Chapter 47 - 44 Discovering the Giant Crocodiles Weakness
Chapter 47: Chapter 44: Discovering the Giant Crocodile’s Weakness Chapter 47: Chapter 44: Discovering the Giant Crocodile’s Weakness Editor: Atlas Studios In the darkness of the night, Da Fei didn’t need to aim. He kept blasting one giant lizard after another, each shot taking down those slow-moving creatures with glowing eyes. These poor giant lizards had no idea where the attacks in the dark came from until they died.
Meanwhile, the sea shimmered with light too, which was the eyes of the crocodiles. As the giant lizards approached, they finally reacted, slowly drifting toward the shore to gather.
The strategy was effective, and the lure was promising! Da Fei was even more exhilarated. He lost count of how many giant lizards he had killed when a beam of golden light descended from the sky.
——System Prompt: Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 20! You gained 1 free attribute point, 1 skill point, +2 to health, +1 Command Power, +1 tactical position, and a reward of +1 to personal Basic Damage.
——System Prompt: As a Junior Navigator, you have grown, gaining 1 free attribute point as a reward.
Oh yeah! Leveled up! Junior Navigators are rewarded 1 point every 5 levels, so at level 20, there should be 4 points. Back when I was at level 19, I had already been given 3 points, and now this 1 point makes up for it.
But thinking about the God-level Scroll of the navigator falling into her hands made Da Fei’s heart ache like a knife! No way, she’s just an NPC girl, right? Could she suppress me so much that I explode? I refuse to believe that I can’t win her over! I’ll complete this task, and I’ll do it beautifully. What’s 1 unit of pearls? I’ll overachieve, I’ll collect all the pearls from this beach.
The eastern horizon blossomed with a red glow as dawn approached.
After a night of shooting, the bodies of giant lizards piled up on the beach. After a night of shooting, Da Fei was already close to level 21 in experience.
I can proudly confirm that although millions of players worldwide might start with a Crossbow Cannon, very few can use it as skillfully as I can. I don’t need Soldier Protection Cannon, terrain positioning, or even aiming or spare part maintenance—what else could be called skillful mastery?
The realm of experts is not about fancy tactics, but about facing the right enemy at the right time. I’m telling you, I’m an expert! An expert like me couldn’t possibly stoop to be a pirate, right? It’s a waste of talent and against reason. Becoming a businessman is the true path, wahahahaha!
Finally, the crocodiles watching all night moved. They crawled ashore in groups to enjoy this ready-made feast. Even crocodiles, known for being immune to all diseases, were wary of the giant lizard’s Corrosive Poison, which is why they watched from afar last night.
And this was the opportunity Da Fei was waiting for. When the crocodiles came ashore in groups, Da Fei immediately rushed to the beach to pick up shells.
——System Prompt: You have picked up a pearl shell, obtaining a Blood Pearl!
Blood Pearl! Looking at the red glass ball in his hand, the size of a marble, Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched! Is this a pearl? Aren’t pearls usually white? Could this be an extremely rare variant? Doesn’t that mean it’s super valuable?
Haha! It’s good that it’s valuable. I intended to clear out this place of pearls anyway!
Da Fei started frantically collecting pearls while the giant crocodiles on the shore feasted crazily, with each taking what they needed. Time flew by quickly, and in no time, the scorching sun was overhead, and it was noon.
The shells in the sea were becoming fewer and harder to find, and the Corpse Mountain on the shore was mostly gone; it was time to finish up. By this time, Da Fei had collected 345 Blood Pearls, or 3 units and 45 parts, far surpassing the task requirements. Haha, just a gathering task, not a challenge for me.
Da Fei, satisfied, went ashore to disassemble the Crossbow Cannon and pack up. Looking back in the direction of the small boat, he felt a little smug, wondering what their expressions would be like when they saw this bounty of pearls. When I present this pile of pearls to the beauty, what will her reaction be? Offer herself as a bride? Hahaha! I know you’re high-class, my requirement isn’t high. Just return the scroll, and we can part ways amicably—why forcefully hold on?
Of course, Da Fei occasionally glanced at the sunbathing, well-fed giant crocodiles to prevent them from turning hostile.
Wait! Suddenly, Da Fei noticed something amiss! These crocodiles were way too stuffed! They were blown up like big tents! How ridiculously funny!
Da Fei immediately pulled out a telescope and saw a little bit of a giant lizard’s tail still sticking out from a giant crocodile’s mouth, and the crocodile was repeatedly raising its head, trying to swallow the tail whole.
Da Fei was so shocked that his jaw nearly dropped. Holy crap, had he not noticed earlier because he was too focused on collecting pearls? Were these crocodiles swallowing the giant lizards whole?
Crocodiles are not like other fierce beasts—their front limbs are too short to help slice prey for eating. Nor are they like sharks with rows of serrated steel teeth to bite off chunks of meat with a toss of their heads. Have you seen how crocodiles eat on nature shows? They throw! They lock onto zebras or antelopes, then there’s a tug-of-war until they tear off a big piece of meat, and with a toss of the head, they swallow it down.
But now, facing these much smaller and far more numerous giant lizards, didn’t these giant crocodiles need to contest over them? They just swallowed whole like snakes! Under normal circumstances, when snakes are full, isn’t that completely defenseless?
Staring at the swollen bellies like overblown balloons, a crazy and irresistible idea rushed into Da Fei’s mind, “Take a shot to see what happens?”
Exactly! Most people have this tendency when they see a balloon blown too big. Don’t you subconsciously want to see it pop? When a waiter with a precariously balanced tray passes, don’t you want to see it crash down? What’s that called in psychology?
Anyway, Da Fei especially wanted to shoot it!
However, Da Fei’s rational mind and desires were in a fierce struggle! After all, games are just games; how could they mimic reality perfectly? If the crocodile wasn’t affected at all, wouldn’t that be asking for trouble? Normally, how much damage would hitting a crocodile do?
Master-level Crossbow Cannon had 30 Attack, Basic Damage 6−7, and with Da Fei at level 20, he’d gained 19 attribute points from leveling up, plus 4 more from the navigator bonus, totaling 23 points. (Note: The Crossbow Cannon is unaffected by skill and equipment bonuses, so the Captain’s Sword’s attribute does not apply to the Crossbow Cannon.)
Total damage = Basic Killing × Hero Strategic Attribute points = 138−161. But the crocodile boss had an astounding 50 Defense, meaning the Crossbow Cannon was 20 points short in attack-defense differential, reducing damage to just 50%, which would be 69−80, against a crocodile’s 900 health. Is it possible?
But anyway, since he already completed the task, the Crossbow Cannon had already killed countless bosses, making it worth its cost, so why not try? How else would I know?
Finally, Da Fei’s adventurous nature won out over reason—”Shoot!” Better to regret something done than something left undone! It’s like buying a lottery ticket, even with the slimmest chance, trying gives you a chance of winning; don’t, and you never will!
Resolved, Da Fei excitedly began to reassemble the Crossbow Cannon, feeling a thrill akin to checking lottery numbers.
The Crossbow Cannon was reassembled!
Da Fei took a deep breath, loaded two Crossbow Arrows, then aimed at the distant balloon! Would this shot witness a miracle or folly?
——Boom! Crack! Two arrows shot out! Bang! Bang! Blood exploded like rain! “−243”! “−251!”
Success! Da Fei jumped up in excitement! The attack and defense had reversed; this damage assuredly meant the Crossbow Cannon’s attack exceeded the crocodile’s defense by at least 10 points! Indeed, a stuffed crocodile was defenseless! And at the same time, a line of system prompts flowed across the screen.
——System Prompt: You have further completed the information collection of the Desolate Island Cannibal Giant Crocodile!
——System Prompt: You obtained information on the sub-skill “Intelligence Analysis” of Master-level Reconnaissance Skill.
——Intelligence Analysis: After acquiring all detailed information on an unknown creature, the hero can discover the creature’s fatal weakness, ignoring its defense by 25% to 100% in battle. Learning requirement: Master-level Reconnaissance Skill.
Da Fei’s eyebrows shot up in surprise!
Wasn’t the information on the Desolate Island Cannibal Giant Crocodile public on the official website? And it could be collected and completed further? Information on a Master-level sub-skill? Da Fei quickly opened the information bar while loading, then noticed something extra under the crocodile’s special skills: ???.
He discovered an unknown new special skill of the crocodile! This skill, no doubt, is a negative skill or maybe a weakness of the crocodile? Damn, being stuffed like that, it’s clearly a weakness that doesn’t need to be discovered!
The key question is, what’s up with this suddenly appearing Intelligence Analysis sub-skill for Master level? Isn’t this skill in the Skill Book already? As long as you reach Grandmaster level, you can directly learn it without having to gather skill information?
But there was no time to ponder further as the attacked crocodile roared and stumbled forward!
Watching its zombie-like speed, Da Fei laughed heartily: “You ate my stuff; now spit it all back out!”
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