Published: February 10, 2025
Even through the monitoring screen, Ye Zhongming couldn't see the whole situation, but he clearly felt the Blue Water Rock sink a bit as he steered it.
"Boom!"
The ship shook violently and its speed decreased slightly, the inertia causing every evolver to feel it very distinctly.
"It's the Fish King!"
Although it was just a fleeting glimpse, someone caught sight of the Fish King's shadow. The earlier vibrations of the ship were due to the Fish King's attack.
To be able to reign over the sea, the Fish King had to be at least a level seven existence. The level six mutated eel that Xiao Peng encountered before was merely an elite monster.
Before coming here, Ye Zhongming had installed four pieces of armor on the ship, significantly increasing the Blue Water Rock's defenses. Although it sacrificed some speed, it undoubtedly made it safer.
The defense of the Blue Water Rock was displayed as a percentage. After two nets were attacked just now, the overall defense had not decreased; it was just consuming energy. However, the last attack showed a decrease of two percent in defense.
This was data that left the survivors unsure whether it was a lot or a little.
The reason for this uncertainty was that everyone was unclear about the method of the Fish King's attack. If it was just a normal bump, that would be serious; a strong attack could potentially deplete ten percent or even more of the defense in one go. However, if it was a skill attack, then a one percent decrease unequivocally meant that this creature posed little threat to the fishing boat, and the survivors could even maneuver around it on the ship.
But after this, the fishing boat was subjected to a series of attacks. The net captured over thirty mutated eel fish, and the drag net had just ensnared more than a hundred. However, the total number of these fish was two hundred and thirty-one, and there were still dozens outside. Following the Fish King, they began to attack the ship.
The overall defense of the fishing boat immediately dropped from ninety-eight percent to ninety-one percent.
Ye Zhongming could not yet determine whether the loss of defense could be restored with energy; if it required manual repairs, he certainly didn’t have the necessary talents at hand.
Thus, he immediately activated the Blue Water Rock's active defense capability—Energy Shield.
The entire ship was instantly enveloped in a thin layer of mist-like substance.
It wasn't a spherical shield, but rather like an additional layer of armor.
Due to the four pieces of armor Ye Zhongming had added to the hull, the Blue Water Rock's total defense increased from 1500 to over 2400. The Energy Shield applied a tenfold increase in defense, equating to over 24000 in defense. This value was what made this ship truly terrifying.
The defense of the Jingjue Floating Sphere was impressive, but it was only 2000...
As soon as the Energy Shield appeared, it isolated the attacks from these mutated fish, and the defense no longer decreased.
"Eh?!"
Someone suddenly exclaimed in surprise, retracting his head from the cabin and feeling it before poking it out again.
This time, everyone saw his change.
The part of the cockpit he extended out was also covered by a layer of Energy Shield!
This ship could even protect the people on board.
"Get up and fight!"
Seeing such a benefit, several people rushed onto the deck, operating the energy harpoons and their own weapons to attack the school of fish chasing after the Blue Water Rock.
Each person was covered by a veil, with a defense exceeding 24000, which made them invincible for the time being.
The sea surface was suddenly stained with a lot of blood as the fish school fell victim to the ferocious firepower of humans.
There were joys and worries; the appearance of the Energy Shield was predicated on consuming a large amount of energy. Ye Zhongming saw that energy was visibly decreasing at a rapid pace. The five Grade 2 Magic Crystals that could originally sustain sailing for several dozen hours now appeared to last at most another ten minutes.