Chapter 21: Gigantic Creature (2/2)
The fishes started gathering around uncontrollably. Wei Huo could experience a bountiful harvest of fish if he cast his fishing net now. However, he was not interested in catching tiddlers and little prawns.
Wei Huo continued to wait patiently. That was not the first time he tried such a fishing technique. He already wasted seven Tianshan Snow Lotus in his previous attempts. Unsure if he could succeed this time, Wei Huo could only rely on luck.
Thunders and lightning flashed above Wei Huo's head. Right at that moment, Wei Huo threw his Tianshan Snow Lotus into the sea.
A swarm of fish and prawns flocked over following a 'plop' sound. However, at that next moment, the fishes and prawns scattered away as a gigantic creature swam towards their direction. Wei Huo could see the shadow of that gigantic creature from his boat.
Wei Huo felt a terrifying pressure in his heart. It was formidable and horrifying. The panda was trembling on the deck while Wei Huo grabbed the sharp javelin.
The next moment, a thunderbolt struck down from the sky and hit the iron needle, consequently splitting the sail apart.
The lightning was led into the sea by those iron wires. Instantly, the Tianshan Snow Lotus cracked into pieces, and a silver light appeared under the ocean. Fishes started floating above the seawater while emitting a faint fishy and salty scent.
The shadow beneath the seawater was growing larger. A massive creature then floated above the sea. A saying came across Wei Huo's mind as he set eyes on the creature.
'There was a fish named Kun in the northern underworld, it was a thousand miles long.'
It looked like a tremendous island on the ocean although only the vertebra was exposed. Huge waves were formed when the big fish emerged. It nearly overturned Wei Huo's ship.
Wei Huo could not get the full view of the creature with one look, but he could smell the burnt smell radiating from the creature's body. However, the creature's breathing has not deteriorated even after being struck by the thunderbolt. It was still alive!
Wei Huo lifted his javelin but did not know where to start.
The creature's rank was rare, meaning that that creature would be terrifying. Everything would have been fine if things ended there. However, Wei Huo's toothpick-like javelin was nothing compared to the gigantic creature in front of him. How could he kill such a tremendous creature with that javelin?
It was impossible unless another lightning hit the creature!
The seawater started to move when Wei Huo was deep in his thoughts. Mouth drenched in blood, the gigantic creature sucked in dead fishes and prawns. Wei Huo's ship began to move towards the direction of the gigantic creature too.
Wei Huo frowned and took some bottles out from the hold. The bottles were filled with colorful venoms which were extremely poisonous. Those venoms were extracted from the fangs of snakes that Wei Huo had captured.
Now, he could put these venoms to use. Venoms from poisonous snakes were lethal. A dropped venom from a cobra could kill 50 people. One could only wait for death if anti-venoms were not injected on time after the snake bite.
Wei Huo was unsure if the venoms could work on that gigantic creature. However, currently, he had no other ways.
Wei Huo grabbed around 10 fish-bone javelins and smeared the venom on the javelins. He lifted one javelin and threw it towards the gigantic creature's back which was floating on the water surface.
Kun is a giant fish in Chinese mythology. In the comparative mythology of giant creatures, Kun is likened to Leviathan. (mythology)