a drop of ink merging into the night.

She silently pressed herself behind a pile of cables, even synchronizing her heartbeat with the rhythm of the waves.

They were here.

Without any warning.

The concrete ground of the pier suddenly began to tremble.

It wasn't an earthquake, but the dull thud of countless soles hitting the ground.

Da-da-da-da... Like dense hailstones hitting a mud pit, it made one's scalp tingle.

In an instant.

The thick fog was violently torn open.

A black tide had already surged onto the pier.

By the faint moonlight, Xia Mo finally saw clearly what this so-called Beast Tide was.

Rushing at the very front was a pack of skinned canine creatures.

Their muscle fibers were exposed, oozing yellow-green pus as they ran.

They had no eyes.

Their heads only had a mouth that split to the ears, filled with dense rows of barbs.

Following closely behind were Goat-shaped monsters that crawled like spiders.

Their limbs were twisted and reversed, bellies facing up, heads dragging on the ground and emitting a terrifying cackling sound.

There were too many.

Thousands upon thousands!

They were like a swarm of starving ghosts crawling out of the eighteenth level of hell.

Squeezing and trampling each other!

Some unlucky ones were trampled into meat paste by their own kind and then devoured by the monsters behind them!

This was a march, and also a moving buffet.

"Ugh..."

Even Xia Mo couldn't help but cover her nose and mouth at this moment.

It was too pungent.

That smell could practically blow the top of one's skull off.

Fortunately, the Beast Tide didn't stop.

They followed the main road of the pier, surging westward like a flood.

Because the pier was too narrow and there were too many monsters, some were forced to the edges.

A few Flayed Hounds fell into the sea.

Eerily, they didn't even get a chance to splash.

Beneath the sea surface, large patches of thick shadows quickly rose, like greedy, abyssal maws.

With a gulp.

Flesh and blood were devoured instantly, and the sea surface quickly returned to a dead silence.

In the end, not even a ripple was left.

This was the iron rule of the Sea of Despair—death upon entering the water, equality for all living beings.

Xia Mo felt a chill run down her spine as she watched.

Suddenly.

A few sharp screeches broke the monotonous sound of footsteps.

Flying species!

Several Nightmarish Goat Demons with fleshy wings flew over No. 0819, circling like vultures.

Their eyes locked onto this steel beast docked at the shore.

A strong wind blew.

A goat demon with a three-meter wingspan landed heavily on the bow of No. 0819!

Which was exactly five meters above where Xia Mo was hiding!

Its claws gripped the railing tightly, making the steel pipes emit an overburdened creak.

That hideous goat head turned around, nostrils twitching frantically.

Sniff... sniff... It smelled something.

Although the grilled meat had fallen into the sea, the aroma of meat still lingered in the air.

To these monsters accustomed to eating rotten flesh, this was practically a searchlight in the dark, full of temptation.

At this moment, the goat demon tilted its head, seemingly confirming the direction.

It lowered its head.

Those turbid red eyeballs were aimed right at the pile of cables where Xia Mo was hiding.

Although it couldn't see Xia Mo in her Shadow Evasion state.

It could sense her.

Here... there was an aura... the scent of fresh life.

Drip... A drop of saliva fell from the corner of its mouth.

As luck would have it, it landed right on the shoulder of Xia Mo's black leather jacket.

If it were an ordinary girl, she would have instinctively trembled even if she didn't scream.

But Xia Mo didn't.

She was like a cold ice sculpture, her heartbeat even seemed to have stopped.

She was waiting.

Waiting for a certain-kill opportunity.

The goat demon seemed a bit confused.

It slowly released the railing.

Those black-furred hind legs bent, preparing to jump down and investigate.

Xia Mo's eyes narrowed slightly, her killing intent restrained!

At the exact moment its feet left the ground and its body was in mid-air, unable to find leverage.

The shadow behind the cables suddenly came alive!

A graceful figure erupted like a ghost!

The famous blade sword name was held in a reverse grip, its edge covered in a thin layer of frost.

Frost Kill: Silent!

The blade precisely sliced into the goat demon's jaw, piercing directly through its brain!

Then it emerged from the top of its skull!

At the same time, extreme cold air exploded!

Crack!

The goat demon didn't make a sound; its entire head, along with its brains, was frozen into a block of ice.

Xia Mo's wrist flicked!

The goat demon's corpse, frozen into an ice sculpture, was tossed into the sea like trash.

She lightly brushed off the ice shard from the collar of her leather jacket and looked up at the night sky.

There, several more black shadows were still circling.

They clearly hadn't realized their companion had already been taken out.