Chapter 200: Disaster Survival System (29)

Xie Yang was enjoying the collection process when she suddenly felt as if something had swum past outside the shipwreck; that massive shadow seemed to blot out the sky and sun.

Although the seabed was already very dark, Xie Yang was wearing a Mining Lamp Hat and holding a long-range flashlight in her hand, which allowed her to barely move freely within the shipwreck.

A few scattered glowing jellyfish were floating outside the shipwreck; although their light was not as bright as the full moon, they brought a beam of light to the pitch-black seabed.

Yet at this very moment, this beam of light was obscured by some behemoth.

Xie Yang extinguished her mining lamp and flashlight, swimming back to the deck without a sound.

It was a giant great white shark with many fins, and it was currently baring its blood-red maw, its sharp teeth flashing with a cold glint, as it swam toward Fu Zhangzheng.

It was as if this were its hunting time.

Fortunately, Fu Zhangzheng was alert enough and calm enough.

The moment it opened its blood-red maw to devour him, he dodged to its side, swam above it, drew that Top-grade Wolf Tooth Dagger, and stabbed it fiercely toward its eye.

The Top-grade Wolf Tooth Dagger accurately pierced the great white shark's eyeball, causing it to go mad on the spot from the pain.

Its tail and the fins on its sides lashed out rapidly; in its frenzy, Fu Zhangzheng was sent spinning by the whirlpools of seawater several times, nearly falling into the great white shark's blood-red maw.

Xie Yang did not hesitate and went up to help.

She had great strength and held onto the great white shark's tail tightly, not letting it stir up trouble in the sea.

The behemoth was furious and embarrassed, twisting its head desperately to see who had actually restrained its tail.

Detestable human!

Had they not heard that a male's tail cannot be touched?

However, there was nothing it could do.

No matter how hard it tried, it could not shake off the human who had restrained its tail.

At this moment, Fu Zhangzheng climbed onto the great white shark's back again, raised the Top-grade Wolf Tooth Dagger, and looked as if he were about to pierce its other eye.

In a flash of lightning, the great white shark conceded.

【Don't kill me! Don't kill me!】

【I'll give it to you! I'll give it all to you!】

【Obtained Shark Fin*10】

【Obtained Shark Fin*10】

【Obtained Top-Grade Shark Fin*10】

As the fins on its body disappeared one by one, Xie Yang and Fu Zhangzheng harvested a pile of shark fins.

The two looked at each other: "..."

Wasn't this the dungeon's big boss?

It could do this?

Perhaps seeing that the two were still holding its tail to keep it from moving and holding the Top-grade Wolf Tooth Dagger ready to pluck its eye and take its life at any moment, the aggrieved and pitiful big boss great white shark popped out a few more dazzling treasure chests:

【Obtained Treasure Chest*1】

【Obtained Treasure Chest*1】

【Obtained Diamond Treasure Chest*1】

"..."

It must be said, the great white shark's ability to read the situation made Xie Yang and the other decide to let it go.

As long as it didn't come to disturb them from collecting ore and sweeping up goods, it would be fine.

The finless great white shark, having escaped a disaster, quickly slipped away without a trace, leaving behind a pile of shark fins and several treasure chests.

Fu Zhangzheng gave all these spoils to Xie Yang: "Take them. Without your help, I wouldn't have been sure I could handle it."

Xie Yang did not argue with him.

The dungeon duration was only 24 hours in total; arguing back and forth would just waste time. It was the same if she kept them first and they distributed them later.

Without the dungeon big boss to disturb them, the two swept through the shipwreck and dug for ore as easily as a fish in water, completely unimpeded.

24 hours later, Xie Yang and Fu Zhangzheng, carrying their bountiful harvest, were both ejected from the seabed dungeon and returned to their respective Shelters.

"You'd better clear out three Backpack Slots."

Fu Zhangzheng was highly efficient; as soon as he returned, he sent her a message.

As for Xie Yang, she had collected too many miscellaneous items; after returning, her living room and study were full, the hallway was occupied, and she was still counting them one by one.

It didn't matter for the items with large quantities; they had agreed to a fifty-fifty split, and anything that couldn't be divided evenly would be rounded off.

It was just the items that only had one piece that were hard to divide.

She listed them separately and sent photos over for Fu Zhangzheng to pick first.

Fu Zhangzheng said: "You pick. Anything is fine for me."

Xie Yang did not stand on ceremony with him and chose what she liked.

But she also compensated him in other ways: for example, for the materials with large quantities, she gave him the remainder of the uneven division.

Fu Zhangzheng sent over Sand Ore, Cobalt Ore, Hydrothermal Metal Mud, and Diamond.

The first three could be said to be rare ores listed as strategic minerals by most countries; he had spent over a dozen hours collecting over a hundred tons.

No wonder he told Xie Yang to prepare Backpack Slots; otherwise, there would really be no way to store them.

The Diamond, which was raw diamond ore, was only about two cubic meters; Fu Zhangzheng had discovered it by accident and collected it along the way.

Xie Yang cleared out a corner in her Storage Space specifically to house it.

After she sent all the materials allocated to Fu Zhangzheng over, she realized something belatedly: "Neither of us thought to bring back any valuable seafood? What a loss!"

Fu Zhangzheng: "..."

He had been focused on collecting ore; how could he have thought of such trivial matters as gluttony?

Even when he was dozing off, he wished he could keep his eyes open and collect ore into his Backpack Slots without a moment's pause.

As for Xie Yang, because the Underwater Shipwreck Instance was too large, 24 hours had passed and she had only explored two-thirds of it, so naturally she had no time to think of anything else.

Regarding the fact that she went to the seabed this time but failed to bring back any local specialties (excluding Shark Fin and Shark Meat, as those were spoils of war)... Xie "Wool-Shearing" Yang expressed a little bit of regret.

But fortunately, she had a set of professional fishing gear, so even without going into the sea, she could catch deep-sea Fish and Shrimp.

After distributing the supplies with Fu Zhangzheng, and aside from those few Treasure Chests she left to open after she bathed and freshened up to make herself fragrant, she had nothing else to do for the moment, so she took her fishing gear and went to the seaside to bait the water and cast her net.

【Damn it! Is the Underwater Shipwreck Instance poisonous? I just logged in and was swallowed by a weird-looking shark! A waste of my Dungeon Secret Key!】

【Is it the finless great white shark? I ran into it too! Baka! The big boss of this instance is too brutal! I didn't get anything and was kicked out of the instance! Baka!】

【Can no one deal with it? It's too insane! I didn't even see what the shipwreck looked like.】

【I'm going crazy, I'm going crazy! Who is the poor sap who brought back two handfuls of seawater on their first time entering the instance?! Sibal!】

While baiting the water and casting her net, Xie Yang logged onto the Communication Channel to check the messages and discovered that the World Channel was being flooded with talk about the Shipwreck Instance's supposedly incredibly brutal big boss, the great white shark that swallowed everyone it saw.

Xie Yang: Hmm???

A finless great white shark?

Could it be the one she and Fu Zhangzheng encountered?

Was that one very brutal?

It was alright, wasn't it?

Or could it be that the guy turned dark after they left?

In fact, it was more than just turning dark!

After losing its precious fins and having several Treasure Chests drop for nothing, the great white shark curled up alone on the pitch-black seabed to lick its wounds for a while before regrouping and returning to seek revenge!

Just kidding! It was the overlord of this ocean!

How could it cowardly allow humans to ride on its back?

Hmph!

It was going to get its revenge on its own turf!

Those tiny, detestable humans who dared to invade its territory should prepare to experience the horror of being torn apart and devoured! Roar, roar, roar!

Consequently, the players who logged into the Shipwreck Instance after Xie Yang and her companion were out of luck!

Before they even had a chance to touch the shipwreck or go inside to pick up treasure, they were torn apart or swallowed by the big boss that had returned dark, and were kicked out of the instance in minutes.

Xie Yang twitched the corner of her mouth: "..."

That's a bit sinful, amen!