Chapter 158
Faced with this scene, Ye Bai's head buzzed, and her first instinct was to rush forward and grab Otto Feisi and Kraken.
However, the giant wave moved faster than Ye Bai. Reality wasn’t a disaster movie that would play in slow motion to give the protagonist time to act.
Just as Ye Bai took a step forward, darkness enveloped her, and all that remained above her was the deep, dark sea.
‘No way, no way…’
Images flashed through Ye Bai's mind like a strobe light, and her emotions were beyond description. This massive wave, from the perspective of environmental damage alone, could wipe her out in an instant.
Previously, Ye Bai had been looking forward to Kraken growing up, but she never imagined it would grow this ‘big,’ completely beyond her expectations!
To die for the first time in the myriad realms, and it was due to her pet causing environmental damage… That reason would surely earn her laughter for a lifetime.
But just as Ye Bai was preparing to level up continuously to withstand the damage, something unexpected happened.
“Whoosh…”
The giant wave that should have crashed down on Ye Bai suddenly parted about ten meters away from her. A radiant green light appeared, centered around the little girl form of Kraken, forming a hemispherical shield with a diameter of over ten meters, safely enveloping Ye Bai, Otto Feisi, and the fishing gear within.
“Gurgle, gurgle…”
Under the cover of the giant wave, the ‘island’ beneath Ye Bai’s feet began to sink rapidly. The green shield acted like a magical bubble, protecting everyone inside. Not only were they safe from the sea's erosion, but even the air within the bubble was fresh and normal.
At the same time, this shield somehow allowed Ye Bai to stabilize her footing, making her feel as if she were on solid ground, unaffected by gravity or any forces that would cause her to stumble.
Beneath the deep sea, another scene unfolded.
Ye Bai couldn’t see the seabed below; she could only catch glimpses of startled schools of fish fleeing in panic, illuminated by the sunlight filtering down from above.
“Hungry!”
At that moment, Kraken’s cheerful voice rang out beside her.
The massive red tentacles that had previously filled Ye Bai’s view reappeared not far away, stretching and sliding through the water like blooming flowers, stirring up another wave of terror.
“Boom…”
Then, Ye Bai felt a slight push from the island beneath her, but the scenery around her rapidly receded, and the fleeing schools of fish suddenly loomed larger, becoming almost within reach in just a few breaths.
“Whoosh…”
Next, Ye Bai noticed a spot beneath her in the water where bubbles swirled, accompanied by a strong pulling force.
This powerful suction transformed into an underwater whirlpool, sweeping up the surrounding fish.
Fish that were two to three times Ye Bai’s length became a ‘fish bridge,’ all being drawn into the whirlpool before her eyes.
Some fish that managed to escape were blocked by the tentacle-formed cage, preventing their escape, and were ultimately sucked in by the whirlpool.
Meanwhile, notifications from the system in Ye Bai’s mind kept popping up:
【Your pet ‘Kraken’ is at a higher level than you. You gain 17,000 shared experience points.】
【Your pet ‘Kraken’ is at a higher level than you. You gain 21,000 shared experience points.】
【Your…】
In just a few breaths, Ye Bai’s experience points began to soar rapidly.
She watched in awe as the school of fish, exceeding a hundred in number, vanished into the depths beneath the island, all transforming into shared experience points from her pet.
“Gurgle!”
Finally, with not a single fish left around, the underwater whirlpool calmed, leaving only a small bubble floating.
At that moment, with the absence of fish and swirling bubbles, Ye Bai, gazing toward the center of the whirlpool, saw a glimmer of emerald green, reminiscent of a tranquil lake.
It was a large, round green eye.
From a spatial perspective, this eye seemed to be located where the island Ye Bai stood on was submerged beneath the surface.
As if sensing Ye Bai’s gaze, the large green eye turned to look at her, revealing a familiar, bewildered expression.
Ye Bai instinctively turned her head, and sure enough, the little girl in the fishing basket was looking at her with the same expression.
“…”
At that moment, even if Ye Bai was caught off guard, she realized something.
The ‘big’ Kraken didn’t emerge from the depths of the sea; rather, the unknown island beneath her feet was, in fact, half of Kraken’s head peeking above the surface!
Realizing this, Ye Bai couldn’t help but swallow hard.
Due to the water and movement, aside from the part protected by the green shield, the sand and dust accumulated on the island had shed like skin, revealing red skin similar to that of the tentacles.
Now, looking at Kraken’s head of red hair, it seemed that the color had nothing to do with the little mermaid; it was truly inherited from its true form…
“Big!”
Seeing Ye Bai looking over, Kraken, who had just feasted, displayed a proud expression in the fishing basket, waving its soft little hand.
At the same time, the nearest terrifying tentacle also swayed playfully, showing off alongside it.
Fortunately, the green shield kept everything stable; otherwise, just the movement of that tentacle would have sent Ye Bai tumbling.
Watching this absurd scene, Ye Bai’s mouth twitched several times before she regained her composure and promptly used 【Insight】 on the massive Kraken.
【Kraken】
Identity: Bai Ye’s pet
Attributes: Entity
Level: 65
Status: Hungry
Entity?
Curious about the relationship between the two Krakens, Ye Bai had an epiphany and used Insight on the Kraken in the fishing basket again.
The other information remained the same as before, but an additional attribute section revealed the term ‘spiritual entity.’
From these two pieces of information, Ye Bai quickly deduced: the past Kraken was likely in a ‘sleeping’ or ‘inactive’ state, and the spiritual entity had transformed into the little girl. Once the spiritual entity was nurtured to a certain stage, the power gained would stimulate the awakening of the true form.
Ye Bai took out a magic scroll and communicated with the paper figure about the situation.
After analyzing the information of the two Krakens, the paper figure informed Ye Bai: “Most of the ‘hunger’ has been transferred to the entity, but the spiritual entity possesses powerful oceanic magic.”
Ye Bai understood immediately; clearly, the green shield protecting her was a gift from the ‘little Kraken.’
The entity possessed immense physical strength, while the spiritual entity wielded powerful oceanic magic… Truly, a sea god.
Thinking of this, Ye Bai suddenly recalled the broken sea god altar and couldn’t help but ask Kraken with a strange expression:
“The deep-sea tribe that worshipped you before built an altar on you to offer sacrifices… uh, I mean, to feed you, right?”
If that were the case, the deep-sea tribe’s style of doing things was rather straightforward, building an altar on the sea god!
“No.” To Ye Bai’s surprise, Kraken shook its head and said, “There was no food… take it away.”
No food?
Right, Ye Bai indeed hadn’t found any trace of the deep-sea tribe. Kraken being so hungry indicated that it had been a long time since the deep-sea tribe had worshipped her.
So, the altar appearing on Kraken’s head was because it had taken it away… In Kraken’s eyes, that altar was probably just a plate, right?
Ye Bai couldn’t help but chuckle, then curiously asked, “What about the fishing gear on your head?”
This item, placed at the highest point of Kraken’s head, once belonged to whom?
“Hungry, hungry…”
But at that moment, Kraken’s eyes glowed green again, falling back into hunger, no longer aware of Ye Bai’s questions.
“Boom…”
The previous scene replayed as Kraken moved swiftly underwater, darting into another sea area to hunt. To the fish below, it was akin to a moving natural disaster.
Watching her experience points soar, Ye Bai understood what true ‘storm absorption’ meant.
At the same time, a new thought surfaced in her mind.
With Kraken, the sea god, around, what part of this deep sea could Ye Bai not access? Seeking a spatial rift leading to the abyss here would be just as easy, wouldn’t it?
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Chapter 114
The entity of Kraken, as large as a small town, possessed a speed that matched its terrifying size.
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