Chapter 131

Shizuku roughly understood.

Watching Knuckle grit his teeth and struggle, she roughly understood what Morel meant to express.

Thunder roared, and the sound of waves continued.

Seawater was constantly being slapped onto the deck, letting a lot of water into the ship, mixed together with the rain.

The pitter-patter sound of water was incessant.

In the dim environment, a flash of lightning would occasionally streak through the dark clouds, illuminating the four people's serious faces.

The harsh environment on the sea was secondary; what really needed attention was the darkness.

A moment later, the movement on the sea inexplicably stopped, the scale of the pure white waves rapidly shrank until they disappeared.

The dark clouds and lightning in the air were unaffected; the only thing that changed was the sea surface, like the silence before a storm.

The next moment, the ship suddenly tilted rapidly to the right, as if a person’s left cheek had been heavily punched.

It tilted madly to the right!

This trend was exceptionally powerful, not just wanting to capsize the ship, but to drag it into an unknown depth of the sea.

For a moment, everyone, including Morel, couldn't help but lean their bodies, only able to try their best to stand on the deck so as not to fall into the sea.

Knuckle gripped the ship's railing tightly with both hands, his expression resolute, but as someone who had not yet become a Nen user, his strength was limited.

Facing the ship that was like a collapsing building, invisible gravity pressed down on him, and his hands gripping the railing gradually turned white.

Until he lost his strength.

Just as he let go of his hands, a wisp of floating white smoke quickly wrapped around him and the railing, forming a life-saving rope.

"Knuckle, you’ve already done very well."

Following the voice, Morel was calmly holding his large pipe, smoking a unique kind of smoke.

Morel carried his large pipe with him at all times.

The pipe was made of a special metal, heavy yet exceptionally sturdy, harder than steel.

The huge pipe was as tall as a person when stood up; he usually wrapped it with white cloth strips and carried it on his shoulder.

He took a deep breath, and then a large, continuous mass of white smoke mixed with Nen floated into the air, quickly forming a large white smoke hand.

The size of this smoke hand was about the same as the ship, and under Morel’s control, it firmly grabbed the ship, preventing it from tilting further.

This was Morel’s Nen ability!

A Manipulation-type Nen ability, [Deep Purple].

He could use the smoke blown from the pipe to change into various things and control them.

Not only could it change into combat troops for attacks, but it could also change into numerous small white rabbits for reconnaissance.

Morel believed his "Deep Purple" was the most adaptable ability.

Morel himself was gifted, and long-term training in the ocean had created lung capacity and control far beyond ordinary people.

Therefore, he could produce a large amount of white smoke in a short time, controlling it at will and changing its shape according to his thoughts.

Morel waved his large pipe like a spear, wielding it with ease, and after a few swings, he rested it on his shoulder, though he was secretly exerting force.

He was wrestling with that unknown creature!

Luo Ge’s eyes flickered slightly.

Morel’s Nen ability was also quite good.

He had obtained the [Sketch] skill two days ago.

This skill could copy someone else’s Nen ability without any cost, but the drawback was that it was a one-time skill.

If he wanted to copy a Nen ability again in the future, he would need to obtain the [Sketch] skill again.

If it wasn't used, it wouldn't be drawn repeatedly.

After obtaining this skill, he considered the Nen users around him one by one.

Currently, it seemed that Biscuit’s and Morel’s Nen abilities were quite good.

The former was beneficial for his physical recovery and could improve training efficiency.

The latter’s Nen ability was relatively comprehensive, with uses in all aspects.

However, considering that the [Sketch] skill was not easily obtained, he didn't know when he would get a second one.

So he didn't use it casually, planning to wait for a Nen ability truly worthy of him copying.

"It’s a force similar to gravity, right."

Luo Ge glanced at the side of the ship and said in a deep voice.

The ship hadn't received a heavy blow before tilting, nor was there anything seen wrapped around it, yet it inexplicably sank.

It was evident that it was an invisible force.

Morel half-squatted, assuming a horse stance, and a dazzling light of Nen burst from his body, saying in a thick voice:

"Yeah."

"It looks like this enemy is not ordinary."

Morel and that creature were like playing tug-of-war, with the ship as the rope, and both sides were wrestling.

A few breaths later, it seemed the creature was a bit impatient and actively released the force, letting Morel breathe a sigh of relief.

Immediately, Morel and Luo Ge’s expressions changed almost simultaneously, looking in the same direction.

The sea not far away began to churn, a fountain-like column of seawater stood tall, and beneath it was a large, pitch-black figure.

It was as if a behemoth was about to break through the sea surface and rush out.

In an instant, the towering seawater surged into the high sky, the sea level seemed to suddenly increase by a chunk, causing the ship to float upward continuously.

An astonishing tsunami!

The Feebas in the fish tank also uncontrollably swayed with the water, spinning until it was dizzy.

Looking at that terrifying tsunami and the predicament everyone was in, more emotions began to appear in Feebas’s dull eyes.

The desire to evolve also became increasingly strong.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze was focused on that huge water column.

"Ying!"

An exceptionally piercing cry rang out, vibrating the eardrums.

The water column dissipated.

An octopus monster about four or five stories high, with a huge body, appeared before everyone’s eyes.

The huge figure formed a large shadow, as if blocking the sky and sun, making one’s heart panic.

Its body was mostly blue, but a part was a color close to silver, appearing somewhat extraordinary.

Countless huge tentacles danced with its body, and every time it slapped the sea surface, it could cause astonishing waves.

Knuckle opened his mouth wide, his brain blank, not even able to exclaim, just staring blankly.

An octopus of this size could knock this ship into the sea just by waving its tentacles.

This was a terrifying size difference.

As the giant octopus surfaced, the sea surface rippled more frequently, and the ship swayed violently a few times before barely maintaining balance.

Morel didn't say a word, frowning, quietly smoking one puff of smoke after another.

He knew very well that this strange octopus was not easy to deal with, so he was making more white smoke as quickly as possible.

[Magnetic Octopus]:

An octopus mutated due to special reasons, with new structures on its tentacles that can suck away objects containing metal.

Luo Ge looked at the information displayed by the Pokédex ability and understood that the ship’s previous anomaly was caused by the [Magnetic Octopus].

This also confirmed his determination to capture it.

Morel exhaled the last puff of white smoke.

These accumulated thick white smoke rapidly changed shape, gradually forming one human-like figure after another, styled like ninjas.

This was one of the ways Morel used his Nen ability—Deep Purple Squad.

In fact, his Nen ability was not good at dealing with large creatures, so he could only try it first.

If he couldn't deal with it, he would have to retreat first.

Just as the Deep Purple Squad was about to move forward, a purple figure suddenly appeared on the sea.

"Roar!"

Nidoking stepped on the waves, rushing toward the [Magnetic Octopus] with the posture of riding the wind and waves, its body shrouded in azure light.

Water-type move—Surf!

After approaching the [Magnetic Octopus], everyone could see the size difference between the two even more clearly.

Nidoking’s body was still a large chunk smaller than the octopus.

However, because of this, Nidoking’s movements were more flexible, passing through the tentacles and approaching the octopus.

"It’s actually surfing on the water surface?!"

Morel said in surprise, his eyes under his sunglasses filled with astonishment.

He really didn't expect Luo Ge’s Nen beast could do this.