As a result of exploring the shallow sea, an undersea cavern was discovered unexpectedly.
In the video, one could see schools of fierce silver-white fish swimming through the cavern.
At the end of the video, the player caught a small silver fish, and upon grilling it on shore, found its taste to be extraordinarily delicious, incomparable to the aquatic creatures fished from the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region.
After watching the video, the praising expressions regarding the taste of the fish meat were still replaying in Qin Kong’s mind.
After noting down the address provided in the post, he decided to set off immediately, to catch one and taste it, and then record it in the ingredient encyclopedia.
Summoning the map function, the location where the player caught the Silver-Tailed Fish was four kilometers west of the teleportation point.
After killing a Golden Claw Crab he just caught and throwing it into his Space Bag, he immediately turned and headed toward the marked coordinates.
Half an hour later, he arrived at the coordinate location, and a cacophony of noise filled his ears.
"Grilled Golden Claw Crabs, 3.5 points of sacrificial power each, delicious and also provide Body Refining Experience."
"Fishing level-free small sea fish, only 3 points of sacrificial power needed to take one away, grilling service available."
"Grilled Golden Claw Crabs, bulk purchase discount available, just opened for business today, first 10 orders get a 10% discount."
This stretch of beach was particularly lively, with numerous players gathered, and one could even see players setting up stalls selling grilled crabs or fish.
Passing through the crowd, Qin Kong walked against the waves towards the coordinate location.
Once the sea water had reached his knees, and eventually completely submerged his upper body, Qin Kong’s body twisted and transformed into a 12-meter-long Black Armored Snake, swimming towards the bottom of the sea coordinates.
As his head broke through the surface, what appeared before his eyes was a dreamlike underwater vista.
Sunlight piercing through the water’s surface cast a soft and shifting play of light on the underwater world, revealing the varying shapes of coral reefs below.
Some corals branched intricately like deer antlers, some were plump like mushrooms... all seemed like meticulously sculpted works of art by nature, colorful and vibrant, interweaving into a dazzling and colorful dreamlike underwater world.
As he swam forward, groups of spirit fish would approach him, flicking their tails and swimming away rapidly after reaching a dangerous distance, seemingly provocative.
Qin Kong looked up in the direction of the coordinates, where two turtle-like creatures with backs covered in seaweed-carrying stones trundled forward, obstructing his view.
As he approached, the two sea creatures resembling turtles rapidly moved their forelimbs and swiftly withdrew.
Continuing along the marked coordinates, passing through swaying blue seaweed clumps, Qin Kong saw the indicated deep sea cave.
The entrance of the cave was obscured by a veil-like layer of seaweed, revealing the irregular entrance only when the water flow was fierce.
Arriving at the entrance of the cave, he pushed aside the seaweed and peered inside.
The interior of the cave was spacious and deep, with naturally formed Spirit Stones embedded in the ceiling, glittering like pearls under the faint light, giving the impression of a starry underwater sky at first glance, while the cave walls were covered with a thin layer of phosphorescent moss.
Bathed in the light, groups of palm-sized fish patrolled inside, nibbling on the moss on the rock walls.
Their scales reflected a bright silver-white light under the phosphorescence, revealing their mouths filled with sharp teeth when occasionally opened.
His gaze focused, and analysis information emerged:
An omnivorous fish species living in the deep sea caves, named for its shimmering silver tail fins, ferocious in nature, normally moving in groups.
Good at using the complicated terrain within the cave to hide and forage, with a broad range of food sources including planktons and small shellfish, as well as consuming underwater plants. In hunting mode, Silver-Tailed Fish demonstrate incredible team cooperation ability, launching high-frequency attacks, dodging and coordinating movements collectively, their meat is tender and tastes fresh, a standout among deep-sea delicacies, and a common complementary ingredient in Spirit Food recipes.
Just from the information provided, Qin Kong was certain that the taste of Silver-Tailed Fish must be delicious.
But before attacking, he decided to surface for a breath of air.
Before long, Qin Kong returned to the front of the cave, revealing ferocious fangs, then he lunged at the school of fish.
Faced with Qin Kong’s attack, the Silver-Tailed Fish quickly assembled as if receiving some command, forming a silver screen and baring their sharp teeth.
Qin Kong’s gaping maw snapped viciously, but the fish formation shook violently, the bitten area collapsing inwards, and the other Silver-Tailed Fish used the opportunity to move forward, furiously biting at Qin Kong’s Black Armored Snake body.
Their sharp teeth could easily tear through scales and armor, and each bite was followed by a swift tail flick to withdraw, not giving Qin Kong any chance to counterattack.
This was Qin Kong’s first battle in the sea, and completely unfamiliar with the environment, he was no match for the large numbers of Silver-Tailed Fish; several lunges failed to catch them, and instead, his scales were massively torn, strands of blood seeping out from the wounds, making the school of Silver-Tailed Fish even more frenzied, and their attack rhythm suddenly accelerated.
Qin Kong felt as if the school was like an unpredictable Array.
Whichever direction he attacked, the Silver-Tailed Fish would rapidly retreat, making it impossible to get close.
With intensifying pain, Qin Kong choked on several mouths of water, but still did not give up, choosing to continue battling the school of Silver-Tailed Fish.
Finally, he succeeded in biting three Silver-Tailed Fish in one snap.