Chapter 1617: Sea Beast Disaster

Let the people behind hurry and retreat!!

All third rank, take the front!!

The metallic wail mixed with roars.

The originally calm, blue sea reflected a cold, eerie gleam under the storm.

Looking closely, it was densely packed—millions, even tens of millions of silver fish.

The seawater boiled.

Above the coastline, over forty third-rank Awakened Ones gathered, watching the scene before them, all turning deathly pale.

Above the coastline, more than forty third-rank Awakened Ones who had gathered looked at the scene before them, all turning deathly pale.

They had originally planned to turn the carrier's close-in defense guns and tactical missiles into a firepower platform, coordinating with them.

But this aircraft carrier, which had required massive manpower and material resources to restart, sank into the sea as soon as it left the harbor.

Although it was clear that an emergency sortie of the carrier would likely be ineffective.

But watching this steel behemoth being bitten apart alive by those monsters, the impact was simply too great.

A single mutant fish might not be scary.

But when the numbers reach millions, tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, no one knows how to stop these monsters.

Even if we can't stop them, we must block them for as long as we can.

Behind them, large numbers of survivors were evacuating.

Behind them was the city they had painstakingly built, converted from a maritime industrial park.

The top of the spirit-energy tower, which once glowed with blue light, had long since gone out.

In its place was a red alarm, wailing sharply.

It felt as if we had returned to the very beginning of the Apocalypse outbreak.

Everything was so despairing.

"Damn it! Why are these monsters rioting? They weren't always in the sea?!"

They desperately launched an attack toward the fish below.

Several third-rank Awakened Ones unfamiliar with the ocean now had their eyes practically bursting.

No one could answer their question.

Logically, fish die when they leave water.

No matter how much they mutate, they shouldn't threaten humans on shore.

But seeing fish the size of trucks, with four spike-like scales on their bellies, charging onto land, everyone was shocked.

But after seeing, with their own eyes, one after another of these fish, each as big as a heavy truck, with four spear‑like scales growing from their bellies, charging onto land, everyone was shocked.

At high speed, these fish that were once cutting-board fare turned into killing machines.

No special abilities needed.

The spiny feet growing from the mutants' bellies can easily pierce tank armor.

In a headlong charge, a single bite can swallow a large group of soldiers who can't escape.

Their hard scales can withstand artillery shells.

A spider-fish that breaks through the line usually requires two or three Awakened Ones of the same rank to barely stop it.

No one knows how many of these monsters are in the sea; they only know that the total survivors in their entire war zone don't even number as many as the monsters before them.

No one knew how many such monsters were in the sea; they only knew that the total number of Survivors in their entire war zone added up to fewer than the monsters before them.

"Focus fire and kill the biggest one! Once it lands, no one can stop it!"

He gripped a battle blade.

The battle-blade-wielding third rank in command, speaking Mandarin with a regional accent, slashed out one red blade aura after another.

The scorching blade-flame could melt steel.

As a senior third-rank Awakened One, his strength was comparable to that of the giant whale below.

But with seawater everywhere, his attacks had little effect.

Especially the corpse whale in the middle of the school, which, after spewing large amounts of black water, would easily shield itself like a barrier, blocking the blade aura.

On impact, it could only uselessly evaporate the black water, instead producing toxic mist.

As the mist spread, it actually affected them more.

As the mist spread, it actually affected them more.

"Watch out, there's still other things in the sea!!"

Not bothering to conserve spirit energy, the man swung his battle blade, trying with all his might to inflict more damage while keeping a wary eye on the fish.

He couldn't defeat that monster in a short time!

That meant they had to keep dragging it out! Knowing how terrifying these sea beasts were, he only felt his heart fill with unease!

That meant they had to keep dragging this out! Knowing how terrifying these sea beasts were, he felt only unease filling his heart.

However, the warning had no effect.

All that could be heard was a sudden burst of flesh exploding.

Not far from him, an elemental-system third rank who had been struggling to freeze the sea surface instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist before his eyes.

The shattered skull, still attached to the spine, shot upward like it had been hit by a high-pressure jet.

Seeing his companion die so miserably before his eyes, the man felt no grief; instead, his expression shifted drastically, he grabbed another Awakened One beside him and took off running.

It wasn't that he was cowardly, fleeing at the first sign of danger.

But he recognized what that thing was!

But he recognizes what that thing is!

Arrow fish! It's arrow fish!!!!

Get out of here!!

He nearly screamed as he warned the others.

That trembling voice was enough to show how panicked he was.

As a coastal survivor, he had seen plenty of bizarre marine mutant creatures.

And arrow fish were the most common, and the greatest threat to them.

Compared to being able to rely on aerial advantage to dodge spider fish, these monsters skilled at long-range attacks could shoot them down like targets.

In the face of massive sword fish attacks, even the most agile Third Level could only flee in panic.

But it was already too late.

Only to see, within the dense school of fish, thousands upon thousands of water columns shot up into the air like high-pressure shells.

With kinetic energy exceeding eight times the speed of sound, each water column burst forth with a piercing shriek.

Bang bang bang! Bang!

Accompanied by one miserable scream after another.

Wave after wave of water arrows, like artillery, covered the entire sky above the sea.

After just one round of concentrated fire, the squad that had been barely holding back suffered devastating losses instantly.

Facing the corrosive-capability water column attacks, those lucky enough could still scream while desperately fleeing.

Those unlucky, under the dense barrage, were beaten to a pulp, eventually dissolving into green water that merged with the sea.

The defense line collapsed in an instant.

As the Third Levels began to crumble, the defense line broke open a gap, and a swarm of spider fish surged forward.

Along the coastline, thousands of Awakened Ones either struggling to freeze the sea or hastily building walls had no time to retreat.

The monster fish that leapt onto the defense line glowed with cold light all over, their wooden-looking eyes on either side blank and numb.

Their smooth scales were coated in glowing slime, looking utterly repulsive.

Unlike mutants that still howl and roar, these resembled 'living objects'.

These deep-sea monsters surged onto the shore like cold machines, one after another.

There was no time to escape.

Ahead of the nearest defense line, several Second Level Awakened Ones forming a squad trembled in their hands and feet.

Just as they turned to run,

The next second, the Second Level Awakened One running at the rear felt darkness above his head, and in one gulp was swallowed whole by a spider fish.

Though he struggled desperately, under that bite like a grinding machine's shredding teeth, he was reduced to minced meat in the blink of an eye.

The few others who ran fastest fared no better.

Only to see, in the horrified gazes of the surrounding Awakened Ones, each spider fish that had charged the defense line suddenly leapt upward.

Their icy-glowing needle feet flashed down from the sky in an instant, piercing straight through the heads of the fleeing few!

Run!! Run fast, ah ah!!

Seeing the Third Levels also begin to flee, the remaining Awakened Ones on the defense line could no longer suppress their fear.

Faced with a monster army surging in like a tsunami, everyone knew they could not possibly hold them off!