Cthulhu Gonfalons

Chapter 4

The sun is shining and the sea is warm.

In the warm water, the gray monsters moved quickly. It had a long oval body with two distinct ends: one sharp and angular, one other. A thick gray outer skin covered his body, which culminated in clumps of many powerful tentacles.

It chased fish of all sizes, small or large, and killed everything it could possibly catch. Its prey eventually became a lifeless body, floating in the sea in a death trail behind the monster. Only a select few enjoyed the privilege of being carefully chewed by these gray monsters; if they tasted good, the monsters might even enjoy them. Even those who tasted bad were never spewed out, considering that these monsters would not dare to waste precious resources.

This powerful monster was the body of a jellyfish owned by Sui Xiong.

Even turtles with hard shells and seabirds flying overhead could not avoid it. Every day, he grew bigger and bigger, getting fiercer and fiercer as well. He seemed to have no natural enemies in this world: he could do anything he wanted and go wherever he wanted. He enjoys himself and develops, just like when a gamer character levels up and becomes unstoppable by defeating monsters and running with a high score.

“How long has it been since I was transported?” Sui Xiong thought, after a good meal and taking a bath in the sun. He didn't know: he didn't record those days, so he completely forgot. He slowly begins to get used to his current life, his new identity — ferocious creatures at the top of the food chain, terrifying sea monsters, a ruler who moves through shallow water fearlessly.

Even so, even though he had yet to find a way to leave this body, he did not mind. This body is much better than humans. For example, the tentacles (which he had repaired several times more) were much better than human hands and feet; the propellers carried them at a speed that no human could reach; and he also had a firm and thick outer skin, a protector so strong that even the Golden Shield and Iron Cloth of the Chinese fairy tale could not compare to him. At least in the water, this body is perfect.

Also, by hunting and devouring the souls of many weak beings, his own soul had become much stronger. Now, he could swim deeper than before, and the area where he could attack to take the souls of his prey became larger. He thought he was almost invincible.

“Now it's time to challenge the harder dungeons!” Sui Xiong said to himself, looking into the deeper, creepy water in the distance. He had a feeling that there was a very strong enemy there.

“What is it? A big fish? Probably not, and to be honest, a big fish is just a pile of heavier meat. Could it be a sea monster? Might as well. Maybe he thinks I came to occupy his territory. Or maybe ... it could be a giant whale, the same kind that almost killed me before? ”

Sui Xiong felt his heart tickle as he considered this final scenario. He was never a generous man. He believes a quote from Game of Thrones that “a Lannister always pays his debts”, and that is his guiding principle in life. As a powerful human now, he also wanted to fight against a powerful rival.

In the endless sea, he had no concept of time or even where he was. Only one thing could revive his heart, the heart gradually became emotionless, and it was fighting! Yeah, fight! He had a premonition that this powerful rival would appear from a certain direction, so Sui Xiong turned towards that direction and prepared to fight.

After a while, from the deep sea, a huge shadow gradually began to reveal itself. It had a large body and sharp horns: it was him, the same giant whale as the unicorn horn. Seeing her approaching, Sui Xiong started to grin.

“You came at the right time! You and I will fight well and put this personal grudge behind us for good! To be honest, I'm quite curious about how it feels like a big man like you .. ”It's very clear that this whale was the one that almost killed him before. Just as the saying goes that “men who think too much of getting old is much easier”, Sui Xiong wants to stop thinking and start fighting!

Seeing this awesome sea monster ready to fight, the whales became extremely cautious. This time, he did not swim straight towards Sui Xiong; instead, slowly approached and then stopped. Sui Xiong carefully sized up the whale and found that it also had a slender body, with the upper half being pure black and the lower half white. His two large eyes looked like human eyes, and the horns on his forehead made him look extremely dangerous. Somehow, Sui Xiong's eyes couldn't take his eyes off the horn, and every time he saw it, it made him even more worried.

It seems that the horn is a powerful weapon! He silently thought about what tactics were used. “Direct confrontation will not work. I better wait until it starts swimming towards me. Then I would swim to it, stop right below it, and attach myself to its belly by winding the tentacles around it. At first it won't suffer too much, but then I will crush it hard even his own mother won't recognize it! ”

Now that he had decided on his tactical approach, he became less anxious and began to wait quietly. But it seemed that the pope also had no intention of starting the attack; it was just waiting. Two powerful beings, both at the top of the food chain, had reached a quiet dead end.

After a while, Sui Xiong grew bored, when suddenly, he had a strange premonition, leaving him cold and agitated. He soon discovers that it was the pope that caused this feeling.

“What are you?”

The ability to communicate is a great feeling. Since he had been transferred to this world, all this time he was just floating along with the current, unhappy and alone. Now she felt so happy that she finally met a creature she could talk to and ask about this world. He concentrated as best he could and tried to send a message to the pope through his mind.

“I'm just a pedestrian, where is this place?” He managed to send a message, but was surprised to find that sending such a short message consumed such a huge amount of energy. He felt very dizzy and almost fainted.

Right at this moment, the giant whale started its attack. White ripples emerged from his terrifying white horns, while at the same time white streaks appeared in the surrounding water, quickly crawling over Sui Xiong. His large and deformed jellyfish body suddenly shook violently, and the white lines became a thick layer of ice that wrapped it tightly.

“Sh *t! How crazy is this! ”Sui Xiong felt very dizzy and could not even fight back. Instead, he watched helplessly as the whale flashed a sly smile. Suddenly, the whale grew faster, went straight to Sui Xiong, stopped right in front of him, and opened his large mouth, revealing his white and terrifying teeth. In the blink of an eye, the whale bit off more than one-third of the front of its body, including the ice and ice that enveloped it, and began to swallow with all its strength.

For whales, this was a successful sneak attack. It managed to trick Sui Xiong into draining his energy by taking advantage of his experience. Then it launched an attack, essentially killing Sui Xiong when he was dizzy from consuming too much of his energy. If Sui Xiong was really a large and disfigured jellyfish, he would now die.

But ...he was never really a jellyfish. To him, the body of this huge sea monster was merely a refuge, a kind home where he lived temporarily. It was no big deal if he lost half of his house. Soon, Sui Xiong recovered, furiously watching the giant whale eating next to him. He began to sneer in a sinister way.

“You ... bring your own destruction!” His soul stretched out two invisible hands and penetrated deep into the whale's body. The pope, proudly enjoying his delicious meal, trembled violently. When Sui Xiong looked into his big eyes, he could easily see the whale's shock and fear. Meanwhile, his horn glittered like freezing snow, emitting a lot of cold air that immediately turned the surrounding water into hard ice.

This is the whale's best defensive maneuver, which has helped it escape danger or even turn the tables in a fight more than once in the past. However, this time, the extremely cold and hard ice did not help. The pope had forced himself, so his soul temporarily fainted and failed to counterattack.

At this exact moment, Sui Xiong managed to sever the connection between the whale's body and soul. Now all he needs to do is pull the soul out, like pulling a radish out of the ground. He struggled to get it out, but he was persistent; instead of giving up, he just worked harder. Meanwhile, the whale trembled, its sharp horns still emitting an extremely cold air, although now it made no difference. With his soul, the pope could adapt to the changing environment, but Sui Xiong would not give him the opportunity to do so.

After a while, Sui Xiong finally pulled the soul out. Although he could not see what the soul really looked like, he knew clearly that this time he had plenty of food to eat. This is a big gift.

In fact, swallowing a soul proved to be extremely difficult. After all, the whale was a powerful creature, stronger than any other soul it ate from fish, shrimp, and jellyfish. As Sui Xiong tried to swallow him, the pope continued to try to escape. In fact, several times even managed to free themselves. But as a large predator who is not accustomed to fighting, it is simply fighting to be free by instinct. Sui Xiong grabbed it tightly and continued to swallow.

After a long time, he managed to devour it and turn it into energy that triggered his soul. The whale's soul was enormous, and Sui Xiong felt he might be eating too much, like a snake that might feel bad after eating an elephant. But since the soul cannot die from overeating, it rests for a while and regains its power.

This fight is very dangerous. Why that? Well, the whale was not only mysteriously strong, but also extremely intelligent and cunning. It is the dominant predator in the sea. Were it not for Sui Xiong's innate superiority — that he would survive even if his jellyfish body was damaged — as well as the pope's lack of experience in soul-to-soul combat, then Sui Xiong would likely be the one to be defeated.

As the saying goes, “dia who does not risk anything does not get anything”. Sui Xiong had learned a lot from this dangerous hunting experience. By devouring the soul of the giant whale, his soul had grown exponentially stronger. If the world is an online game, the LEVEL_UP icon above the heads of the characters will appear several times.

In fact, “up level” is just a fraction of the experience it gets. The most important part is the information stored in the psyche of the pope, which is rather disorganized. Most of it was a useless hunting experience for Sui Xiong, but there was still a lot of information he could utilize. For example, now he knew how to use the ice magic called whale, and he knew its location in the surrounding area.

Sui Xiong was already convinced that the whale he had just killed was the same one that almost ate it when he first arrived in this world. He had a lucky break by killing her and getting a reply. According to the memory of the whale, he was actually quite close to the edge of the sea. If he swam in a certain direction for a day or two, he would even reach land, as long as he swam at the speed of a giant whale.

Sui Xiong became very excited. He was eager to swim ashore, so that he could go ashore and really get to know this world. However, he held back his excitement and decided to explore the deep sea instead of rushing towards the land.

He has to get stronger.