The Ultimate Evolution - Chapter 310

Chapter 310

Aiming for the gills, Sheyan's hand spasmed violently due to the sudden cold, and caught the fish by its body instead . Although the fish was out of the water, its innate strength was still great and its scales abnormally slimy . Putting up an intense struggle with its tail, it was about to escape .

Without caring for much, Sheyan immediately shot out his other hand ferociously; clamping onto the fish gills . Falling into the river, his hands remained steadfastly clamped onto the fish no matter how this fiendish fish wrestled and struggled . No a slightest hint of weakness could be seen .

Fortunately, his strength was outstanding; no matter how the powerfully the fish struggled, it couldn't resist and naturally gave up . Sheyan then easily tossed it towards the shore, and wriggled back to the shore shivering . The lake was icy cold, the chill draining him of his mental strength as he hurriedly returned to snuggle at the bonfire . After a while, he finally regained some warmth .

The famished two intended to immediately slice open the fish to eat; yet after seeing it clearly, they got a huge shock . A bone-chilling current jolted up their backs .

This fish had a sinisterly devilish face . Yet, even more strange was that it eyes were leaking out a pulse of malicious curse, glowing deadly at them! It was as though someone possessed it .

Sheyan's livelihood since birth was fishing, so much so that the amount of fish he caught had to be weighed in tons . Yet this fiendish looking fish species, he had never encountered before, not even hearing of it before!

Sheyan's eyes blossomed with a glow, like a hungry wolf . Cursing out loud, he swung a hatchet down fiercely, directly beheading this fiendish fish . This swift painless action was an adequate respect to this fiend!

After slaying the fish, Sheyan was naturally adept at its follow up actions . Scaling the fish, he followed the crude uncivilised manner of Mogensha; learning from him to simply dumped the waste of organs back into the lake . Then slicing and dicing the fish utterly, before using water to cleanse away the blood . Even if there was poison, it would've been removed . Then he placed it above the fire to roast .

The fish was fat, although there wasn't any seasoning, it crackled delightfully amidst the flames . A black smoke blew out from its surface, the flesh of the fish spotlessly white and pipping hot, its appearance terribly alluring . Yet after Reef took a bite, he immediately vomited it out . The fish tasted foul and sour . However, after they determined it was not toxic, they endured their disgust and reluctantly filled their empty bellies .

Of course a single fish couldn't possibly fill their rumbling stomachs, but it was better than a wholly barren belly . At least with something, their energy would slowly recover . Sheyan continued to warm his hands above the scorching bonfire, casting his gaze at the black, unfathomable lake .

"Let's prepare to cross it . "

Reef astonishingly replied with hesitation .

"How about waiting till daybreak?"

Sheyan shook his head gently .

"This ghostland is terribly sinister . It is best we leave early, the sooner the better . "

"But . . . . . . . " Although Reef was courageous, he couldn't help feeling hesitant upon observing the pitch-black and mysterious lake .

Of course he could swim; furthermore as a contestant, mobility in the cold wasn't a problem . But the darkness was a huge deterrence, what other strange fiends were hosted by this lake? But after Sheyan contemplated for a moment, he earnestly urged .

"We definitely have to cross it before dawn . "

Reef remained shocked, Sheyan continued to explain slowly .

"During the daytime, we entered this pine forest; but in the end, everyone was poisoned by that insanely unstoppable hallucinations . Even those uruk-hai were not exceptions . Yet after awaking and staying inside here for long, there isn't even a single trace of anything . No poison, nothing . "

"If the poisonous curse has been released continuously, then I reckon the poison would have consumed us long ago; we wouldn't have woken up in the night . Thus, the appearance of it is mostly likely regulated and in intermittence . The previous cycle was during dusk . Hence, we must leave this forsaken land before dawn . If not, I'm afraid we would be just waiting for our deaths!"

The two weaved several branches together, forming it into a makeshift life buoy and flung it into the lake . The lake remained devastatingly cold, as the two warmed up a little before entering the cold .

Although Sheyan had to carry along Melody, his swimming skills were excellent . Along with the addition of that life buoy, it didn't require much effort from him .

Their surroundings were completely still, apart from the splashing within the lake . They remained silent for fear of unnecessary attraction . The thick threatening darkness seemed to stretch on for eternity .

Oddly, a faint greenish glow enveloped around Sheyan and the elf maiden . Indeed, Sheyan once again leached off the blessings of being around a twilight elf . Under the illumination of the green glows, although they could clearly sense odd movements beneath them speeding around the water, the 3 didn't meet with any particular danger .

Yet after swimming for a relatively long period, Sheyan suddenly felt something was wrong . He lowered his voice towards Reef .

"Did you notice that the water is turning pretty warm?"

Reef was about to reply; suddenly, two coherent green flickers flashed to their side, and rapidly approached them . Reef had been constantly bracing himself staying in a combative state amidst this treacherous darkness; once this peculiarity arose, he instantly released his lightsaber and struck forward!

Being an expert in close combat, even amidst the blinding darkness, he accurately pierced his target! A clutter of faint greenish fluorescent rapidly dispersed, casting a neon layer against Sheyan's face . It was obvious that creature had suffered a heavy blow, its blood carried a fluorescent nature . Hence, it explained this strange scene .

Following the dispersing of the fluorescent blood, speckles of green suddenly appeared around them . Sensing the blood, the creatures of the lake started gathering here . In this situation, Sheyan also stepped in as he swam and slaughtered . Massive clumps of green fluorescent dispersed densely within the lake .

Borrowing the illumination of the fluorescent, they could barely see the sinister fiendish nature of these fish; it was the exact replica of the one they ate . Fluorescent green blood gushed out from the injured fish, sparking a cannibalism within the fish as they swarmed them, tearing them apart .

They seized this strange scenario to swiftly flee; yet were pursued by several persevering fish, as the fish chomped and munched away at them .

The fangs of these fiendish fish were sharp, easily tearing off chunks of flesh with one bite . Sheyan could feel the bites like numbing tickles, yet it was oddly chilling; like pulses of cold air permeating into his bones . It felt like half his body was turning numb .

Fortunately, Reef's innate ability was naturally resistant to abnormal debuff states . While Sheyan had the blessings of the twilight elf . Thus, the pangs of petrifying cold gradually dissipated, their wounds gradually patching up .

The two continue to cut a path forward, dealing frenzied retaliations against the fish while swimming for their lives . Yet they realized these fiendish fish suddenly lost their assaulting motive, slowly swimming away from them . Raising his head, Sheyan suddenly discovered a marble of white in the horizon . A chill welled up in his heart, as he frantically swam forward .

Why did the fish suddenly abandoned their prey, there was only one reason . Dawn was approaching, the greater threat was surfacing . Even these savage and cannibalistic fish wouldn't dare to trifle with!

The black shadow of the distant shore finally appeared, undulating up and down; completely indistinct under the welcoming rays of dawn . This hope of climbing ashore fueled their final outburst of strength, as they finally arrived at the shore . However, despair greeted their hearts instantaneously .

As they gazed ahead, the surrounding shore of the lake was an impressive barrier of smooth precipice . Although the precipice was undulating up and down, its lowest height was still at least 2 floors high . If nobody received them from above, there was no way them could climb this themselves!

The lake was vividly turning warmer and warmer . Faced with this despairing reality, the two didn't give up, as they felt along the precipitous shore, attempting to find a low ground to successfully ascend .

Yet this low ground never came . But they were completely devoid of energy and hope, a black rope suddenly dropped down from above . The two hastily swam towards it, shockingly discovering it was a climbing rope ladder!

A thousand notions swept past his minds in this instant . Yet he didn't delay any longer; with Melody still slung across his back, he hurriedly grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up the precipice .