Chapter 816: Fish King - Star Sea Island Turtle
Chapter 816: Fish King - Star Sea Island Turtle
"Wuuuuu—"
A deep and prolonged roar echoed from beneath the starry sky.
In Lindsey's hands, the Tsunami Archer transformed from its fishing rod form back into its weapon shape.
At the same time, before Lindsey, the murky and rippling sea surface revealed a massive figure that had completely emerged from the depths.
It was an enormous sea turtle.
Due to the height difference, Lindsey could only see the massive turtle's head closest to him, and looking upwards, the giant shell occupied his entire view, hiding the lower half of the creature.
Even so, the abundant essence power within this colossal turtle's body indicated to Lindsey that this was a formidable opponent.
"Seventh Stage..."
Lindsey's expression turned serious.
The Fish King he had hooked exuded hostility.
As a precaution, he jumped backward, creating some distance.
At that moment, he witnessed an extraordinary scene as the massive turtle emerged from the ocean depths.
The surrounding seawater rushed back into the pit where the turtle had been lying, even exposing the seabed in some areas, temporarily transforming it into a sandy beach.
"..."
Lindsey, suspended in mid-air, casually opened his Hunting Journal.
The brief encounter also filled in some information about the Fish King.
Fish King: Star Sea Turtle
Length: ???
Weight: ???
Speed: ???
A rare Ocean King that only appears during meteor showers!
The Star Sea Turtle is massive, with a long lifespan. Its sturdy shell is extremely difficult to destroy by human means, and its body is surrounded by powerful time-stasis fields, easily trapping prey.
Weakness: Avoid its shell.
Suggested Strategy: Maneuver around its shell.
Achievement: 0/1
As Lindsey finished reading the attributes, he felt his movements slowing down.
This was an outrageous and extremely dangerous phenomenon! Since Lindsey was in mid-air, his body, following inertia and gravity, was still descending, and even his descent speed was reduced.
Lindsey tried to check his attributes, but his thought processes also slowed down.
A few seconds after seeing the red buff on his attribute list, he realized what it meant.
Time Stasis: The player is within a time-stasis field, affecting their actions and thought processes.
--- The Law of Time.
Seventh Stage beasts possess unique techniques, and this Star Sea Turtle had control over time-related laws.
How should he deal with this creature...
Lindsey's eyes widened as he realized he hadn't even formulated a strategy, and the massive head of the Star Sea Turtle, in the midst of his slowed thoughts, was already right in front of him.
...So fast?
No! It wasn't that the turtle was too quick, but that he was too slow!
At that moment, Lindsey's actions and even his thought processes were affected by the time-stasis field. He could even see the giant turtle's gaping mouth about to swallow him whole.
--- Focus State ---
In a critical moment, Lindsey activated his skill.
The surrounding time flow changed, and he quickly flipped over, breaking through the massive time resistance and narrowly evading the Star Sea Turtle's jaws.
As Lindsey landed on the ground, his Focus State was almost exhausted. He quickly switched equipment and prepared his Tsunami Archer.
Snap—
The arrow was released, and Lindsey returned to the time-stasis state.
Lindsey witnessed an unsettling fact with a sigh.
The massive Star Sea Turtle, with its colossal size, effortlessly dodged the 'Extreme Speed' arrow he had just fired at it, moving at a surprisingly ordinary pace.
The time stasis field severely hindered Lindsey's combat abilities. It wasn't just a matter of a delayed physical sensation; even the arrows he shot were enveloped by the time stasis field, hanging in the air with significantly reduced speed.
In contrast, the Star Sea Turtle effortlessly dodged the incredibly slow arrows by merely shifting its body slightly.
Even the tracking ability of the Solar Flame Archer's equipment was ineffective against the turtle's movements.
"Wuuuuu—"
At that moment, the Star Sea Turtle's attitude changed abruptly.
Although it was just a fleeting moment, the turtle had sensed Lindsey's abnormally fast speed from a moment ago. This peculiar and daring enemy had also made the turtle adjust its combat stance, no longer underestimating its opponent due to their Fifth Stage Essence level.
The Star Sea Turtle then lifted its right foot, its massive, flat sole resembling the surface of a hydraulic press, covered in a layer of Essence power, and pressed down on Lindsey's head with the force of a mountain.
Boom—
In contrast, Lindsey's reaction speed and movements were extremely slow.
The recently deactivated Focus State couldn't be reactivated immediately, and only the switched equipment on his body remained effective.
Boom—
A loud rumble reverberated through the air.
The Star Ocean, shrouded in a storm, was suddenly engulfed by a massive wave.
The Star Sea Turtle's enormous size translated into immense strength, and even a simple stomp could crush most enemies into a bloody pulp.
However, at that moment, a look of confusion crossed the giant turtle's face.
Its foot didn't convey the sensation of crushing an enemy beneath it.
The sandy seabed beneath its foot was almost compacted into a solid mass, but there was no trace of Lindsey anywhere.
Just a moment ago, in that critical Focus State, Lindsey had switched his equipment to the Eternal Mark, which now allowed him to seamlessly merge with the seabed and disappear into the earth.
Lindsey couldn't control his movement, or perhaps he was too late to do so.
So, as his body merged with the ground, it fell swiftly like a free-falling object, escaping the crushing force of the Star Sea Turtle's stomp at the very last moment.
"..."
"............"
"Alright, I'm out of that guy's time stasis field."
Lindsey recovered underground, away from the influence of the time stasis field.
Due to the time stasis, he wasn't sure how long he had been falling.
But as he escaped that peculiar interference, he couldn't help but feel relieved.
At the same time, with his mind returning to normal, Lindsey's heart began to race with excitement.
The reason was simple.
The Star Sea Turtle's time stasis field was a manifestation of the laws of time!
The existence of the Seventh Stage was indeed extremely dangerous.
But if he could utilize the powerful beast's temporal laws, Lindsey wondered if he could immediately break free from the state of temporal anomaly.
Lindsey halted his descent, pondering this thought at the bottom of the sea.
"The problem now is how to defeat this guy."
"The time stasis field surrounds the Star Sea Turtle's body, and its range is quite extensive. Whether it's my attacks or other traps, as long as they enter the range of the turtle's ability, they'll be slowed down."
"How do I deal with it in this situation...?"
Lindsey's gaze shifted to his backpack.
Just like other crucial equipment and items, a cursed item that had been in his possession for a long time immediately caught his attention—Ocean Catastrophe.
(End of Chapter)
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