mchenry-crisis.org Chapter 126 Rank 4 Jellyfish
Chapter 126 Rank 4 Jellyfish
Song Chen suddenly had a direction.
He didn't rush to take action, but instead spent about an hour observing the habits of the four fourth-tier sea beasts.
The closest one was a giant crab that was over twenty meters long. Its shell was covered with coral-like calcifications, and its two claws were like two door panels with densely packed serrations.
It moved slowly across the sand, occasionally using its pincers to stir up the sand and eat small marine mammals hidden beneath it.
This crab is lazy and slow-witted, so it's not worth considering. Even if you catch it, you won't get anything out of it. Its brain is probably not as sharp as a second-tier armored shark.
The second one is a great white shark, ferocious in nature, it will kill as soon as it opens its mouth, so we won't consider it.
The third one is a giant conch shell covered with glowing moss, its body tucked inside, motionless.
Song Chen observed it for twenty minutes, but it didn't even extend its antennae. It's hard to say whether catching such a non-communicating creature would be of any use.
The fourth one is a jellyfish.
This is an exaggeratedly large jellyfish, with its umbrella-shaped body exceeding eighteen meters in diameter, resembling a giant transparent umbrella slowly opening and closing in the water.
Hundreds of tentacles hang from the edge of the umbrella, the longest of which is fifty meters long. The densely packed stinging cells on the tentacles emit a faint blue glow in the dark, like tiny light bulbs hanging everywhere.
Its body is almost completely transparent, except for a fist-sized cluster of nerve tissue in the center of the umbrella, which is pale pink and is its core.
Fourth stage, initial stage: Abyssal fluorescent jellyfish.
Song Chen stared at the jellyfish for a long time.
Jellyfish-like marine mammals are a rather special category among exotic animals.
Their attack power is not weak; the stinging cells on their tentacles can release toxins strong enough to paralyze fourth-tier martial artists. However, they are generally mild-mannered.
It's not kindness, it's laziness.
Jellyfish have extremely primitive brains, and most of their behavior relies on instinct. Even when they evolve to the fourth stage, their intelligence is mainly reflected in hunting and defense, and they do not have the tendency to actively attack other organisms.
In other words, this kind of thing is timid.
The first reaction to danger is not to fight, but to run.
Song Chen made her decision; this is it.
He swam out from behind the rocks, without disturbing the other sea creatures, and quietly slipped away.
As I swam closer, the jellyfish stirred.
Its umbrella-shaped body suddenly contracted, and hundreds of tentacles retracted simultaneously, forming a defensive sphere around its body.
Blue fluorescence emanated from the tentacles, several times brighter than before, turning the surrounding seawater dozens of meters away into a deep blue.
This is its defensive posture: retracting, glowing, and warning opponents not to approach.
Song Chen moved, his Gale Wings unfurling in the water, the blue vortex propelling his body and instantly pushing him to his speed limit.
The master-level movement technique, powered by 900 points of Qi and Blood, was much faster than when breaking through.
His speed in the water surpassed that of most fourth-tier sea beasts, leaving a white trail in his wake as he charged straight towards the abyssal glowing jellyfish.
The jellyfish's tentacles reacted immediately.
Dozens of tentacles shot out simultaneously, stabbing at Song Chen from all directions.
The stinging cells on the tentacles release a large amount of toxins the moment they attack, and the eerie blue fluorescence leaves dozens of light streaks in the water, beautiful yet deadly.
Song Chen did not dodge; his figure moved among the tentacles.
The Heavenly Blade twirled in his hand, its blade crackling with purple lightning.
When the first tentacle pierced his face, he sidestepped the tip of the tentacle and slashed upwards along the side of the tentacle with his blade.
The tentacle was split open from the middle, like cutting open a transparent tube, and the toxins and bodily fluids inside gushed out, spreading into a cloud of blue mist in the seawater.
Then, the second, third, and fourth tentacles stabbed at him simultaneously. He flipped his body in the gap between the tentacles and slashed with the Heavenly Blade to the left and right, severing the two tentacles at the root.
The third tentacle pierced through his head. He raised his hand, grabbed the middle of the tentacle, and crushed it with his five fingers.
The umbrella-shaped body of the abyssal bioluminescent jellyfish contracted violently.
Although it has many tentacles, each one is part of its body. The pain of having five tentacles severed caused its entire body to tremble.
The remaining tentacles ceased their attack and retracted, clinging tightly to the umbrella-shaped body, their blue fluorescence becoming blindingly bright.
It is desperately issuing warnings.
At the same time, its umbrella-shaped body began to contract backward, preparing to escape.
Song Chen didn't give it a chance to escape. In a flash, he appeared directly above the jellyfish's umbrella-shaped body.
Holding the Tianjun Blade upside down with the tip pointing downwards, stab it into the top of the umbrella-shaped body.
The blade was wedged precisely between the outer skin and the inner gelatinous layer of the umbrella-shaped object, and then he exerted force with his hand holding the knife, pinning the entire umbrella-shaped object to the spot.
The body structure of jellyfish consists of an outer layer of skin, an inner layer of gelatinous material, and a core of pink nerve tissue in the center.
A knife piercing the skin won't cause fatal damage, but it's enough to immobilize it.
The abyssal bioluminescent jellyfish struggled frantically, its umbrella-shaped body opening and closing violently, its tentacles lashing wildly, and its blue bioluminescence flickering like a short-circuited neon light.
But Song Chen's hand gripped the knife handle like an iron clamp, remaining motionless. A violent bolt of lightning was released, instantly scorching the jellyfish's wound.
"Move again and you'll die."
Song Chen's voice was transmitted through mental energy.
The Mystic Eyes of Illusion allowed him to control his mental power to an extremely precise degree, making mental transmission of this level not difficult for him.
The struggle of the abyssal glow jellyfish paused for a moment.
It sensed that the human was talking to it.
The jellyfish stopped moving completely.
Its tentacles all drooped down, and its umbrella-shaped body no longer opened or closed; only the blue fluorescence was still faintly flickering.
Its entire body floated quietly in the seawater, like a folded-up transparent umbrella.
Then, a voice rang out in Song Chen's mental perception.
The voice was very thin and soft, with a trembling tone, as if it were about to cry.
This is a spiritual exchange that directly transmits emotions and thoughts. Fear, grievance, and pleading all come rushing in at once, mixing together and becoming a vague thought.
Song Chen understood.
The jellyfish was saying, "Don't kill me."
Song Chen felt certain that he had guessed correctly.
He had considered that fourth-tier sea beasts possessed enough mental power to learn human languages.
The demon-faced fish can speak human language, the giant octopus of the deep sea can speak human language, so why can't the jellyfish?
They're just timid, not stupid.
The abyssal glowing jellyfish in front of us is at the fourth level of cultivation, has sufficient mental strength, and has lived in the deep sea for countless years, so it's normal for it to be able to speak human language.
"You can talk?" Song Chen asked.
The jellyfish's mental energy fluctuated, as if someone was hesitating whether to speak.
Song Chen tightened his grip on the hilt of the knife slightly, increasing the power of the lightning.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes!"
The small voice immediately rang out, speaking so quickly it was as if afraid he would change his mind.
The voice still trembled, but the complete sentences were now audible.
"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! I can speak, I can say anything. Ask me anything you want, I will tell you everything I know. I only beg Your Majesty to spare my worthless life."
Song Chen was stunned for a moment.
It's not because it's begging for mercy, but because of its choice of words—where did it learn that term?
This jellyfish is quite interesting.