I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 46: Sinister

After checking the information on the Mutated Winged Shrimp, Rogel furrowed his brows in surprise.

This monster not only reached boss quality, but its level was also seven, even higher than the Winged Shrimp boss.

Is this floor a double boss?

Should I fight?

This Mutated Winged Shrimp looks very strong, and even though the Dark Sea Hunter has undergone a second metamorphosis and its strength has increased, facing it head-on might not be advantageous.

Moreover, who knows what strange abilities this mutated creature might have waiting for him.

Rogel thought for a moment and decided to go back and check the remaining two passages first.

Not long after, Rogel arrived at the next passage.

In this passage, surprisingly, no monsters appeared.

Then a familiar scene unfolded again.

A spacious gray rock cave appeared before Rogel.

The scene in front of him made his heart chill.

Corpses, all corpses!

As far as the eye could see, the surroundings were filled with waterlogged corpses, with many sea creatures weaving among them.

However, these corpses were not human.

But they didn’t look like ordinary sea creatures or the Winged Shrimp he encountered before either.

They were the corpses of unidentifiable species.

Frowning, Rogel controlled the Dark Sea Hunter to search the gray rock cave.

[You found Twisted Shell ×1.]

[You found Waterlogged Tumor ×1.]

[...]

After checking the information on these drops, Rogel’s brows knitted tightly.

Almost all of them were related to the "unknown force contamination" mentioned in the description of the previous mutated shrimp.

What is going on?

Rogel continued searching with suspicion.

After skipping many useless and disgusting drops, he finally found a half-opened treasure chest.

[You found a Copper Treasure Chest; it looks like it can be opened directly.]

Trying the chest cautiously, Rogel found that it could indeed be opened directly.

Finally, no need to look for a key!

Tears of emotion streamed down Rogel’s face.

It’s not easy to find a chest that is neither a Treasure Box Monster nor requires a key.

[You found Hunger Pouch ×1.]

[You found Mutated Tumor ×1.]

[You found Desperate’s Eyebrow Bone ×1.]

[You found Special Stone Coins ×3.]

"..."

Rogel had a somewhat odd expression.

Why do the items from this chest have such a strange flavor...

After storing the items, Rogel began checking the information.

[Hunger Pouch]

[Type: Special Artifact]

[Quality: Purple]

[Special Effect: Contract with it to gain an additional 18 slots in your Item Inventory, but you must feed it fresh meat equivalent to one and a half human bodies every three days.]

[Explanation: Someone extracted it from its original owner’s stomach and made it into a special artifact. Remember to feed it on time, otherwise, it will consume all the edible items in your stockpile.]

This Hunger Pouch resembles the stomach of some creature, with some writhing, twisted blood vessels on it.

[Initiate Contract: Yes/No]

Rogel’s eyes lit up; he had been troubled by the lack of an inventory for the Clone, and now his prayers had been answered.

As for the "one and a half human bodies’ worth of fresh meat" in the description, Rogel couldn’t be bothered to comment on this unit of measurement.

After choosing to initiate the contract, the Hunger Pouch directly attached itself to the abdomen of the Dark Sea Hunter, turning into a large mouth full of fangs.

"Though useful, it is a bit ugly..."

Rogel felt a bit toothache.

The fierce and majestic Dark Sea Hunter, which carried a touch of uncanny aesthetic, became even more terrifying with a mouth added to its belly.

[Mutated Tumor]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Blue]

[Special Effect: Consuming the Mutated Tumor will lead to an irreversible mutation; the effects of the mutation are unknown.]

[Explanation: This is an essence; do not cook it, eat it warm.]

Rogel held back from this description for a long time.

Get lost!

Who would eat such an eerie thing warm!

Rogel placed it into the Hunger Pouch.

Then, a gulping sound came from the Dark Sea Hunter’s abdomen.

[Desperate’s Eyebrow Bone]

[Type: Accessories]

[Quality: Green]

[Special Effect: Lower two points of Spiritual Value, gain the aura of mutation.]

It seems to be an accessory that can be useful in certain situations.

Rogel threw it into the Hunger Pouch again.

[Special Stone Coin]

[Type: Artifact]

[Quality: White]

[Special Effect: None]

[Explanation: Perhaps in the eyes of certain individuals, it holds exchange value.]

Despite its mysterious description, isn’t it just a Game Coin?

Is a mysterious shady merchant going to appear next?

Rogel thought to himself sarcastically.

Though the things he acquired on this trip are somewhat strange, the gains can’t be denied.

Especially the Hunger Pouch, which resolves Rogel’s pressing issue.

After scanning the surroundings, Rogel once again utilized the "dig three feet into the ground" skill of gamers.

And sure enough, he found something!

"There’s a hidden passage!"

Clearing the debris around, Rogel observed and then directly crawled inside.

After traveling for a while, the path broadened ahead of Rogel.

Then he recognized an old acquaintance.

Winged Shrimp!

Rogel was a bit surprised to see the stone fence opposite him.

He originally thought the way leading to the cave where the Winged Shrimp was located was one of the five paths at the Gray Rock Node.

Unexpectedly, it was this hidden passage.

What’s left inside the remaining pathway?

Rogel grew curious.

However, he didn’t plan to turn back now.

Since he was here, he might as well greet the old acquaintance!

A mischievous smile appeared on Rogel’s face.

At this moment, the Winged Shrimp was facing the stone fence, asleep.

It seemed to have been disturbed to the point of being defenseless by Rogel, the cunning one.

Even in sleep, it faced that direction.

However, it had no idea that a sneaky individual had already positioned himself behind its rear.

"Hehe."

The next moment, the Dark Sea Hunter’s mouthparts closed, its abdomen churned, and then it opened suddenly.

Whoosh!

A slender, prismatic ice spike, propelled by the acceleration of the Dark Sea Hunter, sliced through the water.

In the next moment, the ice spike pierced harshly into the armor on the head of the Winged Shrimp.

[Oooooo——]

The Winged Shrimp instantly woke up, furious from pain.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the Winged Shrimp spread its wings, rapidly arriving in front of the stone fence.

Indeed, the Winged Shrimp believed Rogel was being pesky and attacking sneakily at the stone fence again.

The Winged Shrimp roared in a deep, furious sound, staring fixedly at the other side of the stone fence.

It was apparent it had no means of ranged attack.

Otherwise, it would have bombarded it relentlessly.

However, the real assailant, Rogel, hiding in the shadows, used level three Dark Concealment Skill to quietly sneak up beside the Winged Shrimp.

Looking at the tender flesh under the Winged Shrimp’s wings, unprotected by shell armor, Rogel grinned a sinister smile.

He knew the Winged Shrimp would be focused on the stone fence.

But what he didn’t expect was for it to spread its wings immediately.

He thought it would take more harassment attempts.

But this worked just fine; it saved him some time.

The Dark Sea Hunter raised the Serrated Bone Blade, letting tendrils of frost begin to accumulate on it.

At that moment, the Winged Shrimp was unaware of the looming danger...