Chapter 412: Sahuagin

Compared with the planet Xia Nan lived on before crossing over, the Aifala Continent might be vastly different in terms of worldview background, human environment, etc.

But when the ancients first looked up at the starry sky, the buds of wisdom sprouted in their brains.

Those thoughts concerning existence itself, the world, and "I," the basic ideas that pushed civilization forward, had astonishing similarities in the development process of the other world and the previous life.

"Everything has a spirit," this philosophical thought known as animism in the previous life, because it advocates the view that all things have their own souls and lives, to some extent, fits the natural spirit of many races and religions on the continent, and has been mentioned in various ways and from various angles.

Even because of the actual existence of magic particles in the air, the theory itself has been proven.

Relevant scholars believe that nature itself possesses life and consciousness, but because it is too vast, ancient, and slow, almost eternal, it exceeds the range that normal living beings can understand and is not noticed.

The gods in the sky who separately hold the authority of nature are the embodiment of natural laws, differentiated individual differences from the primitive will of nature, and are bridges connecting chaotic power and intelligent creatures;

The flesh-and-blood living beings on the continent are a more direct and material expression of natural consciousness.

Tree sea forests nourish tree spirits and vine monsters, desert wilderness hatches lizard beasts and hyena dogs.

Different natural environments and those primitive and chaotic chaotic energies will also breed different life forms.

"Sahuagin" is the most inconspicuous one among the billions of living races in this world.

They were born in the waves and cruel looting in the depths of the ocean. Eels, sea sharks, and a little human-like characteristics of intelligent creatures together constitute this strange creature that is half-human and half-fish.

Under normal circumstances, they are recognized as monsters by Adventurers on the sea, with an average challenge level of "0.5."

But if you look at it from another angle, they have already given birth to a primitive civilization, and can even be described as an "intelligent race."

They have their own race's writing and language, know how to use basic tools, have a relatively long racial history, and have clear social division of labor and class differences within the clan.

If they continue to develop long-term like this, constantly exploring and innovating, maybe they could really create an ocean civilization as shining as the stars.

It's just a pity that the constraints from other races, as well as the gaze and game of those great existences above the God Kingdom, destined these fishmen who seem to have a bright future to only be able to loot and fight like beasts on the sea, and finally become stepping stones for other major races on the continent.

Without a highly developed brain, the physical structure of the vast majority of individuals within the Sahuagin clan is almost entirely born for adapting to the environment and fighting.

The streamlined body can significantly reduce resistance when swimming; the dark, huge, ink-dot-like eyes can help them capture the weakest light in the dim seabed; the sharp teeth that grow and replace constantly, like hooked claws and curved backward, can bite prey to their heart's content under the action of strong biting muscles, easily tearing shrimp and crab shells.

Muscles are developed, and the skin surface is covered with fine, dense blue-green scales; sharp claws and thick webs between fingers can be used to tear flesh and blood, and can also effectively paddle water; lower limb muscles are abnormally strong, and huge webbed feet provide power like propellers in the water, and the speed when moving in a squatting posture on the shore is not slow.

The race's average height of nearly six feet allows this kind of fishman to easily deal with a human soldier who has received professional training while holding a weapon, and if the environment is changed to water, its combat power will increase exponentially.

And their style of acting in groups in small squads, as well as their bloodthirsty and cruel looting style, also gave these fishmen the nickname "Sea Devil" in the mouths of islanders.

To some extent, these fishmen have similar commonalities with Goblins on land.

Of course, this is only a superficial similarity.

After actual experience, one can finally feel the difference between the two.

Regarding this, Xia Nan knows it well.

It has to be admitted that, just like some heavy smokers who have quit for a long time, suddenly smelling that dreamlike smell that couldn't be more familiar on some weak-willed late night.

The moment he heard Ellison's metaphor that "fishmen are like Goblins" with his own ears, because of the clear goal of the 【Dream Weaving Corridor】 key, the desire that had been suppressed in the bottom of his heart and deliberately ignored since arriving in Shoal Islands for so many days, grew wildly like wild grass.

Walking on a steel wire with his head in his hands, facing the danger of death at all times, the pressure of the Adventurer industry is exaggerated to the extreme.

When a "professional" who has already stood firm in the industry neither indulges in alcohol, nor enjoys the excitement at the card table, and because of his satisfaction and obsession with his own perfect flesh, is stingy with simple and crude flesh-and-blood transactions, if he doesn't want to self-destruct, the pressure and desire accumulated in his heart must have a direct vent.

He certainly has to find the hollow on the cliff where Morton is suspected to have left traces of life; but in the case of being on the way, cutting a few "Fishman Goblins" who are blind and happen to block the middle of the road, it seems... also reasonable.

Xia Nan is still cautious and careful, but his heart has more hidden expectations compared to when he was climbing the reef cliff before.

The result disappointed him.

Facts have proved that these Sahuagin are not enough to become a substitute for green-skinned Goblins.

When Xia Nan used green-skinned Goblins to release pressure, what did he enjoy?

It was the complete transformation process of those ugly faces covered in sores and rich in expressions, from the excitement and bloodthirst when they first discovered human prey, to the fear and panic when facing the descent of death;

He appreciated these inferior, cheap beasts facing himself from noisy to silent, shivering, and also observed with interest their different reactions of fighting back, trying to escape, and selling out their companions.

It was the wonderful touch of the weapon cutting into the flesh when ending at close range, the certain feedback of dirty life passing away in his hands, and the instant pleasure of tearing and shattering the sinful flesh that was already fragile;

Countless wails under the sword blade, one Goblin lair after another that only had broken limbs and minced meat, even made him learn a few simple Goblin words, such as "prey," "Adventurer," "run," "save," etc.

It was the feeling of standing alone in a pile of corpses full of mess after the battle, bathing in blood, making the noisy environment that was originally "Si-Ga" non-stop only left with peace, the feeling of the whole world fading away from the noise, deep and void peace.

And the experience of Sahuagin is much worse than that.

They are tall, and although they also act in groups, the number is basically only half of a normal Goblin community, and the individual strength is much stronger than Goblins.

Although for Xia Nan, it is still one sword per one.

But the sword blade cutting on those hard fish scales, and cutting and tearing the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones with stronger toughness... the feeling is completely different.

Facing powerful enemies that are difficult to defeat, fishmen might show fear like Goblins, but higher intelligence and already initially formed civilization forms also make the attitude and expression of Sahuagin not have the reversal change of humanity combined with beastly desire like Goblins.

Plus this is the first time Xia Nan has encountered this kind of monster, which is completely different from the Goblins that left a serious psychological shadow in his heart at the beginning of crossing over.

Making the experience of cutting these dozen or so fishmen particularly bad.

Just treating them as ordinary monsters encountered on the mission, cutting off their heads and finishing it, too lazy to entangle more.

"Chi-la!"

The black-gray sword blade left a perfect arc in the air.

The 【Spinning Slash】 under the bonus of strong physical fitness made the already sharp 【Ember Meteor】 appear even more powerful.

The scales on the neck, connected with the tendons, bones, flesh, and blood inside, were shattered and divided in an instant.

The last Sahuagin on the field lost its head.

Standing in place, Xia Nan took out gauze from his waist bag to wipe the sword body, glanced at the armor covered in fluorescent blue fish blood, and his brows furrowed.

Although he is on the shore, there is a vast ocean next to him.

But he doesn't have the conditions to clean the armor right now. ===== CHAPTER 413 =====