Chapter 961: Frozen Cylinder (2/2)

”Help me hold it!” Krune shouted as the Seamstress jumped out of the Paddle and landed on the bone boat, grabbing hold of the Motor Fish as she tried to keep it as steady as possible. Even though she wasn't as strong as Krune physically, she wasn't that far off.

Within a minute, the Motor Fish stopped twitching as it lost all strength, gazing with glazed eyes as its body visibly shrunk further until all its blood had been sucked away. Krune maintained the position for some more time before he noticed that no more blood flowed out from the Motor Fish, heaving a sigh of relief as he let go of his hold. ”Now, let's do it two more times.”

Krune then placed the dried Motor Fish on the floor of the Paddle. Without wasting any time, they did the same to two other Motor Fishes. Once that was done, they continued to wait while going about their daily activities.

The Seamstress tested the Blood Essence Crystal, marveling at the boost she obtained from it. After using it to the limit, she rested for a day, recovering from the side effects. Krune then gave her another three, telling her to use it when they fought against some tough opponents.

The number of weapons they had created during these past few months was significant. Using their combined prowess, they managed to create a bow, a really powerful bow that was only a meter wide but packed a powerful punch. The bowstring was something the Seamstress had created using the thread from the Rope Bush.

She processed it for months using the heat from her passive ability, Heat Radiance. She did the same thing for the bows, too, upgrading their strength to a greater level. And when she was bored, the Seamstress worked on Krune's Whale Tooth Sword and the pair of Whale Tooth Daggers, slightly upgrading their quality.

On the other hand, Krune worked on the arrows, making a special component in the tip where he was able to store some of his blood inside. It did take multiple trials and errors before they managed to create an arrow tip that was able to contain his blood without freezing over.

With that, they obtained arrows that would inject his frozen blood into his pierced enemies, turning their bodies numb from the cold. They could put it to good use when attempting a Secondary Landmass next.

Even though heading to a Primary Landmass was easier, a Secondary Landmass would prove to be better in terms of profit. Moreover, they could head inside as a team, which was the most important.

Only one person could enter a Primary Landmass. Three people could enter a Secondary Landmass. As for the Tertiary Landmass, a total of nine people could enter it. If they all held hands or made bodily contact while ripping the entry tickets, they would all end up in the same Secondary or Tertiary Landmass.

It was unknown how many Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary Landmasses were in the layer. So, they couldn't get an accurate grasp. Moreover, even though they had roamed about a significant distance, they hadn't come across any of the landmasses.

The only piece of land that could be said was the cove where the Motor Fishes lived. Now, it was controlled by the pirates as a mobile fortress around which they were building a ship.

Whatever they were preparing, Krune and the Seamstress had to make a breakthrough. So, they were accumulating some of their own secret weapons. The one that played a major factor in this was the Seamstress' passive ability, Coral Wave.

Using it in conjunction with her Heat Radiance, she was able to refine tiny cylinders that were capable of holding his frozen blood without freezing over. It did take three months of continuous trial and error to figure out the correct combination. But when it did, it paid a lot.

Using it, she created tiny thumb-sized containers, cylindrical in shape. Krune was able to store his frozen blood in them, around 10 milliliters. Surprisingly, they worked no different from a grenade. There was a tiny pin on their top that, upon pulled, would turn the container fragile.

And, when it collided with any object, the frozen blood within would splash forth. If the pin wasn't pulled, the container wouldn't shatter. Krune had experimented and noticed that only if he hacked it using his Whale Tooth Sword would the container break if its pin is not removed.

Surprisingly, ten milliliters of his blood was pretty effective. After testing it, they realized that it was the perfect amount to slow a relatively larger creature for a moment. Moreover, it had the most efficiency of usage. Krune called it the Frozen Cylinder.

They were making a Frozen Cylinder every five days. It did take time to create them. After all, if the containers were of subpar quality, they would break if the user ran or fell or suffered an attack. They would just freeze over.

After all, even Krune wasn't completely immune to it, even though it was his blood. If it landed on his foot, it would form ice over the ground and his foot, keeping him stuck to the place. Even though the ice wouldn't directly damage him, it would still hinder him.