Chapter 924: Sonic Radar (2/2)

[Obtained Passive: Sonic Radar]

”Is this different from a Sonar?” Krune muttered in curiosity as he could feel a sound wave being transmitted from his mouth. It landed on the muscle walls surrounding him and was reflected, causing him to perceive the distance.

It was a strange feeling. It was as if he was able to do this from birth, making Krune chuckle as he said soon after, ”I got my second passive.”

Krune could feel a concept at place here. Every ability that could be gained wasn't offensive. They seemed more in the support category. Then again, it wasn't as if one always needed an offensive ability to survive.

As long as they had the right ability for the right environment, they would be able to survive. Upon seeing how his ability worked, Krune immediately began to retreat, retracting the tablet as he sighed in relief once he arrived at the throat.

He could also feel the pressure within the muscle walls begin to decrease. It was the same case as with the Neon Radiance King. After he had absorbed its essence, its body turned brittle. The same was happening to the whale-like fish as well.

Of course, since it was a massive creature, it was dying slower, giving Krune enough time to escape. Soon, he arrived in its mouth, grabbing his boat and the float before dragging them to one side of the mouth. He then lodged the two Whale Tooth Daggers into the muscle walls, tying the rope to them as he anchored his boat and float. This way, he prevented them from being washed away when the water current crashed into it.

Even though they had been damaged because of everything that had happened, they could still be repaired. So, Krune didn't wish to leave them behind. Not to mention, they were the only things he could rely on to survive on the ocean waters.

After all, he just didn't have the time to sever the bones from the whale-like fish. On top of that, since he had obtained its essence, its body was turning more and more fragile as time passed. So, even if he made a boat using its bones, it would quickly shatter.

So, the boat and float he had been working on for the past month was his only solution. Krune then arrived before the whale-like fish's mouth, feeling its dying breath. He then sprinted through the place, leaping with as much strength he could before plunging his Whale Tooth Sword into the mouth walls.

He plunged it as diagonally as possible before holding onto it for dear life. The sharp pain caused the whale-like fish to open its mouth a little in reflex, causing the ocean water to gush in like a torrent. Since it was dying, it didn't have the strength to close its mouth.

”Ugh!” Krune held the sword with all his strength as the torrent of water gushed into the whale-like fish's mouth, soon filling it up. The undercurrents tried to wash him away as he desperately held on for dear life.

He knew that the moment he slipped, the currents would send him straight to the row of teeth and shred him apart into pieces. Ten seconds later, the entire place was filled with water.

Activating his Neon Radiance, Krune pulled out his sword and strapped it to his back. He quickly swam through the water and arrived before the float and the boat, retracting his two Whale Tooth Daggers. Sheathing them on his hip, he pulled the two constructs, heading towards the mouth.

It was difficult to pull them since they had a natural buoyancy to them. So, the two constructs tried to go up. The water pressure also made him feel like he was going to be smacked into a paste. Krune had difficulty keeping up with everything as he slowly brought out the constructs, exiting the whale-like fish.

Once he did that, he just held onto the two and didn't paddle, conserving his strength. Thanks to their buoyancy, they moved upward at a pace beyond what he was able to achieve through normal swimming.

It seemed like forever when Krune surfaced, gasping for air. It was daytime, thankfully for him since he didn't need to waste any more energy to emit light.

Krune just tied the float to the boat using the rope, and climbed aboard, gasping for air as he lay flat on it, feeling pain all over. He had trouble breathing while all the nerves in his body were acting up. It was as if the flow in them was getting clogged.

Krune instinctively opened his mouth and took in rapid breaths in succession, turning up the heat in his body. He inhaled and exhaled as quickly as he could, doing it at least three times per second. Time passed in such a fashion, with Krune feeling like his lungs were burning.

Then again, he could also feel the pain in his body subside little by little. Two minutes later, he was exhausted. The pain still existed, so after resting a little, Krune repeated the exercise once again. It took him a couple of hours before his body returned to normal.

At the very moment his condition was stable, Krune fell unconscious. Having been on high alert for the past two days, he hadn't caught even a wink of sleep and was working nonstop. Now that he was safe, he laid defenseless, allowing himself to get that well-deserved sleep.