47: torpedo

“Did Brother Octopus go to Dayang Lake?”

More than half an hour later, Lin Fei and Chen Xu surfaced, their expressions somewhat grim.

There were warships there!

“It’s possible. Although the fish resources here are abundant, Dayang Lake should be even richer.”

Chen Xu said.

“Dayang Lake is too big. If we go looking for him, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, and it’s too dangerous.”

“At this point, we can only go to the Bureau of Flora and Fauna Administration.”

“I’ll assure them that Brother Octopus will absolutely not attack humans. You know, he’s been in the wild for so long and has never attacked anyone!”

“I feel he has a certain spirituality about him, far beyond what ordinary Mutated Creatures possess!”

Lin Fei said.

“Let’s give it a try.”

Although Chen Xu didn’t hold out much hope, he didn’t say anything to discourage him... Dayang Lake.

Three small warships were sailing on the lake, their Aura imposing.

These were three small frigates, nearly a hundred meters long, that the navy had urgently dispatched.

On the main frigate, Professor Jin Weiguo and several professors were conversing, and Liu Ye and others were also with him.

Colonel Liu, the overall commander of this operation, also remained silent, standing to the side and listening quietly.

“Incredible, the creatures in Dayang Lake are too commonly mutated, and there are even some special creatures with extremely severe mutations.”

An old professor watched the real-time footage from the underwater cameras, somewhat amazed.

“If Professor Lu’s statement is correct, the concentration of evolution points in Dayang Lake should be very high.”

A white-haired professor said.

“It’s not necessarily related to evolution points. I think this is more like a terrifying mechanism that causes a massive, explosive evolution of global life forms at regular intervals.”

A professor chuckled.

“So, is there an alien then?!”

The others gave him a look.

Just then, Professor Jin Weiguo’s phone rang.

This made him frown slightly; those who knew him understood he had important matters these past few days and wouldn’t be called.

But when he saw the phone number, his frown eased as he recognized the owner of the number.

“What’s up? Who called?”

Several professors noticed the change in his expression.

“An interesting young man. He seems to have a special connection with that Giant Octopus; he was the Giant Octopus’s former caretaker.”

“That octopus once hunted a wolf to save him.”

Professor Jin Weiguo smiled faintly, then answered the phone: “Hello… Our target for this operation is not it. However, I can confirm to you that its abilities are too dangerous, and we cannot let it go unchecked.”

“If you can persuade it to follow some of our arrangements and cooperate with our research, I can guarantee it a certain degree of freedom and safety.”

After Professor Jin Weiguo finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

“That octopus is very special, highly intelligent. Perhaps it can help us unlock the mystery of this evolutionary frenzy.”

“Originally, it was our primary target, but then this unexpected development occurred.”

Professor Jin Weiguo said.

“I’ve seen the video. The defense of this Giant Black Fish is indeed incredibly high. Such biological defense is truly fascinating.”

“No matter how high its defense, it can’t withstand true modern weaponry. Cannons are not weapons designed for underwater targets; shells suffer severe energy absorption from water.”

“Our navy’s torpedoes are different. They are developed specifically for underwater targets, with directional energy focus, capable of destroying real warships and submarines, tearing apart military alloys. No flesh-and-blood creature can withstand them.”

At this moment, Colonel Liu also spoke.

He stood ramrod straight, very young, only around thirty years old, full of vigor, and his gaze was particularly sharp.

Professor Jin Weiguo and the others nodded with a smile.

In the distance, Su Yuan sank to the bottom of the water, watching the three warships, his gaze profound.

He remained motionless, appearing like a giant rock at the bottom of the lake under sonar detection.

Regardless of the era, warships are true heavy weapons of war.

With warships dispatched, it seemed he wouldn’t need to finish it off.

No creature could survive under the muzzles of warships!

At least, for now, it was impossible!

Unless it was like him, camouflaging and hiding, or escaping at super high speed.

Neither of these were the Big Black Fish’s strengths.

Su Yuan checked his panel; he had already leveled up again last night.

【Race: Adaptable Octopus】

【Rank: 18】

【Body Length: 14 meters】

【Body Aberration: Elementary Claws (Retractable Claws covering tentacles, received Elementary enhancement, sharper)

Elementary Might (Your strength has received Elementary enhancement)

... Elementary Suction Cups (Your suction cups have received enhancement, suction power is stronger)

Elementary Recovery (Your recovery ability has received Elementary improvement)

Elementary Beak (Your beak has received Elementary enhancement, sharper and can expand)

Elementary Endurance (Your endurance has received Elementary improvement)

Beginner Camouflage (Your Camouflage Ability has received Elementary improvement)

Beginner Psionic Sense (Your body can perceive the existence of Psionic energy)】

【Skills: Survival of the Fittest (Passive skill, can adapt to most environments)

Laser Beam (Active skill, consumes internal energy, activates Psionic energy, emits a Laser Beam)

Black Light Shield (Active skill, consumes internal energy, activates Psionic energy, generates a Black Light Shield)】

【evolution points: 1008.6 / 3000】 (Increasing by devouring Psionic energy)

At this point, Su Yuan truly felt the existence of Psionic energy and could also perceive his body’s craving for it. This was the most fundamental craving, life’s craving for evolution!

...“Report, Colonel Liu, sonar detected a gigantic object, approximately twenty meters long, shaped like our target. There are no underwater cameras nearby, so accurate confirmation is not possible.”

On the frigate, a sudden internal communication came in.

“It has changed direction and is moving towards us. Its speed is increasing, currently reaching sixteen knots!”

Professor Jin Weiguo said with a smile, “It seems our special chemical substance is working.”

“Although there’s no definite footage from underwater cameras, it’s basically confirmed to be our target.”

A professor also said.

“Permission to fire, two torpedoes.”

Colonel Liu nodded, issuing the combat order.

In the distance, Su Yuan also narrowed his eyes, seeing the gigantic Big Black Fish again.

In just a few days, it had no injuries left, clearly possessing astonishing recovery abilities.

Its twenty-meter-long body made it surpass the currently estimated Megalodon, becoming the largest predator in history.

Its massive gray body, covered with black markings, made it resemble a giant beast from ancient times, exuding an astonishing oppressive Aura.

Just by looking at it, Su Yuan felt a shiver of fear; this was his intuition at work.

Even at Rank eighteen, he was still no match for this Big Black Fish, with a significant gap between them.

Suddenly, two silver-white objects launched from the frigate, rushing towards the Big Black Fish at an astonishing speed.

“Th-these are torpedoes?!”

Su Yuan’s eyes widened, feeling a chill down his spine.

Torpedoes are basically humanity’s most destructive conventional weapons against underwater targets.

Some warships might be able to withstand many warship cannons or aerial bombs from bombers without sinking, but they would absolutely not withstand torpedoes!