Chapter 923: Whale Tooth (1/2)

Krune stared at the throat of the whale-like fish, watching the severed tentacles struggle to move. At the moment, they were bleeding. With that, the whale-like fish didn't open its mouth to bring in another torrent of water.

After all, that would be suicidal. It was because its internal defenders were annihilated. Bringing in more enemies would just further worsen its condition.

Krune could feel the interior become slightly hot as the heat seemed to be congregating around the throat. It seemed like the tentacles were intending to birth more spherical creatures to kill Krune.

They only were severed at their ends. The tentacles hadn't been destroyed yet. Therefore, Krune couldn't approach them carelessly. At present, he had calculated their reach, staying beyond that.

Thankfully, he could use the row of teeth as a defensive line to hide behind. Only when the tentacles had fully recovered from the damage would they be able to reach the row of teeth. Considering how they didn't have any regeneration abilities, it would take them at least a few months to a couple of years to recover completely using the beneficial properties of the ocean water.

”It would be better if I had this to use,” Krune muttered as he gazed at the row of teeth. They weren't actually in a neat row, but were instead a cluster forming a row overall. In actuality, there were at least 3-5 teeth in each section, totaling at least a couple hundred teeth that formed the row.

Unsurprisingly, they weren't aligned like human teeth. Each tooth was positioned at various angles. This way, no matter in which direction a fish moved, it would come into contact with the sharp edge of at least a couple of teeth.

After all, the water swirled. So, to use this feature to the utmost level, each tooth had to face different directions and angles. Moreover, now that he wasn't being attacked, Krune could emit a gentle glow of the Neon Radiance and take a closer look at the teeth.

He noticed how the shape of each tooth was different. Some were long, some were short, some were curved, some were thin, some were thick, and so on. It was always varied.

After a moment of thought, Krune chuckled as he muttered to himself, ”This is great.”

He then began to look around, finally noticing a short tooth that was also fairly thin. It was thirty centimeters in length, the perfect item height that Krune desired to obtain at the moment. He then used his knife to carefully cut the gums around the tooth, feeling the floor underneath him shudder.

It seemed that the whale-like fish was feeling pain from his act. He could also feel the heat as the whale-like fish seemed to be accumulating more muscular strength in its tentacles to birth more spherical creatures sooner.

”Let's see how fast you can act.” Krune chuckled as his eyes shone with a cunning glint. Living out in the ocean, adrift, and having to eat all his food raw, Krune's mindset was becoming more and more vicious. He didn't even hesitate as he continued to scoop out pieces of the gums around the tooth, eventually severing the dental roots beneath.

He lifted the short tooth, noticing that it was perfect for him. He immediately began to work on it, scraping away the gums on it while grinding the edges. Thankfully for him, the shape of the tooth did have a handle-like protrusion lodged into the flesh.

It seemed that was how their teeth structure was. To Krune, it was all the more convenient. It was already shaped like a knife, handle included. So, all he had to do was trim out the excess and create a curved shape on the handle, making it perfect for him to grip and wield.

Having done the same for a month, Krune could mechanically do it. Intense scraping sounds echoed within the whale-like fish's mouth. The grating sounds were annoying as Krune used the shells of a couple of spherical creatures to cover his ears.

After that, he happily worked on it, finishing the task within a day as he laughed. As he looked at the dagger, he said, ”I'll call you the Whale Tooth Dagger.”

Just based on its quality alone, the Whale Tooth Dagger was superior to all his knives and the two long weapons he had at the start. After all, he had ground the bones of the worm-like fish into such weapons.

As for the Whale Tooth Dagger, it was already a weapon from the start. Moreover, the bones in the whale-like fish's body were stronger and tougher. With that, the quality of the weapon was inherently superior.

Krune then looked around, noticing another similarly shaped tooth, chuckling as he began to work on extracting it. Whenever he was tired, Krune rested while munching on the flesh of the severed tentacles. Compared to everything, they were the most edible.

Having fed on all sorts of fishes, Krune wasn't opposed to the notion of eating them raw. Besides, it wasn't as if he had any other choice. To survive, he had to eat. And so, he did. Another day later, Krune had crafted himself a second Whale Tooth Dagger.