Chapter 402: 402. Octopus Sea Monster

402. Chapter 402: Octopus Sea Monster

Su Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead and squinted into the distance; there was nothing but endless sand and sea, with no useful clues to be found.

"Let's move forward a bit and see if we can run into any Nanman people," Su Chen said slowly.

The others nodded and continued walking forward.

But they hadn't gone far before they saw a fierce battle erupting ahead.

Several Nanman people dressed in leather garments were holding long spears, putting up a strenuous resistance.

From the ocean onto the land, bizarre-looking Sea Clan members kept emerging, each one roaring as they tried to devour the Nanman people.

Leading them was an octopus; its upper body had a massive head, two eyes staring straight at the people in front, and countless tentacles lengthening and shortening, leaving trails of slimy mucus on the beach.

Behind it were many crabs, lobsters, and sea snakes that had taken human form, all of them charging furiously toward the Nanman people.

It must be said, these things were truly ugly.

Especially since they carried a disgusting, fishy stench that could be clearly smelled even from this far away.

"You Sea Clan lot, don't be too arrogant! We are only trying to survive; we were supposed to leave each other alone. You keep coming ashore again and again to snatch our people—what kind of intentions do you have!"

One of the Nanman people had a dark face flushed with anger, and the hand holding the long spear was trembling.

He fought desperately to fend off the Sea Clan's attacks, but it was to no avail.

The octopus monster laughed coldly, its dead-fish eyes revealing craftiness and greed, as if it were looking at countless delicacies.

"Naturally, it is survival of the fittest. You can't beat us, so isn't it only right that you get eaten by us?"

After the octopus monster finished speaking, those behind it began to shout arrogantly.

"Are you allowed to eat us, but we aren't allowed to eat you?"

A crab said unconvinced, its two bean-sized eyes rolling around incessantly, while the two large pincers in its hands clacked together, making a loud sound.

Hearing this, the Nanman people didn't know what to say for a moment.

The weak are prey to the strong; that is indeed the survival rule of nature.

In the past, the two clans could live in peace and not infringe upon each other, but no one knew when it started—this Sea Clan became increasingly rampant, eventually crossing the boundary time and again to eat their Human people.

Nanman was scarce in Spiritual Power, and due to its geographical location, living conditions were exceptionally harsh, which was why their cultivation techniques and the like were particularly backward.

The spells they practiced were mostly only for self-preservation or strengthening their physiques, and as the Endless Sea thieves became more rampant, they constantly compressed their living space.

They were living extremely difficult lives.

The octopus monster didn't stand on ceremony with them, directly extending its sticky tentacles to attack the group.

The few people in front couldn't dodge in time and were directly coiled up by its tentacles, being dragged toward the sea.

They swung their spears desperately, wanting to make the tentacles let them go.

But the tentacles were like copper walls and iron bastions; their spears were practically just scratching an itch for the octopus monster.

The octopus monster couldn't help but laugh arrogantly, baring its huge mouth, its pale pink body turning even ruddier.

"You bunch of tiny humans are only fit to be my rations! I advise you to give up quickly; it might save you some torture."

It said loudly, full of arrogance and triumph.

Yi Zhuyue was already carrying Su Chen's child, and now, during the period when her pregnancy symptoms were at their worst, she couldn't help but retch.

Su Chen hurriedly held Yi Zhuyue and patted her shoulder soothingly.

"What should we do now? Should we go help?" Lv Luo couldn't help but ask. Those Nanman people were no match for the Sea Clan, and it looked like they would soon be dragged into the sea.

Su Chen squinted his eyes and made a prompt decision, softly spitting out a single word: "Save."

As the words fell, Lv Luo could no longer hold back and charged toward the octopus monster.

She directly released vines, wrapping them around the octopus monster's head.

The octopus monster didn't know where these people had popped out from; it couldn't dodge in time, and its head was bound up.

Its body was soft to begin with, and now with this constriction, its head looked even larger, bulging and bloated, as if it were about to explode the next second.

Its face twisted, its two misaligned eyes staring at Lv Luo, and it said in a fit of pique: "Who exactly are you? I advise you to let go of this master immediately, otherwise this master will definitely not let you off!"

The two crabs behind it grew anxious upon seeing this and hurriedly waved their large pincers to cut at Lv Luo's vines.

But it was of no use at all; those tough, thick vines even broke the pincers of the two of them.

The two crabs were in immense pain, and without any sense of restraint, they attacked the octopus monster's head directly, scratching the octopus monster's head with small wounds.

The octopus monster was furious, and its head hurt terribly: "You idiots, get lost! Can't you see? Are you trying to kill me?"

Hearing the octopus monster's words, the two crabs were instantly terrified and hurriedly retracted their pincers, not daring to move.

Because of the "divine assist" from the two crabs, the octopus monster released the Nanman people, its hateful gaze falling on Lv Luo.

Once close, the fishy smell of seafood on them became even stronger, and Lv Luo's face crumpled into a bun.

Even worse, those Nanman people also had a smell of sweat on them; under the impact of the two odors, Lv Luo's eyes were stimulated to the point of blindness.

The few people following behind also smelled this odor and immediately felt it stinging their eyes and choking their throats.

Lv Luo couldn't be bothered to say a word; she simply waved her hand and hacked the octopus monster into eight pieces.

In an instant, fresh and delicious octopus slices appeared.

When the Sea Clan members behind saw this scene, their legs went weak with fear immediately.

Their leader had been turned into sashimi, so the others were no longer arrogant and scrambled back into the sea, crawling and rolling.

Lv Luo endured the disgusting smell and ate several Mind-Clearing and Spirit-Purifying Pills before she felt much better.

The Nanman people, who had been lying limply on the ground, saw their arrival and felt as if gods had descended from heaven; it was as if they had seen immortals.

They looked at Su Chen and the others at a loss, and it wasn't until Su Chen came before them that they woke up as if from a dream.

"Thank you for saving our lives!"

The sturdy man in the lead immediately cupped his fists in gratitude.

He was bare-chested, with only a piece of tiger skin wrapped around his lower body, revealing calves full of abdominal muscles.

His upper body had eight-pack abs, and his skin was tanned to a wheat color from constant exposure to the sun; his hair was dry and frizzy, like a pile of weeds, clearly having not been groomed for a very long time.

His expression was cold and stern, his facial features were well-defined, and his large eyes were bright and piercing, yet his cheeks were sunken from not having eaten a full meal in a long time.

Seeing the expressions of Su Chen and the others, the man sniffed his own scent and, feeling somewhat embarrassed, took two steps back.

"I'm sorry..."

The man said embarrassedly, looking at the group with a guilty expression, his dark face tinged with a blush. (End of chapter)